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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23
TA1EWELl DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICERS
tiaycr-J. A. Greever.
sergeant--G L. McChRtock.
Assessor. II. Lewis.
C0UNCILMEN-
: j. w. Chapman, lanes O'Keefe, 5. A..
G,eeter, B. W. Strss, G.. Il, Surface.
PosTOFRICE.
Open during week iron, S:s0 a. m. to TOO
p. M. daily. except Sunday.
Money Order window open from 8 a. m. to
.4p m. daily except sunday.
West bound mail closes l:O0 D. m.
East bound mail closes $3.50 p. m.
CHURCH SERVICES.
PsxsnfrEnIAk.-Rev. w. w. Ruff, Pastor
Preaching every Sabbath morning and
eveniug, except the first. when the pas
tor holds services in Bo,kes Garden.
Sunday School ESQ a. m. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening.
MErn,DIsr.-l, 2. Martin, Pastor. Preach.
ing on FIRST aud third Sunday in ench
month at Ii a. m,; second and fourth
Sunday at ESQ p. IN. Sunday School at
$500 M. Prayer meeting every Wed
nesdey evening. .- &
B1PrIsr.--Rev. D. A Glenn, Pastor.
Preaching tile LIST and Sd Sunday IN the
evening. Surfda, School $3.50 q. IN.
Prayer meeting evsry Friday evening,
CIRIsTIAS.--Rev. N. Harluan, Pastor
Preaching every Sabbath morning. Sun
ayiSchooi $3.50 q. m. PRAYER meeting
every Saturday evening,
e COUNTY OFFICERS.
fudge Circuit Court.--Hon. S. w. viii
liams, WStheville. Va.
Circuit Court Sessions Sd Monday in
April; 4th Monday iu August, Sd Mon
day in December.
Judge County Court.--Hcn. J. H. Stuart.
County Court. Tuesday after the Third
Monday.
Clerk Circuit Court.-H- Bane Harman,
TaSewell, Va.
Clerk County Court---T. E. George, Taze-
we'll, Va
Commemorative Attorney--Jno. L. Barns,
Tazewell, Va.
Sherif-John W. Crockett, Tazewell, Va.
Treasurer.--R. K Gillespie, Pounding
Mill, Va
Commissioner Rcvenue-Clear Fork Dis
adrict-G..A Sink, Bluestone. Va.
Cvmmis- -orer revenue Jeffersonvlle Dist
~ N Johnson, SayersvilIe, Va.
Commissioner Revenue Maiden Spring
Supervisor. Clear Fork District: H.
Greever, Burkes Garden, Va.
Supervisor, Jefersorville District: j. e |.
s Peery, Tazewell, Va.
Supervisor, Maiden Spring District: w.
..t.,L. C. Burk- Big Greek, Va.
County Snpt. of Schools II. III. Williams,
Suapp, w.
County Surveyor: Robkrt S. Williams,
Pounding Mill, Va-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23
Win the Virginia Editors.

The manned aud disfgured old
Confeds in yirginiu who served tue
South so nobly in the slate unpleas,
antuess," have, Within the pact few
days, been receiving their pensions
for the year. Tue amounts allowed
them are mighty small and insignif
can't but they are the best the old
State can do, no doubt They ought
tohave more,though; for they earned
Times Register.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

The Shakers have made great hit.
Their Digestive Cordial is said to he the
most successful remedy for stonucl,
troubles ever introduced. Itimmediate-
ly relieves all pain and distress after
eating, builds up the feeble system and
makes the week strong.
The fact is, foods properly digested
are better than so called tonics. The
Cordial not only contaids food already
digested. but is digester of other
foods. Food that is not digested does
more harm than good. People who
use the Cordial insure the digestion of
what food they cat and in this way get
the benefit cf it and grow strong.
The little pamphlets which the Sha-
kers have sent druggists for free distri-
button, contain mach interesting infor-
mntien on the subject of dyspepsia.
LAXOL is not mixture of drugs. 1t
is nothing but Castor Oil made palata-
bic
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23
Ripans Tabules cure torpid liver.
Ripans Tabules cure bad breath.

