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4 Tnuchlnr Farew ell.

n the officers and employees of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway 0ompany
 In severing my official connection with this company, I desire to ex- press my deep sense of obligation to my fellow officers and employees, with many of whom l have served for the lass seventeen years.
 To your energy, ability and loyal " in the discharge of your respec- tive dutles is due the growth and de- velopment of the property. From a small beginning it has grown to a great system. From financial bank ruptcy ana physical weakness you have enabled the management to place the road in a strong financial and physical position. You have patiently shared with me the trials incident to the service in which we have so long toiled together, and my regret at parting with you, person ally and officially, is Tn a measure iessened by the pleasant memories of our past association. shall al ways have care for your comfort and happiness, and in whatever sphere your lots are cast shall re- l'iee in your success and sorrow in your misfortnaes.
 That you will give to the new management the same cheerful and loyal support you have always ac- eordedl me, is the wish of yours most sincerely,
 \ s. W. FoRDYcE
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One French Newspaper Says She Will Dmand One Hundred Millions
 Instead of Forty Millions.
IS PROFITJNG BY
 EUR0PE'5 PREDIgAMENT.
The Petit Bleu Says America Promises 10 Be Neutral to All Europe If Given Free Hand
 With spain.

Paris, Nov 4..-The generally accept ed view here of peace negotiations is that the Spaniards will not agree to tfe propositions submitted by the Ameri- cans 10 take the Philippine islands and reimburse Spain for money spent upon permanent improvements i'll these is- lands. But there is a conflict of opinion as to whether the Spanish commission CTS will present counter proposition at today s meeting.
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Southwestern
ATTEMPTS ROBBERY
And Meets Inc MuzzIe of A smith and
 wesson Punoturer.

Thursday evening about 6:1 o'clock the two daughters of Mat Jones, (col.) brother of Wiley Jones. and who reside at the corner of Fourteenth and Olive streets. on Lakeside, went into the storeroom on the rear porch Of their home to get some books.
 As they were entering the door 8 Large burly negro dashed out and made for the street. The cries of the girls brought their mother to their assistance and with a revolver ln her hand she followed the fleeing thief who, in his hasty flight, turned several scmersauts over a number of wood piles.
 The woman fired several shots and when last seen the intruder was making down an alley as fast as his human pedals could carry him.
 Nothing was stolen.
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SURPRISED THEIR FRIENDS.
aIr. R. 4. MeIl4 1d Tts9 l9t=te Hig- gas1u 0aistiy Married List
 Evening.

Mr. R. A. McIntire and Miss Hattie Higgason, both of York town, Lincoln county, were quietly marri- ed last evening at 8 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, on Pine street, Rev. A. o, Evans per forming the ceremony.
 The couple is well and favorably known in this eity,lwhere they pos sess many close and admiring friends.
 Mr. McIntire is a larg3 a11 en- terprisiog mill owner of Yorktown, and is fast moyng to the front in the commercial world.
 Miss Higgason is one of Lincoln eouaty's fairest and most popular belles. having taught school at Yorktown and vicinity the past two years.
 nMr. and Mrs. McIptire will re- side in this city. We welcome them and extend our congratulations.
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The engagement of Harry Corson Clarke at the opera house Wednes- day night, Nov. 9th, is exciting n great amount of interest. Mir. Clarke and his clever company will be ean in the brilliant farce What Happen ed to Jones'" which has scored Il phenomenal success in New York, London ana San Francisco Harry Colson Clarke in the role of Jones" i, who is equally at home selling hymn books or playing cards. is excruclat- ingly funny, and the many compll cations in which he finds shlmseli are so cleyerly handled that he has won the admiration of both the press and the public.
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REcoLLEcTs NOTHING.
Adam Hammock Says He Does Not Re-
 member shooting Nine Men.

Beaver Dam, Wis, Nov Adam Hammock who shot nine men at the Powell Roller company, is still in jail hero and denies all recollection of the affair He said to his wife, who visited him in his cell, that he was very sorry such a thing should have happened, but be knew nothing of it.
 With the exception of J. E. Lyons who was shot in the eye, no serious con sequences have resulted. Wilbur B, r. nett, the man alleged to have quarreled with Hammock, has been discharged from the employ of the Powell com pany.
 The affair was the outgrowth of a series of practical jokes played on Ham mock by his fellow vor'1men.
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FIGHTING OF INDIANS.
General Bacon Says They Are Just as
 Treaoherous Today as Ever.


