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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-19
STRENGTH OF
FREE SILVER
Secretary Morton Says 1t Is a
Mistake to Belittle the
Movement,

Washington, Oct. I5--Sec-
rotary Morton has returned TO
Washington and resumed his
official duties, after an extend
ed vacation in the West. He
announced today that he would
take no part in the election, but
added that if he were to vote
he would cast his ballot tor
Palmer and Buckner, whose
platform he regarded as salts
factory.
q personally hope for Nc
Kinley's election as between
Mckinley and Bryan" he said
"but | don't think any one Of
the candidates can rest on thelI
ears with assurance. The rep
ublican party is making a grea'
mistake now in Dragging OF it
strength and not doing more
work. There is no certalnt.
until the election is an assures
fact. and less nonsense an
more work in convincing vo'
ers of the right principles an
the right creed for them to SUI
port are needed. This fallur
to appreciate the strength I
opposition was evident whe
the election note was hr
sounded. | belong to a poll
cal party which belittled tt
extent of the free silver era
in its own ranks. This in :
unfortunate and mistaken lde
and the sooner the party ma
ayers put forth all their effol
to bring out all the votes Pc
sible the better it will be-
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-19
MEXICAN MISCELLANY.
President Diaz Formally De
clared Elected-American
Corn at Vera Cruz.

City Of Mexico, Oct "a
Formal proclamation was made
in this city this morning OF the
reelection of President Diaz'
the troops parading the streets
with bands Of music, and pos
tiers announcing the fact being
affixed to walls amid military
music. the ceremony specially
a solemn one, being an lnherl
lance from the Spanish Gus
toms.
Enormous quantities OF AM
rican corn are reported to llav
arrived at Vera Cruz, and ar
now in storage there.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-19
SHE DIED A BARBER.
End of the LIES Romance OF
Susie c. Ashley.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. IS
Through the filing of an inven-
tory in the estate of Susie I.
Ashley a life's story which
reads like a romance Was dis-
clased. Susie c. Ashley was
the daughter Of a wealthy
Massachusetts man, and on
the death af her father Inherit
ed some $4,000. When she
died last July she was the pro-
prietor of a West Side barber
shop. She was married to
Iohn c. White, a prominent
politician, who, in the early
zo's held various consular pc
sitions, and, with him, Travelled
f all over the world, being pre-
r sented to Queen Victoria
Some fifteen years ago sh'
was divorced. Then, througI
5 various unfortunate invest
e ments, she lost a large porto
Y Of her fortune, and she hnall
d lopened a barber shop wneI
4 she lived with her dAughte
+ her only relative with who.
d she held any communicate
Here she died, leaving no WI
re The estate was at first value
Of at $1,000, but search amor
IN the trunks of curios and o
st furniture resulted in the nm
Ii ing of $4,000 worth of stoc
he and bonds Her daughter
re the only heir at law.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-19

