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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
5000 Bond for Walker.

Bristol, Va, March Con-
gresham Walker departed for his
home at Wytheville yesterday morn.
ing on the 8 :05 train. He had indi.
Gated desire to leave the evening
before, but for some cause did not
do so. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Caldwell, and MI.
r. NJ. Goddell. He was able to walk
to the depot from the st. Lawrence,
and appears to be recovering rapid
ly. He is yet unable to use his arm
and food has TO be administered to
him. The ex congressman appeared
much older than he did two weeks
ago; he looks grayer; the defiant
stare has somewhat departed from
his eyes, and his aggressiveness
seems to have t,gone to the races
His friends here, and the public
generally, regret the conditions he
has brought upon himself, an hope
for his recovery.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
A Good Showing

The Tazewell Court House I'm
provement Company, which was
organized in 1890, for the improve
ment of the town of Tazewell. makes
a showing unequaled by any com
pany in the Southwest of its kind:
Assets of fair value $13,815.OO
Unretired stock, 6,651. 90.
Indebtedness 1904 90.
Estimated Surplus, 100000.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
The Electric Light Company,

The Electric Light Company.
We stated in last weeks issue
that negotiations were pending
between Messrs. j. w. +. v, and
Jno. Nj. SPOTS, and the town
council for franchise for the erec-
tion of an electric light plant in
the town. We did not understand
that the negotiations had been
closed. Such is the case, however,
and the above named gentlemen
have a franchise for twenty-five
years, for Tazewell, and also for
Kelly. The contract stipulates
that the plant is to be completed
and in operation within ten
months from date of same.
We are glad this-matter has been
taken up by our own people.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
Coin" Harvey Has Resigned

Chicago, March 27.-Mr. w. H.
Coin Harvey has resigned as gen.
eral manager of the Ways and
Means Committee of the Democratic
National Committee and Mr.. Samuel
b. Cook, of Missouri, has been ap-
pointed in his place.
Mr.. Cook has been practically in
charge of the Office for some time
while Mr.. Harvey has been in the
field. Mr.. Harvey gives as the
reason of his resignation that he
could not get the committee to agree
on what he thought was a practical
and business like and aggressive
policy. He expressed a desire
for the success of the work of the
Ways and Means Committee and the
principles of the Chicago platform
but further than this refused tc
make any statement.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
The East's New Religious Figure

The policy of the Ladies Home
Journal, in its religious department
seems to be always to engage the
pen of the man most Immediately
prominent in the eyes OF the relig.
ious world. Thus it has had the ser.
vices of Mr.. Beecher, Doctor Tai.
mage, DR.. -Parkhurst, Ian Maclaren,
and now it will have those of DR..
Newell Dwight Hills, the new pas
tor ofPlymouth Church, in Brooklyn.
Doctor Hills has given the Journal
a series of articles upon which he
had been working for over a year
previous to his Eastern call, and the
first of these article will be publish.
ed in tbs next issue of the magazine
The series is all connected IN
thought and presents the general
subject of ''The Secrets of Happy
Life"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
An Enjoyble Occasion In Honor
of a Fazewell Lady.

EDITOR CLINCH VALLEY NEWS:
Williamson. W. Va, March 27,-
One of the most enjoyable occasions
witnessed in this place since its ex-
istence, was the entertainment given
at the home of attorney L. A. Samp-
selle, on Saturday evening March
25, in honor of Miss Belle Tiller,
the efficient teacher of a private
school, which she most successfully
conducted here the past fall and
winter. Being apprised of the fact
that Miss Tiller would leave for her
home in Tasewell on Sunday morn
ing, many of the most prominent
people of this town met at the home
of Mr.. Sampsell as a token of their
appreciation OF Miss Tiller and the
splendid work she had performed in
training the young minds intrusted
to her care.
The patrons of her school were a
unit in their expressions of satisfac.
tion OF the manner in which Miss
Tiller had conducted her school, and
the rapid progress made by her pu
pills. Miss Belle will be sadly missed
To use the language of the poet:
''She had pulse for every tone
And made others pulses all her own"
We will miss her in the church in
which she took an active part an
rendered valuable aid. We will
miss her socially, as she was an ex'
cellent conversationalist and had q
rare taste for the purest and best
literature.
She raturns to her home in Tazc
well with the best wishes of the
people of Williamson, all praying
that her future life may be fraught
with much happiness.
A FRIEND,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
AMERICANS NEAR MAL0l0s.
Assault on the Insurgent Capitol
May Have Already Begun
PATS.
AIs'r1N 1NH89s.

