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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24
FOR THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Having learned that the impression has
gotten abroad in the county that am not
q candidate for reelection to the House of
Delegates, l take this method of informing
my friends throughout the county. who
have SO generously supported me in the
past, that am candidate for reelection.
subject to the Democratic primary or con-
vention, and that will greatly appreciate
their support. If re elected. 1 will in the
future as in the past strive to secure such
egislation as may be desired by the people
the county, and to defeat whatever. NAV
be detrimental to their interests,
Respectfully,
Jun 29-tt SILAS H. WALKER.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24
nc the Voters of Augusta County: Hax-

TO the Voters of Augusta County: Hay-
ing been called on by many of INV
friends to become candidate for the next
House OF Delegates and after due consider.
atlon nave decided to do so and shall
through the Staunton papers underta Ike to
bring before the people the unjust tax now
being collected every year, which is keep.
ing the working man down; also a law
now in force that rObs our wives and chill
dren after we are dead. Several times dur
ing the term of the last legislature | tried
to get the attention of our delegates to this
unjust tax. but they seemed to take no
notice OF it. am subject to the Democrat
ic convention. Respectfully,
c. L. HARRIS,
]uIZU TIDE Annex, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24
Legislative Candidates
STAUNToN, Va, Aug. 4, 1899.
Capt. E. A. Fulcher. George r. Dunlap, DR..
j. 5. Blair, 5. d. Timberlake and 9th.

OIAUNIONs VA, Aug. 4, 1879.
Capt. E. A. Fulcher, George r. Dunlap. DR..
]. 5. Blair, 5. ID. Timberlake and 9TH
erS:
GENTLEMEN:-Your communication in
the Argus of July 31st is now before me
and in response will say that while truly
grateful for this expression of your con-
tidence and esteem. l am not insensible of
the great responsibilities l must assume
should it be the pleasure of the party to
nominate and the will of the people to elect
me. Therefore, with due difference to your
wishes. l consent to be candidate for the
Legislature from Augusta and Staunton,
subject to the approval of the Democrats
party, and If nominated and elected, pledge
myself to stand by the interests of the
whole people against class legislation, ma
chine politics and politicians. 1 am in IA
vor of good road law-one that will be
equally just to the poor and rich, and for q
state constitutional convention. In the
present senatorial contest as between the
avowed candidates, Messls. Martin and
Tyler, am for Tyler in the absence of an
expression of opinion on the part of the
people. am in favor, however, of an op-
portunity being afforded the party 10
manifest its choice in the premises.
am yours truly.
aug 17-tf e. F. VINCENT.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
AUGUSTA AND STANTON.

/ am candidate for the House of Dele
gates, subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic county nominating convention. If
am nominated and elected, 1 shall rep
resent the views of the majority of the
people of Augusta and Staunton on the
question of United States Senator, and on
all public questions; and shall endeavor
to faithfully look after the local interests
of the county and city.
aug 8 JOHN W. TODD.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24
Democratic Committee Meeting.

At meeting Of the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee Of Augusta county
held at the courthouse on Saturday,
the 10th, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That district meetings in
Augusta county and ward meetings in
the city of Staunton he held on Satur.
day. the 2nd day of September, $780,.
for the purpose of electing delegates to
a convention to be held at 10 O'Clock
on Wednesday, the 9th day of Septem-
Der, 1899, at the county court house in
Staunton, for the purpose OF nominal
ing two candidates for members of the
House of Delegates of Virginia for said
county and city in the next General
Assembly.
Resolved, That the basis ofrepresen-
tatlon shall be one delegate and one
alternate for every fifty Demo ratio
voters and fractions thereof not less
than rs. cast in the congressional efAc-
tion Of 1898, that is to say:
Beverly Manor district, s delegates.
Pastures district, delegates.
Rlveiheads district, s delegat
North RIVER district, de egates.
Middle River. district, delegates.
South River district, II delegates.
Staunton:
First ward, delegates. =
Second ward, delegates.
Resolved, That district meetings
she'll be held at p. m. on the said date,
namely. Saturday, the 2nd day of Sep
TENDER, 1899, at the following places:
North River district at Mt. Scion.
Pastures district at Buffalo Gap.
Beverly Manor district at Court
House.
South River district at Waynesboro.
Riverheads district at Gyeeuville
Middle River district at New Hope.
That ward meetings shall be held at
8 p. M. on the same date at the follow
ing places;
Ward No. at the court house.
Ward No. at the police court office.
Resolved, That the foregoing plan
cOntemplateS that there shall be no dl-
vision of single votes ameng two or
more delegates, and the election of al
ternates shall be left to the district and
ward meetings.
W. T. MCCUE Chairman.
JOSEPH A, GLASGOW,
Secretary Pro Tenn.
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| L. L. Bowman, for many years one
of the efficient bookkeepers at the Au
gusta National Bank, has rendered
his resignation. Mr.. Bowman will en-.
ter the hardware business with his
brother, Councilman G. P. Bowman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24
d.. Sianey Gleanlaas.

