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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
Gold in Orange.
The Mines There to be Operated-Reduc-
ton. Works at.Mineral City.

The Mines There to be Operated-Reduc-
ton Works atMineral City.
In Orange county, Philadelphia
company has secured large tract of
land which has been thoroughly tested
and capital is now in hand for active
gold mining operations. the famous
Vancluse mine has been leased for &C
tual mining by Rhode Island people.
Several discoveries of Importance have
recently been made and many new
mines will be developed this year.
In Spottsylvania county arrange
ments are being made to work the Rap
pahannock mine, which yielded large
returns to it's former owners not many
years since. A large group of proper
ties is now under option to an English
company whose plan of operation is
very extensive.
A company has just been organized
with ample capital and practical PEG
pie for the erection at Mineral City. in
Louisa, of reduction works on large
scale. They will buy outright, or treat
on toll" the gold ores from this sec
ton. They will be equipped to extract
the precious metals from all classes of
rock. The ores of this county contain
much silver, copper, zinc and lead, as
we'll as being very rich in gold.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

CAPTURED.-On Sunday night last
officers brought in from Columbus,
Ohio, George Berry. colored, who is
wanted here for the killing of George
Rutherford On Friday night; June
7th. 1895, Berry struck Rutherford with
an iron bar, inflicting injuries which
caused his death three days later.
The killing occurred at White Sui
phur Springs. Berry and Rutherford
had difficulty, and Berry armlng him
self with an iron bar, took his station
at the foot log over Towards Creek,
near Harpers store. Rutherford came
along at late hour and was struck on
the back of the head by Berry and
knocked into the water. Although his
skull was crushed in, Rutherford man
aged to get out of the water, and with
assistance walked home He shortly
after became unconscious and died on
Monday evening. Berry made his es
cape aud has lived in Columbus most
of the time since. A reward of $500
was offered for his arrest. Berry is a
son of David Berry and was born and
raised in this county.-RonceUerte (W.
Ia Messenger.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

TORNADO IN NEBRAsKA.-LincoIn,
Neb, May PA tornado swept this
section this afternoon. A funnel
shaped cloud shot down from the
storm centre and a general stampede
of citizens for cellars and caves ensued.
At the schoolbouse the children fled
panic stricken to the furnace-room
amid the widest confusion and many
of them were hurt.
The storm struck the ground north
of the town. Its course was north
west. The path of the storm was from
200 to 800 yards wide. and everything
IN this path was RACED to the ground,
including several houses. After trav-
ersing IL distance of about two miles
the cloud arose and at point five or
six miles further to the north dropped
again to the earth.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

The storm which swept over Wash
ington shortly before o'clock Monday
night left in it's wake the most disas-
trous fire that has visited the city in
years. lightning struck wire in the
Postal Telegraph Office, situated in the
commission house of w. s. Anderson,
919 B street northwest, and set fire to
the table where the instruments stood.
In moment the fiamasj spread and it
was two hours before they could be
checked. By this time they had laid
waste aud Quilted between twenty and
twenty-five commission and produce
houses. killed three firemen and injured
several others. The loss of the mer-
chants and the damages to the build
ings, conseryatively estimated, exceeds
$500, 600.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
Democratic Convention.

It should be borne in mind that the
convention which will assemble here
on the 4th of June is to be a Democratic
Convention, and not free silver nor
anti-free silver convention. From the
proceedings OF the counties to send
delegates to this convention it would
seem that the fact that it is to be
Democratic convention is lost sight of,
and that it is to be q convention simply
to consider the question of the curren-
cy, which is wholly subordinate to the
success of the Democratic party, which
should not allow the currency question
to produce divisions in it's ranks. Up
ON that question it's members should
agree to disagree, and the main object
should be to secure the unity and har
mony of the party, that it may carry
the State in the Presidential election,
and, what is even much more impor-
tant, to preserve the dOminancy of the
of the Democratic party in the State
elections Nothing should be said or
done in the State Convention which
would tend to create lukewarmness or
divisions in the party, and hence it
would be unwise, to use mild term, to
adopt the unit rule, which would do
more than simply deny representation
to large number of the citizens of the
State, for it would make them vote for
a policy which they do not approve,
and which they oppose, because they
honestly believe it would be injurious
to the interests of the country. The
unit rule should not be mentioned in
the convention, it matters not whether
the majority be for or against the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to
or to any other ratio. 1t is to be a |
Democratic Convention, and the inter-
ests and success of the Democratic par
ty of this State should be it's object. |
Let us have unity and harmony.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
HOW's This!


We offered One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
E. }. CHENEY & co. Props. Toledo, O.
We the undersigned have known f.
j. Cheney for the last Is years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, O..
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole
sale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catalrh Cure is taken inter
pally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Prices 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
e Confederate Veterans.

