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Chairman Lamb was practically
deposed at the meeting of the Repub-
lican State Committee in the city of
Richmond last week. He was per
mitted to retain the craftsmanship,
but is now leader without power
and commander whom no one will
obey. The action of the committee,
briefly told, was the election of an
Executive Committee, entirely hos
tile to him-which will not be, and is
not expected to be guided by him in
disposing of the Offices or the Doodle
which will fall to them under the
next administration. The downfall
of the Colonel was the result, in fact
Of fight over the Doodle as appeared
from developments at subsequent
meeting held by his friends. Colonel
Lamb, unfortunately for himself and
his friends, favored the nomination
OF Reed for the Presidency, and the
McKinleyites of the State acting
upon the principle that Ito the vic
tors belong the spoils.' compelled
him and his adherents ito step down
and OUT The result was not unex
pected. Virginia republicans like
Doodle and want it divided among as
few as possible, even if their own
party friends have to be left out in
the cold.
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AccoMAc COURT House, VA.
Entered at the Postoffice at Accoma
G. H.. Va. SIS second-class matter.

The Senate committee on foreign
relations has decided to report favor
ably to the United States Senate the
Cameron resolution providing for the
recognition of Cuban independence,
which, if passed by that body and
concurred in by the House and APP
proved by the President, might mean
war between this country and Spain.
Fortunately, however, for the peace
of the country. though the resolution
will probably pass both branches of
Congress, if Secretary Olney is cor
rect, the power to recognize the So
called republic of Cuba as an indie
pendent State rests exclusively with
the executive" and he will not APP
prove. sympathy for the Cubans is
all right, as it should be for everyone
struggling for independence and lib
erty, but our course as Il nation to
some extent should be governed by
our interests as nation and it does
not become US to intervene unad-
visedly without counting what the
cost would be to US. The Cubans
though are entitled on something
more at our hands than mere SYM
patty, and Senator Daniel, who is a
member of the committee of foreign
relations, but who was absent at the
time the resolution was adopted, cor
rectly states the stand we ought to
take toward the Cubans, viz: to re
cognize them..as belligerents. To use
his language, "belligerency is state
OF public war, and as public war is
being waged by the patriots in
Cuba to throw off the Spanish
yoke, the fact should be recog-
nized. But independence is an
other thing. Belligerency may be
recognized without offence to Spain
Independence of Spain cannot be
recognized without affront. The one
step means neutrality, the other
hostility"
a substitute resolution acknowl-
edging belligerency in Cuba and pro-
claiming the neutrality of the
United States has been offered
by Mr.. Hill, the text of which is
as follows: 1T is hereby declared
that a state of war exists in Cuba,
and that the Cubans are entitled to-,
and are hereby accorded belligerent
rights in accordance with the prin
ciples Of international law; and the
United States will preserve state of
neutrality between the belligerents.'
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public RuCtiO[l.

Ash do not like to carry over
my stock for next season, L Will
sell at public auction at my de-
pository in Onancock, on :.
Saturday, December 26, '96,
nv entire stock of vehicles,
which consists of fifteen light,
new, and secondhand carriages,
one spindle wagon, one double
carriage, three double wagons,
one single wagon, three line
cutters, one basket and one box
sleigh, road carts, harness, &C.
Sale open at 1890 p. m. Terms
made known on day Of sale.
A. w. LILLISTON,
Onancock. Va.
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NOTICE The undersigl cd hereby
gives notice. thar the WORKSHOP run
in connection with the blacksmith
shop of Mr. Geo ". Abdell, by the
late Thomas kayliel,, is now occupied
by him aud that Ill kinds of.carrage,
cart and other wood work will have.
his prompt attention hereafter at
reasonable prices for cash. l. W.
Mears, Belle Haven, Va.
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N eW Store
Now Open
At Parksley

by the undersigned, and the lib :
eral favors of generous public
respectfully solicited.
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES
and several other lines of staple
goods comprise my stock, bought
at the lowest figures and offered
to YOU at a reasonable advance
above cost. Give me a call at
nv store in the brick block and
I will be able to convince you, |
trust, that it will o. to your IN
terest to give me a liberal share
of your patronage.
John s. scott.
Parksley. Va,
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Governor O'Ferrall received an II

