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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-12-30
Observation-Disclosures.

Last Thursday evening, the 23rd inst,
at Sp. m, at the residence Of Il. p.
RIttenhouse, in Lewisburg, DR.. l.. G..
Montgomery, of Montgomery, Favette
county, and Miss Patti Feamster were
happily united in the holy bonds of
matrlmony, Rev. w. Nice. White Off.
ciatlng. The attendants were Capt.
McDOugal of Cincinnati and Miss Ada
Blume of Fayette, and Oscar Price of
K0nceverte and Miss Stella White of
Monroe county. A small company of
relatives and friends, among them the
groom's father and mother Mr.. and
Mrs. J &. Montgomery and his sister
Mrs. DR.. Owens, were present to wit.
ness the interesting ceremony. After
all had partaken of feast of good
things prepared for the occasion, DR.,
Montgomery left with his bride fol-
Ronceverte where he took the train fol-
his home at Montgomery.
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commissioners Notice.
The State of West Virginia
Walter Wood, trustee, ct ais.

NaIVeT WUUu, CrUSIee, eC ais.
ORDER of publication haying been
~ duly executed in this cause, and
the cause regularly matured for hearing
at rules.
On motion of the plaintiff this cause
is referred to Guy b. Mays, Commits
sioner of this Court, who shall inquire
into, state and report upon all matters
required to be reported upon by Chap
ter "A of the Acts of the Legislature,
1893.
But before taking said account said
Commissioner shall give notice of the
time and place of taking the same by
publication, as required by the provi-
sioi of said chapter.
A copy, Teste:
JONATHAN MAYS,
Clerk
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GrEenhrirr 9nlepenaept.
LOCAL MATTERS.

COUNTY COURT will convene here
next Monday, January 3rd.
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IRWIN RIGGS, who killed Luther
Morris, at Deepwater, Fayette county,
made his escape from the Jail of that
county, Saturday evening last. He was
assisted by friends on the outside
Rigg was tried at the October term of
the Criminal Court before acting Judge
Summarized and was found guilty of
voluntary nanslaughter. He was af-
forwards granted a new trial, and was
in Jail waiting trial until Saturday.
After breaking Jail Rigg made good his
escape from the town, haying had some
hours start of the sheriff and posse,
who went in search of him. 1t seems
that many of the jails in our State are
worthless, and many Of the criminals
have escaped recently. If you want to
put your prisoners in place for safe
keeping bring them to Greenbrier's jail.
We have one of the best, IL not the best,
Jail in the State.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-12-30

DEPUTY u. S. MARSHAL q. E. Stall
MAKER added another feather to his hat
few days ago by running down and ar
resting Bill Ayers, a counterfeiter.--
Ayers home is in Greenbrier county
and he had been up in Webster showing
off his queer production. Marshal
Stalnaker, while in the neighborhood OF
Camden.on-G auley, got on his track and
followed him within five miles of White
Sulphur springs where he arrested him
at the home of his parents. Ayers has
been making one dollars, twenty-five,
ten and five cent pieces. They are al
most perfect limitations Of the genuine,
and the difference can only be distin-
guished by the ring of the metal. Ayers
was brought to Sutton and given hear
ing before U. s. Commissioner w. E.
Hines, and committed to Parkersburg
Jail to await the action of the U. ).
grand jury.-Brarton Central.
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Is now in a better position than ever
before to serve his patrons. His store
is chuck full of New Goods. His stock
is more complete them ever before
His prices are right
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lNTERMISSION.
HilIsboro. POcahonfas County. Itemi