The Washington correspondent of
the Alex. Gazette says that the camp of
Confederate veterans of Washington
city will attend the Confederate. re-
unionin Richmond and will take with
them old Uncle Jim Jones, who was
President Davis's body servant all
through the war between the States
and until he was liberated. He saw
the manacles put on Mr.. Davis in the
presence of and by order of General
Miles. Uncle jim was never a slave.
and though he often had thousands of
dollars in charge and good opportuni-
ties to get into the federal lines with it,
he stood by his MARS jeff" to the last.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

The city is suffering from ten years
of business" ring rule, and a heavy
bonded indebtedness. The revenues
of the city are wholly inadequate to
meet the lavish expenditure of money,
and bonds are issued at almost every
council meeting. Would the organ of
the ''best council the city ever had''
publish a statement of what the pres
ent bonded Indebtedness of the city is
and whether the debt was created be-
fore or since the present council came
into IicycI. 2---
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

The grand jury, which has been in
session for several days investigating
the condition of the Liberty Sa wings
Bank, which suspended payment, and
closed its doors ON the. 10Th of April,
completed its labo.s on the 18th inst
indictments were also found against
II. G. Lowry, r. B. Clayton, and E. B.
Stone, directors, for certifying to a
statement of the condition Of the said
bank published in Decem Der last. which
the jury declare was false.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County. To- wit:
REDUCED RATES TO ST. LOUIS.

The Republican National Convention will
meet in St. Louis June 10th. Fer this occasion
the b. & O. r. r. Co. will sell Excursion Tickets
from III stations on its line East Of the Ohio
River for all trains June IL to 10, inclusive.
valid for return passage until June IL at one
fare for the round trip.
The Baltimore & Ohio Is direct line to st.
Louis, running two solid vestibuled fast ex-
press trains with through Pullman Sleeping
Cars attached every day in the year.
For rates and other information apply to
nearest B. 4 o. Ticket Agent.
NAV IL 70 iuna 10
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
april 22-4tS

7 ARGE FARM FOR SALE.-A sn,enair
- farm in Augusta county, tne richest
quarter OF the Valley of Virginia, cOntainin@
a at, 500 Acres has on it good new eight rooS
NV W. eilnS, Two new barns covered with slate
anu AM, palnted, other new Outbuikiings, two or
Gioh with turnpike leading to station in splen-
aid state OF cultivation, fine spring. plenty OF
Price $5l so per acre, on zone, two, and tbree
years time Has on itnow I3 head horses, fifty
Sattie, Az ho2s. 1876 sheep, 10 mich cows raised
@Voo puSneis or corn last year. other grain in
Office. w 'iiis'
Jan 22-tf
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

There was much wisdom displayed
in building the market house. Not
only is it a good place to buy meat but
when Lewis creek gets too big for the
tunnel, the market house holds hack
enough water to keep the lower end of
town from being washed away.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

Organic union of the two great Meth
odlst bodies of this country will make
SLOW progress while the northern gen
eral conference pursues it's present pur-
pose OF opposing separate schools for
white and colored children in the
South. The southern church can
appeal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

The bull-dozing process of the editor
of Yosts Weekly is now being tried on
Mr.. Mccall, Mr.. Codding and Mr.. Jenk-
ms, the three republican members of
the Elections Committee, who found in
favor of Mr.. Tucker in the Yost-Tuck-
er contest. 1t is truly great weapon,
but has two edges, as the manipulation
will find.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

We used to think there were two
ways of getting to Congress. One was
to be elected, and the other was by
contesting the seat of a person who
had been elected. We now find that
there is possible third way, and that
is when both the above processes fail.
bnlldoze Congress and damn the COM
mittee on elections.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
A. p. A. and Mckinley.

On Saturday the Supreme Council of
the A. P. A. in session at Washington
reported on the Mckinley matter, in
which they state that the special com
mittee sent 10y the board of that order
reported that in said interview with
Governor Mckinley he fully and I'M
equivocally Endorsed the principles of
this order, land in order chat no injustice
be done him we recommend that so
much of this action as may be deemed
wise be given to the press for publica-
tion''
The friends of Mckinley have reason
to dread this quasi endorsement of him
by the A. P. A. more than their pre-
viously threatened opposition to him.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
COMMISSIONERS SALE
OF
VAL LIABLE REAL ESTATE

