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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-19
TAzEWElL DIRECTORY.

CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor-G. w. Doak.
Sergeant-G. l.. McClintock.
Assessor. ii. Lewis.
CCUNCILMEN.
u G. Wingo, A. T. Gillespie, w. N.
Surface, V. L.. Sexton, O. G. Emshwi,-
Ter. TIA. .Lynch-Recorder.
POsTOFFICE.
Mail for west closes a, office 1910 %. m.
" east 4" I" 3:45 %. m.
Office open 7 a. m. TO 6:30 y. m.
Money order window open from 8 a,
IN. to $50 p. I'M.
On sunday hour for distribution NJ
ter arrival of each mail.
May 1, 1898. w. G.. Young, z.
CHURCH SERVICES.
CnsrsrIAs. A. A. Ferguson, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday morning. Sun.
day School $50 n. m. PRAYER meeting
every Saturday evening.
STRAs MEMORIAL EpIscopAr. Pcv. w.
ID. Buckuer, Rector. Divine = rvice
ON first and third Sundays ol each
month, at IL a. IN. and ci.ht y. m.
Holy Communion on first SuntHy, at
IL a. IN. Sunday School every sum
day, at pa. m.
PREsBYrERiAN,-Rev. w. w. Run, Pas
tor, preaching second Sundays at IL
"a. m, and at Kelly at Up. IN Third
Sundays at IL n. m. and z u. I'M.
Fourth Sundays at II a. M, and at
May & Chapel at 3 p. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday at z p. m.
MErmoprsr.-I. p. Martin, Pastor. Preach
ing on first and third Sundays at III
n. M on second and fourth at 7:45
p p. Prayer meeting Wednesday at Tao
=. m. Epworh League meeting each
Monday night. Sunday School at $50
n. IN. Womans Missionary Society first
Sunday ut p. m Ladies' Aid this
Friday Mt p. m.
BAPTIST. Rev w. &. Foster. Pastor
Preaching on LIST and 4th Sundays at
III n. m. 1st and Bird Sundays at z: 90
y. m. Prayer meeting every Thursday
ut 700 u. m. Sunday school every
Sunday ut $3.50 a. IN. B. Y. P.U. every
Monday at 100 pm Sunbeam Society
on end and 4th Sundays at 800 p. IN.
Woman h Missionary Society On end
and 4th Sundays at 400 p. IN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-19
wedding Eccentricities.

A remarkable wedding took place
recently in Berkshire, England. The
bridegroom was eighty-five and his
bride two years younger. Six maiden
ladies. each over seventy. acted as
bridesmaids; six granddaughter Of
the bridegroom strewed flowers In the
path Of the happy couple; and fopr
grandsons of the bride sang q puptiai
song, composed expressly for the oc-
Icasion by the parish clerk.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-19
Octavia was thunderstruck.
Inadequate Identification.


A Washington woman went into one
of the banks to have check cashed.
The paying teller examined the check
With that air of suspicion a paying
teller never loses.
You'll have to be identified, mad
am" he said, politely.
The woman was In a great hurry.
Identified" she said, why, I
haven't time to go and get anybody TO
Identify me. Besides. don't know
three people in town."
I'm sorry" said the teller. but tho
rule is invariable."
But" protested the woman, really
am the Mary L. Brown named on the
check. You don't doubt that, do
you?"
The teller looked embarrassed.
Its only a form, madam" he said,
'but we must insist on some identif1-
cation"
A happy thought struck the woman.
Her name was on her handkerchief.
Would the name on my handker-
chief be any Identification? ?" she asked.
The teller replied that 1t would.
well, then" said she, majestically,
handing over the square of linen, per
haps you'll be good enough to give me
the money now"
The teller examined the handker-
chief and handed it back without q
word. In one corner was daintily
written in indelible ink, "sarah
Jones'"
The check was not cashed till next
day, and the newly arrived woman has
discharged her lalndress.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-19
The WAR Is ENDED.
The Protocol Signed and Hostil-
tiles Ordered to Cease.

surance that all had been settled to hT-
satisfaction at the State Department.
1t was 4:23 o'clock when the final sig
natures were attached TO the protocol
and within the knowlcge of all the ofIiS-
ials present, this was the first time that
protocol or treaty had been signed at
the White House.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-19
Little Boys in Trouble.