1st. 800 acres of land, two mile
from city hall of Brownsvll e, stu
ated on Resaca la Guerra, and
horseshoe affiuent of such resac'
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
chards, 30 acres now in irrlgahoI
with pecan, walnut, chestnut
plum, peach, pear, apricot, cherr,
Japanese persimmon, fig grape an
ribbon cane. Can be sub-divlde
INTO 5 or 10 acre lots, giving eae'
ABUNDANT water supply, there belnt
depth of to 10 feet Of water aal
seasons of the year. Price SO u
S25 per acre, according to location
Will sell in body at special rates
/, I'd. so pieces adjoining, one OF
200 and the other of 100 acres, stu
!. ated on Resaca Rancho Viejo, five
+ miles from city hall on mail road
: Both pieces almost surrounded bN
: water of 10 to Is feet in depth, AZ
d acres under irrigation. This land
;. is eodal to if not superior to the
k Mississippi bottom lands, and can
,r be made paying investment for a
1t fruit orchard or truck gardening
ar Can he sub-divided into 5 to ~
re acre lots Price $40 to S25 per
of acre; whole tract on special terms
es Sd. 1870 acre tract two miles
al from the city of brownsville, on
IS resaca, with good water supply
e; Ebony, Mesquite, Ash, blackberry
Ell and other timbers. Alluvial soil
II 70 one who desires to sub divide II
II small tracts, this is paying IN
50 yestment. Sold in bulk only. Prize
10. $40 per acre.
70 4th. $4,000 acres in one body
nd having a frontage of about 81
he miles on the Rio Grande Rallroa
M on the south, and the Arroyo Col
mr. orado on the north. Well timber
re- ed along the streams and lakes; be-
COS lance prairie. Includes within II
: i limits the famous battle fields
orc PaIo Alto and Resaca de la Palm
not Arabic and pasture. Price 50, pr
n a acre.
rye 9TH. A tract adjoining No.
this which together with chat tract w
nd include 100000 acres in one boz
ion. very desirable. Special terms
ely, colonizist.
hey 9th. 10000 acre tract abo
ear three miles, from the Arroyo IL
ION Office. This land Is well timber
VI and watered, soil alluvial, adapt
iseS tn fruits, cotton, corn, cane, .
'io"' Special terms to any one buYl
NC tract, obligating to COLOMBO.
No ;s 7th. 1000 acre tract. fronting
NO. the Rio Grande. abont twenty m
r. from Brownsville and 8 miles IL
D. Santa Mara, 80 rcoss under On
-: walton on ow lauds on river ire
'a 80 All good arAole land. Price So
a. acre.
cane s,h. 725 acres. triangular 70
4 Inv fronting on RIO Grnnde, 10 N
the above Browusviile good land. v
.vano wa,ered. Price $4,000.
cceSs '.h' oo snen 80
lving ."hu = ''"ln ~ ~. ~ - ,bo connfv
,peri- !" , u,ne''" M = ,.rv 4. sir,
"e'e ul.ce for a small fruit or trnok r.
10 ~ containing 10I Acres, with
brick dwelling of rooms, frame
e Rio bile and other out houses. aud Il
along Underground cisteru: three miles
10
mum Brownsville on Resaca de la II
roya," on the county road.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-19
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-19
THE VATICAN
DISAPPROVES.

London, Oct. I6.-lhe Dai-
~ News. publishes the follow
ing from Rome: The Vatican
though in favor of Mckinley,
disapproves of Archbishop Ire
land letter, because it openly
mixes religion and politics.
which the Vatican desires to
keep separate in the United
States. It's feared the latter
will displease the Southern and
Eastern Bryanist Catholics 1t
is probable that instructions
will be sent to Mgr Martlnelh
the papal delegate, conceralna
the attitude Of the Catholl'
clergy.
The 81 7ton gun at Dover
Eng.. recently threw ball
distance ofsnearly eight and
quarter miles.
Or. price's lrea.a E4lsing Pcwds
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11
DORAM.

Severed young ''gents" of "the city
who attended the dedication at Pra-
ters yesterday looked frost.bitten
this morning.
MIR. Harvey White and Wife form
or residents of this place but now of
Chilhowic Va, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Doran.
Miss Magdalene Stephenson has
gone to Pisgah to spend few days
with relatives.
Mrs. Lou b. Ratliff has been on
the sick list for a few days.
Mrs. G.. B. Hurt went TO Tazewell
last week.
Mr., Joe Kendrick and sister Miss
Resale attended Tazewell Fair
Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. ] j. Stephenson's baby has
been quite sick for several days, but
is improving.
A merry crowd of Dorans bellies
and beauX went to Richlands We'd
nesday +. NJ. to attend the wedding
of Miss Lula Yost and Nh. Alex
Buskell.
Hon. james w. Smith is at Hona.
ker talking "Free silver,'
Mrs. and Tom Bruster Of Baptist
Valley were visiting relatives here
Saturday and Sunday
Doran was vacated on Sunday, ex.
cept few small boys and one young
man, who stayed at home on purpose
to take a game of ball in the old
fashioned style.
The ice-cream supper given at the
Church August 9th for the benefit
of the Pastor was decided success
both socially and financially. Misses
Gertrude Davis and Maud Mcguire,
carried off the cakes as the prettiest
girls in the house.
MIR. Joe Stephenson made n flying
trip to Doran Sunday and returned
to Castlewood in the evening.
Mir. II NJ. Ward from the Cove
spent last week in town.
Success to the News.
Sept 7th 1896. BLACKSMITH.
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Children Cry for
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MONEY MAZDA IN A MINUTE

