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The Van Buren press., 1896-03-14
They Went to Church In Town.

Onest upon time me and mother got
rich and reckless, as it were, and went
up to the state fair to see the marvel
some sights we had read about, which
didn't come TO pass. Then little Steve
Ccwlin-which he is now runnin of
big bank in town, but was fetched up
plain and honest as other boys in the
Rocky Creek settlement-nothin would
do Steve and his folks but that me and
mother must go and stay with them
as long as we could. So we took out
and put up and tarried and remained
over with them a right good whet.
Steve lowed it was worth four bits
day to hear me laugh and talk and see
me eat, and he wanted us to hang up
our duds and stay till way next spring.
II it was so l had to stay in town |
would ruther put up with Steve Cowlin
than any livin man. l know Steve and
Steve he knows me, with all my weak
pints and winnin ways.
But now presently, in the run of time,
things got to comm too scandlous thick
and fast and furious to suit me. The
next Sunday me and mother we lit out
and went to church as usual, but it
makes me smile all over myself till yet
to think of the curious capers we must
of cut amongst all the fnery and con
fusionment in that city church. AS
we went in the organ grinder turned
loose with some of the gonebyest, most
Bolincholy music | had ever saw. Hanged
If it didn't make me feel all over in
spots as big as bed quilt.
Naturally of course was headed for
my reglar place in the amen corner, and
walllin as high and awkward | reckon
as blind calf in tall oats, but mother
was SO nervous and skittish till we had
to turn in and take a seat the first
chance we got. And then bless gracious
other mans bench, and the general boss
OF the meetin come around and moved
It's into back seat. That went power
ful acrost the grain with me, and
wanted to say somethin in plain United
States so bad till l could taste it, but
was tongue-tied then. l always did
get tongue-tied in church, and | had a
mighty bad case of it that day. 1t is a
disease that naturally runs in the
Sanders family when they go to church,
and am rale glad of it.
Now in regards to religion-I reckon
we had as much when we Sot back as
we had when we started. | didn't
sing marry lick, and mother couldn't
even remember the text. Religion is
sonethin that you feel and don't see.
and it amt for me or any other mortal
man to say which is which and who is
who as to them that have got it, But
it raley didn't seem to me like it was
hoatin round about that day so thick
till you could hit it with a stick. The
preacher give out one song which start
ed off towit:
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-14

About that time the general crowd
must of saw somethin funny some.
where's along the line. They whoopej
and hollered, and went on at such a
scandlons rate till presently a box,
ankled policeman come around aud
lowed II | didn't set down and behave
myself he would put me out. But
want at church that night, you undelr
stand, and | told him as near as | could
to go to that foreign country where
they don't have to wear overeoats or
shovel any snow to speak of. By thus
time | had climbed out of my coat and
was ready TO make doll rags and sau.
sage meat out of him, when mother
she turned loose and tainted and fell
over in it. And about that time Steve
he come into the game and cut the
pot, as it were, and me and him and
mother went on home. 1t was way
past bedtime anyhow, and ] didn't give
continental to stay and see the play
out. After that | never could hear how
the lady in the play come out with re-
CARDS to that lost handkerchief. But
it want natural for a thoroughbred
southern gentleman TO set there like
fool. whilst a lady was sheddin tears
as big as glass marbles. and nothn
to catch EN- in.
So it come to pass the very next day
that me and mother packed up our duds
and come on back home to Rocky
Creek, which fits my hand whole lot
more better. There is plenty of elbow
and if put my feet on the mantelpieee
and spit in the fire-that's my business.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-14
SQUIRE RUFUS SANDERS.
Sage of Rocky Creek Has a High
Heel Time in Town.
"Him and Mother" IN q City Church
They Also See the Pfay-Some "Green
Goods. from Town Dead
oodles OF Eggs.
To look at me from long taw you
maybe emoughtnot think it, but amt no

natural born
country idiot
not by a
whole tremen-
dius big lot, If
you was to
look rale clost
you mought
find the dew
drops in my
wrinkles and
the ha ayseed in
my hair. But
| know plenty
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-14
{ Let them refuse to sing
Who never knew their God

And of all that tremendous big con-
grcgation, blamed if everybody didn't
refuse eXceptin a little crowd up in
the loft with the organ and few scat
term voices IN the amen corner.
They don't run their church bust
ness on any such narrow contracted
plans as that over at Cool Springs and
Bark Log and Pilgrims Rest, do they,
mother?" says l, when finally at last
the meetin broke up. Everything is
free down there. Salvation is free, and
religion is free, and singin is free, and
the benches are free, and the people
are free"
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-14
A wise M,n,ster.

