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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19
Railroad Building in Mexico.

Last week we called attention to the
fact that railroad building is active ir
Mexico, whilst in the United States
nothing earthly is doing. We are told
in reply that we have plenty of rail
roads, that all of our country is deyel
oped, and that the present lines are
not paying. and by some we, are told
if free silver obtains those now in op-
GRAFTON, will shut up shop and quit.
the replies are such as we might ex-
pect from those who seem determined
to drive the people to desperation, and
destroy all kinds of business. What
promise does gold make to this coun-
TRIP over what we now have. In Heav-
ems name, if free silver country like
Mexico is building railroads actively,
and buying it's material in England,
what better money could they or any
body else ask? Do we want money
any better than that and have we ever
had any better?
What earthly hope has gold to hold
out to our people? We are now on a
solid gold basis and behold our condi-
ton. We have the currency as the
bankers and Wall Street want it, and
look at our humility and poverty.
If this is our condition and we are
suffering unto death, does the money
power of this country expect US to con-
tinue it to please them? When Mexi-
co with her denounced and despised
money, can build railroads, and can
buy her materials with that money in
England, what can be said by our gold
friends in defence of the fact that the
whole United States, with her gold
standard is not turning shovel
full of dirt, and that her leading in
dustry of farming is on the verge of
the grave?
This is What They Say Of the News.
The following sentiments of esteem
have appeared in the Nesos office.
Mt. SoLoN, Va,
Aug. Is, 1896.
Dear Sir: You will please discon-
tinue sending Inc your paper. l do
not want it to come to my house, and
shall refuse to take it from the Post
aud will stand for the nominees of the
Chicago convention. have joined the
army Of free silver and am no Gold
Bug republican.
Yours truly ~
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19
TRUSTEES SALE
Valuable Real Estate
IN BASIC CITY. VIRGINIA

Pursuant to authority vested in me by a. GER
TO the undersigned, of date February rs Oh, 1891.
and OF record in Augusta County Clerks Of
nee IN Deed BOOK No. lib, page "a, and pursu-
having been requested so to do by the holders
and owners OF one OF the notes secured in said
Irust Deeo, TO wit: the note due six months
after its date, the same being still wholly un-
paid, will, on
Saturday, August 2sud, 1896,
at O'Clock P. NJ, in front of the court house
at Staunton, proceed to sell for cash at public
auction, to the highest bidder, the land con-
yeyed in said trust deed, to-wit Lot No in
Block No. 19, in the town of Basic City, Virgin
Ia, as more fully described in said trust deed:
the proceeds of such sale to be applied to the
payment of the debts thereby secured, and the,
residue to be turned over to the said grantor.
Schenck, his heirs, personal representatives, or.
assigns, according to law.
jniy 15-tds trustee,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19

"There has always been close touch
and sympathy between the Neaos and
the Augusta county people" says the
NesCS.
That may may have been SO once,
but it is laundering hard to get many
of them to touch it now. in nearly
every post office I'M the county great
goods box fulls of the NeaOs lay I'M
touched, and unused. The people won't
have them as a gift
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19
sound.Money Men Revolt.

Especial Dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
HINTON, w. Ma, Aug. 13-There
seems to be a general revolt among the
leading democrats of this city and
county against the Chicago ticket ind
platform. Among the prominent demo-
Gratis who have repudiated the Chicago
ticket are the following officials of the
Chesapeake and Ohio, located at this
place: Superintendent, j. NJ. Gill, As
sistant Superintendent j. W. Knapp,
Superintendent of Maintenance of Way
b. Pierce. Assistant Superintendent OF
Way T. Fl. Scarborough, Chief Dis
patcher George G. Nutting. Chief Clerk
G. R. Morarity, Division Master Thos.
Fitzsimmons. Also J. T. McCreery,
president of the Hinton, New River
and Western Railroad; E. H. Peck,
county clerk; R.W. Peck. deputy clerk
The above dispatch shows that Mr..
Ingalls, and Mr.. Axtell are getting in
their fine italian handi-work, and if
this keeps up the Dutch will capture
Holland.
Charleston. W. Va, Aug. 18-The
democrats of the third congressional
district met here yesterday and unan
-iIlOuSly cA-lOV. Il. w,
Wilson for Congress. The democratic
State senatorial convention nominat-
ed Joel E. Stollings. of Boone county,
for State Senator. Hon. David G.
johnson, of Mercer, was nominated
district elector.
Lexington. KY. Aug. 16.-Col. W. C.
P Breckenridge jumped out of the
traces here yesterday and openly de
clared himself against the Chicago
platform, it's nominees and the nomi
nees of the populists. 1t is his first
active participation in politics here,
and the greeting that he received from
the packed house in which the county
convention was held indicates that he
will be the nominee of the national
democrats for Congress from this lis
trict. He will have no opposition, and
the district committee will declare him
the nominee of the party without the
formslity Of convention or primary.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19
HOMELESS CHILDREN,

