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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15
A Sudden Death.

John Daniel Heldreth, a well
known young man OF our town, son
of MIR. and Mis-. j. j. Heldreth, died
suddenly last Saturday morning in
the twentieth year of his age. It mas
been knownfor some time that he was
seriously affected with Dabe tes and
his death was not surprise to
his physician. He returned to
Tazewell late Friday afternoon from
a trip to Saltville, and was on the
street late that evening. On reach
ing home, which he did with great
difficulty, he became unconscious
and never spoke again. Physicians
were summonsed, but to no avail.
His death occurred Saturday morn
ing at 9 o'clock. He was buried
from the Methodist church on
Sunday, Rev. Mr.. French, assisted
by Reys. Buston and Harman, con-
Quoting the services. "We do not
have to get old to die."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15
Will Be Missed.

Mrs. Geo. R. Surface left yester-
day to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Peirce, at Ridgeway,
s. @. Mrs. Surfaces health has not
been the best of late, and. she goes
south to take advantage of the
tropical climate.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15
Keep it Going.

Successful and profitable adver-
tising is not done by "Gts and
starts" Be sure first of the cor
rectness of the methods employed
to gain publicity, then determine
to keep a steady and constant
pressure. Many man has lost all
by stopping the ball at the wrong
time. 1t is easier, far easier, to
keep the ball going, once started,
than to start it again from "dead
centre" ."-Advertising World.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15
Russell,

The marriage of Miss Hannah
Bausell, daughter of the editor Of
the Lebanon News, and Mr.. j. p.
Teets, a stocKholder in Teets' Bros.
show, was solemnized on the 28th.
An elopement had been planned, but
was discovered. The consent of the
father and mother was ultimately
obtained and quiet marriage fol
lowed. Wytheville Dispatcb.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15

E. G. Siggers, Patent Lawyer,
Washington, D. O., reports the fol-
lowing patents granted to Inventors
in the Southern States, December s,
1899. He will mail copy of specifica.
ton and drawings of any patent for
10 cents in stamps.
+. Allen, Memphis, Tenn, Window
sash holder; @. q. Babb. Dallas, Ga,
Car coupling; j. l.. Bowen, Balto.,
Md, Car-truck; w. b. Brown, Balti
more, Md, Engine; j N. Burton,
Atlanta, Ga, Combined pocket knife
and match safe; j. II. Cheshire and
w. b. Simcoe, Winston, N. c., To.
bacco plug shaper, G. @. Grouse and
j. j. Foley West Union, West Va,
Regulator and automatic shut-off,
j. b. Doyle, Stampley, Miss, Ware
house truck; E. p. Eastwick, Jr. New
Orleans, La. Apparatus for crystal
lizing sugar in motion; l.. Is. Fergu.
son, Meridian, Miss., Brake head,
shoe, and hanger; r. y. Ganter:
BALTIC, Md, Showcase; ID, Genese,
BALTIC, Nd, Acetylene gas generator;
A. r.. Green, Housi on. Va, Car truck;
j. p. Hatcher, Huntington, w. Va,
Side bearing for railway cars; E. O.
Hogan, Louisville, Ky, Recording
apparatus; r. w Jemison, Macon,
Ga, Perpetual railway train schedule
and time cald, S. Luke, BALTIC, Md.
Submarine vessel; w. O. aud l.. Lem
kuhl, BALTIC Md Indicator for mail
boxes: T.. Madison, Garfield. Ky,
Railway snie'y ate; l.. A Mo Cord,
Lnurens, s. o., Securing device for
BICYCLES or other articles: ID T..
McQniston, ldaville, Tenn, Sash
fastener; w. NJ. Mehrlng, York Road,
Md, Cowmilker; l.. ID. Miller, New
port, ky.,Stapling machine; w. II
Newton, Shelbyvilie, Tenn, Draft
attachment for harvesting or other
machines; w. Painter, BALTIC, Md +,
Machine for autOmaticall scnling
bottles; j. w. Perry, Monetta, s. @.
Plow--tock; W. II Prendergast,
Savannah, Ga, Metallic packing; II.
j. Richmond. Jr.. Eads, Tenn. Can
cutting machine; j. f. Schcnok,
Lawndale, N. c., Threadwindng
machines j. p. Shafer, Terra Alta,
W. Va, Car and pipe coupling; II. II.
Smith, Richmond, Va, Rail Joint; @
A Studle, Hays, KY, Planter and
fertilizer distributor; Il. Thcilcnger
des, Memphis, Tenn, Carbrakc; II.
W. Walmsley, New Orleans, La,
Attachment for lamp chimneys
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15
BRITISH HAVE
LOST HEAVILY
AT THE FRONT
In Nine Engagements
5000 Missing.
More Troops are to be Husried
to South Africa and Govern
ment is Making Every Pre-
pairing for Long War.

