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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29
ALONE,
March 81.

Mr.. McClusg Patton, of Fairfield, In
been appointed to position In the intcrna
revenue service and now has charge Of Va
Derver's distlllery at Engleman.
The many friends Of Miss Agnes Pepick
the popular and attractive daughter Of th
Rev. ID. 4. Penick, has returned from
visit OF some months to her sister Mrs. DIR
VIM Laird, Of panville.
Mr. James Kirkpatrick, Of West Va, ar
rived here Sat urday to visit his parents, Nj
and Mrs VIM Kirkpatrick.
Mr. Edgar Beard, Of Buffalo Forge visited
his old home here last week.
Mr. Harry Proctor will leave this morning
for Healing Springs We are very sorry to
see him leave.
Mr. Howe Armentrout, who left here q
short time ago for Richmond, Mo-, returned
home on friday last, having had enough Of
the West,
= Mr. Roscoe Kirkpatrick expects to leave
here this week for Pittsburg, Pa. where he
will engage In business.
Mrs Jennie Halk and daughters, who have
been living near Monmouth, have moved
to Englcmsn, where they will reside IN the
future.
Miss Susie Shuiltz who has been quits IL
during the winter improves very SLOWLY.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29

have been permanently apred Of catarrh
by DR.. Hartman's sacceAstul remedy
PERFUME. Here is Mf. ingalls, letter:
DR.. S. B. Hartman, CSiaS,6Hs. o.
DEAR SrR:-" Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin
have cured me Of one Of the worst cases
of catarrh any one ever had. MY case
was so severe that / was compelled TO
discontinue my business, that OF con-
ductor on railroad; but 1 am now
entirely we'll"
Ordinary treatment of catarrh Is Tor
local relief. Cures are not expected,
DIR. Hartman's method eradicates ca
tarrh absolutely. Get his latest book
and learn how to combat this insidious
disease. The Pe-ru-na Medicine Co.,
Columbus, O., will mail DIR. Hartmans
books free on application.
II. A. Scott, Burt, Tenn, writes;
81 feel very thankful TO my Maker
and your great medicine that L am
cured. would not be without Pe-
ru-na in the house."
Pe.ru.na has been curing catarrh for
forty years. 1t plucks out the roots
of catarrh and builds people up AL
druggists sell 1t. .-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29

Struggling through
life, cursed with ca
tarrh, Is a common
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29

MONEY, and employing hundreds Of
thousands Of trained agents and pro-
fessional men, have not the resisting
force OF half million voters, each en-
trsnched in the fortress OF his own
home and the affections of his own
household whose sole protection is
his freeman's vote. If this refuge
the people-should ever fall, then, in
deed, must the Republic be despaired of
but not until then,
In the light OF recent events, in can.
not DO gainsaid that Legislative cleo
tons are prolific source Of legislative
corruption" That inmsny recent and
wsll.known instances they have result
ed in prolonged desdlocks and entailed
great cost upon the unfortunate Com
monwealths where they have existed, is
is an additional argument against the
present method Of e!eeting United
States senator's, Within a few days
past theLsgislatures Of Delaware and
Utah, after frittering away their entire
terms in fruitless efforts to elect United
States senators, have adjourned finally
and for two ysers to come each OF
those States will be deprived OF one
half of its representation in the Senate.
The indications all are that the legis-
lative deadlock in Pennsylvania will
not be broken andthat it also will lose
senator for at least two years.
To the Democratic party OF Virginia
this note of adnonition and warning i,
sounded. Upon it has been laid the
solemn Commonwealth in the yisibl-
future and the election OF the next
United States Senator to be chosen
from this State. With the people Of
Virginia it is the "Shite mans burden
which he may not refuse to Lift, and,
therefore, with a.view Of carrying into
practical effect the principles herein
set forth, this address is now issued.
CONVENTION CALLED.
To such Demo rats az hold to the
principle that the pc pie. are fully
capable Of choosing their senators, md
who are wiling to unite with US IL
an effort 20 secure TO them that cherish
ed right. the invitation is hereby e1-
tended to assemble in tho city Of Rich
mond on Thursday, the II day of May
1899, for the purpose Of adopting such
measures as may DO deemed best to
promote the election Of sena ors OF the
United States by the dieect vote Of the
people, and, until that result is accom-
plished, the selection of party ssna-
torial candidates b. some popular
method.
John +. RiIey, Claggett B. Jones,
John Gcode, W. A. Anderson, George
w. LeCato; John Lamb, B. r. Buch-
anan, George D. Wise. William Kean,
r. L. Ailworth, R. T. Barton, Frank
7. Glasgow, James W. Marshall, Philip
V. Cogbill, N. s. Waller, J. Singleton
Diggs, ]. B. Prince, A. NJ. Brownley, |
Temple Powell, E. NJ. Bra1ton
Baker P. Lee, s. Gordon Cumming, N. |
a Hairston. A. ]. Dalton, James F. |
Croker, Walter Fl. Taylor, Jr., Henry |
Q. Stuart,A, J. Montague,J. @. Parker
Joseph E. Willard, W. f. Reddy, Eppa |
Jr.. Alvin T. Embrey. W. A.
Jones. N. B. Wsscott, r. Walton
Moore, Charles E. McCorkle, Thomas
D. Ransom. George K. Anderson, John
{. Lowell. W. B. F. Lesch, J. F. Bry-
mt, W. j. Sebrell. c. Harding Walker,
". e. Barrstt,J. K. n. Newton, Thomas
}. Elan, NJ. T. Hughes, W. W. Baker,
ames E. Heath. L. D. Starks, ]. E,
ebrell.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29

