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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
COOK-KEPLEY CONTEST.
Attorney Now Arguing Over the So
Called Legal Ballots.

The completed count in the Keplev-
Cook contest shows the following re-
Straight ballots counted for Cook 4, TAT
Straight ballots counted for KEEP
ley ------.''.--.- -...--.-------.---4 420
Majority for Cook on straight bal
Ballots objected to by Cooks attor-
neys (nOt cOunted) Observation-Disclosures. 3S5
Ballots objected to by Kepley's at
tOrneyS (not cOunted) ......... 152
Defective ballots claimed by KEEP
ley, (nOt cOunted) )............. 81
Defective ballots claimed by Cook
ana not counted 10
Allowing all the defective and OBJ
jected to" ballots to both sides the
count still shows that Cook has a ma
jority of 1872
The question now is how many of ths
ballots that have been thrown out will
be counted and upon that point the at
tOrneyS are making their arguments
this afternoon. The figures given above
do not include the vote of ROssviHe
township or the fourth precinct of the
Second ward objected to by Cooks at
torneys nor the vote of Oakland object
ed to by Kepley's attorneys for mis-
takes of the judges.
Sheriff Kepley's attorneys say that
the question now is how many of the
ballots thrown out are illegal If thew
can sustain the legality of the Kepley
ballots thrown out or objected to and
Mr.. Cook would fail to do as we'll with
ley's attorneys the result might be in
kepley's favor. These are questions
that will be submitted to the contest
court and no one can tell what the re-
suit will be.
G. c. Clemens has made a discovery
which may materially affect the contest
tor sheriff and it may go farther and
inValidate all the elections held last fan
ne says 1t may be that Mr.. Clemens
IS about to perpetrate a joke on the
Cook adherents for he SAYS that he
does not intend to use the discovery
now"
The discovery is the fact that the
late election law is invalid and that
therefore all elections held under it are
Invalid. As but one election has been
held since it was passed it would apply
only to that. It is evident from a
glance that there is something wrong
with the law but what effect it will
have upon the election held under it is
undoubtedly more serious question
The defect in the law is that the act it.
self and the title do not correspond.
The title provides for the amendment
of chapter IS of the laws of 1898 but the
act itself says nothing about amending
any law 1t is a new law entirely.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13
WINTER CYCLONE.
It Turns Over Seven Houses an d
Wrecks Vessel.

New Orleans. La. Dec. 13.-A small
cyclone visited Point La Hache, 45
miles below New Orleans this morning.
Seven houses were capsized and a lug
ger was wrecked and one man lost his
life.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-13

The completed count in the Keplev-
Cook contest shows the following re
suits:
Straight ballots counted for Cook 4. TAT
Straight ballots counted for KEEP
lev 4 40n
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
Why Not w. j. Bryans

The New Orleans States say.;
Heaven grant tho Democratic party
n hero-a leader. Not IL leader
whose politics consist of original
views on dress coat Not n leader
such as German or McPhci son, who
will sell themselves TO the trust devil
for sugar stock. Not leader who
thinks nc is obcying the voice of the
people when he stands for cane
patch in his district against the
rights and interests Of the seventy
million of American people. But q
great hearted and broad gauged pa.
triot, who is Democrat on principle
and holds his Democracy rs he does
his religion. a leader who will never
surrender or compromise until tho
rights of the people of the whole
country are protected. One, not the
vile agent of trusts and tariff robbers
nhd tfampler upon the poor, the
widow and the orphan and the indus
tries of his country, at the bidding
OF his plutocratic masters.
When we have such leader, the
Democratic party will once more rule
the country.
OF course the States did not mean
this plea for oulogy of Mr. Bryan,
but he fills the requirements of the
States so thoroughly that we cannot
refrain FROM abiding to him. MIR.
Bryan's politics consist, not OF origi
nal views of dress coats as the States
seem TO think Mr.. Bailey does, nor
can any man truthfully charge that
Mr.. Bryan would sell himself to the
devil trust for sugar stock.
And if he be not great hearted,
broad gauged patriot, who is Demo
crat on principle and holds his
Democracy as his religion, we lave
not such man in this country.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
Ball at Cedar Bluff Last Niobt.

