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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
INSTITUTE.
VIRGINIA..

For the higher educ,.;oi. of Young
ladies, equipped at q cost of 100000
employs % officers and teachers, 7 of
whom are male professors, of both
American and European training.
Languages, Literature, Science, Art,
Music, Eocution, ETC., are taught
under best standards. For nearly a
half century it has commanded public
confidence without distinction of re-
lisious 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 POS from Is
states. The 4Sth session will open
September 18th. p. 0. and Station,
Hollins. Va. CHAS. H. COOKE,
iy25-tf Business Manager.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
. EarrcI OF WHISKY Explodes.

A barrel of whisky exploded at
Syracuse Tuesday, injurlng three
persons and damaging the front of
houses in the neighborhooo. A
saloon keeper allowed Il barrel to
set in the hot sun all day and in the
afternoon the whisky exploded. The
saloon keeper was seriously hurt, as
were nurse and a baby who hap
pened to be in the vicinity at the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
IT RUNS AGAIN.
THE CITY ONCE MORE SUP
"a Piled WITH WATER.
F0RKlEN HAVE A HOLIDAY,
Repairing fke Pipe = How IL Was
Done and Who;Did tit is.Stronger
Than Evcr?S"w-IIow the City Was
| iSupn.icd with Water. -. yyya

The calliopean whistle of the Ma
chine Works didn't send its wall over
Roanoke yesterday morning at !
o'clock. Neither did its smaller
brethren do their share towards
awaking the sleeping city.
There was no water in the boilers,
and, as a consequence, over 1900
wori,men had a holiday, and the
streets We're crowded with them all
day long. But there was no holiday
for the men engaged in repairing the
broken main. They worked all the
harder, and Mr.. Mcconnell. with half
Il dozen of his men from the Machine
works, went out to help Supcrintcnd.
ent Raun and his tired workers.
1t was dirty, disasreeab!e job,
and everyone had their share Of mud
HE pipe was buried haG way in tie
sandy bottom OF the river, and the
break was directly underneath. So
il was that Il long time was consumed
IN getting this sand ont of the way 30
rhat the sleeve, that had been cast
by the Machine Works people, could
be fitted on.
In the meantime the city was with
out water and hotel keepers and
house wives had the greatest difficulty
in getting enough OF the precious
huid to prepare dinner. All morning
the streets were filled with barrel
loaded wagons on their nay TO and
from the various springs and wells
and the drivers turned many an hon
est penny peddling water.
Tie big spring commonly known as
The Trout spring, just under the
Hotel Ponce de Leon, was visited By
hundreds. The water in the spring
is pure and flows freely enough TO
supply a city OF small population, and
IS very convenient to the people in
the neighborhood of which il is loca
ted in cases when The city supply is
short like the past two days. Mr.
smith, the proprietor, acted very
kindly and did not Try TO prohibit
any one from getting what they
wanted of that blessing that flows
fire" TO all generally. but not on yes
rerday.
BY two o'clock the sleeve" had
been fitted neatly around the defec-
tive pipe and caulled, and at > clock
the pure water from Mill Mountain
spring was once more running through
the pipes and the people We're re
ioicing.
At six o'clock the shriI Shrek of
the Machine Works whistle was once
more heard in the land and the night
fnrs,. wont rp work
The only establishment in the city
that suffered no Inconvenience from
the stoppage of The supply was the
Grocer furnaces. They have a con-
nection with Tinker creek. The ice
factory managed TO get Il supply for
some time, rs did the brewery, but
the electric light company come to Il
staud-still early Sunday morning.
The officials do not think that there
will ever again be trouble OF this kind.
As soon as the bridges across The
river are built the water will be
brought over by aqueduct.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
Washington News.

By United Press.
WASHINGTON, August 4.-The Sen
ate today further considered the tariff
bill. The House considered the gen
eral deficiency bill. During the de-
bate Mr.. Rogers, OF Arkansas, made a
bitter attack on Speaker Reed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
HnscbniIat glcrrYN:Iic.

Special to TIE TIMES.
BEaRYv1LLE, Va, Aug AT
Berryville-Berryville, Ii; Hagers-
town, 10. Base hits-BerryviIle, II;
Hagerstown, 9. Batteries-Curtis and
Smith, Abigail and Pat Rollins.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
IS LIFE WORTH Lying !?

Not if you go through the world a
dyspeptic. DR.. Acker's Dyspepsia
Tablets are positive cure for the
worst forms of dyspepsia, Indigestion,
llatulencv aid constipation. Guar
anted and sold by Budwell, Christian
& Harbee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
An Italian Fight.