We have at our disposal for placement in.
suitable families, on reasonable terms, a large
assortment of orphan boys and girls, ranging
ing to receive bright, healthy child from a
long distance to raise as their own will do well
to write US. Address
THE CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY,
30 West First Avenue,
jury a4tS Columbus, Ohio.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19

The KANSAS Populists have fused
with the Democrats. They were led
by Senator PETER,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19

A FEW honest democrats of Rich:
nond are thinking of holding a State
Convention TO send delegates to a Ma
ticnal Convention of honest democrats
to be held in Indianapolis in Septem-
Der. That convention will be unique
in the history of political parties, and
will, if held, be supposed to form a
party, which. il formed, will not even
live through the present campaign,
and vii. be the laughing stock of
everybody while it does live.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19

HUNTINGTON, w. VA, August 12.-
Reneath an old log house, near lone
ly mountain road, in Wayne county.
eighteen miles southwest of here, a pit
was discovered last evening in which
were the bones of two human beings.
They were covered about three feet
deep with clay and lime and the dis
covery has probably brought to light a
horrible crime which occurred five
years ago. The building was owned
by Cove Jordan, being built by him
during the early days of the war. Five
years ago Bessie Clark, young wo-
man living with the Jordan family,
disappeared mysteriously. Pieces Of
her clothing were found and blood
stains were visible near the Jordan
house. Later Carl Ross, farm labor
or employed by Jordan, disappeared
and could never be located. An in
vestigation by experts of the bones
found reveal the fact that they are the
bones OF man and a woman and are
badly cEarred and have the appear
ance of having been burned. Jordan
moved recently to Blaine, Kentucky.
and IS now on his death bed with con
sumption. Carpenters, who were to
lay new floor in the building, made
the discovery. The authorities will
probably make some arrests tomorrow.
and an attempt will be made to throw
some light on the person or persons
guilty Of the brutal crime,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19

There may have b, en- nothing in
Bryan's New York spessaoin for some
people nose who do not want to be
Convinced can never be. But there is
something in the condition of the
country which is far more eloquent
than any human tongue. There is
stagnation of business, there is power
ty and distress, there is cent cattle
and 2 cent sheep, and cent hogs, and
so cent wheat, and farms that nobody
will buy, and taxes higher than ever
known before. These talk, and they
will tell the tale in November.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19
The principal thing now being done
by Mckinley and Hanna is to confer.

The Neaos says it is mot the organ OF
any individual, party or clique" Well.
why didn't it just say, which it admits
to be the fact, that it is the organ OF
railroad corporations, combines and
national banks. And also tell us some
thing about the campaign soap. The
SPECTATOR would rather be dog and
bay the moon, than to have the collar
of any corporation around it's neck.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19
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The Tariff.

Mr.. Yost has vsinly been endeavor
ing to talk tariff to the people of this
district, but they wont listen. He tried
to SAVIOR it with home market talk, but
they would not listen.
He tried to tell them about protec-
ton and they would not listen.
Tariff means taxes, and the people
wonder why they were led by the noses
solong.
Home market means that we must
eat up what we raise, and we had as
we'll try to put a gallon Of water into q
pint bottle as do that, and protection
means taking something from us and
giving to those whom we are protect
ing without any return therefor.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19
Gard from Mr.. Tucker.

