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irritating venezuela Expenses.

London, March 16.-In the house OF
commons the parliamentary secretary for
the foreign Office, Mr.. William st. John
Broderick, answering question on the
subject, said the British expenses in the
case of the Venezuela arbitration, from
1895 to date, were f65,625. He added
that there was no suggestion that British
Guiana should defray any part of the
expense. ----.... -. 80 .-----.-
The sun., 1900-03-17
.poyy.torms In the south.

New Orleans, March 16.-Special dis,
patches to The Picayune report snow
storms at the following points: Louisi
ana, Columbia, Bonita, Arcadia and
Shreveport; Mississippi, Aberdeen, CO.
.Ldmbus, Grenada, Holly Springs, Oxford,
TOkolona, Eupelo, Water Valley, West
Point and Utica, doing much damage to
fruit trees and vegetables r.-,.--v-,-.-..,.r,-.
The sun., 1900-03-17
General whecIer In washington.

Washington, March 16.-General Joe
Wheeler has arrived in this city from At
lanta. He is stopping at the Arlington.
He had an interview in private capacity
with General Corbin, but as yet has not
paid an official visit 10 the war depart
niaut. -.
The sun., 1900-03-17
p.yIyania Hotel Burned.

Philadelphia, March 16.-The Bellevue
hotel at Wayne, suburb of this city,
was destroyed by fire, the result of de-
fective heating apparatus. The only oc-
cupants were the Waterman and three
other employees. The loss is estimated
at $25, 5000; partly insured. The build
ing was four story ffhfne structure.
The sun., 1900-03-17
Financial and Commercial.

New York, March 16
Money on call steady at AZ per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 5a516 per cent. Sterling
exchange steady with actual business in bank.
ear so days. Posted rates. S4s31l and Si.S7.
commercial bills. s4s1Aa4.s13l. Silver cer-
tificates, GoAaG14c Bar silver. Goc. Mexican
dollars, 47s4c. Government bonds steady.
state bonds inactive. Railroad bonds irregu-
lar
The sun., 1900-03-17

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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30
PRIMARY MEETINGS.

At meeting OF the County Exec
utive Committee, held Friday at the
office of Marshall Mccormick, in pur-
suance of the call of the Chairman,
Thos. ID. Gold.
Present: &. \. Ford, NJ. McCor-
mick, NJ. Reardon, +. b. Whiting and
Chas. NJ. Broun.
The meeting was called to order by
the Chairman, Thos. ID. Gold, and 1t
was decided by said Committee to
hold meetings at Berryville, White
Post and Russell's, on June 2nd, 1900,
at 4 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of
electing delegates to the COMPRESSION
al Convention, which meets at Hsrri-
sonburg OH the 18th day of July,
1900. The basis of representation is
one delegate to every fifty votes ana
fractional part thereof over twenty
five, cast at the last Presidential elec
ton.
Clarke county is therefore entitled
to twenty two delegates, to be divid-
ed as follows:
sSGreen way district delegates.
Chapel district
Long Marsh district
Battletown district 8
CHAs. NJ. BROUN, Secy.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

1t is by no means impossible that
the - votes of Kentucky may hold
the balance of power and the result
of the election this fall, and it is
therefore peculiarly important that
there shall be no opportunity for dis
oussion as to the honesty of the vot-
ing. The present Republican House
may count the vote for President, and
it is feared by many far-seeing DEM
ocrats that if the contest between
Bryan and Mckinley should depend
upon Kentucky, the House would ex-
eroise the enlarged privilege bestowed
upon Congress by the Tucker act and
either throw out the returns from
Kentucky, if they showed majority
for Bryan, or reverse the result aud
give them to Mckinley, bssing their
action upon the contention that the
Goebel laws were unjust and uncon-
stitutional. No test of these laws has
yet been made in the Federal courts.
The Beckham- Taylor contest, recent
~ decided by the Supreme Court, did
not touch upon the merits of them.
This may serve to explain the inter
view just given out by Senator Black
burn, advocating the repeal of the
Goebel law by az extra session of the
Legislature called for that purpose.
His suggestion probably will arouse
a storm of protest in Kentucky.
While Goebel was in reality not the
author of the laws that bear his name,
but merely engineered them through
the legislature of which he was a
member, his large personal following,
now that be is dead, view with deep
sentimental regard everything that
bears his name. Senator Blackburn
is aware of this. Nobody under
stands the Kentucky temperament
better than he does. Hence, it re-
quires courage for him to lead the
assault on the Goebel election laws,
but having started, it is believed he
will push the fight vigorously.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30
CITIES.

