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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-02-28
IT. 81. q. TUCKER,
Member Congress, Tenth Virginia District.
Staunton, Va, November IA, 1892.

Mr.. Yates:
Dear Sir,-Having heard that you are think
ing of leaving us, cannot let you go without
saying to you that you have ways been agree
able and pleasant in your intercourse with us,
during the leven years which you have spent
in this Institution as an officer and teacher
AS teacher you have been ambitious and sue
cessful, and your example for good has al
ways been great. Iu religious exercises you
are always ready and willing to take part
when called upon. l cheerfully recommend
you to any school to which you may go. Hop
ing you may be as successful in the future as in
the past, and that you may not forget the many
friends you leave behind.
Your sincere friend,
Miss NJ M Kerr,
Governess at Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institu-
tiOn
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Piano, Violin Or Mandolin,

will impress you, and you will want one at
home. There is mystery about the music
OF the instruments. Perfection in make
is the reason of their attractiveness. We
feel little s'stuck up'' about our stock
because we know the care that has been
taken in its selection, but we have not
allowed our prices to rise, we keep those
down with heavy hand.
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StauntOn. Va. November13 !
Mem Der of Faculty.

Staunton, Va, November IS, 1892
10 the Board of Directors of the Arkansas In
stitution for fine deaf:
GentlemeD,-I beg leave to add my testi-
mony to the high standing and gentlemanly
character of Mr.. Frank b. Yates, of Staunton,
Va, Ihave known Mr.. Yates from boyhood
and in the qualities which make up the true
gentleman Mr.. Yates excels. While am not
personally acquainted with his qualifications
as a teacher of the deaf and dumb, l know that
his reputation is very high, and that he is held
in high esteem by the authorities OF the institu-
ton in which he has been engaged as teacher
for many years. He is, in my judgment, fully
equipped for the discharge Of the duties of
principal of an institution for the deaf and
dumb. Respectfully,
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IS. w. HARDWOOD, Teacher. :"

"During the time have been connected with
the institution Ican truthfully say that you
have conducted yourself in every respect as a
gentleman; that you have done moth
ing but what was upright and gentlemanly.
You are courteous, accommodating, and kind.
You have made just and kind super:
intendent. | am indeed sorry that this
trouble has come up. You have our deepest
Trusting thatall will end we'll
| remain.
VERY respectfully your friend
"IDA LEA, Teacher
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Mr.. Yates has been our principal more
than three years. He has been very good to US
and all the pupils. ! say to everybody; His
heart has been very good, and he is always
earnest while lecturing and prayingt to God for
keeping us, doing all very we'll, and makes us
put faith in God. He is very forgivng when
the pupils do wrong hope he will remain
here as long as he lives.
tsS w Ii ATWOOD Teachar',
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sin my opinion you have been one of the
best superintendent we have ever had in the
institute.
"You have always acted gentlemanly and
courteously to every one here.
"Y GU have done all IN your power to i'm
prove the school and make it a success. You
have been kind and considerable for others, al.
ways thinking Of the pupils comfort and well
fare. Ihave received the most courteous treat
ment at all times atyour hands as teacher
here during your principalship, and have
never once had cause to doubt your character
and honesty as a true and noble gentleman
You have not only been kind superintendent
but to the children you are like father, treat
ing them with respect and loving kindness.
clearing of your trouble in Virginia,
write this thinking it may be of comfort to you
Ihave only words of praise, and they fall
short of the high esteem have forYou
'BELLE GILMORE
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Blind, and that as such, you wished ME to
make an impartial inquiry into the matter.
[ cheerfully undertook the matter, with the
understanding that if | was convinced you
were guilty of misconduct i'll any form thatyou
would at once yacate your place at the school;
and, if | remember Alright yon said you would
certainly do so. | remember at the time
was teaching nowhere, and that l very much
desired position in the Virginia institution.
Your resignation. had |, from evidence gath
cred, been compelled to command it (and /
certainly would have demanded it, had l
found anything in the rumors), might have
been somewhat in my favor, as vacancy at
the Virginia institution would have given me
an opportunity to become an applicant.
Something was said about my expenses on my
trip of investigation. Professor Humbert
was present at the time of our conversation.
Nv remark as l remember distinctly was that
preferred to pay my own expenses, at least
until saw fGI ther. | was entirely honest in
all that l did in this Eiatter, AID am in no
way ashamed of my connection wit. it.
INTERVIEW WITH MISS OGDEN.
81 went to Luray, but Miss Ogden was
not there She was out in the country, five
miles away, ct the home of one Kaufman, a
deaf mute. | went there With her brother,
also deaf-mute. On meeting Miss ,gasn
she greeted me cordially, having been one OF
nv pupils at the Virginia institution. Our
conversation Was in the presence OF her broth
e. mentioned the object Gf my visit. L
told her that she should tell me the irl,if, ard
made it plain as to the consequence Of false
hood. the,. questioned her closely. The re-
suit of our conversation was that while she
said some one did enter the room through the
window the night she slept with Annie
Riggs, she was unable to state who that per
sons was. She said the person WAS disguised,
with his coat buttoned, and the collar turned
up, and with his hat down close over his face,
She said the figure was like her teacher but
The herald., 1896-10-17
BUTLER'S BELIEF.
A Conservative Estimate With the
Chances Favoring Bryan.

