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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17
Powderlz's Manifesto.

General Master Workman Powderly is
not quite so influential now as he was a
couple of years ago. His labor organization
has fallen away from him to very consid-
cradle extent. Nevertheless, he still has
great deal of influence. His public utter
ances indicate an intention to do what is
right. and, besides, they have basis of
common sense.
be has just issued a manifesto to the
Knights of Labor of Pennsylvania relative
to ballot reform. He doesn't like the pres
ent election law of that state, mainly because
it authorizes the numbering of ballots. The
ballots being numbered, it is an easy matter
to discover for whom voter casts his bal
lot. As a matter of fact, the judges of cleo
ton do not hesitate to investigate the ballots
of prominent persons and make known the
tickets they voted.
If the ballot is not secret it is not free,
because many men would not vote openly
the ticket they are willing to vote secretly.
The fact that ballots are made public in
timidates voters and tends to keep them
away from the polls. or influences them to
vote contrary to their Judgment.
Mr.. fowderly wants the Australian ballot
system adopted in Pennsylvania, and, as it
will require constitutional convention to
change the present election law, he calls for
a convention of that kind. The Knights of
Labor still control very large vote 10
Pennsylvania, and this manifesto will cause
futtering among the politicians. The
pol ticians of the Quay kind don't want
ballot reform. They are satisfied with the
present law, because it offers them the
opportunities they want to reach voters and
influence their votes.
Ballot reform, however, is steadily gain
ing Roadway in all parts of the country.
Several states have already adopted it and
Others will adopt it very soon. The Aus
tralian system, or a system similar to it,
seems to be what the people want.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

J. F. Smith & Co., St. Louis, Mol have
tried sample of your "Bile Beans" and am
delighted with the results obtained. Please
send to my address two bottles, for which /
enclose SOC. THOMAS Fl. CALLING.
-Adu. Cincinnati, o.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

United States Minister to Brazil Adams,
who it is alleged came home TO capture the
district represented in congress by the
late MIR. Randall, will have the pleasure, if
it be pleasure, of sailing back again. He
has no more chance of being elected than
he has of making reputation as a diplo-
mat
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

Peter J. Claassea, who is being tried in
New York for attempting to break two or
three banks ia that city, is trying to make
it appear that he is a lamb-like individual
who got into trouble through wicked part
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17
CURRENT COMMENT.
Strauss in the Balance.

From, the Netc York World (Denl.l
Eduard Strauss and his Vienna orchestra
waltztd into New York without much real OPP
position. The question whether they are artl.
sans or artists has not yet been settled. They
will settle that themselves after they have been
with lis a while
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

The probability is that New York will
never get a street superintendent who will
give entire. satisfaction. The present one,
it is asserted, spends more money than his
predecessor, and yet the streets are dirtier
than they ever were.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

The Tybee movement is beginning early
this season. The hotel Keepers will not
object if it continues until late in the
season.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

At last Charles Emory Smith, our minis
ter to Russia, has reached st. Petersburg,
and has been presented to the car. Like a
schoolboy on the way to school, he didn't
seem anxious to reach his destination. Per-
haps he was waiting for the snow to dis
appear before catering the cars domains.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17
Rather Fishv.

From the Philadelphia Times (Dem.l.
Perhaps Quay learned his trick of silence from
the fish. Ii they only kept their mouths shut
they wouldn't DO caught.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

Col. Elliott Shepard was pulled up with
the idea that the President was going to
give him first-class foreign mission. Il is
quite certain that the President never
thought of doing anything of the kind. He
has, however, endeavored to retain the
eoloneps good will by permitting him to do
the society act in the white house.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

What's the matter with the Mexicanss
The newspapers are actually talking about
building b0oms
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

The Chicago Tribune wants to know
where the fool killer is. Evidently that
paper has need of him Immediately.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

The Texas COW boys take simmons Liver
Regulator when biiious.-Js z. Pierce,
Ranchero Grande, Texas.-Adu.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17
Carnegie as a Philanthropist.

From the n. Y. Commercial Advertiser Itd)
The workingman is going to be so prosperous
under the new tariff bill that Mr. Carnegie has
deemed il well to invest 100000 ia a hotel for
their accommodation out IN Pittsburg. AS Mr..
Carnegie is o man OF pnilanthropic notions he
will doubtless see to it that tie ironworkers get
good board and lodging ech$5 day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

z; Why doesn't he take Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla?' is the general inquiry of friends
when person sufferSfrem any disease of
the blood. -Adu.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17
ROOFING.
THE GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN
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which we have manufactured with continued
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as the most desirable Roofing for general pur'
poses.
The important features of our recent improve
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this country and in Europe. are described in
our new circular, which, with samples, will be
sent free by mail
Our Asbestos Roofing is now 10 use upon Fac.
tories, Foundries, Cotton Gius, Railroad Bridges,
Cars, Steamboats, ETC., in all parts OF the worli:
1t is supplied ready for use. in rolls of zoo
square feet, and weighs with Asbestos Roof
Coating, ready for shipment, about IS pounds
to 100 square feet
1t is adapted for steep or fiat roofs in all eli;
mates and can be readily applied by unskilled
workmen
~ There are inferior limitations of our As
oestos Roofing, purchasers are cautioned.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17
BRIGar BITS.

WHEN lovely woman stoops to folly,
And tries to bake her daily bread,
What power can soothe her melancholy
When her husband calls it chunks of lie
Yaa-,x cy;ff,,,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-17

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printing, iithograpbing, and blank BOOKS cs.s
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prices, at the MORNING NEWS PhlAILNs
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
PRODUCE AND MERCHANDISE T..

