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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08
"Christian Civilization. "

"Christian Civilization"
From HAMS Horn.]
The benediction has scarcely faller
upon the peace Congressi at the
Hague, and we find war being pro
secuted by the two most enlightened
nations who were parties to that
conferunce. Whatever may be ones
views regarding the action of Great
Britain toward the Beers; and that
Of our own government toward the
Filiplnos, it seems to us impossible
to doubt that both nations have lost
heavily in moral prestige with the
balance of he civilized world, and
both of us are sowing seeds OF en-
nifty alrong the inferior races which
fact will make us impotent for a
hundred years to carry to them the
blessings of rsal Christian civiliza
ton. 1t strikes us that froul first to
last, the question of duty and policy
In South Africa and the Philippines
has been settled by Great Britain
and ourselves with emphasis on the
wrong place. Notwithstanding the
thin disguise which some tricky
politician as 'umed when they claim
that these two wars ar. being fought
for the ultimate good of the very
people who are defending their
lives and their homes against us,
there are few im Brittian or America
who believe that this is the prime
motive that rules. Tho English
dream of an Anglicised Africa, and
the American imperalists dream of
trade supremacy i'll the Orient. The
Filipino aud the B zee, if opposed
to these plans, might be obslicles
in the way of their fulfllment.
Therefore the spark of thess two
Republics must be extiu-
guished. But is 1T better for Eng
and America that we both have
vaster trade and wider continents
to rule, or that we obey the plainest
which our Christian civ
ilization impo ses? Surely that COM
mand.is Enthusiastically what we do
no convert nor kill Riches which
are gained wickedly, can scarcely
bring a blessing. Island aud cont
nents wrung from the unwilling
hands of their owners cannot fail to
be curse. We are fully aware
that the Rams Horn has assumed
what has been heretofore the un-
popular sido of this discussion, but
now that the glamour Of counterfit
patriotism has dimmed, and the
tinsel of military show has faded,
and since facts long sui ipiessed by
the government itself, are coming
Gradually to light, people stand
doubtful already; and they will soon
stand opposed to unrighteous use of
that last resort OF government, the
appeal to arms.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08
MARTIN CHOSEN.

Richmond, Va. Dec. Especial }
Hon. Thomas s. Martin was re {.
nominated last night by the democrat
ic caucus, to succead himself as
United States Senator, the vote stand
ing: Martin l03. Tyler 81.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08
THE CAUCUSES
AT RICHMOND
No Unpleasant Friction
Developed

for Senator Thursday or
Friday Night.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 9Th,
first legislative caucus tonight wa
not as interesting as was anticl
pated. The Senate and House
both perfected organizations O
their respective bodies without the
spirited discussion expected.
The Stands case was taken VI
in the Senate caucuf, but under an
arrangement agreed upon by the
leaders during the day, was dis
posed OF for the present without
unpleasant friction. The question
of Senator Shand's eligibility rs a
member of the caucus was referr-
ed to committee who are to re-
port within thirty days. III the
meantime the Senator is to be
permitted to occupy seat in the
councils of his party, but not to
vote Until the committee has re-
ported and final action has been
taken. This resolution was adopt
ed by rising vote OF % to 4.
The action of the caucus is re-
garded as preliminary victory for
Stands. 1t is the first timo in the
history of the Democratic legisla.
tive caucuscs in the State in which
a contesting member has been re-
ceived on probation.
The chairman Of the caucus, Mr..
Morriss, of Albemarle, Senator
Martins county, will name the
committee who will hear evidence
in tho case and report their con-
clusions.
HOUSE ORGANIZATION.
After choosing Hon. L. w. Saun-
ders, Of Franklin, Speaker, by ac-
climatlOn, the House caucus nom-
iRated MIR. w. Ii. Mann for clerk,
practically on the first ballot. This
was the most interesting contest
in the House side. The candi-
dates for this position were, be-
sides Mr.. Mann, Judge GoOch,
Thomas P. Bigger and Clarence T.
Boykin. Ond the first ballot the
vote stood, Mann, 81; Gooch, 81;
Bigger 13; Boykin, 7. After this
ballot there was stampede to
Mann.
Following the example of the
Senate caucus, the House members
referred the case of Stickley,anoth-
o, independent, to committee to
hear the evidence and report.
However, Mr.. Stickley will not
like Mr.. Shand's, he permitted to
occup, seat in the caucus until
his case is disposed of.
The House caucus elected John
son sergeant at. arms; Arthur Sui
livan, first doorkeeper, and Lips
comb, second doorkeeper.
The Senate cancus nominated
H. L. Wickham president pro tenn;
Joseph Button, clerk; Frank b.
Watkins, sergeant at.9rnS, all
without opposition.
CAUCUS FOR SENATOR.
No call has yet been Issued for
general caucns for the nomina-
tion of Senator Martins successor.
1t is, h0sever, pretty generally be-
lieved that this body will assem- BILE
Thursday OF Friday night. The
name of Senator Martin will be
presented to the caucus by Senator
McIlwaine, of Petersburg.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08