WASHINGTON. Oct. Ex-senator But
Ter. chairman Of the Populist national
committee, returned from Chicago this
morning. He expressed himself salts
fed with the result of the meeting of
the Populist executive committee; also
with the general outlook.
There are only four states" said he,
"in which fusion has not been arranged
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and
Tennessee. An adjustment will be reach
ed in Florida and Tennessee without
doubt. Georgia will be either for Bry-
an and Watson or Bryan and Sewall.
Regarding the middle western states
Ohio can be classed as doubtful; Indi-
ana. with fusion arranged, is safe for
Bryan; Illinois, Michigan and Iowa in
the balance. I regard it safe to assume
the chances even in those states-that is
that two of the four will go for Bryan
and silver. Kentucky is SAFE West Vir-
ginia and Maryland are doubtful, with
chances, / think, strongly in favor of
Bryan in the former. In Maryland the
result will depend on the Republican
farmers. If there is enough disaffection
among them to offset the gold Demo-
cratic detection in Baltimore, Bryan
will carry the state. For the population
there is a greater gold detection in Bal
timore I think, than in any other city
west Of New York.
The herald., 1896-10-17
OFFICERS MADE GLAD.
BY the Auditors Decision to Pay Salary
Demands.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 16-Auditor
Broedrick today decided to pay the sal
aries of the deputies and clerks in the
offices Of the assessor, district attorney,
sheriff, clerk and coroner. He refused to
pay the salaries on the 1st of the month
on the ground that they were county
officers, and the county government act
provided that they should pay their
assistants out Of their salaries.
The election commissioners applied to
the supreme court for a rehearing of the
case. in which it was decided that the
officers named were county officers and
hold office for four years. but the court
denied it. Now the auditor declares that
If the court does not consider the ques-
tion Of salaries important enough for its
consideration, he is not going to worry
over it, but pay them under the old law
They will be audited and paid.
The herald., 1896-10-17
BUCKLEY CANDIDATES
Get on the Ticket With Their Chosen
Designation

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16-The junta
wing of the Democracy met with an
other defeat today in it's efforts to pre-
vent the Buckley nominees from going
on the ticket with the designation of
Anti Charter Democrats. Judge Slack,
after hearing, denied the application
of Joseph E. Hayes for writ Of man
date directed against the registrar.
The case went off on the proposition that
a court Of equity has no right to inter-
fere in a case involving only political
rights. After denying the injunction,
Judge Slack granted a motion to dis
miss Hayes suit. p. A. Dolan made ap-
plication today for a writ Of mandate
to compel Registrar Hinton to file the
certificate of nomination of the Free
Silver and Protection party. Dolan is
the nominee of that party for superin-
tendent of streets
The herald., 1896-10-17
A CLEW FOUND,
The Uintah Train Robbers Thought tc
Be Located.

OGDEN, Utah, Oct. 16.-The first tan
gible clue to the train robbery of We'd
nesday morning at Uintah was found
today when boy named Frank Fretwell
discovered at Uintah lot of letters and
torn envelopes in the brush about five
hundred yards east of the Uintah post
office. The station agent, Donaldson of
Uintah was notified. He informed Eu-
perintendent O'Neill and Chief of Police
Davenport of Ogden, who went to Uin-
tab.
Later this afternoon more letters,
among which were thirty or forty Chi
nese letters, were discovered and in a
barn within stones throw of the Uin-
tab postoffice, were more letters and
postage stamps. This gave the officers
new start and it is know tonight that
they have struck the right trail and are
almost certain of the robbers identity.
The herald., 1896-10-17
INDIAN WHEAT.
Poor Crops Promise Great Increase oi
Price.

