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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-02-04
FINANCIALLY EMBARRASSED.
Japan IL I'm the Golden Clutches OF
The IlOthSchI Ida.


The dispatch. which we publish be-
low, of the news brought by the steam
er Tacoma from Japan shows with what
rapidity that ambitious empire is going
TO the dogs. 1t was proposed to coin
70,0o0,0oO of gold yens This year, but
the finance minister finds that they are
only able TO coin 10000, coo yens. The
government is compelled to increase
the land TAX. OF course it must. be-
cause the revenues of the country have
been reduced equally with the business
Of the country by adopting the gold
standard. India had no difficulty in
ing S0,000,000 of gold interest in
London until she demonetized silver in
lS93. since which time she has been 90
ing with great rapidity to what the
boys call the 'demnition bow vows"
and borrowing money every wear to
dcfray her ordinary expenses.
few weeks ago we were informed
that Japan's revenues were $4,000 ooO
ycnS Shcrt this year This was an I'M
drr'St'matc. Il appears by the dis
patch published below that the govern
ment is compelled TO borrow $4,000 900
yens. At this rate of speed Japan will.
IN very short time, be in n banLruDt
condition similar to that of PORTUGAL
Spain, Italy, Austria and other pros
trate nations that have allowed the
English gold combination to control
their finances. Japan. with free silver.
became formidable rival to England
and all the rest of the world in manu-
iaciuring. She also rose with marvel
Gus rapidity to first-class position as
military power. Her fall has been
rapid. She can now boast of bank
ruptcy and stagnation, The heritage of
the doings Of gang of mercenary
Wretchcs who sold their country 10 En-
ropean gold gamblers. Following is the
dispatch:
Adyices from Japan by the steamer
Tacoma are as follows:
The Mainicha learns from tho fnanca
department that 100000 yen In gold was
mihted during August 1t was previously
announced that 100000 yen. sold. was
10 be placed In circulation during the cur-
rent year. but the authorities now think
mat sOUOoOOO yen win suffice for the pres
cHC l1he value or the gold yen is 90 z
The Nicha Nicha says that Count Mutsu
Hata has definitely decided to increase the
!ahq taxes next year, but will retrencb in
eEcry department as much as possible.
lhc Chuwo says the government is IN
raise another loan OF $4,000, 900 ven to meet
me Aeiiciency In the budget The Interest
IS 10 DC nve per cent. and bonds are to be
issued at par"
Silver Knight Waterman.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-02-04
IN SOUTH
WEST VIRGINIA.
A VERY LARGE ENTERPRISE
What the Diamond Orchard
Company Gives Promise of
Being to this Section.
| From the Salem (va.) Times Register,
Dec. 10, 1897.

From the Salem (va.) Times. Register.
Dec. 10, 1877
Some time ago we briefly refer ed
to the fact that the Diamond Or
chard Company, of tins place. had
been chartered and that it had $50
acres of land in one body, just South
of the corporate limits, which woull
be set out rs mammoth apple and
peach orchard
Today we are able 20 submit some
figures concerning the enter prise,
that will necessarily interest our
readers For some time force of
from IS 10 So men, several teams
md plows, have been bnsily engaged
l. planting out the trees There
VIII be $4,000 trees planted Tone
BALI each OF apples and peaches),
10000 of which have already been
set out, and $4,000 more will be
placed this winter and next spring,
while the rest will be set out and
the orchard fully planted by fall.
The Norfolk and Western Rail
road Co. has become very much in
t-rested III this enterprise, and has
been doing som" figuring on its own
account, which brings out the fact
that when ,he bearing time comes it
VIII be "a great thing for that road
too. Figuring as above, the apple
c'op at 5000 barrels, they estimate
that AT 100 barrels TO the car load, it
will take go cars TO haul the apples
40 market. Then iiguri"g 80 c,rs to
The train, We have the aggregate of
20 trains. of 30 car loads each. TO do
the WORK
Take $4,000 barrels of apples Mt
the lowest pr,ca paid this year for
even interior fruit-S2 90 per bar
rel-and we have foY one season the
handsome sum OF $I50,0O0 10 be
divided between the owners of the
enterprise. They do not expect to EN-
ploy any middle men," but will do
their own selling, packing aud ship
ping.
1t Is not Improbable that large
capnaries, dryers, vinegar mills, &c ..
may be operated here, too, in con-
nectIon with this and other orchards.
The Times Register trusts that
the highest calculations and hopes
of lis promoters Will be more than
rcaliz a.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-02-04
elMETALLISM ABROAD.
Remarkable Admission sIudc by "a N
Celia NOnOmctaIIist.

