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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18
How Sam M'Cue Lives In Jail,

A Charlottesville dispatch to the
Washington Post says:
Reports have been circulated that
ex Mayor J. Samuel McCue, under
sentence of death for wife murder, was
being treated at the jail with more con-
sideration than any other condemned
man in the State. There have even been
rumors of his escape.
This is because be has been allowed
to put up curtain that cuts off the
view of his cell from the corridor; to
walk about in the Jail Enclosure in Or
der to take exercise, and because bis
meals are still furnished him from bis
home. No regular death watch has
been set at the door of McCue's cell.
These privileges have been granted
McCue by Judge Morris in order to
protect the health and comfort of the
prisoner.
II shall do everything" said Judge
Morris to a Charlottesville Prog ress
reporter, ''for the health and comfort
of the condemned man that the law
allows. 1 have no idea or purpose OF
making his lot at the Jail any harder
than is necessary in order to secure bis
absolute safety. He is guarded strict
ly by the best men that could be en-
ployed, and to deny him the comforts
of proper furnishings of his cell and
the healthfulness of exercise would be
unnecessary cruelty. Certainly have
no idea of changing my rules in these
particulars.
Judge Morris's orders are that nc
one shall be permitted to see the pri-
soner without first being searched
and that no one shall see him except
in the presence of the jailer. except bis
attorneys, his youngest children, the
Rev. H. B. Lee and the Rev. DR.. G. L.
Petrie, McCue's pastor.
McCue is said to be systematically
guarded. In addition to the jailer and
his assistant, Policeman o. M. Wood
and Constable B. E. Jeffries are EN-
ployed as extra guards and patrol the
jail yard each night. Sergeant Rogers
says there is no possibility of the pri
sOner's escape.
HAD MOCK TRIAL.
Richmond News Leader: An inter
esting report is in circulation in conrt
ircles in connection with the McCue
case.
The report is to the effect that Nc
Cue was exceedingly anxious to go or
the stand in his own behalf, and hii
lawyers were opposed to his doing so
McCue is said to have been insistent
however, and bis counsel-Messrs. Let
and COleman-went to his cell and de
cided to try the accused. McCue was
told to consider himself on the stand
and one of the lawyers is said to hav'
taken the defense and the other thu
prosecution. McCue was subjected tt
a rigid cross-examination, at the con
clusion of which both lawyers express
ed themselves. as positive that McCu'
would make matters worse by testify
ing than by being kept out of th'
clutches of counsel for the prosecution
1t is said that McCue is still sore 0vel
the refusal of his counsel to permit
him to take the stand, and that he be-
lieves the case would have resulted diff
ferently had he been permitted to hav'
his WAY.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18
THE BOOKER WASHINGTON INCIDENT

Many and various were the influen-
ces that contributed to the unprece
denteG personal victory gained by Mr.
Roosevelt. But nOne of the minor
influences helped him more tina did
the abuse which the Southern polite
ians and newspapers heaped upon him
for entertaining Booker L. Washing
ton at the White House.
The American people will never &C.
cept the dictum that negro scholar
is the inferior of white ignoramus,
that negro gentleman is the inferior
title to consideration rests on the color
of his skin and not on bis character
and bis achievements.
The World hopes that this little les
son has finally been thoroughly
learned.
The above clipping IS from the New
York World a newspaper which, thank
God, has been kicked out of so many
decent clubs in the South, and never
was fit to be seen in a respectable fam.
lily. This newspaper poses as Demo-
cratic, but there has been no leech or
barnacle that the party has tried SO
hard to rid itself of, as the World. 1t
has always been without political or
possibly other principles, its editor
has personality far more distasteful
to the average Southern man than
Booker Washington, and his hawk bill
ed nose has often been poked in where
it was not wanted. In no society has
the World 80 little welcome, or does it
create so much nausia as among the
very people whom it undertakes to
say caused the election of Roosevelt.
1t supported Mckinley in 1896 and
now comes sneaking back. With ad.
vice to Democrats and denunciatiOn
of Southern people, a course which if
it's previous conduct had been praise
worthy wonld be deserving of distrust
and contempt.
Tabood and despised by the decency
of the North, 1t has undertaken to play
it's role elsewhere, and some respecta-
BILE persons were deceived into the idea
that its statements could be relied on,
and thus admitted it into their reading
rooms. But it's coarseness and unre.
liability soon became apparent, and
when it was caught and convicted on
the indictment 1--WE pilfer the muse, y
to Southern eyes it never appears but
in the stripes of a convict. We admit
that the character of the editor of the
World does not rest on the color of his
skin, his goes into the bone. Nobody
knows better than he ought to the
difference between a white BLACKBOARD
and a negro gentleman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18


