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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28
IMPORTANT TO TEACHERS

a bill has been offered in the
General Assembly by Mr.. Southall.
the superintendent of Public In
structlon. The bill provides in
brief, that the State Board of edu.
cation shall annually, in the month
OF May, appoint board of five or
seven members, to be known as the
State board of examiners. When
practicable, the members of the
board shall be chosen from the pro.
lessons and teachers of the higher
institutions. The Superintendent
OF public instruction shall be ex-
officlo a member and the chairman
OF the board. This board is to pre-
pare a list of questions proper to
be asked of applicants for examina-
ton. The questions are to be SEM
nnder seal to the county and city
superintendent of schools. The
papers submitted by the applicants
shall be fOrarded to the State board
OF examiners, who shall pass upon
The merits of the papers, grading
and lssueing them first or. second
grade certificates; or professional.
OF life certificates, as the case NAV
be.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28

The distinguished New York chemist
L. a. Slocum, demonstrating his dis
covery of reliable and absolute cure
for Consumption pulmonary Terberca-
losis) and all bronchial, throat. lung
and chest diseases, stubborn coughs.
catarrhal affections, general decline
and weakness, loss of flesh, and all
conditions of wasting away, will send
THREE FREE BOTTLES (allsdifferent)
OF his New Discoveries to any afflicted
reader of the CLINCH VALLEY News
writing for them. His New Scientific
treatment" has cured thousands. per-
manently by its timely use, and he con-
siders 1t simple professional duty to
suffering humanity to donate a trial of
his infallible cure
Science daily develops new wonders.
and this great chemist, patiently expert
menting for years, has produced re-
suits as beneficial to humanity as can
be claimed by any modern genius. His
assertion that lung troubles and con-
sumption are durable in any climate is
proven by heartfelt letters of graft
tude," filed in his American and Euro
pean laboratories in thousands from
those cured in all parts of the world.
Medical experts concede that bron-
chial, chest and lung troubles lead to
Consumption, which, interrupted means
speedy and certain death.
Simply write to T. A. Slocum, NJ. D.,
~ Pine street, New York, giving post
office and express address, and the free
medicine will be promptly sent. Stuff
erers should take instant advantage of
his generous proposition. Please tell
the Doctor that you saw his offer in
the CLINCH VALLEY NEWS.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28
Letter From Kfondike.

LUG iOlO"ihS lotter from Alien MIL
Ter, son of Capt. II. A. Miller, of
Tazewell, is just received.
Dawson City, n. w. T., Nov. 6.
1897.
DEAR Pal wrote you coming up
on my trip that L would write again
as soon as | reached my destiustion.
We had hard trip getting here, and
1t is a long and pretty dangerous
trip. We had very narrow escape
coming through the canyon, knocked
hole In our boat and got our pro-
visions wet, hed to stay over four
days drying and repairing. We
stopped on our way down aud locat
ed claim on what is known as Hen
derson Creek. A few men are spend
ing the winter there, working the
claims, will have good idea whether
my claim is worth anything or not
soon. L own a one fifth interest in
q claim on Quartz creek, but it is
unprospected yet. May be able to
get something out of them in the
Spring. When the rush comes in
people are crazy. Some imagine
that all they have to do is to come
IN and get claim worth thousands
L have been on all the best claims
here on Eldora and Bonanza. Out
side of those no claims have been
struck that are rich-can't say what
Will be kone as the winter is. The
only time you can work is when it
freezes up. 1t gets as cold here as
most any place, 20 below. They die
a hole down to bed rock some 20 or
80 feet to bed rock then drift. bu,
have to thaw the ground every night
with big fire so you can work in
the morning. The ground freezes
40 or 90 feet deep. L never told
Hattie of our trip as l did not want
her to worry. She wrote me lust
after she received yours saying YOU
wanted Charley to come in. can't
say it would be advisable, as it costs
about $4,000 to make the trip, and
can only work about 4 mos. out of
the Year. Chen wages are so uncer-
tain. There is a strike on now.
None OF the richest mines are work
ing. They only want TO pay sl.OO
per hr. instead of $3.50. have the
promise OF n place at 81 90 in n
week or ten days, but is awful hard
work. You can only work : or G
hours per day A great many men
are coming in. or rather have come
with a small lot of provisions, who
had to start out again with sleds to
make the way OUT. Flour is worth
S75 to 500 per sack, and every.
thing In proportion. The stores
havnt any to sell at all and can't
supply one half what they have been
paid for. L have enough to do me
until summer. Think / will come
out then. If no bad lrck think I
may make little Something, but
cannot see any thing much for man
to come in for at present, but it may
be better after this winter 1t is a
game of chance from one end to the
other Saloons do a big business
here, outside of that there is no
business here to speak of. All the
houses are made out of logs as they
are the warmest. As | have written
all | can think of will close. Love
to all. Write me at Dawson CITY.
Care W. j. Jenkins
Your affectionate son,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28