a HcnariN able Admission 5lndc by AN
Celia NOnOmctaIIist.
The Himctallist, of London. publishes
an abstract of the report of the royal
agricultural commission, which shows
hat this document is even more dis
tinctivcly a triumph for bimetallism
than earlier accounts Indicated Ten
of the If commissioners who signed
what is called the "main report" Join i'm
4 Supplementary report" declaring that
bimetallism is the one practical remedy
for the depression of agriculture. AN
the commissioners had agreed that "thc
chief cause of the existing depression is
the progressive and serious decline i'm
the prices of farm produce" The ten
commissioners who sign the supple
mentary report" take this proposition
as the basis OF their argument. and urre
that, since the fall in prices is due to
the appreciation Of gold. and the appre-
citation of gold is due TO the dcmonctiza-
ton Of silver. therefore the English gov
ernmcnt should combine with foreign
powers 10 effect the RECOMMENDATION OF
silver What is even more 60 he satis-
faction OF bimotallists is the fact that
Sir Robert GifTcn, the extreme mono
mctallist upon the commission. AGREES
with his colleagues that the fan i'm
prices is due TO the appreciation OF gold.
With regard TO the contention Of David
\. Wells and rnany other monomctal-
lists that the decline i'm the price of
wheat from 1873 to 1896 has been due TO
the increase in the supply, Mr.. Giifen
recognizes the validity of the official
statistics. and says; speaking broad
~, the figures clearly suggest that the
decline in wheat during the last 20 years
is not due 20 any great growth OF pro-
duction in excess of the growth OF the
consuming population. The facts are
rather The other way; the growth OF the
acreage under wheat has Jagged behind
the growth of population" lie adds:
1T is great misfortune I consider. that
some monomC tollists refuse 10 recognize
the general ram of prices IA tho last quar-
ter OF century as being, IN economic Ian
Huaec, an appreciation Of gold. and rs be-
ing explained 10y a contraction Of gold CAS-
compared with previous period OF eX-
l0nsionl, which commenced about the year
1873 Tho facts are all beyond dispute The
cruz OF the quo stiou is. that whereas for
30 years before c.3. owing 20 the state OF
the gold supply ana demand. the pr0gruss
or lnNcotlon. chcapcning Of means Of COM
munication. ANA the like influences were at
tended by no general fail Of prices. but
prices rather advanced. now. owing 20 the
diucrcncc In the conditions Of sold supply
and demand. the progress Of invention.
chcapcring Of means OF communication,
ana The Ike influences. have been accom-
panied 10y a fan Of prices"
To Mr.. Citizen, as to bimetallists. II is
seli-cvidcnt chat if the supply of money
had Increased as rapidly after 1873,
'herc would have been no fall in prices.
Mr.. Giiirn further admits that bimctal-
lism W0uld result in general rise in
prices hut Bcf"scs 20 accept the belief
Of his ten himctailist colleagues that
this general rise in prices would help
farmers. y. \. Outlook
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-02-04
Commissioners Notice.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Tazewell, Va, Jan. u, 1898.
G.. J. Hale, Admr.. etc, Complainant
VS. In Chancery.
j. b. Greever, ct ais, Defendants.
Jno. p. Gose, Trustee, Complainant.
vs.. In Chancery.
a. Phillippi ct ais, Trustees ct ais, De
PENDANTS.
To G. j. Hale, Administrator of G. A.
Hale. deceased. and all other creditors
of J. B. Grcever and c. w. Greever.
Who will come IN and contribute 60 the
costs IN the first above styled cause j a .
Greever Trustee. John l. Gose. Trus
tee, n. Phillippi, II. L. Bailey, J. b..
Greever, 1hos Pcery, 4. st Clair. J II.
Crockett. f.. J Collins, y. Moore. G.
W. keister and j. 4. Greever, trustees
Wartburg Seminary. a corporation.
and \. PhilliPpi.A. 81 Clair, b. More, !
y. Grcever, j. III. Crockett, G. W. Keis-
ter, Thos Peery, j. b. Greever and T.
= Grcever, as individuals, together
with all the unknown creditors of J. h
Greever. who are proceeded against as
parties unknown
You Will take notice. that the under
signed Commissioner of Tazewcll cir
cult Court. has liXel upon the Sth day
of February. 1898. at his Office at TaZe-
well, Va, rs the time and place TO
take the accounts ordered by the Cir
cult Court, of Tazewell County, Va. in
the above styled causes, at the April and
August terms, 1897, respectively: and
II from any cause said accounts be not
commenced on that day. or if cOmmenc-
cd and not completed, the same will be
continued from day to day or from
time to time until completed.
At which time and place you are re-
quired TO be present.
j. III. SRUART, Commissioner.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-02-04
DimcfaIIism Defined