The potentate was plainly agitated.
My couriers," said he in angry tones
to his minister of war, Inform me that
all is in readiness to squelch the rebels
who have dared to question our author
ity, and yet l find you delaying the adj
vance. If l thought there were any
Lreachery-"
"Have patience, o brother of the sun
and boss OF the moon" replied the min
Ister. in the tone of one who was sure of
his ground. I'VE are but waiting for
them TO get out set of postage
stamps, which we win rush in and
seize, and by the sale of them psy the
whole expense Of the war"
"Verily," said the ndmiring monarch.
thou hast head like a tack. Indian
apolis Journal.
The Van Buren press., 1896-03-14
Derrees Of NIIsfortune.

First transformers was hit with
brick
Second Barnstormer-You're lucky.
l was hit with an egg Puck.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
New York Bankers.

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, July IL
The third annual convention of the
New York State Bankers Association
met this morning. President James G..
Cannon, of New York, delivered his
annual address. In speaking of the
maintenance of the gold standard he
said: care we in anywise blameworthy
for the growth of the free silver senti-
ment? Is it not true that large num-
Der of bankers have perhaps uncon-
sciously contributed to bring about the
present dissatisfaction of the borrowing
class? Too frequently when a trades
man or farmer goes to his banker to
secure loan he is met with refusal
on the ground that there is scarcity
of money, or he is informed that be-
cause OF the scarcity of money he
must pay high rate of interest.
This is poor policy to pursue, especially if
money is not scarce. The tanker should
rather carefully study the conditions that sur
round his customers and when refusing adj
vances should frankly and honestly give his
reasons for so doing. 1t is lime for bankers
to be more explicit in their statements to GUS
toners and borrowers, as careless and unad-
vised remarks made by bankers, seized upon
and distorted by reckless agitators, have in
clined many farmer and producer, who
would otherwise have retained sound views
on the money question, to follow the Elusive
free silver l.o'the- Wisp."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The PEOPLES Party.

ST. LOUIS, July 1.-THE executive
committee of the peoples party ma
tional committee will meet here to-mor-
row and will decide upon recommends
tions to be made to the national COM
mittee as to the best course to pursue
by that party next week. The COM
mittee is in favor of nominating a
ticket and making q party platform
not unlike the one drawn up at Omaha.
Senator Butler is said to be opposed to
indorsiDg Bryan or any candidate o, OF
any other party. middle ofthe road"
men propose to crystalize the anti
Bryan sentiment by public meeting
Sunday.
Mr.. M. F. Dowd, of st. Louis, is to
serve as sergeant-at.arms of the silver
party convention to be held at Music
Hall next week. He says that the two
conventions next week will not be
united. A conference committee on
nominations may be appointed, and if
the silver party's convention decided
to support the Chicago ticket every Ell.
fort will be made by the Music Hall
crowd to secure similar action from the
populists, said the gentleman, "but we
shall not march to their hall or they to
oura. Nor will there be any joint
agreement as to platform. We shall
confne our platform to the one ques-
ton of free silver coinage. The popu-
lists may attempt something more"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
zinc Venezuelan Boundarr.

LONDON, July lin the House OF
Lords to-day Lord Salisbury laid upon
the table of that body the papers relat-
ing to the boundary dispute between
Great Britain and Venezuela. He said
that negotiations between Great Britain
and the United States in regard to
the Venezuela matter were still
in progress. The government, he
added, did not believe that the claim
made by Venezuela was suitable SUBJ
ject for arbitration, but, when the facts
in the case as regarded the past history
of Venezuela were fully obtained, he
thought that the diplomatic ques.
ton involved could be easily ad-
justed. Lord Salisbury stated that
concurrently with the negotia-
tions which were in progress with
the United States in regard to the dis
pute between Great Britain and Vene-
zuels, negotiations were also going on
between the British and American gov
ernments contemplating the establish
ment of a scheme of general arbitration
of questions which might arise between
the two nations. This, however, be
said was matter which required great
care and circumspection.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17

