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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Into whose pockets have the $4,000
per week it has cost us taxpayers Of
this city for the last twelve months
gone? Over $4,000 went into the
pockets of the bond holders, and the
balance where the woodbine twi
Meth"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Monday was court day and quite a
large crowd was in town, large mum
Der coming in on the Chesapeake and
Western excursions. The price of
horses at this court was not SO high.
but quite number of them were sold.
more horses being shipped away from
here than have been shipped or any
court since last September.-Spiyit of
the Valley.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Do the people of Staunton know
that the total income from all sources
to the, city is 500, s39, and that nearly
half Of it. or $40, 251, goes to pay inter
est alone?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
COMMISSIONERS SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

Pursuant to decree entered ON the 18th dav
OF May, 1885, in the chancery cause of Hanger,
to M c hor Mc Us; Layton, NJ A. now pending in
Thursday, the 18th day of June, 1896.
at IL O'Clock NJ, in front of the Courthouse r.,
Staunton. Virginia, proceed to sell at puhilc
a ao to the highest bidder, that vaiaahie
End, Va. as described as lot No. 81, as shown
on the plat of "Tannehin and Wheat's add
Augusta County Court Clerks once: said J InS
fronts % feet on Menefee Street and 30 feet On
IanneniiI street, 1t being the same PROPERTY
toned. 'S eE-
TERMS:.Sufcient cash in hand to pay tho
t tUsCs VI salu SUIT and sale, and the balance In
Gnree equal 1nStalmentS falling due in sfx
Twelve, and eighteen months from the dav 81
SAFE. purchaser to give his bonds with an
stead and bearing interest from date for the
deferred payments. Title to the property to
De retained as ultimate securits.
Clerks Once of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, tO-wit:
l, Jos: b. Woodward, Clerk of the Court
executed the bond required by decree Of sale
In the chancery cause of ]. NJ. Hanger for Sc
VS.. NJ. a. layton now pending in said Court.
1895. ''' uay vi May
JOS. B. WOODWARD, Clerk.
REDUCED RATES TO ST. LoUIa.
The Republican National Conyesnanr WIN.
meet In st. Louis June 10th. For Nh occa s;o,e
t me b. q; r. T. Co. viii sell Excursion Tickets
hlver Tor all trains June IL to IS incIuSiva'
rand dof return passage until June "a at one
The Baltimore s. Ohio is a direct line - -
LOUIS, running two solid vestibuled fast ev ~
Rae sss Sralns With through Pullman Sleepine
CaFs attacned every day In the year. p--"
FOR rates and other mformstion app1v e.
nearest B. y 0. Ticket Agent. "ppiS W
may - to june 10
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Brother Tinsley of the Vandicatos
has been somewhat indisposed of late,
but was able to be out last Friday
morning bright and early, and with
him he brought a few figures. some very
interesting figures, concerning the
clty's finances. Those figures have
made q good many people sicker than
brother Tinsley has been, and they will
be the death of a number of them to-
morrow.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

A SUGGESTION FROM PARIs.-A can
didate for the city council of the French
capital, according to the Paris Mesa
ger. was SO angry at seeing himself de-
feated at the recent municipal elections
that he forthwith hanged himself. We
doubt whether ever any candidate for
any other city council took the same
step for failure to reach that body; still.
when our French contemporary, com
menting upon his countryman's untime
" end, observes, I'VE could understand
a man hanging himself after being a
member of the council for some time, :"
he speaks not only for Paris.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

The bonded debt of the city NEARLY
HALF MILLION. ONE-FIFTH OF DIR
PROPERTY to be taken to paw the
bonds. Think of it.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Oppressive taxation has led to many
wars. Burdensome taxation is the high
est grade of governmental oppression,
and nothing so debases the people, or
calls for prompter remedy.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

After payment of interest on oul
debts, we have only $49, $3.50 to pay city
expenses. This will not pay city ex-
penses. What must be done9 IN.
CREASE TAXATION.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

The city tax rate may be only $1.25
on the 800 valuation of property now,
but where will it have to go, to pay the
bonded debt?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
Richmond Times Sued for Libel.

