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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
Had Him.

Moke-Did you ever hear that joke
about the dirty collar?
Hoke-No; what is it?
"Ha, hal That's one on you'll
North American.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15
r., Maui,
Formerly with
James Brain,
Formerly with

Hss opened SHOE SHOP on the
north side next door to the w. u. tel.
egraph Office, where ! Q is prepared::to
10
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15

Rubber footwear, felt boots and
shoes, German socks and macintosh
es Just received at Alexander's. y
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-12-15

Bring your Job Work to the 1NDE.
PENDENT office. Low prices.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
WAR NOT PROBABLE.

Monday was day of great activity
in every branch Of official life inWashing-
ten. 81,
Seldom has a day been replete with SO
many diverse and important phases OF
a single subject. And yet, throughout
this activity, the prevailing tone, as re-
ceived from administration sources, was
more assuring, more in theline Of peace,
than it has been for some days.
This was the impression conveyed by
Cabinet officers after the special cabinet
session. The same sentiment character.
lied the diplomatic conferences at the
State Department.
But in Congress, which offered the
greatest field for anti-Sponish and war
| Ike expressions, strain Of discomfort
and uneasiness prevailed after the Presi-
dent's message and the Maine report
were submitted, especially on the House
side.
The Presidents message submitting
the Maine report and accompanying
evidence, was the main event Of the
day. Those who had anticipated that
the message would contribute to the
aggressive spirit were disappointed. 1t
contained no surprises.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
PIrBLIC SALE OFAyALUABLE TRACT
=, OF LAND, LYING ON BIG CALF
PASTURE RIVER, NEAR
GOSHEN.

Pursuant to decree entered by the circuit
Court OF Rockbridge County on the 18th day
OF March, 1898, in the Chancery Cause In said
Court depending, wherein Ella Lee Williams
is plaintiff and Archer Williams Deyisees
are defendants, the undersigned will on
SATURDAY the 23d DAY Of APRIL, 1895,
at 10 o'clock NJ, in front OF the Court Hopse
in the Town Of Lexington, offer for sale, at
public auction TO the highest bidder mat
valuable tract OF land with the improvements
thereon of which Archer Williams died
sie7 ID containing seyenty-iiye acres, pore
or less. lying on Big Calf Pasture River,
rear Goshen. This land is productive and
will make very comfortable home for apy'
one desiring small farm,
Terms OF SALE: Cash IN hapd sufficient 10
paw costs Of suit and sale, and the BALANCE
upon a credit Of six. twelve and eighteen
mont hs. with interest from date OF sale, the
purchaser to execute his bonds for the
deferred payments with good personal
security and title retained as ultimate
secprity; but the purchaser may have the
rightto anticipate the deferred payments.
BENNETT N. BELL,
Commissioner OF Sale.
I.R. r. Witt Clerk Of the Circuit Court
OF Rock bridge County do hereby certify that
Bennett n. Bell, the Commissioner nemed Ia
the Sbove mentioned decree has exeeutedtne
bond required Of him for receiving the funds
arising from the aboyessale.
Teste
r, II, Witt
Clerk,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
THE MAINE REPORT.

A complete abstract OF the report OF
the Coc~t of Ihqu (which investigated
the w.eck 'ug of the battlesbip Maine,
has been made public. The report was
sent to Cong: less Monday and is made
up of eight parts as follows
FrRsr-The Court finds that at the
time of the explosion the battleship
Maine was lying in five and e-half to
six fathoms of water.
SEcoNp-The discipline aboard the
ship was excellent; everything slowed
according to orders-ammunition,
guns, stores, etc. The temperature OF
the magazines at Sp. m. was normal
except in the after ten-inch magazine
and that did not explode.
THIRD-The explosion occurred at
9:4O o'clock on the eveningof February
lis. There were two explosions, with
very short interval between them
The ship lifted on the first explosion.
FouRrH-Ths ECourt can form no
definite opinion Of the condition OF the
wreck from the divers evidence.
FIFrH-Technical details OF wreck
age from which the Court deduces that
mine was exploded under the ship on
the port side.
SIxrH-The explosion was due to no
fault of those on board,
SEvRNrH-Opinion OF the Court stat
ing that the explosion OF the mine
caused the explosion of the two maya
zines.
E1aHTH-The Court declares that it
| cannot find evidence to fix response
bility.
The report is unanimous and is
signed by all the members OF the Court
It does not refer to the existence or
non. existence of mines in the harbor OF
Havana except in the specific finding
that mine was exploded under the
ship, and the opinion that the explosion
of the two magazines was caused by
| the EXPLOSION of q mine,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
GILMORE GATHERINGS
GAZETTE correspondence