The following clear and comprehen-
sive definition has been given by Henry
Hucks Gibbs, now Lord Alderman:
1. An open mint, TO which every man
may bring either gold or silver TO be
coined.
:. A fixed ratio which the gold and
SILVER coins are to bear to each other.
3. THE enactment that tho money
so coined shall be legal tencc~ to any
amount at the option of the pa%er.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-02-04
Mexico Know. n Good rn,,a

Mexico appears TO understand when
it has good thing. and viii continue
to do business at the old stand on
silver hasis.-Illinots State Register.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-02-04
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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06
Injections Of Perfumes,

Would you like to give out a perfume
like the body Of one who died in the odor
Of sanctity? Nothing Is easier. II you
want to smell like violets make SUBJ
cutaneous injection Of essence of these
flowers. You can vary your perfumed es-
sence as you please. Tho perfume Is scarce
ly noticeable unless one gets warm. This
mode of scenting ones person was discov-
cred accidentally.
A morphine maniac was called sudden
ly to Russia. She had not time to lay in
provision Of her favorite drug, but Q
complacent doctor promised to send 1t aft
or her. He did so. But the Russian GUS
tom house would not let 1t pass. The pa
ternal government Of Russia forbids the
importation Of morphine unless by chem
lists. The morphine maniac as substi-
tute tried essence Of violets. She reinem-
bered that an infusion of violets Is sopo-
rifle. She made her simultaneous injection
with Pravaz syringe. She fell asleep
and, to her great surprise, awoke in per-
spiration, smelling like bed of violets.-
London Truth.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06
An Ancient Agricultural Implement,

An agricultural relic Of considerable
interest was unearthed recently on the
farm Of Amos Buchanan, in Springfield
township, Delaware county. Buchanan S
farm is known as the Lewis Home
stead," and it is said to be the oldest
place in the county, the title dating
back to William PENIS time The
farmhouse, solid stone structure,
about $50 years old, has begun to show
signs Of age, and last week steps were
taken to put it in repair. Preparations
were made to reshingle the roof, but be-
fore this could be done it was necessary
to tear down and rebuild the large
chimney. The men engaged at this
work had RACED the chimney to the
level Of the roof, when they came to
large fiat piece Of iron which had been
put in to brace the chimney against the
stone wall. This was torn out and
thrown to the ground. when one Of the
workmen noticed its odd shape. After
the mortar had been cleaned off it was
examined and proved to be an old fash
toned "sod cutter" A name was sunk
on it, Of which only the three last let
tiers isis could be made out, but the
date, 1853, is fairly legible. At that
time the plows were very primitive,
yet they had in crude form the cut
tiers still frequently used on modern
plows to open the way for the share.
Owing to the mortar the cutter is we'll
preserved, but the worn edges attest
that it had turned many furrow in its
palmy days before it was built into the
himney.-Philadelphia Record.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06
Husbands In Brackets,

All tho bluestocking sistcrhood-tht
elderly females addicted to bloomers and
tho specialized, strong minded advocates OF
womans rights-are performing q mental
jig. Hyphenated husbands have become
a byword, but it remained for the Ken.
lucky Federation Of Women 5 Clubs to dis.
cover that mans proper position is in a
bracket. Hereafter we shall heSr not OF
Mrs. Mary Sullivan o Brien, butSof Mrs.
Mary Sullivan, with On inconsequent
"O' Brien" added at the tail end of the
name in small letters and in brackets.
The woman who had the honor of sug-
costing the bracket as sort of scrap bas-
ket in which to throw the inconvenient
appendage of husbands name Is Mrs.
James Leech Of Louisville, KY Accord
ing to her own convictions, Mrs. Leech's
name should be recorded Mrs. Maria Smith
Il Leech].
Tho resolution read as follows:
THAT it shall hereafter be the custom to
enroll all women under their own full
names, and in cases of married women
with their husbands names in brackets"
New York World.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06

