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DIAZ OPENS CONGRESS.
the Question Of Silver as Affect
Ing Finances Is Dealt With.


ing Finances Is Dealt With.
CITY OF MEXICO, MEX. Sept. 16.-
President Diaz opened Congress this even
ing, reading his semi-annuai message
covering the period since April. He said
the country was at peace with all civiliz ed
countries and was gradually making more
intimate ties with them. He noted the
decision of the Court of Claims at Wash
ington adverse to the La Abra claim which
had been pronounced fraud ulent and went
on 10 consider the question of the pro-
posed international dam, remarking:
Frontier towns from Jnarez for a dis
lance of 113 kilometers down the river
have suffered damages which amount to
many millions OF dollars and have lost
large mum Der of inhabitants on account
of the frequent foundations from the Rio
Grande end use of the water OF the river
for irrigation purposes on land in the
United States, which has greatly reduced
the volume of water. In order to remedy
as far as oSsible these evils a great inter-
national reservoir had been planned and
negotiations opened at Washington by
our Minister. 1t is to be hoped that the
Government OF the United States, over
coming the difficulties raised by specula-
tors, Will concl ude treaty with Mexico
for the execution of this work K, which is of
vital Importance to the jewellers oh either
bank of the river"
The Postoffice Department and tele-
graphs owned by the Government the
message states. show a remarkable in
crease of business. Referring to the ques-
ton of silver as affecting the finances of
Mexico, the President says:
unfortunately the present fiscal year
does not begin under as good auspices as
the previous one, for the excessive weak
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Large Quartz Lodges Located.

SEATTLE, WASH. Sept. Is. = The
steamer Farallon arrived this morning
from Skaguay and Dyea with thirty pas
sengers who have given up the attempt
to reach the Yukon gold fields this win
Ter.
c. F. Shaw, representing an English
syndicate, accompanied by a party OF
seven. took passage on the Farallon from
Fort Wrangel and is in Seattle. He has
been prospecting the divide hetweeT Cas-
star and the headwaters OF the Yukon
emptying into Lake Teslin. he reports
the existence of large quartz Lodges OF the
same grade as the Treadwell, but they
cannot be worked with profit on account
lack of machinery.
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Returnine From the North.

VICTORIA. BE-, Sept. 16.-The steamer
Willamette from Dyea on the 18th called
at Union to-day. She has twenty passen-
gers, all from Dyea and Skaguay. The
Willamette brings the report that very
few persons are getting through on the
trails, but that the ChiIcoot Pass is being
preferred to the White PAS.
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Hreckes on Easter leland.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 16-News
has been received that the bark No
nantum of Seattle, Wash, William
Newhall master, loaded with coal for
Panama, was wrecked on Easter Island
May last. The crew mum bering 15
men, landed on the Island. Eight OF
them were taken TO Valparaiso on the
schooner Maria Louise ard received by
the United States Consul. The others
remain on the island, where they are we'll
cared for
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WILLIMANTIC, CONN, Sept. 16-
James S. Parsons, ex-president of the Con.
tinental Insurance Company of Hartford,
died at mis- home in Wind ham Center Mon
day night. 1t was not learned outside
the Immediate family until day. His
death resulted from cancer of the stom-
ach. After he wrecked the insurance
company. about ten years ago, he fed to
Canada and has been an exile until about
a month ago, when he returned 10 his old
home
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Andrnde Sacceeas Crespo

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Sept. 16.-Ad-
vices received here give little doubt that
General Ignacio Andrade will succeed
General Crespo as president of Venezuela.
The elections began yesterday and con-
tinue Tor three days.
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of similar symptoms. but not officially de-
clared yellow fever. Both the Presby-
terrain and Methodist ministers, Revs.
Colonel Merry and J. G. Galloway, were
taken ill yesterday.
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been received here that the Spanish coast.
ing steamer Taal has been lost off Manila,
Philippine Islands. Several of the pas
sengers drowned.
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charge, the professional advice of a skilled,
experienced specialist by consulting, either
personally or by letter, DR.. R. v Pierce,
chief consulting physician of the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute of Buffalo,
N Y. For thirty years he has been recog-
nized as one of the most eminent living
specialists in diseases of women His
" Favorite Prescription " is known all over
the world as the most perfect cure ever de-
vised for all feminine disorders, and weak
nesses; and the most perfect strengthened
for prospective, or nursing mothers 1t is
the only medicine for women which is pre-
pared by regularly graduated, skilled
physician
The most interesting and valuable book
for women ever written is DR.. Pierce's
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NEW TO-DAY:

= In a woman's physical
life there are many crit
ical periods ; times of
change and transition
of " crossing over"
from one stage of de-
velopment to another
from girlhood to wo-
manhood, to wifehood.
and motherhood and
again when maternity
ceases. These are pc
RODS of danger if not
b e d g ed about with
proper safeguards.
At these times any
weakness or derange-
ment of the feminine
organism is liable to
have serious conse-
quence. 1t is not safe
to neglect the earliest
symptoms of such
trouble. Any woman
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Consting Steamer Lost.

MADRID. SPAIN, Sept. 16.-word has
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Common Sense Medical
Adviser. A splendid
thousand page volume,
with over three hun
dred engravings and
colored plates. A copy
of the present edition
will be sent absolutely
free to anyone sending
twenty one cents in
one-cent stamps to pay
the cost of mailing only,
to DR.. R. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, n. Y. The vol
urne is bound in strong
| French cloth embossed
|, send ten cents extra,
n all, to pay the cost of
q and durah1e biu1iuU
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Ci,nrch Entertainments.

The young ladies of Gullford
Church will give an Easter enter
tainmen for the benefit OF the par
sonage on April 10Th, at night.
A fair will be held at Sanford NJ.
e. Church, South, for the benefit of
said church, on the I'd and Ord day of
July next. Full pa ticulars later
On Easter Monday, April 10Th, the
young people Of Horntown will give
II drama, 1.-THE District School at
Blueberry Corner" for the benefit of
the NJ E. Church, South. Admission,
adults, Is cents; reserved seats, 20
cents. Refreshments served after
wards. If weather is inclement first
fair night. COMMITTEE.
The ladies of Garrison's Chapel
have decided TO hold an all day festi
val and bazaar at Mappsburg, on the
3rd of July, next Dinner and sup
per served on the grounds. At night,
one of the best dramas of the season
will be rendered in Mappsburg Hall.
y full programme of the day will APP
pear later in the columns of this pa
per. COMMITTEE,
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Church Notes.

There will be dramatic entertain
ment in the Masonic Hall of Wacha
preague for the benefit Of Upshur's
new church Easter holiday evening.
Rev. g. T. Garner will preach at
Assawanan schoolhouse next Sunday
at $3.50 p. H., and every other Sunday
thereafter, unless the people are
otherwise notified.
There will be preaching by Rev. G..
W. Chapman in the NJ. E. Churches
on New Church and Exmore circuit
as follows: Sunday, April 4th, at
Reeds Wharf, 1880; GAINESVILLE, p.
M; Sunday, April 18th, at Pittsville,
1920; New Church, at p. H., and
Hallwood, 7:30.
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time may give my individual views
on your questions.
~ D,nrn.,e
j. D. PARSONS.

DEAR MIR. EDITOR For once you
are wrong in opposing the constitu
tional convention. Let us have the
convention. Let me suggest some of
the many things we can do without:
1. Abolish the public schools. We
can get along better with Ignorance
than with education you know This
will be quite saving.
2. Abolish all county courts and
magisterial courts. We can then have
u good time doing us we please, with
no peslly Judges, and sherills, and
magistrates running after us As it
is now, if we kill few birds, take Il
few oysters, or sell u little of the 'old
critter,' we are scared half to death.
Let us have chance to do us we
please, and we will please to have u
good time, and will not have any
law after us.
3. Take away the oyster inspectors,
oyster police boats, fish commission
ers, and so on They are very much
in the way of many of our people.
Give us Il chance without these pests.
4. Retire the Governor, the Legs
lature and the Senate. After the
convention we will not want them.
They do not do anything any how
but make laws one year and unmake
them the next.
5. Let all the roads alone. They
can work themselves.
G. Abolish the office of county
treasurer If we do away with what
| suggest, it will be IL very small
matter to collect taxes. Let the taxes
be collected by the postmaster. They
can do this when the citizens come
for their mail.
7. Abolish the office of commits
soner OF the revenue. The post
master can attend SO this.
Imove we have the convention.
Let the convention do us | suggest.
This will certainly lessen expenses:
and if it is at the expense Of law and
order, no one will care but IL few old
fogies, and these are dying out.
Yours for tile convention along
these lines.
JACK Z. SrRArT, Jr., of c.
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Democratic 3Euss.Meeting.