Gilmore's Mill, Va, March %, 49,
Free silver the standard up here. The
G. & O. pay car passed our city Wed
nesday. See9
Misses Mamie and Ella Burke OF
of Rocky Point, are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. Burke, of our city.
Mrs. 81. F. Peck and Mrs. Coma
Jordan of Roanoke, Va, who have
been visiting Mr.. 7. F. Tolley left
Saturday via N, & W, road, Mrs.
Jordan returning to her home in
Roanoke and Mrs. Peck to Staunton to
visit her brother, Mr.. Edward Tucker,
of that place.
Mr.. J. B. Thompson made a flying
trip to Lynchburg Monday.
N. j. W. s. Bowling, photographer
of Clifton Forge, spent several days
first of the week in our city,
Rev. GA, Long delivered an inter-
ssting sermon Sunday eve at The
school house hele. JAKEY.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
NO MORE DAYS OF GRACE.

1t is not generally known, even in
banking circles, that the recent Legis-
lature just before its adjournment,
passed law abolishing the three days
of grace on negotiable instruments.
Such, however, is fact, and..after the
first day OF July next all bank paper
will be payable at its maturity.
The clause abolishing the law re-
during holders OF negotiable instru-
ments to give grace to makers and en-
dorsers of notes and other like eviden-
ces of debt was contained in general
law bearing on banking transactions,
and reads as follows:
Every negotiable instrument is pay
able at the time fixed therein, without
grace. When the day Of maturity falls
upon Sunday or holiday, the in'tru-
nent is payable on the next succeed
ing business day. Instruments falling
due on Saturday are to be presented
for payment on the next succeeding
business day, except that instruments
payable on demand may, at the op-
ton Of the holder, be presented for pay
ment before IL o'clock noon on Sat-
urday, when that entire day is not a
holiday"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
VIRGINIA CONTINUES TO PRO-
DUCE GREAT MEN.
F'ncastle Hera'd.)

(Fncastle Hera'd.)
When there is crisis some Virgini-
an either within or without his native
State seems prepared to meet i. John
W. Daniel, by speech made in execu-
tive session of the Senate more than
year ago defeated the proposed treaty
between this country and England ;
since the protest Of Russia and France
in opposition to the recently proposed
alliance with England al admit the
wisdom of his conclusions, even the
single gold STANDARD press OF Wall
streer that then so bitterly denounced
him. Then, we have Fitz Lee, Vir-
gnian, in Cuba. Twenty years ago
some good people called him a
traitor, now these same people call
hi m patriot, and statesman. We
would prise him, but those who
abused him have left not IN t. be said.
Aud now it doth appear tn. .
formidable war ship Of the world was
suggested or invented by Virginian
born here in the county of Botetourt.
The father of this man owned and
printed the first newspaper in this
portion of the State. He afterward
moved with his two boys near Cinci-
natti, Ohio. Both boys were sent to
West Point. One became an Admiral
in the navy, the other NOW dead), was
a Mojor- General in the army. These
m EN- have visited their relatives here
since the war, and two of their second
cousins are now living in the county,
Messrs. NJ. T. Ammen and X. B.
Stoner.
And there is another man of Vir-
ginia blood who seems destined to iule
this country and bring prosperity to
it's people, William Jennings Bryan,
"the repudiationist, the advocate OF
unsound money, the socialist and an
archist." He was as soundly abused
as John w, Daniel, who az one time
was caricatured and pictured in the
press with lighted torch in his hand
going through the State burning
school houses,
How is it nowi See the traitor
with authority to command the navy,
the trusted and praised agent OF the
great Republic Daniel, the man
portrayed with torch in hand burning
the school houses Of his native State
reelected to succeed himself in the
Senate of the United States without
dissenting voice, Not vote bought
or sold. Ammen, with man-of-war
DO lieved to be capable of destroying
any hostile vessel sailing to our coast
Bryan, the disorganizer, with an or
ganization standing by him that will
sweep this country in 1900 as it has
never been swept before.
And still we are told Virginia no
longer produces great men,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
BELLS VALLEY VARIETIES.
Gazette Correspondence