Mt. Sidney. Aug. 21.-Rev. J. C. Me-
Gaughey, who a short time ago resign
ed the Salem pastorate. will move this
week to Pennsylvania, where he was
preceded by his family on Saturday
last This leaves the Lutheran Church
Of this placa without pastor.
Mrs. A. J. Richie, who has for the
past week been visiting friends in
Shendun, has returned home.
A. T. GrOOms, who has been very
sick for the past ten day 3 is something
better
DR.. Frank Crawford is building a
new stable and buggy shed.
Mrs. Baxter Myers, who was reported
sick last Friday, is somewhat better.
Joe Root has returned from New
River, w. Va
John Dyer, colOred evangelist from
StauntOn, preached in front of the
postoffice at 8o'clock Sunday morning.
Geo. Whitlock, who was raised 10
and around Mt. Sidney. and who NOV
ed to Ohio % years ago, is visiting his
boyhood home.
Mrs. Clemmer, of Roanoke, another
one of Mt. Sidney's old children, who
was the daughter of Mr.. Joseph Bell.
and who left here 80 years ago, is WIS.,
iting here, accompanied by her son
On Monday morning at II AS O'Clock
the fire alarm was given, the L of John
Sutton g house had caught in the attic.
The fire was extinguis he'd in about Is
by the Mt. Sid neY fire brigade.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24
LABOR WANTED.

The West Virginia Pulp and Paper Com
pany will give employment to large
number of men in addition to those al
ready engaged in the construction of its
new plant at Covington, Va. All en-
ployees are paid fair wages in cash. For
further information apply to,
w. VA. PULP & PAPER CO.
aug 244t Covington, Va
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24

MONEY TO LEND,-One good real estate
W. security. Apply to
sBRAXTON & WAYT.
a.. Attorney-at-Law,
aug o-sss Staunton, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1899-08-24

L. L. Bowman, for many years one
of the efficient bookkeepers at the Au.
gusta National Bank. has rendered
his resignation. Mr.. Bowman will en-
ter the hardware business with his
brother, Councilman G. F. Bowman.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
DISMISSED THE APPEAL.

Murphy the Northern Pacific Case
Settled by the Supreme Court.
The supreme court, in session III Hell
ena Friday, dismissed the appeal in
the case of Murphy VS.. the Northern
Pacific railroad, because of the uncer-
tainty and ambiguity of the undertake
ing on appeal. The title of the case is
Emma Murphy, Administrative of the
estate of Patirct Murphy, VS.. the
Northern Pacific railway, and was for
$40, 900 damages, growing out Of the
killing of the deceased BY the company
in Billings, where be was yardmaster
and met death in the yards in October,
1896. The district court for Yellow
stone county rendered judgment for the
The plaintiff then appealed
from the Judgment, from the order de-
nying new trial, and from other rul-
ings of the lower court, but did not
execute an undertaking on appeal in ac-
cordance with the different matters
upon which the appeal was based.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
cities many times the population Of