A ball was given ut the Blue
sulphur Inn last night, which was
quite brilliant affair. The fol,
lowing from Tazewell attended and
took part in the festivities; Misses
Bette and Alice Alexandria, Josie
Smythe, Carrie Dunn, and Messrs
ID. IL. Smythe, Barnes and jeff,
Gillespie, AL. and Sid. Higginboth.
am, and j. p. Hartman. A Lynch
burg orchestra furnished the music.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
WANAMAKER'S SPEECH.

Hon. John WanamaKer, postmas
tergeneral under Harrison, was
called on the other day at Bust
ness Mems League Banquet in
Philadelphia for a speech, and
right well did he respond. In the
city Of Philadelphia where your
Uncle John Wanamaker lives, it
was almost dangerous last year
for man to advocate free silver,
so strong was the sentiment for
national honor and Mckinley pros
perity. But change has been
wrought aud Mr.. Wanamakcr's
speech will nodoubt place him upon
the mugwump bench. The speech
in question was u surprise to the
Speakers Republican, friends. lie
commented rather severely on the
failure of President Mckinley to
restore the prosperity he had prom
Used before the election, and then
iuthcr astOnished his Republican
associates by declaring that the
present low state Of the political
condition of the country must even
tually result in the formation of
new party which will refuse to be
dominated by unscrupulous bosses.
Mr.. Wanamaker is right. lie
sees the handwriting on the wall,
which declares that no good can
come from the single gold standard.
This is the same gentleman who
paid $4,000 for a seat at Harris
sons pie counter.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
Rebellion in the Cham Gang.

Quite sensation was produced in town
on "Wednesday, when the seargent brou
ght two boys from the jlil to put them to
work in The chain gang, cleanig tho street
by one of them, Chas. Paxton, stubbornly
refused to work. He said he would die be
fore he would "strike lick. lie was in
formed that the penalty, whipping, as
prescribed by the Council, would be in
flicted if he refused TO obey the order of
the Mayors Court. He POSITIVELY and per-
sistently refused. Sergeant McClintock
oboycd orders. The rawhide fell with tel
ling elect over the bare shoulders of this
obstreperous citizen. and he was left in
JAIL over night to ruminate. At the same
time he was informed that the same dose
would be administered next morning, and
every morning thereafter, for ninety days,
unless he submitted to the order of the
council. After night Of quiet reflection
and unpleasant memories the young gent.
ieman decided that "discretion was the
bettcr.part of valor" and went quietly to
work yesterday morning; concerning
which we have to say: We don't believe
this thing would have happened but for
some big-mouthed, "Slnart Alexis" who
upheld the boy in his stubbornness. This
little episode will have n Salutary effect
on tho peace and good order of our socio-
ty.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

Ed. News: see from last issue
your paper that you are infavor of
the road across East River mountain
to Graham. AS q citizenof Tazewell
am in favor of any and all move.
ments looking to The improvement
and development of cur county.
Every body will admit that this
road will benefit only small number
OF the people of the county. The
citizens of Clear Fork, Graham and
Bland county. are the people to be
most benefited, and wo submit that
they ought to build this road. The
Clear Fork District is entitled tc its
share of the road tax, but is it fair
to tax oil the people to build the road
there Tor the benefit of only a very
few! The merchants of Graham, and
the people of Bland county could
well afford to build this road, and if
1T can be built for the small sum Of
$4,000, the cost would be very small
when apportioned among them. In.
stead of feeling lawyers, and trying to
get the courts to take hold of the
matter, let the Graham, Clear Fork
aud Bland people go ahead and build
the road They might have had it
built long ago.
May 10Th, '97, Crr,zrN.
Tazewell, Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

Before another issue of our pa
per the election will have been
held, and the question of a consti.
tutional convention decided. Only
i'll certain districts of the State
does there seem to be any great
interest manifested in the issue.
The result at the polls next Thurs
day will not be a test either of
Republican strength on the one
hand, or Of Democratic weakness
on the other. The question sim
ply has not been discussed thor.
oughly, and is, therefore, not I'M
derstood.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