Mark Twaine's new humorous story
which he is now writing in Vienna is to
go to The Ladies Home Journal which
magazine has also secured +. Marion
Crawford S new story, which is a tale
OF the unreal, with the strikingly un-
canny title>- The Dead Smile
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28

THE Bristol Times, in its gen.
eral make up shows the effect of
new type, new presses and new
equipments generally. We con-
graduate Bro. Faw. "Prosperity''
must have struck him. After you
are through with the Genearl head
him this way, please.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28

THE Legislature of Virginia is
growing red in the face tussling
with the "Retrenchment and Re-
form problem. The trouble seems
to be to find the fellows who are
willing to have their slice of pie
smaller than it is.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28
NOTICE..
TAZEwELL. VA

All persons are hereby warned
not to hunt upon or otherwise tress
pass on my lands, lying on Cavitt's
Creek, in Tazewell county, on which
L reside. will certainly prosecute
all such trespassers without respect
of persons. r. ID. BRowN.
Jan. 8th, 1898.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28

Fl HAS been suggested that
Mark Hanna's telegram, to Presi-
dent Mckinley, "God reigns," etc,
was intended to mean "Gold reigns"
etc. The two words mean about
the same in Hanna's dictionary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28
NOTICE.

have for sale three Poland China
boar pigs, farrowed October 30, 1896.
These pigs are thorough bred and pedi-
gree furnished with each sale. Write
for prices.
A. j. MAY, JR.
TAZEwELL. VA
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28

MISUNDERSTANDING II. b.
Elnstein, of Radford, was in the
city last week, on business. Mr..
Einstein was here in the interest
of the HolstOn National b. & l..
Association.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28
FRIDAY, JANUARY %, 1898

THE New England cotton spin
nors and weavers are taking few
days Off to celebrate the "return
of prosperity"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28
WANTED

A good man at once to travel in Taze-
well and Smyth counties for Bluefield
Marble Works. Good position to re-
liable party. For information write to
r. L. Hopkins,
Bluefield, w. Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-01-28
To Cure a Cold in One Dav,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All Druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. 25cts,
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Advertising rates furnished on appli-
cation.
Entered at the Tazewell (Va.) postof-
flee as second class matter.
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The record-union., 1898-07-08
TROUBLE WITH CUBANS.
Refuse to Assist in Hospital and
Commissary Departments.

