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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-23
ROANOKE.
4 Much-Seeded IIospital-Escape oi "A
Cunning Thief-Minor Mention.

ROANOKE, Va, Aug. Special. r.
\ movement is on foot to establish hos
pital in this city, with encouraging pros
poets for success.
Mr.. j. II. Duttenholer, the railroad engi-
neer who was seriously injured by falling
from second-story window. disObeyed his
phvsicians orders to remain quiet, and
walked out Tuesday. The consequence Is
inflammation Of the brain, with little pros
pect for recovery.
The directors of the Melrose Driving Park
Association have completed arrangements
for three days of racing on the 10Th, 10Th,
and 18th davs OF October. There Will be
four races each day, and the premiums to
be distributed amount to $1,000. The track
is probably the best half-mile track IN the
South.
The seventh annual convention of the
WOmen's Home and Foreign Missionary
society of the Lutheran Church closed its
labOrs here to-day, after dispOsing OF much
business. The new executive committee
was announced as follows Mrs. l.. \. Fox.
of Salem. president; Mrs. Kate sherer, OF
Marion, first vice-president; Miss Mary Nc
Clanahan, Of Roanoke, second Nlce-presl-
dent: Miss Dora Phlcgan. Of Floyd, record
ing secretary: Miss Fannie lOnes, Of
Wytheyille, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
=. l.. Terry, of Roanoke, treasurer.
\ professional thief. giving his name as
John +. FOrbe. Of Louisiana, made raid
on a freighl-car Yesterday evening and load
ed himself with plug tobacco. lie was
captured and locked up. He cut hole
through the roof of the prison and escaped.
The convict is about five feet six inches
tall, and probably twenty-five years old.
He has blue eyes and sandy hair and very
bad teeth.
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the druggist turned his back. He then
called for more, but IL was refused him,
and he tried to take IL by force, but was un-
successful. lie was shortly afterwards ar
rested by United states officer, and a
doctor was called in, who. by hard work.
saved his life.
There will he six or seven hundred new
hands placed at work in few days on the
Roanoke and Southern railroad. Twenty
three miles of the road between here and
Roanoke has been let 90 contract, three
different contractors being placed on that
distance. The road will now be pushed.
From the best information that can be
gathered the delegates from Carroll, Gray
son. FLOYD. Patrick, and Henry, and part Of
those from Franklin and Pittsylvania, are
for L. G.. Lester, our present representative
in Congress, and next week he Will doubt
less be renOmnated by acclamation.
Mr.. J. II. Spencer. late chairman Of the
Democratic party in this county, has re-
signed, owing TO press Of business. and Mr..
A. u. Stultz has been selected in his stead.
Mr.. Stulfs is Il fine business man and will
make an efficient chairman. The Demo-
Gratis will carry this district this fall by
from 300 to 5000 majority.
The corn crop in this county is the largest
we have hid tor years, and the tobacco
crop is very good. but not near as large as
usual. The wheat crop is turning out to be
an utter failure.
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BUENA Wis IA.
Industrial and other News From the
Growing Town.

BUENA VISTA, VA, Aug. o. Special.
The capital stock of the steel plant, Buena
Nista's largest enterprise, has been in-
creased from $1,000 to $4,000. This in
crease was made in Difference to the wishes
of New England capitalists, who were anX-
ious 10 identify themselves with the enter
prise. This additional stock was taken
Immediately,
Mr.. Brown Patterson was paralyzed at
his residence in Augusta last week. He is
one Of the best known and most iniluen'
tial farmers and stOck-raisers in this sec
ton.
The plans for the new boiler and machine
works that have been located here were
brought by Messrs Rarig q Nelson, the
owners Of the plant. now at Columbus,
OHIO, for the guidance Of the contractors
who will build the works. The building
will be l.200 feet long and 30 and l2j feet
wide. This plant will be located at the
lower end Of the town on the line OF the
shenandoah Valley railroad. These gentle
men say they will bring fifty families from
Ohio with them TO Buena Vista.
Messrs. Junius A. Cosby. William c..
Wilkinson, and Alfred Courtney, of Rich
mOnd, officers of the Grand Lodge of MasOns
of Virginia, were at Lexington to-day, and
laid the cornerstone of the new Methodist
church there with Masonic ceremonies.
Messrs. Cosby. Wilkinson, and Craighill
spent the remainder Of the day at Buena
Vista.
The following vesiiymen were elected by
the Episcopalians here sunday: j. \.
Menefce. j. +. b. stuart, F. B. Richards,
DR.. Merriwether, and j. c. Meem. They
will arrange to build a church here at an
early day. They now have Sl,iOO sub
scribcd for the purpose.
our school Board Tuesday elected the iol-
lowing teachers for the Buena Vista graded
public school: W. i. Wyer, Fauquier cOun-
tv, and Misses Matte Spcck, Maud
Mathews. and Amelia Waesche, of this
place, assistants.
4 lodge of the order Of knights Of Honor
will shortly be- organized here. The neces-
sary number Of names have already been
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-23
LYCNHBURG.
The Farmers Decline to Endorse the sub
Treasury Railroad Changes, Etc.

