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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
THE COLIN -, Club.
a Satisfactory Account of Why the
Club Did Net Play Here.
Editor Roanoke TIMES.

Editor Roanoke TINES.
VIII you kindly allow me space in
your paper to correct Il wrong i'm
preston that exists here in regard 10
the non-appearance of the Columbia
Athletic Baseball Club. which was
advertised to play the koanolleS a
short time ago
l believe 10 satisfactory reason has
been given the public for the failure
of this club to keep its engagement,
and as that places the Columbia Ath.
letlc club. of which am member, in
n bad light. | desire to mako tie fol
lowing statement:
While the team, together With the
manager, We're away on IL trip, a
member of the club arranged with
the Roanoke Baseball Club for a
series OF games, which fact was duly
advertised in this city. In the mean
time no word to this effect had been
sent 10 the Columbias, the members
of which arrived home from quite an
extended tour one morning and We're
Informed that they were scheduled to
play in Roanoke that day. AS this
city is a full days ride from Washing
ton, and as the gentlemen comprising
the team had business interests which
demanded their attention. it was i'm
possible to play the games and the
manager of the Roanokes was so in
formed by telegraph.
This explanation has been made to
the Roanoke management and ac-
cepted as perfectly satisfactory to
them. The two clubs are now in cor
respondence with View to arranging
IL series of games in the near future
and the ball-loving citizens of Roau-
oke will no doubt soon have an OPP
portunity of witnessing these two
crack clubs play.
Mr.. Simms, manager of the G.. A.
C'S, informs me that he is anxious to
arrange games with any and all clubs
IN this section of the country.
Trusting you III publish this ex-
PLANTATION | a1n,
Yours Respectfully,
HARRY a. GOLDMAN
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
AN ESDIAxA EARTHQUAKE.
a Stron. Ep!ieayaI OF the Earth ON an
Indiana Farm.

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. Is.
Ten acres OF the farm of thomas
Habor, late representative OF the
Legislature, three miles north OF
Walden, have been destroyed for
farming purposes, and great holes
have been blown in the earth The
course or Flat Rock creek has been
turned up stream. Birds, snakes,
rabbits and fish are dead, while the
fish are thoroughly cooked in the
heated water. All this Was caused by
the upheaval OF the waters. A big
fire was blazing in the midst OF the
ten acres, When without warning the
earth belched for its flame; great
trees were hurled skyward, and all
the waters of Flat Rock creek were
converted TO foam and steam.
A vast pocket of natural gas burst
forth and the scene was beautiful.
The gas took fire and blazed fiercely
up above the trees, and at times many
feet high and continued all yesterday
and last night. Today 5000 people
viewed the phenomenon. The fire
has been eXtinguished, bot gas is still
eSCil)luS. SOLue CietiLl 11uU OeASi
agencies save that of gas is the cause
of the phenomenon, but the general
conviction is that no other agency
could have produded the effect on the
water. One of the marvellous effects
On the wafer that not drop OF
lat rock flood has gone below the
cavern since the upheaval. The great
cavern has taken IN the current, and
n wild foUning Niagara is created
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SELF MURDER.
w. c. YOUNG SHOOTS HIMSELF
FATALLY.
CRASHING qFROUaa HIS BRAIN
70 Known Cause for the Act Dead on
the EIoOr-Sketch oi the Mans life
lie was Married and Leaves II Wife
Disposition ofshe Body.