The leaders of the gold standard
forces lay great stress upon their OVID
assertion that the free coinage of silver
would enable debtors to settle with
their creditors at fifty cents on the
dollar, that is, by paying them with sill
yer dollars worth only fifty cents,
thereby impairing the obligation OF
contracts. OF course there is nothing
in this, for no matter how plentiful sill
yer dollars might be, no creditor would
get one of them except in exchange for
labor or commodity, and it would be
just as hard to do that for silver, as
for gold dollar, and, as Major John
Scott of Fauquier has recently made
plain, the fact that while Congress is
not, as the State legislatures are, pro-
hibited from passing laws impairing
the obligation of contracts, still, as the
powers of Congress are granted by the
States, and as among those powers is
not included one that will authorize it
to impair contracts, it could exercise
no such power, and should it attempt
to do so, it would be stopped by the
courts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
A Telegram that Was Not Sent.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July ia story of
the Chicago convention which throws
light ON the defeat of Bland was re-
lated in St. Louis yesterday. 1t is to
the effect that Boies, after the balloting
began, decided that Bland was entitled
to the nomination, and handed to the
operator handling his private wire 8
telegram directing the chairman of the
Iowa delegation to withdraw his (BoiesO
name, and throw the entire Boies sup
port to Bland. Instead of sending the
telegram the young operator showed it
to a relative of Boies and between them
they finally persuaded Uncle Hold TO
withhold the message. Had the tele-
gram been sent when written, as Boies
intended, it would have added about
IS to the 290 votes of Bland, and he
could hardly have been prevented from
securing the nomination, even with the
secret influences which were operating
against him. Bots was not in favor of
the nomination of Bryan. He prefer
red Bland because he represented the
issue, and would, he thought, make a
stronger candidate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17

Mr.. MORTON, one of Mr.. Cleveland's
cabinet, and doubtless expressing the
Presidents thoughts, as not one of his
secretaries dares to speak without his
consent, says: eff it was right and pa
triotic to cast off Southern domination
in 1861, how can it be wrong, or other
wise than patriotic, to organize against
that same domination now ?" Southern
domination! Why certainly. Do the
Southern supporters of the gold stand
ard believe that their own section is
responsible for the dominancy of the
silver men? Why, the silver idea arose
among Western republicans, and, hav-
ing submerged the entire West, it has
overlooked into the South, and North
also, and, as now seems probable, will
manifest itself by as large vote north,
as south of the Potomac. The simple
fact that member of the cabinet of a
President elected by the national dem
ocratic party pirates about Southern
domination" and does SO with the con-
sent of the President, shows that the
latter is not as national in his feelings
as he ought to be, and also, that be is
not well-informed of the true condition
of his country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
Mr.. vanderbilt's Condition.

NEW YORK, July ia short time
after the first bulletin was issued to-
day concerning Mr.. Cornelius Van.
derbilt's condition rumor was started
that Mr.. Vanderbilt had grown worse
and that telegram had been sent to
Newport to that effect, but DIR. Nc
Lane said there was no truth in it,
and said Mr.. Vanderbilt passed a very
quiet night and is much improved TO-
day. DR.. McLane further stated that
he had had a long conversation with
Mr.. Vanderbilt this morning and that
the latter could speak fairly we'll. Mrs.
Vanderbilt is constantly with her hus.
band.
At 1:30 o'clock the Waterman at the
door of heVanderbiltr residence amour
ced that there was change in Mr.. Van
derbilt's condition since the morning
bulletin was issued and that the patient
was resting quietly. Miss Grace Will
son, and woman said to be her
mother, called at the house and left
their cards and then drove away.
Miss Wilson, as is well.known, is Mr..
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.'s fiancee.
NEWPORT, R. l., July 1.-THE ILL
ness of MIR. Cornelius Vanderbilt, New
ports substantial friend, has cast
gloom over the place. Many society
events have been postponed and all
classes, rich and poor alike, are on the
qui vive for news of the PATIENTS con-
dition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
MIR RHYnn