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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11
HON. BASIL GORDON.
His Views m 1892 and His Po-
sition Now.

Woods Cross Roads, Va, August
26, 1896
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
l have just seen in the Free Lance
letter from Hon. Basil Gordon, ex
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, announcing the fact that
he would vote for Mckinley.
MIR. Gordon made us a most excel
lent chairman, AMI as satisfactory, I
think as any we have had since the
days OF reconstruction, for | have
Teen in every campaign--national,
State, Legislative and county since
1869. i read he is determined to
vote for Mckinley with regret. spec
tally so when turn TO my scrap.book
and read the address he sent sto the
Democratic members of the third
party in August, 1892, the last pres
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11

=
idential campaign. He gave reasons
unanswerable why they should vote
for Cleveland rather than Weaver.
Let me quote from that address:
Il ask leave to call TO your atten
tion some features in the coming
campaign which seo.n 10 me vitality to
effect the welfare OF onf people.
However opinions may differ as to
the measurers you advocate, no san,
man can doubt the existence of evil
yon seek TO remedy Some of the
evils the Democratic party Will rem
edy. If successful, and Mr.. Gordon
refuses now to give aid to do so.
"The widespread depression
among farmers, their virtual exclu
sion by law VI practice from banking
facilities, the fierce and growing com
petition of the West moro than JUS
tlfy the formation of a party whose
single object shall be the correction
of these grievances"
No party has been formed, but
tho old Democratic party has taken
hold OF some of these grievances to
to correct, possible, aud Mr. Con don
has left and gone to party that will
not attempt to cure the grievances.
1t lis for you to decide whether
that suscess would further your
cause and how much you will gain
by abandoning those principles you
have 50 long supported and those
comrades by whose side you have
fought for SO many years." Mr.. Cor.
don has abandoned "those principals"
and those comrades" aud Joined the
enemy.
at promises voc relief from those
taxes upon the necessaries of life,
whose only justification is the plea
that they have advanced wages"
Mr., Gordon will vote for the
"Prince,!of protection-highcr tar
if.
Republican supremacy, on the
other hand, will mean contracted
currency. 1t will mean increased
taxation, whose proceeds will be
squandered in the further demorali
cation of the Union soldier
Mr.. Gordon now inten, to vote
TO contract the currency and vote to
squander taxes to demoralize the I'm.
ion soldier.
Above all, it will ufean the pas
sage Of the force bill"
Mr.. Mckinley advocated and vo.
ed for the force bill in Congress, and
MIR. Gordon will vote for him.
just four years ago Mr.. Gordon
penned this address, which doubt
less did produce some good; now
when we have n bright prospect to
defeat Mckinley and elect Bryan
and aCongress TO have the evils"
and the grievances" romedied and
cured, he throws his vote. his in
dnence, and his pen against the ma
tional Democratic party, and for that
party that has been making constant
warfare on Virginia and Virginians
for the last TIN ee decades.
Is it possible? j. N. STUBBS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11
I'm announcement,

Having moved into our new Quar-.
ters in the Stras BnildinS, we are
aoic to say to the people that they
can get as good work done at onr
place, as they can anywhere in
south West Va III ou do not be.
heve us, just call and examine onr
sample OF work and then you will
agree with us.
Very Resp.
Va. Photo Co
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11

Bourke Cochran aud Fellows
formerly grcenback, but more re-
Gently "gold" tongucd orators,
Mark Hanna, vet nurse to MclIin.
ley, and the balance of the gold
bug aud Doodle gang are crying
fraud in the Arkansas election.
But that is just what we expected.
Their education scheme wouldn't
work in Arkansas.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11
benefit of our readers.