hilisboro. PocahOnfas County. Items.
Christmas has come and gone again,
and we are standing upon the threshold
of New Year. Will it be one of hap
piness and prosperity, or one of sorrow
and disappointment? Much depends
on how we act our part. If we take
advantage of the great opportunities it
offers of dong good, of rendering our
selves blessing to society, or in any
wise making our lives useful it will
certainly be full of sunshine and replete
with thrilling pleasurers.
We are having some winter weather
On Christmas morning the thermome-
ter registered 40 above zero, and on the
night Of the same day snow fell to the
depth of 4 inches. The SNOW in the
Cranberry country is 10 inches deep
and the drifts in many places FIVE feet
deep.
| II. w. Mcneil has gold his farm near
here to Messrs. J. Ii. and Alex. Mcneil
Price paid, $50 per acre.
On last Wednesday, the 22nd inst, ON
Greenbrier river, near Locust, Samuel
Callison and Miss Ella Parkins, and III.
+. Rehm and Miss Rosa Belle Callson
were united in marriage by Rev. DR..
d. s. Sydenstricker. We extend our
congratulations to the happy young
couples, and wish that they may always
be as happy as they were on their we'd
ding day.
4. II. Moore, of our town, has gotten
a position with Armstrong, Gator u
Co., of Baltimore.
There will be a meeting of the citi-
zens of Hillsboro on Tuesday, the 2Sth,
for the purpose of nominating ticket
for Corporation officers for the ensuing
year.
Capt. A. NJ. Edgar, whose right hand
is giving him IL great deal of pain from
something like paralysis, will start soOi
to the John Hopkins hospital in Balti
more for treatment.
VIM. Miller. one of Mill Buns So.
ciety leaders gave dance on the night
of the 25th, which was attended by
quite a number of fun.loving young.
sters, who tipped the light fantastic toe
until the old rooster in the barnyard
heralded the approach of day. Christ
mas comes but once year, etc.
The sales of holiday goods at our
stores shows large increase over that
of last season.
| One known as " Peg leg" Rider, of
Back creek, Bath county, Va, was ac-
cidentally shot through the body, week
before last, by one of a party he WAS
out hunting wild turkeys with. We
haven t been able to learn the particu.
lars of the shooting.
Mrs. +. |. Holt, who has been very
i'll for over three week, is slowly recoy.
ering.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Beard a
girl. D. ii. Z.
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is more complete them ever before
His prices are right
Arbuckle Coffee, per pound, lie.
Good toasted Coffee, lOc.
Good Green Coffee, lOc,
Excellent Green Coffee, l2tc.
Standard Ganulated Sugar 6tc.
Brown Sugar, SC.
8 Pounds Of Soda. 25c.
8 Packages of Dat Meal, Csc.
Good Syrup, per gall, 40c.
II Boxes of Matches, Csc.
25 ct. Needle Package only, Csc.
LOOT Galvanized Buckets, 2Oc.
Sl.0O Overalls, 75c.
10 CT. OVeralls only, SOC.
S1.25 Nickel Alarm Clock, 75c.
$500 Mems Fur Hats, sl.5O.
$3.50 oulv $500.
.toys' Good Boots, per pair, S..25.
$3.50 Mems Boots, Sl.35.
$500 Mems Boots, only, $500.
$3.50 Mems Suits, $500.
$1,000 Mems Suits, $1,000.
Bear in mind that the above are only
few of the hundreds of equally as
good bargains offered you in every de.
partment. Don't forget to examine his
line of Ladies' Capes and Cloaks. A
nice line of Overcoats. Ready made
Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes and
all at Bottom Prices-quality consd-
cred. Ginghams, Plaids, Calicoes,
Brown and Bleached MuslinS, &c. per
yard and up. Dress Goods, Tinware,
Hardware, Family Medicines, and a
full line of Groceries and Tobaccos at
Bottom Prices. Highest Prices paid
for Produce.
S. +. MYLES,
Jeweler and dealer in General Mer-
chandise,
FALLING SPRING, w. VA.
Nov. 4th. 1897.
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FARMERS Home
FIRE INSURANCE CO,

ORGANIZED AND INCORPOR,
ATED UNDER THE LAWS
OF THIS STATE.
Home Office at Le,cis6rg, W. Va.
President-J. NJ. SYDENsTRICKER
Secretary-R. Z. RITTENHoUSE.
Executive Committee
JOHN NJ. SYDENsTRICKER.
JOHN ii. CRAWFORD.
THOS. II. DENNIS.
Insurance at Actual cost.
But in all respects flrst-class.
once Insured, always Insured.
No Periodical Renewals.
No Salaried Officers.
No assessments except for Losses by
Fire and Lightning.
lnsures only Farm and well Isolated
Town property.
No one risk for more than 50 900.
Organized not for profit but solely
for Protection.
Y on elect your own officers.
Your neighbors adjust your losses.
The Plan cooperative and Mutual
and well proven success.
The Company is growing with great
rapidlty, having since its organization
last June, taken over 800 900 of in
surance Address the Secretary for
further particulars.
Dec. lift.
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NOTICE.
S. F. MYLES.

