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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-03-06


COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
~ Staunton, Va, Feby IL, 1885,
Henry W. Holt, Trustee,
Mutual Annuity Co.. etc.
Weidman ct al,
same ct ais.
ALI persons interested in the above chancery
the Court of Hastings for the City of Staunton,
will TAKE NOTICE, that in pursuance of two
DEGREES of said court entered in said causes at
the February Term, 1896, shall, at my Office i'll
Stanton, Va, on
Monday, the 10th day of March, 1896,
proceed to take, state and settle the following
accounts:
LIST. AS to whether or not the fund in the hands
of the North Carolina Board of Trustees is dis
tributable among the North Carolina TOntine
certificate holders.
End. What would be reasonable fee for coun-
sci representing said North Carolina Tontine
of the fund held by said North Carolina Board of
Trustees.
3rd. What property, rights, chooses in action, or
other assets of said Mutual Annuity Company
did not pass under Its general deed of assign
ment, and which, therefore. pass to Receiver
Holt.
4th. What liability the books of the company
show resting upon each of the Defendant Stock
holders of the said Mutual Annuity Company
by reason of their unpaid subscriptions to the
stock thereof, giving the amount each is liable
for.
5th. The unpaid debts of said corporation for
the payment of which the liability on said de-
PENDANTS for unpaid stock can and ought to be
enforced by said Receiver.
9th. What assessment is necessary, as far as
can now be ascertained or Appropriated, to be
made by this court upon SAID Stockholders for
their said unpaid liza bilty fors )ck subscription
to meet the unpaid indebtedros; of said cOrpor-
alton.
9TH. Any other matter deemed pertinent or re-
quired to be stated by any party Interested.
R. E. X. NELSON,
A. G. Braxton, Com'r in Chancery,
Carter Braxton,
Patrick & Gordon, p. q. feb 14-4t
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-03-06

Of the West Point graduates who
served in the Federal army during the
civil war pne-ffth were killed in action,
lone-half We're woaadsd,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-03-06

live sometimes when girdled
nearly around. Nature ever
labors te repair damage, and
after a time, the wounded sur
faces are nicely healed. Some
persons live and fully recover,
even after consumption has
made cavities in the lungs;
In this struggle we can great
ly aid nature by giving Scott's
Emulsion Of Cod-liver Oil
With Hypophosphitess: The
oil supplies needed fat, and
the hypophosphites tone Up
the nerves. The decline Ia
weight ceases. Apositive gain
begins, and once again there is
promise Of life ard health, It
is never too late i Try:
SCOTS Emulsion has Endorsed b ~
ss $ as as 1861 is xssa sss;
anDorm-ataays contains the pn,est ~ Cod
LIVER oil and Hypopbostbites.
Put up in SO cent and 81 90 SD
sssy be enough to sure Jour cough
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-03-06

VlRGINIA-In the Circuit Court of August,
county-in vacation-February 9Th, 1896
Juliette +. Asst, guardian of Estelie Asst,
and others, Plaintiffs
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10

consider the subject of a hotel IN Alex
andria, but believed, however, that a
moderate sized building properly con-
Quoted would pay.
Mr. Cation slated that from his know.
LEDGE it was almost impossible to ind
accommodations in this city for many
men at one time; he said the need OF a
hotel here was apparent, and be believ-
ed one would be profitable invest
ment: he meant no reflection on the
hotels now here, but they did not nave
the improvements, conveniences, &C.,
expected by the public.
During this discussion it was stated
that the property at the northeast cor
ner of King and Washington street
could be purchased for hotel purposes
for $4,000
Mr.. Harlow reported that ne had
heard nothing from the officials OF tne
Pennsylvania railroad since the last
meeting in reference to new depot; 1t
would be we'll for the committee to
take the matter up, and also to ask the
Southern Railway officials when the
company would commence the erection
Of shops here.
Mr.. Eichberg said he was not in favor
of boycotting, but would be one to adj
vocate such a measure if the Pennsyl-
vania company did not give a proper
depot to the city; he had once signed
such an agreement and would do SO
again; the company had trifed with
the city for the past twenty years.
On motion of Mr.. Downham, Wbo
S hid the fishing season was approaching,
water cooler was ordered for the room.
Mr.. G. Il. Hill reported that the COM
mittee on manufactures had not yet
organized and that he would be glad
for the committee to meet for that pur-
pose after the adjournment of the
meeting
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Foreign News.