Last Sunday morning several little
boys, among them, Newt Harman, Jas.
Moore, Jas. Dickinson and Guy Wingo.
went up to the reservoir, and amused
themselves by stopping up the waste
pipe, and then there was "amusement"
elsewhere. 1t was necessary TO send a
man. at cons;d arable expense. to repair
the damage. The Mayor had the bows
up and fined each of them. (alI he
could catch) five dollars and cost. This
was not the only amusing par
of the proceedings. There were
scenes enacted in several homes. and
wo"d-sheds iu town, in which leather
straps played an important part.
One boy says that he was taken IN
stairs. and quietly and with ominous
and cruel deliberation carefully divest-
ed of every piece of his wearing apparel,
and then Holy Moses and the angels.
look with plying glances ''-the
earth and sky seemed to meet in fiory
conflict. A thousand hornet nest were
turned loose at once. The VIC
tim of amusement proclivities not only
wished the waste pipe unstopped, but
that every pipe os the reservoir were
turned loose at once to cool his parch-
ing and burning body. 1t is to be
hoped that this episode will deter the
boys in the future, and others, in GER
tain of tie town. who prowl around
Constantly, seeking what they my de
vonr.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30
Our CUBAN LETTER.
Su9arMaking in Cuba--A Trip Into the Interior the
sand-RaiIroading Under Oitficues-Country Life j.
War TiDe-The Cuban Planter at Home

Washington, April 90 isss.-when
the present war began, Cuba had
fifteen hundred and twenty-one pros
porous sugar plantations. Today "the
sound of the grinding is low" for only
six of them are in operation. A few
weeks ago | visited one of the six.
which is situated in the southeastern
corner of the province of Matansas. IT
was an all-day's railway journe" leay-
Ing Habana at am. and reaching the
goal soon after sunset. Probably 200
miles would cover the distance. as the
crow flies; but the road, originally
built to accommodate the large estates
zig-zags to and fro like the lacking
of ship. Travelling b. rail In Cuba is
seldom unalloyed delight. and these
troubled times dlscomfor;s are doubled.
Besides the usual slowness and irregu-
larity OF service. the heat dust and alb
sence of eating stations. trains are
nowadays In momentary danger of
being fired into. derailed, exploded by
bombs. and each has It's disqulcting
attachment OF two irontlad cars, filled
with Spanish soldiers standing by their
guns at the loop-holes. Sophisticated
travellers watch every thicket, hill and
hollow which might possibly shelter an
insurgent, and throw themselves hat
on the dirty floor of the car at the first
Indication of attack. Miles after miles
of burned canefieds, snged trees.
the outskirts of Habana, show the
holiness of the rebels in spite Of the
multitude of forts. Avenues Of royal
palms are passed-magnlhcent vistas
of smooth, round columns, arch d with
living green. Each OF these splendid
avenues once marked the entrance to
rich Plantations; now they lead TO
nothing but melancholy ruins" Fall
ing chimneys standing alone, black
ened towers, tumbled walls. piles OF
rusting machinery, are all that Is left
OF homes and sugar mills Atop Of
edch ruin perch the scaYenrcrs of Gu
ba, gotged black yultures-the only
well-conditioned creatures to be found
on the island. Here and there tan
ceiba trees pronounced say-bah).
stretch wide their arms, laden with
many cplorud orchids. Occasional sec
tons, burned some months ago, show
now nature hastens to hide her wounds
IN these warm regions. Lusty weeds
spring thickly among the charred
cane-stubble: blossoming vines creep
over bldcSened walls. and roses riot
IN the stnged hsdge-rows-no the deli
cate pink ones we are accustomed to
see growing Wild in the north, but
troplc rodes, gorgeous in crimson and
yellow. The voice of the meadow lark
is heard, the plaintive call of phoebe"
and the sweet little song of the Cuban
toHiegnin- Palms Increase In height
ana Notwithstanding in groves, lin
Ing the ravines and browning the hill
tops; but nowhere in all the desolated
country Is there the trace of a garden,
cultivated field, or sign of human oc-
cupancy outside the fortified villages.
on every hand the beehive forts are
seen--often as many as 10 or 20 can be
counted all at once-all so tiny that
one is continually reminded of Senator
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30