LONDON. Oct. 16.--The viceroy OF
India cables that over most of Dude, a
large part of the northwest provinces,
the Punjab, eight districts Of the CEN
trail provinces and two districts Of Up
per Burmah, which were not irrigated
this autumn the crops are In seriously
damaged condition. In addition the
prospects of thee rop in parts of Bombay
cause anxiety. Rain Is now improbable
and a famine is inevitable unless suff1-
cient rain falls in Dude, the northwes est
province, and the Punjab. -
There is also considerable distress in
other affected areas which are about the
same as in 1877.
Merchants are offereing American
wheat at nine seers per rupee at Calcut-
ia, equal to eight seer at Allahabad. The
present price, in seers, per rupee, in the
central province is to 10 and IL; Punjab,
s to 10 and 12; northwest provinces and
Dude, 81 to 9h.
The prospects Of sea imports are ex-
pected to lower prfces
The herald., 1896-10-17
.DYNAM|1ER lyman
SET At LIBERTY
Will Return at Once to
New York
HIS MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL
II fiis Statements May Be
Credited
he Is NOT AN ANARCHIST
And Does Not Advocate General Destrues
tion Of Property
But Dynamite Is Proper Weapon Ay11ast
England
If Ills Statements May Be
Credited
he IS NOT AN ANARCHIST
And Does Not Advocate General Destrues
tion Of Property
But Dynamite Is Proper Weapon Ag11asg
England
Two Other Suspects Arrive at New
York. But They Talk Somewhat
Less Bloodily-Ivory Still
Lies in Jail.
,ociated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Oct. ia special to the
Herald from Boulonge-sur-Mer says:
p. j. +. lyman is free man. His release
is unconditional. He will go to Paris at
once and sail for New York from Cher
bourg by the next steamer. Your cor
respondent saw him as he came out Of
the prison door, looking healthy. His
face was ruddy and he was wearing q
light suit of clothes. He was apparently
none the worse for his thirty-three days
detention; in fact he said he had had .
fairly good time, the officials having
treated him with every consideration.
lyman sent two cablegrams-one to his
wife at Audubon Park. telling her of his
release; the other to William lyman.
treasurer of the Irish National league
of America.
In an interview he said: Whatever
the nature of my mission to Europe was,
it has been more than successful. Hook
forward to the establishment in the near
future of an independent Irish republic.
The object of my visit was not that at
tributed to it by the press. There never
was any idea of a plot against the czar.
and there never was any idea Of doing
any injury to the queen of Great Britain.
That is an absurdity. We Irish have
nothing to do with affairs of that kind.
We are honorable in our warfare. As for
the czar, I would myself stand between
him and danger as would between dam
ger and my own son.
Exactly what the nature of my nif-
sion was cannot say. But I may tell
you this. am no believer in the anarch-
istic ideas of the general destruction OF
persons and property. If you are the
father of family, as I am, you can rest
assured no harm could ever come to any
one of your children from any act OF
mine. I would not hurt hair Of q dog
in the street.
II believe in dynamite as a weapon OF
war and we Irish Nationalists are at war
with Great Britain. The Irish people in
America proved their union in Chicago
last October, when was delegate to
the convention there. by establishing an
Irish National alliance, public organi-
zation for the establishment of an Irish
republic.
The object of the alliance is plainly
The herald., 1896-10-17
ACTOR HOYTE'S SAD PLIGHT
Wants Some Money and Needs
It Badly
IN DANGER OF STARVATION
Unless Money Is Forthcoming From
American Friends
Governor Budd Asked to Exert Himself
to Aid an Actors Family Now
Starving in France.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated FreSS special WIRE
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 16. - Unless
somebody is grossly misrepresenting the
truth Hereward Hoyte, the actor, and
his wife, formerly Miss Lucy Williams
Of Sacramento. together with her young
son, are actually undergoing the terrors
Of starvation at Cannes, France. The
newspapers of Wednesday published the
almost pitiful appeal from Hereward
Hoyte to Governor Budd. by>means of
the cable for the intercession of the
chief executive in their behalf. that they
might be saved from starvation and
prison. The dispatches of the day prior
to that cablegram told about the trou
bles of the Hoytes in the south o
France, brought on by their alleged fail
ure to pay their debts.
c. W. Clarke, whom the governor was
urged to ask for money, was absent
from the city at the time and is still alb
sent. Late this afternoon Governor Budd
received telegram which shows that
the United States government has been
called upon to perform offices looking
to the relief of the CALIFORNIA;. The
telegram was from Secretary of State
Olney, at Washington, and embraced
communication received by Secretary
Olney from the United States consul at
Cannes. France 1t reads as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 16-The
Governor Of California, Sacramento, Cal: !:
Following telegram just received:
CANNES, S,Oct.14-American subjects,
wife. husband and boy, starving. Ex-
tend assistance. Property in California.
Kindly telegraph Budd, San Francisco;
compel C. w. Clarke, guardian Lucy
Auzerais Mcdonald to cable $1,000.
Signed, Consul, Cannes"
(Signed) OLNEY,
Private Secretary McCabe, in the alb
sence of the governor, sought to reach
Clarke by Telegraph In San Francisco.
but had not succeeded up to late hour
McCabe said that he had inquired into
the financial affairs Of Mrs. Hoyte and
found that she had exhausted all claim
to the estate of Williams. There
remains, however about 100000 ir trust
for her young son, for whom CIV. Clarke
is guardian. The income Of this sum,
which amounts to 1915 monthly, has beef,
regularly sent to the mother to be dis
bursed by her in the boys interest The
purpose of communicating with Mr..
Clarke this afternoon was to inquire the
date of the last remittance. After COM
municating with Mr.. Clarke, Secretary
McCabe will wire the guardians state
ment to Secretary Olney
The herald., 1896-10-17
A BROKEN BANK.
A Georgia Concern Closed by With.
drawals of Deposits.

