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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
LOUISIANA sTATELOTTETY.
Names of the winners Of Zig Prize
the Apr!a D.nwing.

the Apria Drawing.
Several Of the tickets winning the
the biggest prizes in the LOUISIANA
State Lottery drawing OF April 10Th
were either bought or cashed in New
York. Tie National Bank OF the Re-
public. corner of Wall and Broadway,
collected through Adams Express
| Company. SO. 900 for the First Ma
tional Bank of Reno, Nevada. which
money represented the amouN won
by oue-twentieth ticket 2l,303, which
drew the first capital prize ci s3UO.OoO.
The ticket was the property OF Morltz
HUT, Il barber in Reno, and the
| money. alter having been collected
! by the New York bank, was PAID to
| I.utz by the first National Bank OF
Reno.
John P. Walker, address unknown.
held two twentieth Of ticket 2h99l
which drew the second capital prize
of 100000.
Air. Walker received $40, 000in cash,
minus express charges, ut the Office OF
the Adams Express Company III tins
city. lie said he was not Il resident
Of New York and Was supposed to be
| a Methodist minister, who bought his
ticket somewhere in the country, and
came TO New York to have it cashed.
James L. Ward of Ward " Co,
owners OF the New York y Cuba Mail
Steamship Line, collected 5000 fora
customer i'll Cuba upon two-twen-
Jieths of ticket II $3.50, which Dire" the
third capital prize OF $4,000.
George NJ. MANI, Il journeyman
Silyersmith employed at $50 Broad
way, held one-twentieth OF the same
ticket and collected $4,000.
Mr.. MANI is OF the opinion that the
Louisiana State Lottery is 4 great ms
titution. 1t is seldom that a hard
working mechanic gets us much ~
-, 800 for almost nothing, and AIR;
MANI gave the reporter to understand
that he knows how to appreciate Ms
prize.
Bernhard Gelb, a Russian Hebrew,
% wears old, who lives with his
brothers family, on the second llool
of rear tenement house, at 81 Willett
ST.. held one-twentieth Of ticket No.
II ,0SS. which drew the fourth caplta'
prize Of S25, Goo. Gelb is Il vest maker
bv occupation, and keeps a smail
shop at 2gG Stanton st. He is only
two years in the country, but he has
already with the assistance OF ms rel
atives built up quite little business
in supplying wholesale cioti,'hs
houses with the product OF ms LABOR
He invests regularly in the LOUISIANA
State Lottery.
S. Jarmulowsky, the Hebrew banker
of "a Canal ST., collectad Gelb
| 81, $50 for him. -
Herman Ridder, publisher OF the
lCatholic News, - Barclay ST., cot,
lected also $3.50, minus the usuai
express charges, upon one-tWentleth
of the same ticket. Mr.. Ridder says
that he collected the money for a
farmer.-New York Daily News, May
rs.
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TggE FARMERS ALLIANCE
Adjon-ns After an Harmonious Ses-
sion Aud the Transaction OF
Much Business.

The convention of the James River
/ District Alliance, comprising seven
counties, which was liz session all day
and part of yesterday at the Y. NJ. G.
4. hall, adjourned at 2 O'Clock p Iii.
herst, Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte,
ApponattoX, Nelson and Pittsylvania.
There are in attendance on the con
yention $50 delegates, representing
1000 farmers. Two OF the counties
have only one delegate each, and only
half OF the Amherst delegation are III
attendance.
The principal object of the Farm
ers' Alliance is 10 concentrate their
patronage on certain mercantile
houses in order that the increased
patronage may justify the merchants
in lowering commissions. Having
failed in their efforts to induce the
commission merchants and ware
housemeh to reduce commissions or
tobacco, they also desire to take steps
towards securing reductions.
TiIe committee on the establish
ment OF n produce exchange made q
report Recommending the same, which
report was adopted A committee
was then formed TO perfect the neces-
sary arrangements for its establish
ment, and report at an adjourned
meeting.
The officers of the District Alliance,
rs elected last night for the ensuing
year, are:
President-N. D. Hawkins, Of Bed
ford.
Vice Prcsident-H. G. Joyner, OF
Amherst
secretary-D. J. Evans, Of Camp
bell.
Treasurer-Thomas s. West, of
Bedford.
bell.
Chaplain-R. E. Gleason, of Camp
bell.
Door Keeper--C. a. Wright, OF .islii-
herst.
Assistant Door Keeper-R. Il. Ran
dolpiI, OF Nelson.
Steward-T,.J. :3tratton, of Apo.
mattoX.
After discussing the feasibility OF
establishing several creameries and
The transactions Of considerable
business of little interest 10 the
public, the convention adjourned 10
meet again in Lynchburg city on the
third Tuesday in August.
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A " I.BK'S WORK.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ON
THE SALEM DUMMY LINE.
A nlLg GF GRADING PISI}BaD
A Flensnnt @iac-she worEs 10 re
Fiuisncd IN Ninety Days Where ti;e
Road VIII Enter Che city Pleasant
Summer Rides 10 Salem