ROME. Mar. 10.-The composition Of
the new ministry is officially auLouaced
Marquis di Rudini is presiG,nl OF the
council and Minister OF the Interior.
The new Ministry has decided cJnseg-
vative leanlngs.
MADRID, Mar. 1o.-A dispatch 10 The
haparcidi from Havana says tina.
General Prats has had battle with
Gomez at the head of 1900 rebel az
Ritabara, in the Matanzas province
defeating the insu gents and killing
twenty-one of their number. The
Spanish troops are concenuating in the
middle of the island leaving the defense
of the province of Havana and Piaar del
Rio to the civil guard.
LONDON, Mar. 10.-Dr. jameson ard
the officers who accompanied HIM il The
Transvaal raid, were again arraiguea
in the Bow street police court this
morning and the charges agains. them
were renewed. After several witnesses
had been examined the hearing was
adjourned for O week.
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the declaration of individual Senators
and had no quality of authority.
Mr.. Teller said as TO that, tna' ne
did not suppose the Spanish PEG,
pie or the Spanish government would
consider the question. They would
treat the passage of concurrent resolu-
lions as declaration of the America n
people; and they had right 10 so treat
it. And they had right to take OF
fence at it. But they had no right to
90 to war on account of it. He went
on to say that he was an ardent sym
pathizer with the Cubans in their fight.
He should be delighted to hear to-day
that Havana was in the hands OF the
insurgents. He should be delighted to
know that the Cubans had run the
Spanish forces into the sea. But he
had not the slightest feeling against the
Spanish government. He had not the
slightest feeling of impotence because
of the condition of irresponsible Span
ish students. But, if he were Presl'
dent. and if the Spanish minister re-
peated his offence he would give him
his walking papers and send him home.
Mr.. Chandler said the matter COM
planned of by Mr.. Lodge was entirely
unbecoming in a Minister from Spain
to the United States. That communl-
cation ought not to have been written.
He asked Mr.. Gray, whether, if Minis
ter Bayard had addressed communl-
cation to the London Times criticislng
remarks of Lord Salisbury, Mr.. Cham
berlain and others in the British Par
lament, he would not think that very
improper proceeding.
At 2 o'clock the resolution of Mr..
Hoar to postpone until April 9Th con
sheraton of the conference report on
the Cuban resolutions, went over until
tomorrow, without prejudice, and the
unfinished business-thc Dupont case
was taken up, Mr.. Turpic continuing
his argument against the claim of MIR.
Dupont to the seat.
HOUSE.
In the House to-day the following
bill was passed: Taking one years
continuous residence in a Territory is a
prerequisite to obtaining a divorce
there.
The House then went into commit
tee of the whole to further consider the
postoilice appropriation bill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10
CONGRESSIONAL

District Of Columbia business consumed the
major portion Of the day in the House of Rep
rescntatives yesterday. Among the bills pass
ed was one to decrease the cost of gas from
81 80 to 81 thousand. This was the out
.,cme of long fight against the gas company.
Tho consideration of the postoticc approPria-
ton bill was continued, but no important
amendments were adopted. The House post
ctlice committee heard representatives of
various railroad companies in opposition to
Representative LIQUIDS bill providing in GER
tain cases for the transmission of mail by
freight.
Senator Hoar, from the committee or judi
ciary. reported a substitute for Senator Can.
mons joint resolution regarding tho property
of the Mormon Church in Utah, which was
seized under the Edmund's act. Senator Nor
gan introduced resolution giving his views
of the manner in which the Pacific railroads
should be reorgsnizcd. 1t contemplates one
through liue to the Pacific coast and the re-
funding of government obligations with the al
tentative that otherwise the government will
take control Of and manage the roads. 1t in
s,ructs the committee on Pacific railroads to
ropoct the bill introduced by Mr.. Morgan,
giving jurisdiction to the t'ourt of Appeals of
the District of Columbia in cases brought by
the United States involving government liens
on railroads. Senator Frye introduced bill
for the establishment of department of gov.
ernment to be known as the department OF
commerce and manufactures, the head of
which is to be member of the Presidents
Cabinet.
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Bnr.ncd ut Sea.