. | POihtiSui tOI.
The roll call resulted: Hender
son, 1T; Richardson, 153; Bell, 4
, and Newlands, 2. The clerk there.
upon announced the election of Mr.
Henderson amid great Republican
applause. He designated MIR
Richardron, Mr.. Bell aud Mr.. New
lands as committee to escort tho
Speaker to tho chair.
The committee retired to the
lobby and after short wait the
doors OF the main portal of the House
swung open and General Henderson
entered upon the arm of Mr.. Rich.
ardson, followed by tho two other
members OF tho committee. When
he ascended the rostrum, Mr.. Rich
ardson in neat speech introduced
and in response to che hearty cheers
he addressed the House.
In accordance with tho time hon.
ored custom, tho oldest momber of
the House in point of service, MIR.
Hammer, of Pennsylvania, who has
servcu5f years in the lower branch
of Congress; administered tho oath
to the speaker. Appearing in tho
area in frount of the clerks desk, he
read tho oath to tho Speaker, who
with uplifted hand repeated tho
single words after him. Another
round OF applauses followed in which
the galleries joined.
The Speaker then announced tbat
the oath would be Administered to
the members by States. AS tho
names of the members were called
they ayy~ared at the bar in groups
of about II dozen, and there with
aired hands were sworn in by tho
Speaker.
TAYLERs OBJECTIONS ro RoDERTs.
The moment for which all present
were aoxiousll waiting came when
tho State of Utah aud Mr.. Roberts
namo was called. Instantly hush
fell upon the assembly. Mr., Tyler
oil Ohio, was on his feet asking for
recognition. Tho Speaker lecog-
nized him Immediately.
81 object to tho swearing in of the
Representative elect from Utah, and
to his taking his seat" began Mr..
Tayler, in II clear, distinct voice. 81
do so, Mr.. Speaker" he continued
son my own responsibility as
member of this House, and because
specific, serious md app arntly we'll
grounded charges of inelogability
are made against him. A transcript
of the proceedings of courts in Utah
evidence the fact that the claimant
was in 1889 convicted or that he
pleaded guilty, in the orime of un.
lawful -habitation. Af1idavits and
other pap ers in my possession in-
dictate that ever since that timt ho
has been presistentiy guilty of the
same crime, aud that ever since then
he has been and is now polygamisi.
If this transcript and these affidavits
are the truth, the member elect from
Utah is in my opinion inelegablc to
be n membee of this House Of Rop
reseotatives, both because of the
statutory disqualification of the ed
nuns law, and of higher and graver
and quite as sound reasons / onght
also to say in addition to what 1 have
just snid that have in my possess
ion certified copy Of the entry un'
dor which the claimant Of this seat
was naturalized, and that eminent
counsel asserts that if it be the TO
cord of this case this client is not
citizen Of the United States, offer
and axnress no oninion upOn The
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08
Member elect Roberts
Center of Attention.
Protests Made Against Him by
Taylor of Ohio, and concurr-
ed in by Mr.. McRace, Ar
kansas Democrat-The
Utah Mans case to
be Referred to a
Committee.

