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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
BEAR WALL0W ITEMS.
j. w. Christian, of this place, is attend
ing court at Grundy this week.

]. w. Christian, of this place, is attend
ing court at Grundy this week.
Thos. V. Christian and Ssllie Altizel
were joined together in the holy bonds oi
wedlock last Thursday, at Israel Nelson's
by ]. q. Dula.
Married at the residence of the brides
father, near Harman, Va, last Sunday,
MIR. Dock Whitaker to Miss Ruths Altizer,
Elder ]. G. Dula officiating.
Miss Mary Christian, of Harman, Va,
has been visiting friends and relatives at
this place for few days.
Quite number of young people from
Harman attended church at Bear Walow
Saturday and Sunday.
l.. B. Elswick and wife, of Bitter, w.
Va, are visiting their parents near this
place this week.
Levi Hickman, Of Big Creek, was visit.
ing u. Ward, near this place Saturday and
Sunday.
E.s w. Elswick, of Bradshaw, w. Va,
was out to see home folks one day last
week.
Jesse Jones, who has been employed by
David Christian, left yesterday for West
Virginia.
David Christian went to Richlands
Monday on business.
q. G. Ward went to Harman Saturday.
suppose he went on business, too.
S. H. Laird, of Cedar Bluff, was on our
ridge Monday and Tuesday.
George Elswick and son, of Pike county,
KY, are visiting relatives and friends near
this place this week.
A. NJ. G.
July 25, 1899.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
Sanitation Demanded.

1t is not from any censorious disposition
that we sometimes Call the attention Of
the town authorities to things which we
think should be done for the health of
the community. With this declaration, We
wish to call attention to the ditch which
runs on the northeast side of T'zewell
Avenue, from the old Seminary building
to point below the residence of MIR.
Harold Litz. This ditch is in bad con-
dition, being almost continually filled with
stagnant water, that is bound to seriously
affect the health of the people who live on
that street. The situation could be easily
remedied by small amount of drainage,
that could be done with short sewers con-
ducting the water to the branch. The
ditch is not only source Of great danger
to the health Of the immediate neighbor-
hood, but it depreciates the value of prop.
erty in that vicinity. We have known in
stances where persons have declined to
purchase property on the street on ac.
count of that ditch. The town council
ought to give the matter prompt atten'
| ton,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
Death of Major william p. Cecil.

On last Thursday night. at z O'Clock
Major William P. Cecil died at his home
on New River, in Giles county, Va. HI
was born on Clinch River, in Tazewel
county, Va, three miles west of this place
on the 9th day of April, 1920, and was
among the first students at Emory and
Henry College. Soon After leaving col
lege he studied law in the Office of A. 6.
Pendleton, at Giles Court House, Va. He
married Miss Isabel Chapman, of Giles
county, and soon afterwards located at
Marion, Va, whore he remained a few
years and then returned to Tazewell.
From that time he followed the practice
of law at this place, until the year 1877,
when he moved with his family to Calfor-
mia. He was a member of the celebrated
convention which passed the ordinance of
secession, that carried Virginia cut of the
Union-he and the late Judge Samuel
Graham being the representatives of
Tazewell, Buchanan and Mcdowell coun-
ties in that convention. After the war he
represented Tazewell in the House of Del
egates at one or more sessions.
Major Cecil was man OF extraordinary
strength of intellect, and extensive infor-
nation in his profession, in literature and
political history. Asa conversationallst he
was remarkable man, and as Il speaker
he was forcble and eloquent. We have
heard distinguished lawyer, member of
the Tazewell bar, say that he was the
finest pleader that he ever knew. Pos
sessed of big heart and generous dispo-
sltion, he won friends who loved him with
a tenderness that is rarely found.
In the year 1880 he returned from Cali
fornia to.Virginia, and took up his resi-
dence in Giles county, Va, at the mouth
of Walkers Creek, on New River. There
he lived quietly until the time Of his
death.
His burial took place on last Saturday
at the old Chapman graveyard, near his
late residence. He leaves Que daughter,
Mrs. G. T. Painter, four grandchildren
and two greatgrand. children. Of five
sisters, four had preceded him to the
grave, and he is survived by only one, Mrs.
Kate c. Peery, who lives two miles east
of Tazewell. His relatives in Tazewell are
very numerous, and all who knew him
were his friends.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
ANTl-G0EBEL MEETING.
Large Attendance at Bowling Green on
Yesterday.