Billings.
The upper floor has been furnished
in elegant STYLE There are four suite!
of rooms, facing to the east, which are
unexcelled for comfort. Private baths
and lavatories are connected with them
The floors are covered with beautiful.
velvet carpet, while the other furnish.
ings are of the finest quality, nothing
being too good for his guests being Mr..
Bennighoff's motto. On this floor are
eleven single sleeping apartments. fur.
nished in fine style. There is also a
bath and lavatory.
The lower floor is not yet furnished,
but will be equally as nice as the upper.
The large room to the front will serve
as bar and billiard room. The fresco
work being done in it is something
beautiful. The basemnt of the annex
will be used for sample rooms, which
will be quite convenient and accessible.
The new addition to the Grand re-
fleets great credit upon the enterprise
of its owner and proprietor, Mr.. Geo.
Bennighoff, who, in his two or three
years. residence in Billings, has proven
himself hotel man of ability. He
believes in giving his patrons the best
to be had for their money and to this
end has added to his large building.
The new addition is model of beauty
and convenience.
Mr.. Bennighoff is not done with i'm
proving. On Saturday he announced
to The Gazette reporter that he would
soon commence the erection of a 30x50
extension to the west end of the dining
room, which will be used as kitchen.
while the present kitchen will be trans
formed into sleeping apartments for the
hotel employees, adding nine or ten more
rooms to the building.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
A PAIR OF THEM.

A Farce Comedy with Plenty of Amuse-
ment Tomorrow Night.
McSorley's Twins is farce COM
edy up-to-date in every particular and
with enough plot to more than interest
the average amuseinent seeker. The
performance this /season is deserving of
especial notice al it serves to introduce
to the public THAT eccentric genius,
Bobby Gaylogs one of the foremost Irish
comedians ofthe day. Bobby. as he
is fondly remembered by his friends
and their names are legion-is now
home again" in this section of the
country Any one who has had the
pleasure of witnessing one of Bobby's
famous characters will remember that
his great success is achieved by re-
markable use of the English language
and getting entangled in his story,
jumping from one statement to another
without any explanation. This led a
would-be critic who had witnessed his
performance in Fort Madison, Ia., a
few days ago, to say, "Gaylor is one
OF the funniest comedians I ever saw,
but am sorry he is afflicted with a
loss OF memory, as shown tonight. I"
" How do you make that out?" said his
friend. why, do you not notice how
confused he becomes in trying to tell a
story? He starts subject and before
finishing sentence his mind strays and
he commences on something almost
entirely foreign to the subject At
the Billings opera house tomorrow
( Wednesday, night
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
DOESN'T WANT TO DIE.

Murderer Brooks Plays the Insanity Dodge
in Hopes of Going to the Asylum.
". G. Brooks, who occupies cell In
the county Jail, having been convicted
of murder in the first degree for killing
his wife, has changed his tune from
that of when he was first incarcerated.
Immediately after the murder Brooks
wanted to be hanged, and during all
his trial be wore don t-care look, and
when interviewed in the Jail by The
Gazette reporter stated that he did not
care how soon he was hanged. But
that has all passed away. 1t is known
that his attorney, after his conviction,
applied for new trial and when this
was refused gave notice Of appeal to the
supreme court and is now preparing the
papers in the case. It has only been
since this time that Brooks has changed
his mind and no longer wants to stretch
hemp for his crime. During the past
two weeks he has made Rome howl, if
we may be permitted to use the express
sion, giving but little peace to Sheriff
Hubbard and family and the inmates
of the Jail. He is playing the insanity
dodge for all there is in it. and has
hopes that he may be adjudged insane
and sent to the asylum. So monotonous
have become his exhortations that
Sheriff Hubbard found it necessary
few days ago to resort to some exteme
measures to quiet him. He was re-
peatedly requested to keep quiet, and
it was only when the official turned
water on him through hose that he
did stop his noise, but not before he
exclaimed, 20, Lord. they perscuted
the Jews and thy placed the Christians
in the lions den, but on me they
turned the hosep' Since then he has
remained rather quiet and there is
little likelihood that he will trouble
Sheriff Hubbard for a time at least.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
CALDER AND FISHER.
The Murderers Are Not Entitled to a
New Trial

The Murderers Are Not Entitled to a
New Trial
Fergus County Argus: Whatever
may be the effort Of attorneys to secure
new trial for Calder and Fisher, it is
our opinion that both received fair
trials and their just deserts on the evil
dence produced and submitted in court.
The people have little use for sickly
sentimentality and technicalities in the
light Of such a heinous and dastardly
crime as was committed by these men.
The testimony in his own behalf by one
charged with the greatest of crimes
should have but little if any weight
with an intelligent juryman. He has
everything to gain and nothing to lose.
Such crimes should be checked in Fer
gus county once for all by carrying out
the jury's verdict ard courts sentence
without vexatious delays.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
An excursion party, numbering twen-

