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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-03-25
PLACE CUBAN CHARITY
FIRST.

Senator Prootor's Remark in a
Letter to Pastor OF 9 Yer
mont Church.
Rutland, VT, March Ex-senator
Proctor, Of Vermont, has been asked
by Mayor Clement and several citi.
zens of this city to speak at public
meeting, Tuesday or Wednesday
evening. OH his recent trip to Cuba.
In private letter to the pastor of
the Congregational Church, received
here today, the Senator says:
"For heavens sake place Cuba
first among your objects of charity.
at least now"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-03-25
!, President Will Transmit
/ 1t At Once to Congress.
CUBAN CRISIS rs At HAND.
Republican Leaders, However, Be-
Geve War Will Be Averfed.
WHAT PRESIDENT MAY RECOMMEND.

Belief that After the Main Affair
Has Boon Disposed of Mr.. Nc
Kinley Will Advise the Rec
ognition of Cuban Indepen-
dance. a recommendation
Which Congress Is Ready to
Indorse--Report on the Main
Likely to Lead to Dmand on
2 Spain for Indemnity-The
President Holds Sunday
Conference.-The. Charles R.
Flint a caller.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-03-25

To Cure A Cold in Ono Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinino Tablets
All Druggists refund the money IL It fail
to cure. 25cts,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-03-25

The present week, in all proba,
bility, will see the elimination of
important developements offecting
the attitude of the United States
toward Spain and Cuba. First will
come the report of the American
naval court of inquiry on the des.
truction of the battle ship Maine in
Havana harbor on the night OF Feb
ruary 15 last. Whatever the nature
of this report, it will be commun
icated to Congress at the earliest
possible moment. President Nc.
Kinley recognizes the right of Con-
gress to the possession of this in
formation without delay and more
over, desires that body to share
with him the responsibilities of any
action that may follow.
A message will accompany the
Maine report, and it is believed that
soon thereafter the Cuban question
proper will be presented to Congress
by the transmission of the delayed
reports Of our Consuls in Cuba,
showing condition of wretchedness
on the island that has already been
so graphically described by Senator
Proctor. With these reports there
will be O momentous recommendation
! The consensus of opinion is that
this will be that the independence
of Cuba be recognized. Such a re.
comendation Congress would
promptly indorse. This, in itself,
would not necessarily mean war but
the complications it would produce
would unquestionably precipitate a
crisis most acute in character, and
one that might easily lead to con-
fict. The opinion is still held by
Republican leaders of both the SEN
ate and House, however, that war
will be averted. In fact, prominent
officials of the government have all
along recognized but one contin-
gency that would inevitably produce
war, and that is proof of Spanish
official completely in the destruction
of the Maine-a contingency not
not looked for by any one.
If recognition of Cuban indepen.
dence should be viewed hostile act,
this country will be prepared to de-
fend it's position. The recognition
of independence would mean for the
Cubans an opportunity to float their
bonds, to secure arms and supplies,
and to enlist volunteers. 1t is the
programme that has been previously
outlined in The Post, and it is the
policy which will doubtless be pur-
sued.
WILL NOT PLACe RESPONSIBILITY.
Y While the report on the Maine dis
aster has not yet been received in
Washington, there is every reason to
believe that when it is finally made
public it will meet popular expec.
tation in showing that the explosion
was due to external causes, and that
the responsibility for the act cannot
be placed. This is really what has
been anticipated, and it is what the
report will show. The nature of the
!. verdict will, it is believed, necesitate
a demand upon Spain for an in
demnity, and this demand will be
promptly and vigorously made. 1t
will be met by counter.claim from
Spain to the effect that the verdict
OF an expert board of United States
naval officers is not sufficient to war.
rant the payment of the demand,
especially when the Spanish naval
court finds that the explosion was
accidental; arbitration will, therefore
be asked. 1t is probable that when
this point is reached the President
will ask Congress to decide, as The
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