The Farmers Decline to IndOrse the sub
Treasury Railroad Changes, Etc.
LYNCHBrRC. VA, Aug 81. Special. f.
Among other things discussed by the state
Convention of the Farmers Alliance yester-
dav was the measure at one time very
warmly urged by this order throughout the
country known as the ~ub-Ireasury hlll.
now pending i'm Congress. For some time
past the views of Virginia farmers have
been gradually undergoing change. and IL
was not surprise 10 well-postcd members
when the state Alliance declined 10 endorse
the bill. 1t was passed by on vote of 80 TO
.,J. so for the Virginia order at least the
bill is done with.
4 Young man named William Holly, from
Campbell county, went down To the depot
this morning with a young lady
from this ncighbOrhOod, who was going
of on the nOTth-b0und Virginia Mid
land train. When the train started he
seemed loath TO part, and remained on the
train until it reached the upper yards, Just
above the gas-works, when he concludcd 10
get of. He jumped. but landed on pile OF
timber used i'm huildng the track, and was
badly bruised about the face and body
The ProhihitiOnists are besiirlng them
selves. \ call has been issued for mass
meeting and conference OF the party to be
held i'm Lynchburg on Thursday next, the
2eth instant. The state Executive Com
mittee will meet on that day, when matters
Of importance 10 the party Will be con-
sidercd.
The Rev. ". X. II. Palmer, ID. d.. pastor
of II. Johns NJ. +. church, Newark, y. j.,
is i'm the city. Mr.. Palmer is one among
the most learned and polished diyines
among his people. lie is a graduate OF the
callege and theological department OF
Howard. and one of the very few graduates
of Drews Theological Seminary. He Will
preach at the Jackson-Street NJ. +. church
sunday night.
Among the railroad changes anticipated
il is rumOred that a Pennsylvania man Is to
be made train-master of the Radlord divls-
ion of the Norfolk and Western railroad;
that MIR. &C. Needles authority as train
master will extend over the Flat-Iop divis-
ion: that Mr. j. +. Ward, formerly yard
master at Pulaski, Will Dee made yard-mas-
ter al Blueheld; that three dispatchers VIII
be put on the Cripple Greek, with eight-hOur
trips; that the Cripple Creek, North Caro-
lima and Reed Island Extension Will be
made separate division, TO include Pu-
lasN ward, and that Captain j. G.. Osborne
Will be superintendent Of il, as well as OF
the Western division, and Captain ID. IL.
Bargcr will De train-master.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Regular News Budget From the North
state.

RALEIGH, y. c., Aug. 22.-lSpeciall e.
Steve Jacobs, celebrated outlaw Of Robe
son county. this state, who was TO have
been hung in that county short time since,
but escaped. has been captured in Georgia
by George y. Hurley and delivered to Mr..
McEachern. sheriff Of KObesOn county.
Governor FOwle paid Mr.. Hurley the two
hundred dollars reward offered for Jacobs
apprehension to-day.
The board of pension examiners. consist
ing Of the Governor, Attorney-General, ami
state Auditor have been buslly engaged
i'm looking into the claims of applicants
under our State law giving a pension 10
North Carolina soldiers OF the late war.
They have received between three and four
thousand applications from the different
county boards. about one thou sand less
than Is on the roll. which. from some cause
or other, have failed To be sent in. The
Auditor has these applications to examine
separately aud carefully. North Carolina
has made an annual appropriation Of SJO,-
OO0 for pensions tO her disabled Confederate
soldiers.
The trial Of the negro woman, Alexander
Morton. for the murder of the white woman,
Julius Morgan last week, begins here to-day.
and is attracting great attention in LenOir
county. Ii is said the employer Of Morton
is interesting himself in her behalf, and has
retained every lawyer in kinston for her
defense. lie says he will spend $4,000 if
necessary TO clear her. Alexander Nor
ton has for wears worn mems clothing and
done mans work, and was generally
thought 10 be man. The general opinion
seems 10 be that she is guilty.
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MARION.
Able Address by Hon. j. 4. buchanan
General and Personal.