4 -s----.
ject within the last year or to. The
whole people cannot be debaunch' d BY
money or otherwise. 1t is safest te
put all the power We can in their hands
RELIC OF THE PAST.
The doom Of this relic Of dari
past-of the age when the people were
not trusted with the custody of their
own rights and liberties-is already
written. The question Of the hour is
! Shall the Democrats Of Virginia refuse
to participate in great movement de-
stined to restore TO the people, where
it rightly belongs. the right to elect
their senators as they now do their re-
representatives. and their Governors'
Iu South Carolina, Georgia, Illinois
aud other States, the people. despa' ring
of any action by the Senate itself, ta's
discovered remedy for the evi, and
have not hesitated 10 apply it. They
ve-adopled senatorial primary sys-
TENS, by means Of which they virtually
elect their senators. In no single in
stance where such primaries have Teen
resorted to has the result been drap-
pointing 10 them. OF course, the
trusts, the rings and the political bos-
ses have opposed; but whenever and
wherever the people have once taken
this power into their own b nds, they
never have been known to elinquish
it.
1t is vain and misleading to LAY that
this question has been decided by the
party organization in Virginia. Nothing
is ever decided which is not decided, |
right, or which is declared against he
irresistible course Of events. 1t is true
that res olut. on providing for sena-
Ioria! primaries failed Of pa. sage at
The Roanoke convention of 1897, but it
s also true that it was not considered
Until late hour in the deliberations of
hat body, and until many OF its mem
,ers bad departed for their homes.
The principal argument urged ayainst
is passage was not directed again its
merits, bu as tased upon the con-
ention that lie q nvention-not hsv-
ng been called for that, but, on the
for an e tirely differ emit par
ose, namely, the MOI iration Ct Stale
icket-ought not hssiiy and incon-
lderately to take action SO important. b
s it was, and in spite Of he fact that I
ANY OF the votes against The propO-
ton were cast by proxies, uuinsir 'ct- !
4 vi on that subject, it received 65o v
,tes. g.
= 4 soyFliiaiiu1 IsrLursO 49,, RI
TIE Legislature Of Virginia has al a
avs contained men of high order Of h
'aracter and ability, and many OF the >,
nato,s from, this STATE have been 81
ost distinguished for wisdom and :,
lblic and private virtue. AMI yet It he
mot be successfully denied that one tn
ndred and, forty men assembled at he
. State capital, sabjecied to powful WI
d insidious influence OF corporations, be
n rolling Lu dreds Of millions OF e.; 10
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29
NATUR.lL RI DGE
March 81.

