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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-26
THE RACES.

THE RACES.
First race, unfinished trotting. o:35
class, best 3 in 5, purse $3.50, $50 to
first, S75 to second and S25 to third
Wilfred won, Seven Spot second, Meta
third.
Wilfred.. 1 3 3 3 1 2:45, 9:42I, 2:43.
Meta. . = 9 . } 2:43
Seven Spot 3 3 . 1 1 2:4Ih, 2:4315.
Auction Boy withdrawn after the first
heat.
Second race, running, weller weig hit
hurdle, one and one-half miles over six
hurdles, purse $50, 500 to first and $50
to second = Neptune won, Simsvillc
second.
Third race, running novelty, one
mile dash, purse $3.50, $50 to horse at
quarter mile post first; $50 to one at
half first, $75 to one at three-quarters.
and 500 to one at mile first whole
purse won by Count-Me-In, time 1:53lI,
Story Teller second.
Fourth race. running, Virginia stakes
one and one-half miles, purse $3.50, SITS
to first and $75 to second, Katie c. -won,
Repudiator second, Triple Cross third,
Ravcller fourth: time o:51H.
Fifth race, trotting free-for-all, one
mile, purse 500, $40 to first, Sl20 to
second and $40 to third-Charle G. won,
Barney w. second, Roam Ben third
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BALrOUR IN IRELAND.
The Irish Secretary Visits the Bishop of
Killalea.

DUBLIN, Oct. Is Special Upon his
arrival at Ballra, county Mayo, Mr..
Balfour, chief secretary of Ireland, who
is making tour of the western counties,
was met by Miss Balfour and Licuten-
ant-Coloncl Sir j. West .Ridgeway, I'M
der secretary for ireland. There was
quite crowd ut the railway sta ton, but
no demons ira ton was made.
& The party were driven to the residence
lof Most Rcv. Hugh Conway, ID. d.,
Catholic bishop Of Killalca, with whom
Balfour had Il long conference in the
presence of a number of priests. The
party subsequently proceeded to Killa-
lea en- route to Bclmullet, whore they
will remain over Sunday.
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UPON THE NIGER.
4 French Party Attacked by Natives and
Several Wounded.
ANDL.EsHIP, Chairman

4 Frchch Party ATTACKED by Natives and
Several Wounded.
PARIS, Oct 25.-[Speciall IN. Nixon.
chief of the French commercial missi n
on the Niger, while ascending the river
with a party acting as convoy to a
quantity of goods. was attacked by
natives. NJ. Nixon and several other
members were wounded. They finally
took shelter at the British Niger Com
pany station.
The journal Des Dcbats to-day pub
fishes letters demanding from the
british Niger Company indemnity for
the damage done by the natives. on the
ground that that company ought to in
sure the security of navigation of the
river.
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Thr Marie Greenwood Opera Company
closed its season last night by render
ing before a crowded house "Boccac-
clio" 1t is needless TO say that the
opera was given as no other comic opera
company now in the South could pos
sibly give it.
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The closing day of the race meeting
was the most successful. The weather
was pleasant and the track was in fine
condition. The races were all interest
ing and often exciting. The attendance
was much larger than on any prev ious
day. The grand stand WAS nearly full
by o'clock and there were large crowds
i'll carriages, on horseback and scattered
over the grounds. The ladies turned
out in full force, and, from the interest
they evinced, thoroughly enjoyed every
race.
For the second heat of the unfinished
race the horses started fairly Wilfrcd
taking the lead Meta second, Seven
Spot third, Auction Boy having been
withdrawn These positions were un-
changed throughout the heat, Wilfred
winning easily under strong pull,
leading tho others by several lengths,
Meta second, Seven Spot third
For the third heat the horses started
together, Wilfred breaking badly on
first turn, Meta going ahead, Seven
Spot second. Wilfrcd had fair show
to regain the front, but broke again on
the first turn of the second half Meta
winning, Seven Spot second, Wilfred
third.
Wilfred broke again in the fourth heat,
Seven Spot taking the lead and winning
easily, Meta second, Wilfred third
Wilfred broke again on the first turn
for the fifth heat. and again at the same
place Cor the second half, where he was
left by Seven Spot by at least one eighth
of mile, but saved his distance on the
hnp Oh fo1,
ing the race, Meta second.
Many of Wilfred's lady admirers cried
shame as he was brought to dead
stop at his second break.
The horses started together for the
sixth heat, Wilfred taking the pole
from Seven Spot on the first turn, Meta
second, Seven Spot regaining second on
the next turn. Wilfrcd broke on the
turn for the second half, the others
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CLOSE OF A SUCCESSFUL MEET.
MeIrose Park Racing Comes to
an End.