IOtal. .Ol ,SOO 1S,iOs
Net majority of above
represented cities and counties. 10, 036
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

Secretary Roots army bill is dead,
for the present session, including it's
artillery increase feature, which was
regarded as of such urgent necessity.
The bill as it passed the Senate has
evoked comparatively no active sup
port in the House, and Secretary Root
has discovered that the House Mill
tary Committee could not be induced
to report it except at the earnest in
sistance of the President as a party
measure. The excellent feature of
temporary staff details seems to have
the advocacy of only two members of
the majority of the committee, and
ell the democrats oppose it. Under
the circumstances the legislative lead =
ers have decided to postpone the en-
tire subject to the next session, when
the army will have to be enlarged or
improved or the Philippines aban-
doned
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30
The Confederate Veteran.

The growth of the Confederate
Veteran, published 10y 5. A. Gun
ningham at Nash willie, Tenn, Is re-
markable. It's circulation of eighty
four issues, monthly, aggregated to
January, 1900, 1,195,452 copies.
Average for 1898, 1868; 1894, 10, 1875
1895, 12,9l6; 1896, l3.444: 1897; Is,
165; 1898, 10, 100; 1899, 20,l66.
Subscriptions for the veteran will
be received at this office. 1t and the
CLARKE COURIER will be sent for a
year at the club rate of $l.85. BY
application to the CLARKE COURIER
copies of the Veteran will be sent to
our veteran friends who are unable
to subscribe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

bearing and appearance of the men
were noticeable throughout the line.
All received hearty plsudits. OF
course, Richmond people favored the
Richmond Blues the most, bat all
were Of the first rank without excep-
tor. The handsome and brilliant
uniforms of the various companies
were dazzling, under the bright rays
of the midday sun.
At 5 O'clock in the afternoon, of
Thursday the children's part IN the
Carnival took place, when on the
green slope of the Capitol grounds,
q grand chorus of three thousand
children thrilled the hearts of many
thousand of hearers, with their sweet
singing. 1t was one vast sea of faces,
eager and expectsnt, to catch each
note of this vast army of Juvenile
singers.
The launching of the torgedo boat
"Thornton, was an interesting sight
to ten thousand persons at the Trlgg
ship yards at the foot of 18th st.
The air was tremulous with music,
the flags and martial airs lending in
SEPARATION to the scene. The Thorton
was beautifully bedecked in flags of
every hue aud shape. Little Miss
Thorton Davis. of Boston, Mass,
aged nine years, n defendant of Ad-
mirsl Thornton, in whose honor the
boat is named, had the honor of
christening the boat, and as the boat
was launched out into the James riv-
er, the hundreds of bells and whistles,
set up "A racket and din that was in
desirable. Added to this was the
desfening yells of the part throng.
As the noise subsidized the bands were
heard playing" America. e. NJ. c.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

The ancients believed that rheu-
matism was the work of demon
within man. Anyone who has had
an attack of sciatic or intlammatory
rheumatism will agree that the in
tliction is demonIac enough TO war
rant the belief. 1t has never been
claimed that Cham berlain's Pain
Balm would cast out demons, but it
will cure rheumatism, and hundreds
bear testimony to the truth of this
statement. One application relieN es
the pain, and this quick relief which
it affords is alone worth many tunes
its cost. For sale by W. Richardson,
druggist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

j.. G. Hsnley, Minnesota Populist,
an agent of the National Farmer s
Federation of the Mississippi Valley,
is in Washington pushing a scheme
to organize all the grain growers of
the world into a gigantic trust which
will limit the acreage and raise the
price of wheat. Mr.. Hanley's scheme
though interesting, is not Original.
During the last administration a
similar proposition was suggested by
the Russian government. Its ambas-
ssdor here proposed a sort of inter
national trust, composed of the Unit
ed States, the Argentine Republic,
India, Austria, Russia and other
great wheat-growing countries, for
the purpose of regulating the volume
of the crop and fixing a permanent
price of 81 bushel for wheat. The
plan was for the nations named to
enact laws prohibiting their subjects
from selling wheat at less than the
standard price, and in times of great
plenty the several governments were
to charge of the surplus and store it
until times of scarcity came, just as
Joseph did in Egypt. The Russian
legislation in this city actually made
this proposition to our government,
and it was referred by the depart
ment of State to j. Sterling Morton
who was then Secretary of Agrioul
ture. Mr.. Morton, who for some
unknown reason, has always fancied
himslf a humorist, answered the
proposition in what was intended to
be jocular manner, and Russia be-
came angry and dropped the matter
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