ATLANTA, Ca; Oct. 16-The Mer-
chants bank, for many years one of the
soundest financial institutions of this
city, closed its doors this morning, hav-
ing made an assignment for the benefit
Of Its creditors. J. g. Oglesby and Geo.
W. Scott are named assignees. The
failure was not unexpected In financial
circles. but the announcement created
considerable excitement among the
banks depositors, large crowd of
whom quickly gathered about the un-
opened doors.
!. The notice posted on the doors simply
stated that the bank had assigned to
J.. G. Oglespy and Geo. w. Scott and it
was believed all depositors would be
paid in full.
The failure was due to the withdrawal
of deposits within a few days. caused
by q rumor that Tax Collector A. P.
Stewart. who had $4,000 on deposit, had
been asked by the bank officials not to
check any Of this money out. The ON
The herald., 1896-10-17
CHINESE CUNNING.
Aided by Crookedness of Employees Of
the Government.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1s.-Cus-
toms house official have made the alarm
ing discovery that United States treas
ury seals have been used by unauthor-
lied persons about Chinatown and else
where in the city, and that at least one
of the private dies of the government
is missing. No record has hitherto been
kept at this port of government seals
and dies. but hereafter every official will
be obliged to account for every seal in
trusted to his care. The discovery has
made necessary the issuance Of an en-
tirely new set of dies. Extensive opium
and cigar frauds are among the results
of the loss Of the old dies.
The herald., 1896-10-17
DIR. CANTINE'S BODY.
Is Still Alive and Is in Very Good
Health.


SAN JOSE, Oct. 1e.-Rev DR.. r. S.
Cantine, pastor of the First M. E. church
here, is the only man in these parts who
has read kilograms of coincidence to his
widow and answered them himself. This
morning a telegram came from a rela-
tive in Los Angeles, expressing sorrow
at the doctors death. offering assistance
and asking for particulars. Later in
the day they came pouring in from the
southern part of the state. DR.; Can
tine answered the first. saying he was
alive and well, and asking how the re-
port got out. The, kilograms finally be-
came so numerous that he wired a Los
Angeles paper, which had published the
report, to contradict 1t and tell the peo-
pie he was WELL The minister does not
know how the Los Angeles paper got the
story.
The herald., 1896-10-17
A PRINCESS DOWRY.