ment is Making Every Pre-
pairing for Long War.
London, Dec. 12,-No further
news has been received to remove
the mystery overhar ging General
Gatacre's retreat from Stormberg.
He has not yet forwarded the
promised additional message, and
the censorship has prevented the
correspondents from explaining the
matter. While it appears to be
generally admitted that General
Gatacre is inclined to overwork his
men, Lord Durham's remarks are
considered rs in rather bad tasto
Untils General Gatacre has given
his explanation, it is felt that con :
siderable allowance must be made
Tor the extreme difficulty of getting
Intelligence i'm country whose
inhabitants are i'll strong sympa-
thy with the enemy.
Stormberg is described as a
stronger position than Laings
Mex. The only road winds through
lofty hills and fanking is impuss.
blc. CoIburg is also said to be an
almost impregnable position, and
rs no troops are available to re-
enforce the columns acting i'm
those directions, it becomes evident
that General Gatacre's misfortune
or error will delay the invasion of
tie Free State perhaps some weeks.
1t is exceedingly probable that
he Will be compelled to retire in
Queenstown and to wait for re. en-
iorcements, which can hardly
reach him unit Sir Charles War
ren's division arrives at the Cape.
The iirsl detachment will sail on
Saturday next. Even if General
French is not compelled to retreat
he will be obliged to pause in his
advance.
1t now seems that the Seventh
division, which is being mObiized
at Aldershot, will also he sent to
South Africa. No news has been
yet received confirming the Boer
report of the capture of fifty pris.
oners at Modder river from Lord
Methuen's column. 1t is Just two
months since the Transvaal ulti-
matum was delivered. Nine bat.
ties have been fought and the Brit
ish have lost 566 killed, 2,O27
wounded and 1877 missing or
prisoners.
1t is announced from Cape Town
that the Beers have succeeded in
repairing the LeeuwfonteIn bridge
between Storm berg and Burghers.
dorp, which they destroyed on re-
tiring. COmnundent Swanepole,
who commanded the Eoer forces
at StOrmberg, has been replaced
by Scotchman named Robertson.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15
The case of Rosa Hylton q,

The case of Rosa Hylton against
the Norfolk & Western Railway Co.,
for $4,000 damages, for injuries
sustained at the hands OF the defen-
dants, which has been tried in the
Circuit Court four times previous to
this term, resulting in favor of the
defendar Company. This case
has had three hung juries and
Judge Jackson says he knows it by
heart.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15
Constitutional Convention.