 Chicago, Nov. 4-"As an abstract proposition the Indians want no more fighting They have had enough to last for some time in tho Bear Lake cam paign just over However, the Indian character is such that one may never tell when he will take up his arms and wage Q desultory warfare against local communities.
 This was the answer General John M. Bacon, the veteran Indian fighter who commanded the United States troops in the recent Indian outbreak in Minne- sota, gave to a question as to the present feeling of the red men. General Bacon, who is temporarily in command of the department of the lakes and the depart ment of the northwest with headquar- ters at St. Paul, is in Chicago on official business.
 q want to say one word, continued General Bacon, about the socalled re. cruit. Out of the IT men who were with me in the battle of October 58 were enlisted during the middle of last sum. mer, but their conduct was admirable. It is no tea affair to fight the Indian to- day any more than 1t was in the old days of Indian warfare. The warpaint- ed Indian of today is the same cruel and treacherous foe of the plains of years  ago He is not ill battle to be killed such an idea is unpleasant to him. He is in it to kill the other fellow in any way he can. Had it not heen for that engagement coming at the time it did, and resulting as 1t did, the Indians of other tribes would undoubtedly have joined with the rebellious ones and formed 6 force which it would have cost Q great loss of life to suppress. Those Indians mad been accommodating arms and ammunition for long time. They were just aching for fight. Their brother red men were in sympathy with them, and had the battle not gone our way the Winnebagoes, Red Lake, Cash Lake and other tribes would have rein. forced the Bears and formed most for midable and dangerous foe"
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Some ohancrs Az .inst EagIand.

Paris, Nov 4-The Liberte attributes the warlike attitude of England to the return of Mir Chamberlain, who may have thought that if France accepts the principle of evacuation of Fashoda, q few more threats would procure further concessions from her This is by no means certain. There are many points of her empire where she may be att tackled. A revolution might break out in Ireland the moment war is declared Besides, what seems fairly certain, a strong Abyssinian force is rapidly draw ing near Fashoda.
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Large Amount Parohased at rhiIadeI

Large Amount Purchased at Fhitadei-
 phia to Be sent to the West Indies.
 Philadelphia, Nov. Tho probabiIi- ty of war between England and France received fresh impetus here Wednesday by the action of England, who purchased a large amount of American coal for im- mediate delivery to her West Indian na- val stations. In response to hurried ca blegrams from London shlpbrokers en- gagged in the West Indian trade spent the greater part of "Wednesday search ing for tonnage suitable to transport coal from Philadelphia and Newport News to points where it will be most eonvenient for English warcrafts to fill their bunkers. Sailing vessels fr0n ih00 to 2000 tons carrying capacity were particularly in demand The first ship. ments are to be sent 10 Kingston, to be followed by vessels for Bermuda St. Lucia and Demerara, which are the prin- eipal ports in the West Indies subject to Great Britain. It Is also proposed to discharge part of the purchase at St Thomas, Danish Islands, whore hulks are to be used.
 It is also reported that two British warship5 havo been ordered hero to un- dergo repairs, which under ordinary cir cumstances would nave been made either at Halifax or Bermuda islands
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Last of the Gang Caught.

Vinita, L T., Nov. 4--FAul Andrews, who killed Bill Nave year ago, has been captured after hard fight with the United States marshals. He Was once leader of the Williams gang of ouo- laws, all of whom save he have been killed while resisting arrest.
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NEW YORK READY TO GO.
Tho Steamer Has Taken on Stores For
 Long Journey.

New York, Nov. 4-Cruiser New York, the flagship of the North Atlantic squadron, has completed coaling at Tompkinsville, s. T., and is taking aboard stores for a long voyage. It is reported that Commodore Phillips is ex- pecting sailing orders from Washington to proceed to q southeastern port, but the exact destination Is not known
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NEW OFFICERS ELECTED.
For the Ensuing Year by tho Adam,- wlI- son Printing Cor. J. Wilson
 Retjres.