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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

Mr.. Jacob Lightner of Sunrise, Bath
county, died on the 9TH inst, aged "a
years. Mr.. Lightner had been confined
to the house for some months. He was
highly esteemed by his neighbors and
will be much missed in the community.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

Dawson, champion of high taxes,
was elected Governor of VIVA, and a
celebration was held in honor of the
event at Wheeling last week. Those
who attended the celebration will like
ly be in hiding before another election
comes round.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

Tom Taggart may have been brag-
CART,
And Davy Hill barker,
But Grover Cleveland gave the
drops
That knocked out Mr.. Parker.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18
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Parties desiring to visit the World IS
Fair, have the choice of three (3) days
each week, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday during November, ON which
to purchase coach excursion tickets to
st. Louis, via Norfolk and Western
Railway.
w. B. BEVILL,
General Passenger Agent.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

Port Arthur has not yet fallen, but
the news of its fall is looked for every
day. No other nation, we believe, ex-
cept the Japanese would ever have
captured that fortress. 1t must be a
veritable Gibraltar. When the Japan
ese do capture it, it will be theirs for
all time unless it is surrendered under
treaty, because it can never be taken
from them by assault. The Russians
have from time to time told of treaties
of peace in Toxic, and other remarka-
BILE things that are to take place before
the war is over. They have taken
great pains to tell the world also that
any talk of Intervention would be re.
sented by them, and in fact have been
almost insulting over the slightest
mention of such a thing coming from
any power. The day will come when
they will be only too glad to have an
excuse for such aid. The useless sac
rifice of life at Port Arthur has been
commented on unfavorably by the
world. There is nothing but death
awaiting those defenders, and the sur
prise is that Russia compels them all
to die in hopeless task. They have
made wonderful stand, they have
done all that should be required of SOL
diers, and now to compel them all to
die would not be done by any nation
outside of Russia. But the Gar, who
thinks the honor of the nation, and of
course his honor is at stake, will not
permit surrender and the preservation
of the lives of the defenders. Such is
Russian civilization, such is Russian
humanity. We trust that Japan will
teach them many ne " lesson in both.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS Notice is
" hereby given that the STATE TAXES
for the year 1904. are now due and ready
for collection. All persons failing to pay
by DECEMBER LIST, 1904, will be charg-
ed Five per cent. Additional, ard their
tickets turned over to the Deputy TreaSur-
er for immediate collection.
ARISTA HOGE, Treasurer,
nov 1926 City of StauntOn, Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

Out at Edray, Pocahontas county,
w. Va, the negroes marched to the
polls behind leader with a drawn
sword, carrying National flag.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

Since the election party of
Engllshmen have celebrated King
Edwards birthday and in eulo-
gising him have said that the
three great and picturesque rulers
of today are Edward VII, William II,
and Theodore Roosevelt. This is plac.
ing our monarch just where he likes
to be.
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18
THE PRESIDENT GOING SOUTH.

Mr.. Roosevelt, we learn, is going
down into Georgia before long. His
mother was from Georgia. He is going
to the old plantation to see how things
are and tell the South all about his
kindly feelings for his mothers people.
1t is very gratifying to have presi-
dent among us. Not often have South
ern eyes rested upon anything so i'm
posing. They do not in recent years
see so many Northern men in Georgia.
Once upon time great number of
them visited there. A certain man
named Sherman was with them-Wil.
liam Tecumseh Sherman. This same
Sherman had taught school in the
South and the people of the South who
had met him we're kind to him. He
came to return their kindness and
brought host of his friends with
him. They went hunting there, they
shot at everything in sight, and when
ever Tecumseh saw any persons he had
met before he either killed them, put
them in prison, or if women and chill
dren, he destroyed their homes and
turned them. out 60 starve. After
Tecumseh and his people got through
with Georgia the country was worse
off than if q cyclone had passed over,
under, around or through it. You
could always tell where Tecumseh had
been. Since that time Northern men
have not been SO much sought in
Georgia. The President would never
before this. go down there. Possibly
his mother had lived in that portion of
the State visited by Tecumseh, if so we
cannot blame him so much, because he
would not be able to find the remains
of her home, or the remains of her an
cestors. When the President has been.
we hope he will come back impressed
with the idea that it would be sinful
to do the South land especially Georgia,
any more harm than conditions and
Sherman have done 1t, and not put
the negroes to work in an effort to OBJ
literate the few white people whom
Sherman did not find. and who have
the audacity to vote the Democratic
ticket in the face of Lodge, Crum-
packer and few others of like senti.
ments, and the astonishing audacity to
vote against him, Mr.. Roosevelt.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
u Staunton. Va, Nov. It'll, 1904.
Root Sitlington's Admir-.
VS.
John 5. Guys Heirs, ct ais.
All persons interested in the above
STYLED chancery cause will Take Notice,
that in pursuance of decree of the cir
cult court of Augusta county entered in
said cause on November 1st, 1904, | shall
at NV Office in Staunton, Va, on
Friday, December 9th, 1904
proceed to take. state and settle the fol-
lowing accounts
of the status of the debts secured in the
trust deed from John w. Sitlington to JnO.
s, Guy. of date NOy 4. 1868, and whether
or not said trust deed debts, or any of
them, are valid liens now binding the
lands in said dee described.
K. E. r. NELSON,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Bumgardner & Bumgardner. p.q,
J. M. Perry, p.d. nov ii At
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

