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New Church.

Miss Lille N. West has opened a
private school at this place with good
attendance.
Miss Minnie Colonna, OF Green
backville, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
a. Rogers, of our town.
Miss Willie q. Gladstone, who Of
late has been visiting friends at this
place, returned to her home at Mas
sawadox, on Gath inst.
Our farmers are busy corn planting
and making preparation for potato
crop, which promises to be larger
than ever before in this section.
Mr.. John F. Nelson, Jr., of the firm
of Nelson g. johnson, left on the Goth
inst, on tour of the northern
cities, to purchase spring stock Of
merchandise.
McLain & Co.'s show, advertised to
exhibit in our town on the 9th inst,
at night, did not put in appearance
on scheduled time much to the dis
appointment of many of our people,
who assembled to witness their per-
Torrance.
Rev. L. B. Kirby, lately appointed
to the passionate Of the n. E. Church
at this place, arrived with family
several days ago. We extend hearty
welcome to them, and hope that his
labors among us may be crowned
with much success.
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Denthn.

Mr.. Keshack Mears, 81 we'll known
and respected citizen, died rear Gar
gatha, after long illness at his home
near that place last Wednesday. His
remains were inferred in the family
burying ground on Thursday after
funeral services, conducted by Rev.
F. NJ. Sanford. -Four sons, Lloyd c.,
Frank P, Alfred S.. and George W.
Mears and six daughters, Mrs. Mid
dIeton Mason, Mrs. Oliver Vessels.
Mrs. James G. Littleton. Mrs. Web
ster Barnes, Ruth and Maggie Mears
and his second wife, survive him.
Rev. J. E. Bundick died Friday
night, April 23d, at his home, near
Nelsonia, OF grip, complicated with
other diseases, aged rs years. He was
buried on Sunday after funeral SER
vices at Bethel Baptist Church, of
which he was member, conducted
by Rev. J. L. King. His son, Asa
Bundick, two daughters, Mrs. Mag
gle Marshall and Miss Bertha Bull
and a second wife, survive him.
Willie, son of Mr.. JAS. NJ. Kellam,
aged about three years, died near
Charlottesville, Sunday night of
whooping cough, complicated with
pneumonia.
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Democratic Mass.sIoetinE.
AT a mass-meeting of the dem

cratic voters of Accomac county
Iheld at the Court House, on Monday
| the Goth day of April, DR.. Jno. ="
ABowdoin, county chairman, presided
and Jno. Fl. Wise was selected III
secretary. The chairman having ex
planned the object of the meeting
| Mr.. N. w. Mock offered the following
resolution:
| Resolved, That the chairman Of
the democratic party in Accomat
be requested to order n primary cleo
tion in order that the democrats OF
the county shall be enabled to ex-
press to the State Board of Educa'
ton at Richmond their preference as
to whom they desire rs their county
superintendent of schools for this
county for the next four years.
Mr.. T. b. Quinby offered the fol
lowing rs u substitute to Mr.. Mock Is
resolution:
Whereas, The almost universal oh
ject of primary cleo lions held by the
democratic party in Accomac county
has been for the sole purpose Of nom
mating candidates for said party to
run at q subsequent general election,
and,
Whereas, The office of county SUI
perintendent of schools is not an
elective office, but the power of APP
pointment being invested by law in
the State Board of Education, and,
Whereas, The said State Board
have not requested the sense of the
voters of this county to be taken as
to it's preference in the selection of n
proper person to fill said Office and
neither of the present announced
candidates have taken the initiative
steps or expressed a desire that an
election be held for said purpose;
therefore be it
Resolved, That for the democratic
party to order an election under the
above circumstances would be q dam
gerous innovation upon past prece
dents, a serious reflection upon the
ability, honesty of purpose and in
teghty of the said State Board, and
unfair and unjust to any candidate
who is opposed to entering an active
canvass just at the eve of appoint
ment to said office.
The resolution and substitute were
discussed by Messrs. N. w. Mock, T.
b. Quinby, JAS. H. Fletcher, DIR. Jno
E. Mapp, g. G. Joynes and f. P
Brent. Upon q vote being taken the
substitute was voted down and the
resolution of Mr.. Mock adopted.
The following resolution was offered
by Judge Blackstone and adopted
without discussion:
That at said election all white dem
ocrats shall be allowed to vote. That
the election be held on Saturday,
May 18th, 1897. That all candidates
shall send in their names to DIR. Jno
w. Bowdoin, county chairman, OF
or before May 9Th, 1897, with $40 tc
defray the probable costs of the
election.
That the said county chairman
shall designate voting places, election
officers and see to preparation o
tickets. That all returns shall b'
sent to him on or before noon,o Wed
nesday succeeding election, or els'
not be counted. That each candi
date shall be present, in person or by
proxy, at the official count to tax,
place at the residence OF DIR. Bowdoin
on the said noon, of said Wednesday
There being no further business
before the meeting. on motion. TIT
chairman declared the same adj
journed.
JNo. W. BowDoIN,
JNo. H. WISE, Chairman.
Secretary.
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p.mocrarie District Convention.

