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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
MONEY IN UPPER.

More money has, In recent years, been
made In copper mining than In any other
stable enterprise, as free from the element
OF risk. The experience OF common laborer
at the same Calumet and uecla Mines Is in.
teresting. He began by investing his surplus
wages in the stock, then his dividends, and
today is the pOssessOr by this method OF 500
shares OF the stock worth on the market
nearly $500, 900, Many Of the old employees
OF these mines have accumulated from ten
to fifty thousand dollars In the same way.
The original purchasers OF the stock OF the
companies now forming the Amalgamated
Copper Company paid in most instances not
to exceed 80 per cent. Of their par value.
The market value today Is at least fourteen
times the amount paid, or clear profit Of over
1000 per cent besides all OF the DIVIDENDS
iseeived, which have been at least an equsl
amount. Scion NJ. Allis, &. f., formerly
United States Deputy Mineral Surveyor Of
Tucson, Arizona. was once offered the great
Copper Queen Mine at Bisbee for 81, 900,
but, although mining expert, he could not
appreciate its richness then, or had not the
cash, for it went into other hands, and Is
worth millions today. Pages might be filed
with instances Of bo.h lost and improved
similar to the above. but all
emphasizing the truth Of statement once
made 10y John w. BIackay. the Bonanza
King Nothing pays better than an invest
ment In a good mine" The FL Progreso
Copper Mines. advertised in this issue,
affords such an opportunity.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
THE NEXT FEDERAL HOUaE.

! An Indianapolis, Ind, dispatch says
! Congressman OVerstreet, Of this dis
trict, secretary of the National Cor.
gressional Bureau at Chicago, in an
interview here tonight said:
"In 1898 we carried the House by a
majority of Is. BY contests deci led
in our favor our majority was increased,
but we cannot now depend on the
districts they came from. We had
three Congressman from North Caro- =
lima, but Of course, since the disfran-
chisement of the negroes, we shall not
get a representative from that State.
In 1898 we had two from Kentucky
but one was by the narrow majority of
10. We are not counting on that a.
certain. The other district in Ken
lucky gave us a large maj >rlty, and
they cannot count us out of it. We
had one representative from Texas,
from the Calves On district, but it is
always close there, and the Presidential
o'eotion may change tho roault this
time.
This makes total of five that we
are almost sure to lose from what we
now have, leaving US a bare majority
of three. We are making estimates on
a majority of three now, but the odds
this time are really il favor of the
Democrats. They have to begin with,
l22 repre- ;entatives from the Southern
States, that always give solid Congress
-lonal delegations for them. In some
Northern States they have 40 per cent |
If the Congressman. In New York |
hey had eighteen in the last House, |
'r 90 per cent of the New York dele
cation. So, on the face of the outlook,
heir chances for carrying the House
re better than ours, but 1 am sure we
nall defeat them, and have majority
gain.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
WOUNDED BY NEGRUES,

Lynchburg, Va, August Paul
Smith (coloredD and his three sons,
Greed, Walter and Wilson, were brought
to Lynchburg today by Sheriff Beard
and confined in the jail. They are
charged with shooting and wounding
the eight white men who constituted
tie posse that went to arrest one of
them on Tuesday night at their home
near Pedlar's Mill in Amherst county.
The eight men were To. Garter, special
constable, Richard Myers, Walter Mar
TN, Loving Martin, Harris Gibson, Abe
Franklin, John L. Sale and William
Carter.
The injuries of William Carter ale
very serious and his condition is not
favorable.
The negroes had a hearing before
Magistrate Wilsher and wers sent on
to the grand jury.
A few days ago the health board of
Pedlar district, on account of smallpox,
passed a resolution directing the me-
groes OF the neighborhood not to hold
certain church festival. A notice to
that effect was placed on the church
1t was torn down, so it is stated. by
one of the Smith boys, and it is said
that the same young man had a diff
Guilty with Constable Martin, who
swore out the warrant for his arrest.
The posse went to the Smith home
at about O'Clock Wednesday morning,
aud about fifty shots were exchanged
by the officers and negroes. The
shooting on the part of the negroes
was done by two of the negro boy 8,
who we've Stationed behind a chicken
coop with a single barreled breech-
loader and an old pistol. Every men,
Der Of the posse was wounded.
The affair created intense excitement
and before morning people began
assembling at the house, thus giving
the officers immense reinforcements.
The Smiths finally consented to sur
render 1t Icing understood that they
were not to lie lynched, and were 10
have a fair trial. Sheriff Beard thought
it advisable to bring them here.
In statement made TO your cor
resp n lent this afternoon, the negroes
claimed that they did not know that
the posse had a warrant fer their
arrest, bat were under the impression
that they were gang of white cappers.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
WHEELER SAVES BRYAN'5 LIFE