WANTED-SEvERAL FAITHFUL
w men or women to travel for res pom
sible established house in Virginia. Sal
airy $3.50, payable Sl5 weekly and ex-
penses. Position permanent. Refer
ence. Enc ose elfaddressed stamped
envelope. The National, Star Building.
Chicago.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23
OASToRrA.
Tho fac- 1H
rinilo ~ IL on
signature IT ANNr-A every
Of SS<<2(2Z <CL[CE<N vtarrof
Future Democratic Policies.

The number of persons who nre
bending their brains to tho task of
outlining policies for the Democrat
ic pm ty is enormous, but inside from
the wearing anxiety wherewith they
affiict themselves, no result from
their iabors is apparent.
The pnrty is doing very we'll in
deed, and needs nobody's nursing
aud guidance. It's policies are be.
ing cut out for it by events, Which
ARE always iuiinitely moie potent in
framing issues than politicians and
docirir airies cln possibly be. Aud
AS time elapses events will multiply.
That is an obvious fnct which seems
to have escaped the thought of the
self appointed controllers of the
Democratic party's destinies.
Wise Democrats are willing 10
wait on events; Democrats whose
minds are narrow and whose sense
of responsibilt is too sc clen,n are not.
These latter are storing up disap
pointment for themselves. The par
ty will manage itself aud make is
owu platforms to meet tho require.
ments of occasions "a they arise.
Platforms constructed in 1897 for
use in l9)o are not likely to be OF
much practical service.
The most efficient friend of the
Democratic party is The Republican
party. The work being done at
Washington will call for the Judge.
ment of the people of the whole ma
ton; the work being done at Albany
will call for the Judgement of the
people of New York.
The people will dictate tho plat
forms of the Democratic party.-N.
Y journal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

This office is the place you should
bring your job work. We will fix
1t up for you in good style and OH
sIlOrt notice,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

There seems to be wide differ
ence OF opinion in our country as to
the advisability of calling conven
ton to amend and revise the cousti
tuition. In our opinion the couven
ton is All absolute necessity. Some
changes must be made, some plan to
reduce the present unnecessary ex
penscs OF our government and exor.
bitant taxation OF our people must
be reduced. Our esteemnd contem
porary, the Riihmond Dispatch, op.
poses the convention on the ground
that the Democratic party might lose
control of the State, and the mem
bers of the convention might be even
more untitled for their work than
those who flamed the Underwood
Constitution. We cannot conceive
any possibility of such q thing. The
people of Virginia are Democrats and
that party will continue in the ascen.
dency. Having realized the con
sequence o. ridical rule once, it is
hardly probable that such calamity
will again befall us. Let us have
a conveutiobI Let the burdens OF
the people be eineliofated SCOTS
vile Courier.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

WANTED SEVERAL FAITHFUL
W men or women to travel for respon-
sibie established house in Virginia. Sal
AIRY $3.50, payable Sl5 weekly and ex-
penses.. Position permanent. Refer
ence. Enclose sels-addressed stamped
envelope. The Nationul, Star Building,
Chicago.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

On the fourth Thursday in May
the people will vote yes or no at the
polls in the matter of constitution.
al convention. Grave aud serious as
is the matter of amending the consti,
tuition, there are affairs of greater
moment to Virginia people at pres
ent. Few, indeed. II @ ihs business
men of tue State who can so far
emerge from financial pressure as 10
give the matter the undivided atten
tion it demands, while the grent mass
of people are already grooming under
q heavy tax burden, augmented
doubly by the prevailing hard times
In our opinion, the movement is
ill ti,ned.-Peaiisburg virgiuian.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

WANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL
w menor women to travel for respon-
eible established house in Virginia. Sal
ary $3.50, payable S15 weekly aud lexpen-
ses. Position permanent. Referance
Bnclese self addressed stamped envel-
ope. The National. Star Building, Chi
-csgo s
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

The Danville Register says it is
ridiculous that the Convention should
bo composed of some sixteen hun
dred delegates aud as many alter.
mates, to say nothing of workers,
hangers on, ETC." The State thinks
on the contrary, that the large at
tendanc, of tue people at our State
convention shows n praiseworthy in
terest on their part in the political
prosperity of the State. If Danville
has 10 hall aud is iusufiiciently sup
piled with hotel accommodations for
such gathering it is her misfortune
but let the people not lose their in.
terest in holding together and up
holding the party.--Richmond State.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