Six Races Given::Yesterday i'm Grand Style
-Wilfred Fights. Hard for the 2:33-
Count-NIe-In Takes In All the Novelty
Purses-Charlie G. Upsets the Talent.
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Checkmate broke tendon in the sec
ond heat and was withdrawn.
Sixth race, running consolation race,
three-quarter-mile dash, purse, 500 to
first. $50 to second-Fitz Lee won, Vir-
ginia Bell second. Triple Cross third,
Raveller fourth.
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VOL. TX. mo. 80.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
NPECIAL BARGAIN.

RD
We have n lot fronting 40 feet on the
\ south side of East Campbell street, 1876
feet deep to an alley, and 40 feet east of
Edgewood street, adjoing the Woodland
Papk Company's land, which we can
offer for q few days only at $4,000.
WILBUR S. POLE & CO.
Rooms 3 and 4, Exchange Building,
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA.
DARTIES DESIRING TO PUR-
BUCHANAN, VA,
at the
SALE, OCTOBER a9TH,
Should call on
SIMMONS, AMBLER & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Buchanan, Va.
Office corner Washington and Water
streets.
ID. 8. MEADOWS. II. l.. cIiILEs.
ID. $. MEADOWS 8 co.
REAL ESTATE
A iirst-class list OF property on their
Office with Old Dominion Investment
Company,
40 SALEM AVENUE.
Oct2G-1wk.
A BRIGHT, INTELLIGENT YOUNG
IA MAN, who is willing to work, and
wants to learn the newspaper business,
can find something to his advantage by
applying at The TIMES business Office
between 10 a. m. and p. Ill.
TNIIE BEST BARGAIN
IN ROANOKE TODAY IS
90 BUILDING LOTS,
In three blocks.
FOR $1,000 FOR TIE - LOTS.
See map at
oct'6-1t j. Il. lIOCKADAY'S.
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DAME, GREGORY & CO.,

DAINE, GREGORY & CO.,
Real Estate Brokers,
Buchanan, Va.
Secure your lots before the day of the
sale (2oth) through lis. Large profits
made on small investments. oct23-tf
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A BRIGHT, INTELLIGENT YOUNG
IA MAN, who is willing to work, and
wants to learn the newspaper business,
can find something to his advantage by
applying AT THE TINES business Office
between 10 a. m. and p. III.
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We have lot fronting 40 feet on the
south side of East Campbell street, 1876
feet deep to an alley, and 40 feet east of
Edgewood street, ABIDING the Woodland
Park Company's land, which we can
offer for q few days only at $4,000.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-13
An Uncrushed Ananias.
Eeeniag Wisconsin.

A certain club man, whose stories are
always told in the first person, has at
last become decided bore to his friends
and one Of them resolved to call him
down. Soon the occasion came. The
self-laudatory club man had told story
of being held up by highwaymen in
Kansas. lie represented it as a cold,
rainy night on q muddy road in the
country, and wound up by stating that
the robbers escaped. Here was a
chance, and his friend said: ''lf 1t were
muddy | should think you could have
followed them the next morning, They
must have left plenty of tracks" This
seemed TO be poser that would have
downed any ordinary man, but it did
not cur hero. He rose to the emer-
gency and said; II thought so, too; but
when looked the next morning | found
that the robbers had left no tracks.
SoV see The mud ont there RS s., SttieGiy
that Their tracks stuck last 10 their
feet and they carried them away with
them"
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JUST ONE INSTANCES.