Chicago, August 13.-Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, command r of the Department
of the Lakes, today saved the life Of
W. j. Bryan, Jr., the 12-year. old son Of
tho Democratic candidate for the Pre-.
sidency.
The lad visited General Wheeler, and
the latter, after his first greeting,
turned to his work and allowed the
youngster to amuse himself as best he
might. Young Bryan found loose
char caster and big bundle of rubber
bands. These he tied into q long
string and then securing the caster to
the bottom, went to window and be-
gan bouncing the piece of iron up and
down on the sidewalk seventy.fv feet
below.
The General, englossed with his
labors, paid no attention to the boy
who gradually became 50 interested in
his play that he leaned further and
further cut of the window.
"Figbting joe happened to glance
up few moments le ter and was herri.
fed to see tie lad hanging with his
whole body over the sid walk end only
the toes of his shoes clut..t tho
angle of the window. He sat agLao
for moment and then rushing to the
window he pulled the lad in by his legs
and landed him safely on the floor
Speaking Ofthe occurrence aftetward
General Wheeler acknowledse ed that
young Bryan vas within an inch of Le~
ing dashed to pieces on the pavement
below when he caught 81 Jht CT him.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
PIVOTAL STATES THIS YEAR:

A dispatch from New York to the
Baltimore Sun says: BY common
consent the result of the Presidential
election this year hangs upon the
States of the Middle West, several of
the Middle West. several of the sparely
set led trans-Mississippi Common
wealths, and Maryland, Delaware, West
Virginia and Kentucky.
In 1896 Mckinley carried all the
Sta es in question which lie this side
Of the Mississippi river. OF the trans
Mississippi States which are to figure
prominently in 1900, Bryan carried
four years ago South Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas,
with total Of 81 electoral votes. He
was as electoral. votes short OF the
number necessary to elect. 1t is con.
tended by the Democratic managers
that the trans-AIississippi States carried
by Bryan four years ago, with the sin
gle exception of Washington, ale safe
for him this year, a claim which the
Republicans are by no means ready to
concede.
At any rate IL is certain that Demo
cratic success cannot be achieved with
out important gains east of !he Missis-
sippi river. This fact, as well as the
new issues which have come to the
front since the last election, make the
Middle West and one or two of the
Eastern States the battle-ground of The
campaign Since the former Demo
cratic States of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut are conceded to the
Republicans by some Of the Demo-
critic leaders, the parties are to line up
for the decisive struggle in Illinois,
Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana. Ohio,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland
aud Delaware. The first five Of these
States contain large German-Ameri-
can population, and it is this fact which
leads Democrats to hope, through the
issue of imperialism, to reverse the
dec 'siye Republican maJoriiie, which
hey gave in 1896.
1t is the confident claim of the De-
nocracy that the German-Americans
who were so unanimous for Mckinley
our years ago are lining up by the
thousands foy Bryan because they OBJ
ect to the lmperialistic tendencies Of
he present administration. Under
anding flee silver to be at least |
sleep for long time, many Gerroans
ave no fear of danger to the existing |
old standard, and are ready to record |
heir opposition to imperialism and
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
DEMOCRATS SHOULD FORM
CLUBS IN ALL PRECINCTS