One word to our contemporaries
and that is: The NEWS prefers to
fight this campaign out on the is.
sues now before the people, but if
there is to be mud singing and re-
petitions of such stuff as the above
we are prepared to take u hand in
it, let the result be what it may.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11
ONE OF PALMER'S ORDERS.
Sought to Dishanchise All
Former Confederate Soldiers

Former Confederate Soldiers.
Frankfort, KY, September s.
General Palmer, The National Demo.
cratic nominee for President, was
military governor of Kentucky in
1865. Just before the August cleo
ton of that year he issued an order,
which, If it could have been enforced,
would have practically disfranchisep
nearly every Democrat or Southern
sympathizer in the State. Diyested
of preamble it reads:
"First-All rebel soldiers, wheth
or paroled or not, and without re.
gard to the fact that they have or
have not taken any of the oaths pro.
scribed by law, or executive, or mill
tary orders, or have registered un
der orders from the headquarters of
the Department of Kentucky.
"Sccond-All guerillas aud others
who, without belonging to the regu-
lar rebel military organization, have
taken up arms aguinst The govern
ment or people of Kenturky, or any
other State or Territory.
"Third-All persons who, by act
or word, directly or indirectly, gave
aid, comfort or encouragement to
persons III rebellion. This applies
to ali persons who have Voluntarily
acted us scouts or spies for rebel or
guerilla forces. who have voluntarily
Furnished rebel with food or clothing
horse or Hrms or money, or have
harborel, concealed or otherwise
aided or encouraged them.
"Fourth-All persons who were
or have been directly or Indirectly
engaged in the civil service OF the
late so calI'd provisional govern
n'eut of Kentucky, or who have in
any way submitted 10 either of said
pretended governments are disquali-
fed from voting.
"All persons of the classes nfore
said are required to abstain fro", all
Interference with elections, sud will
it they shall III any manncr intcfere
therein by voting or by appearing ut
the polls, will be at once arrested
and held for military trial,
"'Aid will be given tocivil anthori-
ties to enforce the laws and to pre-
serve the peace.
"By command of Ncior- General,
JOHN II. PALMER,
"E b. Harlan, captain and A. a. G.
Official, Ben w. Sullivan, lieuten
and acting A. A. g."
THE MAN WHO SAID HE COULD
NOT VOTE FOR MIR. eRYAN BE-
CAUSE HE II JAILED FROM A STATE
WHERE EX-CONFEDERATES WERE
NOT PERMITTED TO VOTE YET HE
COULD GO TO INDIANAPOLIS AND
VOTE TO NOMINATE THE MAN FOR
PRESIDENT WHO ISSUED THE
ABOVE ORDERS. OH. CONSISTENT
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this is the kind of friend that is
begging you to vote for Mckinley
and thus save the country. They
want to perpetuatc themselves in
power SO that they can continue rob
bling you in The future as they have
in the past.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11

When Judge G.. j. Hofbrook, of
West Virginia undertook to repre-
sent the "gold' Democratic party
of Tazewell county at Richmond,
he had the whole party with him
at Richmond. lie left none of it
In Tazewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11
Of the CITY oFBLUEFIBLD. w.