II is hard to teach an old dog new
tricks and We. doubt if the hardened
sinners Of the Republican press will ever
learn that the American people are the
real rulers OF this country and know
just what they want and understand
just what they are voting for. These
editors still insist that the Democratic
and Independent press Of the country
have been lying about the Mckinley
tariff, and that that tariff, which in
creaSeS the tariff tax, on an average,
from A. per cent. 10 60 per cent, does
not raise the price OF the taxed
articles TO the American consumer.
They assert this in the face
Of the fact that their own readers, who
have recently purchased these articles,
have paid the increase over the counter
in cold cash. IL is not necessary TO re-
cite all the increases of the Mckinley
tarid-they have been told and retOld
and any one who doubts need but refer
TO the bill itself and compare it with the
old too high tarif-one instance will
suffice, and we leave the Cleveland
Plain Dealer TO tell IL:
a citizen entered the Plain Dealer Office
yesterday in high state OF Indignation.
He had read in the Republican high tariff
organ on Sunday that the talk Of high
prices lowing 70 the Mckinley bill' was
merely "a campaign trick and would be
heard no more now that the election was
over. Assuming this 20 be true he went TO
his tailor yesterday mOrning and gave an
order for a pair of trousers OF the same
kind that he had been paying Sl2 for. Ask
ing the price after he had given his order
he was t0ldSl5.
When the Mckinley bill passed state
ments had appeared in Democratic papers
that sowing 10 the Mckinley bilI' WOODEN
goods Of all kinds would be greatly in
creased in price. and that clothing would
be considerably dearer, the enhanced cost
being felt either in a higher charge for the
same quality Of goods or the substitution
OF an inferior goods at the old price. Be
inga reader Of the Republican organ he
believed its assertions that this marking
up was a campaign trick and would end
with the voting. Reading in the same paper
on Sunday that we should hear no more OF
high prices, the campaign trick having
/ been played out, he went with conf
dence 10 his Republican tailor 20 tiud
prices-and il was nearly Q week
after the election-raised on him - per
cent lowing 20 the Mckinley BILL II
had cost him Just - on one pair Of trousers
I 10 be convinced that the Republican organ
was needleSsly repeating after the election
| its ante-electiOu falsehoOdS.
| But had the tailor any justification in
increasing the price Of a PAIR of all wool
not shoddy-trousers from sl2 TO SO,
lowing 10 the Mckinley billw The pur-
chaser can figure il out for himself in this
comparison Of the duties on WOODEN goods
in the old tariff and the Mckinley tariff.
10 will interest women rs well as men and
will explain how prices Of all descriptions
OF wooden goods are marked up or the
quality deteriorated lowing to the Me
kinley bill"
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Cure for BAD Breath.

tNltNlv IpNf
"Ny dear fellow" Cecil Clay, during
the stay Of himself and wife, ROSina
VokeS, at the Richelieu. remarked one
day to a young member of the company.
My dear fellow, wish you would not
eat onions 50 constantly. Your doing
so makes ii impossible for anyone to
stand in front OF you two consecutive
minutes"
Indeed am very sorry, Mr.. Clay"
the young man replied, "but you know
am so very fond Of onions that really
couldn't give up eating them for any
such reason
"Oh, well, if you are so addicted to
the habit won't insist" said Mr.. Clay.
But, really. my dear fellow, if you are
determined To continue eating them you
ought TO eat them at the Richclieu,"
"Why, pray?"
Because" said Mr.. Clay with a sigh
that told Of memorable experience, ''be-
cause when you receive your bill the
price would take your breath away"
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roOR Old REED.
what riusui Figure lie WIN Cui to be
sure.


When the Speaker of the Fifty-iirSt
Congress lays down his gaycl for the last
time on the evening of March 3, 1891,
he will undergo a transformation more
rapid and more complete than has ever
been witnessed in any pantOmime. He
who has ruled 50 long as an absolute
deSpOt. veritable ear, will suddenly
sink into inSigniiicauCe unparalleled IN
congressional history. And il In his
weil-mcrited degradation he was allow
ed % sink into the noiS0me shades OF
private life and hide his diminished
head in some ObScUrity where his Of
fences were not known. If indeed, any
place So stepped IN Ignorance could be
found, all would De well with him, and
ne might linger out the remainder OF a
miserable existence, and finally pass
from earth. unwept. uuhonored and I'M
sung.
But cruel fate had denied him the
sweet but simple SOlace OF forgetfulneSS.
In an evil hour. and doubtless tempted
hv demons, he sought to perpetuatc his
power. and by the corrupt use OF money
secured his reelection TO Congress. SO
that ON the iifty-Second anniversary OF
the assemblage OF that body lac will be
entitled to sneak into back seat upon
the floor, over which he has tyranuizcd,
where his nod has been supreme and
which his WAX has paralyzcd, but
where there will be none 50 poor rs TO
do him reverence. His position will DC
similar 10 that Of the great Napoleon,
Of whom it was written by a grand.
though unknown poet, that hc
Sat and thought OF the sccnc- he bad seen. ah ,
While f0riogn he did rourn on the Isle OF -.
elIrlena-
OR. like the poor ghost. doomed for
a certain time 10 walk the earth, until
penance for his sins has been per
formed. 50 poor old Reed viii walk the
melancholy corridors of Congress with
out daring TO raise his puny voice in its
deliberations Nor can he pose as a
martyr, for his money made his calling
and election sure. though now he would
gladly have his money back and let some
better man take his place. But Doodle
and bulldozing went down together
when the old ship sank, aud Reed and
Quay. once ready to cut each others
throatS. found themselves clinging TO
the same frail Spiro, and thus saved
their lives. which they may now spend
in exhibiting their sores and pouring
balsam into each others fostering
wounds. and the great public passes
them by. nodding its head ana saying;
"Serves them right" Verify the way
OF the tranSgreSsOr is hard.
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REC0UNTS. REPUBLICAN AND DEMO
CRATIC.