Proctor's suggestion. to carry one
home on his watch chain. Jaruco. Ma
tanzas, Cardenas. and other towns are
passed each with Its Inevitable ac-
compartment Of reconcentradO wretch
edness, in groups of squalid huts under
the guns of the forts. AT
every station Spanish soldiers
swarm and starving begEars make
piteous appeals. To distribute coin
enough to relieve their distress would
require the wealth Of Croesus. My es-
cort did the best he could for them by
rushing out at every stopping place
and buying the entire stocks of all the
bread men In sight. with which to Ill
the skeleton hands. The Cuban bread
seller Is worth special paragraph.
Besides parading the city streets nu-
morously, at all times and seasons, he
Is always found at the railway stations
when trains come in. with a very large.
low. wicker basket ON his head. filed
with small, crusty lcavcs that resem-
hic overgrOwn biscuits. He Us dirty
beyond degree. blrefDOted and general
~ boreheaded, economizlng his bat
tered hat by carrying 1t in the basket
among the lopves.
After hours of slow riding through a
totally unOccupied country, between
burned cunefields on either side. with
the smoke from more burning fields or
IMsurseut camp ufes vislble In several
uirecuons-we ~ the car at nlghtfall,
AZ miserable little hamlet of palm
thatched huts. What was our aston
ishment, on allghting In the mud OF
this desolute place. to behold, a few
yarus away. a modern hnrse-car, eA-
ectiy llke those in use IN New York
ana washington, only decidedly
cleaner Everything about 1T was
iresh ana trin-spotless windows.
scraps to mold on by, nothing missing
bnt Inc niekel-box, or the conductor
with ms beli-runch. We were within
the boundaries Of the sugar estate, and
the car is for the use of the planter
and his family. who had come TO meet
Us. Then away we were whisked, over
three MILES Of car track-between rows
OF stately palms, hedges Of giant aloes
ana houndiess stretches of sugar cane,
10 the afchway OF roses and jessa-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30
OVER THE DESERT ON A HAND CAR.
Queer Features of Life and Death on the Great South
American Sahara

in scvcnyc
Red
PcruvIa
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30
when yon Are Tired

Without extra eXertion, languid. dun
ana .!stless yo.r blood is falling to
supply to your muscles and other or
properties they require. Hoods Sarsa-
parillla cures that tired feeling by en-
gans the vitallzing and strength giving
win give you energy and vigor.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30

which are ever shipped to Chicago, be-
ing driven out upon the pier to be load
ed for Lima and the ports further
south. and when walking out this morn
ing | took photographs of the ia,
beeves as they were swung by der
rick high up In the air and dropped into
the lighter, in which they were taken
to the steamer In the harbor.
WHERE RED COTTON GROWS ON
TREES,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30

HOODS PILLS are easy to take.
easy to operate. Cure indigestion.
blllousness. 25c
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-30

CONTINUED on page eleven1
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

New points will be brought up in
the Chinese Habeas Corpus cases on
Monday. They will probably be
heard by the Supreme Court in
banco with one OF the Circuit
Judges sitting with the Chief JUS
tice and Associate Justice Whiting.
II is not impossible that the deci-
sion may be carried to the United
States Supreme Court on Writ of
Error, if it is found that this is prac-
ticable.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17
Gained 20 Pounds in 8 Weeks.
From the By.stander, Macomb, Ill.

HIOiu tllS DJ-DNhuucii Ah"NOihpj In
Alderman Louis W. Camp, OF our
city, has quite astonished his friends
of late, by remarkable gain in
weight. He has gained ~ pounds
in FIVE weeks. Those OF his friends
who do not know the facts of his
sickness will read with interest the
following:
81 was broken down in health and
utterly miserable" said Mr.. Camp
to our reporter. II was unable to
work much OF the time and so badly
afflicted with a form of stomach
trouble that life was a veritable
nightmare.
Il tried various remedies, but
during the six months of my sick
ness | obtained no relief. ] had
always been robust, healthy man
and sickness bore heavily upon me.
"About two years ago | was adj
vised to try DR., Williams Pink Pill
for Pale People. l purchased one
box and received so much benefit
that | used five more and was en-
tirely cured. 1 gained ttoenty-two
pounds IN .fUe Weeks. Since | stop
ped taking the pills have scarcely
had an ache or pain.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

CHANGE OF BILL WEDNESDAYS
AND SATURDAYS.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

The people talking in that strain
are ignorant of the facts aud circum-
stances connected with this case.
The Hawaiian Government has
taken possession Of the unfortunate
steamer; it advances the cash neces-
sary for the watching Of the vessel
and for the coal used to keep the
pumps running The crew, number
ing in all about 70 souls, cannot be
permitted to stay on board but
must surely become a charge-if
destitute-on the Hawaiian Govern
ment.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

In regard to the Starbuck crew
the Consul was authorized to place
them at the Queen Hotel, where
fortunately Accommodations could be
had, and where the Consul could
pay the necessary amount for the
board and longing Of the men as
stipulated by law. The City Of
Columbia crew is in very different
position, but we are aware that the
Consul is doing all in his power in
their behalf.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17
had an ache or pain.
MterUielOing the ALDERMAN.