QUARANTINE, S. l., March TO-
Among the passengers which arrived
this morning per Clyde Line steamer
New York were Captain Hubbard and
six of the crew of the three masted
schooner Perry w. Schall, of Balti-
more, burned at sea on February 81,
while on voyage from Porto Rico for
Baltimore, with a cargo of cocoanuts.
The fire was caused by the explosion of
lamp. At about s o'clock the schoon-
or Mabel Jordan hove in sight and bore
down on the wreck and picked up the
survivors who were crowded in yawl
boat. The Mabel Jordan was bound
for Turks Island and thither she car
ried the Schall's crew, where they were
able to take passage by the New York.
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TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Affairs in Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 10.-The
revolutionary action of the City Council
last night 10 taking from the Mayor
practically all his power and oyerturn'
ing the machinery of the city govern
ment has caused chaos aud confusion
and excited citizens as no other move
ment has done for many years. In re-
ply to a question Mayor Hooper this
morning said: II have not decided
upon what course i shall pursue, but |
shall be as firm as ever in my attempt
to give the people of Baltimore good
government. The City Councimen
have decreed that am relieved by them
of the discharge of certain duties which
Mayors heretofore by law have dis.
charged. If this is the case, then, Of
course, have not much to do" The
Mayor is taking legal advice with the
hope of showing that the two-thirds
vote of the members present last night
does not constitute constitutional
two-thirds majority, but that two-thirds
of all the members elected are requisite
to pass measure over his veto.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10

A NEW YORK newspaper speaks of
the famous "Black Horse Cavalry" as a
"band of guerillas." But in doing so it
is no more incorrect than it or any
other Northern newspaper is, concern
ing the Southern part of the country.
The war between the States ceased
only thirty years ago, and yet widely
circulated Northern newspaper now
speaks of regularly organized compa-
ny, of regularly organized regiment, of
aregularly organized brigade and divis-
ion of Confederate cavalry, as "a band
of guerillas." No wonder that of all
things, history should be the most I'M
re1iehle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

B. F. Peasants has been chosen May
or of Ashland, in place of ]. w. Taylor,
deceased.
Hugh Martin Saunders, the little son
of Rev. DIR. A. P. Saunders, of Fred
ericksburg, died Sunday night in the
third year of his age.
Rev. w. w. Landrum, of Richmond,
announced from his pulpit Sunday that
he would not except the call from the
First Baptist Church in Nashville.
The executive committee of the board
of visitors of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Institution will meet at Staunton this
week to close up their business and
turn the institution over TO the new
board.
The Old Dominion Cotton Mills in
Manchester were sold at auction yes
terday to Bishop and Smith at ST., 900.
One of the purchasers is from New
York and the other is North Caro-.
linian.
Governor O'Ferrall has offered a re.
ward of 500 for the capture of Evans,
the negro who killed Mr.. Cook, the
jailor, at Danville, ON Saturday night.
The grand jury at Danville. yesterday,
indicted Evans for the murder of Cook.
Mrs. Elizabeth Preston Cummings,
wife Of General Arthur Campbell Cum
mings. died at her home, "AIontcalm,"
the old mansion of the late Governor
David Campbell, in Washington coun-
ty, yesterday. Mrs. Cummings was a
daughter of Hon. John NJ. Preston, de-
ceased, and sister of Charles NJ. and
John NJ. Preston, of Smyth county.
She was a lineal descendant of that ia
nous Virginia lady Madame Russell, a
sister of Patrick Henry.
Saturday at Whitehall, Buckingham,
county, Samuel and Christian Glover
entered the store of Emmett D. Greg
ory, prominent merchant, who held
their trunks for q board bill, and one
of them struck at Gregory with stick.
Gregory opened fire upon them with a
pistol, shooting Christian Glover in the
head and breast, and Samuel Glover
in the stomach. Both are seriously
wounded. The Glovers had written
note to Gregory advising him of their
coming. Gregory went to the court
house and surrendered himself.
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another mysterious Murder.

