Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-02-26
STANTON sPECTAroR GENERAL ADVERTISER.
RIA OR DIRTY Snow. Chief

HLAC> Wv I'M 0NOWs CQleI
,<oore OF the Weather Bureau says the
black snow that has lately fallen in
Chicago and the northwest is entirely
similar to the great fall of January.
1895, the nature of which was thor
oughly investigated by the weather bu-
reau at that time. Earthly deposits,
which are the cause of the phenomenon
are caught up by the dry winds when
ever they exceed twenty miles per
hour and are carried to great distances
before they have time and opportuni-
ty to settle on the ground. They are
easily brought down in large ouauti-
ties by snow or rain.
Great loss of life attended the break
ing out of fire in building in San
tarem, Portugal, Tuesday night of last
week, while an artist clubs masked
ball was in progress. Thirty-four
bodies have thus far been recovered.
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. have
been awarded bonds to the amount of
81, zoe, 900 in addition to those which
they had already secured. These are
bonds on which the bidders were un
able to make the first payment.
In the District of Columbia Chastine
Mason married the daughter of Thomas
Sampson, his employer. The latter. it
is alleged, published a communication
in which he charged that his son-in-
law was of negro descent. Mason has,
therefore, sued Sampson for libel, lay
ing the damages at $40, 300.
Rev. q. B. Stricken, now pastor of
the Central Presbyterian Church at
Atlanta, Ga has been elected to the
chair of theology in Union Theological
Seminary, and it is expected that he
will assume the duties of that position
at the opening of the next term.
The victims of the johannesburg
dynamite disaster now number 1870.
Ex-Congressman Michael D. Harter
committed suicide on Saturday by
shooting himself in Fostoria, Ohio.
Emperor William on Thursday paid
visit of coincidence of an hours length
to Mrs. Runyon, the widow of the late
United States ambassador to Germany.
A So conscience contribution from
"Yours in the Lord" in an envelope
postmarked Shenandoah, Va, was re-
ceived at the o. s. Treasury Friday.
The writer says he does not want a re-
sceipt as he has already received one
from the Lord. uesl
1t is, said in London that the engage
ment of William Waldorf Astor and
Lady Randolph Churchill, formerly
Miss Jennie Jerome, of New York, will
shortly be announced. Mrs. Aston died
in December, 1894, and Lord Randolph
Churchill died in. January, 1895.
The loss of life by the explosion of
dynamite in the suburbs of Johannes
burg, South Africa. is estimated at one
hundred. while thr ee hundred persons
were injured
In the recent skirmishes with the
Shoans in Abyssinia the Italian losses
were fifty killed, including two officers,
and fifty wounded.
M. A. Jewett has left Constantinople
on his return to Sivas, at which place
he occupies the position of United
States consul.
The Secretary of the Treasury reports
thai the aggregate amount of money of
all kinds in existence in the United
States on January was 81, 1877, 000, 1856.
The Senate committee hearing on the
Pacific railroads Mr.. G. P. Huntingdon
that he and his associates re-
ceived $50. 1000, 600 in stock of the Cen
trail Pacific for $4,000, 900 of construc-
ton work.
Minister Terrell telegraphs from Con-
that the Turkish govern
ment will not allow any addition to the
of agents now in Turkey to
relief to the Armenians.
The city of Danville and town of
Neapolis voted to consolidate. The to-
tai vote cast was Its and the majority
in favor of consolidation was 578. This
will give Danville populatiun of 90
300.
A Commercial Cable despatch from
Rome says that since the revolt of the
black troops in Abyssinia the situation
mas become very serious for the I:al |
ans.
The insurgents cavalry under Gomez
Ind Maceo has retreated to the swamps
20 the south of Havana province, prob
ably to recuperate.
A fire which broke. out Monday at
Johannesburg, Transvaal, caused dam
lge amounting to 1915, 200 to dry goods
Ind other stores and warehouses
The Confederate Museum in the JEFF.
Davis mansion in Richmond was
ormally opened Saturday, Gen. Brad
ey T. johnson, of Baltimore, deliver
ID an address.
A coroner's jury held an inquest Sat
lrday on the body of Benjamin Hines,
Who was killed in the affray at Mel
on's saloon, in Jackson City The
erdict was justiiable homicide, as
leither Deputy Sheriff Deuterman nor
he men who went with him had a
1t is reported in London that the
ONE secretary has decided to release
IRIS. Maybrick, convicted some years
go in London of poisoning her hus-
and. IL
Senator Carter, of Montana, chair :
ian of the national republican com t
littee, who opposed the tariff bill, will i
lake statement of his views, which.
is said, will further tend to widen >
le breach between Eastern and West /
m republicans. IL