All right. We are not fretting
about it aud we are perfectly vii
ling that all the conventions of that
size shall meet in Richmond. But
all the same we think it Ridiculous
that State convention to nominate
a Governor should be larger than e
nutional convention to nominate n
President.-Danville Register.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

HOODS PILLS euro Liver Ills,
tsiiiousncss, Indigestion, Headache.
n pleasant laxative. All Druggists.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-04-23

Ripans Tabules cure dizziness.
Ripans Tabules cure liver troubles.
Ripans Tah"Ies: bleasant laxative.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
Corner ON Cotton

ST. Louis, August 5.-Cotton is said
to be cOrnered in this city and is likely
to remain SO until September 1st, when
the official cotton year opens and the
new crop begins to move. The state
ments of the local warehouses show
that the total number of bales in stor-
age aggregate 1852 bales. Last year at
this time there were %, 236 bales. OF
the 1852 bales now on hand, 5000 are
held by one irm-the Allen West Com
mission Company. James H. Allen, of
the company, when asked if there was
a corner, replied: 'This is the end Of
the cotton season of 1896 and 1897 and
spot cotton is mighty scarce at all the
leading points between New Orleans
and ST. Louis. We ave over 5000 bales
in the warehouse and we are holding
on to it, as nearly half Of that cotton
is two years old. It is we'll seasoned
and, then, the crop of two years ago
was finer than last years growth" He
would not admit the existence of a
corner.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10

Washington, August 5.-The papers in
the case of Alfredo H. Hugnet, an Ameri-
can citizen imprisoned in Cuba, which
were called for from the state department
prior to the adjournment of congress,
have just been printed. The case is a
claim for S75, 900 for damages for imprison-
ment, and some important points are in
volved. HEgnet resided in Havana and
was arrested on September 6. 1886. on the
revolutionary junta at New York. 1t is
asserted on behalf of Hugnet that no evil
dence was found in the house against
him, but that the Spanish police, in order
to make a charge, slipped an insurgent
paper upon a centre table in his residence,
doing the work so ~awkwardly as to be de-
tected by Hugnet's daughter. He was
taken to prison and kept in close %confine-
ment for seventeen days, when he was
expelled from the island, coming to the
United States. His liberation was the
direct result of a protest on the part of
General Weyler made the point that the
Imprisonment was justifiable as an act of
war regardless of treaties. The captain
generals language on this point is as fol-
lows:
9TH country being in a state of war
and therefore all constitutional guaran-
tees suspended, there has been no viola
ton of any precept of the Spanish funda-
mental code nor the law of criminal pro-
cedure in proceeding to make the arrest
person.
After he landed in Florida, Mr.. Hugnet
filed his claim for damages, his attorneys
asserting that it is more urgent than an
ordinary claim for the loss Of property.
The last of the documents was dated July
18th, and it did not appear that the state
department had then decided to press the
claim upon Spain.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
Stealing Silver from the Treasury Vaults

Washington, August 5.-During the pro-
gress of the count and weighing of the
silver in the vaults of the treasury today,
incident to the transfer of the government
funds to the new United States treasurer,
Thomas Martin, of this city, a colored la
borer engaged in handling the bags, was
arrested upon a charge of a~bstracting sill
yer from the vaults. A shortage of $40
was found last Monday in the weight of
one of the bags. Another shortage of $18
was found today, and as Martin was sus-
pected, a watch was put Upon him when
he left the vaults during the noon rest.
After leaving the vault Martin went into
the sub-basement, where there is a pile
Of fire wood and hid the eighteen silver
dollars among the sticks. AS soon as he
had left the cellar the light was turned
on and the money discovered. The case
put into the hands of Chief Hazen of
the secret service, and he placed Martin
under arrest and took him to his Office
where he made a written confession.
Slugs of lead were put into the bags to
balance the weight of the coin abstracted.
Martin has been a helper at eight re-
~weighings of the treasury cash and never
before had been suspected Of wrong doing.
The whole amount taken was 1923, of
which Martin had spent $3.50, the re-
mainder being recovered. The penalty for
this case is a term in the penitentiary of
from one to ten years and a fine of not
more than 5000, or both.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
Appeal From Superintendent Mebane