An excursion party, numbering TWEEN
ty residents Of Boston, passed through
Billings Friday afternoon en- route to
Alaska. They were in charge of an
agent of Raymond & Whitcomb. the
private car. They will 90 direct from
Seattle to Juneau, Alaska, where they
will spend day, afterwards visiting
the Muir glacier and other points of in
terest before returning.
Helena Herald l.. L. Moffett of
Billings, prominent in the affairs of
that sprightly city and long identified
! with the stockgrowing interests Of east
ern Montana, is in town on a business
visit. Mr.. Moffett speaks encouraging
ly Of the progress of his section of the
state. Billings is prosperous. Sixty
buildings were erected there last year,
and the promise is of as many new
structures of all kinds this year.
Fred Ramsey of Hutton, Mont, spent
few days in the city last week. Mr..
Ramsey has recently received a letter
from the secretary Of the interior. in
which the latter said that he considered
that all residents on the Cheyenne res
ervation had sold their claims to tile
government and that there was no
doubt that congress would pass all ap-
preparation bill early in the next ses-
sion and the settlers would then receive
their money He anticipates no upris-
ing or serious trouble from the Chey-
ennes. g..
>.
Miss Laura B. earns, one of the Bill
ings teachers, left yesterday for few
days visit to her sister at Rapid City,
S. D., and will then go to her home in
University Place, Neb. Miss Hood,
another teacher, also departed yester-
day and, Ell route to her home at Chad
ron, Neb., will spend few days at
Hot Springs. S. D. Both the young
ladies have given splendid satisfaction
in their work and have been re- engaged
for another term. 1t is hoped that
their summer vacation may prove re-
creation for them.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
TERRITORY wooLs.
Export Movement Has Been Checked on
Account of Advance Here.

XCXDOTG movement
Account of Advance Here.
Speaking Of territory woods, the Bos
ton Wool and Cotton Reporter of May
rs says:
The export movement of territories
has been checked, as before observed,
by the advance which has occurred in
these wools here. Fine and medium
clothing territory may be quoted at
43{04 Some wools which have
been pretty well skinned of staple
might be secured for less, but ordinary
lots of fine and fine medium clothing it
is difficult to buy for less than 43@44c,
while strictly selected staple woods sell
at 45c and upwards, some even holding
for SOC. Sales are noted at 45c and AZ
m48c. The strong upward tendency in
fine and tne medium wools has become
SO pronounced that we have marked up
prices in the grease quite generally. A
fine medium Idaho may be quoted her
at 12@1S fine medium Wyoming at
1860 sc, sales having been made at IA
n15c; fine medium Utah at 14@15c,
fine medium Montana at 14@n16c. A
considerable amount Of secured Colo
RADIO has sold at 35W36c. Woods are
now here from Arizona, Wyoming,
Nevada, California and Texas, but
with the exception Of California woods,
there has not as yet been much done in
this market in the new woods. Some
of the early Wyomings have sold, how
ever, for 45c These were wools con-
tanning good staple suitable for worsted
purposes. The country markets con-
tinue excited. In Wyoming the early
shorn woods have been pretty we'll
cleared up and buyers are reported as
paying prices ranging from 45@49c.
In Utah quite free purchases have been
made at l0h@124c, equivalent to
45c, clean, which is as high as the
woods are selling here The season in
Montana, of course, has not yet opened
up. One thing seems certain-either
there must be considerable advance
in eastern markets or many of the
wools purchased in the country this
year will net their purchasers loss.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Gay Coney Island had a hot time the
other night, fire destroying a number OF
buildings, entaillng a loss of nearly a
million dollars.
Admiral Dewey has cabled the navy
department that he will stop at various
places on his way to the United States
and will reach New York about Octo-
ber ].
Wind, rain and hail storms visited
South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska
Sunday. Seven people were killed by
the cyclone at Chamberlain, S. D., and
81 900, 900 worth of damage done in
Hamilton county, Neb.
The secretary of war mas sent the fol-
lowing cablegram to General Otis
"Many petitions are received here to
have Washington and Oregon troops
sent direct to Puget Sound and Port
land. This can be done if the men
wish it.. It will deprive them of $25
to $55 for travel pay from San Fran
cisco. Let vote be taken with this
knowledge by these regiments and ad.
wise me.'
A dispatch from General Otis says
the Americans will vigorously prosecute
the war in the Philippines, despite the
rainy season, and show the insurgents
that our troops can fight in all kinds of
weather. The rebels will be subdued
at any cost. Spanish newspapers at
Manila publish report that Aguinaldo
is dead; that he either suicided or was
assassinated. The news is not credit
ed. however.
The through train: from Chicago to
Minneapolis over the Rock Island and
Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern
railways was wrecked at / :l5 Sunday
morning at the crossing of Sink creek,
about four miles southeast Of Waterloo,
Iowa. The train consisted of five
coaches, including mail and baggage
cars, smoking car, two passenger coach
es and sleeper. Eight persons were
killed and ten injured.
Major Pond, chief quartermaster of
the department of the Dakotas, is now
at Bismarck making selections of the
site on the reservation for the first
buildings Of the new army post to be
located at that point The last con-
gress appropriated $40, 900 for this pur-
pose and everything is in readiness for
proceeding with the work at once. The
buildings will consist of one barrack,
one double set of officers quarters and
a quartermaster's subsistence building.
The new post will take the place of
the present Fort Yates at Standing
Rock agency
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30

