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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-12
Mr.. nYTHERS TALKS
To The State A6out the Pro-
posed Convention.

Senator Withers, as is known, is
the author of the measure which
was passed by the General Assembly
providing for the submission TO the
people of the question of calling a
constitutional convention for tue
purpose of giving Virginia new
constitutions.
1t was only after considerable im
portuuiu2 that DO consented to talk
for the State III regard to tho ques
ton of the convention and answer
some Of the objections winch have
been urged against 1t by its oppo
nents,
Twill you briefly state some Of
the reasons why yyu thiuk the ques-
tion Of constitutional convention
should carry, and why such a con.
vention would be in the interest of
the people Ct Virginia." he was ask
ed.
'One reason, which ought to be
sufficient, 1t seems to me, IS this,
and that is constitutional conven-
ton would 5e in the interest of
economy aud good government,
replied the senator. The people
of the city of Richmond are at pres
ent greatly concerned about econo
MIXING their city government. The
people of Virginia at large ought to
be rs greatly interested in economic
in the administration of their State
affairs. "How muck money could Il
new constitution save the State IN
your opinion!"
cat least u quarter of million
dollars per year in the State govern
ment, aud nearly as much more in
the administration of cou ty affairs
could be saved, give this as the
very lowest es9imate of what could
de saved under proper Constitu
ton"
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"At least quarter of million
dollars per year in the State govern
ment, aud nearly as much more in
the administration of cou ty affairs
could be saved, give this as the
very lowest eslimate of what could
de saved under a proper Constitu.
ton
THE COST.
ut is objected to the convention
that it would cost something in the
neighbornood of 100000, and that
the work might be as well and thor.
oughly done by the General Assem-
bly, in regular SESSION."
"rhe cost of the convention ought
not to exceed, u dor any cilcum.
stances, the cost Cf u session of the
General Assembly cat bet tween
S75, 600 and SS0.OUU, AS IA rule. a
c0nstii utional convention would GER
tainly not occupy more than ninety
days, aud ongdt not to be composed
of mere than one hundred or one
huud' ed and fifty members, The
objection on the ground of the ex
penses of the convention is one very
frequently urged by gentlemen who
have no argument to offer in oppo
sition to a convention. The Gener.
al ASSEMBLY cauno3 amend the Con
stitution because it is prevented by
the Constitution from boing so until
each and everyone of its amend
ments shall have been submitted to
and accepted by vote of the PEG
pie of the State
THE PERSONNEL.
at is argeud also rgainst the con
vention that its members would not
be composed of sagacious and pru.
dent men quali6ef to give the State
a proper Constitution
That same objection can always
be made against anybody that It so
he elected by popular vote. 1t
would apply with just aa much rea
son to the General Assembly as to
the members OF the cons itutional
convention, and it seems to me- If the
opponents of constitutional con-
vention are SO much concetned about
the wisdomiand sagacity of men who
may compose that convention, that
they would DO equally concerned
about the wisdom and sagacity OF
the members of the General Assem-
bly,, to whom they purpose to sub,
nit the amending aud revising of the
Constitution"
ITS SUCCESS Is DOUBTFUL
10 you think the question likely
to carry?"
Il think its success is exceedingly
doubtful. The negro and the Re
publican party are practically solo
against it. A great many of the of
ficeholding classes of the Democrat
&c party, are likewise against 1t, ant
the people themselves have rot We
realized the unnecessary expense an,
burden OF their present State anC
county governments. If, however
property continues to depreciate
value continues to decrease, take
| will have to be raised and when tina
is done, anything and everybody
standing in the way of reduc ito,
of expenses in both country anc
: State governmentss will be sweep
out of political existence. At tb,
v present rate, that time ia not ia
u from u.s.
1T is also objected that this is no
an ODOOrtuna time far boi<liDo orol
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-12
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-12
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With urine and let it stand twenty-four
hours, sediment or settling indicates a
diseased condition of the kidneys. When
urine stains linen it is positive evidence
OF kidney trouble. Too frequent desire
to urinate or pain in the back, is also
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-02
!. alAr[.jE|.RI;.,

