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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
Detective Nellie Assaulted.

Detective Nellie was in Wilmcth's
saloon on Railroad avenue last night on
professional duty, when the negroes
caught on to his purpose and assaulted
him.
The detective was badly bruised. the
negroes using brass knucks literally.
lie was taken to DR.. Leigh Buckncrs
oilicc, where his wounds were dressed.
No arrest were made.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
Giving the Democrats a Chance.

M"NrrEIIER. Oct. Governor Page
created sensation yesterday when ho
appointed as chief of his staff Col, Her
bert L. brigham, who had been his
Democratic opponent for the Gubcrna-
torlal chair, and who had succeeded in
whiting down the Republican plurality
from 1900 to lo:oC0. lie also appointed
rs a mdh.h9r Of his stall Col Herbert f.
iolsom, superintendent of the Passump-
SIC DIVISION OF the Boston and Maine
railroad. lol. Folsom was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress- i'm tho Sec
Ond district
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30

BUCHANAN, VA, Oct. % Special T.
The sale of lots to-day was a great sue
cess. Between 100000 and 100000
worth were sold. Several hundred
Bidders were present from Roanoke
Lynchburg, Richmond, Washington
baltimore and other points. +. Is. Kemp
u Co., OF Roanoke. sold $4,000 worth oil
lots. The sale will be continued to-
day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
Fix Up the Sidewalk.

There is very dangerous place on
the plank walk near THE TIMES build
ing, where it joins with the coment
pavement. There is danger of per-
sons walking along there being thrown
into the excavation ten feet below. The
steps on tho west side of the station
house are also in bad condition.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
SNhTCuED HIS WATCH.
y Sneak Thief Gets Away With Mr. Mills
Timckccpcr.

Mr.. j. T. Mills, of Poag-s Mill, Back
Creek. reported to Chief of Police Nor
ris that on Tuesday night about II
o'clock as he was on his way to the
Palace Hotel rcgro boy snatched his
watch and chain from his pocket and
ran of. He said the watch Was gold
one and was very valuable. He ran
after the boy. but failed to catch him.
lie desired the chief to assist him in
recovering his time keeper, which the
latter promised to do. Chief Morris told
the reporter that he had seen the watch
and that II was q valuable one.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
The Junior German Club.

The Roanoke Junior German Club
gave very delightful hop last night at
Rorcr Park Hotel. Mrs. w. II. Horton
and Mrs. II. ID. Crawford were the
chaperoncs. and Mcssrs. Warren Well
ford and y. Il. Bolts were the floor
managers. The committee on invitation
were Mcssrs. w. a. Woodson, w. II.
Horton. a. r. Neal, w. a. Dickinson
and John Il. Trout.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
Colonel ochiitrec Was There

LONDON, Oct % Special IA large
number Of friends OF Hon. Robert T..
Lincoln gathered at Euston station to
bid him farewell. Among them we're
the new American consulgeneral at
London, Lieut.. w. IL. Emory, naval at
tache of the American legation; Il. Dana
Horton and Col. Thomas Ochiltrcc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
FROM ROCKY MOUNT.
That Town is Getting ncady to Have z
Lively EOOm.

i"t' i""h - Getting hcauy TO Have 4
Lively EOom.
Mr.. II. l.. Greer, formerly of Rocky
Mount. but now engaged in the real cs-
tate business in this city. returned yes
tcrday from visit to his parents. and
said to aTIMES reporter that the proposed
route of the Roanoke and Southern by
Rocky Mount has been surveyed, and il
is practically settled that the read viii
get by that place.
Rocky Mount is "A quiet little village
of 500 people, but is getting ready for
the great development that is sure to
follow the completion of the Roanoke
and Southern. 1t already has two land
companies, but has not yet had public
sale of lots.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30

WAsHlNcro", Oct ao.-[Special -
President Harrison expects to go home
To vote If no unforeseen obstacle to his
leaving Washing Ton at that time turns
up between now and , nday
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
Killed by the Cars.

PocAnoNrAs. Va, Oct 20 Spc-
cial Martin Norman, Il wcln-known
farmer, was struck 10y cast-bound freight
No. - about o'clock last night one
mile west of pocahontas while intoxi-
Gated, and instantly killed. No blame
is attached To the train men. lie leaves
Il wife and one child.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
Violntin. the ElectionI.,w

HURON, :. d., Oct. % Special -
The Supreme Court has decided that
the action of the commissioners of
Hughes county, in attaching to that
county unorganizcd counties in the
Sioux reservation for election purposes.
Is violation Of the election law.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
1t Goes to the Supreme Court.