The stockholders and directors of the Adams Wilson Printing Go. held Il meeting Tuesday afternoon and elected officers for the ensuing year IS follows:
 President. J. ". Adams.
 Vice President, T. J Wilson.
 Secretary and Treasurer, Geo. H.. Adams.
 Mir. T. J. Wilson resigned as super intendent and foreman of the me- ehanlcal department, and leaves in a few days for the City of Mexico to accept a position as superintendent, at lucrative snlary, of large printing and litographing plant which has a number of government and railroad contracts in that city. MT. Wilson retains his stock and in terest, however, in the Adams-Wil- son Printing f'a. and makes the c.Ianse v.,4 -.i.. =4.tpa of improving his health. whieh.h has been quitepoor for the last three months. Hisfami- ly will also reside here for m indei- nite period.
 Mr. Wilson's many friends among the printing fraternity will wish him health and wealth in his new loea- tian, and will congratulated him upon securing SO profitable a position in a country and climate SD fav0rel as fs that of the City of Mexico
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Rer,stration in nllnois.

Chicago, Nov 4-Tuesday was the last day for registration in Illinois out side of Chicago, and dispatches from most of the I01 counties outside of Cook indicate that about 85 per cent of tie vote of 1896. which was l, ,090, 8G), will be boiled on Tuesday next.
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when Troops oo to Cuba.

Washington, Nov. | Tho war de- partment has issued a general order for the movement of troops to Cuba. First troops will leave on or about Nov g, and will comprise q brigade under Brigadier General Carpenter The brig ade will be taken from the Seventh army corps, and one of the regiments to 20 will be the Third Georgia.
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Paying Troops at Huntsville.

Huntsville, Ala, Nov 4-Majors Talhe and Marshall, paymastors, are here. and will distribute about $500, ,000 among the troops at this camp. Tire number of troops here now are larger than at any time since the camp was es- abolished.
 The Sixtieth New York will vote Sat urday in the New York election.
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Judgmont For 1sIeyen rhousnnd.

Galveston, Nov 4.-The jury in tho case of F. Cannon vs. the Fire Associa- tion of Philadelphia brought in yer dict for $i1 1000 for the plaintiff. The suit was based upon the payment of two fire insurance policies.
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WORDS OF PRAISE bestowed up- on Hoods Sarsapa.1lla by those who have taken 1t indicate that 1t is restoring health to thousands of people, and that It will help you also
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onianoma City, O. T., Nov. 9.-The Commerc1al hotel, city livery stables and saloon burned here. The guests had time to escape from the hotel, which was entirely consumed.
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n0rru ClalIntLn,s sudden peath.

Ardmore, I. T., Nov. 1 Perry Galla- tin, a salesman at this place, died from che effects of an ov ,riose of chic rofornl He ded in about two hours after taking the drug.
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HOODS PILLS are easy to take, easy to operate, cure bliousness, in- digestion, etc.
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Gunther's famous chocolates al.u boHbons at Mitchell's, only, POS Man. treet. II 15 If
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New buck wheat, grlts, hominy, rolled oats and maple syrup at the Mccain Grocery Co. dtf
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A Consnl GeneroI nead.

Berlin, Nov. 4.-J. Goldschmidt, United Sites consul general here, is dead. He had been in i'll health for somo time.
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Kindling wood 75c U load delivered by the Bluff City Lumber Co, 27a
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Pickets all styles. or picket fence complete. Bluff City Lumber Co. 279
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ENGLAND BUYING GOAL.

mounting siege guns.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-10
Will Not Compulsory Military Service
Come with Expansion.

Many people, far too many, are re-
garding the expansion policy of the
Administration, as something that will
not in any event affect them individu-
ally. They should not be too sure Of
that. A farmer in Augusta county
would be very much surprised to find
himself conscTipted as private soldier
of the United States army, but that is
the end of the road that the nation is
travelling, under MI. McKinley's guild
ance. If the Senate should be mad
enough to ratify q treaty which shall
include Porto Rico and the Philippines,
with provision, of our making. for
holding Cuba until good government is
established there, the standing army
will need to be one hundred and fifty
Thousand strong. Such an army can
not be raised for peace service without
compulsory military service. Both Sec
lions of this country had their fill of
that thirty years ago. At the South it
was called ''conscrption, at the North
it was called "drafting.' That is the
European plan to keep up the strength
of big armies, and if we follow Europe
an fashions we must follow their meth.
DDS Of maintaining them. If this impe-
rial expansion plan of the President
goes On, there will be many surprises
for our people, and compulsory military
service will not be the least OF them.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-10
How the Tariff Works.