The dry house Of the Palms mine at
Bessemer, Mich, was burned by strik-
ers. 9l.,S Z. r. xE
81, During 48 hours Chicago received S,
o6o cars OF grain, including 1856 cars
OF corn. Shipments aggregated 2, AGO.
600 bushels of all kinds of grain.
The Spanish cabinet council has de-
clded to summon the next class of 3d.
600 reserves. $4,000 of whom will be
sent TO- Cuba and 10, 900 to the Philip
pine islands, # >&5'&5. @o~@5 l
Six officers were on a moonshiner
raid near Russellville, Ark. when they.
were fired upon from ambush. B. T.
Taylor and Joe Dodson were killed and
two others badly wounded. ! + r
After an idleness of four weeks. the
Atlantic mills at Lawrence, Mass, re-
sumed operations. giving employment
to 1900 hands.
James =. Murphy, deputy sheriff,
attempted to kill Cloyhis H. Wood
burn in the county Jail at Minneapo-
lis. Eleven shots were fired by MUIR
ply, five taking effect. None of them
are fatal. Noodburn, is the husband
OF the gmatron and was in bed at the
time OF the assault. F
An unknown man was shot and
killed by the evigilantes on Skaguay
trail in Alaska. His offense was steal
ing a:sack Of flour. %
A branch of the Dominion Bank of
Canada, at Napanee. Ont, was entered
by burglars and $32, 900 in checks and
cash were taken. s.a
Oriental advice state that a great
Earthquake occurred in Japan on Aug.
Is. 1t lasted eight minutes and was
fallowed by tidal wave which swept
up the river, causing great distractions
Up to Aug: 10 it was known that S, 600
houses had been Inundated or. washed
away. Between 200 and 800 people
were known to have been drowned.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-02
MINORs,NEWS ITEMS.

L. 1uFeS% CACdSOTletter carriers nave
been in the service 30 years and will
wear six stripes, each Indicating five
years of service.
Mrs. Louisa Sebru, of Fayette, Mo-, is
said to be the oldest Representatives of
the postal service in this country. She
held Office in 1912.
North Carolina reports that it's crops
this year will exceed in quantity and
value any produced in the state in the
past 30 years or more"
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria,
who iss67 years old this month, will
celebrate next year the fftieth anniver-
sary of his ascent to the throne.
Chief of Police Peter Conlin was re-
tired by the police commissioners of
New York on his own application. He
will receive pension of $4,000 a year.
Miss Susan B. Anthony has set aside
her Mohday evenings for her friends,
and fhesbright est women of Rochester
and Of tie whole country meet there
each week. %a~ss.SS
The leGislatureSof Uruguay has con-
ferred h6noEary citizenship and the
sym q SIP 900 onsDr. sanarelli as rec
ospit ionad his discovery of the yellow
fever microbe. &a@ z
Steps are being taken in Halifax, N.
S.. for the egection of a monument to the
memory ofJoseph Howe, the "father
ct of responsible governmentsin British
North America" f'#''s
Consul +. W. Roberts, Who repre-
sents this government at Cape Town,
Africa, saysssAmerican exporters should
not miss. the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
trade in South Africa. &.
The North German Gazette announces
THAT, pr. Won Holleben, the, Prussiar
minister at Stuttgart, sWurtemburg, has
been selected for the post of German
ambassador to the United States. x:il:ys
The great bridge to be built at Mon
.treal, 900 feet long, will be constructed
by America n con tractors and of Ameri-
can iron. It will have % spans of 242
feet each, and one of 1856.
Miss Nellie Patterson. d young wom-
an of Mount Carmel, Conn, has COM
pleted four years apprenticeship to
the machinist trade and proposes to un-
dertake toolmaking as her special line
of work. s
The little cemetery at North Elba, N.
-. where John Brown is buried, and
which ", i' was recently visited by Presi-
dent cK'inley and Vice President Ho-=
bart, is now the property Of the state
and in the care Of q state custo dian.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-02
MARKETS.
Minneapolis. Anp 70