The opinion seems to prevail in
Richmond that the Flood bill for
submitting the question of holding
q constitutional convention to the
people, or some similar measure will
be passed by the legislature. There
may be some difference on minor
points, but there is substan tial agree
ment among the Democrats on the
necessity for a radical revision of
our fundamental law. There are
several methods by which this might
be accomplished, but the convention
method is that which meets with
most general favor. This important
work should be committed to men
chosen for that purpose and they
should be, if possible the ablest men
OF the commonwealth. 1t is essen
tial to the success of the movement,
that it be made a party question,
and therefore, it will have to be en-
dorsed by Democratic State con-
vention in order to commit the party.
1t may be taken for granted, before
hand, that Republicans, as a rule,
will oppose the calling of a consti-
tutional convention, because it is
presumed that some restriction will
be placed on Suffrage by the new
cnstitution. But, ifthe measure is
endorsed by the Democratic party,
it can be carried by popular vote,
because the Democrats have q ma
Jority in this commonwealth.
1t is intimated that Office holders
as class, will oppose the call of the
convention, because they fear that
the number of officials may be re-
duced and some of them may lose
lucrative positions. We cannot be-
lieye that such considerations will
influence patriotic Democrats to op-
pose measure calculated to pro.
mote the welfare of the Common
wealth. The example of several
other States pIoves that our State
government might be made more
economical without impairing its
efficiency.
We are not so much concerned
about the method Of revising the
constitution as about revision itself.
The legislature contains many able
men, They may be trusted, after
full interchange of sentiments to
adopt the most practical and salts
factory method for accomplishing
the desired result. In 1896 there
was diversity of opinion on the SUBJ
iect of constitutional revision when
a question of calling q convention
was submitted to the people, it was
rejected by decided majority,
though many citizens earnestly fa.
vored the measure. Now there seems
to be practical unanimlty among
Democrats and the outlook is
favorable for securing constitution
better adapted to the wants of the
Commonwealth News
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15

gest to our Australian neighbor that
he invite our brilliant brother over
to deliver a few lectures. We would
not DO surprised to hear that DIR.
O'Keeffe has gono to Cuba or tia
Philippines to disseminate the doc.
trine of Nlassonry.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15

Fighting Resumed Next Nor.
ming Methuen Reports that
the Attack was Well
Timed but Failed. Gal
liant Stand by High
landers-A British
General Killed
Troops Fall
Back to Sc
cure Posi-1
ton.

",
December 11,-Early yesterday
evening the guards of the Highland
Brigade moved from the Modder
river camp, marching in the night in
northeasternly direction. The OBJ.
jective of the Highlander's was the
eastern spur of the Boer position,
the Guards following the bank of
The river while the Yorkshire Light
Infantry moved along the river side.
just before day break; the High
landers arrived within 200 yards of
the BOer entrenchments at the foot
OF the hill. Un suspecting that the
Beers were in the vacinity, the
British were still marching quarter
column, in clos order when they met
terrible fire from the fanks and
were forcedto retire with heavy loss.
A GALLANT RALLY.
The troops reformed under the
shelter of some rising ground aud
and gallantly held their position.
Later the Gordons arrived, and the
troops gradually worked their way
until within 800 yards of the Bore
position, displaying the greatest
gallantry. In the meanwhile, a
naval gun at the Modder river, the
howitzer battery and the horse artil-
leiy opened terrific fire, enfiladinp
lie trenches and searching every
rtion of the Boer position. The
8 er guns were entirely silent.
In the meanwhile, the Beers, on
II e open ground directly in front,
moved with the object uf making o
fink attadk. But this was frus-
rated by the Guards and artillery.
Tue Beers recommended shellipp
ia the evening, but no damage was
l. ne. The British slept in their
sition. 1t is expected there will
he renewal of fighting tomorrow.
Tie losses on both sides were very
heavy.
THE BOERs VERSION
Pretoria, December 11.-Monday,
An official report says:
"a battle at Modder river began
yesterday with cannon firing, heavy
fighting proceeding from $3.50 o'clock
in the morning until $50 o'clock
with cannon, Maxims ard rifles. A
bombardment began at 4:3O o'clock
and the fight still continues. A bal.
loon has just arisen above the British
Pr itien, where it semained ten min
utes anb descended. There were
heavy rains during the night"
AT 8 o'clock this morning further
ieIort was received from Modde,
river. A dispatch rider brought
word that all the Boer positions hao
been maintained rnd that IL British
prisoners had been taken. At 9:3(
it was reported that the heavy can
non fire had somewhat abated. Th.
British are constantly using thei
balloon.
The fighting was still going on.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-15
Fine Bronze Turkies.

have fine bronze iurkeys-toms
Sl.75, hens S1.25. These turkies
are first class. Call or write at once.
Mrs. JNo. p. GosR,
'r Burke's Garden, Va,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-07
COLON'S CAT DEAD.
Distinguished Feline Take IL from Adj
mIrnI Cervera's Flagship and
Named After Him.