At meeting of the Democratic
County Committee, held at Accomac
G. H., April Goth, 1897, it was deter
mined to hold a mass-meeting at
Onancock on Saturday, May 1St, at
$3.50 o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose of
nominating democratic candidates for
district officers. j. W. BowDoIN,
County Chairman.
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Distrsssing accident.

The three year old daughter of Mr.
David Watkinson, near louisville,
was burned to death last week. The
child's clothes caught fire while the
parents were absent from the house,
and before her father, who was out
in the field a, work could reach her,
was burned TO Z crisp. Medical aid
was summoned at once, but to no pur
pose. The little sufferer died in six
hours after the accident.
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Write to us for estimates on doors,
sash, blinds, stair rails and all other
kinds of building material, hard ware,
paints, sc Stock large. prices low.
Cape Charles Ice & Lumber Co.
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Mr.. A. g. James, of Trower, Va !,
writes that Cash gua=c gave as good
results on sweet potatoes as another
gnano for which he paid 500 90. Cash
guano costs $3.50.
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Fires.

The large steam saw and grist mill
OF Mr.. Harry L. White, Bloomtown
station, together with about 100 bales
Of hay. 800 bushels of corn and a
large lot of lumber were destroyed
by fire last Sunday night. The loss
is estimated at $500, with no insur-
ance. The fire, it is stated, was
caused by sparks from the midnight
xpress On the New York, Philadel-
pnia and Norfolk railroad.
A small storehouse near Nelsonia,
known as Turkeys Nest valued
at about $500, occupied by Thomas
Nelson, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday night. The fire when dis
covered had made such Roadway,
that Mr. Nelson and a companion
barely had time to escape in their
night clothes window. Its
origin is unknown but believed to
be incendiary.
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DUKEs-MILLINER-April 18th, 1897,
at the residence of Mr.. Stephen "A.
Redden, Worcester county, Md, by
Rev. E. G. Macnichol, Harrison NJ.
Dukes to Miss Mamie Milliner, both of
Accomac.
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81 arrled.

JoHNsoN-CRockETr = April 18th,
1897, at Tangier, by Rev. George P.
Swain, Walter p. johnson to Miss
Eva J. Crockett.
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SIMPsoN-SIMPsoN-April 21st, 1897,
at Shiloh, by Rev. Charles Clement,
William A. Simpson to Miss Hattie
A. Simpson.
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Dr. Lacy will hold a three days
mission in schoolhouse at Bloxom.
from the 9Th to 18th of May inclusive.
Services 1920 a. III. and p. III. each
day.
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Church Notes..

Services at Horntown, Sunday
morning, at 1920 o'clock, with holy
communion.
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Accomac G. H., Va.