Minneapolis, Aug. 80.
Wheat-No. / northern. new. Of to
913ac; No. 2 northern, s611 to SIC; Sept.
86Ic. 49,. ~
!, Corn-No. 4, etc. fz
Oats-No. 8 white, 19to zoe.
cattle-steers, $500 to: s.75; cows,
$2.75. 49,.
Hogs-$$3.S so to 400. =.
sheep-Muttons. IS. 10 to 4. 10; lambs,
S4.25..
Butter-Creamery, extras. II to 1sc;
creamery, firsts, a. to ;;15c; dairy, fancy,
Is to lie; dairy, choice, II to 12c. !. ;.
Poultry Turkeys, 8 to e; spring
chickens, r. to 14c. ''*', ae5a~ a5,s -.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-02

rs Coal operators OF the Pittsburgh dis
trict decided to attempt to open their
mines with nonunion help.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended on the |2sth were: Baltimore,
$3.50; Boston, .6s2; New York, .634; Gin
cinnati, .614; Cleveland, .524; Chicago,
.45s; Pittsburgh, .447; Louisville, .440;
Philadelphia, .435; Washington, .423;
Brooklyn, .425; st. Louis, 1852. r..
~ Cracksmen blew open the vault Of the
Exchange bank at Blmdale, Kan. and
secured 81, 800 IN cash.
The entire south side of the square
at Virginia, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire,
the loss being 100000.
Eight persons were poisoned and
seven died by eating a melon stolen
from neighbours patch in Galloway
county, Ky. ~ 49,
The farmers national congress began
it's annual session in St. Paul.
The steamship Portland. the treasure
ship of the. North American Trading
and Transportation company. arrived at
Seattle, Wash, from Alaska with $685.
900 in gold dust on board. Her passen-
gers confirm the marvellous reports of
gold discoveries, but warn people from
making the trip until next spring.
While in tdemented condition Mrs.
William z. Hutchin, of Flint, Mich,
chloroformed her dve-year-old daughter
and shot her 15-year-old daughter, prob
ably fatally.
A storm struck Laurelwood park near
Batavia, ILL.,, where picnic was in prog
ress, and Mrs. Kate Brownswas killed
and II other persons were injured. All
were from Chicago.
At Denver, Co.., A. L. Hachenberger
rode 100 miles, unpaced, on a bicycle in
5 hours and Is minutes, establishing
new worlds record.
President Mckinley was given a re-
ception in Cleveland by the Tippecanoe
club. 80"
In wreck on the Chicago & Alton
road near Alton, ILL.,, Engineer Rafferty,
was fatally injured and many other per-
sons, were badly hurt.
Many coal miners and their families
in Ohio and Indiana were said to be on
the verge of starvation.
The maini building of hezAnniston
(Ala) Pipe Foundry company was de.
sstroyed BY fire, the loss being $500, 900:
AS the result of wound received in
the civil war Congressman D. B. Hen
derson, of Iowa, had his lett leg ampu-
tated at the knee in Dubuque.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-02

Earthquake shocks and = tidal Swave
in Japan destroyed over 5000 buildings
and caused the death gilmore than 200
persons.
Capt. Gen. Weyler left Havana with
troops for the purpose of carrying on
military operations in the province of
Havana. 4
Germany and Spain are trying to
induce America, Great Britain and
Switzerland to join in the European
measures for the surveillance OF an
archists.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-02
FOREIGN.