Bowling Green, KY, July 24.-The
anti-Goebel meeting here today was
largely attended. Congressman w.
@. Owens sent q letter condemning the
nomination of Goebel for governor and
criticising the work of the Louisville COLI
vention generally. The meeting adopted
resolutions condemning the movement
inaugurated by so-called Democrats in
Eastern States to abandon the principles
of the Chicago platform and endorsing
William ]. Bryan for President and charg-
ing that the State convention in Louisville
which nominated Goebel, "was perverted
from its true purpose by corruption, fraud
and force, by intrigue and treachery, and
by infamous rulings of the acting chair
man, thereby setting at naught the time
honored principle of Democracy that the
will of the majority of the people shall be
the governing power"
The resolutions deny that the ticket is
entitled to or should receive the support
of the party in this State.
The convention repudiated the so.
called nominee, and "in order to preserve
the integrity of the party and secure the
election of Democrats" requested " a
provisional executive COMMITTEE of
twelve to meet at Lexington in August,
and meanwhile to take steps to secure a
full representation ct that meeting of DEM
ocrats throughout the State who are in
sympathy with the movement.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
A Road Badly Needed.

Before the Clinch Valley railroad was
built there was great deal of talk about
having wagon road built across Ciinch
mountain, from Thompson Valley to Poor
alley, and thence, across Brushy noun
tain to Chatham Hill, in Smyth county.
The construction of this railroad for time
seemed to withdraw attention from the
road to Poor Valley and on to Chatham
Hill. In recent years wagon road has
been built across Clinch mountain to the
upper part of Poor Valley, giving to the
citizens of that section of the county q
continuous public wagon road to the court
house. The people of Poor Valley, and
those over in Smyth county, south OF
Brushy mountain, are now exceedingly
anxious to have wagon road built across
Brushy mountain. We are informed that
Smyth county is willing to build the road
on the south side of the mountain, if
Tazewel county will build the road on the
north side. This work, if done, would
give wagon road all the way between
Marion and Tazewell, distance OF about
thirty miles. The expense of building
about two and half miles on this side of
Brushy mountain would not be very
heavy, and the benefits to Poor Valley and
all the territory between there and here,
would be very great. 1t is strange the
road was not built many years ago, and
there is no reason why it should not be
made now.
This is matter to which our county
authorities should give their attention.
Poor Valley has been neglected long
enough. Its mineral and timber will make
it one of the most important sections OF
the county, while its farming interests are
growing and improving.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
Special Services Ia the Presbyterian
Church Of TazeWe!l.

We are expecting DR.. Sprole Lyons to
preach for us next Sabbath morning and
night, and to continue the services over
the first Sabbath of August. Hoping and
praying for rich and abundant spiritual
blessings We are holding preparatory
prayer services every night at the church.
ALI of our members are hereby earnestly
called to both public and private prayer.
May Gods word prosper in the thing
whereto he has sent it. May every per.
ishing soul in this community being at
present without Christ and under the
wrath and curse of God, receive new
heart, accept the New Master aud here.
after indulge blessed hope.
w. w. RUFF, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
S. W. VIRGINIA
LOCAL ITEMS.
WHAT HAS RECENTLY TRANSFERRED
IN THE COUNTIES OF THIS
SECTION.