MARION, VA, Aug. r. Special. The
County and Circuit Courts and the an
nouncement that Hon. John A. Buchanan
would Ispeak drew a large crowd TO this
place yesterday.
There being but little business before
the Court, the courthouse was given over
10 Congressman Buchanan, aud from 10 .
O'clock he addressed "A large audience in
one of the ablest and most fOrciblc political
speeches ever delivered in this section.
buchanan will sweep the Ninth against any
and all opposition by large majority.
TyphOid-levor is prevailing to consldera-
BILE extent in this county; but few deaths,
however, have been reported. Mr.. w. e..
scott, deputy treasurer Of this county, who
has Deen confined to his home for the past
two months with this disease, was IN town
last Monday, and hopes soon to enter ac-
lively upon his duties as collector.
The handsome new Baptist church at this
place is about completed, and will be dedi-
Gated in he near future.
Mr.. Frank McNulty, OF Dawson, Ga.
and Miss Julia Rogers, Of Memphis, Tenn,
are i'm the city visiting relatives and friends.
There are now here from different points In
the South about hfty persons, boarding AT
private houses, and all are delighted with
our climate. II Marion, with her hcalthfiil
climate. line water, and the magnificent
mountain scenery that surrounds her, had
the proper accommodations, i've hundred
persons instead Of tity would pass the
summer here.
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THE MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION.
A Large Batch of Resolutions Presented
to the Body.

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 22.-ln the Con-
stitutional Convention to-day memorial
was presented by the state Prohibitionists
asking that clause be inserted in the new
Constitution prohibiting the licensing OF
saloons, gambling-hOuses, lotteries, ana
houses Of ill-repute. \ large batch OF reso-
lutions was sent up, the following Being
the more important:
Prohibiting the establishment OF charlta-
BILE institutions except by vote of the peo-
ple: comforting the franchise upon women
twenty-one years old and who own in their
own right HOMESTEAD or paw taxes on prop
erty Of $3.50 in value; 10 abolish capital pun
ishment: requiring the Governor AT irreSu-
lar intervals and without notice TO count
the cash and verify the books Of the state
Treasurer, and providing that the htate
Treasurer be required 10 deposit the
states money in different banks and
make quarterly published reports, making
unused charters invalid. and enforcing the
long and short haul clause against rail
roals, forbidding cities and towns from
len ling their credit TO cOrporatlons, ana
making railroad companies liable Tor IN
jurIes to employees received while coupling
ears, and abrogating the 'doctrine OF iel-
low servants"
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WYTHEVILLE.
More Accommodations Wanted-A Thriv
ing TuMn-Illness of Colonel Witlers.

WYTHEVILLE, VA, Aug. % Special. j.
Every season demonstrates the fact that the
accommodations in Wytheyille are totally
Inadequate To entertain our summer Vs-
tors. For the past three seasons every
hotel and bOarding-hOuse has been full and
numbers who have written, besides many
who come and seek places in vain, have
been forced TO 20 elsewhere. This summer
is no exception. The town is full of
strangers, about three or four hundred being
scattered among the different boarding
houses. Next summer, however, Wythe-
willie will have two large new hotels open IN
addition TO those we already have and It's
10 be hoped they can accommodate all who
come.
4 handsome brick building will be at
once erected by the Bank of Wytheville
on the Dyer lot on Main street, aud SINH
lar store and Office building will be built ad-
jOurning it by Major Green.
one hundred and eighty-fye lots were sold
in the suburbs of Wytheyille by one firm OF
real estate agents recently, and thirfy-iye
Of the same lots resOld for double the
original price in few days.
Officials of the Norfolk and Western rail
road have been here to locate handsome
new passenger depot, and also TO locate the
switch leading TO the sash, door, and blind
ia tory.
Colonel Withers is very i'll at his home
here with the disease contracted while IN
Hong Hong. MrS. Withers has also been
dangerously i'll.
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CHEF ARTHUR ON THE STRIKE.
The brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers Satisfied.