All that education in its various forms
primary, technical and even physical
can do for the German workman Is being
done for him. Weak industries receive
bounties. Lines Of steamers are heavily
subsidized to carry German exports to all
parts Of the world. The state railways are
authorized to make special rates for the
oversee trade. German diplomatic agents
abroad exercise pressure in favor of Ger
man merchants. German commercial
houses are planted In every important for
eign port, and even where they represent
foreign firms they keep a benevolent eye
upon the produce Of their own country.
In the conduct Of private undertakings
money is not grudged either for practical
experiment Of for research. Manufactur-
ers submit to sacrifices in order to force an
entry into foreign markets and recoup
themselves with the aid Of protective du-
ties at home. The whole commercial pol
Icy Of the country Is directed toward the
encouragement and extension Of foreign
trade.
Such assistance and encouragement,
given to population as laborlous and
we'll endowed as tho German people, have
produced the results which we arc begin
ming to SEQ. Germans arc ubiquitous.
They have gained footing in almost ev-
cry market.-Nineteenth Century.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06

San Francisco. Aug. 8.-The volun-
teers who are to go to Honolulu on the
steamers Lakme and Nelson struck
their tents at Camp Miller yesterday
and marched out of the preside to
their vessels. There were 1854 enlisted
men and II officers, comprising the
Third battalion. Second regiment Of
United States volunteers. engineers re-
cruited In Denver. Salt Lake, Portland
and San Francisco and Companies I, X.
L and M. Of the First battalion, and
Company c. Of the Second battalion of
the First New York volunteers, under
Major Charles. There were $50 officers
and men Of the First. The vessels
sailed today,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06
Republicans Work Leads.

Tho war portfolios issued by the RE-
PUBLICAN have had sale during the
week which has surpassed our expecta-
tions. We attribute the popularity Of
the work to the fact that 1t is the best
and most authentic publication of Its kind
ever issued in this city or county.
The REPUBLICAN will continue to sup.
ply the unmatchable work until twelve
numbers have been issued. 1t will then
compose tho best war book Of the time II
you have not seen the first numbers come
In and look at them. They will undoubt-
eddy please you. The price romans at 10
cents, with the coupon, which may DO
found in another column. Send in your
order early. New numbers will be issued
next week. Next weeks sales are expect.
ed to be without precedent. To have the
best illustrated work of the war you
must obtain tho REPUBLICANS portfolio.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06
THE PRODUCE MARKETS.
AS Renccted by Dealings In Phliadel.
phta and baltimore.

| phia una DaIt1mOro.
| Philadelphia. Aug. 5.-Flour stronger
winter superfine. S2.l5@2l0: Pennsylvania
roller. clear, new s325G3.50; city mills
extra, new. $2.75g3. Rye -four sold in a
small way at 50 per barrel for choice
pennsylvania. Wheat strong; No. 2 red,
spot 4974hc. do. August, 73Ha74c. Corn
steady; No. mixed. August, 37Aa37Isc.
No. yellow. for local trade 4Oh@41c.
Oats quiet; No. white, old, Ac. Hay
weak; choice timothy, $l2g12.50 for large
bales. Beef steady: beef hams. s2250g
~. Pork steady: family. $13 Lard firm
er; western steamed, S565 Butter steady;
western creamery, 1ii44l9c.; factory, llV
l4c; Elgins, l9c.; imitation creamery, i3
@15iac.; New York dairy, l3Ql7c.; fancy
prints jobbing at 22a26c. do wholesale,
22c. Cheese dull; large, white, 67sa7c;
small, white. 7Fsa794c.; large, colored. &C.;
small colored. 7&c.; light SKINS 6.q6iac;
part skins. 6hG5l5c.; full skins, 2d2kc.
Eggs steady: New York and Pennsylva-
mia, 14i2Ql5iac.; western fresh, 14hc. Pc.
tatoes steady: Jerseys sl.5oIl. SIN; Long
Island, $l.50a2; sweets, SOFA. Tallow
firm; city, 3Aq32sc.; country, ass93Esc.
Cottonseed oil steady; prime crude, lShc.;
do. yellow, 2SAq2c. Turpentine quiet AZ
2Skc.
Baltimore, Aug. 6.-Flour quiet and un-
changed. Wheat strong: spot, 75hc.;
month, 73sc; September. 73q7akc.; steam
er No. red, 73lk@T3Ac. southern, by
65476c.; do. on grade, 722@T5lkc.
Corn frmer; spot and month. S7ha37%c.;
September, 37laGs7&c.; steamer mixed,
southern, white 39a40c. do.
yellow, SOC. Oats easier; No. 2 white,
32g33c.; No. 2 mixed. 3od3lc. Rye firm;
No. nearby. 47c.; No. western. 4slsc.
Hay firm; No. timothy. sl2dl2 So Grain
freights easy; steam TO Liverpool, per
oushel, Nd. August. Cork, for orders,
per quarter, Is. 3D.. August; Ss. g3s. 3d.,
september. Lettuce, 50g75c per bushel.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06
Garfield Defeated.