cant statement showing the rapid
colonial growth of Germany. Includ.
ing the recent grab In Kiao Chou Bay,
the colonies of that empire aggregate
In extent 1,615,577 square miles-an
area five times as large as the German
empire proper, which contains only
335,931 square miles. AS a colonizer
Germany holds the third place among
the European States, Great Britain
standing first, with 16,662,073 square
miles and 322,OOO,OO0 population, and
France second, with 2,5O5,OO0 square
miles and 44,29O,0OO population. The
countries next in order are Portugal
(SO9,914 square miles), Holland (783,-
OOO), Spain (405, 1853, Italy (242,420),
and Denmark (S8,614). Only Great Brit
ain, France, Holland and Portugal have
more inhabitants in their colonial pos
sessions and protectorates than there
are at home. These figures may short
ly be subject to revision. Spain will go
to the foot of the list. and its colonial
possessions may disappear altogether.
Germany would like to increase its area
by adding that of the Philipplnes-but
that Is another story.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

The people Of the United States, II
not the statesmen who were RESPONSE
BILE. have chafed at the difficulties and
delays caused by the short-sighted and
niggardly policy Of the past thirty
years, with reference to the army and
navy. To use colloquial expression,
It has been like pulling teeth" to get a
single war-vessel out of Congress; and
the politicians have pretended fear
that the liberties of the country would
be In danger IL the army of nation
numbering seventy millions should ex-
coed twenty-five thousand enlisted men.
Now we are thanking our stars that
our foe Is poor, weak Spain-rated as a
third-class European power. If 1t had
been England, or France, or Germany,
Or Russia, or Italy, perhaps we should
have conquered In the end; but at the
beginning any one Of them would have
outclassed us hopelessly. Fortunately
we have not to cry over spilled milk
this time. Yet unless we learn the les
son Of our narrow escape, the twentieth
century may find Uncle Sam In more
than one tight place.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

It Is not Boosting to state the we'll
known fact that American seamen are
as fine as any In the world; they have
Ia the past shown themselves better
than most. II we are to encourage the
high sense Of duty which has always
marked our enlisted men there should
be some reward for duty faithfully and
bravely performed. 1t Is WELL indeed,
10 be generous with the brave officers,
without whom these gallant deeds
would be almost impossible, but 1t Is
not like Americans to forget the en-
listed men.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

The present war has demonstrated
beyond dispute that coal will be con-
trolling factor in all future naval wars
This has been predicted and expected
by naval strategists and clearly fore.
Swallowed In former naval operations
but it has never been so clearly demon
strated as 1t Is In the present war. Ii
Is one Of the strange mutations Of time
that the whole science Of naval war.
fare should be revolutionized and the
progress of civilization shifted to new
lines by the application to ocean navi.
CATION of the natural product which has
already placed the two great English.
speaking countries of the world In the
fore front Of civilization. 1t looks a
little as II Providence, In giving Eng
land and the United States inexhausti-
BILE supplies Of coal had intended to
make them pre-eminent on the sea as
well as ON land, In war as well as In
peace. Without coal England would
have lost the naval supremacy estab.
lished by Nelson and other great cap
tains and conquerors of the ocean, who
never dreamed of coal as an element In
naval warfare. If any person had pre-.
dicted to Nelson that the invincible
ships In which he achieved his great
victories would one day become worth
less for naval warfare as so many
wooden tubs, and that the splendid
seamanship Of himself and his assist
ants would be among the lost arts,
without any use for Its revival, he
would doubtless have regarded 1t as the
dream of a lunatic. 1t Is to the infinite
credit Of England that she was the first
to perceive the coming revolution, to
adapt herself to the new conditions,
and to reconstruct her navy In such q
manner that her supremacy, gained in
the era of wooden ships and sails,
should continue In the era Of armored
ships and steam. She has set the pace
Of naval development in the new era
as distinctly as she did In the old, and
has wisely recognized, long before II
was demonstrated, that coal was to be
king ON the ocean as well as on land.
The ballad Of "Old King Cole" should
be rewritten and the spelling changed
to suit the modern dynasty and the new
king.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

