Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-12
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Whether President Cleveland was
aotuated by economy or by a desire
to reduce the patronage of his sue
cessor, when he reduced the number
of pension agencies from eighteen
to nineteen, doesn't matter very
much. The important thing about
it is that more than 100000 u year
that will be saved
Tue rich Mexican who pulle off
big ball ahead of the New York af
fair aud had it spoken ofin the tele-
graphic news as the Bradley Martin
ball of Mexico. may have been hu-
moli It rather than an imitatOr
The Spanish minister to the Il. s.
spoke very freely when he said that
the result OF the concessions made
by Spain would depend upon the
Cubans. He might have added, too,
that it Will depend upon the Cubans
who were in Cuba, and not upon
those that ara luzuriouslG quartered
in the L. s.
We doubt the story that Secretary
Morton intends TO raise goldbugs
for n living after the 18th of March.
Chairman Hanna and Senate Fo
raker a'ight fluid arbitration better
than war.
Russell Harrison can hardly be
expected to rejoice ever the arrival
OF the new Eember of the eX- Presi-
dents family. In fact, the new ar
rival has probably added to Rus.
sells conviction that the "old man"
had no business getting married
again.
Some of the gentlemen mention
ed" for the cabinet are already be
ginning to Indicate to Maj. McKin
ley their willingness &c accept any
old place with a salary attachment.
The Association for the Preserva
ton of Virginia Antiquities is talk
ing of erecting a monument to Capt
John Smith, whose fairy tale about
the Indian Maiden, Pocahoutas. was
once implicitly believed.
The various accidents to our bat
tieships are so many arguments il
favor of arbitration. If we cannot
h.k the enemy we certainly do not
wish to fight.
Mr.. Baysrd may be trying to worl
the royal family for a Job that will
save him the modification of coming
back to live among untitled Ameri
cans.
The same men who are sneerina
ut Mrs. Rickers attempts to become
a diplomatic once sneered at the ide,
of woman lawyers and doctors. Mrs
Kicker may not succeed in her eff
forts to break into the diplomat,
corps, but sooner or later some wo
man will,
MI. Havemeyea, the sugar king
doesn't ask much He told com
mittee of New York legislature tina
he would not engage in business tina
paid less than ID or 20 per cent prot
4 it.
If the Cuban reform snow offeret
by Spain are carried out in goo,
faith they will probably soon end th
war, but will they be-
Gov. Lowndes, of Nd, says he
failure as n farmer, because of hi
ignoance of farming. That is wha
makes large percentage of failure
in all lines.
The country was one time ahea
of the Senatorial advocates of til
Nicaragua Canal bill ia discoverin
= the death of that measure, but eve
the Senators know it now.
Gov. Black believes in carryin
out ante election promises regsrc
less of whethtr they are popular {
- not. 1t is more to his credit, too
: than the Reputation of those who:
support made them, by some politi
ians who might be named.
The enemies of Senator eleC
BILLY" Mason having failed to eau,
him to decline the office by calm
him undigni6ed, are now trying [
prejudice people against him by q
/ ccusing him of being addicted
playing the flute. "Billy could 6
Il ford to ignore the first attacks, b.