Governor O'Ferrall received an in
vitation to speak to the Young Men,
Democratic Club of Boston on the
21st, and deserves to be congratulated
for this evidence of his regard fol-
the proprieties. The Governor is toe
much out of touch with his party in
the State at present to show up well,
even before democratic gathering
in far-away Boston.
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NOTICE. forbid all persons from
hunting on my land with gun or dog
either III my woods or on my farm.
Any one caught will be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law. l. W.
Bac well.
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BUSINE> YGTE;E&

For LoAN-N3 unencumbered real
estate from $500 ia - 200 Mrs. Bet.
tie l.. Mears, W'acia 2reague, Va.
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For SALE-On Saturday, January
9th, 1897, my household and kitchen
furniture. Mrs. NJ. d. Bagwell,
Onancock. Va.
Decent Der 24d, 1896.
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DEMONSTRATING sold my entire
stock of goods to G. L Herbert, of
Norfolk, | will in the future act as
his agent. Y. Berkely Smith, Wach
apreague. Va
Deem Der IS, 1896.
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For Stakeholder aud engine OF
30 horse power. in good order, cheap.
c. S. Whitman & Bro, Belinda, Va.
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l1hoes,
In CASE

you are looking for first
class ladies' and gents boots
and shoes for the holiday season,
or desire to get footwear suitable
for winter, the most noted estab-
lishment on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland or Virginia is that of
Ennis & Ward. Our shoes are
made of properly cured leather
and manipulated by high priced
labor into the model of the hu-
man foot. We constantly offer
new styles, and, having a big
patronage, you don't have old
styles and shapes showed at you
in this store, while our prices
cannot be equaled. 1t will be a
mistake to let the sto * be broken
before you get what you want
out of our line of mems women's,
boys, misses and children's
SHOES
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For SALE--My large dwelling
house and lot of one and one half
acres, outbuildinGs and large store
house, all situated on Sykes Island.
The location of storehouse is the best
on the Island and man Of push Cal
do business amounting to $4,000
annually in same. Geo. w. Glenn.
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Dry Goods,
Notions,
Boots and
Shoes.

have on hand six hundred
pair of shoes, and can fit any
foot and at prices to suit the
buyer, and in addition to the
above we carry a large line of
staple and fancy Groceries. At
present our shelves are loaded
down with
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For SALE-Two COWS, fresh to the
pail. B. Z. Gunter, Accomac G. H.,
Va.
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Anyone interested in the pur-
chase of Ice Cream will find it
to their interest to write me be-
fore buying elsewhere. My aim
is best goods and will compete
in price with other manufacture
ers. Send me your order.
Parties living on the borderof
Pocomoke sound can, if they
prefer it that way, get their
cream by boat. I will deliver
it at my oyster house for them.
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For SALE. - Small quantity of
peach trees, fine size, budded a year
ago last August. of following yarie-
ties: Troth's Early, Mountain Rose
and st John. Price SIS per hundred,
81 per dozen, 10 cents each. | guar
antee all true to name. Blu. Dough-
ty, EXmore, Va.
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F rices to Suit the
Times.

Never have l bought so
cheap and so much. Never
could sell so cheap as I am
selling now.
The demand of the times is
better goods for less money.
rise to the occasion and at a
single bound overshadow and
overcome all possible compe-
tition by such uniformly low
prices on everything i'll my
line of Watches, Clocks, Jew
elry, Silver Novelties, Tea
Sets, Manicure Sets, Trinkets,
Trays, Glove Boxes, Hand
kerchief Boxes, everything
usually found in a first-class
jewelry store. Presents for
young and old can be found
here to suit you. Come and
get your Xmas, wedding Or
birthday presents.
Thanking customers for pa
tronage dul ing the past sea-
son and hoping for the con-
tinuance, l am
Faithfully yours,
e. 2. TOPPING,
Chincoteague, Va.
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GREAT BARGAIN


We have just received a large
line of all the latest style goods,
including Watches, Clocks, Jew
elry, Spectacles and Silverware
of all kinds. We have reduced
our prices very low, to suit the
times. Special attention paid to
repair work on fine Watches,
Clocks, Spectacles and Jewelry
of all kinds at greatly reduced
prices All work warranted to
be first-class. Highest prices
paid for old gold and silver.
Will be at Accomac G. H., ev-
cry court day for repairing.
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Slaughter Sale
Of Goods.