copyrighted, 1885, by Associated Press
CAMP SIBONEY, JURAGUA, Prov
ince of Santiago de Cuba, July ;, by
the Associated Press dispatch boat
Dauntless, via Port Antonio, Jamaica,
July 3, by way of Kingston, Jamaica =
General Young commanding the First
Brigade Cavalry Division, left here at
noon to-day for Key West in bad health
on board the Cherokee. The General
has been suffering from fever, and the
doctors advised his leaving, saying he
could not recover here. Brigadier Gen
eral Duffield succeeds to his command.
General Young yesterday refused TO
issue further rations to the Cubans
until advices are received from Wash
ington in answer to an expose of the
assist in the hospital and commissary
departments, claiming they are soldiers
and not laborerS.
The same answer was given by them
to General Baker, when he asked the
Cubans to help open the roads for the
transportation of supplies to the front
This, together with General Garcia's
not preventing the entrance of General
Pandos reinforcements into Santiago
de Cuba, has cuased discomfort among
the officers and men.
General Young has reported the sit
uation to the United States Govern
ment. In the meanwhile he has placed
the Cubans in separate camp under
police regulations, and has turned them
over to Clara Barton for rations.
The record-union., 1898-07-08
CERVERA'S DEFEAT.
The Spanish Admirafs Report to
Captain General Blanco.

WASHINGTON, July THE War
Department has received the report Of
Admiral Cervera to General Blanco on
the disastrous naval fight to the Span
ish cause off Santiago. 1t is as fol-
lows.
ITO the General-in-C Chief Havana: In
compliance with your orders, / went out
yesterday from Santiago de Cuba with
all the squadron, and after an ur.-
equaled combat against forces more
than triple mine had all my squadron
destroyed by fire-Teresa, Oquendo and
Vizcaya beached and Colon fleeing.
accordingly informed the Americans
and went ashore and gave myself up.
The torpedo chasers foundered.
II do not know how many people
were lost, but it will surely reach 600
dead and many wounded. Although not
in such great numbers, the living are
prisoners to the Americans.
The conduct of the crews rose to a
hight that won the enthusiastic plaad.ts
of the enemy. The commander Of the
Vizcaya surrendered his vessel His
crew are very grateful for the noble
generosity with which they are treat
ed. Among the dead is Villamei, and
/ believe Lazaga, and among the
wounded Concas and Eulate. We have
lost all, and are necessarily depressed.
"CERVERA."
The record-union., 1898-07-08

for peace. 1t was declared that Mar
tinez de Campos, General Weyler's
predecessor as Captain General of Gu
ba, and one Of the best and most rea-
sonable minds of Spain, is to be Prime
Minister OF the new Spanish Cabinet,
which is sure to be erected within few
days, on the wreck of the Sagasta Cabi-
net. This information accords well
with advices that have been coming in
fer the past week to show that some
of the European Powers at least have
bestirred themselves to bring pressure
upon Spain to yield to the inevitable
and ask for peace. 1t can be stated au-
thoritatively, however, that up to this
time no overtures have been made to
our Government looking to peace.
This fact, however, does not in any
sense offset or disqualify the first state
ment, namely, that movements in that
direction are afoot in Europe 1t could
Government would receive kindly
suggestion that it should make the in
itial movement toward peace, and.
therefore, no overtures from the Euro
pean Powers nor from Spain directly
could be expected until the Spanish
Government had either directly or
through some friendly Power made an
advance in that direction. When that
is done, and some such move is expect
ed shortly, our Government will be per-
fectly ready to respond, if approached
in the proper spirit. Meanwhile the
war goes on satisfactorily at every
point.
The record-union., 1898-07-08
SACRAMENTO, FRIDAY noRS1SGs 8,