CiNcINSArI, o.. Oct. 60 Spccial]-
Parties to the injunction suit against
Mayor Mosby, To prevent him from APP
pointing members of the newly created
board OF city affairs, have agreed to
take tho case at once to the Supreme
Court for final settlement.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30

The remains of Ebert NJ. Stewart.
who was killed Tuesday night as re-
ported in TIE TINES. were taken to his
home in Montgomery county yesterday
for burial by his brother, who came after
the bOlV
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
A REPORTED RAILROAD DEAL.
The Brice-Thomas Syndicate
Said to Want the e. 6. .. S.
'hr R"'n"r Co":ras.ictcd from two Au-
t"oritativc Sourccs--They Would uav,
t" h"' "n the Baltimore and Ohio
H"iiro"d 10 Get the southwestern Away
From it--Thomns and Tnina, Dcny.

railroad 40 Get the Southwestern Av,v
From it--Thomns and Tnrna,, !,cnv.
CHICAGO. Oct. so.-An evening papcr
publishes Il sensational dispatch from
cincinnati. which says that amon,- In,
many rumors floating around is one to
the effect that some OF the stock of thn
baltimore and Ohio Southwestern has
fallen into the hands of the ,;rice-
homas people. and that the latter
"ro making strenuous efforts to
secure enough OF the stock to riyo thcm
controlling interest in the line with ;.
view to consolidating it with tho East
tennessee. Virginia and Georgia system.
~ clalmS that some OF the Stockholders
OF the Baltimore and Ohio Southwcs.crD
laVor the scheme, but the majority arc
opposed, and are taking steps to prevent
It's contamination.
Inc paper also says that j. Picrpont
Morgan. eX-Sccretary William C. Whit
ney and other capitalists have started
on Western tour. They will be Joined
at CINCINNATI by President Ingalls,, Of
the Zig -Four. and President Maxwell.
OF the AtchiSon, and Will continue thei,.
Journey southwestcrly. 1t is understood
mat at st. Louis they will meet jaw
,ould and {. l.. Huntington, and that
the journey is undertaken with n view
10 the harmonizing Of tho Vanderbilt.
'ould, Atchison and Huntington in
terests III respect to the proposed trans
continental trunk line via the Southern
facihc from ocean to ocean.
BAI;rlMoKE. Oct. e9.-IS pcciall-In
regard to the rumor that tho lsrice-
Thomas people are making strenuous
baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Com
pany to give them controlling interest
III the line, with view to conSolidatinrr
1t with the East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia railroad system. this much cnn
he said The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company own a majority of the
common stock of the Baltimore and Ohio
southwestern Railroad Company. If tho
brlcc-l thomas people want Il controlling
interest they must buy from the Balti-
more ana ONO Railroad Company. The
executive officers of this company will
be In the market to sell out baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern when ready to
sell baltimore md Ohio railroad stock,
ana quit the railroad business
NEW YORK. Oct 29.-I Spcciall-Gen-
cral Samuel Thomas was seen this
morning about tho reported deal where
by the l'ricc-Thomas syndicate secured
control of tho Baltimore and Ohio South
western system and characterized tho
wholc story rs fake At the Office
OF the baltimore and Ohio Southwestern
ra'Iroad 1t was stated by tho officers
that the first ntimation of any such
movement they had was a dispatch from
Cincinnati published in the morning
papers. II was rumorcd on the streets
this morning that the Richmond and
nanvillc road was also taken into tho
baltimore and Ohio combination by tho
lrice- Thomas syndicate. John II. Inman
was asked about this and positively
u'n'cd that such was the ease in any
particular.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
The One Hundred and Thirty-.eyenth
License.