The IntcUigcRccr never ncglectS to
howl fraud during recount when
Democrats do the recouuting and the
Republican candidate loses votes. When
Republicans do the rocounting, how
ever, and mistakes are found il takes
this view Of the case:
The irregularity at the CLAY District
poll is not exceptional. On the contrary
that and other things Ike il occur frequent
Dr.. There are good reasons why the law
should be strictly complied with in every
rcspect In this case the error was easily
detected and made right Under olhcr
circumstances and with more at stake the
result might be serious
Exactly. Ia Clay district Ecpubll-
cans did the counting. Ten ballots
were found not to have been counted at
AN. The Democratic ticket gained on
the recount in consequence. Had the
result been close or doubtful this mis-
take might have decided it. And mark
tbis: had that condition prevailed. and
had the officials who did the counting
been Democrats, the IRtetligcncer would
have raised cry Of fraud that would
have been dcafening. IL happens, how
over that the ten mislaid ballots were
mislaid by Republicans, it is all
right. Republican counters can do no
intentional wrong in the MicliiJcRccrN
eyes. IL should De borne in mind that
the REGISTER does not make the charge
and does not believe that the mistakes
I'm Clay district and elsewhere were any
thing but mistakes, which, II may
be were excuSablc in tired Off
cials. who had labored hard all day.
II simply recalls 20 our mind the
TntelIigclccl's and the Republican man
AYERS concerted howls about the Wet
Eel county frauds" which were not one
whit less explainable on the ground OF
error than the errors discovered in the
recount in this county.
But the IatclligeRccr is hard subject
In reform and because Republican can
didate for State senator has had his
alleged majority jeopardized 10y re-
count in Tyler county our ncisheor i'm
mcdiately assumes that there was al
effort made TO count him OUT Now,
let MS look at the facts and try to deter
mine who did the counting out. An
eyewitness Of that recount in Tyler
county informed Us in yesterdays REC
IsrER that the Honorable Republican
County Court refused TO count for
MORRIS, Democrat. the votes where his
name was written instead Of OGDrN's. on /
the ground that it then read NORRIS of
Peasants county. instead Of Norris, OF
Tyler. BY this method they will take /
from MORRIS about forty votes
Here is 4 case, in which it Is
plain TO everybody that the Democratic /
candidate has been openly deprived Of I
votes which were cast for him-the in
teptlon of the voters being plain. Yet, /
NE hear no. word OF protest from the
JofeIlicqer or any other Republican
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MARTINS FERRY.

'.Nickel Bill the man from Wheeling
that stands on the corner and begs for a
nickel to buy drink with, was on our streets
last evening. Some of these days the pc
lice will run him in and then he will have
10 let his friends in North Wheeling know
what has been doing.
Mr.. James Lyle received check from
from the Odd Fellows Mutual and Acct
dent Association in payment of an indem-
nifty claim for injuries received in Wheel
ing. which was chronicled in the REGISTER
at the time.
Several Of cur citizens have returned
from Caldwell, o., where they have been
attending the trial Of James Griffith OF TINS
county The court discharged nm, not DC
ing able to make out case against him.
VIII Paxton, Selby Shrode, Wardy Cook
and Sinner Hunter got four coOns the other
night. and were only out for few hours.
Bill says that they can beat the world on
coon hunting.
They have commenced to place the large
hammer in position at the McDermott Tool
Works. This is one Of the most successful
enterprises in this city.
John G.. Graham, of the Barnes Sale
Company OF Pittsburg, was in the city yes
ltLNdN anu SNAh swim 'tA-s ~
merchants in town.
It'll quite dangerous sometimes the way
the trains on the Terminal road make their
flying switches near Hanover street.
w. Diehl, Secretary of the Natural
Gas Company was in town yesterday on
business connected with his company.
l.. L. Smith, of Minerva, o., was in the
city on business yesterday, as also was j.
c. Morgan, of Cleveland.
The Adams express agency has been
transferred from Charles Thorngate TO
James Y. Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs O. Russell Wood left yes
terday for Chattanooga, Tenn, ana At
lanta, Ga.
There is a good bit of kicking in the
Third ward about some of the arc lights
being out
Mrs, Anna L. Smith, of Toledo, is visit
ing Mrs. W. 3. Francis, on Walnut street.
Robert Jenkins has returned from Mari
eta, where ne has been for several weeks.
The meetings. OF the V NJ. c. a. is being
well attended this week.
DR. \. II. Ong was in Smithield yester-
day.
John Crooks has returned from Column
bus.
Council met in special session astnight.
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Ten Thousand out of Employment.