FALLING SPRING, w. VA.
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Name the guilty party and his Prices.

THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO CHEAP
JOHN GOODS. WE HANDLE MOTH
BUT F1RST-CLASS STOCK.
Dec. End, 1897.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
THE cocHrrl GRANT DECISION.
The Full Text Shows the Mineral Belt L.
Left Out of the Grant.

Santa Fe, n. NJ. June 1.-The full.
text of the United States supreme
Court decision in the case of the Cana
da De Cochiti grant. forty miles ives
of Santa Fe, involving claim for
1O4 .554-24 acres of land by Joel u.
Whitney of Boston and others. was re
ceived from Washington to-day by the
Court of Private Land Claims. The de
cision of the latter court as respects the
north. east and south boundaries of the
grant claim is affirmed in an elaborate
opinion by Justice Brown. Touching
the western boundary only the ease is
remanded to the land court for further
proceedings. the Supreme Court hold
ing that 1t should be located at the
nearest Sierra De Jemez west of the
Cochfti table land, but explicitly stat
ing that 1t shall not go westward far
enough to encroach upon the Jemez
valley nor crors the river by that name.
The Supreme Court holds that the
grant called "En La Mesa De Cochiti"-
in or upon the table land of Cochiti--is
sufficient to Identify the description of
the lands intended to be granted with
great certainty; that the COchiti In
dians when reconquered by De Vargos
in 1858 took refuge in the Pueblo upon
the mesa of Cochiti and says 1t does
not seem very probable that. having
mentioned "the mesa of Cochitf' upon
which II. is admitted there was pu
eblo. and then proceeding to bound tho
land on the north by the "old pueblo
of Cochiti. Lucero. the original grantee.
intended wholly different pueblo. sit
uated seven miles to the northeast of
the other as the northern boundary of
the grant be petitioned for. That Lu-
cero did not intend to claim an eNten-
sive grant Is also evident from his ex-
press purpose" TO sow thereon and to
cultivate on said piece of land ten fene-
gas of wheat and two OF corn and to
pasture my stock of small cattle
Sheep and horses. The twelve fene-
gas called for. says the court. would be
about thirty-three acres under any
method of discriminating what a fene-
ga was intended TO represent. II
would seem that 5000 acres of land. if
any of it were cultivated. would be
amply sufficient. while the 1O4 600 acres
claimed would be out of proportion 10
the calls of the grant.
AS result of this decision all the
rich mineral belt in the Cochit mining
district. chiefly owned by Colorado
men. is left outside the grant lines and
upon the public domain five miles
north of the northern boundary of the
grant. There is much rejoicing here
over the facts that the Supreme Courts
decision in no wise interferes with thr
ruling of the land court as regards the
location of the northern boundary Of
the grant.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
ENGLISH BiMsTALLISTs.
Hold Their Annual eSsion Mt Manchester
Are Hopeful of the Future.

Manchester, England. June 2.-The
annual meeting of the Bimetallic
League opened here this morning.
There was large attendance. includ-
Ing over fifty delegates from labor as
sociations. The lord mayor of Man
chester presided and welcomed the del
egates.
Letters of regret were read from
Lord Aldenham, head of the firm of
Anthony Gidds & Sons. director of
the Bank of England; the first lord of
the treasury, A. J. Balfour; the presi-
dent Of the local government board,
Air. Henry Chaplin: the Duke of Fife,
the Marquis OF Lorne and others.
The annual report of the league eX-
pressed the deepest regret Mt the death
of General Francis A. Walker of Bos-
ton. classed as ''one of the greatest
economic authorities of the century,
Continuing. the report said the most
Important event Of the year was the
election of president In the United
States-when Bryan polled 6,5OO,0OO
votes on the platform of national bi-
metallism and Mckinley polled 1000
600 votes on a platform pledging him
to promote international bimetallism.
The report then referred to the sup
port alleged to have been given to In
ternatlonal DimetalliSm by Nj. Meline,
the French premier, in the Chamber
of Deputies, and touched upon the
mission to Senator Edward o. Wolcott
of Colorado, which was so successful
that 1t led to the appointment of the
special mission now In France, which
1t is earnestly hoped thorough cooper
alton will be accorded by the leading
nations, that an international agree
mpnt will be concluded at nm early
date" The report concludes as fol
lows: H
while the necessity for information
nj bimetallism was never greater than
at present, the council can with conf
dence affirm that never since 1878 have
the prospects been so hopeful. In view
of the serious attempt of making Sc
cure settlement on an international
basis, 1t earnestly calls on all friends
Of monetary reform to redouble their
efforts during the coming year"
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
iaho-Aaron Frost, wardner.
Photosraphing In Mid Air.