WE GIVE NO REWARDS. An offer
of this kind is the meanest of decept-
ions. Test the curative powers of
Ely,s Cream Balm for the cure of
Catarrh, Hay Fever and cold in the
Head aad you are sure to continue
be treatment. Relief is immediate
and cure follows. 1t is not drying
and does not produce sneezing. 1t
soothes and heals the membrane.
Price so cents at druggists or 10y
nail. Ely Brothers. 30 Warren
Street, New York.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

If troubled with rheumatism, give
Cham berlain's Pain Balm a trial.
1t will not cost yon a cent if it does
no good. One application will re-
lieve the pain. 1t also cures sprains
and bruises in one third the time re-
quired by any other treatment.
Cuts, burns, frostbites, quincy, pains
in the side and chest, glandular and
other swellings are quickly cured by
applying it. Every bottle warranted.
Price, % and so cts. w, Richardson,
Druggist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30
A GRAND
TRIUMPH
CONSTITUTIONAL REVISION
CARRIES BY 10000
MAJORITY.
Virginians Ground Beneath their
Feet the Relic of the Days
of Carpet-bagism and
UnderwOOdism.

The democratic party achieved
another grand victory in the State
of Virginia last Thursday. tsprin-
cipal tenet was oonstitu tionsl re-
form, and the large majority polled
in its favor was little less than
marvellous and evidenced its popular.
ity among the tax.paying people.
1t must be remembered that only q
few of of the leaders of our party &C.
lively chsmpioned the convention
cause. And between the date of
action upon the part of the State
Democratic convention aud the day
set for the popular vote to be taken
there was only three weeks time in
which to make a canvass. In the
great majority of communities no
public meetings we're held to discuss
the question. Up to the time when
Chairman Ellyson began squirting up
our party committees, except here
and there over the State very little
had been done to bring out our vote.
And then we had wet and disagree
able election day, which lost the
Democrats thousands of votes.
The following table of MAJoRITIEs was
compiled from sll the returns received by
the Richmond Dispatch up TO ~ O'Clock
Saturday night
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30
An Epidemic Of Whooping Cough.

Last winter during an epidemic of
whooping cough my children con-
tracted the disease, having severe
coughing spells. We had used
Chamberlain Cough Remedy very
successfully for Group and naturally
turned to it at that time and found
it relieved the cough and effected a
complete cure.-John K. Clifford,
proprietor Norwood House, Norwood,
N. Y. This remedy is for sale by
w. Richardson, Druggist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

The business section of Purcell
vile was almost wiped ont by de-
sastrous fire Wednesday morning last.
The loss will exceed $4,000. and is
believed to be partially covered by in
surance.
Warren county democrats have in
structed for Congressman Hay for
denomination for Congress.
Purely your blood and keep cool
by taking Blencowe's Vegetable Blood
Purifier.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30
THE NEGRO IN POLITICS.
lCOMMUNICATED.