The Democratic Mass Meeting Of Natura
Bridge District which was held at the Ne'
School House near Fancy Hill was calle
70 order promptly at 3 O'Clock BY John "
Burger.
Mr.. Chas. E McCorkle was made per
msnent Chairman and DR.. Z. p. Tompkip
Secretary. After rules to govern the meet
Ing had been adopted the following name
were placed before the Convention to D.
voted for Commits sioner Of the Revenue Th'
vote on first ballot following each name:
E.P. Barger, 107; s. r. Leckey, 1O5
John L. Barger, 80; John 8. Adamson, 30
W. B. Poindexter 10. Following the rules
Mr.. Poinde1ter receiving the lowest vote hii
name was dropped and Mr.. Adsmson stated
as he was ueIt lowest and TO save time n
would withdraw from the cont est, after which
q second BALLOT was taken with the follow
Ing result:
s. r. Leckey, 1876; E. p, Barger, 122;
John L. Balger, 8S. On the third and last
last ballot 4. p. Barger received III votes,
and s. r. Leckey 1877, which made L. r.
Barser the nominee. The following names
were offered for Supervisor c. II. Paxton,
w. G. Mathews and W. N. Bell The result
OF first ballot was Paxton, 46;Mathews 1926;
Bell, 81. Second Ballot. Mathews. 1Gl;
Paxton, 1855, this made Mr. Mathews the
nominee for Supervisor.
Messrs. John II. Oyertsn, Thos N. Watts
and John NJ. Pesry were nominated for
Justices of the Peace.
Capt Clifton Burks for Constable and
Wilson for Overseer Of Poor, there
was no opposition to the nominees except
for Commissioner and Supervisor. In each
Of these contests the fight was warm and
to say the least Of 1t. The
friends OF the leading candidates worked for
heir favorites and the close margin Of the
nominees over their competitors show that
,nly very few votes might have turned the |
balance The Conventions work continued
Until almost dark. Generally the order was
,ood. Although at times some differences
sere shown by the heated words ef one side
r the other,
The largest vote was 334, that cast for
Of tho Revenue on the last
allot, this with those who did notvots run
10 number pres mt to about $50, one OF the
rgest Conventions ever held in the Dis.
let
MIR. Edward p. Barger, nominee for Com
10 sioner Of the Revenue, Is son Of Mr..
Inn Parger. OF Rural Valley, 10 young q
dustlious and enerjetic young man and IL 8
scted will made an efficient officer IL
Mr. W. G. Mathews, Of Glasgow is also q O.
Jung man, though one ST the best known 8
d most successful citizens we have. IL
Messrs John II. Overton and Thomas N,
ats arc ut present Justices Of the Peace In
= District. Mr.. John N. Peery has also
rved and the people will 90 well to elect
Q three men, they are selected 90 % 10 (
vs them at the most suitable points In
strict as well a. because they win make
cd officers.
Messrs. Burks and Wilson Ms also iav.
IDLY spoksnsof % especially suited FOR the
Ices to which they we're nominated.
Let the defeated candidates and their
sads and the Democrats al over the DE
20 tS1Work. lay aside shy
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

W. B. Sterrett's Admir-. PlaintiR.
against
/ William N. Paxton Admir-. and
| Others. s...................D Defendants.
This cause having been referred to the
undersigned commissioner In chaneeYy by
decree Of tho Circuit Court Of Rock bridge
county, Virginia, entered therein on the 5th
day OF March, 1895, with directions TO tel Q
| further account OF the debts against the
estate Of W. +. Posgue, deceased, including
the debt set up in the petition Of 8. II.
Lstcher, executor Of John Letchsr, deceased,
and TO also inquire whether any Of the debts
heretofore reported against the estate of
said W. =. Poague.a deceased, have been
paid, either In whole or In Fart, and to. re-
form the said report OF debts heretofore
made In accordance with such facts 90 may
be adduced before him. "'
AL parties interested are hereby notified
that have fixed
TUESDAY, the 18TH day Of APRIL 1899,
ct my Office in the town Of Lexington, Viz
sinis. as the time and place for taking said
accounts.
PAUL n. PENfcK. %
mch2z.4t$760 Commissioner In Crancssy.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29

Rev. W. E. Towson, OF Kobe, japan,
gave an interesting address Tuesday
night at Trinity Methodist church, his
subject beng The manners and Gus
toms Of the Japanese and the mission
airy work Of The Methodist church
South, among the natives.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29
CONVENTION CALLED.
The Movement Looks to Giving ALI
The People Chance OF Express
Their Choice.