SUPPOSE wHAT7 We are lust
supposing that every man who
gets our paper this week, and who
VIII get it next week and the
week after, just suppose that this
large number of readers who ex-
pect to take this paper,would come
up at once and pay their subscrip.
ton in advance! Just suppose
they should? What would be the
result9 The bare supposition is
enthuslng! How many debts
we could pay! How much new
stock we could buy! Every finan-
cal embarrassment would be re-
ileved. We could buy a new OF.
F1cE out and out. And this thing
could be done, and our subscribers
would be none the poorer. In fact
they would never miss the amonnt.
But we are just SURPRISING. How
do you think about it9
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
The ANGELS SONG.

'Bchold [ bring glad tidings OF
great JOY, for INTO you is born this
day SON" SO sang the angels,
long ago, and so they sang on We'd
nesday evening, in Tazewell, in the
home of Col. II. G. Anderson. On
this eventfnl evening there was
oocn to MIR. and Mrs. V. l.. Sexton.
a splendid baby boy. Hearty con
CALCULATIONS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

If the people want better times
soon there is only one way to get
them, and that is by getting to-
gethcr and help to make them
better. AS the evening World right.
~ says, waiting on Mckinley is all
fooliShness. Nothing but disap.
pointment in tho future, as in the
past, await those who are looking
for help from that source.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
NOTICE..

The Rt. Rev. A. NJ. Randolph, L
d., LID, Bishop of the Diocese @
Southern Virginia, will preach an
administer the ancient and Hol
Rite of confirmation in Stras Memo
rial p. Il. chnrch, ut Tazcwcll Va
Wednesday, Goth, at s O'clock |
m. You are cordially Invited t
attend.
w. ID. BUCKNER,
Rector.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

ABOUT the time Mr.. Wanama-
kcr was making his scathing
speech at the Banquet in philadcl-
phia. $4,000 starving garment
makers of New York quit work.
They said they were starving at
their work. and if they quit work
the agony would end quicker.
What dreadful testimony to the
Truth of the address of Mr.. Wanna
maker.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

Why cannot Russia go in and
bat for Greece, in this, her last
inning.-Richmond Times.
No reason in the world. We
would like to see her Russia right
into it;hut she seems to think
she'd better go slow on it.-Bris-
tol News.
Perhaps she is afraid of being
gobbled up.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

The people are now told to wait
until the new tariff bill becomes a
law and then they will have pros
perity. Last year they told us to
just elect Mckinley and as soon as
his election was known confidence
would arrive. Can there he any
doubt of his elcction?-WOrld.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

Tazewell has n chain gang. All
right, Just as it should be. A chain
gang and whipping post, established
in all our towns, would lessen crime,
give bettor streets and decrease pub
lie expenses
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

WANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL
men or women to travel for respon-
sibie established house in Virginia. Sal
airy $3.50, payable SIS weekly and ex-
penses. Position permanent. Refer
ehce; Enclose sels-addressed STAMPED
envelope. The Nationul, Star Building.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

We are authorized to announce Jim
Ed. Peery rs candidate for Supervisor
for Jefrersonville District at the election
tob @ held the 4th Thursday in May.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

The Roanoke World says outsid-
ers need nOtworry themselves about
the platform the Virginia Demo
Gratis will adopt at the coming
convention. They can rest assn
red that it will not be thconc O'Fcr-
rell has been standing upon.-Ex
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

We are authorized to announce II. q.
MCCALL rs candidate for Supervisor
for Jacksonville District mt the cleo
ton to be held the 4th Thursday in
Nav.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

We are authorized To announce Mr..
J. NJ. G.. CATRoN candidate for Magis-
trate in the JeiTersonville District. at
the election, to be held on the FOURTH
THURSDAY in MAY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
P0cAAokIAs INN.