Richmond, May ~, 1900.
Dear COURIER: was more than
delighted when | found IN the papers
of today that the little gem of Viz
ginia-the old Gibralter of demOcra-
oy-still chung to her moorings.
was very apprehensive from what L
saw aud heard there the other day,
lest "cloud of witnesses" would
chant the dirge of dear old Clarke, |
am glad still that was born there,
vote there, aud never would anywhere
else: | am gladder when | AIN light
ing for her, and gladdest when her
escutcheon is polished-if possible.
The only spot on the globe where ne
groes. either directly or indirectly.
either by themselves or IN union with
few renegade whites, assume TO gov
ern the white race IN Virginia.
Throughout the entire North and
West there are only "a ew negro vo-
ters, no negro officers. The negro
cuts no figure. Throughout the South.
wherever the negro is present in large
numbers he is disfranchiSed by law,
by force, and bv management. The
negro has no voice IN the government
of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Al
ALBANIA, Georgia. Florida, North or
South Carolina y negro has no
more political power in Canada, Aus
tralia, Great Britain, Germany, Rus
STA, indeed anyw here in Europe or
even in Austria, than steer. Even
in Africa, the home of the negro,
W here he might be supposed to have
political rights, if anywhere-even in
Africa the negro is perfect nobody.
All the world is looking on while the
English and the Beers are lighting
over the country which belongs TO the
negro, bus nobody seems to care rap
about the negro. who is being robbed
of his land In the district OF Co
I lumbia the negro Is disfranc hiSed all
solutely by Republican Congress
I'm Hawaii. in Porto Rico. in Cuba,
in the Philippines, the white Yankees
and the white Southeruers have run
over negroes like sheep by act of q
Republican Congress. directed by a
Republican President, paid for with
republican gold currency. differed by
old Confederate as we'll as Napke,
generals Does anybody suppose that
the white men of Virgins are fooh
enough and towards enough 20 -tauC
still and submit 10 negro dominstio,
when all the rest Of the world Is gov
erning the negro: Manhood, MIR
Editor. demanded she adoption OF Out
constitutional convention. and at ihi,
writing it looks like 10000 majority
God bless old Virginia. for what sh'
did on Thursday last. the oath day
of Nav, Let us make il memoria
dav hereafter. Strew the graves O
our dear old Confederate dead with
flowers. and water them with on
tears. while we sing the songs of thos
for whom the waters of the deep roll
ed back. When the negro is put hacl
where God Almighty put him and in
tended him TO stay. and when tn
people will allow the Almighty T.
have His way with trade. commerce
and the seasons again, | am ready q
exclaim, "Lord. letest now thy ser
want depart in peace"
JOSEPH II. SHEPHERD.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30
JOSEPH II. SHEPHERD.

| consider it not only a pleasure
but "A duty | owe to my neighbors To
tell about the wonderful cure effect
ed IN my case by the timely use of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoe Remedy. ! was taken very
badly with ilux and procured bot
tie of this remedy. \ few doses of
it effected permanent cure. take
pleasure in recommending it to oh
ers suffering from that dreadful dis
ease. w. Lynch. Dorr, w. Va.
This remedy is sold by W. Richard
son, Druggist.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

Come and look over our line and take adj
vantage of the low prices.
Below is a list of articles, number of
which you will need When you go to Spring
housekeeping
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-05-30

The British are said to be in 10
miles of Johannesburg, the gold city
of Transvaal.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

In the library. Wi'-Fe Mrs SleSrisS
spent much AT her lime. j. Il collections
.r bri--a-hrac which evidences the care,
TASTE and muIi-y spent in It's assembling,
and the hook eases are niicd with ak
that i hest in literature.
Mrs. Sir-ri~t WIS u great reader, amt
had 4 ta~t. for the choicest she keIs
:ils.., with everything good that the
honkhiuderS OF This country and Eurors
turned ont. au,i on her shelves arr many
volumes hy ~f.v"riir authors i'll mi.niii'
c,nr bindings. ;
Tie. idea nf selling this house. with all
,I.,, il contains. and all tia. memories
which have hecpIac paris Of it. is abh"r.
r.pt fo Tie PARENTS of the dead lady.
and they are almost equally avrrSc I"
tn, iIcl nf closing it, doors Z" the
v,crtI aui hiding lis beauties behind
,ir,vu bands. AZ Il solution "i ,he
,iouhl, problem it is Thought very pF'e'
.hl. tl,,t Doctor aud Mrs. Lawrence WIZ
Close. their own magnificent house ana
60, I, live with little Vera IN the h"i''o
which her mother huildel.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