Washington, December, 4.-Enor
nous crowds witnessed the opening
scenes in the House today.
The principal interest conferred il
the disposition Of the case of Mr.
koberts, Mormon Representative
from Utah, Those who anticipated
a sensational announcement were
disappointed. The program out
lined by the Republican leaders at
at their conference on Friday night
was partially carried out. The oh.
lection to tho administration of the
oath to Mr.. Roberts was entered bv
MIR. Taylor, Of Ohio, as predicted,
aud Roberts slept aside without
protest except to ask if by doing so
he waived any of his rights. To this
the speaker responded in the mega.
tive
Although Mr.. Roberts was not
sworn in to day he secured sent.
This, however, WAS by an accident
pure and simple. In the seat. draw
ing lottery no provision had been
made fol- Mr.. Roberts, but who tho
drawing was complete, TIVE others
as we'll rs himself had not been pro
vided with seats, and the Speaker
asked and sesured from tho House
general permission for those mem
bers who had not drawn seats 10
make such selectious as they could.
Under this authority Mr. Roberts
got seat in an obscure part of tho
hall. Mr.. Roberts was tho observed
of oil observers throught tho day.
His daughter sot in the gallery and
watched the proceedings.
AS tho minute hand of the clock
over took the hour hand at noon, the
gavel of the clerk of the last Houes,
Major Mcdowell, descended with
bang. The blind chaplain, Rev.
Henry Couden, of Michigan, offered
prayer. Then the reading clerk be
gan calling the roll.
MIR. ROBERTS NRRVNUs
Mr.. Roberts sat listening intently
for his name and when his name was
called he responded "here" in loud
voice. But he looked nervous and
i'll at ease.
There was no demonstrations du-
ring roll call When Clerk Mellow
ell announced that 352 members had
answered to their names, quorum.
"The next thing in order, an
nounced the clerk, "is the election OF
O Speaker"
MIR. Hepburn, of Iowa, offered
resolution, which was adopted viva
voce, provided that the House pro
ceeded to the election of a Speaker
for the seth Congress. Thereupon
Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, as chair
man OF the Republican caucus,
presented the name of David b.
Henderson; of Iowa The mention
OF the name OF General Henderson
WAS greeted with a round OF applau.
SOS from the Republican side.
Mr.. Hay, of Virginia, chairman of
the Democratic caucus, nominated
James d. Richardson, of Tennessee,
and lis name drew the applaudist OF
the Democratic side.
Mr.. Ridgley, of Kansas. nomina-
ted John g. Bell, of Colorado, as
the Populist Candidate, and MIR
Wilson of Idaho, placed Fraacis G
Newland, of Ne>nis. N natiol
as the candidate of lie Silver par +.
Each party havintt put forward it
, candidate, by direction of tn clert
the roll was called and c"ch mem
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1899-12-08
OPENING OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Preliminary Business of
the Session.
Constitutional c Convention-Ob.
ject to Eliminate the Negro
Vote-Bearing of Sugges-
tions in the Governors
Message on this Ques-
tion : Senatorial
Caucus Tonight.
Caucus Tonight.

q Caucus Tonight.
{ Richmond, Va, Dec. 6.-The tw,
t houses of the Virginia General As
> sembly were called to order at moor
, today. Lieutenant Governor Ech
OILS presided in the Senate, and aftel
, his election, Speaker Saunders il
the House. The Democratic caucus
nominees chosen last night, were
elected in each house
!. The governors message was re-
csived and ordered printed.
In the Senate. Senator Barksdals
offered his bill today to prevent cor
rupt practices in the use of morey
in elections. This measure has al
ready been outlined in these few
patches.
Senator Glt-s offered bill to
suspend '"i period of sixty days
!: trunlions of the so-called
Land Grabbe," act. in order that
the measure may be perfected.
a bill was offered by Senator
Clator to abolish the Eighteenth
judicial circuit.
| CAUCUS FOR SENATOR ToNIHTa.
Notices we're given in each house
for general caucus tomorrow
night for the nomination of Senator
Martins successor and the selection
of head of the varions departments
of the State government.
Senator Martin is here and is ex-
pected TO remain tomorrow. His
name will be presented to the can-
Gus by Senator McIlwaine, of Pc
tersburg; that of Governor Tyler by
Mr.. Pollock. of Pulaski.
The indications now are thst no
unusual scenes will take place in the
cancus. The action of the leaders
in The side tracking the Shands case
will very likely prevent any unusual
contest.
Chairman Morris, of the Senate
caucus, and Mr. Pitcher, of the
House caucus. have not yet announc-
ed to the public those who are to
compose the committees to consid-
er he cases of in dependants. II is
probable that these announcements
will not be given out until tho lead
ers are pretty certain to be infomed
by them.
FOR CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The most significant, and that
which is certain TO be the most far
reaching me asure offered at the Old.
ening of the Virginia legislature to.
dai was that proposing TO call a
constitutional convention. The pa
tron of this bill is Senator Hal
Flood, one of the closest friends of
Senator Martin. This gentlem two
years ago opposed this legislation.
The bill provides for submitting to
the voters of the State on the fourth
Thursday in May, 1901, the question
OF assembling constitutional con-
vehtion.
The primary object of this body
is to eliminate the negro vote. The
/, Importance ifnot the absolute neces.
| ity OF doing this is now conceded
by the ablest and most conservative
Democratic leaders in Virginia. Two
years ago the most violent oppo-
r nents of II convention we're tn,
friends of the railroads ard otheI
, corporations. The representative,
:; Of these SEQ now that sentiment i
g rapidly crystalizing in favor of
convention, and it will be useless t
throw any further obstacles in il
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-08
ROOFING A FARM ::
Y Is Being Done In California TO- Fro
+ @s4S3 s tect Oranges. - 'ts