Ffiy-two promin. mt Democrats b We
called u convention to meet in Rich
m nd on the 18th Of May to adopt
measurts 70 promote the election f
United tates Senator'S by the direct
vc,e of tn people, and until that re-
s 1t is accomplished to give the people
u chance to express their choice of
indicates by some popular method.
THE CALL.
The call for the convention is as
| follows: n
, To he Democratic Votevs of Virginia:
The demand tor q change in the
method Of electing United States Sena-
tors is SO widespread and so imperative
that the issue thereby raised cannot
longer he wisely or safely avoided by
the Democrats Of Virginia. The senti-
ment in favor of the election of Sena-
tors by direct vote Of the people is not
Of recent origin; but its growth in the
present decade is unequalled in our e.
tire history. That it has been quick
ened immensely by the shocking dis
closures of the Legislative scandals
which have disgraced many of the
States OF the Union Is painfully ap-
parent, and their effect upon the public
conscience cannot have escaped the
most Indifferent observer Of passing
events. Indeed, the situation has bs-
come well nigh intolerable in many OF
the States. The people Of Virginia
cannot remain insensible to conditions
81 fraught with peril to our institutions.
Too often Senators of the United
States do not represent the body of the
people of the several States. but very
frequently represent special corporate
interests or special classes. Mortify-
ing as this fact must be to every lover
Of our government, it is no recent dis
covery, although the evil consequences
and bitter degradation involved in it
have of late been presented with fire.
qusnt and impressive emphasis.
THE VICE EARLY DETECTED.
The vice in the existing method of
electing Senator'S VAS detected by mauy
Of the wisest of the founders Ct tie
Republic. at the very beginning of their
great task, among them, the Virginia
patriots. whose opinions at this date
s-e accepted as The most valuable pc
litical lsgacies that have come down to
us from all the past. These men had
an inherited and instructive love of |
liberty and adherence Of tyranny in |
any form, which armed them with the
power of genius to carry out their high |
resolve to have for themselves and to
bequeath to their descendants an In
during free government, resting upo4t
the free will Of free people. Th6
for the present stem was
made in that day frankly and without
disguise. One Of the most prominent
ldvocat,s of the legislative method of
'lecting senators, Mr.. Gerry, of Massa-
,husetts, "insisted that the comm rcial
md moneyed interests would be more
ecure in the hands OF the State Legis-
ature than Of the people at large"
James Madison, on the other hand,
declared that the "great fabric to be
aised would be more stable and eadur-
ng if it should rest upon the solid
oundation Of the people themselves, .
nan il il should stand merely upon the
liars OF the Legislatures Themselves"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29
Does Your :
Back Ache?
a In constant pain when ont
Eyour feet? =.
Is that dragging, pulling
sensation with you from morn
till night?
Why not put the medicine
exactly on the disease ] Why
not apply the cure right TO
tle spot itself?
You can do 1t with "
DP'.AyeP'S
Cherry
. P!ectOPal
: W =.
III . =
Plaster

Immediately after the
APlaster is applied, you feel
Zits warming, soothing in :
auence. Its healing remedies
quickly penetrate down deep
into the inhamed tissues.
4 Pain is quieted, soreness Is re-
lieved and strength impaired.
No plaster was ever made Ike Il.
No plaster ever acted 50 quickly
and Thoroughly. No plaster ever
hsd such complete control over oil
klnds Of pain.
Placed over tho chest i. is
a powerful aid to Ave-
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congestion -. GraAlng &.
! all inflammation.
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-03-29
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Did Mckinley Kotow to Csar Reed
or did Gar Reed Kotow 10 McKin-
ley?
Br'er Wanemaker has doubts alb ut
the purchasing power OF none. in
Pennsylvania politics.
Alger got that. Cuban trip, but he
didn't carry any Democratic Sen"t'rs
or Representatives, with him.
Tammany Hall doesn't control a
single electoral vote. yet it seeks to
control the Democratic party.
The Democratic party would Letter
lose that to win by juggling with its
principles, as some are nowadvoca ing.
What a pity Mr.. Mckinley did not
get the Canadians to kidnap and keep
Secretary Alger, while he was visiting
II.
March seems to be envious Of the
storm record made by February, and
to be trying to beat it, in fatalities, at
least.
When it comes to warm things, .
New York hotel fire isn't in the same
class with Chicago municipal CAM
paign.
A life saving apparatus that will
really save is one Of the pressing needs
of every hotel, and il is yet to be in
vented.
Tod Sloan, the American horse jock
ey, has returned to London and re-
sumed his chummy relations with the
English nobility.
According to the cable news, Gen.
Wheaton's "Aying brigade" il using
the Stonewall Jackson method Of
fighting the Filipinos.
1t was fitting that the Republican
big three, Hanna, Mckinley and Reed
should meet for conference on Jekyl
Islapd, which is known as 'the mill
onaire's resort.
The Democratic party has got along
for mroe than century without a
national poss, 'andii is going to con.
tinue getting along without one not
withstanding the Vaccinations Of tn.
would-bs boss. 1
To accept the steory that the awful |
hotel fire, in New York, was the work |
of thieves, it is necessary to believe
that human depravity in that town is
deeper than it is painted in the darkest |
pages of fiction.
1t is to be hoped that bloody Sun
day riots, like the one that occurred
last Sunday, are not to become regu-
lar feature of our rule in Havana.
They are more brutal and more den-
gerous than Spanish bull fights.
II the Military Court Of Inquiry
.eaIly Wis hes further EVIDENCE in that
direction, it should summon the agent
# Amour & Co., who told the regimen
al commissary sergeant that the beef
had been treated with "preservatine."
While Boss Hanna is down South I
hing national states the snti-Hanna 7
republicans in Ohio are compunding
Mucous dose far him. It is always
Vell to fix things at home before start
ng out to fix them for the rest OF the
rorld.
Before Gen. Grosvenor fires another
at the Civil Service Commits
ion and its humbuggery he should
rudy the funk" be made, under
White House orders, when he was pre-
'nding to lead fight, against the
in the last Congress.
1t is now charged that the attempt to
nirch the army record Of Fighting
90" Wheeler originated with friends
the administration who feared that
en-. wheeler's popularity might get
m on Presidential ticket. Where
'er it originated; it was 9 failure as
deserved to be.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06