d EPoRT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
II FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK
LOCATED AT STAUNTON, IN THt,
STATE OF VIRGINIA AT THE CLOSE
OF BUSINESS, NOV. 10, 1904, MADE TO
THE STATE CORPORATION COMMITS
SION.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18
DO YOU GET UP
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18
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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18
RESOURCES.

l, W. NJ. Hilleary, Cashier, do solemnly
swear that the above is true statement OF
the financial conc ition of the Farmers and
Merchants Bank, located at StauntOn, in the
State Of Virginia, at the close of business on
the 10th day of Nov, 1904, to the best of
my knowledge and belief.
w. M. HILLEARY, Cashier
Correct-Attest:
WIN. A. BOWLES,
Il. W. I'll. PEYCON.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

State Of Virginia, County Of augusta, SIS:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
10Th day of November, 1904.
w. A. HAINES, Notary Public.
My Commission expires March y, 1905
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-11-18

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18

Spain, Commandments Harold c. Me-
grew announces in general orders No. I
that an amalgamatiOn agreement has been
reached between the limited Spanish War
Veterans and the Society of the Hispano-
American War, and that the same has been
duly executed Under the provisions of
the agreement the latter association has
surrendered Its charter to the state Of
Ohio and become part of the United
Spanish War Veterans. Past bivouac Of
ficers in the Society of the Hispano-Ameri-
can War shall be entitled to have in the
United Spanish War Veterans all the
rights privileges, titles and honors belong
ing to past officers of the same rank in
any camp in the latter society.
Commander-in-Chief Megrew announces
the following appointments: Chief Of staff,
Charles A. Garrard. late 27th U. S. Volun-
teer Artillery; adjutant general, Guy A.
Boyle, late Both L. s. Volunteer Infantry;
Quartermaster general. George w. Powell
late 15Sth Indiana Volunteer Infantry: in
spector general, F. c. kuehnle. late New
York Volunteer Infantry; assistant adju-
tant general w. H DRAPER, tr.. late 161st
Indiana Volunteer Infantry; assistant quar-
termaster general r. l.. Moorhead. late
151st Indiana Volunteer Infantry; assistant
inspector general. Daniel H. Pond. late 9TH
Ohio Volunteer Infantry; personal aids,
Carroll B. Carr, late 15Sth Indiana Nolun-
teer Infantry. and Raymond P. Van Camp,
late 9th L. S. Volunteer Artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
To Prosecute Grocerymen.

The Commissioners have approved a
recommendation of Health Officer Wood
ward that the corporation counsel be In
structed to carry to the higher courts cases
tried In the Police Court in which grocery
men have been arrested for refusal to sell
to inspectors of the health department milk
and other articles of food for inspection in
small quantities.
The Retail Grocers' Association recently
petitioned the Commissioners to prevent
Dr. Woodward from arresting grocerymen
who refuse to sell milk, etc, in quantities
smaller than the original packages to the
health department inspectors In response
to the petition DIR. Woodward states that
he thinks 1t bad policy to allow the gro
cerymen and milkmen to settle arbitrarily
the minimum amount of any article they
will sell to the inspectors. He also con-
tends that the purchase of these samples
for inspection in large quantities hampers
the work of the department, as it makes 1t
hard to collect many samples one trip.
He asks that the corporation counsel APP
peal one of the cases from the Police Court
to the Court of Appeals to settle whet her
or not the inspectors have the right to buy
al small quantities of milk as they choose
for inspection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
HONOR DEPARTING PASTOR.
Wilson Memorial Congregation Adopt
Comnlendatory Resolutions.