#gS. tect Oranges. u.
Frost is frequent feature of orange
growing in California and marry de-
vices for keeping it from harming the
orchards have been tried from time to
time with only partial success A
writer id the San Francisco Call tells,
of plan which seems to be working.
well and to repay the expenses in
Volved- During the day the earth and
trees become warm, but as the night
eools the atmosphere the process Of
radiation sets in and the heat from t11es
earth and the trees is carried off, the,
cold, frosty atmosphere taking it's,
place: This warm air must not be al
lowed to escape The fact was evi-
dent that the trees must be covered
A fog would do this effectually, but
fogs, cannot be manufactured to order
The idea was conceived Of covering the
orchard with canvas, which could be
rolled up in the morning and let out
at night One acre was covered in
this way and it was found to be ex-
penslVe and unstable, as. the canvas
would get wet and decay. Then Mr..
everest thought of a covering of
1eathering, and it was tried, was
success, and today is an accomplished
1act. A visit to this ranch would re-
move any doubts one might have re-
gardlng the feasibility Of the new plan.
"A dial set in the ceiling of the house
at the head of the stairs indicates the
direction of the wind at any time of
the night or day. At another place
can be seen a system of electric bells.
Ihese ring when the thermometer has
fallen TO dangerous temperature. The
men are then called up and a process
OF hrlng up is commenced. And yet
with all these precautions the frost has
often been too quick. Now the trees
are rooted in with canvas and laths.
Although this shelter has been used
over but fifteen acres the entire ranch
Will be covered as soon as the, work
can be done Last spring the fruit
which was covered matured perfectly,
while that uncovered was more or less
injured. The operation is perhaps
considered an expensive one, but when
the value of crop is considered it is
lntlnltesimal~ The cost is about $4O0
to the acre. It has been demonstrated
that the temperature is some five de-
grees higher under the cover than out
s1Qe, with no fire at all, while with a
SINAI small Il IRE the temperature caas be:
brought up eight degrees higher. With
thls cover the rancher is absolutely
sure OF crop from any citrus orchard,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-08
PREMATURE BURIAL.
FAMOUS Men Who Have left Directions
to Guard Against 1t.

to Guard Against 1t.
W1lkie Collins left missive among
his papers directing that when he died
thorough examination of his body
was to be made by. a skillful surgeon.
Lady Burton, wife. of Captain Sir Rich
ara burton, ordered that her body
should be pierced with a needle in the
region of the heart. Edmund Yates
OF the World, Miss Ada Cavendish.
Miss Harriet Martineau, the authoress,
and Hans Anderson, the writer of so
many fairy tales, may be mentioned as
instances of men and women who have
left instructions that they should not
be Inferred until everything possible
had been done to make sure that they
were llfeless. In some cases it was the
severance Of a vein, in others even de-
capitation that was resolved upon.
Others, with similar end in view,
have adopted different means. The
signaling invention of Edgar Allen
Poe, who wrote this subject up in his
Enthusiastically weird fashion, is fa-
miliar to all readers. Then, there is
the apparatus of a Russian inventor,
which consists in a mechanism placed
in the throat of the corpse. If con-
sciousness returned, and an effort were
made to breathe, the eIort set in mo-
ton certain wires, which resulted in
a bell ringing in the cemetery keep,
er's lodge. In "Jezebels Daughter" the
idea is very similar, save that instead
of a throat apparatus wires were fas-
tened to the hands of the corpse. Last
year Sir Henry Littlejohn told his stu
dents at Edinburgh Of a fancy coffin.
fitted with patent springs so construct
ed that on the slightest indication of
returning life they would Immediately
open the coffin and thus save theyic-
tim. This may have been a reference
to the Russian invention, seeing that
the idea is the, same, though there is
q slight difference in detail Cham
5bers' Journal 0
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-08
HORSES IN HISTORY. !
"A Few OF Those That Have Boon Mad,