Was lrington, March 29.-The
4 m. lean advance line is now beyond
Nnrii~o. and almost up to the large
town of Balacan. The exact distance
10 Maloios H. uncertain, but at most
lie distIrce cannot be more than ten
or twelve miles on direct line.
AT the rate Of prog Tess made in
u. at twofays, b. next twenty
four hours should bring tire Ameriz
cans well up to the insurgent capitol
il indeed the assault on tbis llace
is not begun b, this time.
The officials are disposed to allow
more time, however. considering the
natural obstacle, aud moreover, it is
moi ,,nu',:..' that IA. ntrenchments
will become more formidable as he
city itself is approached.
War department officials referred
today TO the desperation with which
the insurgents were fighting. 1t was
taken as an indication that they had
staked every thing on the outcome
of this fght, that they would submit
rather than proloug q hopeless
st, uggle.
i In h view. the ierceness OF the
rebel Fl shi ng was taken as an evi-
dience that "o,ce whipped they viii
tstay whipped"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
Taking Dispositions.

Deposition are being taken this
week in the Rhea- Walker contest,
before A. s. Higginbotham, Notary
Public. Messrs. May. May & Smith
are attorneys for Judge Rhea, and
Chapman & Gillespie for Gen.
Walker.
Several witnesses have been ex-
amlned as to the conduct of the
election here and at Kelly. Mr..
Walker has taken only one deposi-
ton in the county, that of Hoyi
Warren, colored, of Graham.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
fire In CHICAGO
SIX PEOPLE MISSING
Eleven Employees Injured in
Burning Building, and it is
Feared that Most of Them
Have Lost Their Lives.

Chicago, March 27.--Fire destroy
eel The Armour Curled Hair and Felt
Works. Thirty first Place and Ben.
son street; tonight, caused a prop
erty loss OF nearly 100000; injured
eleven employees (ono fatality aud en-
dangered the lives of 400 others, who
escaped through the binding smoke.
Employees on the floor on which
the FIRE started said that nail.
which caught in n picker. caused
friction, igniting the infiammable ma
terial with which the machines were
fed. Flames spread to balls of curl
cd hail, aud in three minutes the en-.
tire floor was dense with black
smoke. The Armour Felt Works
burned ont nearly year ago. 1t
was replaced by substantial five
story structure 112x225 feet, which
was completed only last August and
WAS equipped with special reference
tn fire protection, in the way of con-
struction and exterior FIRE escapes.
The loss Ia total. The insurance is
$500, ,00O
Late tonight il was found that
ak people who were in the building
when tns fire broke out were miss
'ng' aud while IL is not thought all
OF them are dead, it il probable that
the minority of them perished.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31

University Of Virginia, March 2S-
The Board of Visitors of tho Uni
versity of Virginia today filed the
vacancy in the law department by
the election of Prof Chas. A. Graves,
head of the law school of Washing
ton and Lee University. A letter
from Prof. Graves was read in which
he stated his willingness TO xccept
the chair If elected.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
he HAS FAILED
T0 TRAP, AGUlNALDO