The delusion and snare of high tar
iff is daily becoming more and mora
visible to those who have heretofore
refused to see. The New England man
ufacturer has been clamoring for it, the
wool producers of Ohio clamored for it.
and now they have a tariff to thei1
hearts content. Here is what the Balti-
more Sun says editorially Of their cor
dition:
1.-The Philadelphia Manufacturer
comments on the depression in the
wooden industry in New England and
in Pennsylvania. Mills are closing.
About half the machinery using wool is
idle. The tariff laid for the protection
of the Ohio Wool-growers seems to be the
cause in part, at least, both of the low
price of domestic wool and the inability
Of the mills to work at a profit. The
demand for domestic wool depends
largely upon the low price of imported
wool used to mix with if, and when the
tariff makes imported woods dear it at
the same time makes domestic wool
cheap. Abroad there is great activity
in the wooden industry, with the result
that Boston recently exported Austria
Iian wool to Europe"
This condition is the logical outcome
of such law. Taxation which drives
trade away Oh raises prices of the arti-
Giles We use in manufactures is ruinous
1t must lead to stagnation in trade. The
Dingley Bill is the iniquity of iniq uities.
1t is the crowning failure, and outrage
on our business interests of the nine
teenth century.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-10
NEW YORK.

The Associated Press's careful est
mate says that Roosevelt be elected by
$4,000.
New York, Nov. 8,-The World bull
letin comedies the election of Roosevelt
for Governor by $4,000 majority. The
entire Republican ticket is elected by a
safe majority. The Republicans elect
a majority of the Legislature which
will insure the election OF a Republican
United States Senator. Reports are
yet meagre regarding Congress.
| At 10 p. M, the Journal conceded
| Roosevelt the victor by small majority
| New York, Nov. 8.-The returns are
not all in but they indicate that Roose-
velt's majority in the State will be
about 5000 over Van Wyck. The New
| York Journal comedies Roosevelt s
election by small majority, but other
papers such as the World and News
Democrat concede the election by 35,-
| 600. The Roosevelt vote was large
outside the city and Van Wyck's vote
| in the city early demonstrated that he
| was defeated. TIE Legislature of the
State is Republican, insuring the cleo
| ton of a Republican to succeed Senator
Murphy.
The State ticket is elected by safe
majorities. The vote is not as large as
| when Black was elected, but it is esti
mated that Van Wyck will have ma
jority of 10000 in Greater New York
and Roosevelts 10000 outside of Greater
New York. 1t may therefore safely
said that Roosevelt is elected by about
80, 600 majority.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-10
The Eastern War Cloud.

There is war cloud in the East just
now which looks lowering. Our dis
patches for several days have teemed
with naval preparations on the part OF
England and the mobilization by Russia
Of her feet. 1t now transpires that
Russia, under cover of the trouble On TIE
Nile between France and England, pro-
ceeded to push her lines far forward i'll
Asia. There will most likely be de-
mand made Oh Russia by England to
withdraw at certain points and it is
almost sure to be met with a fat refu-
sal. England will then, it is argued
fall upon the Russian fleet and possibly
attack her by land and if so the end Of
the trouble can scarcely be foreseen
This is surely the current opinion at
present.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-10
A Gold Standard Congress Issuing "Forty
Cent Dollars

