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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
Gov. O'Ferrall's Views.

RICHMOND. VA, April 16.-The dem
Ocrats of the country, Governor OFFER
rail- believes have the opportunity OF
their existence in this presidential cam
paign if they will come out in a clear
cut platform for sound money. They
have little to lose by such course and
everything to gain, the Executive
thinks. The Governors view is that
Mckinley is almost certain TO be nomi
mated by the republicans Oh a platform
which will straddle the money issue
and make the tariff their main issue.
Mckinley is the representative OF the
high tariff idea, which those prominent
in his support advocate In the event
that the Ex-Governor of Ohio is the re-
publican nominee upon the character
of platform Indicated, the Governor
thinks the democrats would be assured
of success if they came out with the
proper candidate for sound money and
the Wilson tariff bill. with such modi-
fications as will insure revenues suf-
ficient only for maintenance of govern
ment expenses
The South is almost certain to be
solid for the democratic nominees any
how, so that would practically leave
the contest with the North and West.
With the party committed to thor
oughly sound financial basis, Governor
O'Ferrall feels confident that they
would win in this contest. Massa-
chusetts, he believes, could be made
to swing into line this year under such
platform.
WAR TALK CHEAP AND FOOLISH =
In the Senate. Tuesday. April 14th,
Senator Squire Republican, Washing
TOM was then recognized for a speech
on the need of coast defenses.
In the course of his speech Mr..
Squire said: What an absurd specta
Gle has Congress presented during the
present session by its persistent talk
in favor of the Intervention by the
United States in behalf of Cuba and
Venezuela. How cheap is all this talk,
sincere though it may be, on many Oc
casions Every man who has inform
ed himself on the subject of national
defenses knows that as nation wear
not in condition to undertake or
suffer war; We can talk loud and long
and profess sympathy, pass resolu-
tions, and make believe to ourselves
that we are actually taking hand 10
diplomatic affairs and international
questions of great moment; but those
who are not self deceived by egotis
tical glamour and who know the facts
are perfectly aware of the painful
truth that all this demonstration is
mere talk and buster and vapid senti
ment, or, at most, it is sympathy that
is easily satisfied with merely verbal
The Senator said all evidence taken
by the Committee on Coast Defences
had gone to show that the condition
of our. seacoast defenses is lamentable
in the extreme. The defensive works
are of a character incapable Of resist
ing modern artillery. The evidence is,
that in case of war our
whole people would suffer immeasur-
ably.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
Mr.. Carlisle's Chicago Speech.

On last Wednesday the Hon. John
g. Carlisle delivered an address to the
Workingmen of Chicago, in which he
discussed the free coinage of silver in
all of it's phases. The speech like all
of the speeches of Mr.. Carlisle is very
able and this one is by far the ablest
presentation of that side of the ques-
ton yet made. We can. in our space,
give no adequate synopsis of this
speech, but append portion which
bears directly on free and unlimited
coinage of silver, and ask our patrons
to give it careful reading.
ssBut if free and unlimited coinage OF
legal-tender silver at the ratio of 16 to
/ is established in this country, very
large part of the money deposited in
savings banks and various kinds OF
savings institutions will not even be
repaid in deprecated silver, but will
be wholly lost, because such a reckless
monetary system would precipitate a
financial panic which very few If any
of the depositors could survive.
doubt that there is a single financial
instit1tion in the country that could
sustain the pressure that would be
Immediately made upon it by its de-
positors and other creditors, when il
became apparent that our standard Of
value was to be lowered, and our cur
rency deprecated by free coinage
PAYMENT of all of our obligations held
|abroad would be demanded in gold al
once; every investment OF foreign
capital in this country would be
instantly withdrawn; every man who
lowed a debt at home or abroad woulc
be called upon to pay it; all Deposition
in banks and other institutions woulo
want to withdraw their money at the
same time; no loans could be negotiat
ed. and no credit could be given
because no man would lend money Of
sell property on time, when he knew
with absolute certainty that he would
be paid in deprecated currency
Creditors would not wait for the actua
passage of a free coinage law, but al
soon as such a measure had received
the approval of the people at an cleo
ton they would demand their money
and if not paid, they would enforce it,
collection by judicial proceedings ant
the forced sale of property. 1t is use
less for you and me or anybody else tt
say that depositors in banks, and othe
creditors, ought not to pursue thi
Icourse when crisis comes or is appre
lhended, for they always have pursued
lit, and always will, unless human
nature itself should be changed"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

WHEN nearly seven hundred voters
go to the polls and select candidates
and one person selects himself as a
candidate, which is more likely to
pick the right man the people or the
candidate?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
Calculated to Split the Skull.