Ey United Press.
BouSDBRooK, NJ Aug IA ter
rible fight occurred in the Italian set
Element. known as Gravel Pit in the
outskirts of Boundbrook yesterday.
Two men were Killed and two Others
are expected to die.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
Base Rail- Game. OF Yesterday.

Ey United Press.
PLAYERS LEAGUE.
Ut BuTalo-First game-BuTalo, s.
Boston, ). Second game-Butfalo, ..
Boston, :,
At Pirts5urs-Pittsburs, H; Brook
lyu, II.
At cIeverana-clevcland, s; PllIa-
dclpIia. ..
Al ei.ieugo-cl,icaso, ,; Sew
York, D.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
1t Notwithstanding, 10; Pitts
burg, &.
at cleyeland-clcveland, >; New
York, .
At Chicago-Chicago, 3; Boston, i.
Observation-Disclosures, :; Phi!a-
delphia, ..
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
Vt Washington : Washington, 0;
Newark, 4.
at MISUNDERSTANDING, I; New
Haven, s.
At Baltimore-Baltimore, II, Hart
ford, l.
At Observation-Disclosures, )
Lebanon, 4.
No American Association games TO,
daV.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Judge NJ. 3. Woods WAS in town
yesterday. He is a six tooter, wears
a gray moustache, and has q rieh
ilorid complexion. He is Il capital
teller Of stories and comes from South
west Virginia, where he is known as
one of the shrewdest politicians in
public life. He is Malone Repub-
lean, and at one time was spoken of
for the readiuster nomination for
governor of the State. But Malone
got it and also got left.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
.Jnc!,nc'> Zig Petition.

81 United Press.
NEW York, Aug. -t.-over two
thousand names have been signed to
y petition for pardon for Alderman
Jachnc. who WAS convicted and sen
fenced to Sing Sing prison for nine
years and ten months for coippiicity
in the Broadway railroad steal.
jaelne has been in prison four years.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Mr.. Henry Hidden has assumed the
duties OF agent of the Richmond and
Danville Railroad Company at Lynch
burg, position to which he has just
been appointed. 1t would have been
impossible for the company to have
selected an agent who at once would
have been so acceptable to the com
munitv, ard so beneficial to the COM
many
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

For rheumatism, lumbago, neural
cia. cramp and collie, there is no rem
edv superior to the genuine DR.
Thomas Electric Oil.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Paul G. Edmunds is very confident
that he will get the nomination again
from this district and be returned to
Washington by 4 handsome ma jority.
He ;:as.es.. i..., at the Metropolitan
hotel in that city, and to The hotel
eossiper of the Washington Post lie
said the other day:
delegates have been chosen in my
favor in Campbell and Montgomery
counties, and Halifax will declare for
me tomorrow. I am entirely confident
of my renomination.'
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

There are gentlemen engaged in
the business of law-malling who,
Notwithstanding some claims to quick
wittedness, are slow at seeing point,
especially a point of order.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Detective w. G. Baldwin, of Blue
field was in the Hotel Felix corridor
yesterday. He came to the city on a
short business tripand Went back to
the scene of his famous exploits last
night Baldwin is, perhaps, the best
known detective in Virginia now that
Jack Wren has passed away, and he,
has done much harder worth among
the desperate classes than ever the
noted Richmond sleuth did. His
quick bright eye has the light of
a man of nerve lii its dephs and when
his finger presses the trigger some
thing is sure to drop.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
OfInterest to sprinters.

The fast runners of Roanoke can
now have chance to test their speed
and back their judgment, too, If they
want to. There is Il gentleman now
in this city who offers to run either
one hundred or two hundred yards
on wager of 500.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Buy your cooking STOVES from MD
Jennings s. Co., near market house.
Salem avenue. I
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

1t costs you nothing to call at the
Singer office aud reGisterfor y chance
in the three beautiful pieces Of art
work to be given away Friday even
inr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
Governor Jones Marrow Escape.

By United Press.
B1SGuAMrroS, n. Y, Aug. l.
Lieutenant Governor Jones had
narrow escape from drowning this
afternoon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
Ladies TsnYc TricGlf.

\ number of my lady customers
have tried Mothers Friend,' and
would not be without for many times
its cost. They recommend it 10 all
WHO are TO become mothers. r. a..
Payne. Druggist, Greenville, Ala.
Write Rradfield Reg. Co., Atlanta,
Ga, for particulars. BY Budwell,
Christian and Barbee.
Erysipelas and salt rheum was
driven entirely away from Mrs. J. G.
Anderson. Peshtigo, Wis, by Bur.
dock Blood Bitters. No equal as
blood purifier.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Miss E. J. Zimmerman, of 100 Fourth
avenue, S. e.. who has been in bad
health for some time, left yesterday
for her old home at Buchanan.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
RAILROAD NOTES.