The modern trust Is imperial in its
conception and subversive In its con-
tinuance to a republican form Of gov
eminent. They cannot exist together
for the simple reason that every gov
eminent Is practically a despotism
where its powers are controlled by a
few and that no government can posi-
bly, be democratic unless it's sovereign
~ is but an expression Of the popular
will,
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

It does not pay to be so utterly I'M
prepared for war as the United States
have been for years. This time we are
up against a very feeble adversary.
Our unpreparedness could not easily
have been brought home to us In less
troublesome way. But we have found
out that Spain was not frightened by
the latent strength Of this country. The
time may come when more powerful
nation than Spain will be at war with
us. Unless we learn the lesson Of the
present war the first part Of the next
war will be bad for the United States.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12
Reeds Repartee.

Joseph III. Choate tells how he was
blinded at a dinner In Washington by
the fash Of Tom Reeds wit: II had
been discussing the question Of the
constitutional amendment against
gambling, travelling on passes, etc. ]
made the statement that had never
played poker, attended horse race,
or travelled on q pass. Senator VOL
colt looked as If he had done all these
things, and said: 4 wish I could say
that WELL said Reed, why don't
you? Choate does Utica Press.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

Civil life has its heroes as wen as the
military. The general who leads an
army to victory, or the admiral who de-
stroys navy, is not q greater hero, no
matter what the world may say, than
the man who does his duty to his fam
lily, to his country and to his God, in
the relations Of life where providence
has placed him.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

with his passengers if he had pro-
visions enough to make the trip. The
steamer National City, with 102 pas
sengers, is in similar condition The
passengers of these steamers are get
ting very FESTIVE and threaten all
sorts of things.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

sHobson's Choice" will have new
significance herceforth on account Of
the death risk chosen by Lieut.. Hobson,
the hero Of Santiago.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

The charge that sons of Senators
have been appointed to military posi-
lions because they are "sons Of great
men" needs corroborative evidence.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

Maryland Is about to unveil monu-
ment to the author of 1.-THE Star-Span-
gled Banner" The tribute comes late,
but otherwise the moment is extremely
appropriate.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

Five years ago a farmer in one Of
our country towns, who had on his
farm a thorny little ravine Of no value,
set It with balm of Gilead roots. He
now gathers every spring from eighty
to one hundred dollars worth of buds
from the raYine, selling them to piar-
. maciata.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

The residence of Mrs. r. x. Collins
was struck by lightning at Johnson
City, Tenn, recently, but the current
was diverted by clothesline. There's
nothing like having good line Of de-
Tense In war times.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

A Texas woman says: "a thin man
makes the best husband because 1t is
easier to sell his old clothes" We are
afraid this is a commercial age.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

The fixed and staring expression Of
eountenance that has become common
Of late Is known as the bulletin face.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

: A local contemporary claims that
scharacter Is told by the tongue" Lack
Of character also is told In the same
way.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

Senior Moret says ''the Spanish ship
Of state Is drifting" What else can
logically be expected of a derelict?
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

Since it's true that It costs hundreds
of dollars to fire single big gun, Is It
. case OF blowing 1t In or blowing 1t
put2
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12
Injury to the Tongue.

An injury to the tongue is repaired by
nature with more rapidity than is the
case with any other part Of the sys
tenn.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