Of all the strains that have lately
been placed upon the human mind
hereabout none has so taxed it as the
effort to ascertain what Mr.. Hulst
Glenn had on his mind when he wrote
that he had voted in the late primary
because he thought it was to be con-
Quoted on mon partisan principles"
There may be such a thing as a
perfectly trustworthy and honest thief,
or non-sectarian Mormon, but if
anybody ever knew of a non-partisan
democratic primary he is alone in his
wisdom. If Mr.. Glenn. however, voted
in this primary, because he thought it
was to be conducted on non-partisan
principles, he needs somebody to help
him come il cut Of the rain.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

In the circuit court of Jefferson
county, Judge R. W. Daley presiding,
DR.. w. E. Perry, convicted of criminal
assault and granted new trial by tie
West Virginia Court of Appeals, was
released on SIS, 900 bail.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

Battery Park Hotel, at Asheville,
N. c., was partially destroyed by fire
Thursday the 10Th inst The kitchen
and rooms over the kitchen and dining
room were ruined. Damage $4,000,
with insurance up to the limit allowed.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

On last Friday night the Richmond
Alumni of the University of Virginia
met at the Jefferson in that city and
an elegant banquet was spread.
Speeches were made by Judge J. G..
Lamb, President; Mr.. Robt. W..
Hughes, DR.. J. Allen Hodges and Prof.
Chas. W. Kent.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

10 the thousands who sweltered in
the heat of last week it will prove in
teresting to know that snow fell at a
number of places in Colorado and Mon
tana. While the mercury here was on
the verge of the nineties it was below
the freezing point at Helena, Mont.
Havre, Mont, and Williston, SD. At
Havre it ranged from 6 to "a degrees
on last Friday. At Williston it went
as high as 26, and at Helena to 20.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

IF representation should be given
the republicans in the City Council on
account of their numbers, then the
negroes should have some of their peo-
pie in the council, because they out
number the whites three to one.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
A FOrerunner of Anti Republican Re-
action.

The striking democratic gains in the
New Jersey local elections show that
an anti republican reaction has set in
that State. and signs are not wanting
that the reaction will prove to be gen.
eral throughout the country.
The fact is that the recent republican
tidal wave has been followed by uni
versal popular disappointment and
widespread dissatisfaction. With alb
solute control of the Ii ouse, the Repub
licans have simply been playing Presi-
Dental politics of the worst sort at the
expense of the business prosperity of
the country, while they are RESPONSE
BILE for all of the silver fanaticism and
most of the jingoSm in the Senate 1t
is many years since any Congress has
done less good and more mischief than
are to be set down to the present SEES
sion. For this the republicans will be
chiefly held responsible and the popu
lar dissatisfaction will find vent at the
polls as soon as an opportunity is af-
forded
This has proved to be the case in
New Jersey, and the verdict at that
State may be taken as forerunner of
what will follow in others-Neao York
Herald.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

CAN the ticket that has announced
itself in opposition to the Democratic
ticket be elected without the solid
negro vote? Did it ever expect to be
elected without the solid negro vote?
Will it do anything. if elected, for the
solid negro vote?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
The Removal of DR.. Berk eley.