The utter fallacy and fraud of the
Forty Cent Dollar Republican cam
paign cry of 1896, was never better illus
trated than by the action of the present
Republican Congress at Washington,
which was elected on that cry, as was
Mr.. Mckinley. When this Spanish
war began that Congress passed Il bill
and President Mckinley signed it to
coin 100,00O,000 of silver dollars And
the minis are now coming them as fast
as they can. When they get out of the
mint are they accent dollars? VIII
they not buy anything and as much OF it
as a gold dollar will buy? Will they
not pay any debs that a gold dollar will
pay? The gold standard people will
say that they will do this, because a
silver dollar can be exchanged for a gold
dollar at the misunderstanding Car
isles run-mad gold scheme. Is there
anybody in this country weak enough
to believe that this government can go
on forever doing what it is doing now.
borrowing gold On its bonds to redeem
silver dollars? Cleveland increased the
national debt $780,, GOO, 900 just by Dor
rowing gold to keep up the gold stand
ard. Mckinley is following suit, issu-
ing bonds and Increasing the debt, for
which the Spanish war gave him a bet
ter excuse than Cleveland had
Why should a silver dollar be re-
deemable in gold? 1t needed no such
redemption provision up to 1878. 1t
was worth 1913 cents then while a gold
dollar was worth only 100 cents. No,
the opposition to silver is the great
financial fake of tile century, and when
the government gets in a hard place.
like the Spanish war for instance, it falls
right back on the dollar of our dad
dies" The voters of the United States
are getting their eyes opened to the
great fake.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-10
General Election News
virginia.

Richmond, Va, Nov SIN the
eighth district Rixey's majority in Fair
fax county is estimated at 700. His
majority in Fauquier county estimat-
ed at one thousand. In Ninth district
Rhea s majority in Bristol city is 475 a
democratic gain of Ats.
In the N NTH district the indications
are that Walker, Rep, Is defeated by
Rhea, Dem, by small majority. All
the precincts heard from indicate Dem
ocratic gains. At Pocahontas precinct
Rhea got Is majority, which is a gain
over Walkers last vote of 2l3.
In the Second Young's majority in
city of Portsmouth 919, gain 300. Tue
Fourth district so far as heard from five
precincts give Epes 755, Thorp SIG.
Epes estimated majority in Greenville
county $50. In Fifth Martinsville gives
Swanson Is majority. Indications are
that Swanson carries Henry by small
majority. The Sixth district Lynch
burg and II county precincts give OteY
majority of 900 over Butler. Hermans
received small vote. Lynchburg gives
Otey plurality of 919.
In Seventh district Hay, Silver Dem
ocrat, leads O'Flatherty, gold demo-
GRAFT by 102 in city of Winchester. His
estimated majority in Madison county
is one thousand, in Warren county two
hundred, in Page four hundred and in
Shenandoah six hundred and fifty. Rock
ingham gave Hay over 1000 majority
Hays majority will be in neighbOrhood
of 5000 in the district.
Jones, democrat, reelected from
First district by majority of from 5000
to $500. Very light vote polled.
Swanson s estimated majority in
Franklin county, 500; Grayson county,
$50. All returns indicate his re election
by largely increased majority. His
majority in 1896 was 551.
Further returns from Washington
county in the Ninth reduce the Repub-
lican majority. Democrats claim
county by $50 majority. No official fig
ures from Pulaski but it is claimed to
be Democratic. Norfolk city complete
give Young, Democrat, 3.617; Wise, Re-
publican; 557; Holland, Independent
Republican, 1,002.
Young in Second is reelected by esti-
K. mated plurality of 1850. Wise, Rep.
received larger vote than Holland, Ind.
Rep, except in Norfolk City.
Swanson carries Danville by 935 ma
jority. Franklin, Grayson, Henry and
Pittsylvania counties will give him a
majority of 5000. PARIS majority in
Floyd county estimated four hundred.
Swanson is re elected by majority OF
1000 to $500.
Richmond City complete gives Lamb,
democrat, 3,219; Weisiger. republican,
344; Russell, independent, 634. Estima-
ted Lambs plurality in the district will
be from ten to twelve thousand, and
Otey's plurality in the Sixth district
about the same
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-11-10
The White washers Will Whitewash.

Because the War Investigating Com
Mittee has struck some damaging evil
dence is no reason they are going to
make anything but report in favor OF
the Administration. There are a few
who would jump at the conclusion that
they had done their whole duty to allow
any word against the most efficient
conduct of the war to crop in. They
will report all right, so don't let any
body think otherwise. The report viii
be eminently satisfactory to the Admin
istration, and will be used before Con
gress pretty much as a commissioner
report is used before jury