LONDON, Oct ia Vienna dispatch
to the Chronicle says the czar has in
formed the prince of Montenegro that
the dowry of the Princess Helena, his
daughter, will be one million roubles
(about $S,0O0,00O). The czar and czarina
are ordering their wedding gift to the
princess upon her marriage to the prince
of Naples, in Paris. 1t is diamond orr
nament and will cost 100000 francs
(S4OO OOO)
The herald., 1896-10-17
ENGLISH EDITORIALS.

LONDON, Oct 16.-The letter from
Mr.. Bayard, the United States ambas-
sador, to Samuel Bancroft, jr., of VIII
mington. Del, advocating Democratic
support of Palmer and Buckner is pub
lished here today and forms the text for
several leadrcs on tine presidential con-
test in the United States.
The herald., 1896-10-17
THE VETERANS LEGION

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.--The Union Vet
erans' legion adjourned finally today after
installing the new officers elected yester-
day and adopted a series of resolutions,
among them being one pledging the legion
to the support of Mckinley and Hobart,
and urging every veteran to give his sup
port TO this ticket. Another resolution
adopted condemned the pension policy OF
the present administration.
The herald., 1896-10-17
PROF. WRITINGS WILL.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct 16.-The
will Of the late Prof. Whiting was filed
for probate todaysa Among the bequests
was one of 100000 to the regents of the
University Of California, the income to
be used for the physical department
Prof. Whiting, his wife. four children
and three servants went down, with 1870
others, on the Inflated Colima, which
was wrecked off the Mexican coast on
March q, 1895.
The herald., 1896-10-17
A CHINESE CONSUL.

SAN FRANCIsCO,-. Oct. 16.-The
Evening Post says 1t is freely stated at
the Chinese consulate here that the Chr
nese minister at Washington will be
succeeded at the expiration of his term,
eight months hence, by Lord Ii. nephew
and adopted son of Earl Ii Hury Chang.
The herald., 1896-10-17

cials deny that any such request was
made. All Stewards checks were hon.
ored. He withdrew the $4,000. and that
occasioned embarrassment. The amount
owed depositors is $275, 200.
The herald., 1896-10-17
GOODMAN IMPROVING

SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 16.-General Pas
senger Agent T. H. Goodman of the South
ern Pacific. who is lying Ill at his hotel,
Is greatly improved. His condition today
was such as to warrant the belief that he
VIII be at his desk again within two weeks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-10
LAND ASKED HIM TO RESIGN.
But DIR. Patrick Henry Clay Noble
Took No Notice of the Matter.

Is Dr. Patrick Henry Clay Noble chair
man OF the Republican party In this city
or not? That IS the question IN dispute.
and will probably remain so until the
State Executive Committee takes some
action in regard to the matter and desig-
mates who Is at the head OF the party
affairs in this city DR.. Noble about four
weeks ago, according TO his own state
ment TO n Dispatch reporter, received a
letter from Chairman Lamb, stating that
he (Noble), in the interests Of the party.
and TO restore harmony. had better re-
sign the position Of chairman Of the Re
publican party in Richmond. DR.. Noble
paid no attention TO the letter.
The following card, which he gives TO
the Dispatch, he says, will explain his
position:
ITO the Dispatch:
'In looking over the columns of the
Times OF the 9th instant l saw and read
n piece headed Now Noble Deposed. >"
and as ii contained. as usual, a con-
glomeration OF gusto and wind, l sup
posed and took IL for granted that it
emanated from the great political chief.
Edgar Allan. / have come 10 the conclu-
sion, as every fairmnded man will do,
that this seeming wall Of martyred
hero is nothing short Of a clear ruse TO
throw bouquets at himself and encore his
as he thinks, clever acting while playing
the part Of a dying gladiator implorir'g
his auditors to have pity ere his political
career is downed forever. AS l am so
insignificant i'm the estimation of this
great lord. IT matters but little what
course / pursue But In justice TO myself
and the Republican party Of the city OF
Richmond, / will say. so far as that Is
concerned, am the Republican city chair
man. and intend to hold IT until ] get
ready TO resign, or | am deposed by the
loyal Republicans OF this city. l do not
care a continental about Mr.. Allan
Mr. Edgar Allan. in speaking of the mat
ter TO a Dispatch reporter, said that man
could not be deposed Of an office he did
not hold. and that II the Stanton con-
vention did anything. II declared by ts
action that he (Allam was the chairman
of the Republican party in this city. Dr.
Noble. he said. was entitled TO all the
credit of the victory I'm his one ana
only camraign-that in Jackson Ward.