New York June 1.--Willam A. Eddy
has just taken the first double photo
graph In mid-alr that has ever been Sc
cured. He did this with special appa-
ratus after years study. BY his In
vention it will be possible to take
from mid-air perfect photograph of
the entire horizon line. With such an
apparatus Eddy claims that photo.
graph can be taken Mt sea which will
show a ship approaching when it is
ten miles beyond the horizon line as
seen from a ships deck. The inventor
is confident his apparatus can be used
to great advantage during war. The
photographs to-day were taken with
two cameras, but 1t is proposed to ar
range eight, so that they will photo
graph the entire horizon at once.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
Quiet Mt Tongue River.

Washington, June "A telegram
from Captain Stouch Mt the Tongue
River agency was received at the In
dian office this afternoon stating that
the Indians are now quiet. He adds
that the Indian under arrest for muir
der will be escorted to-day by military
to the Rosebud agency. and delivered
to the sheriff. The message from Cap
tain Stouch was dated yesterday.
The only report that came to the War
department to-day concerning the
Tongue River Indian troubles was
from Colonel Sheridan at ST. Paul. He
said an Investigation had been ordered
of the complaint that had come to the
department headquarters that Indians
were threatening the Miles City post
route.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

When the great preacher, Spurgeon,
was at the height Of his fame we'll
known lecture agent wrote him, max
ing him the tremendous offer of
hundred thousand dollars for preach
Ing tour, asking at the same time for
reply by cable. What was the agents
surprise to receive cable message
consisting of only the words: Acts
viii: 90" When the agent had finally
procured Bible he opened it and read
these lines: But Peter said unto him,
Thy money perish with thee. because
thou hast thought that the gift OF God
may be purchased with money" This
was the last effort made to induce
Spurgeon to do what so many eminent
clergymen, too of unquestioned piety
have done, namely, make a show of
himself for American gold. The great
nonconformist's scorn for money was
always high, and not 100 common in
these days when even the noblest gifts
OF God are not infrequently bought for
SO many dollars sentence In this re-
spect Spurgeon was a good model to
follow.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
GATHERING OF SILVER MEN.
Preparing for the Conference at Chicaxo
Mr.. ToWne Tnlka


Denver. June IA special to the Re-
publican from Chicago last night said
Silver Republicans of national prom
inence arrived in the city today to at
tend the conference of the executive
committee of the National Silver par
ty.
Among those who are at the Leland
are former Senator Fred Dubois of
Idaho, Congressman Hartman of Boze-
man, Montana; Senator Lee Mantle of
Butte, Montana; Senator Cannon of
Utah, Senator Pettigrew of South Da-
kota, Congressman w. G. Jones of Spo-
kane. Washington, former Congress-
man G. A. Towne Of Duluth. Minneso-.
ia; J. p. Lee of Lansing, Michigan,
and f. j. Van Voorhes of Indianapolis
Senator Teller and Congressman John
+. Shafroth of Colorado will arrive to-
morrow.
Chairman Towne will call the meet
ing to order Tuesday. 1t will last three
days. Two sessions will be held al the
Leland. Local Silver Republicans will
be invited to attend
Chairman Towne says the confer
ence is meeting of the executive com
mittee of the National Silver party and
its chief plans will be to promote
thorough organization for the future in
ehe UNhIious suites anu teTTltoTles, ana
TO push the agitation of silver until
free coinage is attained.
Mr.. Towne says the silver agitation
Will never be dropped. He thinks 1t
will be the only issue in the congress
sional campaign. and the overshadow-
ing issue in Ohio this fall. Mr.. Towne
THINKS the fight will be fierce and
close. Che future of the Silver Repub-
lichn organization will depend. it is
said, largely upon the result of these
deliberations.
Mr.. Towne said tonight. relative to
the charge that the Silver Republicans
are secretly scheming to knife Bryan:
1T Is tissue of Misrepresentation
and falsifications by some disappoint-
ed ignoramus. whose plans and speci-
fications have not been followed"
Former Senator Dubois of Idaho con-
CURED In the opinion expressed by Mr..
Towne, and voiced the emphatic denial
of the charges. He said that not one
dollar of silver fund was being
raised In Idaho.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
Beet sugar no Longer an Experiment.