In Richmond last Wednesday, Mr..
David James Thompson, of Lunenburg
county. through counsel, brought suit
in the Law and Equity Court against
the Richmond Times Company for $1O,-
600 for alleged libel. This action grows
out of publications made in the Times
in connection with the murder of Mrs.
Lucy Jones Pollard. There are ten
counts in the declaration filed by the
plaintiff. Counts Nos. 4, 5, 6, Z, 8 and
9 are all based on a publication made
on September "a, 1895, in the daily edi-
ton and later in the weekly. This pub
LEGATION, the declaration says. charges
Thompson with mayhem in stabbing
and wounding a negro, with compound
ing a felony in sending the negro away
in order that he might escape punish
ment. and lastly, with being accessory
with Marable in the murder. The tenth
and last count is based on a statement
from MarabIe, published October 2, in
which Solomon again accused Thomp-
son of the murder.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

MARBLE IN WEST VIRGINIA.-After
a careful examination Mr.. George G.
Underhill, an expert, has made report
on the marble deposits in what is
known as Marble mountain. in Poca-
hontas county, w. Va. Mr.. Underhill
reports that there is more marble in
Marble mounta in than has ever been
used during all by gone ages, and the
quality is of the finest order-the red
and maroon being counterparts of the
Tennessee variety, very valuable and
much sought after, and the dove gray
being similar to a like variety-found
nowhere in this country except in
Colorado. This marble, he sa US. il
chaste. rich, and would find ready
market wherever beauty is appreciat
ed
Queen Victoria has reached the sew
evty-seventh anniversary of her birth.
day and almost the sixtieth of that of
her coronation. She has reflected
honor not only upon the royal blood
of England and the government OF
that country, but upon the women
thereof, and of her sex at large. Both
by precept and example she has pro
NOTED the purity and all the Other
good qualities of women, and that love
of home life among them which is the
surest safeguard of the happiness and
welfare of any country.
BIG ELECTION CONTEST.
Grosvenor Leading Fight Against vir
ginia Democrat.
WASHINGTON, u. c., May ga big
fight is expected in the House over thu
contest for the seat of Henry St Georgt
Tucker. the popular young Representa-
tive of the Tenth district of Virginia.
The majority of the Elections Com
mittee, including Chairman Mccall
went carefully over the case. allowing
and excluding certain ballots, accord
ing to their views of law and equity
and reduced Mr. fuckers official ma
jority of 1922 to 1871 The minority bas'
their case on the Election law Of Vir
ginia, which they claim is contrary tt
| the Constitution of the State anG
operates to disfranchise and cOnfus,
| illiterate voters.
ELECTION TICKETS IN OLD VIRGINIA
General Grosvenor. the Mckinley
leader on the floor of the House, is ex
hibiting photograph of the ballot is
sued by the election officers of tn,
State, which had the names of candi
dates printed in Old English instead
of Roman type, with the alleged pur
pose of confusing colored voters. wht
had learned to identify the name of the
Republican candidate in Roman.
| If General Grosvenor can cast the
full Mckinley vote in the House fol
Yost. the contestant, it is hoped tha1
some of the Reed leaders can deliver
the balance of the Republican vote.
| General Walker, a veteran of the
Confederate service, but now a Repub
lican member from Virginia. is making
a great fight for Yost. and is backed by
Hon. James D. Brady. Yost's counsel
and the Republican leader in Virginia
| They are making the point that tn,
seating of Yost means the delivery o
| the electoral vote of Virginia for tn,
Republican ticket this autumn, Will,
the retention of Tucker in his seat viii
discourage the Republicans and keel
the State in the Democratic column
Philadelphia Record. May %.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

The Greenville cotton mill, owned
by w. Z. Earle. just outside the city
limits of GreenyiIle, s. c.. was destroy
eG by fire on Tuesday of last week.
The loss is about $4,000; insurance
$50. 900.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Mr. Willis. United States minister to
Ha wall, is in Washington for consulta-
ton with Secretary Olney.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Did the people of this city ever i'm
agine they owed nearly Halfa Million
Dollars?
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
$563,SOO,

This leaves over half d million tina t
has vanished from sight for which we
do not see an adequate return.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
Convicted.