Lynchburg News.
To the Democrats of the Tenth District
Of Virginia:
In the Amherst New Era of the 9Th
of August. 1896, edited by Mr.. Cd.
Campbell, there appears an editorial
under the caption Harry Tucker and
His Inconsistencies,n in which the
editor seeks to put me in a false posi-.
ton before the people of the district.
recognize the right of the press to
criticise a public man and his record,
and so far as this is maintained by a
Legitimate criticism of the record,
there can be no objection to it. Ger
tainly l have none. In the article
referred to the editor uses this Ian
guage: 1.-The next day after the Chi
cago convention adjourned, which had
declared for free silver at Is to /. he
(Tucker) sent the following telegram
to q friend here: '.Hurrah for Bryan
and the Chicago platform. I am for
BOTH Now, if he stood on the Chi
cago platform then, three days before
the mass meeting to elect delegates at
Amherst, when he expected to be
nominated, why could he not run on
it q week later after he was defeated?n
In view of my position at the Amherst
convention, that | could not stand on
a 16 to platform, and of my declara
ton to Mr.. Joseph Button, of Apo
mattox, at the Staunton convention,
that if nominated could not stand on
a Is to 1 platform, this is serious
charge and l now demand of Mr..
Campbell the production of such a
telegram, and challenge him to prod
uce such or stand before the people as
having deliberately attempted to mis-
represent the facts. The people of
the Tenth district had d right to select
a candidate who stands on a 16 to
platform, and have no cause Of com
plant against them in any respect for
exercising their Judgment. but 1 have
no idea of sitting stiA and allowing
myself to be misrepresented by Mr.
Campbell, or any other disappointed
office seeker. Let the telegram be
produced and let the people Judge be
tween me and Mr.. Campbell, and in
order to avoid a failure of securing
such message, let me suggest that if
it has been destroyed. the files of the
Western Union company are open to
it's production. No such telegram can
be produced as no such was ever sent
by me. n. st. GEO. TUCKER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19

Mr.. JNo. H. HoLT, who was last
week nominated by the democrats of
w. Va. for Judge of the Supreme
Court, is son of the present member
Of that Court, Hon. Homer A. Holt,
and if Mr.. Holt is elected he will step
into his fathers shoes. Mr.. Holt is Il
resident of Huntington, where he has
lived for number of years. He is
lawyer of much learning and ability,
and whilst it is no easy matter to fill
the shoes of Judge Holt, we think the
son will approach about as near that
point, as any man the democracy
could have selected. Judge Holt de-
clined denomination.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19

Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese Envoy,
and statesman, is only going to pay us
brief visit. 1t is said some riots have
occurred in his absence. and that he is
accused of traitorous conduct in the
late war, which occurrences will hurry
him home. He is reported to have
been studying different governmental
questions whilst in England and es
pecially the tariff. With Lis chances
to shape legislation in his own country
he has but to pass the laws, and put
himself on the protected list, and his
eow remaining years will be passed in
peace plenty and comfort.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19

Governor O'Ferrall last Tuesday
issued requisition on the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court OF District
OF Columbia for George Washington,
who is charged in Fairfax county with
horse stealing. He has issued a rem
dition warrant on requisition of the
Governor of Pennsylvania for John
Van Smith, charged in Alexandria
county with forgery and obtaining
goods under false pretenses. Before
the warrant could be executed Van
Smith agreed to return with the officer
to Philadelphia, and both left for their
destination on Monday evening.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-08-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

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The evening times., 1896-07-29
cAssARD IN PORT.
Future of the "Knifeblade" Steamer
Undecided

Future of the "Knifeblade'' Steamer
Undecided.
Baltimore, July 29.-The knife steamer
Howard Cassard arrived in port yestcr-
day morning. Leopold Arnd arrived with
the vessel, and says he represents the
owners.
He admits that an effort was made some
weeks ago to Sell the vessel to the Cubans.
He also says the Cubans had invested
$1,50O in her. adding hunks, hatchways.
and new refrigerator. She could not be
gotten ready in time for trial trip and
the deal fell through.
Little information is given about her
present trip Mr. Arnd says that she was
TO be speeded in the bay near Baltimore,
and IL she had made success of it she
might have been soid-to whom he will
not say.
fhe Cassard left Newport News Sunday,
and after fifteen hours run her water
supply gave out. She attempted to bor-
row water from passing tugs, but could
not Her food supplies also gave out,
and there was leak in her steru
When the Baltimore tug Mary took the
Cassard in tow thetwenty men aboardwer
hungry and asked for fool. She was
loaded with coal in bags and had ten
empty water barrels on her main deck.
The crew were paid off and discharged.
and the Cassard now lies at anchor in
Canton Hollow. Her future is undecided
Sine came here in charge OF Capt Craig
and Engineer Miller. The Cassard was
built on Locust Point in 1881. and is 222
feet long and but 1e feet wide. She is
the model Of steamers proposed to cross
the Atlantic in four days.
The evening times., 1896-07-29
woRKINGMEN-s INSURANCE.