On and after Friday, Decem-
Der 18th, I will sell at greatly
reduced price my entire stock Of
goods, consisting principally of
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Such as Toys, Fire Works, Fan
cy Cakes and Candies and Fruit
of all kinds, at prices below the
lowest. | will name a few ar
ticles only so you can get at our
prices: Good calicoes &C., mus
lin &C, granulated sugar &C.,
green and roast coffee 20c., best
coal oil 12c., candy SC.
Come one, come all, these are
your sale days and not ours.
am selling at such low prices to
reduce my stock of goods to
move to Leemont in a few days.
Thanking my many friends
for the liberal patronage in the
past and wishing them a Merry
Xmas and a Happy and Pros
porous New Year, [ am
Very respectfully,
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DICEIuS0N'S FALL 1895.


low
We
warfew of many fore
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Mr.. r. f. O'Donnell, well known
druggist of Parsons, Pa in speaking
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
DiarrhGe Remedy says: Several
times in the last few years when
suffering with cramp or diarrhHa |
have MADE Il personal test of the
value Of this remedy. The effect in
each Instance was almost immediate
relief" For sale by Blackstone &
Bell, Accomac @. H Va, and W. H..
Parker, Onaucock, Va.
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NorIcE-I hereby forbid all persons
from cutting wood, hauling or hunt
ing with dog or guns OH my land.
Anyone trespassing on same will be
prosecuted to the full extent of law.
Samuel F. Marshall, Mearsville, Va.
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Do you know the quickest way to
cure a sprain or bruise, a burn or
scald? Such injuries are very com
mon and can be cured quickly if
properly treated. Mr.. j. NJ. Amer
man, of Forks p. O., Columbia Co.,
Pa, says II have never found any
thing TO compare with Chanberlain's
Pain Balm for sprains, bruises and
burns. We have used it in our family
for several years and feel that we can
not do without it" FIR sale at %
and 80 cents per bottle by Blackstone
& Bell. Accomac G. H, Va, and W.
H. Parker, Onancock, Va.
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Nor1cE-Franklin G. Lewis, Hun
ting Greek, is selling dry goods, no
tons, groceries. corn. &c, at Very low
prices-also shingles and cypress lum
Der He is agent for the gasoline
boat. which leaves his wharf every
Wednesday and Saturday for Balti
more, carrying passengers, freight
and merchandise both ways at very
low rates.
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Rev n. s. Dunaway, Sunday, cele-
brated his Goth anniversary as pastor
of the Baptist church at Fredericks-
burg.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11

Columbus, Ohio, by he name of Whitley Bliss.
and another man by the name OF Elephant
Slim. All these threo men w re no good but
were strong-armed men. Morgan claimed to
be native of Kentucky, an came to Colum-
bus, Ohio. from Roanoke. Liberty County
West Virginia. He left with the other two
men about the latter part OF February, and I
have not seen him since.
Morean, described as follows: feet TO- age
about so, $50 pounds, square shouldered,
high cheekbones, blue eyes, broad square
chin and had a cut on one of his hands, but
wore glove over it; this cut must have left
scar; not sure whether right or left hand in
clined to think right; prominent nose.
Biss-Age about 50, weight 100, D feet 8,
light complexion, blue eyes, light hair, light
mustache, high cheekbones. large, prominent
nose, painter by trade, Al card man ana
strong-arm worker, large scar on right wrist,
claimed to be q native of Virginia
Elephant Slim-5 feet 4, 140 pounds, age
about "a, black hair and black mustache,
looks Like Spaniard, but is an American.
The description of Bliss and Elephant
Slim does not tally with the two men
seen in Morgan's company in the saloon
on East street.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11