General Otis Plans Were Not
Successful-The Americans
Have Difficult Country to
Cross to Get to the J Enemy.
Washington, March "a. - The
third day of fighting north Of Manil,
la brought little of decisive cbarac;
ter from which the war department t
officials could judge what the out
come OF this movement would be.
In all official quarters the most in
tense interest prevails, but there was
no excitement and none of that anx-
iety and tension shown during the
memorable days of last summer when
the decisive blows were being struck
at Santiago.
Early in the day General Otis
cabled the War Department in brief
but comprehensive dispatch summing
up the situation. IT disclosed that
severe fighting was going on to day
with our forces advanced as far
north as MariIoa, while the insur-
tya,,tc ,,plar fha o1r,,oool &C U,,,c
dido. were being driven back with
considerable slaughter.
This and the Press dispatches sat
isfed the officials that the stragetic
movement of entrapping the insur-
gents between our lines had aot
proved as successful as designed
and that the scene is now shifted to
a retreat by Aguinalno's forces and a
pursuit by our troops.
The insurgent retreat toward
Malolos was slow and dogged and
advantage was taken of one after
another Of lines of trenchments, the
burning of bridges and the interrupt.
tion of communications.
General Otis dispatch, although
received early to day was sent Mon
day evening, Manila time, and sum-
moned up the work of three days.
That the Sighting would procede into
the fourth day was shown by his
closing sentence: THE colum n
will press on in the morning. This
refers to Tuesday.
The engagement has now shaped
itself to that it is looked upon as
more of chase than the execution
of a stragetic movement. With the
American base advanced to Mariloa,
and the insurgent base forced back
to Mololos, the main bodies of the
two opposing forces are about ten
or twelve miles apart. This could
be quickly covered in q forced march
under fair conditionc, but it is II
miles of innumerable difficulties and
obstacles which our troops must
cover before they reach the insur
gent stronghold.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
A VERY SICK MAN
Is JOHN SHERMAN
Departs for Washing ton-Thcse
Who Caught a Glimpse of
His Face Noted its CHASTITY
Palor.

Newport News, Va, March IS
The cruiser Chicago, which left
Hampton Roads March 13 under
orders TO overtake the American
liner City of Paris and transfer from
that ship x-Secretary of State John
Sherman, who had been taken So
riously i'll, arrived at Old Point
shortly after the noon hour today
with the distinguished invalid on
board. Mr.. Sherman was one oi
tourists who were visiting points ol
recent historical interest, having
chartered the Paris for the purpose
The Chicago, after taking Mr.. Sher
man on board sailed from Santiago
last Friday morning, proceeding di
rect to this point.
The Secretary's daughter, Mccall
lum, watched the cruisers approach
from the veranda of the Chamber
lain Hotel, preparations for the re-
ception Of the invalid a that resort
having been made under her person
al supervision.
Late in the afternoon Mr.. Sher-
man closely muffled aud with his
features entirely concealed beneath
n heavy black veil, was placed in a
steam launch al d removed to the
pier. Two officers and four men
from the ship accompanied Mr..
Sherman and his attendants. He
was borne in a litter to the hotel on
the broad shoulders of four marines.
A gust of wind lifting the veil dis
closed the face of the invalid. Ii
was wan, pinched and of deathly
pallor. A crowd OF several hundred
people witnessed the removal Of the
sick man to the hotel. At 6 p. m.
he was again placed on the litter and
taken on board the Washington
boat.
That Mr.. Sherman is very sicl
man, no one who got q glimpse oi
the invalid's ghastly, pallid features
can doubt. He has lost flesh unit
little remains of the once active and
ond vigorous man but frame, anc
he is obviously far advanced in
feebleness and general infirmity.
While being prepared for the
stretcher, Mr.. Sherman gave the
sailors who were TO carry him, min
ute orders as TO how they should
handle the conveyance.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
Seriously Hurt.

Mr.. James Brooks, of Thompson's
Valley, an honorable and hardworking
man. was seriously injured on Wednes-
day morning. He was hauling logs,
and his spring pole came loose and hit
him in the face, breaking his nose, and
it is feared fracturing his skull. DIR. St.
Clair was called TO attend the injured
man.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALvE

The BEST SALvE in the world for
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Rhcum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, COrns and la
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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
Cattle to Craze.

can pasture so or rs head Of 2
year old cattle on good bluegrass
mountain land at reasonable rates.
Wittens Mills, Va. w. w. Brown.
4-1-4i
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
DR. waterhouse to Lecture

DIR. r. G.. Waterhouse, President
of Emory &c Henry College, will ad
dress the pupils and friends of
Tazewell High school Friday, April
7th, at 7:30. The public is invited
Admission free.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
Candidates, Attention.

Election tickets nicely printed at
the Clinch Valley News Office for 81
per thousand. Call at once and
make your arrangements. Don't
put it off until just before the elec-
ton.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-03-31
w. b. BEvrLL.