Irwin L. Ford, the negro who attempt
ed to rape Elsie Kregloe, white girl,
16 years of age, and then murdered her
near the Geological park at Washing
ton, and was few days after captured
at Harper's Ferry, as heretofore no.
ticed, and who confessed his guilt, wa g
convicted in the First Criminal Court
at Washington last Wednesday. The
trial was commenced on Tuesday and
on Wednesday the Gaze was submitted
to the jury who rendered a verdict of
guilty after retirement of only seven
minutes,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Another bomb was exploded Thurs
day evening near the palace in Madrid.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

$1,000 per week of the peoples money
spent
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

The Daily Times of this city in it's is
sue of May the 22nd, speaks of an ar
ticle in the SPECTATOR, in regard tt
Market house. as Contemplate and
disgusting" The editor of our con
temporary will do we'll not to let the
infirmity of age, superior wisdom, the
possession of unbounded and unexcell
ed partisanism, the heat of political con
troversy, the pangs of disappointment
nor the bitterness of defeat carry hin
beyond the pale of decent journalism
This time he got blessed near the edge
One of the old Councilmen has al
ways been known as "a mighty man
of the pencil" He can take a pencil,
it is said, and figure little while and
prove anything. Jnhis letter in the
Neaos of the %, headed 'their crime,''
he did not figure. He scarcely al
lowed himself to 60 beyond the ordi-
nary figures of speech. Some figures
on the HALF MILLION BONDED DEBT
might have figured him into the next
council, but his failure to figure at the
right time in the right way, will to-
morrow ordain that in so far as the
new council is concerned, he will
change from the head figurer, to fig
ure head.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Unnecessary taxation is unjust
taxation" Grover Cleveland.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

SHEEP AND LAMBs.-A light run and a fair
trade is reported at about the same values as
on Monday for sheep and fall lambs, with Ac
per 10 lower for spring lambs. Sheep 2a34 G,
and extra at SIC per Id. Fall lambs 3Ha4Xc
per lib. spring lambs 5a64c per III gross.
HoGs.-Trade is not active and values a
trif1e easier than on Monday. Heavy hogs are
hard to sell. Good light hogs 80 70a3 80, heavy
s. 60a3 10 per 100 lbs.
FRESH COws.-There is a heavy offering and
trade is demoralized. values being IS lower
than last week. Prices for common to fair
COWS $20a3, and good to extra $35a4O per head,
and a few at better prices.
CALvEs-There is full offering and fair
trade VealS 3xa4xc per Id.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

According to the way the old coun-
Gil figures the bond limit it can never
be reached. For instance suppose the
city owes bonds $500, 200.
Credit city property at 100000.
100000.
The limit is not reached.
Suppose it owes $1,OOO0,00O.
Credit city property at 100000.
100000.
We are now further off from the lin
it than before.
BY this means the more money we
owe the further we get from the bond
limit. provided we credit city holdings
on the debt At assumed values:
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

The committee of the advisory board
of the A. p. A., who called upon Mr.
Mckinley, officially, at his home in
Canton, Ohio, have certified that in
their interview with him "he fully and
unequivocally endorsed the principles
of their order" One of the chief prin
ciples of their order is that they must
not support any man for any Office who
is a Catholic. Is it any wonder that
Cardinal Gibbons should have advised
the members of his church to observe
the first law OF nature-self-preserva
ton? The constit ution of the federal
government provides that no religious
test shall ever be required as quali6
cation to any Office or public trust un
der the United States. The Constitu
ton is the supreme law of the land,
and, should Mr.. Mckinley be elected
President, he must swear that he will
obey it. But how can he do SO. as he
fully and unequivocally" endorses
the principles of the A. P. A?-Alex.
Gazette.
A oloudburst in the upper section of
the Kanawha Valley, w. Va, on Sat
urday caused floods which destroyed
considerable property at Chesterfield
and other places Exchange.
The papers persist in describing IN
usually heavy rains as ''cloudbursts. -
which, though forcible. is not correct
as there is no such thing as cloudburst.
The cloud does not burst but is rapid.
ly condensed, and there is down pour
of rain. Aqueous vapor is first con
densed into fog, then into clouds, and
then into rain, and the violence of the
rain depends on the Quantity of
aqueous vapor and its degree of con-
densation.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
" StauntOn, Va Nav 18TH 1874