them are foreigners, principally French
or with a mixture of foreign blood, and
their interests are being looked after by
their Consuls.
When informed yesterday. that Gen
eral Loral refused to consider the ques-
ton of surrendering, they swarmed
out of the north gate of the city all
day and trudged through the blazing
sun over the road which in places was
ankle deep in mud Tottering old men
and women, supported by children and
mothers with babes at their breasts,
struggled on toward Ell Caney, San
Luis and other towns. Most of them
came here last night, and over 5000
slept in the village, which under ordi-
nary circumstances hardly accommo-
dates 800 people. They were crowded
together in the houses, upon the veran-
das and in the streets.
AT daylight those who had been over
taken by darkness on the wayside,
began to pour in and at this hour they
are still coming. They were not al
lowed to bring food With them, and
those who have money are as desti-
tute as those who are without. Rich
and poor, cultured and ignorant, white
and black, are huddled together, chok-
ing the passa geways between the
houses, all With gaunt despair written
on their countenances.
The ignorant desire only TO be fed,
and the cultured want to get away,
anywhere. anyhow, away from the
war. Pathetic scenes are witnessed on
all sides. There are women of good
birth and education, supported by frail
r,,1.- !xs.l
vulgar gaze of others who surge about
them. In the eyes of both mothers and
daughters is the haunted look, which
wild animals have when driven to bay.
REFUGEES TO BE ASSISTED.
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GENERAL SHAFTER'S HEAD
QUARTERS, July &, via Port Antonio
and Kingston (Jamaica). July {, 1 p.
m.-The French and Portuguese Con-
suls have continued their conference
looking to the relief OF the refugees
from Santiago. They called on General
Shafter this morning and reported that
the refugees We're wholly destitute and
begged for American aid. The General
promised to afford a limited supply of
food at FL Caney and other towns in
Spanish territory where they get moth
ing from Spain.
The Consuls were very guarded in
their references to the situation in San
tiago, but they painted it worse than
reported by the refugees. They claim
ed that the garrison numbers only D.
900 men. The accuracy Of this is doubt
ed
The hospital conditions of our army
are improving. Forty ambulances are
now in service and there are many
empty tents. The wounded are nearly
all at Juragua. The headquarters
hospital has been cleared in expecta-
tion of the next assault. The number
of sick is increasing rapidly. There are
loo cases in the invalid hospital, prin-
cipaliy suffering of diarrhoea and low
fever.
The record-union., 1898-07-08
The Returning Heroes Greeted With
an Ovation.
Scenes of the Widest Enthusiasm When
the Lieutenant Stepped on Board the
New York, the Harhor Ringing
With Cheers.

copyrighted. 1898, by Associated Press. ]
OFF JURAGUA, July 6, evening. by
the Associated Press dispatch boat
Wanda to Port Antonio, jamaica July
!, via Kingston, Jamaica, July T. 1:30
a. m.-Assistant Naval Constructor
Richmond p. Hobson of the flagship
New York and the seven seamen who
with him sailed the collier Merrimac
into the channel of the f1arbor Of San
tiago de Cuba on June Sd last and
the Spanish military authorities in ex-
change for prisoners captured by the
American forces.
Hobson and his men were escorted
through the American lines by Captain
Chadwick of the New York who was
awaiting them. Every step of their
journey was marked by the widest
demonstrations on the part of the
American soldiers, who threw aside all
semblance of order, scrambled out of
the intrenchments, knocked over tent
guys and other camp paraphernalia in
their eagerness to see the. returning he
roes, and sent up cheer after, cheer for
the men who had passed safely through
the jaws of death to serve their coun-
try
The same scenes of enthusiasm We're
at the hospital station and our base
at Juragua Hobson, who reached
there in advance of his companions,
was taken on board the New York i'm
mediately The f1agship's deck was
Hobson clambered up her side and
stepped on board his vessel the harbor
The record-union., 1898-07-08
PRISONERS OF THE COLON.
Give Gut Some Facts Relating to
Situation About Sanfiagn