Rev. w. II. Marsh is attending con-
ference at Hinton, W. Va. We do not
expect him to return here but wish
him success.
Mr.. Charles Powell left last week for
Seattle, Wash, much to the regret OF
some of the ladies'.
Mr., S. M: Davidson has returned
from ten days trip North.
Master Lanies Mcdonald, who has
been spending some time with his
uncle, Mr.. A. D. Bell, has returned to
his home at Hot Springs, Va.
Rev. G. G. Owens, Of Lexington, is
the guest of Rev. H. A. Young.
Miss Lula Wallace has returned
home from Goshen where she was
visiting friends.
Mr.. Quinn, of Philadelphia. paid
Bells Valley flying visit last week.
Mr.. G. G. Condor WAS in Newport
News last Thursday to witness the
launching of the battleships.
Mrs, O'Copner. of Clifton Forge, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs: Aahoney.
Mr.. J. nj. Dice has returned from
Bath where he was visiting friends.
Miss Hardesty, of Goshen, is the
guest of Mrs. Wallace.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
TWO BIG FIGHTING SHIPS.

The Kearsarge and the Kentucky
the two new battleships OF the United
States-were launched from the yard Of
theNewport News Shipbuild'1g aud Dry
Dock Company, on James river Thu s.
day. The builders are working under
orders to rush the ships to completi N.
The Kearsarge is the first battleship OF
our new navy not to be named after
q State, and was cbristsnea by the
wife of Lieutenant Winslow, son Of
Captain Winslow who commanded the
famous Kearsarge at tie battle with
the Alabama, off Cherbourg, France.
Eighteen thousand persons gathered
around the ship.
All preparations being arranged, aud
the fair sponsor of the Kearsarge in
her station, a saw severed the sole
pieces that held the Kearsarge in place
and the splendid hull started on her
journey to the water. Mrs. Winslow
broke the bottle OF champagne over
its bow and exclaimed clearly and dis
tinctly II christen thee Kearsarge!'
As the vessel glided smoothly into the
river cheer after cheer went up, and
the shrill whistles of the steamers
welcomed the new naval champion.
The cruiser Brooklyn and monitor
Puritan were the representatives OF the
navy present.
The christening party then proceed
to the bow of the Kentucky, which
vessel was launched at 1885 A. NJ, an
hour and half alter the Kearsarge.
The ceremony was an exact counter
part of the former, except that, when
the critical moment arrived, Miss
Christine Bradley broke a cut-glass
bottle of water from the spring on the
old Lincoln farm, and said: 81 christen
thee Kentucky"
Then as the vessel started down the
WAYS, several bottles OF old Bourbon
whisky were hurled against her sides
by Kentuckians who were opposed to
the water christening. Water from
the spring on the Jefferson Davis farm
in Kentucky, was also smashed on the
vessels side.
The invited guests and distinguished
visitors then boarded the steamer New
port News and proceeded t, Old Point,
where the shipyard officers rendered
a magnificent banquet. Covers were
laid for six hundred persons. 1t was
entirely informal. Among the toasts
responded to were "Kentucky," by
Governor Bradley, and "Virg; -ria," by
Governor Tyler.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30

results. With the approach OF spring be
has had an indescribable feeling OF Ill
health. mot sick enough for the bed or
well enough for the table, Ina few words,
He Became Run Down
each year from constant mental and ply
steal action. Hoods Sarsaparilla has re-
lieved and invigorated him in every In
stance. Last month We purchased four
bottles OF the medicine. ] took two Of
the bottles, being weak,
Without Appetite and Wgor.
After I had used half Q bottle OF
Hoods I realized quite an improvement
and soon felt quite comfortable. Igainsd
so much that recommended Hoods Bar
saparilla to my nearest neighbor, who has
had malarial symptoms. She has also
taken the medicine and its effect upon her
for good was almost magic. She has now
prevailed upon her husband to take 1t to
build him up. I have also given Hoods
Sarsaparilla to my two little girls, one
nearly 8 years old, who Is not strong, con-
sequently languid, and the other, Is years
old, for pimples which indicate bad blood
and disAgure her complexion, Both have
been helped by Hoods Sarsapariiia which
am glad heartily to recommend" MRS.
G. HUNT, 101 West 31st Street, N, Y. City,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
T7KUYTEE7S SALE Of HOUSE and LOT