Count Mutsu, former minister offor-
eign affairs of Japan, died in Yoko-
hama. He nodded the policy st The
modern empire.
The British forces in India were again
defeated by the Afridis and Fort Ali
Musjid was captured and burned. .aa, =
1t was said that ANARCHISTS had re-
solved to avcnge the EXECUTION of An
giolillo, the assassin Of Canovas del Cas-
tillo, by an attempt upon the life of the
queen rsgent of Spain. -
Le~aT There are 1000 Spanish. soldiers inthe
ho4pfta1s.1flgH Ia va1la and at .other. pprin-
eipal points nd about 1000 are GENT
Sack monthly to Spain i1nccaafpacitated. ii
An English syndicate, it is said, has
5been formed to- complete the Panama
|" 1t a meeting gin Madrid Of the cooun1ci1
Of ministers it was decided to continue
i Weyler in his present command in
Cuba. E.EsEEs.} SsSf E&fEfESE# II
Owing to the anarchistic threats of
|.assasinat ton a force of detectives. has
been detailed to protect the queen re-
gent of Spain. VIM 49,.
By an accident in the. pumping works
at Moncada, Spain, 20 women were
drowned. ..s-
Stehli & Co., leading silk firm of
Zurich, have decided to establish a
branch factory in this country.
It is said that definite treaty has
been signed by France and Russia, the
terms Of which are secret.
Five more towns have been wiped out
and not less than 400 persons killed by
the eruption Of Mayor Volcano on Lu-
conisla'nd, one Of the Philipp group.
Off the coast Of Achentskachen the
British steamer Hegu was looted by
pirates and some 80 persons were killed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-02
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

V6Vo0INAG NN0 TOel IOAls
Mary Kyle Dallas, the poetess, died
at her home in New York of heart fail
ure, aged so years. 60 = "''>
The Pennsylvania republicans met at
Harrisburg and nominated James s..
Beacon, of Westmoreland county, for
state treasurer, and Levi G. McCauley,
of Chester county, for auditor-general.
The new American party was
launched in St. Louis by convention of
delegates representing nine states and
sone territory. Col. E. 81. Sellers of De-
troit, was elected chairman of the ma
tional committee and Detroit was Sc
elected as headquarters. The platform
demands the demonstration of gold
and silver and ian unlimited paper cur
srency. us ~zs2s.s.sss93s8SS VS.
LIN convent oi1at Lincoln the Nebraska
republicans renominated AN. Post, Of
Platte county, for associate justice of
the supreme court. In a speech Senator
Thurston said he would not again be a
candidate for the United States senate.
Mrs. Floride E. Wilkinson, one of the
best known newspaper women in Ohio.
died suddenly in Toledo. -s..
William Crafty, the noted abolitionist
and director of the famous underground
railroad by which so many fugitive
slaves took safe passage to liberty, died
at his home in Marysvine, o., aged 90
years. .~&
Frank Scales, ex-judge of Cook coun-
ty, ILL.,, died at the home Of his wife's
mother in Bartlett, aged 40 years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-20
SOLD WHEAT TOO LOW,

A pathetic story comes from Indiana.
A farmer named Shumai, who was u sill
ycr man, heard BRYAN say In indianapolis
last fail that il silver went down as would
surely bc the case " tho Republicans won.
tho price of wheat would also 20 down.
80 the day after election no thought no
had n good thing when ho contracted to
deliver his entire crop of wheat ut fifty
eight cents busnei ana this no had TO do
when his neiahbors wero receiving q dol
lar bushol for oil their wheat Being q
loser 60 the oxtont Of several hundred dol.
lars. no attempted 60 uring suit against
Bryan. and was greatly disappointed when
ho found that ~ was impossible to recover
ANYTHING. Probably very lew peoplo nave
shown such trusting faith Ia the prcdic-
tinns uf tho free silver ie1dor. aud those
who believed him should congratulate
themselves thar his DANGEROUS fallaclcs
have been exposed at so little nurt to
them selves and TO the country. baltimore
American.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-20
A WOMAN WITH A HISTORY.