Just one week ago this morning
work was commenced on The Salem
extension of the dummy line and
since that time it has been pushed
forward with the greatest vigor.
Over mile of grading mas been
completed. and ROW the workmenare
in sight Of the first creek that viii
have 10 be 5panned. = stout and
durable bridge will be thrown across
This Immediately, and then work will
be commenced on the other side.
The grading force keep right at the
heels Of the engineering corps and
keep The iatter hustlinG all the tilne.
There are nearly 80 Inen ut work for
Aessrs George O. Houston x CO., the
wen known contractors, and they
mike the dirt ly rom early IA
The morning until Old Sol sinks oct
Of sight beyond the Western horizon.
There are constantly thirty-llve teams
employed and the scene on the llne
all day is a very busy and animated
one
A representative OF the TIMES drove
over the route OF the road YESTERDAY
afternoon with Mr.J N. McConnellaLd
tound that u great ueul OF work ha1
been accomplished during the past
week. ii lcast mile has been graded
aud Judging by what has been already
done. the contract Will be completed
at lcast two weeks before the limit 81
ninety working days has expired.
Thus far however, the work haS been
comparatively easy. There have been
no deep eats or heavy Filings, but
across the creek it will be more diI
licult.
III the weather continues TO be line
il is thought that no difficulty Will pe
experienced IN running an eql%lne5
overfhe road within the stipulated
three months, The ties have been
ordered and VIII all have to be de-
liypred in the next sixty days, or lhe
contractor will have to whistle for MS
money. Md the aoad will have to be
completed in thirty days or Houston
& CGfupanv sill not realize one cent
from tie work done OF course tins
means II It is by any fGUlt OF their
own. Should the rails not arrive, or
HE coulpau, fail to do what they
have PROMISED and thereby tie road
fails ia 90 through, the contractors
Will not be liable.
III, country through Which the
road runs is "a beautiful ore, and the
ride between thr two cities Will be
one the pleasanteSt imaginable. The
inc i. b0rdered for nearly The entire
. ma,
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7. S. Ilanley got on II freight train
in this city yesterday, and when it
reached Il stopping point near Bon
sacks a brakeman expressed It desire
To linn that he should get oil. Ham
ley argued briefly, said a great many
immoral words, fired Il revolver three
tiines and made for the woods. The
brakeman was considerably fright
,ned. bat is consoled by the reflection
tia; he dispensed with the illegiti-
mate freight 1t is against the rules
OF the company 30 carry live stool. on
coal trains
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
Fer Norc I:rnl.cn.

The friends of Annie Clemens
picked her up in an alley on Railroad
avenue this morning ri 10 O'Clock
with broken and a very bloody nose.
She was taken to her room, where DR..
Harrison adjusted her nasal append
age. Ii was done by q masculine adj
luirer whom she had probably be
guiled, and whom the police are look
ing Tor.
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Conforming The mcKin.cy Elm.

BY United Press.
New YORK, June 5.-The Chamber
OF Commerce met today and among
the new members elected was Warner
Miller. Resolutions were adopted re-
questing President Harrison to bring
TO the attention Of Congress the
national disaster which threatened
the inland States through overiiows
Of the Mississippi river. A motion
was offered condemning the Mckinley
tar II bill was laid on the table.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
.:nce.. a! :.al... nnd Driyirs rnrl..

The races at Lakeland Driving park
this evening at 3oclock promise to he
of great interest. NopainS have been
spared 10 make it anevenr worthy of
attendance and a large crowd viii
witness it, y number of premiums
will be awarded TO riders aud dryers,
including both ladies and gentlemen.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
..Sidcuinea.,

Charles Dupuy. cooFed, was side
wiped by 4 box car in the West End
yards Yesterday morning and WIS
pretty badly hurt He WAS Standing
on Il ade-tracil without any knowl-
edge of orders, observing everything
except the shifter, which shifted the
box car against him Fortunately, he
was knocked from the track and Is
capped with only few bruises and IL
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
& BIacl. Eye.

