Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1897-02-12

SNAPP SHOTS.

Whether President Cleveland was
actuated 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 10000 year
that will be saved.
The rich Mexican who pulle off a
big ball ahead of the New York af
fair and had it spoken oF.in the telc.
graphic news us the Bradley. Martin
ball OF Mexico, may have been hu
inoiiit rather than an imitator
The Spanish minister to the u. 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 tho Cubans
who were i'll Cubn, and not upon
those that ar9 luzuriousli quartered
in the L. S.
We doubt the story that Secretary
Morton Intends 10 raise goldbugs
for n living after the 18th of March.
Chairman Hanna and Senuto Fo.
raker might fluid arbitration better
than war.
Russell HARRISON orn hardly be
expected to rejoice over the arrival
Of the new i.ember 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 Mnj Mckin
ley their willingness tc accept any
old place with a salary attachment.
The Association for The Preserva
ton of Virginia Antiquities is talk
ing of erecting monument to Capt.
John Smith, whose fairy tale about
the Indian Maiden, Pocahontas. was
once implicitly believed
The various accidents to our bat
tleships are so many arguments in
favor of arbitration. If we cannot
|'.'k the enemy we certainly do not
wish to fight.
Mr.. Bayard may be trying to work
the royal family for Job that will
save him the modification of coming
back to live among untitled Ameri.
cans.
The same men who are sneering
ut Mrs. Rickers attempts to become
diplomatic once sneered at the idea
of woman lawyers and doctors. Mrs.
Kicker may not succeed in her eff
forts to break into the diplomatic
corps, but sooner OF later some wo
man will
All. Havemeyea, the sugar king,
doesn't ask much. He told a com
mittee of New York legislature that
he would not engage in business that
paid less than Is or 20 per cent prof
it.
If the Cuban reform snow offered
by Spain are cniried out in good
faith they will probably soon end the
war, but will they be-
Gov. Lowndes. of Nd, says he is
failure as farmer, because of his
ignoance of farming That is what
makes large percentage of failures
in ull lines.
The country was one time ahead
OF the Senatorial advocates of the
Nicaragua Canal bill ia discovering
the death of that measure, but even
the Senators know it now.
Gov. Black believes in carrying
out ante election promises regsrd
less of whetht r they are popular OF
not. 1t is more to his credit, too,
tLan the reputation of those whose
support made them, by some polite
ians who might be named.
The enemies of Senator elect
BILLY" Mason having failed to cause
him to decline the Office by calling
him undignified, are now trying to
prejudice people against him by &C
ccusing him of being addicted to