The one hundred and thirtv-scycntb
marriage license of the year was issued
yesterday 10y the clerk of the Hastings
Court for the marriage of Mr. H. l..
Thomas to Miss Bertha L. Robinson.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
The Weather Tn.dn,

For Virginia: Cooler; northw, sterly
winds; fair weather.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SpEcIAL-Wc have for sale to-day
lot on the Main Boulevard in West End
for 5000. This lot is on the highest
point III the vicinity, and anyone dcsir-
ing Il cheap and profitable investment
portnnity. Tho lot advertised yesterday
by us was sold BY 10 o'clock.
WILBUR S. rOLE & co.
E)ARrtEs DESIRING TO puR-
N chase Lots i'll
BUCHANAN. VA,
at the
SALE, OCTOBER a9Tn.
Should call on
SIMMONS, AMBLER & CO..
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
buchanan, Va.
Office corner Washington and Water
streets.
ERANCIS Il. KEMP q co.
HAVE CHARTERED A SPECIAL
TRAIN TO BUCHANAN, VA, TO
LEAVING ROANOKE AT 5 \. NJ. AND
RETURNING Ar e p. NJ.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30

A BRIGHT, INTELl.IGENTY YOU NC
N MAN, who is willing 20 work. and
wants To learn The newspaper business,
can find something to his advantage by
applying at The TIMES business Office
between 10 IL. III. and 4 p. M.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
Col. Fries in Town,

Colonel f. II. Fries, president of the
North Carolina and Virginia Construc-
'tion Company, arrived here yesterday
|evening, and is stopping al Hotel Roam
|oke.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
AN UKpROvOKED ASSAULT
On Respectable Citizen in the
mayors Court.

Oniccr Browning Attacks NIr. Samuel Pat
tcrson and l. Assisted Ivy Several
Other Officers. U,o strike and Choke
Him Scvcrriy--Ti,c Mayor aud Police
Commissioners VIII Take Prompt Ac-
ion To-day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30

buchanan. VA.
Ollicc corner Washington and Water
streets.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30

All parties wishing to buy property at
this point will call at the Office of
FRANCIS IL. KEMP & CO.,
where they will be furnished with round
trip tickets. 1t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
RETURNING Ar & p. NJ.

LEAVING ROANOKE AT 5 y. NJ. AND
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30

- PECiAL-Wc have for sale to-day Il
lot on the Main Boulevard in West End
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-30
REAL ESTATE.

a iirst-class list Of property on their
books.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06
SEPTEMBER 6, 1890.
THE PARADE.

1t was a grand display that the Cen
tra Labor Federation made on Labor
day. In order to approach it the Cen
tral Labor Union had to borrow "Big
Six"
But the masses that turned out on the
East side were of still greater signiii-
canoe by their spirit than by their num-
bers,
aye" said the Archbadists to the
plutocrats while parading their slavery
on Fifth avenue; "see how conservative
we are. We strike sometimes for few
cents more, but never to be free.
Laugh at rs, great lords, for we talk
loud but we vote meekly.'
"Nay," said the hosts Of the Fedora
ton to their sickIy wives and ragged
children; "we shall not he slaves for
ever. United we are, for justice and
freedom; and united we shall stand
fighting at every step, in the shop and
at the polls. The plutocracy must go.
And sight it was, the enthusiasm
here, on the dirty pavement Of the
tenement house dlstrict-the faith ii
right and in the future-cOntrasted witt
the knocking faces of dudes there, on thu
smooth nagstones Of the aristocrati,
quarter.
Can anyone doubt which of the TIVE
spirits will finally prevail?
Truly, that day marked new era il
TIN Labor movement,
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06

leave nothing to be seen on the horizon
but the threat of the anger of God.
Prayer will not suffice to appease the
Almighty
The theologians among the Hindoos
seem to take very different view of the
events about to happen. The following
item is taken from the Hindoo Patriot,
and published in the World of June
18th:
"A strange story is now being circul-
ated in India about a gold plate. with
inscriptions upon it in the Tamil and
Telegu languages, which is said to have
fallen from heaven. 1t was found in
the temple grounds of Benares by the
person who saw it fall. The inscription
upon it is as follows:
From the month of June 1890, God
himself will rule as Emperor of Hin
dostan, incarnatlng himself in human
form. From that time forward there
will be justice all over the world, and
the NUNS (sages) will be worshipped by
the people. All the diseases of men will
be cured, dogs will walk and talk as men
do, and man, whose life is now estab-
lished at seventy years, will, in the
future, have it extended to one hundred
and twenty five years"
These are simply indications of ex-
pected impending changes of universal
magnitude. For myself, as reformer
of thirty years experience, do not hest
tate to say that the present form OF
civilization and the shamelessly wicked
systems that sustain it will be annihilated
before the incoming of the next century
as Chattel and Land Slavery were in
this country and Russia not long ago
and pass into oblivion under the anath
emas of mankind.
ROBERT w. HUME.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06