What kind of stock general merchandise does Mears keep
at Wachapreague keeps much noise as though ne was
a John Wanaake carried large stock as Sawbrdge
ohier He is John Wanamaker by large odds and does
not carry quite many goods but will say this that A. ~
that suit the trade better and sell
lower We make following figures to give you an Idea OF
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Now is the Time and this is the Place to buy =:
CARPETS and DRESS GOODS.


ngs that are selling 20 yard For TINS reason
boneh very heavily the and are sen YOU
many have wholesale for What ney nug no nd
certainly Maing Carpets Dress
Hosiery until next fall every Td af
ways!
says products will price goods 60 up wen Woian
Mating
Dress Goods and Hosiery under the low
will Give Won and prepare good higher prices n
and fall There money spending and labor wme p
place emporium Cne
to nend YOUR good Money well Always
cordially invite to make an early WISH
of ourSp
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W. 10000 to 5000 Yards of
Dress Goods and Dry Goods
Ready Made Clothing

for town and 5000 suits and pantsa sizes
and prices than the yards Of Mating 20 per
I'd oor-28 feet of jam uphe largest stock you
the Shorepenty OF goods to ill oo dee we sea na a
it. Our April beat previous years. so you can see 1
once that something about our stock to DO
ha-n these dull tmesus think of it Bring us your oroers
and we will utterly surprise you qualities and prices Thank
YOU kindly your liberal patronage IN the past ana
soliciting continuance of the same,
1 remain yours very respectfully,
A. II. c.. Mears, Wachapreague, Va.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-04-03
AFTER THE CRUMBS.

Salem is full of brokers and money
lenders who are looking for the crumbs
that the failure of the legislature to
pass the general appropriation bill, have
left scattered about the state capital.
It has always been the custom to pay
the employees about the state institu-
tions quarterly, and with the first OF
April there will be large number OF
salaries due, with no available cash on
hand with which to meet the demand,
hence brokers are on the alert to
; feather .tkeir nests by discounting
claims, provided the claims can be
put into such a shape that they will
draw interest and at the same time be-
come such evidences of debt that their
payment is made secure.
This condition puts Secretary Kin
caid in rather an embarrassing posit-
ion, for he too has his weather eye
open for crumb in 1898 (either the
secretaryship for another term or to be
made governor) consequently he is in
rather delicate situation, and cannot
afford to incur the displeasure of the
employees or the brokers. At the
same time he cannot afford to appear
as trucking to their demands, and
thus incur the displeasure of the tax
payers, for they too have votes.
1t is presumed Mr.. Kincaid will be
equal to the occasion, and will dis
cover some sort of authority for issu-
ing certificates for claims presented
and audited by him, and that these
claims will be sufficiently binding that
their collection will be assured when
ever the legislature shall meet and
pass an appropriation bill.
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ooubt there are charitable institutions

aoubt there are charitable institutions
whose outlays, made under private
auspices, are not rep -rted to the
board, and when we consider the
children's homes, orphan asylums,
hospitals, infirmaries and other like
institutions, we begin TO get some hint
of the care which the strong are being
made to provide for the weak.
Probably reports from other states
would supply similar showings if the
facts were obtainable. Nost of this
work is being done at public expense.
still there are thousands of charitable
institutions that are maintained by
donations from philantrophic people,
still this, too, is burden upon those
who work, and is the supporting OF the
weak by the strong. Then there are
the armies of tramps and beggars who
receive no support from the state, ex-
cept when arrested and imprisoned for
vagrancy, though they are living off
the energies of those who toll, for they
neither reap nor SOW, they produce
nothing, though they consume. All
these dependents that workers are
called upon to support, either directly
or indirectly, are evidences that new
life must be infused into American
veins, or else the dreams will ere long
outnumber the workers. and we will
become a nation of paupers.
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A DANGEROUS EsoousrER.
Two Idaho Men Have a Periious En-
counter