A matter of appointments for which
Senator Ma1tin has been unjustly crit
icised grows ont OF the removal of DIR.
Berkeley, of Staunton, from position
he has occupied in the Senate for a
number of years. 1t has been charged
that DR.. Berkely was removed to make
room for one of Senator Martins
friends. Under the recent agreement
in the Senate, however, regarding the
distribution of Senate offices, it was
found that the Virginia Senators were
credited with three men in office, while
they were only entitled to two.
Both Senator Daniel and Senator
Martin were each asked to designate
man for retention. Senator Martin Sc
lected a Mr.. Daniels, while Senator
Daniel named Mr.. Payne, both of
whom have been employed by the
Senate for some time past. DIR. Berke-
ley was then removed by the sergeant
alarms, not to make room for friend
of either of the Virginia Senators, but
to make room for a republican, the re-
publican Senators being the only mem
bers under the new arrangement
whose quota of Offices was not already
filled.-Washington corr. Baltimore
Sun, 18th.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

Mr.. A. G. Gordon of the building
committee of the University of Vir-
ginia, was in attendance in one of it's
meetings last week. and informs us
that the plans and specifications are
now ready and the buildings will at
once be let to contract, and will be of
most beautiful and substantial char
acter
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

In the United States district court in
Richmond. April 18th, Judge Hughes
sentenced to two years in the Kings
county, N. Y, penitentiary Edward
Gould, convicted of sending obscene
matter to Grow. O'Ferrall through the
United States mails. John R. Valid
man, convicted of pension frauds. was
sentenced to three years, and Roland
Scott, who pleaded guilty to robbing
the mails, got two years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
Mr.. A. W. Kercheval, well-known
lawyer of Romney. w. Va, is dead. Il

After five years the claims of Patrick
Shields and Andrew McKinstry against
the Chilian government for injuries
received from assaults of Chilian
mob at Santiago have finally been
thrown out of all the courts and com
missions.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

Senator Ben Tillman, of South Car
DINA, made speech at Wichita, Kan
sas, last Friday He said if Mr.. Will
liam G. Whitney is nominated for the
presidency at Chicago he will leave the
convention.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
New England Uneasy.

The Philadelphia Ledger says /:
Much uneasiness exists among New
England cotton spinners with respect
to Southern competition in their field
of industry. For the present, the
manufacture of coarse goods in the
South appears to be conducted more
profitably than in the North. Lower
wages and longer working hours give
the Southern mills a great advantage,
and should the condition of the labor
market to the southwark remain I'M
changed, New England and perhaps
the Middle States vii! hava to surren
der their supremacy in certain lines Of
manufacture.
A correspondent of the Boston Tran
script says II think most of the
alulsi Uoas gas view Eng1ant. Manu-
facturers' Association who went to
Atlanta last fall were convinced that
they could make as much money in
the South in ten years as in the North
in twenty years"
The Richmond Times says: Evil
dences grow every day that the SUI
premacy of the New England States in
cotton manufacturing is nearing It's
end, and that the sceptre is passing to
Southern hands. 1t is idle to talk of
the change involving only coarser
goods. If we can manufacture the
coarser goods cheaper than the New
Englanders, we can equally manufac-
ture finer goods cheaper also, and it is
only question of time when we shall
have adjusted ourselves to the condi-
tions necessary to such manufacture.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

0nr very brilliant. classic. W try and
luminous contemporary tie Spectator,
has gotten far enough out ct sTTllle g. laaEI II
Germ something Of the FACILITATING
present, and acknowledge that the
Daily Times is a fsre ermined on
in this city. The 81 our contem
porary is neither courteous nor kind,
yet we shall let it pass as the emana
tion of partizanism that is too jaun-
diced to do Justice before it enters
judgment.-Yost's Weekly.
Now what have we done? We al
ways try to be courteous and kind to
our living contemporaries. but we may
not always be so to those embry
ones, which, as in this case, were not
born when we penned our discourteous
and unkind article. AS our friend, its
editor, has not suffered from the malady
of jaundiced partisanism since he trod
the lava beds of the political Golgotha
through which we are now passing, he
ought to be charitable, for it is beau
tiful virtue. Charity suffereth long
and is kind.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
"Mr. fuckers Seat.o