WORKINGMENsSI INSURANCE.
1t Is reinnrEabie that the workingmen
OF tire country hate not long since estab-
;ishcd life insurance feature as part of
their organization. Men working at mod
crate wages have rarely enough to spare
to pay the premiums of the regular insur-
ance companies, and even the monthly
assessments OF the various insurance orders
are too heavy a tax upon them, IL they
wish to insure for any more than the very
snalIes. amount. And yet il is Of greater
Importance to workingmen to have their
lives insured than To almost any other class
of wage earners, because their earnings
are rarely sufficient to do more than Fay
for the support of their families and lay
aside trifle for rainy day. To do even
: that Much the strictest economy has to be
pricticed. and if the head of the family
wishes to make some provision for his fam
lily in case of his death. as nearly every one
does. the premiums or assessments he hu >
2 to pay absorb by far the larger portion; II
not all of his slender savings. There
are, OF course. exceptions to this rule as
to every other. but the case is generally
as stated in the foregoing.
: This is one OF the conditions which
the workingmen should try to improve.
Fortunately they have the remedy in their
own hands IL they choose TO make use of
it. They can become their own insurers
: by organizing an insurance department as
: a part of their national associations. The
mutual benefit plan could there be carried
to its greatest perfection. The profits
of the insurance department, after pro-
= vision had been made for all contingencies,
; could be distributed pro rata among the
different unions or assemblies, and there
again divided among the insuredmenbcrs in
proportions to the amount annually paid
by each one in assessments. Not only
would the stability of the insurance de-
partrnent be THUS insured but the cohesion
)f the respective labor organizations pro-
NOTED thereby.
Somebody has remarked with more or
less acidity that 1.-The most improvident
being Oh the face of the earth is the man
who works for wages" This, like all
similar assertions, is altogether too broad
| and too sweeping, but there is Just enough
truth In it to make it applicable to
workingmep- They are not as careful
in making provisions for the future as they
ought to be, aud in the matter of insurance
they are notably careless. The means are
ditions.
The evening times., 1896-07-29
SPANS CREDIT WANING.

One OF the most Significant indications
Of Spain's desperate financial condition
is the news from Genoa that the Ship
building firm there whose agent had con-
tracted to deliver to the Spanish Govern
trent two seven thousand ton cruisers,
all ready for-business, refused to confirm
the agreement and the trade was declared
off. The report, coupled with this in-
formation, that the United States has
boagiit these vessels proves 70 be without
foundation. Uncle Sam feels that he
has quite enough ships and of the right
sort too, for thrashing Spains navy if
that country should be foolish enough to
assume hostile attitude toward U.S. The
fact of the matter is, that spain's credit
is on the decline, in spite, or perhaps
because OF the hypothecation of her mines
to the Rothschilds in consideration of a
certain number Of millions of dollars, and
the Genoese shipbuilders did not care to
run any risk by letting their goods 20 to
an uncertain customer
Spain is depicting her financial re-
sources at ruinous rate by her conduct
of the Cuban war. There is now
on the island an army of about
10000 men. and large por-
ton of the Spanish navy encircfes it.
Yet Gen. weyier makes it known that he
must await achievements from Spain,
which are to arrive in September, before
he will undertake q campaign against u
section of the Cuban army the total
strength of which is about one third of
that under his command, and which has to
get its supplies surreptitiously, while his
can come TO him without let or hindrance.
He and all Spanish officers speak OF the
insurgents as an uadiscip;iDed mob of
bandits and robbers, apparently overlook
ing the fact that it reflects all the more
shamefuily upon their abilities as COM
manders not to have been able TO suppress
this mob in more than a year and with
superior numbers and equipment.
II the insurgents will but remain true
TO themselves, the delirerance of Cuba
from the yoke of Spain is not far distant.
The evening times., 1896-07-29
roRruR1SG THE poL1cEMEN.