in the light of history as the fact that
the formation Of classes is inevitably
followed by class movements. The
notion of Miller and Dana that no class
party "can exist year in this country"
is sufficiently ridiculous when it is con
sdered that our two plutocratic parties
are still alive in spite of their cqducity.
Again, the Labor party-though in the
embryonic state only-has existed in this
country for many years. 1t is now
assuming a more definite form, and
all who are not purposely blind can
readily see that it is growing at mighty
rate. And this is preeminently class
movement, although its object is the
abolition Of all classes.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06

infants that were given to institutions
was 80 frightful as to call at last for
special investigation and legislation, but
apparently without much improvement.
"A small number had the vitality to
struggle through the years of infancy,
and fewer yet ever reached maturity.
Poor and insufficient milk, bad nursing,
forcing the child to eat solid food at to o
early an age, together with all the evils
of overcrowding, left the poor little
waits a slim chance of life" Many of
them are natural children. Pauperism
and charity, corresponding parts of the
capitalist machine; the first breeding
children out of wedlock, the second Kill
ling them as fast as born, We need not
90 to France to see that
And yet children are necessary to
capitalism but those whom it will grind
into money must be born according to
it's laws of morality. Therefore, mum.
cipal allowance is made for the mar
riages of the poor. We quote: "In some
parts of France it is considered to the
interest Of the poor to marry very early,
as they say that the only hope that a
poor man has of gaining good liveli-
hood is IN having large family, for
with children growing he can put them
to work at an early age and gain from
their earnings enough to make an easier
support for his family"
Horrible, is it not2 Again, we need
not 20 to France to see that.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06
CLASS PARTIES.

The Democratic Sun agrees with the
Republican ex-senator "Wood Pulp
Miller, that "our forefathers were OPP
posed to class legislation, and that,
therefore, there is no reason for a rail
road party, for labor party, or for a
farmers party" That the old boodle
parties through which classes have been
legislated into existence are good
enough for Dana and Miller. must be
taken as a matter of course. That the
classes which have been legislated
against should now unite into one party
of the workers against the boodlers,
may not be quite SO plain TO Dana and
Miller. Nothing, however, is so plain
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06
A SOCIAL PEST.

1t may be news to majority OF the
people that most of our great towns are
absolutely deprived of sewers and rely
upon cesspools and open drains to carry
off the refuse From the returns made
to the Census Office it appears that of the
1866 cities and towns which have re-
ported answers to the drainage question
only 46G have sewers. Among those
absolutely deficient in this respect are
cities of more than 10000 inhabitants,
II of more than 25 900, and As of more
than 10000 The danger of pestilence
under such conditions cannot be over
estimated. Private land ownership and
consequent speculation in vacant lots is
evidently the cause of this state of affairs.
Men who hold unimproved city real estate
and withhold it from use until they can
sell it at a profit are of course unwilling
to be taxed for improvements that would
only benefit the occupants Of dwellings.
And yet such men are actually called
tax payers and tha government of cities
is run in their interest. They ought &c
be taxed out of their land-which by nc
means implies that we are single takers
for they are not the only dogs in the
Manager that stand between the worker
| and the means of life.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06

