Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-09-08
INTERESTING News Items.

Emperor Kwang Su, of China, is i'll,
Camp Wikoff at Montauk Point is
said to he pest hole.
A needle trust is reported from Lon
don. Capital 100000.
A $500, 600 fire has visited Nashville
destroying many fine buildings.
The proposal of the Gar to disarm
all Europe is meeting with little favor.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association
is in session at Front Royal.
Property owners in Cuba want Cuba
annexed to the United States.
The steamer Klondike bringing gold
dust valued at a million and half dol
lars.
The 3rd Virginia, which is to be dis
banded, will be sent to Richmond to be
mustered out.
The Chinese say that England did
not offer to keep the Russians out until
it was too late.
A large Dervish force is going to meet
the Anglo-Egyptian army in the Soudan
and battle is expected.
The Albany, which is building in
England and is sister ship to the New
Orleans, is about finished.
Mexicans and Gautemalans are fight
ing near the Mexican line caused by
thefts of stock by Mexicans.
Hope of finding Andre, the balloon
Arctic explorer, has been abandoned
and the expedition has returned.
Rebels to the number of 100000 are
gathering north of Canton, China, and
an attack on the city is expected.
Gov. Black, of New York, is at Chica-
manga and says the condition OF the
camp there is not as bad as reported.
Mormons are said to be gaining con
verts in Jefferson county, West Virgin
IL.
In Richmond John Signaigo, eight
years of age, fell through skylight
and was killed.
The Republicans of the Richmond dis
trict have determined to nominate a
candidate for Congress.
1t is predicted that the V. M. l. will
have more cadets than have been there
any session for 15years.
Some Laplanders taken to Alaska to
do certain work are becoming American
citizens.
Wilhelmina, who is now queen of Hol-
land, has issued an address which is
we'll received,
There are still not enough beds in the
hospitals at Montauk and $50 sick
soldiers are lying on the floor.
Schley will likely be placed in com
mand of the Pacific station and num-
Der of fine ships added to his squadron
The Democrats of Watertown, n. Y.
want Bryan delegates to the State con.
vention. Roswell P. Flower is not ac
ceptable.
Admiral Schley and General W. W.
Gordon, have sailed to Porto Rico tC
settle the conditions of the Spanish
evacuation.
New Hampshire democrats have ask.
ed an investigation of the action of the
war departments management of the
Santiago campaign.
Ensign Powelson of the destroyed
batteship Maine was married yester-
day to Miss Margaret o. MILAN, of
Wyoming, Ohio.
Gen. Merritt has started from Manila
to appear before the peace commission.
Aguinaldo has designated AEgoncillo
to accompany him.
The breach between Gen. Miles and
Secretary Alger is widening, and there
is every reason to believe that court
martial will follow.
The Norfolk and Western had a
freight wreck, near Petersburg, in
which IS gondola cars were broken to
pieces.
The Republican congressional conven-
tion for the eighth district, which met
in Alexandria. decided not to nominate
a candidate.
Chas. IT, Kizer, printer. employed on
the Norfolk Virginian Pilot and a
member of the legislature. has been
elected chief of police of that city.
Capt. Edward Murphy, of New York,
who commanded the associated press
dispatch boat Dandy during the late
war, died Tuesday, aged 50 years.
Aston G. Dayton, who gained reput-
alton by defeating William L. Wilson
has been renominated by the Republi-
cans of the Second West Virginia dis
trict.
Commander, J. W. Phillips, of the
Texas, has been transferred to the New
York as his flag ship and given command
of the second North Atlantic squadron.
thus succeeding Admiral Schley.
Reginald Garrett, son of Mayor Gar
rett, of Rocky Mount, Va, shot and
killed negro on Wednesday while as
sisting the sergeant in making an az
rest. 1t was case of self defence and