The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-04
IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE.
A Light Attendance at Yester-
days Session in New Work.
The Delegates Prefer Sightseeing To Hear
Ing IL Paper on Aluminium SteeI-Thcy
Visit Telephone Exchanges, Telegraph,
Offices and Peep Into the Subway sys-
ten-A Trip to Edison's Establishment.

New YORK, Oct. 3.-[Speciall There
were very few people in Chickering
Hall at half past 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, when Sir James Kitson called to
order the third days session of the con-
ventioh of the British Iron and Steel ms
titute. There was no business to transact
beyond the reading of the last paper on
the list, aluminium Steel" by r. A.
Hadfield, of Sheffield, England, and as
the printed copies of this had been dis
tributed yesterday the members of the
institute who attended the banquet last
night and others who witnessed the
theatrical performances, did not feel
like sitting the morning session through.
Nevertheless. number of the Eng
llshmen made an early tour of tho cleo
tricial works of the city. They started
from Park Avenue Hotel at S o'clock,
under the guidance of 5. S. Wheeler, the
expert OF the board Of electrical control
and visited the Offices of the telephone
exchange in Cortlandt street, where the
mysteries OF the switchboard were
explained to them.
Thence they went to the Western
Union building. Of which they made +,
tour. to the branch works of the Brush
Electric Light Company in Elizabeth
street, and to the Edison works in Goth
street. They also examined several of
the manholes on the subway system
workings.
After the reading of Mr.. Hadfeld's
paper in Chicllcring Hall MIR. j. r..
Stead, OF Middlesboro, England, com
mented upon it at some length, and the
meeting adjourned.
large number of the delegates went to
the Edison laboratory at Lleweyn Park.
whore luncheon was served by Mr.. Edi-
son. q Others visited the Tiily Foster
orc mines and electrical separating
works, Stevens Institute of Technalory
at Hoboken and the Spiral Weld Tube
works in East Orange, n. j. The dele
gates will leave tomorrow morning for
Philadelphia.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Oct. 3.-GSpecial1
An elaborate programme has been ar
ranged by the local committee for the
entertainment Of the English and Ger
man iron and steel men on the occasion
OF their visit TO Birmingham Excur-
slons Will be made to fifteen of the most
important points in this district. Local
committeeman will attend who speak
German as well as English. a souveni,
pamphlet in both languages has beer
gotten up for the guests.
! Ask the news stands and newsboys how
the people like THE TIMES in its new
form. Three times as many visitors reac
THE TIMES as read any other paper
That's point for real estate advertisers
Defining the Lottery Act.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-[Special] AS
sistant-Attorney General Tyner under
direction of Postmastcr-General Wanna
maker, has prepared u circular letter t.
postmasters containing instructions foI
their guidance in carrying out the anti
lottery law. The instructions stated
that the law applies to any letter, ordi
nary or registered, if it concerns an,
lottery, gift concert, or scheme de
scribed in the act and to lottery tickle is
checks, drafts, bills, money, posta
notes. or money-onlers for the purchas,
of lottery tickets, or any share or chance
in lottery or gift enterprise, and t,
drawings at any lottery or similar
scheme, and forbids carrying them il
mails or delivery of them from post
Offices.
Racing Yesterday.