Especial to The Messenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., August 5.-The state
superintendent of public instruction is
sues the following:
TO Teachers and Friends of Public
Schools:
Il call upon you as patriotic citizens
of North Carolina to go to the polls
next Tuesday and see that all may
have an opportunity to vote for
schools at your respective voting
places. If the county commissioners
of you county have not prepared and
distributed ballots, as the law requires
them, you can write ballots with words
for schools on paper and these will
do as well as printed ballots. Next
Tuesday will be a memorable day in
the educational history of our state.
What shall the record be? Will you
help to make the record one over
which you will have reason to regret?
I trust you will do your duty on this
important day."
He also issued the following to reg
listers of deeds:
Thinking your board of county COM
missioners might overlook their duty
as found in chapter 421, section 5, laws
of 1897, I refer you to this duty and
ask hat you see ballots are prepared
and distribute them as the law Directs"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
A Mob Fired Upon With Cannon

London, August 5.-The Evening
News this afternoon publishes a letter
from a Calcutta volunteer, r%eiterating
the statement hat during the recent
rioting there the artillery fired point
blank at a mob of 5000 mill hands who
were marching to join the rioters, with
the result that 800 of the natives were
killed.
The secretary of state for India,
Lord George Hamilton, was questioned
in the house Of commons on July 9th
as to the accuracy of the native report
that 1,500 persons were killed during
the rioting which lac then just oc-
Cured in the vicinity of Calcutta as
n of the results of the stringent
measures taken by the government Of
ficials to prevent the spread and to
stamp out the bubonic plague. He re-
piled that about seven persons were
killed and that about twenty were
wounded during the riots referred to.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10

Abstract Of Rspvsts frosu 1854 To- 1896
show sng the Narnbss OF Banks. Capital.
Loans aud Discounts. Dep salts aud Car.
eulafion.
Washington, August 5.-The abstract
of reports of condition Of national
banks on May 14th is accompanied by a
diagram prepared jointly by the comp
troller of the currency and the chief
OF the bureau OF statistics Tie dia-
gram displays graphically the growth
and changes in the principal items Of
Of national banks from 1864
to 1896 inclusive. In October 1854. the
capital Of the sos banks amounted to
banks had increased to 1.5l3 and the
capital to 1898. 200, 600. The capital grad
ually increased to $50i. 500. 900 on October
1. 1875. the highest point reached until
1883, when ii amounted to $509. 100. 900.
The increase thereafter was gradual
until 1892 when the highest point was
reached. namely 1856. 600. 900. In the
fall Of 1896 the amount had declined to
$64S, SOC, 900.
Loans and discounts reached 1884,
700, 900 in 1895. In 1850 that amount was
exceeded by $50. 800, 900. With one ex-
ception, from that date to 1892 there
was a rapid increase and the highest
point ever reached wasfn October 1892
namely $2.17l, oo0. 900. III 1893. there was
a drop to 81, S43. 600. 900. but a recovery
in 1895 to 81 59, 400. 900. In the fall of
1896 there was a decline to 81. 1913, 800. 900.
The deposits have fiuctuated ( 0 about
the same extent as loans and discounts.
the maximum being reached in 1892.
when they amounted to ST. 300. 600.
In the following yea deposits declined
to 81, 465, 400. 900 and reacted the follow
ing year to 81, TAP. 100. 900.
The circulation outstanding in 1866,
reached $500. 600, 900 and the highest
point reached in 1873, the mount being
s341, 900, 900. The minimum amount out
standing is shown to have been $122,-
600, 600 in October 1890. Al the close of
the year 1896 the amount had arisen to
$209, 900, 900.
The average per capita of banking
funds of all national banks in the
United States in 1896 is shown to be
$37.14, from minimum of s2.72 in Ar
kansas to a maximum of &120. So in Mas
sachuetts. The diagram shows the
average in each state. The diagram
also shows by states and geographical
divisions the capital. deposits n loans
of all national banks and in addition an
illustration Of the changes in the
various classes of paper money in cir
culation from 1864 to 1896. The chart
is being sent to all national banks n
leading newspapers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
Japan Proposes Belgium as Arbitrator