OF the CITY OFBLUEFIBLD, w,
VA, and not resident of Vir.
ginia. HIS FAMILY RESIDE
in the above named town and a
mans home is generally supposed
to be where his family lives. How
or By what authority he was made
delegate to the Richmond con
vention is not known, unless he
has an organization of his own. i'm
which he holds supreme sway i'm
all his lonely grandeur. But one
thing is certain, and that is, no
one was authorized to represent
amy portion Of the Tazewell Demo
cracy at any bolter's or sore head
convention any where, as Tazewcll
Democrats are for Bryan, Sewall,
Williams and Free Silver to man.
We may not have quite rs many
votes in Tazewcll county as the
Republicans, but after the election
it will be found that the Demo
Gratis of Tazcwell believe i'm that
fundamental principal of their
party-najority should rule.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11

JUDGE S. w. WILLIAMS, of
WytheviIlc, is the candidate of the
Popocratic party for Congress in
the 9th District in opposition to
General James A. Walker, the
Republican nominee. General
Walker will beat his opponent by
a large majority, but in order that
he may heat him by a still larger
one, I've it known to the Popocrats
OF the district something from the
political history of Judge Williams.
The Judge calls himself "a Demo.
crat. Other people call him a
Popocrat. He may be any or all
of these curious things, but in 1888
he was actively at work in Pitt.
sylyania county for Republican
candidate with darkey on the
ticket. AT that time the Judge
lived in Bland county, and his
brother, II. N. Williams, falling to
get the nomination for sheriff of
Pittsylvania county, bolted the
convention, and became the can
dldate of the revenue crowd of
Republicans. Judge Williams,
who is a native of Pittsylvania.
came back to his county and
fought the Democratic organiza.
ton i'll his efforts to elect his broth.
er, the Republican nominee. 1t is
not known how many licks he put
III for the cOlored associate on the
ticket, but the Democrats of Pitt.
sylvania have not forgotten that
he fought them hard enongh.-
The Campaign Niar).
Judge Williams was in Tazcwell
Monday morning and on our call.
ing his attention to- the above ar
ticle, he denounced it in no uncer.
manner as an infamous falsehood.
and informed us that he was not
in Pittsylvanio county at that
time. So lar as we were person,
ally concerned it did not take any
personal statement from the Judge
to convince us of the falsehood of
the above statement, but prefer.
red TO haNc his statement for the
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11

lfN
In 1866, one Gen. Candy, a
United States army officer, as Mil
itary Governor, ruled the people of
Virginia with a rod of iron.
AT the same time Gen, Phil.
Sheridan tyrannizcd over the peo-
pie of Louisiana in the same way.
AT the same, John NJ. Palmer,
who was a General in the United
States Army, held the Office Of Mil
itary Dictator in the State of Ken.
lucky and tramped under his iron
hoof the blood bought rights of II
free and gallant people. by his
military orders he DISTINGUISHED
the worth and manhood of that
splendid State and put it under
the domination Of scallawags aud
carpet baggcrs, as Candy did in
Virginia and as Sheridan did in
Louisiana.
Candy, who sought to degrade
and prosecute II people within
whose hOnorcd STATE lie was I'M.
worthy to set his foot, met his fate
ut the hands Of Capt. Jack, a Mo.
doc indian.
Gen. Sheridan, who, with VIII.
LIAM MCKINLEY, rode down the
Valley of Virginia with sword in
one hand and torch in the other.
destroying or driving off all means
OF subsistence for its people, by
day, and lighting up by night, its
beautiful mountain sides with the
coniiagratlons OF its barns, it's mills.
and its dwellings,, from which
women and children were driven
barefoot and almost naked into
the storms of the winter of 1864
and go, has, we hope, gone to his
just reward.
John NJ. Palmer, for whom DEM
OCRATS in the South are asked
To vote for President of these Unit.
ed States, will meet Ills fate, in
this world, at their hands, on the
3rd of November next, that is, if
he, at seventy-nine years of age,
can drag his lengthcning chain
that far along.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1896-09-11


leaders who attempt to combnt
,rising are driven to the wall.
IcKinley worshipers refuse to
TO reason. Their devotion is
md fanatical.
truth is that the blind devotion
{inleyism is founded on delu-
'pe OF fiat prosperity. born of the
,ses Of hard times. The McKin-
orshipers cherish the delusion
/ some mysterious way McKin-
election Will cause complete
e of Industrial and commercial
ions. In the current language
belief ''thc wheels of factories
ills will begin to turn, cold Chin