"Dr. Williams Pink Pills restored
me to health and most heartily
recommend them"
l., w. Camp on oath says that the
foregoing statement is true.
w. w. Mclean, Notary Public.
Following is the physicians certi-
fcate as to Mr.. Camps present
condition:
l am regularly licensed physician
of Macomb, McDonough Count, Ill.
l have very recently examined Mr.
l.. w. Camp as to his general physi-
cal condition, aud find the same to
be all that could be desired, appetite
and digestion good, sleeps well, aud
has all the evidences of being in a
good physical condition.
SAM'L Russell, M. ID.
Subscribed aud sworn to before
me this Both day of September, 1897
w. w. Mclean, Notary Public.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

The American Consul General has
no funds at his disposal to assist
crew belonging to ship floating
right under his official observation.
The laws under which he acts are
very plain and to the point, and
they certainly give him no authority
to spend one cent of his Govern
ment's money in the interest OF a
crew belonging to vessel floating
iu our harbor and represented by
owners, insurance agents, and others,
and not having met with any misfor
tunethrough maritime disaster.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17
The Orpheum Vaudeville.

The management are conducting
this theatre so admirably that it
will undoubtedly become very popu-
lar. 1t is clean aud cool and free
from mosquitoes and charmingly
lighted. 1t is kept as respectable
in tone and character as the Opera
House, and last evening there was
but one man, well-known character,
who retained his hat on his head in
spite of being informed of the rule
of the house to be uncovered. Even
tually even he succumed to decency
and responsibility.
The performance runs smoothly
and is full of quiet, respectable fun,
frolic and continuous laughter, and
it makes an excellent tonic and cure
for dyspepsia after the evening meal
The company is just suited to the
capacity of the house, and with the
entertainment so varied and the bill
so frequently changed there is abso-
lutely no cause for chagrin or dis
appointment at the price. The exits
are ample to clear the house in a
few momens in case OF an unavoid-
able accident, New bill tonight.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

Statements to the same effect have
been made in the press and on the
streets, and the Consul General has
been criticized in severe language
foralleged neglect of duty.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17
SATURDAY, DEC. II, 1898.
CONSULAR DUTIES.

We notice that in a response to
the libel suit against the City of
Columbia, the libellant claims that
it is the duty OF the U. S. Consul to
provide for the crew until such time
as they receive the money due to
them.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

The action Of the sixth Virginia
regiment in rebelling against the
placing over them OF white officers
when they enlisted with the under
standing that they would have
colored ones, is entirely justifable'
A man who enlists as a private in
the United States army is a virtual
slave to the officers in whose charge
b may be. These colored men
dec.ded to be slaves to officers Of
their own color, and it was with this
understanding that they volunteered.
When the government violates it's
part OF the contract, they are justi-
fined in doing Observation-Disclosures
Planet (A(ro, Am);
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

The incident shows how slack the
commercial community, which has
made fortunes and depends on it's
shipping interests, is in regard to pro-
viding for such casualties, such as
have overtaken the steamer in ques.
ton, and the line to which she be-
longs. There is not single refuge
for the poor men who have the mis-
fortune OF belonging to the City of
Columbia. The maritime houses and
firms refer the men to Consul Hay
wood, wqo through the laws OF the
United States aud the instructions
to Consuls is prevented from inter-
fering officially. 1t is true that the
Consul can take steps to pay the
claims for wages OF the sailors. He
can go on board the steamer seize
the furniture and sell it; then take
out the boilers and sell them; then
offer for sale the ropes, sails, ETC.,
and il a sufficient sum has not been
realized to satisfy the claims OF the
crew, finally sell the hull as fire.
wood. In the interest OF the differ
emit concerns, having claims against
the vessel, the Consul has rightly
refused to use his prerogative, and
he has done everything as an indi-
vidual to help the men along until
the case can be settled in our Courts.
Honolulu should be prepared to
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