and already gives prom.St. IF inL-riIiuS
the distinctive traits and features which
made of her mother an acknowledged
beauty. She is we'll grown for Icr
years, ANA although She has not been
encouraged 10 study. * wril advanced
in The literature Of cirjidh"ud and shows
4 londness for books.
she Was uamcd f"r he: tiiji great
~granimothrr. the wife af u French Con
cral. TIE maine having trru handed down
through ca"h succeeding generation in
some branch OF the family. In disIusi-
ton. ~ well rs in certain l~ragurc>. mem
t"rS nf rh,. family lIinI. in.r rcmarkahly
like her grandmother Lawrence: :rnd
tliS serves a. an additional ,ir I" bind
her to an" berraNed grandparents.
4 friend "f The family. Speaking of 3hc
little b"irc-~. said: Size Is really Il RS
marhabIr child. and SIyrS premise Of
Developing int" . beautiful ami talented
NolnaII. A. Il li,fi, Icthl Size Was The
most delicate child / ever knew. ant
non" al i"r mothers friends thought il
would hr possible To- raise her: but her
mother devoted h-T WlinI" time To- tic
little ones care. and She >"rm began 10
pick up.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06
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d.v-o .1.m ;own to come and look
after tfp,eu. she said "hiie JACK ~
,y.v and other relatives and triennS ar
,,,.I r..b Of whom lack and Helen met
Min smiling faces Helen ~afn"<f Jack noe
ia .JV much to hc', ans Only 'he most
,..u,I remarks t.a~s,d between tnem- ana
-.ou came the isiai wrench By the quay.
an aboard. al hoard The big trans
mort htgan ga move slowly away. amidst
r,-.uraIus cheers. an enthusiasts. send-off,
and Helen moved with the rest
Helen bears f. stIeudidly. remarked
Nrs. James Lowry. both husband and
brother gone.
"|Iirlrp's uot the woman to make a fuss
reioiucd Aunt Marion. testify
Two Young men. who had also com,
down 10 see their Old comrades Off, were
following i'm the wake uf the ladies. 4 be-
Iieye. after al. Helen Lowry cares for Tai
bot remarked one "f them; used ID
think she hadn't = heart.
she Is a Lowry. you know replied his
,amu.niou. - think there's no mistake
about '"r caring f"r Talbot. and its Of
long St.-nGir2. tul. and ! know Brian is
a bt vev-i about hss. She H. the sort of
q woman who'll break i,er heart. and no-
body viii know IL
Helen returned Tee the house with that
kind oh! soul. Aunt Marion. wha let no.
aluu. uutil -4n saw she had control e
herself. And Helen -.lon found plenty to
occupy her. with the winter coming ol
there were many 10 help. and eases in
which she tcCb e personal interest Then
she Was able TO render assistance 20 nG-
merouS entertainments FOR the different
war funds. and. Iater. site would be want
cd in ireland. and 50 she passed the hours.
Since her wedding DAY. many battles
have been fought "u South African soil;
there have been victories and reverses-
surprises. and disasters. and MANY casusl-
ties. and matters have become more seri-
Gus than was at first anticipated. She
has had some letters AMI a few bTie: Mes
Sages from Jack. VIII" is all right. 50 far.
She takes Up the daily paper every m"ru-
ing with just a little tight; feeling round
her heart. hut she carefully reads IL
through. Must the bl+w fall. she may a.
well get II from This source as any other;
hut. like many, many more. she y ATS and
hopes.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-06

Captain Talbot. was TO have been married
10 Miss Helen Lowry early in December.
and the question now arose as 10 whether
the marriage was to be hurried on or ia
definitely postponed. as his regiment vas
under orders to be ready within Il fortnight
FOR active service In South Africa.
The day the order was received. Brian
loRry, who was in ihe same regiment is
Talbot. arranged 10 dine with his mother.
and asked Talbot TO come with him.
On the way Jack Talbot asked his friend
"hat was {" he dore about Hel.l DO
you think She would marry ME al once. or
must II be !efr-perhaps-w"il. one never
kncws?'
Ask her" rejoined Brian. Il am sure
she win do Just whatever YOU wish"
As soon AFTER dinner as Captain Talbot
could get Helen 20 himself for tive minutes.
he ala ask her, and before he left the house
mat night II was settled they were to be
married three days previous To his de-
parture.
Jack asked for At least 4 weeks honey
ni'o1, nut Helen declared she could not b.
ready In less than ten days. and she wanted
All their available soldier-friends To be pres
Hht, and there would be 10 time to arrange
.hihgs, so Jack sravsly asseuted. though he
Ieit she might hav> thought a little more
OF MIN and less of the weddinc. hut he
SUPPOSED girls liked gay weddings.
FROM generation TO generation the Low
tHa haa served in the army. and fun many
: one had fallen in his coun;ry's cause
tue girls invariably married into il. as the
~ ,n'ns to do. ard 1t was their proud boast
maj they had reared d race of soldiers.
each OF whom had done his duty.
"e'ei was a typical i4cwry-if anything.
mere high-spirited than the rest; she had
peen the boon companion of her brothers
hunted shot and fished with them from her
earnest Gays. and was a favorite and chum
VI most or their comrades. Many people
'"oheu upon her as - f%iippsnt. frivolous
Noune woman, with an eyer-ready repsrJee
ana q n1schievois smile. Aunt Marion. VINO
iiau a pretty little picce on q rise overlook
ing southampton Water, always said Helen
lever cohid be serious for five minutes at a
limo: but no one loved Helen better and
perhaps Few, unless IL were Brian, had dis