At meeting of the democratic
voters of Accomac county, held at
the Court House, on Monday, March
Goth, for the purpose of adopting q
mode of nomination of candidates
for the several offices to be filled at
the election to he held in May, next,
the meeting was called to order by
DR.. John w. Bowdoin, county chair
man, and John H. Wise was selected
as secretary.
The following resolution was Of
fered by n. W. Mock, touching the
selection of candidate for superin
tendent of public schools:
Resolved, That the chairman of the
democratic party in Accomac be in
structed to order primary for the
purpose of allowing the voters of the
democratic party to express their
preference as to who they may de-
sire the Board of Education at Rich
mond to appoint as superintendent
of public schools for the county OF
Accomac.
T. B. Quinby offered the following
resolution as substitute to that OF
fered by Mr., Mock:
Resolved. That a vote on the reso
luton offered by MIR n ". Mock be
postponed until a meeting of the
democratic party on the first day Of
April court next, which meeting shall
be called by the county chairman
and the object of the same stated in
the call, unless the consent of all
known candidates for the office Of
county superintendent OF schools
shall be sooner given; whereupon on
such consent the county chairman
shall order such primary as stated in
Mr.. Nock's resolution.
MIR. Mock consenting the substitute
was adopted.
N. W. Mock then offered the follow
ing resolution relative to selecting
candidates for all district offices;
Resolved, That the membe of the
county committee be authorized to
determine as to whether or not to
order primary or convention in
order to select candidates of the
party for district offices.
There being no further business
before the meeting the chairman. on
motion, declared the same adjourned.
JOHN W. BOwDOIN,
JOHN H. WISE, Chairman.
Secretary.
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IrareIn9cS.