There are large number of visitors a
Hunters Pulaski Alum Springs. TIL,
guests are from number of counties il
Southwest Va.
MIR. d. G. Kelly, prominent carpenter
at Clintwood, recently had the misfortune
to get one of his hands badly torn while
working planer. The thumb and two
fingers were torn from the hand.
Gov. j. Hoge Tyler is now at Radford
and expresses himself as being very hope.
ful of success in the Senatorial fight. The
Governor says "that with God, righteous
ness and the people with him he is bound
to win."
Last week two men, w. N. Dean and
Fayette Odell, made their escape from
Russell county Jail, at Lebanon, Va. They
were from Scott county, were United
States prisoners, and were being held for
u.
On Monday night the house of John NJ.
Price, prosperous farmer who lives in
the Loop neighborhood, in Russell county,
was destroyed by fire. Nearly all of the
contents of the house were burned, and
Mrs Price was seriously burned in attempt
ing to save some household effects.
Work has begun in earnest at the Roa.
noke Machine Works upon the one-thou.
elnd ne.hundied pounds capacity coal
cars to be built there for use on the Nor
folk & Western between the coal fields
and Lambert's Point. This has called for
the employment of more men. There are
now 1900 names on the pay rolls, which is
more than have eyer worked there before
at any one time.
There was very disastrous wreck on
the main line of the Norfolk & Western,
near Pulaski, about o'clock on last Mon
day morning. 1t resulted from head-end
collision between two freight trains. The
engines came together with great force.
Engineer JOHN B. Hager, who was on the
engine pulling the east bound train, was
caught under his engine, and his lower
limbs were badly scalded. Engineer Will
Davis, of the west bound train, was thrown
about forty feet by the collision, but
escaped any serious injury, and assisted in
getting Hager from under his engine.
Fireman Houston Page, of the west bound
train, was dangerously, but it is hoped not
fatally injured. No other persons are
reported injured, but the engines were
badly damaged and a number of cars de-
molished. The collision was caused by
improper orders, Or lack of orders, it is |
said.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
A WELCOME,
A FAREWELL.
Mr.. Root Meets the Cabinet--Greetins
Pleasant and Cordial.
SECRETARY ALGER SAYS GOODBYE
The President and His Advisers Discuss
TIE Alaskan Boundary Situation
Ground of the Hope for Success OF
Negotiations.

Washington, July 25.-The feature G
the cabinet meeting today was the fare
well of Secretary Alger and the presenta
ton Of his successor, Mr.. Root.
His greeting was pleasant and cordial
He remained but few minutes, leaving
shortly after noon to catch the l2:45 train
for New York. When he left the White
House he said he wouldreturn and assume
charge of the War Department August /
Shortly after Mr.. Root had left, Secretary
Alger made his adeus. He shook hands
with the President and each member OF
the cabinet. In saying farewell, there
were many kindly expressions of regret
and exchanges of we'll wishes.
The cabinet remained in session about
three quarters of an hour after General
Ayers departure. There was a general
cleaning up of little odds and ends, pre-
paratory to the Presidents departure TO-
morrow. The main topic discussed was
the Alaska boundary dispute. Secretary
Hay explained the status of the direct
negotiations now in progress between him.
self and Mr.. Trower, the British charge,
and said that he was not without hope
that this vexed problem would be solved
by direct negotiations. Great Britain now
Stems willing to consider the propose! Of
the United States to give Canada the priv
ileges of port of entry into the Dominion
while retaining absolute sovereignty over
the Lynn canal, and it is around this sort
of a proposition that the hope of g settle
ment now hovers. The speeches of Sir
Wilfred Laurier and Sir Charles Tupper
came up incidentally, but no serious atten-
ton was given them. Settlement by di'
rect negotiation would be the easiest, as
we'll as the most satisfactory method OF
disposing of this troublesome question,
and such settlement, from the facts de.
veloped at today's cabinet meeting, is re-
garded as by no means out off the realm Of
probability.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