CmcAGo. Aug pa special to the Post
from Cleveland, Ohio. says: San Evening
Post correspondent called upon Mr. L. M.
Arthur grand chief Of the Brotherhood OF
Engineers. at his Euclid avenue office tins
morning and asked him what he intended
10 do i'm the matter Of Mr.. P0wderly's letter
ISSUED to-day. i have nothing TO say about
il. II Mr.. Powderly writes me letter on
that or any other subject, il will be prompt
Iy answered. Ii ought not 10 be- necessary Tor
ANYBODY TO inquire how the Brotherhood OF
Eneineers stands in regard TO strikes. That
has been declared in print aud otherwise
hundreds of times" Mr.. Arthur spoke
with great deliberation and apparently en-
de,yored 20 conceal any feeling one way or
the other he may have in regard to the
strike and the course of the engineers IN re-
gord thereto. But in spite Of this, II was
mai difficult 10 see from his manner that MI.
powder,y need not look for much aid or COM
fort from the engineers.
Continuing, Mr.. Arthur said; "fou may
| s.ate. and | know no way OF putting II
stronger. that we are minding our own bus
mess and will continue to do so. The order
viii ,ake no official cognizaneeof The Cen.
traI trouble unless complaints come from
o,,r members. Thus far mol IA single c'm'
plniut ha, been made by the engineers, 50 W.
nave not taken any step IN the natter
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wuAr MIR. pOwDERLY SAYS.
PREPARING FOR THE CONFLICT
sargent Working to Induce the Federa'
tion to Join the knights.

TrpRr HAUrE, IND, Aug. 22.-lt Will
NOT De the fault Of Frank Z. Sargent or due
10 any deficiency in his powers Of persua-
sion if every employee Of the New YORK
Central railroad VINO are melnDers oi
various orders identified with the federatloii
of Railroad Employees does not ma
himself enrolled under the Dan,iei
of tho strikers by sundOWn tomorrow. Inc
rand master Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
fiye Firemen reached here shortly after .
o'clock this afternoon with his nina lllily
damn that the cXigences Of the situation
Jcmanded heroic attention. lmmedl-
,telv upon his arrival he was met
NV Grand Secretary Eugene '. Debs, ana
tbe two had "A conference OF over an hOur.
rhen Debs hurried OF and soon brought
t;eorge W. Howard, the Grand CHEF OF the
Brotherhood Of Conductors. ana "fahu
Master ;. +. Wilkinson, OF the bfothernOou
of Railway Trainmen, to ms residence
where. for the last three hours, tne trIo nave
haen in consultation with closed doors ana
drawn blinds. ..o.,,o,,t
strite tomorrow il will be based upon the
orouud that the present fight is one OF or
0onized capital against organized laDor'
mis- was expressly stated by Grand Master
sargent tonight.
~ had never met POwderly until the pre-
sent trouble said the grand master, "Dut
am thoroughly convinced, and shall SO re-
nort that he is honest and fair, that lhis
ironble is not OF his own seeking, and that
If MIR webb had shown the slightest dis
nosition 10 treat him fairly, the knights oil
fabor would have been back to work before
his The present suituaf,0n has been
forced ON him. | shall rrtily endorse
eyerytbing he has done, when the question
comes up tomorrow as % what acton we
shall take regarding the request Of Powder
lv for assistance, for that is the form ~
which the matter viii resolve itself. j, J.
moi now a question as tO how much peel l.
hurled on the New York Central, bu'
whether organized labor shall be crushed
and buried to boot" III.
sargent. wnen asked the question: pom
blank. a. TO whether, in the event oi
strike being ordered, it would be cOhhne'
/ 10 those portions Of the New York Centra
now affected or extended 10 the connection
west of Buffalo and the Vanderbilt lines u
general. said that this would be one OF IN
specilic questions for the supreme COuncil L
| decide. II they decided 10 call out TN
mon they would designate the lines upOl
which the order should 20 INTO effect. !
will be late in the day before II decision
reached, even il the conference Is not cal
ried over until Monday.
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ORANGE COUNTY.
singular Accident-Protracted Meeting
Good TempIars-Crops.