s Cervera is dead. Not the Spanish ad
miral, but the cat-one Of the cats from
the Cristobal Colon, and with il goes
the chief pride and glory of the New
York cat show. The tug Right Arm, of
the Merritt-Chapman Wrecking com
pany, visited the Colon 20 days after
the battle of Santiago for the purpose
of raising the Spanish cruiser. The
only living thing aboard was black
and white cat. The crew of the Right
Arm took possession of the cat, adopt
ed it as a mascot, and named it Tomas
Cervera. But Cervera brought ill-luck.
When Lieut.. IIobson raised the Maria
Teresa the rescued cat was placed
aboard TO be brought TO America. The
Maria Teresa never reached these
shores, and when the vessel grounded
off the Bahamas the cat fell into the
hands of the natives. 1t was rescued
the second time, and at last reached
America, passenger on the United
States repair ship Vulcan.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-07
CUBAN POSTAL SERVICE
believed That the Department In the
island Cnn BE Made Self
Sustnining.

A. W. Machen, general superin-
tendent OF the free delivery system, and
chairman of thepostal commission, sent
to Cdba 10 investigate conditions there,
has returned from Havana. He had a
long conference with Postmaster-Gen-
era Emory Smith, at which he de-
scribed the comparatively chaotic state
of the service Mr. Machcn believes the
postal department IN Cuba will be self
sustaining.
The cost OF the postal service under
the Spanish regime was approximately
$500.00O a year. 1t is estimated now
that the stamp sales on the island un-
der nominal conditions will foot up ST.
600 day or approximately $3G5,O00
annually. The receipts, from the reg
istry service, the commission figures MS
very likely TO amount up about the
Spanish total cost figures. One result
of the commissions work will be an
immediate reestablishment of a do
mestic postal money order system. AT
present. international money orders are
available between Cuba and the United
States, but no money can be so sent be-
tween points within the island.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-07
GRIPPEFROM PHONES
Prolific Source of Infection as Shown
by New York Doctor.
Germs Coughed nnd sneezed Into the
MOuthpIece and Then Given Out
to New and Unwary
Victims.

II scientists are TO be believed, the
telephone is n constant menace to the
public health and the abode of grippe
germs. This is what Dr.'E. John Kauff-
mann, of Sc West Thirty-third street,
New York city, said;
"More cases of grippe have been
coughed and sneezed into the tcle.
phone, to be contracted by the next
user of the instrument, than have pro
ceeded from all other sources com
bined.
There has been much speculation"
he went on, "as to the causes of the
recent epidemic of grippe, which has
not yet spent it's force. Together with
one Sof the leading bacteriologists of
the city, visited several of the finest
hotels, and also number of the public
telephone exchanges. mounted some
clean cotton on a piece of wire and
rubbed IL around the inside of the
mouthpiece of the telephone receiver
| made lot of these exhibits, placing
each one in small bottle and care
fully corking it so that there could be
nothing on the cotton but the scraping
from the receivers. Then the cotton
balls were taken in hand by the bacteri-
ologist. The result was we found a
multitude of the grippe bacilli.
There are $4,000 telephones at least
in New York, and | figure that there
have been from $4,000 to 1000 cases of
grippe i will tell you why there has
lot been more contagion from this
source. Ii does not follow that every
one that uses the telephone is suscepti
Bile to the grippe, and the same is true
Of all diseases proceeding from germs.
"rhere should be a reform now that
It is certain that the grippe at least
is contracted from telephone receiv
crs, and the receivers should be kept
clean"
Chicago physicians take issue with
the New York scientist whose state
ment that the epidemic of grippe in
that city was due largely TO microbes
coughed and sneezed into public tele-
phones by sufferers. The majority
appear to believe that the New
York scientists were insufliciently ia
miliar with both the grippe and the
telephones. The chief objection was
frcm the manner in which disease can
be transmitted by germs.
DIR. I. A. Davis had never heard of
the telephone theory, but he was in
clined to agree with the New York
physicians.
"Grippe is "A contagious disease" he
said, "and l cannot see why it could
not be transmitted by germs lodging
in telephone trnnsmitter."
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-07
QUEER ANIMAL FOR zoo.
Cy DE Vry at Lincoln Park. Chicago,
alta Loss to Classify late
Acquisition.