Results already achieved In field and fac
tory on a commercial scale during the past
E sN years to say nothing OF many th0msands
beyond question two thing: IN That the
sugar beet can he grown IN profitable quanti-
Cnlted States TO furnish the worlds supply
Of sugar. and (2) that the cane-sugar indus
is this that 1t is now recognized. by all we'll
Informed about this new industry, that Call
fornia. Iowa. Nebraska. and any one OF the
several other states could alone supply the
United States with all the sugar she CON
sumcs Once firmly established American
genius will so improve upon present condl.
tions that In due time the United States Will
be an exporter. of sugar. For experience has
shown that, once established the beet can
more than compete with cane.-Revlew OF Re-
views,
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

trafic from all streets leading to TEN.
plehOf, the public was practically ex-
cluded from this sight which for many
years has been a popular diversion.
The orders were brutally carried out by
the police, many persons being kicked
and injured on the field. The number
of carriages was much smaller than
usual. The Emperor and Empress,
while going to and coming from the
field, were not once checred by the pop
ulace. which was in very ugly mood,
as the policy was attributed to the EN-
peror's orders. Several persons in the
dense crowd hooted the Emperor,
which was instantly answered by the
police forcibly dispensing the throng
and arresting a score of people.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11

murder. were this morning taken irui
jail by the committee of 100. organize
few nights ago. and escorted TO 81
yer Bow Junction. about six mile
from Butte. and warned TO keep on g.
Ing and not return TO the city. TIL
tramps all headed south over the Utah
Northern railway. There We're NUM-
Der of ex-convicts in the gang and it il
feared that serious depredations may
be committed along their line of march
1t is not likely that they will disobey
the warning of the committee TO return
to Butte. for the members of the com
mittee are determined TO rid the town
of criminals.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE QUITS.
The Closing Scene In Both Houses Were
Diagraceful and DisorderIy.

The Closing Scene In BOth Houses Were
DisEraceful and DisorderIy.
Springfield. ILL.,. June 5.-The Legis-
lature adjourned sine die at o'clock
this morning The last hour of this
law-making body was. Il rough and
tumble farce. The chamber of repre-
sentatwes- was in an uproar. Paper
balls, pasteboard boxes, books and
even market baskets We're used at the
game of pitch and toss. A couple of
facetious members broke up the tops
of their desks and, with pieces, pound
ed the remnants. While all this was
going on Charles Il. Selby, who was in
the chair, complained of the undigni-
fled conduct of couple of members
who had put on their hats.
Votes on many bills We're recorded on
one side or the other. and nobody but
the clerk knew they were recorded.
Bills We're passed. and nobody but the
speaker and the clerk knew the bills
by number, to say nothing of knowing
them by title. The Senate was equally
disorderly and personal encounters
We're narrowly averted in many in
stances.
The Republican congressional appor-
tionment bill, introduced by the So
called "machine." and over which a
bitter fight has been waged. was nban-
doncd in the final hour of the Legisla-
ture, no attempt being made to pass It.
Governor Tanner denied that he had
any Intention mt present of calling an
extra session. 1t is thought, however,
that the defeat of the revenue bills
and the failure of the Legislature to
take on the apportionment bill may
result In such action.
The Springfield herald., 1897-06-11
CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
Said to BE McKinI-y's Program for Thiu
Congress-.

Chicago, June "A special to the
Chronicle from Washington, d. c.,
says: 1t is announced semi-officially
that Congress will not Immediately ad-
journ after the passage of the tariff
bill. The Republican managers have
decided. in accordance with the wishes
of the administration. that they will at
tempt to pass a currency reform meas
ure as soon as the tariff question is
out of the way. 1t is contended that
the statement recently made by Secre-
tary Gage that something would be
done by the present Congress for the
Improvement of our finances was not
an idle suggestion. but one which en-
bodied the views of the administration
and the leading Republicans Of Con
gress. .,. ...
1t is stated. however. that all the
President desires from the present ses
sion of Congress is the authority to ap-
point a currency commission, whose
members shall he directed to report at
the regular session in December fea,
sible plan of placing the national
finances on a sound. substantial and
enduring basis.