The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-18
ROUND DABoUT ROANOKE.
Editor Pugh and New Encianders-cigar
cites and the Spanish

cites ana the spanish
ROANOKE Feb. IT, Special. Mr.. JAS
a Pugh, president of the Virginia Press
Association, is in receipt of an official mo-
tice from the Massachusetts Press Associa-
tion OF its acceptance Of his invitation 90
visit virginia next MAY. Mr. Pugh has ar
ranged for the visitors, ON their return irom
Southwest Virginia, 90 spend two days in
Richmond Al the banquet 20 De rendered
them i'm this city 10 is arranged that DEE ls o.
be one of the speakers. lie is "a Republican,
but supported Mckinney and scott TWO ol
the Democratic candidates last fall, for lhe
reason that he feared Mahone's election
would be an injury 90 the colored people ol
Nirpinia. AT the banquet 10 is understood
that he will discuss the race problem. taking
the ground that the southern people are
competent 90 deal with the negro without
suggestions OF interference from the Norm;
that they are his real friends. and accord
him every right he is entitlad 90 under me
law. he will show that the white people
of virginia annually eXpend in educating
the NEGROES children many thousands ol
dollars more than he contributes ln i"Ne-'
and take the ground that 300 law lhal Na-
tiOnal Congress can enact VIII secure MN
greater political recognition than DE now
enjoys. ,..
onal Cigarette Machine Company here To
operate i'm Spanish speaking countries, mas
caused much comment and speculation.
The machine % be used is the Luddlngton.
invented bv r. i. Luddington OF W atei-
bury. Conn. 10 has a daily capacity OF
iOO)N. and packs the cigarettes IN boxes.
Every other patent has been bought up bl
fhe Bonsack Cigarette Company, but ihc
international is likely % prove a Nely ana
troublesome rival in the countries named
Tor the reason that the former can never
acquire the right to operate the Luddinsloh
there. n .i...
Tomorrow the frech0lders OF the cily
vote on the proposition 10 sunsclue f''N',
600 ia the capitol stock of the Roanoke anu
southern Railroad. aud TO appropriate S'V'-
900 10 construct the approaches 10 tnIte
overhead bridges. the Norfolk and western
Railroad Company 10 build the supefslluc-
ture. $4,000 for a hospital ana Sl0,VV lot
Police Court building.
nisa little singular that The TIMES is
the ONLY Richmond paper TO endorse lne eN-
cursion of New England editors to lIst
mia. But the THE TIMES IS progressive
and its columns are never closed 10 any
thing that Will contribute 10 lhc ueNeiop-
n.enf and progress of southwest Virginia
~ Cr,sty "a correspondent of the Muuu-
facturers' Record. during recent VISIT 'e
the citv. expressed the hope that oou'nNes'
Virginians would show their appreciate"
of t5is bv subscribing 20 THE TiMEs.
q l. lIammit. "a well-knoWn ciuleh Oh
Finrssfle. BOtetOurt county, was louhu
dead today i'm the basement of ine new
Ponce de Leon Hotel here. lie iell iron non
he loor. fneen feet above, but tae Ooro-
ner's M Jury found that he died Of heart disease.
on a IN leaf of pocket doom coA'aiui"
AS in money, was written that ne Was ,,. q
Victim of mis- disease, and requesting tn"'
n be was found dead not 20 bury hiin lot 1t
dav mr. two. he was forty-three years oiU
and viii be taken home for burial