Keeper Cy De Nry, of the Lincoln
park zoo at Chicago, has another lodg-
er. He doesn't know how to classify
it, though. 1t is little, grayish. Gin.
namon-colored, weusel-shaped animal,
with body as large as an ordinary cat,
face that resembles Il bears in minia-
ture and tail not unlike that Of mon
key. 1t has an intelligent face. with
large, bright eyes,
DE Nry thinks it !sa whole mcuGgerie
in itself. "When we bought it," he said
"we thought we had a plain Milwau-
kee-bred honey bear but have
learned, TO begin with. that il comes
originally from Brazil. In face and
construction of body, as well us in
color, it resembles the bear, but it has
the tail of the monkey and its mode of
living is much like the monkeys, climb
lrg about in the treetOps. In another
way II takes after the elephant. as its
tongue Is long and performs functions
similar TO those Of the elephants trunk.
II eats anything from honey TO eggs.
insects and the blood of birds, which its
remarkable activity enables 1t TO kill.
1t goes under the names of hnkajou.
honey bear, Mexican weasel. manariri,
guehumbi and cuchumbi."
The little animal was bought recent
ly by the Lincoln park commissioners
from the heirs of Milwaukee man
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-07
HIGH-ToNED NEGROES.
washington 0verrun with Certain
Type who Arc Handsome In
Form and Feature.

Washington is overrun just now with
q class Of negroes whom IL is almost Inn
possible to distinguish from the whites.
Most Of them are we'll behaved, we'll
dressed and wcll-formed, and do not
bear many of the characteristic fea-
lures Of the negro. They are seldom
seen during the day, ard do not seem
TO labor but apparently have the
means TO live well without wording.
Their conduct is above reproach, their
bearing easy and graceful, md they
show evident traces Of refinement.
Some of them nre possessed Of intel
lectual faces, and many have pro-
nounced Jewish cast of countennnce.
Their feet nre small and wcll-formed,
and they have tapcring fingers, which
nre the envy OF their white sisters.
These people do not associate with the
simon-purc negroes, but look upon
them with disdnin. and in turn are re-
garded with evident jealousy. They
are numerous enough to formquite q
colony, and nre usually encountered
returning from balls and theaters.
They are always, dressed in correct
form. and seldom pntronize carriages,
MS do the rich dark negroes, but return
to their homes in the street cars.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-07
A STATUE OF LoNGFELLoW.


The executive committee of the Long
fellow National Memorial |,iation,
formed for the purpose of erecting Il
statue of the poet in Washington, has
issued an appeal to the public for sub
scriptions to accomplish this purpose.
The committee estimates that S35,-
900 will be needed TO procure a statue
worthy of the poet and the site. The
smallest contributions will be wei
coined. AS almost every American
home where the inmates love good lit
erature, says the appeal, contains a
copy of Longiellow's poems, it is hoped
that the response may be both prompt
and generous.
The Riggs national bank of Washing
ton has consented to act as financial
agent of the memorial association, and
checks may be made payable to it.
President Mckinley is an honorary
regent of the association, Chief Justice
Fuller is president, while Secretary
Hay, Senators Hoar and Wolcott,
Speaker Reed and many other prom
inent men are associated with the
movement.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-07
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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-02-07
DISLIKES SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
Secretary Long of the Navy Rarely
Attends Them Unless Omcinl
EtiqGette Demands.

Secretary Long rarely attends social
functions unless official etiquette de-
mands, although possessed of large
share OF this worlds goods and his posi-
tion in society well established. The
secretary is an excellent story teller,
has quite a reputation as a speaker, is
Il general favorite because of his sunny
disposition and bright repartee, and is
always n welcome visitor. Notwith-
standing his wealth the secretary APP
parently does not squander much of it
On hats. lie wears n peculiar shaped
silk hat of type not quite modern and
has either worn the same head covering
since becoming n member of the ca b.
met or keeps large stock Of the sty De
on hand.