Cleveland, Aug. 6.-James A. Garfield,
son Of the late president. was defeated
here for the congressional nomination
from the Twentieth district In a re-
markable political contest. Mr.. Gar
field was Senator Hanna's candidate.
and the defeat comes as tho culmina-
tion Of a canvass carried on for Ave
months. The successful candidate Is
former Judge T. o. Phillips. of Medina
county, who was f1gurehead candi-
date. The Medina county delegation
was pledged for him, but under cover
1t was pledged to vote for Garfield. The
McKisson candidate. H. L. Rossiter.
when 1t became apparent that he could
not be nominated. threw his support
to Phillips.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06
= BOLD BANK ROBBERS.
Rode in on Handcar, Looted ii
Bank and Escaped.

Rode In on q Handcar, Looted the
Bank and Escaped.
Rlchland. Mich, Aug. s.-One Of the
most daring and successful bank rob-
berries ever perpetrated In Michigan
was carried out by six robbers Thurs
day night. Some of them came from
the east on handcar, and evidently
had confederates with horse and car
riage. They secured about $1,000 in
cash from the Union bank and $4,000 in
notes. The horse and carriage were
taken into Augusta and left there.
There were three explosions, which
awakened many people.
Alvin Barnes an old man, who
lived near the bank, was ordered into
the house with a threat that they
would shoot him. George Robson and
Ed Barrett saw the robbers, but did
not modest them. The safe was COM
plete wreck, nitro-glycerine being used
to open it.. The inside doors wer.
blown ten feet out into the office. and
pieces went through the plate glass
front 20 feet distant. The chisels and
other tools were left behind.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-06
q TALE WITH A MoRAl.A
Always Propose Beneath Tree. and the
Ring MAY BE Thrown In.

AlwoyS Propose Beneath . Tree, and the
Ring MAY BE Thrown In.
"when was 90 years old, said vet.
Gran Of many dollars, II was working on
farm In Massachusetts not far from
Springfield, where lived pretty little girl
as poor rs ! was the daughter Of Meth
odist minister. One day under the shade
Of big tree in the churchyard told her
how much there was in my heart and how
little there was in my pocket and asked
her to marry me- She was II and silly,
and she consented on the spot For an
hour or more after that we sat under the
Tree talking over the fair and foolish
things that lovers dream, when 1t occurred
to me that an engagement ring was the
correct thing for such an occasion, and I
began bemoaning the poverty which pre-
vented my getting one for the dearest hand
on earth. 1t was absolutely true, too, for
really did not have enough money to
buy tin ring, much less the only kind
thought jamie ought to have.
"But jamie didn't care for the ring. She
said we ought to thank Providence that
we had each other and let the old ring go.
She was on tho point Of saying more, when
she stopped suddenly, gave little scream
and pointed to something bright in her
lap. I looked, and there lay pretty gold
ring with small diamond flashing
greeting TO us. At first VIC were afraid to /
touch 1t, but We soon got over that, and |
as we looked II over we wondered where |
1t had come from, and though We knew
that the days of miracles had passed we
were both inclined to think 1t was bless.
ing from heaven on our sweet and pure
love.
There was no one in the tree to have
dropped it as joke, but as IL could not
have reached US by any way other than
from above we proceeded to search the
tree Nothing could be seen from the
ground, and climbed up, and there over
in tho fork above US, high up, I found a
birds nest building and knew that the
builders had picked the ring up somo-
where, for various bits of colored ribbon
and rags fluttered about the nest. One of
these pieces Of silk jamie recognized as the
trimming Of lady's gown who came to
SEQ her mother, and we decided at once
that 1t was right to see II 1t belonged to
tho lady.
'Thither We went, happy as two chill.
dren, and jamie went In and waited out
side. Presently she called me In, and
when had, with many blushes, told tho
story of the ring on JAMES finger she
kissed her, and said 1t was now mine to do
with as I pleased. She hoped would not I
forget those who had been my friends
when had no diamonds, and then right {
hero before the lady had never seen be- &
ore slipped the ring on Janie's finger
md kissed her. As soon as had done
hat tho lady Kissed Janie, and III be shot
4 she didn't kiss me, too, and as we went 8
nut there were tears in her eyes glistening i
Ike the diamond on Janie's finger. - r
Washington Star. /