The following address was issued
August 9th:
"ro the Dem C ats of the United
States: The Democratic party and It's
friends must meet the forces # cor
ruption and intimidation in polite this
year by thorough organization. A
Democratic club or society should be
organized in every city, town, village
and precinct in the United States.
Democrats and all who are in sympathy
with the principles set forth in the
Kansas City platform are earnestly
urged to join the Democratic clubs,
and where none exists TO assist IN
organizing them. This work in uniting
the forces of law and liberty into enc
great systematized civic army should
be carried on simultaneously in every
part of the country without delay The
friends of the government, according
to the hitherto unehallenged American
theory of political equality every where
under our flag, cannot afford to be less
jealous or less active than the advocates
OF an American colonial Empire sup
ported by rifles.
"No patriotic citizen can ignore the
attacks which are being made upon the
very foundations of cur present ire
proachable form of government, This
year every citizen should be poll
tician. Clubs and societies should at
once communicate with the secretary
of tie National Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs, No, 1870 Broadway, New
York city, so that the I'm ted member
ship may work systematically in defense
of the republic as the fathers made it,
All Democratic committees, State and
local, are requested to aid the National
Association of Democratic Clubs in
this work.
(Signed) "W. J. BRYAN,
"ADLAI STEVENSON,
GAMES X. JONES,
chairman National Democratic Com
mittee;
civilian r. HEARST,
president National Association Demo.
cratic Clubs"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
TIE PENSION ACT.


Auditor Marye has prepared the following
circular. which he is sending out to all who
have been awarded pensions under the act Of
March 18th last
The following IS a copy OF the section Of
the Pension Act Of March 18th, 1900, which
apprOpriates money for the payment Of pen
sion, and directs how the money shall be
distributed amongst them
See. 10. The sum Of one hundred and
thirty-flve thousand dollars, or 50 much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap.
propriated for the year ending September
thirtie:h, nineteen hundred, and for each
year thereafter to meet the requirements CT
this act, payable out OF any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated From
the amount hereby appropriated the Audi
tor Of Public Accounts shall first pay the
pensions Of all persons now on the pension
rolls OF this State, including those placed
thereon by special acts Of this General AS.
sembly, and which are not stricken from
said rolls under the provisions OF this act,
the amounts to be paid them respectively to
be as fixed by this act After the payment
In full OF sfid pensions. the Auditor OF Pub
lie Accounts shall make a pro rata distrbu-
ton of the residue Of said appropriation
herein made among all other persons emit
rj TO pensions under this act according to
tho amounts to which they are entitled as
herein provided, whose claims have been
filed in his Office prior to August first Of
each year.
The amount to be distributed pro rata, as
directed by this section Of said act. will give
eIch pensoner fifteen per centum of the
pension allowed by the Pension Board, so
that those who were allowed $50 will receive
$3.50, those who were allowed S2j will re.
ceive So - and those who were allowed SD
will receive S225.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
MADDENED BY THE HEAT.

a Winchester (Va.) special of The
18th instant says:
"TwO attacks of acute mania and
several prostrations from the excessive
heat is the twenty -four hours record
for this vicinity. Late last night Miss
Mollie McCarty, of Stephens City, this
county, became deliii ous from the heat.
She arose from bed, and, unobserved,
stole away from the house of her sister
in law, Mrs. Lula McCarty, where she
was staying, and wandered away while
derented. Searching parties found
her at house a number of miles from
home, who're she had been taken in
and cared for in an exhausted condi-
ton. Her mind is seriously affected.
"About II o'clock today Mary Smith,
a domestic, became suddenly insane
from the heat while at work and ran
from the house, screaming and tearing
her HAIR She was landed in jail and
placed in straight jacket. Her hands
and arms we've terribly lacerated where
she had bitten herself in her frenzy
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
GOLD MINE IN STREETS
OF VIRGINIA'S CAPITAL

Sundays Richmond Times says:
"Gold, pure and unmistakable, in
seeming good quantity, has been dis
covered in one of the bitches in the
excavation now being made at Fifteenth
and Main streets, Richmond, for the
erection of the Seab ard Air Line depot.
lis presence was fist noted yesterday
morning, when about fourl cen feet below
the surface, pure, clear water, black
sand and round gravel were found.
"These conditions at once su. gested
gold TO Mr. G. A. Lyell, superintendent
of the work, who has spent several
years of his life among the gold mines
Of the Pacific Coast. He made inyesti-
CATION and discovered that the sand
was filed with shining gold, and occa-
sionally a flake was found. Mr.. Lyell
does no. claim to lie an expert. but
says he is quito certain gold has been
discovered"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
TOBACCO CROPS PERISHING.