Pursuant to decree entered on the ! 18th day
of May, 1896, in the chancery cause of Hanger
j. NJ for &c. as. Layton, NJ. A, now pending il
the Circuit Court of Augusta county, will, O.
Thursday, the nth day of June, 1895,
as Il clock NJ, in front of the courthouse ii
StauntOn, Virginia, proceed to sell at publ.
auction Co the mig hest bidder, that valuabl
house and cot situated in the town of We
End, Va as described as lot No. o. as shown
on the plat Of 'rannehill and Wheat'S add
tiOn,' OF record i'll deed book 81, page 3o2 in til,
Augusta County Court Clerks office; said 10
fronts Is feet on Menefee Street and so feet OF
Tannehil street, it being the same prOnert,
in the bill and proceedings OF said cause mel
toned.
TERMS Sufficient cash in hand to pay the
costs of said suit and sale, and the balance i,
three equal Instruments falling due in six
twelve. and eighteen months from the day Oh
SALE Purchaser to give his bonds with ap-
proved personal security, waving the home
stead and bearing Interest from date for the
deferred payments. Title to the property to
be retained as ultimate securit.
CARTER RRAXTON,
Commissioner.
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, to-wit:
I, Jos. d. Woodward, Clerk OF the Court
aforesaid, do certify that Carter BraXtOn has
executed the bond required by decree of sale
in the chaucery cause of j. NJ. Hanger for &c
VS.. NJ. A. Layton now pending in said Court.
Given under my hand this 18th day of May.
1896.
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

The rain last Wednesday dampad
the prospects of the non.partisan-
Observation-Disclosures council, for re-
election. On the 28th of this month
there will be another storm that will
sweep over the town, with business in
its eye, and what it will do for Demo
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., self-ap
pointed, non-partisan merit twill be a
thousand.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

AT Thursdays Council meeting at
Huntington, W. Va, a petition signed
by two hundred business and nrofes.
slonai men was presented, asking an
ordinance prohibiting youths under fif-
Teen from being on streets unaccom-
anied after 8 p. In.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
Free Coinage of Silver and High Prices.

Those who advocate the free coinage
of silver do SO mainly. if not wholly.
on the idea that it would cause an in
crease in prices. The New York Her
aid says that those who are now SO
eager to see prices rise sky-high might
be sorely disappointed at the result.
To say little of the panic which would
certainly follow the enactment of a
free coinage law, it's effect on prices
would be most disastrous in the West
ern and Southern States, whence the
chief clanors for free silver now come.
The rise of the prices of all that farm
ers and planters buy would be tremen-
dous, but the prices of farm products
and the wages of labor would rise last,
and but slowly, and by 10 means in
proportion to the Immensely enhanced
cost Of living. Moreover, free coinage
would strike Il terrible blow on the ex-
port trade in American agricultural
products and provisions. Ii the farm
ers and planters can now be fooled by
their politicians into the adoption of a
new and deprecated money system.
by which they will be paid nominally
more, but actually less, for their sur
Plus products than they now receive,
they will suffer untold losses. The
only classes, if any, that could profit
by free coinage are the bankers and
manufacturers, and the losses they
would sustain from the general crash
oi business and industry consequent
upon the insane experiment OF free
silver would probably more than couir
teroalance any temporary gain the.
III ght derive from it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
$tau1tott Spectator.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 20.

The market gardeners on Lewis creek
do not have to haul their products to
the market house; they are foated
down.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
Four MEN KILLING Ry TaGHTNTNt

-FOUR MEN KILLING BY LIGHTNING.
-CadSz. Ay., May 12.-During severe
hail and wind storm here yesterday,
John j. Wallace, a prominent farmer,
and his three SOILS sought shelter under
q large sycamore tree. The men had
no sooner reached the tree than bolt
of lightning struck it and killed all four
of them Instantly,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
REDUCED RATES TO WASHINGTON

The Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deav will hold their Annual Meeting in
Washington, ID. c., July to b.
For this occasion the b e. o. r. r. Co. will
sell tickets from all points ON it's lines, East of
Inc ONO River to Washington, at one SINGLE
valid for return passage until July Is, inclu-
slve with the privilege of an additional ex-
tension until July 81 by depositing tickets with
Joint Agent at Washington
Tickets will also be on sale at stations of all
connecting lines,
Delegates should not lose sight of the fact
may 10 to july
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

At Clemson College. the South Caro-
lima State Agricultural Institute, Thurs
day, P. N. Lindsay, convict guard,
shot W. d. James, foreman of the col
lege, who will die.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

There will be a new city council in
this city before very long, and those
who wish to keep up with the process
sion had better get into the band wag-
on
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

Elk Senator Temple Houston, son OF
the first President of the Texas repub-
lie, has been acquitted of the murder
of John Jennings in duel in saloon
at Woodward. Oklahoma, last fall.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

Rev. A. J. Diaz, the Baptist mission
airy recently expelled from Cuba, has
made Atlanta, Ga.. his home. He left
Wednesday night for ten days. trip
to New York.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

Rev. Dr. u. B. Stricken, pastor of
Central Presbyterian Church. Atlanta
Ga, has accepted the chair of theology
in the Union Seminary at Richmond.
Va.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
EXCURSIONS TO THE NATIONAL.
CAPITOL.