1t is said that u certain young man
in the city got his black eye when he
asked father for his daughter II
he loved her sincerely a plain refusal
would have been painful enough
but 10 have it accented by such italics
as Il black eye is inlulnan.
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.rl.n ....crt,,., oc.na New som.h.

There SeensTo be u GOOD deal Of
truth In Chauncey Eepew's statement
rlIat THE South is the bonanzn Oh The
future. Her present Development III
industrial affairs is wonderful. She IS
awaking to tie splendid destiny ne.
fore her. And among ali the bright
prospects before her. We may look
with much confidence and pleasure 10
the Immediate opening OF wonderfully
rich regions in Virginia and West II
giuia on the line OF the Norfolk and
Western Railroad.
This line with 900 miles Of new road
now under construction, runs IRON
Norfolk TO the sea westward through
the Blue Ridge and Stone Mountains
10 Roanoke and Bristol. 1t will soon
have its branches completed into the
Cumberland Mountains, and North
ward as far as Ironton, ONO. 1t VIII
one of the finest districts for manu-
featuring purposes iii the country.
The region is abundantly rich lnmlnes
of coal and iron; and stream OF mi
Grafton is sure to set toward 1t, FOL
lowed by rapidly developing and eX-
banding trade relations, The region
Is particularly adapted for steel man
ufacture. Aud it is certain that the
whole magnificent district, Will, IN a
very short time, develop into one OF
the most wealthy sections CT tile con-
tinent.
The line Of road is unsurpassed as 4
means Of reaching desirable summer
resorts. Old Point Comfort, Virginia
Beach, Ocean View, Roanoke and
Blne Ridge Springs, are only a few OF
Che beautiful spots of the vicinity
which have becn supplied with lux
uriously fitted hotels, ut once roomy'
sumptuous and comfortable. Inc APP
continents of these places ana Tue
attractions of the country are sure to
attract visitors more and more each
year as their excellence becomes
Ilrown.-New York Independent.
u WaIsall. proprietor Of the we'll
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
For Free Silver.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The House
commenced consideration of the
silver bill. Speeches were made in
the Senate by Messrs. Teller and
Stewart and against by Messrs. His
cock and Sherman.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
Wants To be suzerian.

BY United Press.
LONDON, June 5.-Advices from
Constantinople represent that the
sultan has expressed an anxiety to
the British government to be per-
United to resume his control as Sue
rian over Egypt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06

For the past three days one Of the
busiest men about Roanoke his beeIf
President Onderdank Of the Virginia
and North Carolina Construction
Company. He stops at the Hotel
FELIX when III therity. Ills company
Will build the Roanoke and Southern
and work on the road, he says, will
commence now in Il very short time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
sixicen Children Killed.