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GUANTANAMO, Monday, July t. by
the Associated Press dispatch boat
Dandy, via Kingston, jamaica July g.
6 p. m. delayed in trasmission) 1.-The
steamer Resolute arrived to-day with
sos prisoners, including eighteen Off
GERS and crew of the Spanish cruiser
CristobaI Colon. The disposition Of
the prisoners has not yet been decided
on. The number of killed and wounded
on the Cristobal Colon was very small.
Officers of the American vessels which
We're in pursuit of her say that as it
was a question of only a short time
when the Cristobal Colon would be
compelled to surrender or run ashore,
they ceased firing on her, and only three
OF her crew were killed Call sailors) and
thirteen were wounded. Before run
ming their ship ashore and hosting the
white flag the Spaniards opened the
Kingston valves on board the Colon and
threw overobard the breech blocks of
every gun, including those of the Maui
ser rifles.
The captured Spaniards were remark
ably cheerful. The officers say they
had nothing to eat for twenty-four
fleet, and in order to get the men to
their posts large amounts of liquor
were given out. Many of the captured
sailors still showed the effects of drink
when put on board the Resolute.
The Spanish officers say the order to
sail was given by the Ministry of Ma
rine at Madrid, and they decided TO
make an attempt to escape on Satur-
day night. but it was postponed until
Sunday morning, for the reason that
quarters Inspection would be held at
that time and the Americans would
not be at their guns.
None of the Spanards expected to be
alive at noon on Sunday, believing the
destruction of the fleet to be certain.
Most of their valuables We're put on the
Cristobal Colon, the fastest boat of the
Spanish fleet, and everything was done
to give her the best opportunity to es-
cape. The Spanish officers profess
great admiration for the American
Continued on Sixth Page.)
The record-union., 1898-07-08

ing Minister Sewell to take formal pos
session in the name of the United
States. The Hawaiian Legation here
has taken steps meanwhile to get the
earliest news to Honolulu, through tel
.egrams to their Consul at San Fran
cisco, who will dispatch them on the
Ccptic to-day.
Major General Miles, accompanied by
the entire staff of army headquarters,
left tonight for Charleston s. c.,
where the party will embarkafor Santi-
ago. The party consists of General
Miles, General ]. c. Gilmore. Adjutant
General of Staff; General Roy Stone,
Colonel c. r. Greenleaf. Surgeon; Lieu
tenant Colonels /. w. Clous, M. G.
Maus and A S. Rowan: Major John d.
Black and Captain H. H. Whitney. At
the same time Lieutenant Colonel
Michler and a large staff of headquar-
ters clerks who have been in Tampa
will come north to Charleston and join
the party. The start will be made from
Charleston on either the Yale or Co
lumbia, which are taking on troops
there 1t is expected that the party
will be at Santiago the early part OF
next week.
Miles expressed satisfaction on starting
to join the troops. He spoke OF the
sacrifices and hardships they had pass
ed through recently, and of those yet to
come. General Miles himself has no
other purposes in going to Santiago
than to look over the military situation
and to strengthen the hand of Shafter.
There is no intention on his part TO
take in any manner from the glory that
Shafter has won or may win In thls
campaign He will not relieve Gen
eral Shafter of his command unless
the latter's physical condition is such
as to demand some such action.
The War Department admitted for
the first timeAto-day that two expedi-
tions. one on the Florida and another
on the Fanita had successfully pro-
ceeded from Florida ports to points
in General and Western Cuba, where
large quantities of arms and supplies
were landed for GomeZs command.
This is the first time that arms have
got to Gomez and his men in the west
ern sections. as the first expedition
equipped Garcia and his men around
Santiago. The Florida and Fanita left
some time ago, but their movements
were guarded with the greatest care,
in order that premature publication
might not jeopardize the safety of those
on board. as we'll as the delivery OF the
guns. The time of danger is now pass
ed. however, and the full stock of guns,
ammunition and supplies is in the
hands of General GomeZ's troops.
The record-union., 1898-07-08
TALK OF PEACE.
Expected That Spain Will Soon
Make Overfures

WASHINGTON. July All views on
the Spanish-American war were strong
ly optimistic here to-day. Possibly the
Presidents expressed hope for peace in
his proclamation issued last night may
have been the first basis for these rosy
views, but there We're confirmatory evil
dsnces, coming from sources that have
SO far proved to be of unfailing accu-
racy, that seem to afford foundation
for the expectation that some overtures
in the direction of peace may be ex-
pected shortly, though of course peace
itself cannot be consumanated imme-
diately.
The most significant advices was one
from Spain stating positively that with
in the week that country would sue