William C. Young shot ma Hi ed
himself III Nelson 4 Myers hardware
store yesterday evening.
The man entered the store at 100
o'clock and asked one Of the clerks,
Mr. r. X. Moore, to show him pis-
toll. He looked at number of weap-
onS, and III last selected 3S-calibre,
double action Smith & Wesson.
This suits me" lie said to the clerk.
Il wish you would load it, and he
reached down into his pocket for his
purse The clerk loaded the revolver
and LANDED it 10 the man who. stood
waiting on the other side of the glass
ease. Without II word he took it and
turning away out of reach of the
clerk, lie raised the weapon and sent
a bullet into his head inst behind his
right ear The man wore n soft felt
hat and he fatal leaden pellet on its
way TO the brain cut It's way clearly
through.
The man staggered and fell to the
floor, the pis,oi dropping from his
nervcless hand
Mr. Moore, the clerk, ran from be
hind the counter, and spoke to the
man, hut received no answer. He
was alive but his whole body seemed
10 he paralyzed, and he could not
speak.
Physicians were summoned but it
was soon discovered that the man
was beyond the reach of medical aid,
and fifteen minutes after the shot
was fired Young breathe,l his last.
The bail had penetrated the brain
and remained there.
The man was dressed as a labo.e r
and was Il stranger in the city. From
letters 70 nj III the POCKET of his coat
it was learned that he came originally
from Franklin county. In hir pocket
there was found Il note from his wife.
who lives in Bedford. begging him 10
come home 10 her. There was also II
letter from his brother, james ID.
Young, who resides at Roberta,
franklin county. y bottle Of wills
key. a life Of Jesse James and 81 A. III
money was also found on the person
Of the dead mun.
Coroner Gray was sent for after the
death of the man and decided that
on inquest was unnecessary. The
body was taken TO WoolwiEc's and
the relatives of the deceased will
ba communicated with today 1t is
thought that the burial will be at the
former home of Mr.. Young, in Frank
lin county.
The cause of the suicide is not as
yet known.
The letters found on the corpse do
not give an inkling of any family
trouble. and as the man had no ac-
here nothing could be
learned. That lie had thought of
ending his life for some time is
known. however, for yesterday morn
ing he went into Il restaurant III Rail.
road avenue and tried 10 borrow Il
pistol.
The suicide was a luan Of about 80
and was married man, but it is un
derstood had no children.
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They Were Not Lost mt Sea.

Great anxiety has been felt recently
for the whereabouts or safety Of Mr..
Samuel Ballantine and little daughter
Annie, of this city, who left about a
month ago for a visit to friends and
relatives in England and Scotland.
But the fears of his family and friends
have all been put % flight by a letter
feceiyed by Mrs. Ballantine from her
husband on Monday, descriptive of a
most delightful trip across the At
lautic, with but few honrs of sea-
sickness during the entire voyage.
Mr.. Ballautine writes that he found
all his friends in the enjoyment of ey-
cellent health, and that he is spend
ing most pleasant time among them.
AT the date of his writing they were
about leaving for Scotland, their ma
tive land. Little Annie is enjoying her
self greatly. Several parties have been
given by the little folks in her nonor,
and the twelfth anniversary of her
birth was celebrated by four different
sociables given by her friends. They
expect to return the latter part OF
September.
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The G. A. X. in Convention.

By United Press.
BosToN, August 13.-The conve;
ton of the Gath national encarS Z
ment of the q. a. R. was calfe1| -
order in Music Hall at II o'cloc2 lAo
day. Prayer was offered, I'D te6sS
COMMANDMENT Chief Alser dfe,. tSfa red
the annual address. He spoke in
favor of increased tensions, and
urged the project for a memorial
building at Washington in memory
of General Grant.
The report of Acknowledgement
Hopkins showed that on June Goth
last there were IT'S posts. with
membership of 397,3S5, gain of $50
posts and 20,217 members over last
year Reference to General Sher-
man, who was present, was greeted
with applause A recess WAS then
taken.
After the reading of reports at the
afternoon session, General Wheelock
&. Veazey, of Vermont, was elected
commander-in-chie General Veazey
is a member of the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission.
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ENTERrAINMENT.

Nearly $780, coo is in the hands of
the general committee for the enter
tainnent of the guests, and Il delight
fal series of excursions for pleasure
have been planned. Special trains
will be placed at their service, and no
change of cars will be made from the
time the parties leave New York un-
til they return. The ladies will nc
company their husbands on the trips,
and also large number of prominent
American engineers and manufac-
turers.
Those who elect to take the South
ern trip will reach Birmingham. Ala,
late ON Wednesday. October 18th.
Two days will he spent there, and on
October 18th Shelby, Ala, will be
visited. Sunday, October 10Th, will
see the party ut Lookout mountain
AID the next day Chattanooga will
be reached. Chances at MiddIes-
borough, Ky, and Knoxville, Tenn,
Will be had on October 2lst. The
Pocahontas coal fields and the Grip
pie Creek iron mines will be done
October 22d. Roanoke will be visited
the next dGy, and on the following
Luray Cave will be explored. Then
two days will he devoted to sight-see-
ing 1T the Natioral Capital. The
party will then return to New York.
when II trip 10 Niagara Falls may be
made if desired, getting back in New
York 0ctoJe 29th. With this amount
of time at their disposal, the visitors
will be enabled TO form a very fair
idea of the value and extent of the
country'S capacity for the production
OF iron and steel.
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Death orJohn :. Sisler.