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 10.-Another
woman of the town, the third within Al
month, was stramgled to death early
this morning under circumstances al
most identical with the atrocious muir
der of her consorts on Morton
street. At 2:30 o'clo, k this morn
i,g a woman named Bertha Paradis
If No. 81 st. Mary's street, was
FUND dead in her bed by Caesar Cha
bert, her lover. She had been strangled,
q handkerchief having been thrust
down her throat. Nothing in the
room had been disturbed and
the woman's purse was not mo-
Tested. There were no marks of vio-
lence on her neck. She was last seen
alive about 100 o'clock. A search OF
the premises revealed no evidences of
a struggle, and az in the previous cases
the police are completely at sea for
motive or clew to the mysterious
stranger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10

THE GREAT trouble with the mem
bers of Congress is their ignorance OF
the subjects upon which they talk and
vote. They know little or nothing Of
such matters before they so TO Wash
ington, and are so delighted with their
new life in that city, that they don't
take time to inform themselves cor
rectly, but rely for their knowledge
upon what they read in sensational
newspapers. This is demonstrated by
their recent speeches and votes On the
Cuban question, as was patiently exhib-
tied by Mr.. Hale in the Senate yester-
day, who showed that his jingo col
leagues in their speeches on THAT SUBJ
iect, didn't know what they were talk
jng about, aud had obtained their al
legged facts from spurious publications,
written aud printed by the influence of
either predudiced or menacing motives.
Understanding is as lacking at Wash
ington, as anywhere else in the coun-
fry
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TELEGRAPHIG BRETrTDs>

The Sherman county, Neb bank
closed its doors yesterday. The assets
are placed at 100000 and liabilities at
$35, 900.
Henry H. Howe, the aged actor who
came to this country with Henry irving,
was found dead in his apartments atthe
Burnett House, Cincinnati, last even
ing.
Frank Pierson, colored, who was
fined $3.50 for disorderly couduc, on
the highway in the county by Justice
J. II. Lane yesterday, was in default c.
payment sent to Jail.
Michael Thomas, who cut his throat
after murderously assaulting his vile
nearly two weeks ago, is now able TO
walk about his room at the lnlrmary.
Mrs. Thomas's condition continues 10
slowly improve.
w. &. Watson, superintendel Of the
West Shore Railroad, who was shot last
Friday evening by ex-DetectIve Ei-
ward Clifford, whom he bad dis
charged, died at five o'clock this morn
at Roosevelt Hospital, New York
Charlie Montgomery, who is said to
be the leader of gang who robbed the
Sarta Fc passenger train, near Hulca'
inson, Kansas, year ago, has been
captured at Pawhuska, Usage natio1
Before he finally gave up Montgomery
gave the deputies who captured mma
brave fight.
TIE formation of new politcil par
tv, in which will be found the new re-
formers. populists, free silver adyo'
Gates, prohibitionists, woman suilFa.
gists, greenbackers, and others, Will
be attempted by three days confer
ence, which began in Old City Hs.,
Pittsburg, Pa, to day.
A dispatch was received in Chicago
yesterday by q Jewish paper annourc.
ing the death of Isaac Elchonon koy
morrow Spector, chief Rabbi oflhe Jewish
Church in all the Russias, at his home,
in the city of KovDo, Sunday, after
lingering illness. Rabbi Isaac ..e1o'
non had great Influence nmoa. OolH
Jews and Gentiles of his country.
A daring robbery was committed
early this morning in the village Of
Milton Centre, Ohio. The grocery store
of i. A. Dicus and Leaning dFug
store were entered. The burglars Ioaa'
ed the safes on hand. lear, carried them
about a mile into the country where
they were dynamited, and nearly SI,M,,
in cash secured, besides segera GOA
watches.
The fight over the delegation ut large r.
tween the Foraker and McKinlcy 'Holi w.
Ohio has been amicably settled and ne iigs
big four to the st. Louis convention @iiA
Foraker, Bushnell, Haga aud Gros'eu9h
o temp. was made in tho keaW9ag H.. T..
islature to-day to elect U. s Senator i
stated that the republicans Of the iia.'g l.,.
decided to attempt to uDseat Kaufman ~
morrow.
Fire in the five story building in Se~ Yo-.
occupied w Richard Herman IS Co. 4--,
graphers, and the National Sponse anu ,''- ian.
ois Co., caused loss of $4,000 Ills A1''
ing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10