GORDONsvILLE, Va, Aug. D. Special.
A singular accident occurred in town this
morning in which Mr.. Mansfield Noble, an
old gentleman of this place, seyenty-eight
years of age. received painful injuries. lie
was standing on the sidewalk on Main
street and two large dogs, one in pursuit Of
the other. ran against him with such force
as 10 throw him on the brick walk violently,
breaking the bones in or near the wrist and
dislOcaiing his knee Joint. He is not thought
10 be seriously injured.
The Good 1emplars are on substantial
boom in this city, and it il said the lodge
here will be the banner one in the state Con-
yentiOn when the meeting comes OF this
fall. The District Lodge meets here next
Monday night.
The prOtracted meeting in the Disciples
church in this place is still in progress, and
much interest is manifested at each meet
ing. The attendance j. large and about
a dozen persons have been immersed. FL
der Spencer is labOrng faithfully aud earn
estly. and is doing much good in the com
munlty.
The sumac trade of this city has been
fairly good this season, and the crop has
not been exhausted yet. The grape crop
has turned out well, and great quantities
are shipped from here daily and sold at sat
isiactory prices.
A few light showers of rain the last two
days have given new life 10 vegetation, but,
as heretofore, not enough 10 produce what
might be called good season.
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DRNVlLLE.
Amioable Adjustment of DiiiicultJ-
special Train industrial.


DANvuLE. Va, Aug. - Special. r.
Charles Orchard and G. II. Brimmer, two
well-known citizens, had a dispute the
other day about the ownership Of two bar
rels Of cement, which dispute ended in a
lively and somewhat amusing hghi.
They were aTTaigncd before the Mayor
this morning, and the case was continued
until 3 O'Clock. at which time the court
room was crowded with spectators. The
curious fact was developed that the two
bclligorcnts, the chief Of police VINO arrest
ed them. one of the lawyers employed, ana
the principal witness in the case, were ali
members of the same church, and further,
il being evident that all anim0sity growing
out Of the tight had been buried, 1t was quite
"a good hunOred trial all round. orchard
was fined ten dollars and costs.
A special train will be run from here U
Rocky Mount on the 18th. and return that
night. for the convenience of those VINO
wish % attend the Democratic Congress
.iOnal convention 10 assemble there thal
day. BY the regular trains traveller can
actually 20 10 New York from DanNille ana
return in less time than the round trip can
be- made 20 Rocky Mount though the dis
tance is but tlty miles.
The sum Of So. 900 was to-day subscribed
10 the Carter Perfection Casing-M Machine
COMPANY. which secures 10 DanNllle the
shops for the manufacture OF the machines.
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ROCKY MOUNT HANGING.
GEORGE EARLY AND BYRD WOODS
SATISFY THE LAW.
Pronounced Dead In Twelve Minutes and
forty Seconds They pie Without n
Struggle End Protest Their Innocence
to the Last Moment.

Struggle snd Protest Their Innocence
To the Last Moment.
ROCKY MOUNT, VA, Aug. 22.- Special.
The execution OF George Early and Byrd
Woods was the occasion of the assembling
of large crowd here to-day. The eXecu-
ton occurred at 1885, and the negroes died
without struggle within twelve minutes
and forty seconds. At 10 o'clock about
thirty-hye people were admitted TO the lower
room Of the Jail, in which the execution oc-
CURED. Only four colored people were pres
ent in the room 10 witness the scene, and
very few were to be seen on the streets at
that hour. The prisoners We're accompa-
MED to the gallows by Rev. =. c. Clark. OF
the Presbyterian church at this place, who
read the 5lst psalm and prayed for them,
while the condemned men sat back of the
traps. George Early with his eyes toward
the floor and Woods boldly and defantly
surveying The crowd.
DECLARED THEIR INNOCENCE.
Woods was the first 10 speak and declared
ms innocence. lie said ne was brought TO
this through the wilful lies Of George Early
and others. that he had been maltre2ted by
his own color. bat bore no malice and had
forgiven all The sheriff, he said, had al
ways been kind 10 him. and that he did not
blame Attorney billiard for his prosecution,
but he blamed the jury, two Of whom. he
said. had admitted that they thought hin.
innocent, after they had rendered verdict
ofguilty. lie SAID God had forgiven him
for drunkenness, gambling, etc, but he had
never asked for forgiveness Of God or man
for firing the town. because he had not done
it and knew nothing about it.
George Early followed him, saying that
although he had confessed 20 the crime in
court. he was innocent and that his con-
fession was a lie, and that white and col
ored had lied on him. lie had forgiven
them. however, and wanted all to meet him
i'm Heaven.
SUDDENLY sILENCED.
After the caps and ropes were adjusted
they both started To- speak again, but the
springing Of the trap cut them of at the
first syllable.
The full history Of the crime for which
these men suffered was published in The
TIMES ycsterday.-ED.