Treason against the United States
consists, as constitutionally defined,
"only In levying war against them, OF
in adhering to their enemies, giving
them aid and comfort" The founders
Of the Government were evidently de-
termined to make the definition thus
explicit that there might be no chance
for the powers that be" to put objec.
tionable persons out of the way on
trumped up charges, as had been the
case In England. In 100 q law was
passed by Congress providing that a
person charged with treason could only
be convicted on confession, or on the
testimony Of two witnesses to the overt
act In open court. Thus was a further
safeguard placed around the citizen
protecting him from the possibility OF
unjust conviction. This same law OF
Congress made death the penalty FOL
guilt, to be inflicted In the usual way
In 1862 law was passed by Congress-
In which 1t was provided that the court
at Its discretion, could substitute fol
@AC 0CdtA pCAdAIJ AApAA0OAAACAs SSAAN
fine. "Misprision Of treason" Is a pun.
ishable offense. This consists In con.
cealing knowledge Of the treason OF
others. The two most famous trials
for treason in the United States were
those Of Aaron Burr and John Brown.
The trial of Burr, lasted a number OF
months, and resulted In his acQuittal.
The trial of Brown resulted In his con-
viction and execution. Both trials were
In Virginia. Doubtless the strictness
with which the language Of the consti-
tuition defining treason would be con-
strued would depend on circumstances.
Doubtless, in certain emergencies, q
wrong exercise Of the ordinary right OF
free speech would be held by the courts
to be Offering aid and comfort" to the
enemy, and doubtless there might be
times when armed interference with
the operations. Of law, practically
amounting as lesser offense than trea'
son.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

Thomas q. Moore, United States COM
mercial agent at Weimar, sends to the
State Department Q short but slgnifl-
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

with many papers it's well to read
between the lines these days. There's
nothing printed there.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

At q restaurant 1t Is safe to trust the
cream jug In front Of only few men
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

There are several million boys In
arms In the United States, but they all
belong to the infantry.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

Don Carlos Is said to be worth $780,
10000. If money talks no wonder he
can't keep still.
Mesa free press., 1898-08-12

demnity. The attitude of the people
makes the chances of Don Carlos
small Moreover, the Carlists are said
to disagree about the advisability of
rising.
The total bids for the war loan of
! 5000, 900, 900 on 8 per cent. bonds foot
ed up $1,325, 100000, or nearly seven
times the amount This includes syn
dictate bids. The subscriptions, as rep
resented by checks and other modes Of
payment, footed up $750;OOO,OOO, or
nearly four times the whole amount
asked for. Modern warfare depends
on the ability to strike quick, paralyz-
ing blows, and pay the cost of doing
so. In the second respect the United
States stands at the head of all the list
of nations.
Spain Is fast getting hard pushed
for ways and means. Financial pa
pers say that If the war lasts until the
end of August, forced paper currency
will have to be decreed. The govern
ment has exhausted all supplies avail
able under the authorizations voted by
the Cortes, and will have to issue
treasury bonds at a higher rate of in
terest, suspend interest and amortise
the debt. Foreign or domestic loans
are out of the question. The expendi-
lures continue at the rate of $25, 000,-
600 month.
The President is reported to have
said to one of his closest political
friends that the proposal for peace
will have to come little more direct,
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04
Rovoh RIders.co to tho Front.

A dispatch from San Antonio, Texas, dated May 29th, says: "Roosevelt's rough riders departed to-day for the concentration camp in Florida. All day Saturday the work of preparing to break camp went on. All supplies and equipments were boxed and labeled. Sergeant Woodbury Kane, William Tiff fany, Reginald Ronald and other New Workers, who brought dress suits with them, discovered early after their ar rival the uselessness of such apparel in military camp, and shipped their finery back to Gotham.
 "The troopers left on the Southern Pacific in three sections, the last train not getting away until 10:30 tonight.
 "Lieutenant-C Colonel Roosevelt left with the third section. Colonel Woods remained here until all the trains had gone and on a regular passenger train he will overtake the military trains at Houston.
 "The soldiers left here in light marching order, and will be ready to embark for Cuba immediately upon ar rival at Tampa. The regiment num- bers l ,oO5 men and 1,258 horses and mules."
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04

Memorial day was fittingly observed in Florence last Monday, the W. c. T. U. having the matter in charge. In the afternoon large concourse of citi- zens visited the cemeteries and deco rated the graves of the old sol- diers, and in the evening appropriate services were held in the Presbyterian church. The music was exceptionally good, and the addresses snd recita- tions were well received by large and appreciative audience. The whole affair reflected much ere dit on the la- dies of the W. 0. T. U.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear, There is only one way to cure deafness. and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an infamed con dition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infiamed you have 8 running sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to it's normal condition, hearing will be des- troyed forever nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is noth- ing but an infamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall $ Catarrh cure. Send for circulars free.
 F. J. CHENEY & C65., Toledo, Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04

County Treasurer P. R. Brady, IT,, returned last Monday from the vekol mine, with which mine he is thoroughly familiar. At present there are eight or ten men employed in overhauling the mill, and the stamps will drop in 8 few days. There are some 4O00 tons of 3O-ounce silver ore on the dump, which it is proposed to work by the electric process. It is claimed that this can be done at good profit.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04
HIahwaymen on Wheels.