Yokohama, August st is semi-offi-
cially announced that Japan has suggest
ed that Belgium be selected to act as
arbitrator in the questions in dispute be-
tween Hawaii and the Japanese govern
ment.
Washington, August 5.-No official no.
tice has been received here of the reported
selection of the king of the Belgians as
arbitrator of the dispute between Japan
and Hawaii. but generally the selection
is highly commended. The officials say
that king Leopold's reputation for fair
ness and liberality is SO well established
that there could be no possible objection
to the exercise by him of the powers of
arbitrator provided a choice is to be made
from among European rulers. 1t is not
believed that our government will be call
ed upon to advise as TO the selection, and
it is highly Improbable that 1T will inter
fere in the matter so long as the wishes
of Hawaii are met.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
Injunction Against Texas Railway Com.
mission

Austin, Texas, August 5.-The Texas
railway commission was today served
with a temporary injunction granted by
Judge Mccormick, of the federal district
court at New Orleans, at the instance of
the Texas express companies. restraining
the commission from putting into effect
it's tariff on express shipments. This
tariff was issued some time ago and went
into effect today. to cypress companies
charge that it fixes express charges at
less than freight rates, and hence is
ruinOus to the business of the companies.
A lively fight is contemplated, as the COM
mission threatened that if the express
companies objected they would take steps
looking to forfeiture of permits to do
business in this state. The war is now on
and future developments are awaited with
interest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
4 Modern
Lazarus.

Inherited blood diseases are ruxh
more difficult to cure than those wlSeA
are acquired. One OF the most Coz
hereditary diseases II S~crofula, which
the medical profession admit b 1suR
obstinate and ~deepseated, and their -
forts to cure Il meet with little sucex.
A child afflicted with Scrofuls ID alvuvu
puny and sickly. and can never gre~
into healthy manhood until the dfseaDe
Is eliminated. Scrofuia leads into cnor
sumption nine times out Of ten, 90 til
It is important for this reason that i'm
mediate attention be given to all chnL
dren who inherit the slightest faint
Mrs. S. S. Mabry, $50 Elm ST., Mae~
Ca, writes:
my boy. Charlie. inherited a scruso-
lous blood faint, and from infancy 80
covered with terrible sores, his suffcsinCD
being such that ii was impossible -
dress him for three years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10
The Atlanta Strikers Victorious

Atlanta, Ca, August 5.-The strike at
the Fulton bag and cotton mills, which
threw 1,40O employees out yesterday,
because white girls refused to be plac-
ed by h side of colored ONE came
to an unexpected end today. The tex
tile union met early in the day. 1t
seemed as if a general strike would en-
sue. as no one thought the authorities
of the mill would give in. A committee
was appointed to wait on President
Jacob Glass, and demand h removal
of all negro laborers. This was agreed
to and a compromise was made by
which the strikers agreed to work ex-
ira hours if necessary. Tomorrow the
negroes will be marched out and Mon
day the strikers will get to work again.
The s. Ike has caused a big furry
among me working classes of the
south.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-10

Washington. August 5.-The completed
comparison of the tariff bill prepared by
Mr.. Charles E. Evans, the tariff expert,
was made public today. The following
are some of the comparisons, in addition
to those given last week:
The average ad valOrem duty of the
flax, hemp and jute schedule is lower in
the new Law tina in the Wilson law.
That. of the Wilson was 1854 per cent.
The present law is @.1S per cent. The
average ad valorem of the pulp, paper
and book schedule under the present law
is 5000 per cent, under the Wilson law
22.1S per cent. The average ad valorem of
the sundry schedule under the Dingley
law is 1885 per cent; under the Wilson
law it was ATS per cent. The total value
of articles transferred from the free list
to the dutiable list is placed at $l01, 1868, 941.
Only two articles were transferred from
the dutiable to the free list. These were
cocoa nuts in the shell and sheep dips.