BY virtue Of a deed Of trpst executed b
q. K. Drummond and wife to the pndersigpea
to secure to d. S. Greever or bis assigns, the
payment OF $50. 90 with interest thereon from
December 22nd, 1897 which deed 10 OF record
In Rockbridge County Court Clerks office,
In Deed Book s3, page S57, | will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, on the
premises, on
SATURDAY the 10th DAY Of APRIL 1898,
at 10 o'clock, NJ, lot or parcel OF land on
Main street In the Town of Lexington, VIZ:
ginia, adjoining the lots Of George Wood;
ford, Alkaline Abrams AID an alley leading
from Main street to Randolph street. which
lot embraces two lots formerly owned by
VIM. Drummond and fronts 100 feet, more
or less, on the east side Of Main Street, on
which Is located frame and log dwelling
TERMS;-Cash as to so much OF the pur-
chase money az may be necessary to pay the
costs of sale and the debt secured by the deed
of trust and as to the residue upon such
terms as the said g. II. DEBmmond may 70:
Quire.
WIN. MoKEEvER, Trustee,
mch23.4t
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30

There is entirely too much getting
ready to lick Spain; the people wish to
see the licking started.
A Boston Union barber wants all the
labor organizations to prohibit their
members shaving themselves.
The Standard Oil 20. is opposed to
war because it has monopoly Of the
oil business in Spain and Cuba.
If br'er Wanamaker IS getting any
delegates in Pennsylvania, his press
agents are keeping very quiet about it..
1t is good time to remind some
persons that questions involving ma
tional honor are not among those which
his country will submit to arbitration.
Eugene Debs was in Washington the
other day, but he didn't go there to
enlist; he does his fighting with his
mouth.
Congressman Lemuel Eli Quigg,
otherwise known as Boss Platt's lackey,
wants press-gag law. At least, that
is what he says; but what he really
needs is visit from the fool-squelcher.
There is no European ruler who has
not enough home-knitting on hand to
prevent their having any time to help
Spain fight us.
Many less deserving men than Paul
Hamilton Hayne, the Southern poet,
have been given monuments. The
effort now being made in Augusta, Ca,
to raise money for Hayne monument,
deserves to succeed.
Secretary Gage is truthful, if not
polite. He said the other day that it
was true the Republican party had
made complete surrender to the adj
vocates Of the gold standard and mo-
nopoly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
Not Exactly Right
mot Sick Enough for the Bed Or Well Enough
For the Table,"
Minister'S Wife APPLY Describes Well Known Condition and
Tells How u Was Overcome.

There are thousands Of people in all
walks Of life, particularly at this sea-
son, who are "not exactly right" and
yet are not sick, for whom single
bottle Of Hoods Sarsaparilla would do
q world of good, as it has done for
Others. Business and professional men
as well as the busy housewife are es-
pecially susceptible to this debilitated
feeling. 1t is the peculiar combination
OF the-best tonic, ambitious, diuretic
and Alternative agents Of the vegetable
kingdom, carefully and scientifically
combined, which enables Hoods Sar-
saparilla to reach simple as well as
serious ailments when all other medi-
cines fail. Read Mrs. Hunts letter:
&C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
"Der Sirs: trust that the publica-
ton Of my testimonial may serve to intro
duce Hoods Sarsaparilla to many who
need physical improvement, and lead
them to give 1t trial. My husband,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
KERR'S CREEK CULLINGS.
GAZETTE Correspondence.)


Kerr's Creek, Va, March 2S, '9S.-
Miss Rena Lackey is visiting the
Misses. Penick at their home In Lex
ington.
Mr.. @. E, Harper who has been at
home on account Of his eyes, returned
to his school at Spottswood on last
Tuesday.
Messrs. J. w. Hamilton and Thos.
Dunlap..on last Tuesday, took num-
Der Of very fine horses st, to the Warm
Springs.
The regular spring communion will
be administered at New Monmouth
church on the second Sunday in April.
Preparatory services will be held, be-
ginning on Friday night, April 9Th.
The pastor, Rev. D. A. Penick, hopes
to have as his assistant during the meet
ing, the Rev. Mr.. Wilson, pastor Of
New Providence church.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30

The Socialist Labor party in Roam
oke, has put up a full ticket for the
municipal officers, which has been sent
to headquarters for ratification. 1t
has thrown a bomb shell in the Demo-
cratic ranks, as some of the candidates
in the pr mary fear that their prospects
may be injured by this move. 1t is
thought the Republicans will indorse
the Socialist ticket or leave the mem
bers of the party to choose between
them and the Democratic candidates.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
BEATS THE KLONDIKE.