establishment of gun factory with
the best German machinery is also con-
templated. Nor is the Emperor of
China anxious to abdicate in favor of a
native plutocracy, for all these works
are to be government property. That
barbarian Emperor is less of fool than
the sovereign people of the United
States.
From the report of Fire Marshal Whit
comb, of Boston, it appears that the
Boston fire loss for the year ending
May |, 1890, owing to the great fire
of November, 2S, 1889, which consumed
property valued at $3,S60,00W, was
nearly five times greater than in any
previous year since 1872. The total
number of fires was TAT (or more than 2
per day in the averagey, with direct
loss of 81, $4,000. Between 7 and per
cent. of these were of incendiary origin,
mostly for the purpose of defrauding
the insurance companies. In the course
of his report Mr.. Whitcomb observes:
"The destruction of the city's wealth
by fire last year, taken in conjunction
with the expense of maintaining the
Fire Department (the cost of carrying
insurance is not included, as the fire loss
| was equal to twice the amount of pre-
miums receivedD, to say nothing of the
cost Of water supply, interruption to
business, etc, amounted to a sum suf-
ficient to give every man, woman and
child in the city 1884,
at was equal to At per cent. of the
annual income of the city and per
cent. of the increase in valuation. There
was one actual fire to every 81 of the
entire population. Whether covered by
insurance or not, fire waste is con.
slant, irreparable and wicked drain upon
the resources and industry of our PEG
pie; every instance means setback to
to the citys prosperity, and the wiping
out of SO much human skill and labor
| Why is it, then, that in the adoption
of means for the prevention, or at least
the reduction, of this enormous fire
waste, such apathy is shown? With
quiet submission and calmly Indifferent
to the consequences, we see this loss
occurring year after year, and allow the
same old habits of carelessness to char
acterize our mode of living"
Mr.. Whitcomb is reputed the best fire
marshal in the country; if he were a,
good a sociologist he would readil,
answer his own question. The SAINT
capitalism that produces incendiariei
among those who have, promotes care
lessness and indifference among those
who have not. Were the same social
istic principle, to the partial application
of which Boston is indebted for it
efficient fire department, extended t.
trade and industry, there would be n
incentive whatever to incendiarism, bu
every incentive to carefulness.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06
New York, Aug. y.
The Incoming New Civilization.

Everywhere throughout the civilized
and semi.Civilized nations on the globe
the warnings of near at hand changes
are daily multiplying. The leaders of
thought in the United States have long
testified that the human world is APP
preaching a grave crisis whose effects,
even as now foreshadowed, can hardly
be overestimated or even comprised
During the past week too additional
testimonioe on the same subject are re-
ported from Asia and Europe. The
statements in them may be ludicrous till
they exhibit the agitation that is now
convulsing society. The head of the
Catholic Church, Leo XIII, we are
informed by the Irish Catholic" news
papers on the 14th inst. expressed to some
visitors his fears of the incoming
changes as follows:
The Lord will come no longer with a
sweet and peaceful face bat with an
angry one to strike and purify his
church. am neither prophet nor the
son of prophet, but feel in my heart
sorrowful preseutiments. \ sea of evil
is about to beat against the rock on
which the church is founded, and will
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06
THE PROPHET.

Again we have Prophet George in our
midst and, as a matter of course, q
single tax conference. A few days be-
fore his arrival his disciples determined
to test the public sentiment. They took
a campaign truck and stumped Ave-
nue. b.
The reception they got was more sig
niiicant than agreeable; to be short,
they were pelted with rotten tomatoes.
Let us say here most earnestly, that
we deprecate rot in any form, whether it
be tomatoes, single tax arguments, or
Doodle parties.
But it is somewhat instructive to see
the stupendous fall of this prophet from
the heights of Mount Sinai to heap of
rotten tomatoes.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-09-06

Would they have better homes No.
Would they pay less rent to the land
holder? Not farthing less. Would
they in any way profit by the increase
of labor. saving machinery? No; they
placed labor would either starve or
be driven into mental occupations.
Well, if that were to be the case-as
we believe it would might not the for
eign idea, instead of being driven out of
the country, grow rank in the hearts of
American Labor? We fear it would.
The trouble with our Chinese statesmen
is that they are 50 intensely American
that they cannot be Chinese enough.
They should take the broad view of this
question that Chinese Beecher once EN-.
tertained. This distinguished adulterer,
in one of his happy moments, observed
that it was insanity on our part to drive
away from our shores a race of Asiatics
so much better adapted to the perform
anCe of mental services than Europeans
are. There Is world of suggestive wis
dom in that remark. 1t is rather late in
the day to attempt social petritication
with American material. If the Euro
pean immigration of free men is to be
stopped, by all means let an Asiatic inn
migration of slaves take its place. There
are 100000 600 families, more or less, in
this country. Let the public wealth be
divided among them, and let fifty Chi
nese slaves be given to each, Then let
the Chinese law of Nautilus be severely
enforced against the increase of popula-
ton. Should an American citizen, by
gambling away his wealth and slaves,
become pauper, let him be drowned in
the Westminster tramp pit. Thus might
the misery problem be solved and social
petrifcation be accomplished by our
Chinese statesmen of the capitalistic
school. l.. s.