Montana Royal Arch Masons, in COM
mon with other western members of
the order are interested in fo1thcom-
ing obligation of candidates into the
great order that will probably rank as
novel as the place selected for the
exercises. In August, so it is an
nounced, the proposition is to obligate
$50 candidates in the Cryptic rite on
the very top of Pixies Peak. This is
the shibboleth of every Masonic chapter
and Royal Arch Masons of Illinois,
Iowa. Missouri, Nebraska. Oklahoma,
Wyoming, Montana and Colorado are
brushing up their memories in anticipa-
tion of the event, in which it is expect
ed thousands of them will participate.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30

The president of the civil section OF
the court Of cessation, M. Ballot de
Beapre. has reported in favor of re.
vision of the Dreyfus trial and sending
the prisoner again before court martial.
1t is practically certain to be accepted
by the court and means that Dreyfus
will be brought bacck to France and
retired. From the president of the
court of cessation the Dreyfus report
will pass into the hands Of Procureur
Genearl M. Manau.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
HERE'S A NEW ONE.

A Paper Railroad from Billings to Red
Livingston Enterprise: We have
been reliably informed that a feasible
route has been found for the building
Of road from Billings to Cinnabar via
Red Lodge and Cooke City. The sur
veys have been made and it is expected
that work will soon begin. From Gin
nabar the road will be extended to the
west, Livingston being one of the OBJ
jective points.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
Montana Avenue, Center of Main Block
First Publication May Is, 1891

First Publication May rs, 1894
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
l. Seventh Judicial District Of the
State of Montana, in and for the Coun-
ty of Yellowstone.
In the matter of the estate of Jennie
Fagin, deceased. to show cause
why order for sale Of real estate should
not be granted.
1t appearing to the court, by the Pc
tition Of E. S. Holmes, the admins
traitor Of the estate of Jennie Fagin, de-
ceased, heretofore filed in this court,
that it is necessary to sell the whole of
the estate consisting of real estate solely
of the decedent and the expenses and
charges Of administrations
It is therefore ordered by this court
that all persons interested in the estate
of the deceased, appear before said
court on the 18th day Of June, 1899, at
the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day
at the court room of said court at the
court house in the city Of Billings, in
the county of Yellowstone, in the state
Of Montana, to show cause why an
order should not be granted to sell said
real estate Of said estate, and that
copy of this order be served on Mark
Thompson, the sole legatee, personally,
at least ten days before the afore-men-
toned date, or that said order shall be
published at least four successive weeks
in The Billings Gazette before said day.
Dated April 25, 1899.
G. H. LOUD, Judge.
JAS R. Goss, Attorney for Admins
traitor.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
Many a Lover

Has turned with disgust from an other
wise lovable girl with an offensive breath
Karls Glover Root Tea purifes the
breath by it's action on the bowels etc.,
as nothing else will. Sold for years on
absolute guarantee. Price 25 cts and
50 cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette., 1899-05-30
You Try 1t.

If Shiloh's Cough and Consumption
Cure, which is sold for the small price of
25 cts, 30 cts. and S1.OO, does not cure
take the bottle back and we will refund
your money. Sold for over fifty years
on this guarantee. Price Is cts. and so
cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Co.