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.
~ StauntOn, Va, May 18th, 1890
M. N. Bradley ct ais, Trustees. PlaintifTs.
Martin L. Yeago's Admir- ct ais Defendants.
All parties interested in the above styled
cause now pending in the Court of Hastings
for the City OF Staunton, Virginia, TAKE NO.
TICE that pursuant to a decree of said couTs
entered In said cause on May 18th, 1886, shah
at my office in said City on
June 18th, 1896,
proceed to take. state and settle the following
accounts,
1.-Of the real and personal estate of which
Martin L. Yeago died seized.
plaintiffs is real or personal property.
3-The committed value of the dover of
Mary e. Yeago, widow of said decedent, in the
assets IN the hands of the plaintiffs.
OF the said Martin L. Yeago.
o.'-Any other matters deemed pertineut, etc.
HENRY W. HOLT.
Commissioner.
may 204ts
VIRGlNIA:-In the Clerk 8 ONCE of the Court
OF Hastings for the City of StauntOn, May
18th, 1896.
Katie fletcher. who sues by her next
Trend, Harrison Terrill, 80. ......... Plaintiff
Cnarles Flecher,. .....................D efendanr
The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce,
a utnculO mdtr,mOnii by Katie fletcher from her
husband, Charles fletcher.
And 1t appearing by aff1davit filed that the
DEFENDANT, Charles Fletcher. is nom resident
OF this State, 1t Is ordered that he do appear
here within fifteen days after due publication
OF this order, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect his interest.
Teste,
NEWTON ARG ENRRIGHr, Clerk.
Lyman Chalkley, q.
may 20-4tS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

The bonded Indebtedness of this citv
has been increased nearly Two Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars in the
last five years. What will ten years
more Of such ''business' do? :
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
5taunton Markets.
SPECTATOR OFFICE.

l
STAUNTON. VA. May 18th, 1885,
We give the quotations for the articles, the
prices of which are changed since last week.
as follows
Butter 10 cts.
Wheat SO to 20 cts.
| Granulated sugar 551 cts.
Yellow sugar 4.57 cts.
Timothy hay $11 to $3.50.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKET,l
Monday. May %, 1896.
| SwINE-Arrivals this week l0.s9S head. The
receipts are quite moderate, being about $50
head less than the number reported last week,
but it seems ample for the very moderate de-
man prevailing in all the yards. Heavy hogs
Prices range from soa s. 50 per loo lbs gross
with few at the latter figure. No quotations
given for far Western hogs Roughs 2 50as3 90
| SHEEP AND LAMBS.-A fair dema ID is report
! ed for both kinds when good Common are
cents per To- Fall lambs 3Xa4K cents per Id,
| sheep being a shade higher and the lambs
without change. Spring lambs 4ha6 cents,
with extra shade higher, but little change
CALvEs-A fair trade is reported for yeals at
shade Improvement. Quotations 3ha5 cents
per ID.
NEW YORK LIVE STOCK MARKET,
Monday, May %, 1896.
BEEvEs-neceipts 4OO6 head; active and
n1Tner. except TOT coarse, uedVy SUeeFS, inter-
Tor to prime native steers 4a$4 45. common
"stillers" 10 05. stass and oxen 6Oa$4 10. bulls
2 50a$3 so. European cables quote American
steers at 9a10 cents per Id dressed weight; re-
frigerator beef at 6xa8 cents per Id.
CALvEs.-Receipts 5,795 head; poor to prime
veals 3a$i so.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-.Receipts 6,473 head;
sheep and yearlings active; lambs quiet and
steady for top grades and lower for common
to medium; poor to prime sheep 1Oa$3 80,
common to choice yearlings lass so. Southern
lambs 75a$6 70 per 1O0 lbs.
HoGS.-Receipts Is, las head; f1rmer at 5Oa$i.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK MARKETt
THURSDAY. May 21St 1896.
BEEF CATTLE.--The market this week was
fairly active and shade stronger than last
week The average quality of the offerings
was not as good as last weeks receipts. but
the quotations of last week are fully main
tanned. Prices of bsef cattle this week ranged
as follows:
b0Sb.. .............. lU04 %
Generally rated first quality. 3 1904 10
Medium or good fair quality...,... 30003 %
Ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Of the cattle received SO came from Virgin
ia.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.-A light run and a fair
trade is reported at about the same values as
on Monday for sheep and fall lambs, with Ac
per 10 lower for spring lambs. Sheep 2a34 c,
II. En1I law he LN
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
Yost Tucker Contest.