BY United Press.
sr. PAUL, MINI, June "a special
from Sioux Falls, S. D., to the Dis
patch, says that during storm yester-
day.lishtning struck Blisslnan School
House, twelve miles southeast of
flandreau. s. d., killing sixteen
children.
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the gain in output has been steady
throughout. without setback, except
that the phenomeually dull year Tor
the trade, 1881. fell tritle behind
1888
Whereas, in the Northern district
practically the total gain OF the de-
cade was achieved in the last four
wears: that group making less iroh IN
1885 than in 1850. Ii will be seen also
that while the Northern States III
creased 100 per cent. in the ten years.
the South increased 800 per cent. h
gain in tonnage in the Northern
group in the ten years WIS l,05i.5il
IONS, in the Southern 1871 tons
Dropping Missouri and Indiana from
the Northern, ana kentucky. Texas,
North Carolina, Maryland and West
Virginia from the Southern, and the
four remaining Southern States Sow
as follows:
Years. Product, net tons.
1881 ........... 3O6. go:
1889 800, 500
Gain. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I,U19, 100
The representative four States oi
the South made 120,S21 tens greater
Gain than the representative toUl
Northern States made. The total
iron produced South of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers in the ten years was
scr. $50 tons: in the six central North
ern States -. 80 606 tons were made.
III 1890 the South made triile more
than ten per cent. of the total OF the
country. In 1889 the South made 49,
per cent. of the total. In 30 other dis
trict. even when the real iron making
States are made to carry those WHOSE
iron trade has become moribund, has
the proportional tonnage, the pen
cent. gain on itself, or on its proper
ton Of the whole output of the coun
try, been anywhere near equal Will
the South IN these respects.
The South came out OF the struggle
without Il single good furnace fit t.
be blown. The only mills in her ter
ritory that were worth more than
their machinery would sell for q:
scrap iron were the small re rolling
rail mill at Chattanooga and the Ire
degar at Richmond. Her total avail
able furnace capacity was not above
sc. 900 tons Year, and this consisted
of isolated little charcoal blastpots
that in the then condition of the Ia
Dor market could not make Il ton Of
iron at less cost than S22 to $25. The
first successful coke stack was put il
operation in 1868. not quite twenty
two years ago The coke iron indus
try was not fairly established in the
South until 1878. At that time Ohio
alone had forty-eight coke furnace:
completed or building. The entire
South had seventeen coke stacks
completed and building From 1865
to 1885, the South was destitute Of
local capital for the prosecution q
any business requiring much money
In word the Southern iron industr!
has been literally created in the late
score and two years, by combining
Southern pluck and enterprise witt
those attributes from the North and
England, aided chiefly by Northern
and English capital; and from sucl
beginnings the South, in less than &
quarter century, has built up hel
trade SO that in 1889 she made but
300, 900 tons less of iron than the whole
United States made in 1870.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
Summer Wear.

Messrs. Thomas s. Burns are offer
ing special inducements and attrac.
tions in everything III the line o!
summer wear. Their stock is full
and complete and selected with great
care. See their advertisement in
another column.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
'ETirowm From IL Horse.

Mr.. 5. Is. Williams was thrown
from horse which understood the
art of bucking, near Roanoke river
bridge this morning, and had his left
arm fractured above the elbow. Dr.
Harrison reduced the fracture.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
WILL HE FIGHT !?
$4,000 OFFERED JOHN l. TO
FIGHT M'AULIFFE.
new YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The worlds Fair Commissioners 10
Neet-For Free Silver Strike Ended
Sixteen Children KiIIcd-Aimost
Solid For Grover, Etc.
By United Press.

New YORK, June "a dispatch was
re ;eiyed by the Police Gazette from
Luke Short, Fort Worth, Texas, offer
ing purse of $4,000 for finish fight
between John l.. Sullivan and Joe
McAulilTe if he guarantee fair play
aud protection, and suggests that the
match take place in October.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
Muscle a Poor Dependence.

Dare amt no use sayin' nuthin', .
said a burly negro laborer as he
welded good sized pick on a new
foundation yesterday, when man
pens on his muscle fur a liyen' he's
got a mighty poor 'pendance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
TcicgraDhic Briefs.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Speaker Reed, of Portland, Maine,
was renomiIated Congressman yes
terday.
Mrs Grover Cleveland has arrived
in Marion, Mass, and will summer
there.
The lottery people are gaining
ground in New Orleans and are con-
fdent that they will be successful in
getting 4 charter.
The famous monastery, La Grand
Chartereus, fourteen miles distant
from Grenobol in Department Tisere,
has beer partially wrecked by being
blown up with dynamite.
Yesterdays Baseball Games.
BY United Press.
PLAYERS LEAGUE.
at New York-New York, II;
Brooklyn, ).
At Observation-Disclosures, &;
Boston, 9.
AT Cleveland-Rain.
At Chicaeo-Chicago 6; Pittsburg,
-.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
st New York-New York, 2; Bos-
ton, -.
At Observation-Disclosures, 6;
~
Brooklyn, ).
At Cleveland-Rain.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn, 6; Roches-
ter, 8.
At columbus-columbus, 8; To.
ledo, 5.
At LouisvilIe-Louisyille. 8; st.
Louis, 8.
Atsyracuse-s Syracuse 9; Athletic 3.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
At Newark-Newark, 8; Whining
ton, 5.
At New Haven-New Haven, S;
Jersy City, 10.
AT worcester-w Worcester, 10; Hart
ford, 5.
Secure stock in the Iron Belt Build
ing and Loan Association at once.
june5-twk. Il
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Iiic strife Ended.

BY Unifed Press
BUFFALO, n. Y, June 5.-The Ex-
press this morning says that the back
bone of the strike of the soft coal
miners in western Pennsylvania, is
practically broken.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
goiice court.