Yesterday afternoon Undertaken
Sisler, of this city, received tele-
graphic information of the death of
his brother, Mr.. John IT. Sisler, at his
home in Altoona, Pa. Eighteen years
ago Mr.. Sisler and his brother, David
H., finished their apprenticeship as
passenger coach builders in the Penn
sylvania railroad shop in that city.
From that time up until the present
they have held the respective posi-
tions Of inside and outside foreman of
the passenger work in those shops.
Mr.. Sisler is well known by many of
our citizens, who will be sorry TO
learn of his death. Undertaken Sisler
left on the 7.05 train yesterday even
ing to attend the funeral, Which will
take place today.
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BUSINESS NOTES.

The most optimistic estimates are
being pnhiished of the effect upon
earnings 4connection with the ad-
varce that has been ordered in west
ern rates. If 20 per cent of the esti-
mate is realized the effect of the dam
age to corn will almost be neutralized
There is now no excess of recently
built railroad milage in the corn states
for which provision has to be made
The process of eliminating the small,
weak roads has made some progress.
The companies are generally in better
financial shape, all of which are favor
able factors in the problem of main
tanning rates.
An insignificant increase in the Wis
IDLE supply of copper in July is
reported. Tie with drawals for June
were abnorrally large, due either TO
speculative purchases or to buying by
consumers afead of actual wants
The big electric companies are all
looking forward to an increased bus
irs>, The amount of brass going
into consI .nption is enormous. The
Westinghouse company has got to
have more capital to handle its grow
ing sales, and the Sawyer Man COM
pany will have to build a new factory.
The condition of the corn crop is
the depressing argument on Atchison.
In the past two weeks something
like $1,000, 900 has been shaken out of
the value market Of Atchison and
other securities, mainly in the stock.
The relative Importance of this corn
crop argument may be Judged from
the fact that in 1889 corn furnished
per cent. of the total freight moved
by the Atchison. Even q half crop
this year would result in only per
cent. loss on the aggregate haul of
freight, which is far more than offset
by increase in other departments of
the roads business.
An increase in the ST. Paul earnings
is expected for the first week in
August.
The United States Treasury state
ment of the total amount of money
in circulation will show an increase
of about $2,000,000 for the month OF
July.
While there has been sharp de-
cline in the value of many stocks
during the past ten days, there are
few groups of securities which have
withstood the pressure better than
the Southern railroad stocks The
three prominent members of this
group are Louisville and Nashville
Richm ond Terminal and Norfolk and
Western preferred. All three are now
at about the lowest point Of the year
Louisville and Nashville being the
exception. 1t is believed that these
stocks are worth more attention than
they receive, as the conditions are
ripe to influence Investments in South.
ern properties.
Eastbound shipments from Chicago
last week were 5S,945 tons,an increase
of 5,421 tons over the correspond
ing week in 1880.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
ANOTHER STEP.
THE R. & S. GUARANTEE co.
ORGANIZED.
MR.. SIMMONS ELEC?ED PRESIDENT.
New Subscribers On The List-The Max
imum Capital $4,000 Scott TO
Make ihe By-Eaws-HhOih The Dsrcc>
tors Are.

The stockholders of the company
formed to guarantee the Roanoke and
Southern railroad right of way and
terminal facilities in the city met last
night in Gray & Boswcll's office, on
Jefferson street, and elected officers,
and adopted its charter.
There was u large attendance.
Mr. r. +. Scott acted as chairman
ana Mr.. Hinton Helper as secretary.
The subscription list, which WIS
read, showed that since the last meet.
ing number of add o.al shares Of
stock had been taken.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
rE!E SPEED LIMIT REACHED.
rhc Ea;irond Locomotive of To-Day
Has DUnests Fest

In regard TO the much-discussed
question as to the rapidity with
which locomotive can run, says the
Electrical Review, some interesting
official figures have been given by Mr..
Stretton, an eminent English engi-
neer, showing briefly that the highest
speed ever accurately taken was with
Il Bristol and Exeter broad-gauge en-
gne, having nine-foot wheels. ana
which was, as long ago rs 1853. Of
iicially timed at IL speed of Just over
eighty miles an hour for Il :hort dis
tauce, this occurring in the case of a
falling gradient, and with light
road. He also distinctly asserts that
this speed is the maximum that can
possibly be obtained with locomotives
Of the present type, the cause of this
being, he declared, that at such a
speed as that the resistance of the
air, the back pressure of the cylin-
ders, and the friction altogether have
become so great that they absorb the
whole power of the engine, while the
pressure on the wrong side of the pis-
ton becomes doubly increased by the
fact that the exhaust steam cannot
be got out OF the cylinders fast
enough
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
SOLID FOR EDNUNDS.
The BOtet0urt Democrats Elect Dele
gates 10 the Convention.