Miss Taliaferfo has cicsed hei
private school at Parllslcy and Will
open one at Metompkin.
Rune. has it that Parksley will
soon have another millinery and
dressmaking establishment.
Mrs. CYNTHIA Chandler, of Leemont'
has opened II private school ut
NAPLES gate with fair attendance.
The Willing Workers of the NJ. P.
Church gave II sociable in Lewis
Hall, Wednesday evening, which was
we'll attended.
Our people generally are planting
strawberry plants and the prospect
are there will soon be overproduc-
ton in that line.
Mr.. L. w. Barnes, WHO represents
Berry & Howard, commission mer-
chants of Boston, is of on Il southern
trip to be gone several weeks.
Our late public school teachers
have opened Il private school i'll the
public school building, with large
attendance. One room has 81 pupils.
Parksley and Zion Churches have
succeeded in inducing Rev. NJ. F.
Sanford to reconsider his resignation,
and he will now remain with these
churches.
Rev. Mr.. Givan has been returned
to this charge to the delight of his
members and the people generally.
His people held Il thanks service
and commemorated his return i'll a
manner that literally shook the
church
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Died of consumption at Saxis, Va,
February 18th, 1897, Mrs. Elizabeth
Corbin, aged about n years. Over
forty years ago she gave her heart to
God and joined the NJ. E. Church,
South, and from that time onward
she kept her face Zionward. She was
faithful in the discharge of every
duty, and in all the relations Of life
she eXemplified in her daily walk the
beautiful character of a true chris
tian. She was a good neighbor, a
true and faithful friend, an alice
tionate wife, Il devoted and loving
mother. She was confined to her bed
about seven weeks prior to her death,
during which time many christian
friends called to see her, and to all
of them she gave the most positive
assurance of her acceptance with
God. She loved to speak of the
future glory to which she was bound,
and tell her friends of the glorious
foretastes of heaven which she al
ready felt in her soul. And thus in
the triumphs of faith she departed
this life, leaving behind her two
brothers and three sons to mourn
over their sad bereavement. Her
funeral took place in the Methodist
Church, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. NJ. l.. Williams, February 18th,
1897. Followed by weeping friends
and relatives, her last remains were
borne to the cemetery and consigned
TO the earth, there to await the res
surrectiOn morn.
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The following announcements Sp-
pear in this issue W. e. Thomas,
FOR House of Delegates for North
ampton and Accomac; JOS. G. IVES
colt, for constable, and Thos. B.
Ross, for justice of peace, Pungo
league district; Tank G. kellam, for
constable, GEO. F. Parker and Geo.
N. Trower, for justices of peace, Leo
district; Levin 7. Bunting, for justice
of peace, Atlantic district.
Thieves have been very bold in
their operations ut Accomac G. d., IN
the last ten days. On Thursday
night OF last week they broke open
the smokehouse of Mr.. Jas. c. RowleS
i'm a few feet of his dwelling and stole
his meat, and on Saturday night
while MIR. Ben Watkinson WAS on his
way from Onancocll with Il barrel of
flour. during his absence in Il store
at the Court house making pur-
chases, they captured his flour, using
his horse and cart to take it away.
The verdict OF the jury, in the cas-
of the Commonwealth VS.. George
Powell, heard at the March term of
the county court, on appeal from the
Judgment of Justice Taylor, WAS for
the Commonwealth. The charge
against the defendant was for selling
intoxicating drinks in violation of
the local option laws Judge
Blackstone, in passing sentence,
said he would not put him in prison,
because it was the first oilense, but
that he did not mean for it to be &C
cepted as a precedent of what his ac-
ton would be in similar cases in the
future. He said he would always add
the punishment of imprisonment for
a second conviction of like character
either of Il person or his agent, and
conviction on the first charge in the
future might be punished by impris-
onment as we'll as by fine imposed by
a Jury
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NEIGHBORHO0D NOTES.
ChindOLen= e

The new pastor for our NJ. h.
Church will preach next Sunday.
Our lookup, just completed, is to
take the name of the first occupant.
Mr.. r. E. King, of Washington, is
visiting the family of DR.. n. s.
Smith.
DR.. w. NJ. Burwell, of Richmond,
has arrived here and hung out his
single" for business.
John Painter and Miss Dora VIM
brough were married March 51st,
Rev. Z. H. Bennington officiating.
w. E. Davis aud j. NJ. Corbin, of
New York. are here experimenting
improvements to the Assateague Life
Saving Station.
Capt. B. S. Rich visited us this
week to make quarterly payments TO
the life saving boys. In the future
the disbursements will be made
monthly.
Drummers were never so plentiful
with us as they have been this week.
and none ever fail to sell our meT-
chants-and all praise them for the
promptneSs with which they meet
their bills.
Arrivals at Atlantic hotel 1hisweek:
C. E. Byrd, e s. LeCompt, Daniel
F. Bolton, Baltimore; w. E. Davis,
j. NJ Corbin, j. w. Fields, New
York: F. c. Hanna, Philadelphia; F.
S. Clark, Wilmington; Col. Vim. Sci
by, Stockton; Oliver Collins, Snow
Hill; Z. H. Benson, E. W. Polk, j. Z.
Mills, Pocomoke City; Capt. B. S.
Rich, G.. F. Kelly, Accomac.
The outlook for the building boom
with us this spring is tlattering.
Capt. John w. Bunting has just
completed four new dwellings and
has the fifth in course of erection
two of the handsomest dwellings on
the island have been recently Tin
ished by David r. Watson and Ezra
I. Adams-J ohm Colck is building
another, and many others will be in
course of erection as soon as work
men can be secured.
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Lecture and Oyster supper.

Rev. A., J. Reamy will lecture in
the schoolhouse at Horntown, in the
evening of April 9Th, at o'clock, on
Love and Matrimony"-a very
amusing and interesting lecture. The
ladies will prepare some very tempt
ing refreshments and will be ready te
serve them at 5 O'Clock. Admission
to lecture 10 cents. Proceeds to bt
used in furnishing Baptist Church.
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County superintendent.