General Passenger Agent.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-07

and some are ready for harvest. For ten
hours in September, travelling on the same
road but one yoke of oxen was seen. To-
day in some fields large herds of several
hundred cattle each greeted us. This is
the surest sign that Cuba is pacified."
The present situation in the island, Mr.
Porter briefly summarized as follows:
General Proctor, of Vermont. just up
from the most western province, Pinar del
Rio, says he has been with General Davis,
who reports the most perfect order as
being maintained by native troops and
that this has been done without money
and without price. In fact, all the police
work is now done by Cuban police. In
Havana province General Lee has the en-
tire confidence of the people while the Gu
ban police force under General Menocal is
being formed for Havana. This force is
now drilling every day in the public square
of Havana and they appear to be fine
body of men. In Matanzas province Cen
eral Pedro Retancourt says all is tranquil.
In Santa Clara province order has been
restored. In Puerto Principe the Cuban
army has disbanded. law and order pre-
vail and the people rapidly getting to
work again. In Santiago General Leonard
Wood and the Cuban general, Castillo, are
masters of the situation"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-07
PORTER RETURNS
FROM HAVANA
Submits Report on His Mission
to Secretary Gage.
HIS INTERVIEW WITH GOMEZ
Settled Point Which Had Proven Most
Vexatious to the Administration
Tells of the Conditions
on the Island.

Washington, February 6.-Hon. Robert
P. Porter arrived in Washington last night
having come directly from Havana after
his successful mission to General Gomez
whom he met at Remedies. He submitted
his report to Secretary Gage this morning.
Aside from the successful outcome of his
mission the most interesting part of Mr..
Porter's report relates to his observations
as to the conditions in the island as they
exist today:
From Havana to San Domingo, nearly
200 miles," says Mr.. Porter, your COM
missioner went over the same route as he
did last September. The difference, how
ever, in the condition of the country, now
and then is very marked In September
the whole district was one scene of desola-
ton There were literally no signs of life,
human or animal, except at the railway
stations which swarmed with starving hui
mainly Never was there such abject mis-
cry seen as then. Today conditions are
improved. There are beggars, but not of
the chronic sort. A decided change for the
better is noticeable in the country itself.
The people are beginning to work again.
The quick growing crops have been planted
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-07
MISSION SUCCESSFUL.
Morgan Obtains Valuable Concessions
from Chinese Government.

London, February civilian Pritchard
Morgan, member of parliament for Wales,
has arrived here from China. In an inter-
view with representative of the Associat-
ed Press he confirms the report of the sue
cess of his mission to secure concessions
from the Chinese government, which pro-
pose to open up the rich province of
Szechuan to the trade of the world.
Mr.. Morgan's prospecting and exploring
expedition, consisting of a dozen British,
American and Chinese officials, started for
Szechuan on December l. Mr.. Morgan and
his associates are acting in partnership
with an American syndicate and tho
Chinese authorities The contract gives Mr..
Morgan's associates control of all of the
mines and oil fields in the province of
Szechuan. The American provide % per
cent of the capital, the Chinese officials 80
and Mr.. Morgan is to provide the ba.ance.
The capital of the company to start with is
IS 100000, and it is proposed to administer
szechuan on lines followed by Cecil Rhodes
In South Africa.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-07

avenue, near Twentieth street, Is very i'll
with pneumonia. 1t is feared the little girl,
who is an unusually lovely and attractive
child, may not survive the night.
Mrs. Calhoun, the venerable mother of
Mrs. w. ]. Long and Mrs. q. c. Leeper, is
quite i'll with paralysis at the residence of
Mrs. Long. Though seriously i'll, 1t is hoped
and believed that Mrs. Calhoun will re-
cover.
Miss Florence Mccormack, one of : the
teachers of the public schools, has resigned
her position, which will be filled by Miss
Matte Brannon, Miss Brannon having been
elected to the vacancy at a meeting of the
board of education Saturday night.
Despite the dispatches in The Age-Herald
and other papers regarding the contem-
plated combine OF the pipe companies, as
there seems no definite news of the consum-
nation of the combine, the concensus OF
opinion here seems to be that the pipe plant
to be built here by the Addyston company
will be built as projected. The fact that a
big pipe combine was on the tapis has been
we'll known -.ere for some time past, but
serious doubts have been entertained as tc
the plans going through. People here are
inclined to remain skeptical until the re-
ceipt of the news that the combination has
actually been effected.
f. B. Nichols is in New York comforting
with the leaders in the projected big deal
A meeting of the city council will be held
tomorrow night. As, owing to the preva.
lence of the grippe and the very Indictment
weather, this will be the first meeting held
this year, a full attendance of the city
fathers is earnestly requested.
Mrs. Frank Prince, who has been quite
ill, is much better.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-07
|. WOMAN and SOCIETY.
ANNIE KEKDREcK WALKER.
SEEsOeszSssE.s zSEsSysxxSsy
Y ANNIE KENDRTCK WALKER.