Branch No. 25, San Francisco-Mrs Jennie
Drusy, Mrs: May Heaney; alternates-Miss
Maria Donohue, Miss Mary Zones.
Branch No. 20, Lompoc-Mrs J. C. Craft;
alternate, Mrs. V. p. Sanor.
Branch No. z, Stockton-Miss Weber.
In the absence of Mrs. Margaret Deane,
the grand president, Mrs. J. G. Cooney,
senior grand VICE president of Santa Cruz,
will preside.
During the past year the total disburse-
ments of the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society
amounted to something more than $4,000.
This was distributed among deserving
poor people, to some as fuel, to others as
provisions or medicine or new clothing
and frequently in cash. The money was
received by the society from dues dona-
tions and entertainments.
With regard to membership the society
has maintained its old standard of about
1900 members, including contributing,
honorary and active. Two branches were
established since the last convention, one
at Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, and
the other in San Francisco.
1t is proposed TO revise the constitution
ana ritual OF the society with a view of
doing relief work more actively even than
before, and altogether in the interest of
the needy. The society thus describes its
worthy aims and objects:
The Catholic Ladies' Aid Society is an orga n
ization, whose mission is to aid the poor and
distressed, and 10 cultivate sociability and
friendship whenever practicable among the
Catholic women wherever q branch is located.
In the dispensing of charity no distinction as
to creed or nationality is madeline needs of
suffering humanity being paramount, and
their relief being the first Consideration. But
stronger plea is to be considered and in aid
OF this we hope for the cooperation of a gen.
erous and discriminating public, viz.-that we
assist those who call for help, TO help them
selves, and thus enable them TO ma ain tain their
self-respect, of the greatest factors in we'll
ordered communities.
For the proper disbursement of charity re-
lief committees are appointed, to serve three
mouths Should immediate aid be required,
the committee investigates the cases with full
power to act but should it not need immedi-
society, ana after thorough Investigation, a
vote is taken to decide the matter.
The home and employment committee also
takes a prominent part in our work. II is the
duty OF this committee 10 find homes for
friendless and orphan children in families or
other suitable places, and to secure employ
ment for any in need of it.
The grand officers at the present time
are as follows:
Mrs. Margaret Deane, grand president; Mrs.
j. q. Cooney, Santa Cruz, grand senior vice.
president; Mrs. Thomas Keegan, Santa Rosa
grand junior vice-president; Miss Maria Flynn,
Oakland, grand treasurer; Miss Margaret Cur
tbs. grand secretary; Mrs. Mary ]. Lohse, Oak
land, grand deputy.
Grand directors-Mrs. NJ. Deane, Mrs. D. R.
LoaZier, Mrs. +. w. Warren, Mrs. J. J. Coma
leZ, Miss E. NJ. Macdonald. Mrs A. Collins, Miss
M. Carr, Mrs. j. w. Shanahan, Mrs. NJ. Chan
der, Mrs. II. Molloy and Mrs NJ. A. Rafferty,.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11

Riggs, Michael Goutheret, Charles D.
Hart, Lieutenant w. Evans, U. S. n. @.
S. Arthur, late purser on the Oceanic, was
also passenger.
He is insane and imagines that he owns
all the gold in the United States Treas
ury. He dispenses millions as doctor
dispenses drugs and check for million
means no more to him than 10-cent drink.
Alter leaving the Oceanic he started a sa-
loon in Yokohama and made a success OF
it. Success turned his head.
number of United States sailors were
brought over in irons, but as their offense
Is desertIon the chances are that they will
get off with light sentences.
The Peking mad rough time of it. She
was in Hongkeng when the hurricane de-
vastated China and was leaving Yoko-
mama when the typhoon that wrecked the
coast of Japan was raging.
For hours she could make no headway,
and when the big steamer reached port
yesterday her smokestack and lower yard S
were white with the salt spray thrown
against them by the gale.
The steam schooner National City put
IN here yesterday on her way TO San Diego
to land some passengers. She was from
Eureka.
The schooner Eliza Miller arrived from
Nushagak, Alaska, yesterday with a full
cargo of salt salmon. The captain reports
that in ten days he caught all the fish his
vessel could hold and that time and again
the boats could not navigate the river on
account of the rush of fish.
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11
THE DEAD BANDIT
IS IDENTIFIED
E. Sells of the Circus in
Central Park Knew
Him.
so DID SEVERAL OTHERS
He Was Known as Dec Morgan
and Had Very Bad
Character.
TRIED TO KILL A sTABLgMAN
Two OF His Known Com panions Do Not
Tally With the Decriptions of the
Other Train-Robbers.