The minority report is SO clear that
no honest man can read it and then
read the majority report, and not reach
the conclusion that i ucker was not
elected, but that Yost was, and that
Tucker holds his seat by fraud.-Daily
Times.
The above attack ON the integrity
of the elections Committee is not only
astonishing. but seems insane.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Taxation, when oppressive, creates
slavery. There is no natural right tc
levy taxes; they are. however, submit
ted to, when the general good demands
it. Then the money of the people should
not be wasted. When one fifth of our
property would have to be taken to
pay the bonded debt of the city, we
are almost slaves.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
rornadoes in Oklahoma.

GUTHRIE, o. T., May 22.-Eight tor
nadoes have occurred within q radius
of fifty miles in this section within
five days.
At Edmond twenty houses were de-
molished last night and two persons,
Harvey Rich and his daughter, we're
killed.
Twelve houses were demolished and
forty or fifty head of stock were killed
in the vicinity of White Eagle.
At Black Bear, John Rodgers and
wife were killed by falling timbers.
while farmer named White was killed
and all the members of his family in
iured by their house being blown down
on them.
At Cushing, Harris Mcintyre and
daughter, Julia and Jennie Wilmer.
Peter Davis and son, Frank Davis,
were killed.
The storm came up from the south
and travelled north, where it was met
by another storm coming from the
west. It is reported that $3.50 dam
age was done to property and stock in
the Usage country.
Referring to a paragraph in The
Landmarks Richmond correspondence,
the Bristol Courier has the following
very timely comment.
-Four years ago, Senator Daniel and
his friends plead and begged with tears
| in their eyes and sObs in their throate
for representation at Chicago. Not
wishing to humiliate brave, able. and
| eloquent Virginian. the majority fac
ton magnanimously conceded half the
representation, and half the delegation
to their minority brethren. That was
right. That was the spirit that builds
up parties. 1t was more than partisan,
it was patriotic. And now, can it be
that this most grave, reverend, potent
senator, having the power OF giant
will tyrannically override the very same
men who extended him courtesies foul
years ago? We do not believe it. Ma.
| jor Daniel is man who can afford te
be magnanimous to his enemies, he car
not to afford to be tyrannical with his
/ friends
The strangest thing about it all ii
that, though so. many of Mr.. Daniel
staunchest supporters in Virginia agree
with this opinion of our Bristol con.
Temporary, and though many counties
have Endorsed the Senator in the same
resolutions in which they condemn the
unit rule, he should persist in his
course. Ungenerousness is a charge
which few would bring against Mr..
Daniel, and we cannot cease to hope
that he will drop this dangerous and
undemocratic idea. = Norfolk Land
mark.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

Don't be deceived by thinking you
can pay the city's bonded Indebtedness.
with the Water works, the Market
house, or any other city property. The
only way those bonds will ever be
paid will by your handing your good
hard cash to the tax-collector.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27
Not ALI Due to the Council.

To persons who take notice, and
remember events it is patient, that the
able Treasurer of this city has done
much to save the city's credit, when
expenditures of the council were large,
and seemingly extravaganza; and like
wise the remarkably efficient assess
or whose searches for taxable property.
reward ed his efforts with largely in
creased revenues, and amplified the
sums on which the council could draw.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

STANTON. VA. May 18th, 1886.
We give the quotations for the articles the
prices of which are changed since last week.
as follows
Butter 10 cts.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-27

In five years how m UGH money have
the present council spent?
$4,000 of taxes annually $45O,OOO.
Increase in bonded debt 263,OOO.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-03-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Bills have been introduced in Congress to give Tcxas title to Greer County
 President Cleveland has begun his big civil service sweep recently promised
 The Steamboat City of Quincy has been sold at Padueah to a St. Louis hunting club.
 Ex-Mayer Wltten, retired banker of Gatlettsburg, N. Y., is mysteriously missing.
 There is some disposition to re- vive the Arkansas swamp lands agitation in Congress.
 Major Nose Hanlcy predicts the nomination of Mckinley and Reed by the Republicans
 Itfs said to be doubtful if Seere- tary Lamont will be Il candidate for Governor of New York
 vcnezuela has tabled q motion in her Congress to recognize Cuba until the United States acts.
 The United States battleship Massachusetts. her builders trial trip, beat the Indianas initial ef- fort.
 John sherman Republicans II ttibnte the silver protection con- ference at Washington to Don Cameron.
 The Pennsylvania delegation to Che St Louis Convention will be accompanied hy Il large escort to boom Quay
 The Repnlieans in the House are realizing q great reciprocity hnlIa- balloo and trying to make Blaine's old free-trade-with-mask policy a living political issue.