MADRID, November ia large
tobacco factory in this city was de-
stroyed by fire to-day, causing loss OF
500. 600. Ten thousand persons are
rendered idle by the conflasration.
The fire is still burning in the cellars.
The company will continue to pay the
workmen, and will erect temporary
factory. The Queen visited the ruins
this afternoon and offered subscrip-
tion for the relief of the distressed.
She received an ovation. An immense
crowd was present.
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The scholar in roli,ic''

Now that the campaign Is over. i may
not be deemed imprudent to reveal the
fact that DR.. William Everett offered 10
contribute 5000 TO the Democrats
campaign fund If the Democratic COM
mittee would agree 10 give up the use OF
the word rally" and substitute the
word injecting" instead. IL IS needless
IN say that Or. Everett made this offer
SOLELY IN behalf Of good English, and
not to advance his political fortunes.
The offer was not accepted, for the
simple reason that 1t was thought the
time was too short to overhaul the YER
nacular and the Mckinley bill at the
sumo time.
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nenoera,ie Committee I:aaQuetted.

Srscicl TslsTrEa % ne Register.
PuuIpPI. November IA banquet
WAS rendered the Democratic Executive
Committee Of Barbour county to-day
There were present Hon. d. W. Gall,
Hon. d. ". Shaw. Hon. I. y. Johnson,
chairman Of the Executive Committee
can't John r. Phillips, I. /. Elliot
lam Waters. Il. L. Taft, John I. Re
ger. Marion Howes, T. b, TeteT, ); HoI
Moods. Jasper Moore. jacob MeClane'
n II Douglass. NJ. Peek, \. Is. Hud-
Tins &. ID. c. Harris, y. ;. Polling Dr.
Iobn W. Bosworth, J W. Gawthrop' H.
]. Thompson. A. q. ChriSllp-, -
Hon. ID. W. Gall, NJ. Peck, Hon; H.
w. shaw. Capt. John K. Phillips ana D.
Hop Woods responded 70 toastS-
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organ. Had the politics of the parties
concerned been reversed the IRtelli-
gcncer would chew the outrage over for
the next two years, Just as it has its
falsehoods about the Wetzel county re-
count Of lsSs-and In this ease with
reason and Justice.
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WI Aid Cen Hooth.

LoNDoN, November ll.-Mr. Ban
croft. the retired actor and theatrical
manager, has offered 10 donate 81 600,
If ninety others will each subscribe Il
like sum, for the purpose OF providing
Gen. Booth. the leader of the Salvation
Army, with the money necessary to
make n trial OF his scheme for the inn
nrovement OF the condition of the lower
classes, as set forth in his book. in
Darkest England"
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Old Mckinley
Rate. Rate.
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CastlonI VIII be Discharged.

LONDON, November 1.-THE hearing
on the appeal Of CaStioni, the Swiss
Radical, who after being arrested in
London, for the murder of Councillor
RosSi, during the recent revolt at BAL
linzona, Switzerland, was ordered to be
surrendered to the Swiss authorities was
continued before the Queens bench
division of the High Court Of Justice to-
day. After the arguments for and against
the extradition Of the prisoner were
concluded, the Court granted a writ Of
habeas corpus, and Castioni will be dis
charged from custody tonight.
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DIED,

7;5l o'clock p. m, MICHAEL MEEnAN, in his 10Th
year.
Funeral from his late residence 9ai0 Water
street, Friday morning at so o'clock. Requiem
mass at the Cathedral at 9 o'clock. Friends of
family invited 10 attend Interment at ut
Calvary cemetery.
PRETrYMAN-OnT Tuesday. November ilth.
iS9t at sis o'clock a. m, AT No. s2 Alley -,
this city, Mrs. ALICE PRETTyMAN, wife Of Chas.
Prettyman, in her S5th year.
Funeral Thursday afternoon at 9 o'clock. In
termeut at Peninsula cemetery. Friends Of :he
family invited
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The Congo Governor Talks.

BRUSSELS, November 1.-The Jour
nal dc BrttrcllcS publishes an interview
with Governor, Jansen, of the Congo
State. in which the latter protests
against Ward trying to saddle upon the
Congo State authorities the disasters to
the rear guard. The Governor declares
that Ward often used the States steam
erS, but never asked that one be sent to
Barttelot'S camp. Jansen said he had
heard only vague reports about Jane