The Baltimore g. Ohio r. r. will sell excur
sion tickets to Washington at reduced rates
from Pittsburgh. Wheeling, Parkersburg. Lex
lngton and all intermediate ticket stations
for all trains Thursday. May 21st 1896
Side trips have also been arranged to points
of interest within easy reach of the Capital
We give below a list of stations in this
vicinity, showing the time of trains and rates
of fare.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

A like number of indictments wara
found against 7. D. Berry. one of the
directors, for aiding and abetting J
W. Smith to commit said EN- bezzIe
mepts
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

Correspondence low rates from other sta
tiOnS.
Tickets will be good ten days.
Don't forget the date, Thursday, May 2lst.
CHAS, o. SCULL
General Pass. Agent.
may BETS BIS m. r..
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

The Youngstown (Ohio) Bridge Com
pany has been awarded the contract at
1910, 800 for steel bridge over the Ten
nessee river at Knoxville, Tenn.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

If Staunton wants to take a step
backward let TIE business people com
mence the work of prescribing people
in their business because of their polit-
1cal opinions.-StGunto7l Times
This is fling at somebody, some
imaginary somebody, somebody who
somebody told somebody that some
body had told somebody else that that
somebody had heard, that somebody
had said that that somebody had said
that somebody's business would be
hurt if he held certain political opin-
ions. This may have some reference
to the local election which is approach
ing or it may not. In another column
and Immediately adjoining the above
ably written article is the following
One:--
ut has come to a pretty pass, indeed,
when men are threatened with loss of
business because they entertain views
and opinions antagonistic to the des
perate ring that is trying to get posses
sion OF the city government, which
time and again it has proven it is
incapable of managing wisely and
SUCCESSFULLY.
Here now we have what we have
been long looking, for the cry of "r1ng,"
desperate ring" This is the same
old story of desperation. If anything
could convince the people of despera-
ton more than another, it is that a lot
of democrats should organize into
some kind of body, with contingent
of republicans, and then call on all the |
republicans for support. The desper-
alton is likewise shown by the aid, |
the only republican organ in the city
is giving and the way it winces under
impending defeat. We knew the
shout would ring. We knew the cry
would be boss, SO shout, shout loud
and long, as after the election other
people will do the shouting,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

Rev. E D. Cafferty, vicar general of
the Roman Catholic diocese OF Savan
nah, died Thursday at st. Joseph's In
Urinary, in Atlanta, Ga.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

The mansion and household effects
tersburg, are to be sold at trustees
sale under deed made by him to Sc
cure certain debts.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

4 party undUr Captains Grey and
Wrey attacked ami routed a body of
Matabele near Theba Indun, killing
nearly eighty.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

Henry 6. Davis, Jr. son of Hon.
Henry u. Davis, of West Virginia, was
drownei from steamship while re-
turning to the United States from South
Africa.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20
FiftY-nInth Birthday.

On last Sunday the Baltimore San
rounded its Fifty-ninth year. For
eighteen of these years it has been our
pleasure to have it visit our home al.
most daily and during which latter pc
Rod but few days have elapsed when
we did not personally go through it's
columns, and with our own eyes gath
er from them the wealth of informa-
ton those columns have always con.
tanned. We congratulate this great
journal on the strength it's increasing
years seem to impart, and hope it may
continue what we haye during our
reading life regarded 1.-THE best ne VS.
paper of the time.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

The council as body should petit
ton the argus not to paw them any
more OF those bot cake compliments
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

1t Would Be Awful If True,

The following are some of the sonor-
GUS songs sung by the Staunton Daily
Times of the 10Th, over the "lost
cause" of Yost VS.. Tucker. 1t says:
''H. St. Geo. Tucker stands before
the country the incarnation of decep-
ton"
HE holds his seat by the most infa-
nous frauds that were ever perpetrated
in our election contest"
"Never in the history of politics in
the State has there been to our knowl-
edge such universal distrust and con-
demnation of a public servant"
His professed friends refer to him
nearly always in the spirit of apology"
And so on through nearly column it
foams and froths, and like q crippled
snake bites itself until the atmosphere
in the editorial room must be blue or
black with malediction. 1t puts one
in mind of a fellow behind the bars,
telling the walls and maybe few
small boys on the outside of the fence,
what he is going to do with the chaps
who put him there, as soon as he gets
out. Oh he's going to make it hot
for the judge and the jury. He's go,
ing to make it hot for the other -
scoundrel who swore lies on him,
- their pictures. But the -
fellow in this case goes on living
just the same, and in this instance &C
tually draws the other fellows salary.
1t is too bad, it is painful-that is to
the fellow behind the bars.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-20

Several deaths from cholera have &C.
cured in Marseiiles, France.