specting the possibility of main
tanning freight rates. the necessities
of many Of the roads are 50 great
that they cannot afford to establish
higher rates at the expense OF de
.eased tonnage, and it is certain that
railway officials generally are alarmed
by the certainty OF decreased ton
pase in the future, and Will Try TO
get a. high rates rs possible.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Captain John U. Sumpter, chief
clerk TO Railroad Commissioner Hill,
has resigned on account of ill-health.
Mr.. \. q. Akers, of Roanoke, for-
merlv chief clerk to Mr.. a. Pope, gen
eral freight agent of the Norfolk and
Western railroad, will succeed him.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

The increase in the value of rail
roads Of the country during the past
wear has brought the value of their
assets for the time over $40, O0,O0O, 600.
On this property the net earnings,
after paying expenses, were $3lS, l95,-
COO. but the stockholders received
oplv SIS. 49,, 900 out of it. Further
than that, the balance OF assets has
been increased in the year only about
IS. O00. 600, or less than per cent. In
many sections of the country the sur
pins is smaller than for the previous
wear. the increase in the Northwest
being more than double the increase
in the whole country.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05
Cloakn,axcrs strike Again.

By United Press.
New YORK, Aug. 1.-The Worins
union cloakmakers in all shops in this
city TO the number OF 3,0oO' went on +"
strike again today.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

1t is rumoreu that the East Te4ne-
see. Virginia and Georgia road Is
looking for an outlet from Mobile to
New Orleans by running Il road al
most due west TO Pearl river, where
connection can be made with the
Northwestern road into the Crescent
city. Sdch road would parallel the
New Orleans and Mobile division OF
the Louisville and Nashville road.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Large quantities Of fire brick. steel
rails and machinery are in the Shen-
andoah Valley yards awaiting snip,
ment to the South. They are destined
for Southwest Virginia, East Ten
nessee. North Alabama and various
points in Georgia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Go to Geyer's to get your spring
aud summer suits my20 tt.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Editors Welcome Emperor William.
BY United Press.
LONDON, August All this morn
ing's papers print editorials welcom-
ing Emperor William to England.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

When you try A. b. G. Remedies,
tell your neighbors the result.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

Have you visited the Singer art dis
play
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

\ close examination Of the >prine
wheat territory warrants reduced
estimates OF that crop below any
that have been made during the
season. and the weather generally is
still larf from favorable, so that turthe:
reduction is not improbable. The
Iii couraging crop outlook has had the
effects OF causing the railway officials
of Western roads 10 make such con
cessio1s to each other thar an adj
vance il freight rates may be estab-
lished.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

An organization has been perfected
by the incorporators of the Cumber-
land Gap and Mississippi Nalley Kali.
road. which will extend from Colum-
bus on the Mississippi through Hop
kinsville to Cumberland Gap.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

The cross earnings Of eighty-siN
railroads for. the third. week in July
were s.. SO, ZIP. against %5,Sij,3sG IN
1889. an increase OF $GlS..2G.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-05

The interest and dividends payable
This month are unusually large. The
amount of interest due and payable
is $l6, 1902, j03, against $l5,21o, I9l IL
1880
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-01

classes are moving as ave before, to
throw off these chains of commercial
aud financial bondage. With q change
in this respect, and the gradual accu-
mutation of wealth, and the content
ment and progress of u own people,
you could neither drive the darkey
away nor bar the Yankee out.
For this all important work will
depend on the public press, on the
teachers and educators amongst us,
and on the men Of intelligence and
wealth in each neighborhood and
county. I can here Indicate only very
briefly a few lines of thought and &C.
ton to guide and direct leading minds
amongst us. These would be some
what as follows:
l. Get our people to settle down
and go to work to a " the soil and
improve 1t.
2. All classes to turn attention, as
much as possible, to industrial educa-
ton, and then so diversity our employ
ments and industries.
81 Study skill, tact, thrift and econ
omy in all things.
4. Simplify our laws and subdivide
our lands.
5. Practice self-denial, self-reliance
and homo enterprise.
6. Live close, work hard and talk
sense all you can.
These plain, practical precepts would
soon redeem the old Atlantic States,
restore North Carolina to her first
rank in the Union, make white and
colored alike c~ontented, stimulate
State pride among ourselves and com,
mand respect and influence for US all.
RUFUS BARRINGER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-01