F. ]. Morgan, the train-robber shot by
Engineer Ingles near Sacramento on
Septembe 5, has at last been identified.
On Wednesday night E. Sells, one of the
proprietors of the circus now in Central
Park, saw Detectives Seymour and Whita-
ker and he asked them to show him the
photo of the dead bandit. Yesterday
morning Captain Lees sent Detective Glib
son with the photo. As soon as he looked
at the photo ne said, 'sYes, that's nv
man." He then asked Gibson to go with
him and see Mr.. Cham bers, the manager
of the menagerie. Chambers glanced at
the photo and Immediately said: That's
Doc Morgan, who was with US at our win
ter quarters in Columbus, Ohio last Feo-
ruaIy."
The photo was next shown to one of the
stablemen known as Pete" and he said /:
That's the man Morgan, who tried to kill
me. Where did you get the photoH Mr..
Sells showed the photo to several others
and they all identified it as that of Doc
Morgan.
Mr.. Sells then made the following state
ment:
The latter part of last February was in my
office in Columbus, Ohio, when this man
(Alorganl came in and asked me for some work
with the circus. He said he would like to
work with the circus in order to bury himself
for couple OF years; that he had had some
trouble and it was a matter of dollars and
cents with him. / told him had no work
around the place and would not give him any,
as did not like his face and did not think ne
wanted to hang around the circus for any
good reason. felt pretty well satisfied he was
no good and notified my men not 10 have any.
thing to do with him or give him anything to
do. He remained around the circus for sew
eral days and took rooms at the Schrader
House and claimed there that he was con-
nected with my circus / instructed my en-
ployes not to employ him IN any capacity.
One day he came into the cookhouse and be-
gan interfering with the cooks and ordered
them TO cook a meal for him. My man, Pete
came in and ordered him out of the place, and
they had words and Morgan would have killed
Pete If outsiders had not interfered. We are
all positive that this is the same man. He had
a chum who worked in our paintshop at
The San Francisco call., 1896-09-11
Valuable Silverware and Money
Stolen From a Trunk in
the House.
THE REAR DOOR FORCED OPEN
1t Is Believed the Place Was Set or
Fire by the Thief to Cover
Up His Crime.

What has every appearance of being q
robbery, followed by an attempt to burn
down the building to cover the crime, is
being investigated by Fire Marshal
Towe.
Wednesday evening about o'clock a
fire broke out in the fiat ct 920 Post street
occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Niles, an old
lady, the widow of a policeman. The
flames were extinguished before much
damage was done, and after the smoke
cleared away there was unmistakable
evidence of incendiarism.
The house is a two-story one, and Mrs.
Niles occupies the top fiat. The occupant
of the lower fat was the first to discover
the fire, and thinking that Mrs. Niles was
perhaps in bed he ran upstairs in the rear.
The door was open, and after making a
hurried search of the rooms he did not
find any trace of the old lady.
Mrs. Niles was seen by the Fire Marshal
yesterday. She said: 'tI left the house
about o'clock TO make call, and locked
both the front and rear rooms. did not
prised and alarmed to find that the house
had been on IRE. I am positive / locked
the rear door, and there was nothing COM
bustible in the house."
In making his examination the Fire
MarsnaI asked to examine her trunk. She
gave him the key, and, after trying to
open it, he found it was unlocked. Mrs.
Niles told him she had locked it the
previous night before the fire, and was
alarmed at If being unlocked. When the
trunk was opened she Immediately said
that her silverware which was packed in
it, had been stolen. She said she also
ha6 in in ha br1f
not found, and the probability is it had
been stolen also.
The fire had been confined entirely to
the dining-room, but in one of the front
bedrooms the Fire Marshal found a small
wicker basket filled with excelsior satu-
rated with kerosene.
Il think" said the Fire Marshal last
night, ''that Mrs. Niles is telling the truth,
and it strikes me that whoever stole her
slIVerware and money put the wicker bas-
ket in the bedroom to give the impression
1t was q case OF 1ncendiarism on the part
of the occupant so as to remove suspicion
of robbery if the trunk and its contents
had been destroyed.
Another peculiar thing is that the rear
door was found unlocked and the brass
covering at the lock had been forced off.
This leads me to the belief that the thief
had tried to open the door with KEY, but
finding the brass was in the way be forced
it on, which enabled him to insert the key
in the lock.
Mrs. Niles is a respectable old lady.
She was to have removed to another
house to-day and part of her furniture
had been taken there. She is insured for
$1,000, which l think is far too much, but /
blame the brokers more than her. as they
force people to overinsure their property.
II have not yet finished my investiga-
tion, but l am inclined to believe that
robbery was committed and the place was
set on fire to cover up the crime"
The case has been reported to the police,