Mr.. A. G. Thomas, Of Marysville, Tex,
has found more valuable discovery thu 1
has yet been made In the Klondike, for years
he suffered untold agony from consumption
accompanied by hemorrhages, and was
absolutely cured by Dr. Kings New bis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
he declares that gold is OF little value in
com parison to this marvellous cure, would
have it even lit cost hundred dollars a
bottle. Asthma, Bronchites and all throat
and lung affections are positively cured by
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
Trial bottles free at McCrum Drug Co.
Regular size so cts. and $1.00. Guaranteed
O cure or price refunded.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
FREE PILLS

Send your address to H, E, Bucklen \ Co..
Chicago and get free sample box OF Dr
Kings New Life Pills. A trial will convince
YOU Of their merits. These pills are easy In
action and are particularly effective In the
cure of Constipation and Sick Headache.
For Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are garanteed
to be perfectly free flom every delteriors
substance and to be purely vegetable. They
do not weaken by their action, but by giving
tome n the stomach and bowels greatly In
yiqorate the system Regular size 25c, per
box Sold bv MeCrum Drug Co.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30

The Bureau of Ordnance has award
ed contracts for supplying about 1000
cast-iron projectiles for sea-coast forti-
fcations. As rapidly as completed
they will DO shipped to the various
places at which they are needed. Two
Virginia companies were given the
contracts-the Petersburg Iron Works
and the Tredegar Company, Of Rich
mond.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
SUSPENDED PUBLICATION.

Tho Old Virginia, q Republican
paper published at Harrisonburg
announced list week that it had sus-
peuded publication, and had transferred
its subscription list TO Mr.. q. B. Miller
Of the Free Press, Of that place, who
will either run it as separate journal
or combine it with the Free Press
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
A Life Saved.

Marvellous cures of throat and lung
affections are made daily by DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup. Miss Annie Swan,
Petersburg, Va, vritesi my brother
was attacked by q bad cough and cold,
and it was thought he had consump'
ton. DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup was
used, and to our great surprise it made
him well and hearty. There Is no
better cure in the world than this
Syrup,,n DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup d
io,a svstyxhsrs sss v ssssh
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30

Virginia has lots Of bad roads and
tramps come and go all the time. Why
could we not adopt the plan now en-
forced in New York, and make the
tranps work our raadsp This plan has
been in measure successful in New
York, in that the number of tramps 10
counties where the law is rigid'y en-
forced, has been greatly reduced.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
DON'T TOBACCO SPIT AND SMOKE
YOUR LIFE AWAY.

II you want to quit tobacco using easily
and forever, be made well, strong, magnetic
full of new life and vigor, take No-lo 'bac,
the wonder worker that makes weak men
strong. Many gain ten pounds in ten days,
Over 400 900 cured. Buy No-To-Bac from
your own druggist, who will guarantee cure
Rooklet and sample mailed free. Ad. Ster
Inc Remedy Co Chicago or New York.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
GLASGOW GLEANIyGS
Gazette Correspondence

Glasgow, Va, March %, '9S.-Mr.
J. T. Mccarthy, agent for the N. & W.
railroad has been transferred to Or
mora, near Basic City and Mr.. Bear,
from Natural Bridge station, has taken
his place. Many regrets are expressed
at losing Mr.. Mccarthy, but we think
we have secured another that Wi soon
ing1atiate himself in the favor OF the
public.
Mr.. B. G.. Baldwin of Mathews,
Baldwin & Co., has returned from q
trip North where he has been for ten
or twelve days buying spring goods.
Mr.. Baldwin says there is considerable
war talk North and during short stop
in Washington he found things at
fever heat.
We are pleased to note the appear.
nee Of Mr.. s. B. McCorkle on our
streets again. He stopped off Satur-
day on his way to Richmond and spent
yesterday and this morning shaking
hands and making his old friends feel
glad by his smiles and genial manners
Rev. @. R. Striking preached in the
Presbyterian church yesterday after
noon, and last night filed the pulpit
for Rev. W.O. Talbert who is attending
conference at Hinton, W. Va.
Mrs. Slough widow of Gus Slongh
who died bout two years ago. died
last Thursday and was buriel on Sat
nrday. One by one the old landmarks
are being removed and we will soor
have none 10 recount to US the glorie'
of the halcyon days of ante-bellun
times.
While we write we see thu ough ou
window another relic of olden times
on the street, Maj. Echols, whose un
steady step tells us that the grim mon
ster, "Time," is getting in his work OF
the Major, too. Still we hope he ma,,
be spared for many annual greeting
yet. JAY.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1898-03-30
BUCKLEN.B AKNlUA sALvE.

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