Isl E45 = a.% FamonS. "a t{ssg
Readers Of Macaulay will remember
the famous black Auster, the horse Of
Herminius, and the dark gray charger
: Of Mamilius,s whose sudden appearance
In the city Of Tusculum, without his
master brought the news. of the defeat
of the allies at Lake Regillus. Con-
nected with that battle, too, were the
horses OF the great twin brethren"
Castor and Pollux, coal black, with
white legs and tails. But those are
legendary. Not so, however, the we'll
known horse of Caligula, Incitatus.
This animal had stable Of marble;
mis- stall was of ivory, his clothing Of
purple, and his halters stiff with gems.
He had set of golden plates, and was
presented with a palace, furniture and
slaves complete, in order that guests
invited in his name should be proper
ly entertained. His diet was the most
costly that could be imagined, the
finest grapes that Asia could provide
being reserved for him.
Verus, another Roman emperor
about century later, treated his horse
almost as extravagantly. : He fed him
with raisins and almonds with his own
hands, and when he died, erected a
statue of gold to him, while all the dig
nltariess OF the empire attended the fun
eraESsAs we come to later times, so
we get more examples of favorite hors-
es. William the 1Conqueror had one
that he rode at the battle of Hastings,
about which almost everything seems
to be known except his name. He
was Of huge size and was a present
from King Alfonso of Spain-*such a
gift as prince might give and prince
receive" This gallant horse, however,
did not survive the battle, for Gyrth,
Harold's butcher, q Glove him with a
bill, and he died." Richard rs horse
was called Maleck, and was jet black.
He bore his master through the holy
|. war and arrived in England before
him; in fact, he survived the king
several years. The second Richard,
too, had favorite horse, called Roam
Barbary, which was supposed to be
the finest horse in Europe at that time,
and it was on Roam Barbary that the
E..sg Honngss q & king was mounted when the in
scIdent wherein Wat Tyler was stabbed
by the mayor Of Walworth took place.
About century later we get, to the
! 7 Wars of the Roses and IN the many
battles Of that civil disturbance TWO
horses played important parts. These
belonged to the great Earl of Warwick,
the kingmaker. His first was Maleck,
beautiful gray, which he rode at the
battle of Towton. 1t was this horse
whose death turned the fortunes of the
battle, for Warwick, seeing that his
men. were giving ground deliberately
sprung from his favorite horse and
killed him. Then his men knew that
the kingmaker was prepared to con-
quer, but not to fly. They rallied and
finally won the battle.-London Stan
dard.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-08
SHE WANTED FLOWERS.

Line Somewhere.
A certain southern congressman was
heard entertaining a COMPANY of his
colleagues last week in the democratic
cloak room Of the house with an ac-
count of an unusual experience. Our
ing the woman suffrage convention"
said he, Several ladies from my dis
trict were present. Early in the con-
vention one of them came to the cap
itol, called at my committee room and
requested an interview, which was
readily granted. She stated that the
woman suffrage delegates were to have
some sort of public meeting, in which
she was to participate, and requested
that I should provide a floral tribute
to be presented to her on that occasion.
I was naturally somewhat taken aback
at the suggestion. I supposed in the
course Of my twelve years in congress
that had exhausted about every va
riety of duties that a member of the
house is called upon to perform. I
have always been willing and ready to
run serrands for my constituents, for
which: at home my office boy would
have sufticed. / have catered to the
Whims Of of1ce-seekers. When my
constituents have come to me hungry,
Nh have fed them, and when they have
come shelterless have given them
lodging. Il have taken my political
ssupporters to thes8theaters by hun
sdreds but I asforced to inform my
ady visitor that / must draw the line
t bouquets. - shington Post.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-08
A Fact Of Life,

Religion as a fundamental
life, as elemental in humanj
evidence today as never befc
is a magnificent demonstrat
close Sof the nineteenth cen
Sis an Immensely augm
variety and fruitfulness
life, most impressive
most enli ghtenment.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-08
! 'Comnnonlers.

& g Connmoners
AS go the commol
world Who ever W
mon q sense j y the VIC
the world S com
make: ]: the World'f
science tashiora
eide its destin.
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New novelty in Wonan,s4 Dress. b

4 The new woman S latest novelty in.
jewe1ry ia a set Of gold shirt waist
studs, three in number, ID one ofwhich
j is a watch that keeps excellent time.
/ the dial being about three e-eighths off.
an inch in diamater.
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yer still there, but it will take a mil
lion. dollars to start work again prop
erly, and capital Is afraid Of silver
mines now. u 5Bs* If .5. 4 \.
$ HORACE j. STEVENS,