Gypsie Haywood, keeping house
of i'll fame. fined so.
Mary Turner, same oilense, fined $40.
Charles Morton, keeping house OF
i'll fame, fined so and took an up
neal
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
Gone with Il nand.omer Man.

By United Press.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 5.-Frank
McLlvaine, cashier of the Sulphur
bank, and Mrs, Watkins are both
missing. McLlvaine leaves a wife.
$4,000 of the banks funds are miss
mo
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Amos, Solid for Grover.

BY United Press
AUGUSTA, MAINE, June 5.-When
the recent Democratic State Conven-
ton was poIled, it stood for Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland, 1856; Hill, 2S Whit
nev, 20: Carlisle, ).
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The Worlds Fair Meeting.

BY United Press.
" WASHINGTON, June 5.-Secretary
Blaine has called u meeting of the
Worlds Fair Commissioners 10 be
held at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chi
caso, on the goth instant for the pur-
pose of organizing by appointment
officers, committees. etc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06

Colonel John +. Alexander Of
Washington, has been in the city for
several days past. He is one OF the
best engineers in the country and has
made a special study OF sewerage in
Boston, New York and Washington.
For Il long time be was in the employ
Of the engineer commissioner OF the
district and had to do with the famous
sewers of the Capital. Colonel Alex
andcr thinks that Roanoke should by
means have a sewerage system, that
the health of the city demands it. lie
says that u system can be placed here
withouta very large expenditure as
the city is well drained naturally.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06
r,itn To the uol1hie Music Co.

Write to the Hohbie Music Co,
Lvnchburg, Va, for illustrated cata-
logue of pianos and organs. Among
the different make this house handles,
are the we'll known pianos OF knabe,
Weber, Kranch & Bach and Estey
organs, which are the best on the
market. Every new instrument war
ranted for five years. Lowest prices
and easiest terms.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06

Z. Walsak, proprietor Of the well
known dyeing and securing establish
nant has moved his place OF business
one door to 10l Campbell street
Third avenue, S. W. je5 lw
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-06

Remember the special sale of $9.8s
suits at Joseph COINS, the Salem
avenue clothier, Friday and Saturday
May Goth and 31st. Every suit worth
from S12 to SIS. my30 tt
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Product. net tons.

These comparisons for ten years
quite justify the Iron Trade Review
in saying that period has wrought q
marvellous change in the relative po-
sition Of the Southern States as an
iron producing section, aud the study
of the figures is well calculated to
strike the careful reader with amaze
ment.n
The totals for 10 years in Ohio,
Indiana. Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon-
LIN md Missouri ny. iNpn below.
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Chicken TI,icycs.

Mrs. Z. *. Edwall, Of Sixth avenue,
was much Disguised yesterday morn
ing when she discovered that her
henhouse had been visited the night
before and robbed of six fine chickens.
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7 TUSV " ITO sV''rI
observe that in the Southern group
the gain in output has been steady
throughout, without a setback, except
that the phenomeually dull year Tor
the trade, 1881, fell a trifle behind
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11
Chicago Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO. H., Feb 10.-Trading in wheat
was again very fair and while the feeling
was inclined to be weaker no important
change developed in prices.
The closing was about d lower than
Saturday.
Corn-a good business was transacted,
the volume of trading being large and the
feeling developed weaker, the distant
futures selling the lowest so far on the
crop. The market closed A@5sc lower
than Saturday.
Oats were fairly active. but weaker and
lower, especially on February and July.
Latter selling off "a and the former 1s(015c.
The price for May was up.
Mess pork trading was quite animated
during first half of the session but quiet
state of affairs was witnessed later
Lard-the market averaged dull, fiuctu-
ations in prices being narrow
The leading futures ranged as follows.
Wichita eagle., 1890-02-11
,FINANCEANDCOMMERCE
WICHITA MARKETS.

Receipts Of live stock at the union stock
yards for "a hours, 90 cattle, 43e hogs
The run Of stock was much lighter
than expected-The receipts were COM
posed Of fair &c good butchers cows,
heifers and steers and a few stockers-
There is a strong feeling in the cattle
market and choice ripe cattle were
called 8 to 10 cents higher than Sat-
urday's close - Packers were disap-
pointed with the light receipts of hogs,
as they hoped to see the market open
with a big run--Prices continue strong
and indications now are that prices
will advance some before going lower
Bulk Of sales at e3.7O.