Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-03-18

charge of bigamy, and seven women,
who were on friendly terms with each
other, claimed to be legally married to
him.
Ex- President Harrison does not want
the Indiana republican delegates to
the National Convention to support
Mckinley.
Senator Teller, of Colorado, says the
proposed Nicaraguan Canal would en-
able Chinese and japanese manufac-
turers to swamp the United States
with the products of their cheap labor.
1t is generally believed in Japan
that China has some deep scheme in
sending Lii Hung Chang to Russia to
| be present at the coronation of the
Gar.
Queen Victoria was received with
military honors upon her arrival in
France Wednesday. She will spend
March near Nice.
Guardalajara has been experiencing
many slight earthquake shocks, and at
various points in the State of Micho-
Goa, Mexico, some damage has been
done to churches and houses.
| The Prohibition State convention of
Virginia will meet at Roanoke March
81, to elect delegates to the National
Prohibition convention, which meets
at Pittsburg, Pa, May 9th.
| General Calixto Garcia and six
others, who were associated with him
in the steamship Bermuda expedition
against Cuba, pleaded not guilty in
the United States Court to indictments
charging violation of the neutrality
laws.
Edward Russell, formerly clergy
man, has been arrested at Paterson,
N. j., on the evidence of two depraved
boys.
General Baratieri, the italian COM
mander in Africa, admits yielding to a
rash impulse in attacking the Shoons.
The Virginia Court of Appeals decid-
ed that railroad companies are liable
for the loss of goods after they leave
the possession of the line on which they
are shipped. The same court decided
that railroad, telegraph and telepho one
companies cannot be taxed for district
school purposes.
The Clarksdale Oil Mill, at Vicks
| burg, Miss, was burned Wednesday
with large quantity of seed. The loss
will approximate 800, 900; only partial
ly insured.
Mr. James Greasy and family. of Bed
ford county, will leave for Australia ii
a few days, where he and his son will
teach the farmers of that country how
to raise tobacco.
Mr.. A. J. Balfour declared to thu
: House of Commons Thursday that il
case of war between Spain and tn
United States he did not think the for
mer country would resort to the Use o
privateers to destroy American com
merce.
Il General Weyler has issued proc
lamation intended to soften the sever
ity of the proclamations issued soon af
. ter his arrival in Cuba, and which will
make submission easy for the insur
gents if they desire it.
Martial law has been declared il
S Honduras because the approach to it
t borders of the warning factions il
e Nicaragua threatens to breed disorder
e In. the Senate Friday the Senat
| committee on territories reported
t favorably the bill for the admission o
Y New Mexico as a State.
In the Senate Friday, Senate
Mitchell's resolution providing for tn
: election of United States Senators b.
the people through an amendment t.
the constitution is approved by thu
Senate committee on privileges ant
elections.
United States Senator Lindsay, O
Kentucky, has accepted an invitation
to deliver the annual address before
the law class of Washington and Let
: University at the commencement il
June next.
At Charleston, w. Va, the dwelling
of Eunice johnson, a maiden lady
was burned and she was burned to a
crisp.
The grand jury of Henrico county
indicted James n. Barton on three
counts for larceny.
REPUBLICAN CONGRESS SEATED
After two days debate the House
unseated Caster A. Robbins, from the
fourth Alabama district, and decided
that his Republican opponent, W. F.
Aldr;ch, was elected and entitled to
the seat.
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