"Virginia's tobacco crop is already
damaged greatly for the second time
aud unless relief is to come within The
next few days in the shape of general
rains there will be disastrous results 10
be recorded, said Section Director Ev-
ans, OF the Weather Bureau, to a re-
porter of the Richmond News. Mr..
Evans is deeply interested in tho STU
alton and felrs that the tobacco has
been damaged to ouch an extent that
the farmers will suffer greatly from the
loss of their morey crop.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
RETURNS TO REPUBLICANISAI.

A dispatch from Denver, COL, says:
ga. M. Stevenson, who as a delegate
at large from Colorado, with Senator
Teller and others, walked out of the
National Republican Convention at st.
Louis, and who afterwards assisted in
organizing the silver Republican party,
has resigned the craftsmanship of the
party of that name in this State, and
announced his return to the Republican
par y. He has made public letter in
which he declares that the silver ques-
ton is no longer a paramount issue,
md will not be for years to come"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
CONSUMPTION II M'KINLEY
WINS, SAYS HAY.

Washington, August l4.-Represen'
tatiye Hay, Of Virginia. who is a mem
Der of the House Committee on Mill
tary Affairs, is strongly opposed to the
reorganization of the army on basis
proposed by the Republicans in the last
Congress. AMI which, it is expected,
will again be attempted by them next
winter.
Mr.. Hay sees in this movement the
germ of CONSUMPTION, in statement
issued throu "a the Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee today
Mr. Hay says:
"The relations of this country to the
other nations of the world Lave become
SO charged in the last few years that
the subject of national defense has be-
come q most important if not a vita!
question. 1t is problem which must
be solved by Congress at no distant
day. The present military establish
ment will cease on the fourth day of
July, 1901. The standing army must
be kept down to the lowest possible
of men, and future emerger-
cies must be provided for by equipping,
educating and organizing citizen sol |
dry. Objections to any increase in
the regular army are fundamental and
we'll understood, During the entire
history of our county our wars have
,een fought by volunteers, and it is TO
he volunteer army this country must
lways look for national defense. The
My way to avoid the maintenance of
large standing army is to have an
Elective National Guard
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
WILL SWEEP THE NORTHW EST.

The New York Journal of Saturday
quotes Senator John w. Daniel as
follows
"Mr. Bryan's speech of acceptance
was the greatest effort of any states.
man at any period Of the worlds his
tory. 1t bad the true stamp of great
ness. The speech will undoub teddy
rally many thousands to the Democratic
standard. The sentiments expressed
by Mr.. Bryan will sweep over the great
Northwest like prairie fire.
"1t has caused the wavering 10 come
over; and those who formerly opposed
the party to swear allegiance TO the
support of Bryan. Mr.. Bryan met the
great and predominant issue of i'm,
perialism squarely and fairly. There
was no evasion IN the entire speech,
and the people know that if elected he
will certainly follow the flag.
81 am ready to enter the campaign
at any moment, now that Mr.. Bryan
has SO clearly outlined his position.
He has placed the Republicans on the
defensive, and Mr.. McKinley's letter of
acceptance vii have to be one of ex- |
PLANTATION. We are going to wiz, ana
in this connection L want to say that
the fight being made by the Journal is
worthy of the great newspaper it is. |
The Journal is truly an American paper !
'or the American people"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
COLORADO AND UTAH.