FINcAsTLE, August 1.-THE Dem
ocratic county convention assembled
here today. The county chairman,
w. A. Glasgow, after the appointment
Of G.. B. Camper and 7. W, Walthall
us secretaries, introduced Captain j.
H. Fl. Figgatt, who gave us an able
and fluent speech on the issues of the
coming campaign. The delegations
were then asked to retire to their al
loted rooms, where the following dele
gates and alternates were appointed:
Amsterdam District. -
]. g. Sperry, E. Bruch, J. w. Van
dergrift, James Mcdowell, B T. Min
niger. Alternates-J. X Simn ons, j.
H. Kern, b. P. Seay, j. f. Gardner,
g. ". Bowyer.
Executive committee for Amster-
dam District.-James Mcdowell, S. j.
Norman, j. F. Gardener.
Buchanan District.-Jas. McCarty.
w. Il. Allen, H. A. Latane, j. Lucien
Garland, Luther Lakeland Alter
nates--R. +. Good, S. L. Heck, ]. p.
Henderson, Jacob Croft, j. K. Mays.
Executive Committee for Buchanan
District-Jacob Kern, G. L. Wilson
and w. J. Norftsinger.
Fircastle District-D elegates--C.W.
Swilzer, w. A. Glasgow, S. G. Agee,
Dir. J. R. Goodwin, Wilbur T. Good
win. Alternates-R. j. Gillian. r
L. Moler, H. Jones, R. h. Thompson,
G. w Rudisill.
Executive Committee for Fincastle
District-E. j. Brugh, G. w. Rudisll
and NJ. S. Cahoon.
+. j. Brugh was elected chairman
of the executive committee for the
county, with Major James Mcdowell.
as secretary and treasurer.
The following resolution was offered
and adopted.
Resolved, That we heartily en-
dOrse the course of the Hon. Paul c.
Edmunds, our representative in the
Congress of the United States, and
we hope it may be the pleasure of
the convention of the sixth district to
recognize his valuable service"
The convention then adjourned.
after which we were treated to an
elegant speech from Hon j. w. Kern,
of Indiana, who gave us good, square
Democratic talk. All were well
pleased, and went home in love with
our gallant standard bearer, Paul G..
EdmundS.
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The Delaware and Hudson Tied Vi
BY United Press.
A Pleasant Affair.

Last night Mr.. Thomas S. Brown,
head baker at Hotel Roanoke, gave a
party in honor of his sister, Miss
Ellen Brown, of Tyne Side, England,
who is spending the summer in
America. The affair took place at
the residence of Mr.. Charles Harder
Wilks, on Salem avenue, and was
quite brilliant affair.
There were about twenty couples
present, and music and dancing was
kept up until late hour. A beauti-
tiful repast of such dainties as only
our English friends knew how to get
up, was spread about / a. m., after
which the festivities were resumed
and kept up until nearly morning.
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the new Subscribers were:

The total amount Of stock taken
footed up l,005 shares, and 600 were
found to be present either in person
or by proxy.
James S. Simmons was elected
president Of the company, Joseph
Engleby, vice presidents; A. ID Rice,
secretary. S. d. Fersuso", treasurer
G. o'Leary, w. N. Wager, w. p.
Dupuy, Il. a. Plr>ons ANA j f. NJ
Hanckel We're e'e. ted as board o.
directors.
The charter of the company, pre-
pared py MIR. K. f. Scott, was then
read by the secretary. 1t empowers
the company to buy, sell and improve
land, subscribe TO stock, issue bonds.
etc. 1t states that the principal OBJ
iect, however, is to guarantee to the
Virginia and North Carolina Con-
struction company right of way and
terminal facilities for the Roanoke
N d Southern in Roanoke. The min
imuln capital stock was fixed at
500, 900 divided into shares Of $50 each.
lt also authorized the company to
hold and own as much as 1000 acres
Of land in Roanoke and elsewhere III
the State.
Fixing the maximum capital stock
and the number Of acres al land tob,
held caused some discussion.
The maximum capital stock WA
placed at 100000 Mr.. Fl s. Trou
thought that if the company was not
limited to Roanoke in It's operation
its charter ought to allow il TO hol'
as much as 5000 acres of land if
deemed desirable. One thousand
acres however, was fixed as the maxi
mum limit.
l.. i. Powell desired to know what
certainty there was that the road
would come into. the city now that
the money of the company was
raised. 1t was stated that as soon as
the charter was received the company
would enter into negotiations with
the construction company. Mr. S.
w. Jamisol moved that Mr.. r. E.
Scott prepare the bylaws by the next
meeting, and an adjournment was
then taken until Thursday, the Gath
of August, when the bylaws will be
adopted and final organization per-
fectsd.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