General Joseph Wheeler said Russell
A. Alger was the best Secretary of War of
modern days. The testimony Of General
Wheeler will outweigh that of all the yell
low journals in the land.
Ground Robin" correspondents are
very popular now with the Democratic
press. Birds Of evil are dangerous pets,
and their croakings ale not pleasant to
any ear but that of the calamity hunter.
The appointment of Hon. Elihu Root as
Secretary of War to succeed General Alger
is considered a good one He is man of
undoubted ability, full of energy and
patriotism, but not likely to escape unfair
treatment at the hands of yellow journal
ism.
1t is said that Hon. William G. Whitney
has gone to Europe to intercept and inter-
view Admiral Dewey and solicit him to
become the Democratic candidate for
President in 1900. Mr.. Whitney will
hardly be encouraged in that work by the
words of the great Admiral at Trieste,
when responding to the toast, President
Mckinley.
The Kentucky Democrats who are op.
posed to Goebel will hold convention
and nominate candidate for Governor.
1t is thought that Ex-Governor John
Young Brown will be nominated He will
also be endorsed, it is thought, by the
Populist State Convention, which meets at
Frankfort this week.
The Martin ringsters are preparing to
capture Tazewell county. This shows what
a machine can do. We venture the opin.
ion that, as between Martin and Tyler.
three.fourths of the people of the county,
irrespective OF party, would be for Tyler.
When Martin was elected to the Senate
there were not half dozen men in Taze-
we'll county who had ever known or heard
of him.
The bloody riots that have followed the
strike of the stleet-car men of Cleveland,
Ohio, ought to reconcile all good citizens
to the so-called government by injunction.
Some of the Democratic press is clamoring
for an end to these bloody iiots through
the use of the military and police. Why
not stop them by the courts? The gent
lest way is the best? Is it best to prevent
bloodshed by bloodshed?
1t is really amusing and disgusting to
see how the Democratic newspapers are
now speaking of Alger es the scapegoat
for the Administration. These same
papers have been busy for months past
abusing Alger. Now that they will be de-
prived Of that privilege, by his resigna'
tion from the Cabinet, they are hunting
for some one to find fault with, and they
will probably concentrate on the President.
They will only place themselves in posi-.
ton to be laughed at.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
TRANSPORTS At MANILA.
Gen. Young and ReInforcements for Otis
on Board.

Manila, July 24.-The United States
transport Sheridan, which sailed from
San Francisco June %, with reinforce
ments for General E.S. Otis, he's arrived
here. On July 15 great wAterspout was
= discovered directly in the course of the
ship, land to evoid it, it was necessary to
make detour of several miles.
General Otis has received letter dated
July 2, and signed by Charles Blandtord
and Fred Hoppe, respectively assistant
engineer and third officer of the hospital
ship Relief, who were captured by Filipi-
nos off Paranque on May 80. The letter
says the prisoners in the hands of the in
surgents "are receiving excellent treat
ment, but the suspense of fearing the loss
of our positions is terrible" The writers
beg Otis to intercede for their release.
General Otis has taken steps in that direc-
ton.
Two Augustinian Friars, who had landed
from the Hong Kong chip, have been ar
rested here. 1t is said they had docu-
ments upon their persons showing they
were agents of the Filipino Junta at Hong
Kong, and that they intended to beal
messages to Aguinaldo.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
What Grinding is For.

Zinc does not need grinding because it
is not fine enough; if wants grinding to
mix it with lead. 1t can't be properly
mixed with stick.
Devoe lead and zinc is ground in oil by
machinery.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
DEWEY.