Two Idaho Men Have Periious En-
counter.
BOISE, Idaho, March 30.-One of the
most thrilling encounters with amour.
tain lion ever known in this state oc-
CURED near Ola few days ago. Chas.
Bannister and Jake Woods were pass
ing along a trail leading from their
work to their camp. There was go
thought of danger in their minds until
there was a flash in the air and an
enormous mountain lion landed on
Woods shoulder. The impact Knocked
him over, and his companion thought
he was certainly killed.
Reaching for stone. Bannister in
stantly attacked the beast, breaking
its shoulder blade. The lion sprang
upon him, when Woods came to his
rescue, also armed with q stone. As
the animal was attempting to tear
Bannister's throat, Woods struck it on
the head and fractured its skull. The
creature still fought desperately, but
the men finally managed to kill it. 1t
measured nine feet from tip to tip and
it was found that it leaped 80 feet in
springing upon Woods.
The mountain lion never attacks
men unless driven to it by hunger.
The snow in the mountains had de-
prived this beast of food, and it was
ready to spring upon the first thing it
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SWEPT BY A CYCLONE
Death and Destruction Caused
by the Storm.
THE WORST TO COME
More Danger is Anticipated From
the Mississippi. Flood When the
Delta is Submerged.
Killed Mountain Lion With Stones
More Troops VIII be Sent to Cre:s--
War Between Greece and Tur-
key Is Inevitable.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 30-A
| special to the Journal from Guthrie
O. T., says:
At o'clock this morning a terrific
tornado, followed by hail and flood
swept through the town of Chandler
40 miles east of here, completely de-
vastating the town. Three-fourths OF
the residences and business houses OF
the town were totally wrecked or badly
damaged, scores of people being in
jured, and many killed.
Darkness at once came on, and TIE
work OF rescue is carried on under
greatest difficulties.
The telephone Office was carried
away, at 10 P. NJ. a telephone was con-
nected with the wire two miles this
way and message sent here for assist
ance. Up to that time, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Woodman, Mrs. Henry Mitchell,
Mrs. Tom Smith, Attorney John Daw-
son and two unknown persons had
been found dead.
Fully $50 people were known to be
badly injured. Mrs. Emma Foster and
baby are thought to be fatally hurt.
Chandler is a town of 800 people,
built on hill in thick timber, and the
mass of torn trees and wrecked houses
make it impossible to reach all of the
people in the dark. On every side can
be heard groans and cries for help, and
the scene is indescribahle.
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LAID WASTE BY WATERS.
Country About Greenviiie, Miss, Is Com.
pleteIy Desolated

Country About Greenviile, Miss, Is Com.
pleteiy Desolated
GREENv1LLE, Miss, April 1.-The
water continues to fall, but not so rap.
idly as during the hours following the
break in the levees. A train and crew
on the river side of the Division Valley
road, caught between Slopes landing
and the Stokes crevasse, is obliged to
remain there. The water is over the
track of the Leland branch valley road
and trains are abandoned.
Over 10000 people are homeless in
the flooded districts. The hundred
towns and cities are submerged, and
desolation reigns over the lovely val
ley. A dismal waste of water covers
the surrounding covntry on every side
of Greenville, and the city is desc.
late island, connected with the out
side world by mere thread, tele-
graph line running east. Railroad
communication is cut off, north and
south. Rosedale, Gunnison, Bolivar,
Huntington aud hundred other pros
pering towns north of here, and Ar
cola, Hollandale, Wayside, Saltwater,
Stoneville and Leland, south and west,
together with score of smaller ham,
lets, are in the same condition as
GreenVille.
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PARTY LINES DRAWN
Dingley Bill Passed With Re-
publican Ranks Unbroken.
CHANDLER IN RUINS
Death and Desolation Cauaed by the
Cyclone Which Raced Chandler
to the Ground.
Russians Blame England With the Trou-
BILE at CIete-Cretan Insurgents
Ready For Battle-Kansas is
Swept by n storm.

WASHINGTON, March 3l.-With to
morrow the duties imposed by the
Dingley tariff bill will be in force, and
the present law. will be thing of the
past, if the last amendment attached
to the bill before its passage in the
house today shall. be in the bill when
it. is finally enacted, and provided,
also, that it shall be held to be legal
by the courts.
The republican victory today was
complete. They presented an un-
broken front to the opposition. On
the other hand. five democrats, one
more than was anticipated, braved the
party whip and gave the bill the ap-
proval of their votes. These five
democrats are interested particularly
in the sugar schedule. Three came
from Louisiana and two from Texas.
One populist, Howard of Alabama,
voted for the bill. Twenty-one other
members of what is denominated "the
opposition" consisting of populists,
fusionists and silverites, declined to re-
cord themselves either for or against
= ha m 90 ct1ra
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that will not be forgotten in hundred