gregate business done slightly exceeds
that of the previous week. Some nego-
lat1ons at this writing also are pend
ing, especially on territorial woods,
winch, II consummated, may result in
even a larger volume of trade mex.
week. The feeling in the market is on
the whole hopeful one. and there is
an absence of that detection which was
SO noticeable a few weeks. ago. Some
of the mills in the worsted trust have
been IN the market although they. as
well as other consumers. are. taking
only such woods as they actually need
Prices are steady. The sales of the
week in Boston amount to 3,471,000
pounds domestic and 7I2,S00 pounds for
eign, making a total of 4.243,s00 pounds
against a total of 376S,000 pounds for
the previous week and total of 1.41S,
QUO pounds for the corresponding week
last year. Sales since January 1, 1899,
amount to 49,076,3O0 pounds against 49,
ls5,sso pounds last year at this time.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-06
A VANDERBILT WEDDING
Miss Emily v. Sloan Married ia
John Fl. Hammond,
AN ELABORATE CEREMONY
The Police Were Obliged to Clear the
Street of the Immense Crowd.
The Arch and Bell Not
in Place.

New York, April with all the elab-
crate ceremony that characterzes church
weddings, Miss Emily Vanderbilt Sloan,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Doug
las Sloane was married to John H. Ham
mond to-day at noon in st. Bartholomew S
church. Notwithstanding the expressed
desire of the bride and her family for a
quiet wedding. the avenue for a block in
either direction from the church held an
immense throng, which threatened at
times to prevent the arrival of guests
carriages. In order to relieve the crush
the police drove the crowd back to the
block above the church and to the block
below, thus leaving the street clear in
front of the entrance.
At II a. m. the guests began to arrive
and just before the approach of the bridal
party the church was crowded and
guests stood in aisles. The four font pews
on either side of the center were reserved
for the members of the brides and the
bridegroom families. For a reason that
no one attempted to give. the arch of smi-
lax and the huge wedding bell under
which the couple were to stand were not
in place at 1850 o'clock. The arch was
hastily put up and the bell adjusted to
one side to balance it.
Already the wedding music from "Lo-
hengrn' was heard. when one of the at
tendants ordered the workmen to take
down both arch and bell. This was done
just few seconds before the bride, her
father and her attendants entered. They
knew nothing of what had happened. The
bridegroom and his brother, Ogden Ham
mond, were waiting at the altar. The
maid of honor was Miss Lila Vanderbilt
Sloane, a sister of the bride The interior
Of the church was adorned with roses, ILL
les and garlands of orange leaves and
smilax. while palms and azaleas added
beauty. The dark marble pillars were
hidden by ropes of green, bound with Ill
les and upon caps of each column were
great punches of white Easter flowers
AT the chancel rail there was solid bank
of azaleas and lilies in shades of pink and
white. Two great palms, 80 feet high,
hanked the altar.
The 300 guests followed the newly-wed-
ded couple to the home of the brides par
ents for the reception and breakfast.
Soon after o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. Ham
mond were driven to the Grand Central
station, whence special car took them
to LenoX, where they will spend the hon
eymoon