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 17.-Wm.
J. Bryan and his family left Kansas
City for Lincoln at II o'clock this
morning. A party of Lincoln people
came to Kansas City to greet Mr..
Bryan and he returned to his home as
their guest. Before he reached Kansas
City he was informed of reports circu.
lated here that he was member of the
A. P. A. and the Junior Order of Amer.
lean Mechanics. He denied that he
was or ever had been a member of
either order and in his speech last night
took occasion to speak of the right of
freedom of religious worship. After he
is notified of his nomination, Mr.. Bryan
will speak on the subject of liberty in
the exercise of conscientious belief.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mrs. Mary Walsh, mother of Rev.
Edward Walsh, of Manassas, died in
Portsmouth yesterday.
The result of democratic primaries
indicate the nomination of Hon. James
Hay, of Madison county, for Congress
in the seventh district.
Postmaster Cullingworth, of Rich.
mond, one of President Cleveland's
most ardent admirers, will support the
nominees of the Chicago convention.
The State grand officers of the Royal
Arcanum are in conference at Virginia
Beach. The conference is held to dis
cuss matters pertaining to the good OF
the order.
A Bryan and Sewall club was or
ganized in Richmond last night and
Henry W. Flournoy, recently sec
rotary of the commonwealth, was made
president. The speeches we're bitter
against the boiling democrats.
Senator Daniel left Lynchburg for
New York yesterday and will sail on
the Campania tomorrow for Europe.
He will be accompanied by Major t. j..
Kirkpatrick, of Lynchburg. Senator
Daniel will return on the 9Th OF Sep
TENDER, and will then take an active
part in the campaign work.
It is believed that the supposed Rich
mond man who jumped from the steam
er Neuse into Pamlico Sound on Mon
day night was Mr.. William W. Wallace,
an upholsterer, and brother of Mr.. E.
M. Wallace, of Church Hill, Richmond.
He had been in ill.health for some time,
and expected to come from North Caro-
lima to Norfolk this week.
The Warrenton Hunt Club held its
summer Gymkohana race meeting at
the track near that town on Wednes-
day. 1t was the opening of the social
season and the programme was varied
and attractive. There were ten events
In one of them MIR. Edmonds had a ter
rife tumble, falling almost perpendicu-
larly upon his head. 1t was miracle
that he escaped instant death.
Miss Ida Robinson, recently the So
prano in Centenary Methodist Church
aud prominent in musical circles in
Richmond until last season, when she
satisfied her ambition by joining the
Princess Bonnie Opera Company, re-
turned home yesterday after varied
experience on the stage, invoked the
parental blessing, and announced her
marriage with Comedian Harry Forbes
Curtis June 9Th, after two weeks &C
uuaintance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
VIRGINIA LAWYERS.

The Virginia State Bar Association
closed its eighth annual session at Old
Point yesterday. Judge U. NJ. Rose,
of Little Rock, Ark, delivered the an
nual address on 1.-THE Present State
Law" and was warmly congratulated
by the members.
Reports of special committees on law
reform and deceased members were re-
ceived and other unfinished business was
transacted. President-elect Henry then
announced the standing committees for
the ensuing year, when the convention
adjourned to meet next year at the
White Sulphur Springs.
R. w. Moore, of Fairfax, and Mar
shall Mccormick, of Clarke, are on the
committee on judiciary.
TX. NJ. Norton, of Alexandria, COM
mittee on legislation.
S. G. Chancellor. of Leesburg, and D.
G. O'Flaherty, of Front Royal, commit
tee on grievances.
Eppa Hnnton, jr., of Warrenton, on
committee on legal education.
The association elected as members
of the committee on international ar
bitration Hon. D. G. Tyler, Hon. W.
G. Dabney, University of Virginia; R.
G. Keene, of Lynchburg, and Alexan-
der Hamilton, of Petersburg.
Last night the association gave its
annual banquet at the Hygeia Hotel,
where covers were laid for two humid
red guests. The menu embraced all
the delicacies of the season and the din
ner was an elaborate affair.
The following toasts were proposed !:
"Our guests, bold of your worthiness
we sing you as our best moving fair
solicitor" response by Q. M. Rose;
"The army inter arma silent leges," re-
spouse by Col. R. T. Frank" sour pro-
fessional brethren, the DOCTORS" re
sponded to by DR.. 81. M. Nash; "Our
clients cause pralima non remota spec
tator," response by Col. William Lamb;
sour partners dormant, silent or full"
response by E. G. Massie; Relations in
law" response by Robert w. Tomlin;
1.-THE litigant," response by G.. Carlton
Jackson. Associate Justice Harlan,
who was present as guest of the as
ISOLATION, was called upon, and spoke
on Judges, how they make and un-
make the law"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17