A wheelman of West 46th street. New York, was attacked, robbed and left senseless by two highwaymen mounted on bicycles in Central Park. Repeated accounts of robberies by men mounted upon wheels have appeared in the papers in various parts of the country. Those depredators of the health, dis eases of the kidneys and bladder, will likewise escape arrest, and pursue their atrocious career unchecked, unless they are arrested by the potent intervention of Hostette1ss Stomach Bitters, the finest dinrectie, as well as tonic, known to modern times. It is at the start that disea5 F the more easily over come. The use of the Bitters is foi- lowed by tha happiest results in dys- pepsia, livercomp plaint and nervousness.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04
ARIZONA LAND GRANTS.
Confirmation Partial or in Whole of Five
 Claims.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-Five private land grant cases were decided in the United States supreme court to-day, the cases being those of Santiago Ainza, Juan Pedro Camou de Perrin and Frederick Maish aud William Faxon.
 The decision in the Faxon case was rendered by Chief Justice Fuller, and in the other four by Justice Brewer. The Ainza case involved the Sonoita grant in Arizona, which was made in 1921 by the states of Sonora and Sino- loa. The decision of the court of pri- vate land claims was against the grant, but the supreme court reverses that decision, affirming the validity of the grant, but reducing it's area.
 The Camou case involved the San Rafael del Valle grant in Cochise county, Arizona. This was a grant by the state of Sonora and it was also confirmed, reversing the court of pri- vate land claims. There was also a reverse in the case of the Perrin grant, ln which the court below was for the government.
 In the Maish case the grant was con 6rmed to the extent Of the purchase, but as it was confirmed by the lower
 
 court 10 the extent of quantity of land claimed, it was also reversed.
 h the case of tke Faxon suit ths de- cision of the court of private land claims was affirmed. This case in- volved the Tumacacori grant in Pima county, Arizona, and the decision was favorable to the government.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04

A correspondent asks what relation knots, nautical miles and ordinary miles bear to each other. A knot and nautical mile are one and the same thing They are the sixtieth part of . degree cf the equator, or the length of minute" Each degree is very nearly 69 1-6 of our common land miles leach of which contains 52SO feet), and by taking l-60 of this we find a knot to be 6086.7. This about 1.15 of common mile of practically 1.16 common miles. Whenever we read of sea distances, the knot or nautical mile is meant.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04

A private letter from San Antonio to Mir. Bird conveys the painful intelli- gence that Marshall is still in 8 very critical condition, and recovery from his injuries will be slow and uncertain. Consciousness had returned, but his memory is impaired and his vision is double. Doctor Watt, the brain specialist who performed the operation of trepanning, states that the blood clot, which was removed, was five inches in length and two inches thick, the largest he had ever seen.-[Nogales Oasis.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04

The Juvenile Templars had picnic Tuesday at the elegant home and grounds of Mir. R. ". Kersey, two miles west of town. It was we'll managed affair, rejecting credit on the ladies having 1t in charge. The little folks enjoyed themselves hugely, and there was an abundance of ice cream, lemonade and other drinkables and eatables for everybody.
The Florence tribune., 1898-06-04

The best regulator to regulate a peo- pie, is Simmons Liver Regulator. It regulates the liver and the liver regu- lates ithe'persen. IT the liver is regular then health is good, but if sluggish or diseased then there is constant Bilious ness, Indigestion, Headache and all the disorders Of the stomach that one hears of. Try Simmons Liver Regulator and provethis.