Stafford will render voca+-numbers. and the
programme promises to be musical treat.
Miss Adele Brooks, lovely young society
belle of Baltimore, Md, arrived yesterday,
and is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. j. Nor
man Brooks, at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis B. Clark, 1905 South
Twentieth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Minis B. Stone have moved
from 1918 Sixth avenue to 1918 South Seven
teenth street.
The art department of the Woman's club
will meet Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather and
the accident to the cars the past week the
meeting was postponed. The director in
vites all women interested in art matters
TO be present.
Cards are out announcing the approaching
marriage of Miss Jennie Katherine Reed
and Emmett David Bennett which will take
place on Monday evening at o'clock, Feb
ruary 10, at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Reed. The ceremony
will be quiet one, and the young couple
will leave Immediately for New Orleans
The bride-to-be is a popular belle. Her
father was at one time sheriff of Jefferson.
Mr.. Bennett is one of the well-known bust
ness men of the city.
Miss Annie Belle Jernigan and John Doug
lass Scruggs will be united in marriage this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the First Meth
odist church. They will leave Immediately
after the ceremony for New Orleans.
Miss Ella Leland is at present the guest
of Mrs ]. It. Nixon.
mill ho of ha Of
the United Charities "Wednesday morning at
1880 o'clock in the office of the society.
The current events section of the Wom-
ans club will meet this morning at IL.
Breckenridge Musgrove was unfortunate ly
detained last night in New Orleans and
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-07
Amona the Culture Clubs.
WEDNESDAY, 1920 A. M, HIGHLAN
ROCK CIJJR

WEDNESDAY, 1890 A. M, HIGHLAND
BOOK CLUB.
Place of meeting, Mrs. Allan Campbell.
Programmes:
Query: HAS the Civilization of Egypt
Made Any Lasting Impression Upon the
Worlds History ?"-Mrs. Smith.
"English Heroes on Africa's Shores
Mrs. Bowron.
1.-THE Suez Canal"-Mrs. Phillips.
Talk, 1.-THE Peoples of Modern Egypt
Mrs. Gage.
Reading, How They Do Business in
Cairo"-Mrs. Conner.
THURSDAY, 8 P. M. NINETEENTH
CENTURY CLUB.
Place of meeting, Miss Daisy Lewis.
Programme:
"Piankhy and Fate of His Dusky Success
sor''-Miss Annie Walker
1.-THE Egyptian Renaissance"-Mss Luz
cile Smith.
Reading: address to an Egyptian
Mummy'-Miss Kate Earle.
1.-The Festivals'-Club
Ieader-Miss Head.
THURSDAY, P. NJ, lockwood CLUB.
Place of meeting, Mrs. ]. w. Sibley.
Programme:
Facts About Westminster Abbey'"-By
the club.
Industrial England, 16S2-1792" = Mrs
Spegel
England and Continental Nations at the
Time or the French Revolution'-MrS.
Sbley.
wellington, Waterloo"
English and French Naval Battles''-
Mrs. Robinson.
FRIDAY, P. M, CADMEAN CIRCLE.
Place Of meeting, Mrs. John P. Tillman.
Programme
Summary of Events From '4S to TO-
Mrs. Sloss.
Bismarck, the Builder of an Empire"-
Mrs. Dunn.
Reading, Bismarck as a Letter Writer
Mrs. Phillips.
Open meeting-Anecdotes and incidents
relating to the iron chancellor and his con-
temporaries.
FRIDAY, P. NJ, CLIONIAN CLUB.
Place of meeting, Mrs. S. e. Thompson.
Programmes: -
Holland and England MARY, Daughter
of Charles Mrs. Riggs. -
- William, Stakeholder of Holland and
King of England"-Mrs. Robertson.
prince Maurice'-Mss Rogan
prince Rupert'-Mrs. Thompson
Open discussion.
Current events.
FRIDAY, 3 p. M, AMARANTH CLUB.
Place of meeting, Miss Ethel Sharpe.
Programme:
Leo Tolstoi
'Tourgenieff.
Reading from Wolkowsky.
Current Topics-The club