that will not be forgotten in a hundred
years.
The provisions of these proposed
laws are, however, the most vicious
Legislation on the money question ever
yet proposed. The proposition to give
the people "safe. ample, elastic and
cheap currency" by removing all the
safeguards thrown around the institu-
tions clothed with authority to issue
paper money, is not only absurd but it
| is dangerous. To allow national banks
to issue paper money without any di-
| rect security to the government would
result in wildcat currency being put
in circulation that would be continu-
Gus tax upon the government redeem
| ing the notes of defunct banks. 1t
would furnish a currency that would
indeed be elastic and cheap, though it
would be anything but safe. The prop
osition to require the same reserve for
circulating notes as for individual de-
posits, sounds we'll, but in practice
would be no security whatever, for all
the supervisions and precaution thrown
around national banks by careful"
examiners and inspectors being ap-
pointed to investigate them, has
never been ample to protect depositors,
nor would it be ample 20 protect the
security of the circulating notes.
The provisions Of the second bill,
while they are possible not so danger
Gus to the stability of the country's fin
ances, if carried into effect, would be
most expensive and result in increased
taxation. The issuance OF $15O,O00,OOO
of q per cent bonds would transfer a
non-interest bearing debt of that
amount to an interest bearing debt,
and would increase the annual inter-
est payments of the country sls, 100000,
and if the bonds were to run from one
to ten years, the price to the people OF
retiring the greenbacks and other
credit currency would be 1913, $50, 600
year.
This scheme of Mr.. Walker is first |
rate thing for the bankers and money |
lenkers, but would be extremely bur-
densome to the people. but with his |
national banking bill it ls an embodi-
ment of what majority of the people
voted for last November, and they
should not complain if their masters
should thus tighten the clamp around
their necks little tighter.
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settlement off affairs in the East, which
prevents any serious continuous policy
among the powers, and which causes
Greek enthusiasm by waking up falla-
cious hopes, finds vent here in a tor
rent OF newspaper abuse against
England. In the St. Petersburg Riga,
a well-known political writer named
Golstrem leads his article with the
heading: Caught Redhanded," and
says that England wants the Greeks to
SOW discord in Europe, out of which
she would make political capital.
The Glasnost in this connection says;
''The whole responsibility for the Gre.
tan situation rests on the inertness oi
the powers. Had they acted firmly and
rapidly last autumn, the present con.
dition CT affairs would not exist, and
the powers would not find themselves
in the anomalous condition of defend.
ing the Turks against the Christians
With the same weakness they are now
vacillating with Turkish matters"
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LEvEEs ARE BREAKING.
DeIuge Threatens the Entire Great Mis-
sissippi Delta.

DeIuge Threatens the Entire Great Mis-
sissippi Delta.
GREENvILLE, Miss, March 30.-At 3
o'clock this morning another crevasse
occurred about Mounds Landing, Is
miles north of this city. At o'clock
yesterday evening a break occurred
near Australia. Miss, II miles north
of Rosedale. in Bolivar county. This,
with the crevasse at Lake Lee, 10 miles
below Greenville, will deluge the en-
tire great Mississippi delta.
Nearly all Washington and Bolivar
counties will go under during the next
two days, and all Issaquena and parts
of Sunhower and Sharkey will also be
flooded. Livestock is drowning in
great numbers, and people are fleeing
to the railroad embankments and le-
wees for safety. 1t is impossible to es-
innate the amount of property which
will be destroyed. The suffering will
be intense.
Greenville, Rosedale, Stoneville,
Arcola. and, in fact. all delta towns
south of Rosedale to Vicksburg, will be
under water soon. The greatest ex-
citement prevails all along the line.
The Greenville levees are getting
mushy. Thousands of men line the
embankments north and south of
Greenville, working like demons. All
business Is suspended, and the people
are fleeing for their lives.