HICKEY THEIR CHoICE.-The Con.
federate Veterans Association of Wash
ington held rather lively meeting last
night, at which the action of certain of
the delegates to the recent reunion at
Richmond relative to the personnel of
the board of trustees of the Confederate
Memorial Association were severely
criticised. 1t seems that when the dele
gates went to Richmond they were in.
structed to vote for the appointment of
Capt. J. M. Hickey on the board az the
representative of the Washington asso.
citation, that veteran having been
duly chosen unanimously and in full
meeting. 1t was much to the sur.
prise of the members that thew
read the announcement in the papers
that MI. William A. Gordon had been
appointed on the recommendation of
the delegates. Inasmuch as Captain
Hickey has been most active in the
movement for the establishment of the
Memorial Battle Abbey, his particular
friends in the association did not pro-
pose that he should be cut out of the
honors with which they had endowed
him. After discussion lasting the
greater part of last evening Judge Sam
uel Blackwell presented series of res
olutions, which were supported by
Judge F. 81. Mackey, declaring it the
sense of the association that Captain
Hickey was the rightfully named dele
gate, and restoring him to his position.
The resolutions were adopted by an
overwhelming majority of the members
of the association.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
Threatening Workmcn.


CLEVELAND, o., July 1.-Two po-
licemen, who had been sent TO escort a
body of men to the Brown Hoist
Works this morning, were surrounded
bya body of variety iron works en-
ployees, who hooted the officers and
dared them inside the gates where
they retreated. The officers rushed
through and the men ran. In q few
seconds the officers were surrounded
by one hundred trenzied workmen
shouting "kill the dogs" The police
men pulled their revolvers and backed
out before the crowd could rush. A
detail Of the soldiers arrived and es-
corted the policemen to the Brown
Works.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17
Senator Hill.

NEW YORK, July 17.-Senator Hill,
accompanied by James w. Hinckley,
chairman of the democratic State COM
mittee, and ex-Lieutenant Governor
Sheehan came up to the city this
morning from Normandie.by-the-ses.
Senator Hill and Mr.. Hinckley
went to the Normandie Hotel, where
Mr.. Hill had engagements, the nature
of which he declined to state. The
Senator will return to the seaside late
this afternoon and remain there until
next Tuesday. He has not yet decided
when he will declare himself on the
political situation. He says he realizes
that great crisis confronts the party
and it must be met in calm deliberation.
Whatever decision he may arrive at
personally, he says, will be for the best
interest of democracy in so far as his
judgment can foresee. Letters continue
to pour in upon him offering an assort-
ment of advice, all of which the Senator
reads with great interest. After finish
ing batch of letters this morning, the
Senator arose with sigh, saying :
"You pay your money and take your
choice" 1t will, perhaps, be several
days, and even longer, before Mr.. Hill
will state his position in the coming
campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-07-17

THE EXPULSION OF PRINCE IrUR-
BIDE.-The Metropolitan Club of Wash
ington yesterday filed its answer to
Prince Augustin Iturbide, who recently
brought a petition for mandamus to
compel the board of governors to re-
store him to the rolls. The club now
denies the claim of the petitioner that
he enjoyed vested right in all tho
property and franchise of the corpora
ton, and also denies that the Prince
mad never forfeited his right as mem
Der. The allegations are made that
the petitioner frequently violated the
rules regulating the conduct of men,
bers; that he did not pay proper
charges for which he was liable that
he was frequently guilty of infraction Of
the rules, and that he was often re-
buked by the board, twice suspended
and finally expelled. The defendant
concludes by denying that it arbitrarily
and without due process deprived the
petitioner of any vested right or smiFch-
ed his reputation.