Special excursion tickets to Denver. Colo
RADIO Springs, Pueblo and Glenwood Springs,
Colorado, and to Salt Lake City and Ogden,
Utah, will be sold from Chicago via Chicag o.
Milwaukee and st Paul railway. on August
DIST and September 4th and 18th, 1900, at
rate of one fare plus 81 for the round trip.
Good to return until October 31st, 1900 For
further information call on or address w. s.
Howell G. Z. p. A., 1891 Broadway. New
York, or John r. Pott, d. p A., 4s6 VIII
lam steeet, Willamsport Pa. Aug15 st.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
s BENEVOLENT ASSIMILA
TON Is A COSTLY ACT.

A Washington dispatch to the New York
Herald says: As nearly as figures can ex-
press /. the cost to the United States of the
war in the Philippines has been 5 1856, 67S, 900
in cash and at least 1894 lives of American
soldiers since the conflict with Spain enced
and that with the Filipinos began on Febru
airy I, 1899. This date can be used in caleu-
Iating the expenditure in money although
il was not until February that hOstilities
Aguinaldo and his followers really begun,
and It was not until February 6 that the
treaty Of peace with Spain was ratified.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
sOrTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING

Special excursion tickets will be sold from
Chicago via Chicago Milwaukee and St.
Paul railway, on August 2lst, September
4th and 18th, to Deadwood. Spealflsh, Rapid
City and Custer, s. D., and to Casper and
Sheridan, Wyo., at one fare plus SO for the
round trip. Good to return until October
31st. 1900. Stop overs allowed west OF
Omaha. For further information call on or
address w. S. Howell, G. E. p. A, 3S1
Broadway, New York, or John r. Pott, ID.
p. A., 4S6 William street, Williamsport, Pa.
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
A TRAVELLING PAIN.

There is no disease quite 50 peculiar as
rheumatism. The pain which is in the little
finger today may be in one Of the toes to-
morrow And so it travels all over the
system, seeking an outlet and finding none,
it settles perm anently in one place and
FROM its home other pains start out, and
settle down and multiply. Dr. Drummond's
Remedies for rheumatism attack
the disease from all points at once, and their
work Is always successful. II your druggist
has not got these remedies. write to the
Drummond Medicine Co., New York, and
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
Pain Conquered; Health Re.
stored by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
LITTER TO MRS. PrxxHAx NO. o,6,o1


~ feel it my duty to write and thank
you for what your Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. It is the only
medicine have found that has done
me any good. Before taking your medi-
cine, was all run down, tired all the
time, no appetite, pains in my back and
bearing down pains and a great suf-
ferer during menstruation. After TAX
ing two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound felt like a new
woman. am now On my fourth bottle
and all my pains have left me. I feel
better than have felt for three wears
and would recommend your Compound
to every suffering woman. Ihope this
letter will help others to find a cure
for their troubles" - Mrs. DELLA
REMICKEB, RENSSELAER,, IND.
The serious ills of women develon
from neglect Of early symptoms. Every
pain and ache has a cause, and the
warning they give should not be disre-
garded.
Mrs. Pinkham understands these
troubles better than any local ply
stefan and will give every woman free
advice who is puzzled about her
health. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass. Dontput off writing until
healsh is completely broken down.
Write at the first indication of trouble.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS WILL EE GIVEN

for any case Of rheumatism which cannot b g
cured by DIR. Drummond's Lightning Rene
dies. The prOprietors do not hide this offer,
but print it in bold type on all their circu.
lars, wrappers, printed matter and through
the columns Of the newspapers everywhere,
IL will work wonders. One bottle will cure
nearly any case. II the druggist has not got
1t he will osder it, or it will be sent to any
address by express on receipt OF price, S.
Drummond MedcineC Co., New York. Agents
wanted.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-15
uOMEsEEKERS' EXCURSIONS.

On the first and third Tuesdays in each
month during 1900, from Chicago via Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railway, to points
in Iowa South and North Dakota, Minneso-
Ia. Montana. Colorado, Utah, Nebraska,
Oregon and Washington at the rate Of one
fare plus two dollars for the round trip, good
81 DAYS. For further information call on or
address w. S Howell, g. L. =. A.. 3Sl
Broadway. New York, or John r. Pott, d..
p. A., 1856 William street, Williamsport, Pa.
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