And the man who would rob them of
this right is neither fair nor honest.
But the people are laboriDg under
the impression whether right or
wrong is not the question: that these
corporations are charging exorbitant
rates for their services to the public;
that they are growing immensely rich
and powerful; that they are becoming
oppressive and dictatorial in their
dealings with the people; that they
are controlling elections, the govern,
ments of the State and to some extent
its courts as well.
Now, if these impressions are false
AMI without foundation, and no doubt
some of them are, the result to the
State is the same as if they were true.
Therefore, there is a necessity for a
railroad commission to investigate all
these alleged wrongs and ascertain
the truth and let the world know it.
It seems to me that on business
principles, if the railroads were inno-
cent of these charges, they would be
more anxious for a commission than
the people. On business principles, if
they are not guilty they ought to de-
mand commission. A man is charged
with a crime, be declares he is not
guilty, yet avoids al investigation. He
declares his innocence, and yet de-
clines to have the light turned on
And when the light is brought BAL
his deeds he extinguishes it if possible.
Strange proceedings for an honest
man!
If these corporations have not
violated their charters; if they have
not been guilty Of wrong; if they have
not been charging too much for their
services; if they have not Disseminated
against one section in favor Of another,
nor against one man in favor of an
other; if all their dealings with the
public have been fair and honest and
reasonable, how could they be dam
aged by a commission? How could
any investigation injure them? Would
it not rather be to their benefit?
Would it not bring about confidence
between the people and these corpora
tions? Would it not eradicate the
prejudice from the minds of some
against the corporations? And then
would not this more than compensate
the roads and the state for the COM
mission?
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-01
THE SITUATION.

United States bonds, due in 1907,
and bearing but 4 per cent. interest,
are selling at 1911 cents on the dollar,
or at a premium of 274 per cent. At
the same me a mortgage for one
third Of it's assessed valuation, on good
farming lands, located in almost any
State of the Union, bearing 4 per
cent. interest, and due in five years,
would have to sell for less than IS
cents on the dollar, or at a discount of
fully 25 per cent. A farm mortgage
due in 1907 could hardly be nego-
tiated at any rate of interest. Here
is an apparent difference of SIT per
cent. in favor Of bond securities. But
when reckoned at the rate of about
3-8 per cent. per annum, which a 4
per cent. bond at this high premium
brings, it amounts to much more.
This is substantial evidence that our
moneyed men had rather take 2 3-8
per cent. per annum from government
bonds than 4 per cent. from farm
mortgages by about 81 per cent.
Surely there is considerable odds
against farm securities in this state
ment. There must be a well-grounded
reason for such a difference. Men
who loan money are the most greedy
class of our citizens. To pass by 8 to
20 per cent. and take up with less
than 3 is in violation of the teachings
of their profession. The plain, simple
reason for such action is this: The
payment Of the interest and principal
Of the bonds is guaranteed by the
taxing power of the government,
while the payment of the mortgage
and it's interest depends entirely upon
the success of agricultural industry.
This is the only argument that will
account for these unnatural conditions.
Money is loaned at less rates upon
city property, railroad stocks, manu-
featuring shares, or almost any other
species of security than farm property.
Coming as it were from every point
of the financial compass, is it not fair
to conclude that in the judgment of
fnanciers the agricultural interests of
this country are doomed? Does it not
indicate the complete abandonment of
the farmers to that fate which the
financial policy of this nation has so
fttingly prepared them? The farmers
of this country, to all intents and
purposes, have been abandoned by
both government and plutocrats to
their Creator, the tax,gatherer and
themselves. Their calling has been
pronounced a failure, their credit re-
pudiated, and they are told in the
plainest possible terms to work out
their own salvation. Without a rep
resentative in their House of Congress,
or a friend in their department of the
government-ignored by the courts
and betrayed at every turn-what
will be the future of the farmer if no
change occur -?
The last hope lies in organization,
in preparing to meet organized guile
with organized truth. The Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union presents
the opportunity. Do not miss it. Join
at once, and make the last fight for
justice and liberty.-Eachange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-01

The Farm, Stock and Home (Minne-
apolis, Missy: Senator Cullom recently
introduced a bill providing for making
government loans to farmers, on good
real estate security, of course. at a
very low rate of interest," to 3 per
cent. The Senator explained that his
connection with the proposition was
by request-the State Grange OF ILL
nois was the guilty party-.whlle the
other Senators smiled with Ilcon-
cealed contempt as the bill was Gre
ferred" in the usual way, and that
will he the last of it. The govern.
ment might be in infinitely worse
business than loaning money to farm
erg at 3 per cent. 1t would surely be
better than loaning it to national
banks without any interest. It would
be infinitely better than spending hun
dreds of millions to create more com
petition for farmers; in short, it is
safe to say that the national Congress
does many things more foolish and
unwise than would be government
loans to farmers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-01

The gist of the "silver question" is
simply this: the silver men advocate
an increase in the volume of money,
while those who oppose, favor the
present system of gradual contraction.
The material of which money is made
really cuts no figure in the case and
the pre-, silver and anti-silver talk is
simply dust for the eyes of FOOLS
Kansas CommOner.