No house in the country has q
higher reputation for fine pianos and
organs and reasonable prices than
the Hobbie Music Company, Lynch
burg, Va. It is therefore to your in
terest to obtain from them full inor-
nation before buying. They never
lose customer when quality of goods
and prices count for anything.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

Mr. J. F. French and little son
JuliaI, of Pocahontas, have joined
Mr.. French, who is now with the firm
of J. w. Neal & Co., of this CRY. Mrs.
French, who is a daughter OF Captain
Thomas F. Barkesdale, is a native of
this city, and has many friends who
welcome her back to her old home.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14
IRON AID STEEL.
Preparations for the Visit Ofthe MN
uracturers About Completed.

NEW YORK, Aug. IL Preparations
for the great international convention
of iron and steel manufacturers are
about completed, and by October
first it is expected that all who will
participate will have arrived in this
city. The list includes nearly all the
principal engineers and metallurgists
of England, France. Germany, and
Spain, and those having the matter
in charge are more than gratilied
with the success and enthusiasm
which the project has aroused in all
quarters
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HOLLINS INSTITUTE,
VIRGINIA..

For the higher education of young
ladies, equipped at cost of 100000,
employs % officers and teachers, of
whom are male professors, of both
American and European training.
Languages, Literature, Science, Art,
Music, Elocution, etc, are taught
under best standards. For nearly a
half century it has commanded public
confidence without distinction of re-
ligious beliefs. 1900 feet above sea
level, and surrounded by picturesque
mountain scenery, it enjoys the fur
Their advantages of mineral waters
and a bracing mountain climate. At
tendance last session 200 from is
states. The 18th session will open
September 18th. p. 0. and Station,
Hollins, Va. CHAS. H. COOKE,
iv25-tf Business Manager.
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BUCHANAN NOMINATED.
Me Had no ODpoeifioa I'm the Pulaski
Convention Yesterday.

Special to THE TINES.
PULASKI, Va, August ,,l3.-The
Democratic convention to nominate
a candidate for the ninth district met
here today and nominated Hon.
John A. Buchanan by reclamation.
He was escorted to the platform annie
tremendous applause and made an
able speech on the Issues of the day.
The district was well represented,
and great enthusiasm prevailed.
The convention was called to order
at 1l.45 o'clock by Hon. S. w. Will
liams, of Wytheville, chairman of the
district committee. Judge C. 7. Dun
can, OF Lee county, was elected tenn
porary chairman. On taking tn
char he made a stirring speech full
of enthusiasm. Mr.. w. S. Hamilton
OF Bristol, was made temporary sec
rotary.
After the appointment of the usual
committees the convention adjourned
until $50 o'clock. All the counties in
the district are represented.
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Suit Postponed.

Owing to the absence of important
witnesses, the case of Mrs. Willie
Brent, VS.. ]. P. Brent, in the Hastings
court of this city. which had been set
for yesterday, was postponed until
Wednesday Of Dext week.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

My physician said 1 could not live,
my liver oat of ozder, frequently vom-
tied greenish &facols, skin yellow,
small DIV humocs on face, stomach
would noSretein food. Brtdock Blood
Bitters cured me. Mrs. Adelaide
O'Brien, 572 Exchange St., Buffalo,
Ny.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

John Alexander Buchanan, Of
Alb ngdon, was born October Z, 1913 :;
was private in the Stonewall Bri
Sade, Confederate army; was taken
prisoner at Gettysburg, July 3, 1868,
and remained in prison until Feb
ruary, 1865; graduated from Emo :
and Henry College, Emory, Virginia,
June, 1870 studied law at the Uni
versity of Virginia, 1870 and 1871 ; is
an attorney at law was a member OF
the House of Delegates OF Virginia
from 1855 until 1887; was elected to
the Fifty-first Congress as Demo
crat, receiving 1890 votes ageinst
1902 votes for Henry Bowen, Repub-
lican
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-14

The Northwestern carried over a
balance of cash assets at the close of
the wear of S5l7, 1859, after charging
off not only dividends, interest and
paw rolls, due in June, after the
books were closed, but after reducing
the book cost of the Omaha stock by
s315. 900, and taking account for in
terest accrued, but not yet due. The
cash in hand was over two millions.