MR. misunderstanding that the
people should be allowed to express
their preference as to who shall be
the superintendent of the county
schools, [ cheerfully agree to the
proposition of Taxpayer" to sub
nit my claims for that Office to the
citizens of the county who may vote
il the coming primary.
Should l not be the choice of the
majority of our people, l shall gladly
withdraw from the contest.
Respectfully submitted,
G.. Ct. JoYNEs.
Onancock, Va, March 80, 81.
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- Grand Hop.

A grand hop will be given in the
Town Hall, at Wachapreague, Va,
on Wednesday evening, April 18th.
About one hundred invitations have
been sent throughout Accomac and
Northampton counties, and a large
attendance is expected. Admission
50 for lady and gentleman, including
supper; single ticket to the ball 81.
All who have not received invitations
are cordially invited to attend. Sup
per will be served at Hotel Doughty
at p. N.
W. A. GARRISON, Com
o. D. DOUGHTY, ~
Mrs. 8. J, FooTE, Chaperones.
Mrs. NJ. r. BULMAN,
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PUBLIC AUcTIoN-The Undersigned
executor of Perry A Leatherbury
deceased, will sell at public auction,
on his late premises at Onancock.
Friday and Saturday, April 23rd and
9th. valuable personal property OF
decedent, consisting in part of house
hold and kitchen furniture, horse
hogs. COW, carriage, cart, bank stock
Town Hall stock and general mer-
chandise. For full particulars SEE
posters. E. J. Winder, Executor.
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March 23rd, 1897
Appointments of Grand chief fem
i,Inr of Virginia.
'INGHAM, Sec,
Onancocll, Va.

n Of Sh'
pInr of Vi,ginIa.
The grand chief templar l. o. &. I.
of Virginia, will deliver lectures at
the following places, free for all
Hadlock, Sunday, April 18th.
Harborton, Monday, April 9TH.
Cashville, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, April 9th and It'll.
Onancock, Thursday, April Sth.
Crowsontown, Friday, April 9th.
Tangier Island, Saturday and Sun
day, April 10th and 18th.
Guilford, Monday, April 18th.
Halls Chapel, Tuesday, April 18th,
Atlantic, Wednesday, April 18th.
HOMETOWN, Thursday, April 18th.
Signpost, Friday, April 10th.
Chincoteague, Saturday and Sun
day, April 18th and 18th.
New Church, Monday, April 18Th.
Woodberry, Tuesday, April Goth.
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The board of directors of the East
ern Shore Agricultural Association
will receive sealed bids for privileges
at their next annual Fair, which will
be held at their Fair Grounds, near
Keller Station, commencing on the
31st day of August and continuing
for four days. The said board re-
serves the right to accept Or reject
any or all bids made. The priyi-
leges to be rented are as follows:
Confectionery No. l, confectionery
No. ., merry-go around or lying
horses, photograph privileges (eXclu
sive), barber shop, boarding tent-to
board and lodge the members OF the
brass band of not less than ten nor
more than fifteen persons, sausage
privilege, brass band, to play for four
days during Fair. All bids must be
sent to the undersigned, and be re-
ceived by him not later than the 18th
day of April, 1897.
A. NJ. NOTTINGHAM, Sec,
Onancock, Va.
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Only

only
Mr.. E. G. Fox visited the Monu-
mental city this week.
Quarterly meeting held at our NJ.
Z. Church, South,.on 27th and 2Sth
ulI.
Mrs. John Blackboard has been
visiting friends in Northampton this
week.
Mr.. Ella Wheaton entertained quite
IA number OF his friends at All oyster
roast Tuesday night.
Mr. Raymond R. Hutchinson, of
Harborron, was the gu st of his
nephew, Thomas Hutchinson, this
week.
The barn and stables of Mr.. Geo.
n. Trower were seriously threatened
with destruction this week. Il fire,
originating with children, who were
laying with matches, was discovered
Just i'll time to save them.
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NOTICE. will make my usual an
nua trip through Accomac and
Northampton counties as soon as the
weather permits, for the purpose OF
handling colts and horses. Can reach
me by mail at Pocomoke City, Md.
Geo. ". Hancock.