The Hotel has been reftted.
First class accommodations.
Large Sample Rooms.
Most conveniently located
for travelling men working in
the Flat Top coal fields.
MRS. JANE MCGEE,
PRopRIETREss.
PocAHoNTAs, VA.
Rates So per day.
Ripans Tabuies cure biliousness.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce ID.
II. PAYNE rs candidate for Constable
for Jacksonville District ut the cleo
ton to be held the 4th Thursday in May.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21

Bring your job Work to the
NEWS Office. We are prepared I'd
do first class work on short notice.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowledge SO
often expressed, that DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
fulfills every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every other part of the urinary passage.
1t corrects inability to hold uriee and
scalding pain in passing it, or bad eff
fects follow use of liquor, wine or beer,
and overcomes that unpleasant necessi-
ty of being compelled to get up many
times durinS the night to urinate. The
mild and the extraordinary effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t stands
the highest for its wonderful cures of
the most distressing cases. If you need
a medicine you should have the best.
Sold by druggists price fifty cents and
one dollar. For sample bottle and PAM
phlet, both sent free by mail, mention
Clinch Valley News and send your full
post-oflice rddress to DIR. Kilmer g. Co.
3inghampton, N. Y. The proprietor of
this paper guarantee the gepuiraasssEga
this offer, ~ e. o.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-05-21
now TO FIND OUT.

Fill a bottle or common water. glass
with urine and let it stand twenty -four
hours; n sediment or settling indicates n
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
convincing proof that tho kidneys and
bladder are out of order.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-19
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Mr.. S. G. Wallace, ST., of Stafford,
died at his home, Liberty Hail, in that
county on Monday night at IL o'clock,
after a brief sickness.
Governor O'Ferrall will make the
opening address in Richmond tonight
at the Confederate festival. This en-
tertainment is for the purpose of rails
ing a fund to erect a home for INDECENT
widows of Confederate soldiers.
Yesterday was observed in Danville
as Confederate Memorial Day, and the
celebration was the largest one yet held
there. Mr.. J. P. Harrison made an ad-
dress and a monument erected by
friends over the grave of Capt. VIM.
Rickney Graves was unveiled.
A balloon ascension attracted a large
crowd of people to the west end in
Richmond yesterday and three runa-
ways occurred, in which the occupants
of all the vehicles were more or less
hurt. The most serious accident was to
Archer w. Patterson, a lawyer, and
Miss Carrie Davis, daughter of Prof.
Noah K. Davis, of the University of
Virginia. They were driving in q bug.
gy. The horse bolted and ran over q
small tree, which bent down and
springing back threw Mr.. Patterson
and Miss Davis out. The lawyer is
badly hurt, and the young lady was Sc
yeverely cut about the head.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-19
EPISCOPAL COUNCIL.

The Episcopal Church Council OF
the Diocese of Virginia convened in an
nual session this morning at Fredericks'
burg. 1t was opened with devotional
service at $50 and the business sessions
| will be held from IL a. m. to 2 p. M,
and from $3.50 p. m. to 5 p. m. AT
| night public services will be held, and
the council will either adjourn on
Thursday night or on Friday, accord
iug to the amount OF business that has
to be disposed of.
Bishop F. M. Whittle is ex-oficio the
presiding officer Of the council, and
| Rev. Everard Meade is the secretary.
The Episcopal Council is composed Of
| all the ministers of the church in the
diocese and one lay delegate from each
congregation. Wherever q congrega
| ton has two ministers it is also emit.
tied to two delegates. The latter are
| elected by the vestry of each respec-
| tive congregation, which also selects
| a~lternates who have to take the places
| of the delegates in case the latter are
| unable to attend the sessions of the
council.
An interesting feature tomorrow
| will be the meeting of the Woman's
| Auxiliary, which will be attended by
delegates from all the different
branches. During the sessions of the
council addresses will also be made by
Rev. Mr.. Ambluf, a missionary from
Japan, and Mr.. Massie, from China, on
the subject of foreign missions, while
others will speak on domestic missions.
A strong effort will be made at the
opening session of the council to have
one day set apart for the discussion OF
diocesan missions, and to agree upon
some NEAR by which weak parishes in
the diocese might be effectually assisted.
Another subject ofimportance will be
the proposition of changing the mode
by which the board of trustees of the
Theological Seminary, near Ale1an-
dria, is elected. Al present all vacan.
cies occurring in the board are filled by
the trustees, but it is contemplated to
vest the power of election in the coun
Gil. A resolution to that effect has al
ready been adopted by the council OF
the diocese of Southern Virginia, and a
similar resolution will be offered at
Fredericksburg.
If such a resolution is adopted by the
council of the diocese of Virginia, it is
thought that it will be comparatively
easy to induce the council of West Vir-
GINA to take a similar step, the three
dioceses of Virginia in its original form
being the controlling power ofthe Sem
mary. The board now consists of ff-
teen members, of whom the four
Bishops of Virginia and West Virginia
are elected like all the rest, while &C.
cording to the position held by them in
the Church they onght to be ex-oficio
members.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-19
Tho Iufc War.