There is no earthly reason why police.
men should be compelled to go dressed at
this season OF the year in a style befitting
the middle of winter. If their weight is to
be reduced by processes similar to those
employed by pugilists in training for a
fight, then, of course, it may be advisable
to put them in heavy, white-duck vests.
.'all buttoned up. before like old Grimes.
and long, padded cloth ccats; but IL that
is not the object TO be attained, then it is
difficult to understand why they should
be tortured with such n costume and the
thermometer up in the vicinity Of Il hun
dred. The cooler policeman can dress In
midsummer, the better not only for his
health and comfort, but also his appear
ance- a light blue flannel sack coat
with brass buttons, of course. and no vest
at all would be a vast Improvement upon
the worse than foolish Uniform they are
now forced to wear. There isn't the least
bit OF use in making martyrs OF tie cop
pers." They were not appointed for that
purpose.
The evening times., 1896-07-29
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses to marry were issued TODAY to
the following:
james 6. Henderson and Lucy F. Sand
ford, both OF Westmoreiand county, Va.
James Edward Smith aud Laura Morris,
of Bladensburg, Md.
Charles Wood and Jennie Lewis.
William d. Coleman and Annie N. Lomax.
Edward Chew and Amy Luckett.
Leonard Stevenson and Sidney Davis.
Lewis Herman Jenkins and Susie Butler,
both Of Good Hope, d. c.
The evening times., 1896-07-29
COMING TO THE ThEATERs.

The present Washington stock company
bids fair to break all past summer rec ords,
as 1t will extend well pinto August The
management has one or twosnew pla Us To
presentation OF 1.-The. Magistrate next
Monday night at the National Theater
This Is brand new play for the sumfnet
patrons and can be set down Us the best yet
given in the comedy line 1t has always
pleased. It has always dra wn large audi
enees. and has therefore aiwayssbeen snc~
cessfnl. The Magistrate is Lot only cx-
cruciatingly funny, but its literary merit
is OF the highest order, and u is considered
Pinero's masterpiece In the comedy line.
Mr. Bond win be seen In his original part.
Mr. Brooke in strung comedy role. Mr.
BOag will have chance to further display
The evening times., 1896-07-29

TROLLEY PARTY OUTING AND BAs-
KET PICNIC of the !. o. e. I. at ELEC-
%. ;sad via g. & T. and t. & x. railroads.
Party cars leave SD and u sts. at IU a IN. and
2s0and d In.
Tickets. including transportation and ad-
mission to park, % Gents. may be had from
committee on day Of outing at I'D and NJ sts,
and will be honored on all cars that day go-
ing and coming.
n. bah members are urged to attend.
T VI. MILSTEAD G. s.
The evening times., 1896-07-29
eeTAM gold Democrat said Dr.. j. s.

fff AM gold Democrat" said Dr. j. s.
Dorset of Boniiam. Tex. at the Metro
poiitan last night, land consequently
feefiikc a fislbest of water with nearly all
the Texas Democracy supporting Bryan and
free silver. Why, everybody down there
Is yelling for the unIimitc cd coina ge of silver
at the top of their voices. They've gone
crazy over the subject. The agricultural
class, especially. supports the idea. I'm
not going to vote for Bryan and don't see
how any conscientious gold Democrat can.
The only thing for the straight-out Democ-
racy to do is to nominate another ticket"
The evening times., 1896-07-29
TRUTHS CLEARLY STATED.
Times Financial Editorials Are Again
CompHmented.

SOmpftIHeHteus
Editor Times: Your articles on the silver
question are, in my opinion, OF tie highest
order. They are right co the point They
give facts that cannot truthfu.iy be dis
puted by the most bitter silver bug"
They bring out the fact, and 1t is fact
that the only persons who wo uid be
beaefIted by free and unlimited coinage OF
silver are the mine owners.
This is point that the national COM
mittee should empha size; it should be
drilled into the heads. OF the misguided
workingruen, a nd others, night and day.
No man. after reading your articles, can
vote the silver ticket and at the same time
be true to his country, for you have
clearly pointed out the disaster that would
result from the success OF the silver
bug"
The suggestion Of Mr.. Daniel Murray,
looking toward a wider circulation of your
articles, should be adopted by the ma
tioaal committee. No better educational
document could be complied.
EDWIN s. GARRISON.
The evening times., 1896-07-29
AHHN JOHN H1TEl

Is deservedly getting the reputation of being
the most charmingly located and most hospits
able Hotel IN ths country Finest cuisine-
moderate charges.
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