Admiral Dewey's cablegram is in re-
spnnse to an invitation from the mayor
asking him TO be the guest of the city upon
his arrival in New York, and requesting
him to express any desires he may have
in connection with the program for his
reception.
The committee on land parade and
decorations for the Dewey reception met
today and decided to invite the governor
of each State to send portion or the
whole of the National G uard TO take par
in the land parade.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27

On board the transport Sheridan, the
arrival of which at Manila is reported
above, were Brigadier General Samuel
B. Young and aides; Colonel Daggett,
Major Quinton, Companies Il and H, of
the Fourteenth Infan y, 239 enlisted men
and two company officers; troops A and F,
Fourth Cavalry, seven officers and 173
enlisted men; Lieutenant Moss and 25
men of the Twenty.fourth Infantry; eight
Hospital Corps men, and Al members of
the Signal Corps, as well as 1,24S recruits
for the regiments already in the Philip
pines.
Washington, July 23.-CabIes have
been received at the War Department
from General Otis announcing the arrival
at Manila of the Zealandia yesterday and
the Sheridan today. There were no cas-
ualties on the Zealandia, and the health
of the troops was good, with the excep.
ton of a few cases of measles. The Zeal.
andia sailed from San Francisco, June %
with Companies C. E. &, and l., Twenty
fourth Infantry, seven officers, 4O6 en-
listed men and recruits, making in al
500.
The War Department today made pub
lie the cablegram received yesterday from
General Otis giving fuller details of tht
fight with the robber band on the islsAC
of Negros. 1t is as follows:
Champaign against mountain robbie
bands Negros, more successful than re
portel. Byrne With his seventy mel
killed one third of the four hundred ant
fifty assembled, including their leader,
spaniard or Spanish Mostizo. Pursui
then made by Lieutenant Evans and de
tachment, Sixth Infantry, who kille'
three and captured one OF the robbers
captured one hundred dead stock, man
spears, large quantities of provision
and destroyed one Hundred huts. Th
two casualties in Byrne's 6gat are Privat
David S. Anderson, killed; Albert E
JerksAglightly wounded, both Compan
K."%
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27
DEWEY ACCEPTS.
VIII Be the Guest of the City of New
York.
July %, 1899.

York.
New York, July 24.-Mayor Van Wyck
today received the following cablegram
from Admiral Dewey.
Trieste, July 24.-To Mayor Van Wyck,
New York:
Letters received, and invitation accept
ed. Expect to arrive about Octchor first.
Will cable definitely from Gibraltar.
Have written.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27

The Largest Consumers
of paint are the railroads they use Deyo.
cad and zinc-and they never use paint
without knowing what it is made of.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-07-27

There are large number of visitors at
Hunters Pulaski Alum Springs. The
guests are from number of counties in
Southwest Va.
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Has a sad and heavy
Cake stood between an
ambitious house .,keeper
and a brilliant success in
the entertainment of her
friends?
If you contemplate
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-31
FRIDAY, MARCH 81, 1899.
TWELVE PAGES.


I T fell to the lot of the Inter Mountain
to prove that the Miner was all
wrong when it tried to ring in a
campaign cry about alleged excuses
in the registration in Butte. In this
instance We have matter that has its
normal place in the local campaign--the
question of honest registra ton is a per
tinent issue and an important one. The
Miner would have made telling hit if
it could have backed its wild allegation
about excessive registration with any
sort of honest evidence.
But after the Miner had worked itself
up into a, frenzy over imaginary crook
edness in the registration for next
weeks election. the Inter Mountain
made things awkward for the Miner by
producing figures taken from the Off
Cial lists which show a marked falling
off in the total Of the registered vote
as compared with the figures for Butte
at last autumn's election.
Here again, this time through the
failure of the two organs to pull to-
sether, the Kirk campaign falls down.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-31

regret. The players have been loyal to
this city; they have done their best and
they were appreciated. However, while
under control of men who had done all
in their power to ruin base ball in this
city, and to antagonize every lover of
the sport on the one hand, and every
citizen who stood for law and order on
the other, even a personal feeling for
the players could not bring the club
patronage. The owners of the team
probably feel that they have deserted
Cleveland, and have spted the city
grievously. They have done neither.
They have been driven from Cleveland
by the people they opposed, for just as
long as the people would stand for
them, they remained The lovers of
base ball are not spted. On the con-
trary, they await with joy the coming
of a popular management, and return
to the days of clean, sportsmanlike
base ball, no matter what the team
controlled by that management may
he