THAT THE jingoes are easily pleased,
is proved by the fact that Ambassador
Bayard, as every other foreign minister
in London, has received copy of the
British blue book on the Venezuelan
matter, printed for the information of
the members Of the British parliament.
They construe this simple fact into a
concession of the British government to
the silly demands of the United States,
though no such idea ever entered the
head of any body who had any thing to
do with sending Mr.. Bayard the book
referred to.
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The report concludes as follows:

"After the redemption Of July LIST. 1911,
there will be outstanding $4,000 90 of
bonds which will have fifteen years still 10
run. An assessment of three per cent special
tax OH basis of S2O0,000.00 the amount of
the original issue of bonds, will yield So. OOO.-
90 per year, or 500 100000 in fifteen years,
which will entirely wipe out the whole IN
debtedness, and leave balance III the City
Treasury of So. 10000, to which is TO be add
ed $61.26 of deferred assessments, not eX-
hausted by the redemption OF the bonds.
Surely the improvements made. II carried out
on the plan proposed, will justify the increase
of tax necessary to yield the sum of $4,000
annually for the sinking fund, especially so
when you consider that at the beginning OF
this last fifteen years the interest annually
only amounts to 81 $500, and will each
year be reduced $4,000 by the retirement
OF the bonds"
Mr.. Eichberg favored the publication
of the report in the city papers: Mr..
Harlow said it was too long, but he
supposed an abstract would be pub
lished.
MIR. Cation wanted the matter thor
oughly considered before definite ac-
ton was taken; he wanted to present a
plan from which something might be
evolved to accomplish needed improve
ments of the city.
Mr.. F. E. Anderson read an extract
from a Manassas paper written by a
man from Wisconsin who did not like
the streets Of Alexandria and would
therefore locate a colony near Manas-
sas.
Mr.. Harlow said the same man had
visited him and had expressed himself
as being very favorably impressed with
the city, its location, advantages, &C.,
but Thought its street were the d-est
in the United States.
Mr.. T. a. Waters favored the print
ing of 200 copies of the report at cost
of $50.
Mr.. K. Kemper saw no use for this
expense; as any member who wished to
read the report could do so from the
copies already printed.
Mr.. Cation favored a distribution of
the report so that it could be studied.
The motion to have 200 copies print
ed was adopted and the janitor was di-
rected to deliver copy TO each men,
Der of the league.
Mr.. Harlow read letter to Mr.. G.
L. Booth from Mr.. A. d. Wright, Of
Charlottesville, in which the latter
stated that he had been too busy to
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10
A Murderer Shoots Himse1r

DANvILLE. Va, Mar 10-George Evans,
tho negro desperate who killed Tailor Viii
liam A. Cook on Saturday night and escaped,
was located OH Washington street early this
morning. The honsc he was in was sur
rounded by a posse who were preparing 20
enter when pistol shot was heard and on en-
tering the building they found Evans had put
bullet through his brain in preference TO be-
ing taken alive. His body was brought to the
courthouse where it has been viewed by large
crowds He was severely wounded in the
back while escaping from Jail which prevent
ed him from going far. Had he been captur
ed alive lynching party would have doubt
less followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10

The MOST noticeable of all the Presi-
dents utterances is the recent one, that
he does not know whether the reported
ideas of the administration on the Gu
ban question are correct or not. In
view of the we'll known fact that the
administration is Mr.. Cleveland, why
he shouldn't know whether the ideas
referred to are the true ones or not, is
one of the many things that have not
vet been found out.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-10

THE EASTERN republicans pose as
sound money me-, and as the especial
advocates of the binding obligation of
pecuniary contracts. They think it is
popular in their section to do so. That
those of the West don't agree with
them, is proved by the fact that the re-
publican congressional convention of
the 7th Kansas district, yesterday, de,
clared for free silver coinage. The alb
sorbing object of the republicans sto re-
gain the offices and emoluments of the
federal government, and, to succeed,
they will be all things to all men, and
will fight for silver in the West as Wig
orously as they will for gold in the
East.