ATHENS, May ia dispatch receiv-
ed here from LAMA dated 10 o'clock
this morning announces that the white
flag has been hoisted between the
armies of Greece and Turkey and that
Crown Prince Constantine has been
authorized to suspend hostilities with
the view of concluding arrangements
for an armistice.
A panic prevails at LAMA owing to
the report that the criminals will be
released from the jails. The arrival of
troops during the night increased the
general feeling of terror.
The army of the Grown Prince has
reformed on the Othyrs mountains
and will be reinforced by General Smo-
lenski's brigade and the troops dis
patched to the front from Athens yes
terday. The minister of the interior,
M. Theotokis, has gone to St. Kills.
There was another engagement be-
tween the Greeks and Turks near Do
mokos yesterday, in which both armies
displayed courage, skill and persisten-
cy. The loss of the Turkish forces
during the days fighting was quite
heavy aud it is not believed the Greeks
lost as many men as the Turks, but it
is impossible to obtain accurate figures
on the subject,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Alfred 3. Talcott, the aged electric
ian at the capitol in Washington, was
yesterday found guilty of assaulting five
little girls. A new trial was asked for
and the prisoner was released on bail.
Twelve fireman were frightfully
burned last night by the explosion of a
tank containg eighty gallons Of gasoline
in the grocery of W. 81. Marley, in
Chicago, III. The explosion was heard
for several blocks and many windows
in the vicinity we're shattered.
Mrs. Henry Sweitzer, of Passaic, N.
j., ffty-eight years of age, wife of a
veteran of the civil war, yesterday gave
birth to her seventeenth child. All the
children are ~living-there are nine boys
and eight girls. Sweitzer has an appli-
cation pending for a pension for his
services during the war.
Rev. Theodore G. Gambrill, rector of
St. Barnabas, Protestant Episcopal
Church, Curtis Bay, and Archdeacon of
the Episcopal C~onvocation of Annap-
oils, Md, died last night at the Church
Home and Infirmary, Baltimore, from
the effects of a stroke ofparalysis which
he sustained on April 8. He had been
at the institution about three weeks.
Several local Grand Army posts will
be present at the dedication, Saturday.
of the Confederate Monument, in Mount
Hope Cemetery, New York, and at the
reception in the evening at the LenoX
Lyceum which will follow. Upon the
monument will be these words: "Sa-
cred to the Memory of the Heroic Dead
of the Confederate Veteran Camp of
New York"
Ex.Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, has been under
treatment at the Sacred Heart Sanitarisn in
Milwaukee for a week for nervous prostra.
lion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-19
A Message from the Dead.

BAYFIELD,, Wis, May ia lumber
mar has discovered near hear the first
message from the forty persons who
persisted in the wreck Of the steamer
Manistee nearly IA gears ago. 1t was
a note enclosed in a glass bottle. The
writing had faded with the lapse OF
years and the glass of the bottle was
worn thin with its constant beating
against the sandy shores. The message
on the note stated that the steamer was
in sight of Michigan lighthouse and
that it would not survive the storm.
1t was signed by Captain Mckay. The
writing mad faded so to be almost illegi-
BILE. There Is a general impression here
that the message is genuine.