Our friend of Yost's Weekly took us
to task last week with reference to our
remarks on the subject of the Yost-
Tucker contest published the week be
fore, and of course attributes our re
marks to a very partisan mind, for
which of course there is no remedy but
also accuses us with not having read
the record. 1t is not worth while to
deny the first accusation, nor is it for
the sake of these brief remarks to at
firm or deny the second; suffice it to
say that our critic himself has not read
the record. He has probably read one
side of it, as critics usually do, but as
nobody ever reads the record in such
cases not even the committee which
decides the question-we ought not to
be too severely dealt with on that &C.
count. The Weekly says:
The evidence in the Yost VS.. Tucker
contest shows to any unprejudiced
mind that ost was fairly and honestly
elected by over $500 majority. 1t
discloses pre-arranged frauds and a
degree of political rascality that will
astound even the partizan mind of the
Spectator man. and demonstrate that
with fair ballot and honest count,
Tucker was defeated by an overwhelm
ing majority.
Then it cites the points, the strong
est of course, for no one as astute, and
as familiar with the facts as it's very
logical and able editor, would cite any
but the strongest. The following in
terrogatory contains them:
What were the German text type
tickets in Amherst, the script type
tickets in Appommattox. the INITIATED
tickets in Cumberland the alienation
of names on the tickets in those and
other countiee, intended for, if not
fraud?
And that is the case. Yost was de
feated because Amherst negroes could
not read German text, and Appomat
tox negroes script. Could they have
read English? In addition there were
some mutilated tickets in Cumberland,
(whose he does not state), and an al
iteration of names on the tickets in
those and other counties. If a negro
only saw one ticket, and could not
read that, what hurt could there have
been to him if fuckers name came be
fore Yosts, or Yost's before fuckers
Oh Heavens above, is this the great
case of which we have heard so much {?
A fraud must have injured Mr.. Yost
if there was fraud, and all that is
claimed could have hurt Mr.. Tucker
as bad as Mr.. Yost. And this is Mr.
Yost's case made out by his own ad
vocate, and a person who has read the
record.
Verify, verify, out of his own mouth
is he condemned,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

The great diamond robbery which
took place in New York not long since
at the home of MIR. Burden has been
traced to his butler, Robert Dunlap,
and VIM. Turner another employee.
They were arrested in London last
Friday and the diamonds found on
them.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

SUCH pressure has been brought to
bear upon Mr.. Adolph Loeb that he
has allowed the use of his name as
Councilman. With proper energy on
the part of the friends of other citizens
a number of candidates may soon be
found in the field. Are our colored
friends going to remain all the day
idie2
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

THE daily Times of this city pub
fishes suggestion touching the es ab
lishment of a bicycle factory here.
There is far more in this than one
might think at first blush. The wheel
factories are the busiest in the coun-
try and are oYercrowded. We would
like this suggestion to take form.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
$tauntotl Spectator.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL %.

The friends of Mr.. G. T. Hammond
have again urged him to become q
candidate for the City Council, and
Mr.. Hammond has again kindly con-
sAnted to do so.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

NSnergetic reliable men to solicit orders for
Good nav S'ceR. Permanent employment.
the oS Spi,d Pay arleties especially adapted to
W. so ~ stock warranted true to name
"rlce at once for terms and territorv' nane'
THE r. G. CHASE COMPANY.
A1 sn,,, S sosts Penn Square. Philads, Pa.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
rSODal security.
HARRY Fl. BLEASE,
WIN. E. CRAIG,
Commissioner.

l. Joseph B. Woodward, Clerk of the said
Court, do hereby certify that Harry III. Blease
has executed the bond required by decree of
sale in the chancery cause Of Matte j. DAVIS,
ct ais, pending in said Court.
Given under my hand this 25th day of Feby.,
1896.
JOSEPH B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
april 1-4ts
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

Mrs. Margaret Wylie died in Green
orler county. ". Va, aged ninety
eight years.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

The residence of William Harris, col
ored, near Meechum's river. was de-
stroyed by fire late Saturday week, re-
sulting in the death of four of his chill
dren, who persisted in the flames. There
were five children in bed at the time of
the fire. and only one escaped; the 9th
ers suffered terrible death. The par
ents had gone to a neighboring store
and left the children locked in room.
1t is not known how the fire originated.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
COMMISSIONERS SALE
Or
AMANDA z. CRAUN LANDS

In pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court
Of Augusta county, entered ON the 7th day of
December, 1885, in the cause of Nichols s.
shepard Company Us. Amanda Il. Craun &c
the undersigned commissioners will proceed
in front of the court house in Staunton on
Monday, April 27th, 1896, Court day,
to sell at public auction to the highest bidder.
those several tracts of land, belonging to
Amanda E. Craun, containing i'll the agere-
gate about $50 acres, and lying adjoining
e esIaa other. in the county of Augusta, near
MOSCOW, ON the east side of the Harrisonburg
and Warm Springs Turnpike, adjacent to the
lands of Lambert, Baxter, Neff and others
Portable improvements, and the sale offers the
opportunity of securing nice home
II, IER I'M us lash in hand to pay the cost of
suit and of sale, and the residue on credits Of
one Two, and three years in equal Instruments.
bearing. interest, the purchaser to execute
ponds with approved personal security for the
deferred payments and the title to he retain
RICHARD P. BELL.
JAS. BUMGARDNER. Jr
Commissioners.
Clerks Office of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, tO-wit:
|, Jos: B. Woodward, Clerk of the Court
ed the bond required by decree of sale in the
chancery cause of Nichols & Shepard COmpa-
ny VS.. Craun now pending in said Court
1896. A' VI 4ha1eh,
JOS. B. WOODWARD. Clerk.
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
p,,rsI ES - y IN BASIC CITY, VIRGINIA.
tai maa 70 % autnor1ty vested in me by GER
"a Deeu OF trust, executed by C.. r. Schanct
10 6he re OF date February 2sth 1881
IN ne oa RECORD IN Augusta County Clerks ONCE
section S,i 24is Of the Code Of Virginia, l. havinS
o os,ea requested SO to do by tho holders and
T r,,'s Oh one of the notes secured in said
a ftn Deed to-wit: the note due six months
paid, will, on ''i "Aohy un-
Saturday, May end. 1896,
at O'Clock. p. M in front of tho f,o,,n+
a. ot;auhton proceed to sell for cash. at pmbiic
aucIlon, 20 the highest bidder the land con.
Ny gu "a sad trust deed, to wit Lot No in
% niock NC ls In the town of Basic City. VIRGIN.
t ~, as more Iuy described in said Trust Deed.
une proceeds of such sale to be applIed To thS
p pa. or the debts thereby secured. and the
schane 70 pc turned over to the said grantor
assigns, according to law. 'a'iNeS,cr
march s,.tds G. p. CARRIER,
'0' Trustee.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22
Desperate Shooting Affair in Colorado.

CENTRAL CITY. Col, April 15.-Sam-
uel Covington, an ore-hauler, in rage
today caused by an attachment on his
wages, shot City Marshal Michael Kel
leher and ex Mayor Dick Williams.
Covingtop then started to drive off in
his wagon and was pursued by 100 men.
Henry Lehman shot Covington. killing
him. Kelleher is expected to die. Will
Iiams will recover.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-04-22

COMMISSIONERS SALE.--Pursuant to
~ decree of the Circuit Court of Augusta
county, entered on the 5th day of December,
1895, in the chancerJ cause of Matte j. Davis,
ETC., Us. Lula G. Davis, etc, we viii. offer for
sale at public auction at the front door Of the
courthouse in the city of taunton, Va, on
Monday, April 27th. 1896,
court-day, to the highest bidder, that certain
house and lot situated in the town of WayneS
bOro. Augusta Co., known as lot No56 fronting
IS it. on Mulberry street, running back 200 TT.
together wit feet off the Northeast corner of
lot.No. IS, fronting on said street, and run
ming back A feet, the said lot of land being q
very large and well situated one; being the
same lot of land owned by Nancy Jefferson in
her life time conveyed to her by Jno. s. and
Maggie ]. Myers, by deed duly recorded in the
Clerks office of the Augusta County Court,
Deed Book SO, page 203, and by her devised to
Matte j. Davis upon the following TERMS
For enough cash in hand to pay costs of suit
and sale, and the sum of $l36,S with interest
on $I25, thereof from May l., 1895, due Loeb
Bros, and the sum of $l36S5, with interest on
SIPS, thereof from May l. 1895, due W. e. Craig,
and any unpaid taxes; and the residue in three
equal instruments, payable in six, twelve, and
eighteen months from the day of sale, reSpec-
lively, bearing interest from date, and to be
evidenced by three equal bonds of the pur-
chaser, of ev en- date with the date of sale,
xxy;t1 ,n1r