The official board of Wilson Memorial
Church, near 18th and G streets southeast,
recently adopted resolutions expressing re-
eret at the departure of the pastor Rev.
Arthur H. Thompson, and appreciation of
his services among the people of the church.
Mr. Thompson, being in i'll health, accepted
the nastorate of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Frostburg, Md.
The resolutions say in part:
I'VE learn with sorrow and regret of the
transfer of Rev A! II. Thompson from the
pastorate of this church to the pastorate of
The M e Church at Frost burg, Md.
I'VE have been greatly benefited by his
soiourn and labors among us, in the CONVEX
sion of sinners, the reclamation of back
sliders and the spire Dual awakening that
has come not alone to this church and con-
eregation, but to the community at large
we'll
we commend Brother Thompson to the
church at Frostburg, Md. in all brotherly
kindness and sweetness of spirit, la
borer that needeth not to be ashamed and
one truly worthy of their hire; a man of
tireess energy and unceasiIg devotion to
his work. who will bring to &em, as he, has
brought to u.s. an ideal home life and
spiritual uplifting that will be blessing to
them and to the community during his So
journ among them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA.
Negro Objects to Jim Grow" Law
Other Items.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 10, 1904.
The Virginia statute commonly known as
the Jim Crow" law, providing for the
separation of the white and coiored races
on passenger trains, proved highly obnox-
ous to a negro named Thomas Grades OF
New York, who was travelling yesterday
| morning to Petersburg. Va, over the Rich
mond. Fredericksburg Ind Potomac rail-
road. In Washington Grades got into car
reserved for white passengers, and when
the south end of Long bridge was reached
the conductor requested him to move to a
coach for the colored people. This he fatty
refused to do, defying the conductor to put
him out. The coiored man prolonged his
resistance until the train was near Aiexan-
dria. At the station the conductor assisted
by other members of'the train crew, seized
Grades and forcibly elected him from the
car. A few minutes later he was taken
into custody by Lieutenant Smith and con-
Quoted to the station house. he was
well dressed and had the appearance OF
being in prosperous circumstances. he
stated that he was not before acquainted
with the Virginia Jim Crow statute. De
Gliding to continue his trip without waiting
for trial in the police court, Grades was re-
leased on $40 collateral, which was forfeited
before Justice Cation this morning.
The finance committee for the local or
ganizat ton which will have charge OF the
/
ciation in annual convention here August
II Is and 10, has commenced the work or
raising the sum of 5000, which is the estl-
mated amount necessary to cover the' ex-
penses Of the entertainment. A donation or
$3.50 from the city heads the list. 1t Is be-
leved by the members of the committee
that no great difficulty will be experienced
in raising the amount A meeting of the
committeeman recently appointed by the
president of the association to make prepa-
ra ton for the affair will be held Wednes-
day evening in the rooms of the Business
Mems League when important matters VIII
be transacted.
Mr.. b. F Strckler has purchased the
Alexandria House, at the corner OF ST
Asaph and Prince streets, where he Will
conduct a hotel under the management OF
Mr. George Q. Keeney. The building was
the property of Mr.. Edward Hughes.
Mr.. William A Moore has gone to MIL
Waukee to attend the convention of the
northwestern insurance agents.
Capt Albert Bryan and family have gone
to spend several weeks at Catletts Va.
Misses Mabel and Alma Nimmo of Clifton
Forge Va who have been visiting Misses
Jamie and Bertha Peake at their home on
Braddock Heights, have returned to Clifton
Forge
The Alexandria base ball team was de-
feated by the Leesburg nine at Leesburg
Saturday afternoon by the score of to =
A return game will be played on the fair
grounds here soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-18
FUNERAL OF MRS. w. T. WALKER
Old Resident of South Washington and
Niece Of President Taylor.

Funeral services were held at IL o'clock
this morning over the remains of Mrs. w.
T Walker, nee Harris, at the residence of
the family l1O5 c street southwest. The
five sons acted as pallbearers. They are
William H, George E., Charles j., Ernest
r and Arthur l.. Walker The officiating
clergyman was Rev. r. l.. Wright. pastor
of the Rxland Methodist Episcopal Church
There were a number of beautiful floral
pieces sent by friends of Mrs. Walker who
was held In high esteem by the residents of
South Washington.
Mrs. Walkers maiden name was Adelaide
Harris. She was born in Alexandria, Va,
sixty-six years ago, but had lived In this
city for many years. She was great-niece
of President Zachary Taylor, and her faith
er was John Harris. descendant of the
founder of Harrisburg, Pa. During the civil
war Mrs. Walker was very active in caring
for wounded Union soldiers who were sent
to this city.
Besides the five sons mentioned Mrs
Walker leaves a husband and five daugh-
tiers, Mrs. G.. n. White of Kansas City Mo-,
Mrs. L. F. Hayes of Topeka, Kan. and the
Misses Mabel, Eta and Elnor Walker of
this city
One sister, Mrs. Matte Bartlett also sur
wives her,