wharves.
Tourists, travellers, and those who
have listened to the lying invita-.
tions Of the Foreign Office to come
here in search Of work and invest
ments believe that the u S. Consul
General is in duty bound to help
them financially when they are
"broke;" to settle disputes with the
hackdrivers and lodging house
keepers; to pay their doctors bills,
when they are sick and finally to
send them home to their own States.
We think that the present Consul
General has done more than his
share in the interest of his country
men visiting here. We know about
a recent instance, where an a meri
can arrived here with little sum
Of money in his clothes, made friends
as long as his money lasted, aud
then suddenly found himself very
sick man and penniless. The Con-
sul-G General was his recourse as a
matter of course, and the official,
seeing that the man was really very
sick and knowing that he had paid
So as hospital tax" upon entering
the country, sent him to the Queens
Hospital. No free treatment could
be granted from that institution.
The hospital tax" is simply means
of obtaining money under fake pre-
lenses, and finally the Consul had
to stand good for the expenses of
the sick man and once more dig into
his own pocket.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

there will be no "Consul" but simply
a shipping commissioner, and in his
office will the masters OF ships dis
charge their crews upon arrival in
port, engage shore crew, and when
ready to sail pick up a crew around
town. Such is the rule in all Amer
lean ports and Honolulu will event
ually be overrun with an undesirable
class who have no "Consul" to APP
peal to. no house OF refuge, no
shelter, until the police will I'll the
jais with Migrants simply to keep the
poor unfortunates out OF the rain
and prevent them from sleeping
in and eventually setting fire to
boxes aud bales OF hay on the
wharves.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17
Timely Topics.

Honolulu, Dec. B, 1898.
WITH RADIANCE
CROWNED
should be your lamps at
Christmas tide. If you see
the b d II.
Radiant Burner
in operation you will think
that the spirit of light herself
is present in that brilliant
electric-like white light. 1t is
perfect.
Lamps, Lamps, Lamps,
of the loveliest designs in
almost every description,
personally selected in New,
York by our Mr.. Vettlesen,
from the leading establish
ment and from the newest
styles of the season of 1898
and 100. Here is the finest
exhibit in the city gathered by
personal experience OF our
needs, and at all prices for
the laborer S. cottage or the
millionaire's mansion.
Cat be Blown Out.
For years we have been look
ing for a Verandah lamp inn
pervious to storms of wind or
rain.
We have il, "a handsome
affair in ornamental black
iron. There are others for
the lanai useful and beautiful.
Piano, b. d0ir ami Study
lamps we have in the most
exquisite of designs and so
varied that all can select a
pleasing choice. Call and
prove our assertions
TNe Hawaiian Hardware Co., -
26S Fort STREET,
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Honolulu, Dec. 5, 1898.
WITH RADIANCE
CROWNED

should be your lamps at
Christmas tide. If you see
the Ii d II.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17

Honolulu should be prepared to
deal with questions OF this nature.
When we become Americanized
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-12-17
Radiant Burner

in operation you will think
that the spirit of light herself
is present in that brilliant
eiectric-like white light. 1t is
perfect.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-01-19
The esters.

Court Hawaii, Independent Order
OF Foresters, organized permanently
last evening. G. B. Ripley was the
instituting officer.
The officers elected are as follows:
A. E. Murphy, G. R.; VIC. Gorham,
V. G. H.; John Walker, P. g. R (;
Fred Weed, r. S i; F. Goodman, Jr.,
+. S.; j. M. Webb, Treasurer; s. j.
Salter, s. W; w. j. Coon, j. w.; G..
E. McCrea, S. B.; Thos Mott, j. B ;
@. r.. Weatherwax, D CIR.
The committees appointed are as
follows: w. j. Coon, John Walker
and Fl. e. Hendricks, committee on
hall; f. W. Weed, j. M. Webb and
e. F. Jeffries, committee on bylaws.
There will be 81 charter members
to the l. o. F., Court Hawaii and the
charter will close on January Goth,
at p. m.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-01-19
The Fastest Vessel Afioat.

Messrs. Laird Brothers launched
in December last from their
Birkenhead works the torpedo-boat
destroyer Express for Her Majesty's
Government. The christening cere-
mouy was performed by Mrs. John
Laird in the presence of company
which included officers OF the Argen-
tine, Italian, and Japanese naviss
and representative of the Russian
Embassy. The Express is the largest
destroyer ever built. Her length is
235 feet, and her speed is to be 33
knots, equal to nearly 3S miles an
hour, which will constitute her the
fastest vessel aAoat,