The ingenuity Of the book agent has not
been exhausted. IL an incident thst oc-
Cured the other day in IA lawyers Office
downtown is TO be taken as characteris-
tic, says tho New York sun. The princi-
pal partner is one of the best known
lawyers OF the New York bar. One day
last week woman came into the outer
Office and asking for the head of the firm,
said that she was anxious 10 see him on
important business. The clerks gave her
the storeotyped answer. Mr. 80 and SO
was busy. one of them said, but he offered
TO take in her name. Then sne produced
q card 10 which she added some words in
pencil The clerk glanced at IL and saw
that beneath her name she had written,
" A woman with u history. He gave 10
to his employer. who was, indeed, busiiy
engaged. The unusual card attracted his
attention. and the woman was shown in
20 his Office. She gave no evidence of
having had history. and seemed rather "a
businesslike, cheerful young person
II wrote on my card, she said, THAT
I have history. That is true. IL IL
one Of the best of the United States ever
published, and it is tho cheapest" Con-
tinuing the description SO rapidly that
there was no time for the lawyer to inter
fere, she told him all that she wanted to
before he had called in clerk to show
her out She did not succeed in selling a
copy of the book. but she got nearer the
great man than any book agent had ever
done before.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-20
CABINET CRISIS PROBABLE.

Madrid. Sept 20.-A cabinet crisis may
result from the contumacy OF the bishop
cf Majorca. Baleraic islands. who. In
defiance Of the order of the archbishop,
has persisted in his accommodation
Of j. Reverter. the Spanish minister OF
finance, for taking possession Of the
treasury Of a church in his diocese. The
decree of accommodation was read
with all formality yesterday in all the
churches in the diocese.
Several influential prelates approve
the course OF the bishop. Their atti-
tude, which is absolutely opposed to
that all OF the members OF the cabinet
who have appealed TO the pope against
the decree, through the papal nuncio. has
raised a complicated issue between the
ecclesiastical and political authorities.
The cabinet relies upon the dctum Cf
the nuncio that the bishop has no juris-
diction over the minister and upon his
further assurance that the pope will un-
doubtedly censure the bishop. The no.
torious sympathies Of the bishop with
the Carlist movement also aggravats
the situation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-20
HIGH POWER GUNS.
Congress to BE Asked TO Nahc Large
Appropriation For Them.

Congress to BE Asked to Make Largo
Appropriation For Them.
New York. sept 90 "A special from
Washington says Congress will be asked At
its coming session to make large appro-
priation for the manufacture of modern
high power guns To be used on board
auxiliary cruisers of the United States
navy In time OF war.
Captain Charles O'Neill. of the bureau
of ordnance, proposes to mako n recon-
mendation in his forthcoming annual re-
port that at least $500 600 be appropriated
for this purpose. In tho opinion OF Cap-
tain O'Neill, this sum is not TOO largo To
bo used at one time. IL is estimated that
az, 600, coo will be required TO equip with
modern batteries the twenty. e CHIT
steamers now enrolled in tho government
service ns auxiliary cruisers and mt the
rate which Congress has followed for the
last two years In dribbing out apuropri-
ations, fifteen years must elapse before
sufficient money shalt have been obtained
To supply the ships now subsidized with
tho guns their tonnage and structural
strength call for. This period will of
course, be greatly reduced If Congress
shoull ndopt Captain O'Neill's recon-
mendntion and make an appropriation of
half million zach year
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-20
TALKED ABOUT.

Albert Bergen, II years old, was chan eed
with stealing 10 cents worth Of grapes from
tho yard Of Joseph White. In The sixth Dis.
trict Court this morning hs pleaded not
guilty and was held until Friday for trial.
A valuable brown spaniel, owned 10y Irving
II. Potter OF 90 Brown street was killed Wy
an electric car last evening.
owen Gordon, Joseph Spencer, Frank
Cramcr. James Lyon and Francis T.. Roddy
were each fined SO and costs In tho police
court tins morning for royeling In Captain
Costine's district last evening.
In row last evening Albert Penso assaulted
Joseph Mayo Pense pleaded guilty In tho
sixth District Court this morning and was
fined $50 aud costs.
John Hayes stole a lantern from the city
Of Providence last evening md for this he
was hncd s3 and costs In the Sixth District
Court today