New IoHls, Dec. Especial South
ern flour steady. quiet. Wheat, unset
tlod, dull closing easy; no. >, red, 1913
"vator; 1919 anoat: ungradcd, rcd,
30 & % l0ii{; options early were bullish
~ l"5Ml]5 higher on heavy buying
ut west, became weak on mon V condi-
tons and sold off ut 9SCo q. closing easy.
NO. >. red. Dec. 1872 q; Jan, lO353, Feb.
1893; May. 1855.
Corn higher. unsettled ;closing weaker;
NJ, 62@6i, elevator Gil 9Cl65 = a!loat.
Options opened excited on SNAIL receipts
advancing l@2i5 closing easy at g+Cnll5
cts. above yesterday; Dec, GO, Jan.
6l&', May Co.'S. Oats stronger, fairly
active: options iirmcr: more active: Dec,
a0@9; Jan. 81 Il: May ~. No. . white.
Jan. 80 Il co53ll: May - a. Spot prices
40. > Chicago. 5lM5iai
Coffee. options opened steady, un-
changed. TO > points up; closed steady.
> down to ) mp. qui t: doc. SiG.iO09 i,i.i5:
Feb. 4l5.0O@ l5.!5: May. Sl5.2nc, - -.
spot Rio quiet. steady: fair cargocs, 10 4 :;
No. {, l7A. Sugar. raw quiet. fair re-
filming. 4 LIS: rclincdj quiet. steady.
Molasscs. foreign nominal: New Orleans
rairly active, finn. Rice steady. quiet
Petroleum quiet, steady: rchncd, all
ports, $50. Cotton-sccd oil weak duil;
crude prime. 2GcQ37.
Eosin duh, steady strained, common
to good, i.4jGo l.50: turpcntinc dull. 80
@3oi5. Wool easy. quiet. Pork dull.
Beef stcady. Beef hams steady. Ticracd
beef steady. Cut meats dull Lard
lower; western steam, Cos: city, 5.G5n0
80: Dec. Cos; Jan, 6.lSMG.lj; Feb.
G.32; May. G.G1: refined quiet; condensed
net. G.20t@G2li.. FrciGhts to Liverpool
weak. Cotton Is. Sd. Grain ID
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
j. A. DALEY, SONS & co.
nvl1-Gm3taw
4 nOOMlNG TOWN.
WYTHEVILLE

Advances in the race of progress.
Called the Saratoga OF tho South. In
dustrics nearing completion and CON
tom plated. It's churches and schools.
The scenery surrounding magnificent
Wythcvillc'S boom is attracting the
attention of the country.
Wythc county is noted Tor its blue
grass and line herds and rich agricult.
ural area. Ii cmbodics the mountain
scenery and climate and fine mineral
waters Of Ashcvilic, y. c.. with iron
and coal vastly superior To birmingham.
in the midst OF an agricultural soil uni
vcrsaliy superior TO either. Located
npcn tho Norfolk and Western railroad.
half way between Roanoke and Bristol.
the former of which is situated unon
the eastern border and the latter tho
western border of the great upland
mineral basin known rs Southwest Nir-
sinia The proposed Virginia and Ken
tucky railroad, on which work will be-
gin soon. crosses the Norfolk and West
ern at this point. The parkcrsburg,
Little kanawha and Virginia railway
has also decided to build the proposed
connecting link between the Black Dia:
mond system and the Cape toar and
Yadkin Valley via Wythcville, mal1ing
Nythcvillc competing railway ccntrc.
These lines Will bring the Gossan ores
OF Carroll, the mountain ores OF bland
and the limonitc ores Of Cripple Creek
and New River and tho coal fields of
Wythc, Bland and the Flat Top to-
gether at Wythcvillc, making it the
great iron and trade centre OF Southwest
Virginia.
New factories and industries are he
ing located every week among which
arc two hotels costing 500, 900 each.
Steel Range and Stove Factory 1925, 900,
while applications for sites are con.
stantly coming in. The Wytheville
Manufacturing Company. organized with
dozen hands few months ago, cngag-
ing in the building business, has in
creased it's force to - hands, with
twelve months work ahead engaged,
and will now increase their force 80 1870
hands. Streets p;,;A hing graded every
where, raiAfr-- yTSiigs td'r factories, while
overy~ffovement goes tn Indicate that
the place Will b, The g.>0Msng industrial
town OF 1891. The Wyth, willie Develop
mcnt Company. the pioncN.r mover in
the good work. owing ,'S ao\cs OF land,
had it's first sah Of lots from (ts choicc
property, beginning Scptcnfher 30th,
when all the LOIS offered f'crc soon
taken up. and to meet = growth g demand
for purchasers 500 more lots Sill be Of
fered December nth and iSN,, intrin-
sicily considered as valuable perhaps as
tha!t Of any company being offered in
Virginia, yot ut prices extremely reason
able. which it is earnestly hop1d will
encourage actual settlers rather than
lot speculation.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06

Is THERE anything you
wish to buy or sell?
Do you want rooms ?
DO you want board ?
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DO you want boarders ?
IT you want anything or
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Situations Wanted and
POUNDS" inserted free of
charge.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
Amy Lee In "Thc Clipper"

The Clipper will be presented at
the Opera House Monday night, the Sth
The play is said to merit good audi
ence. OF the performance the Fort
Worth, Texas, Gazette of recent date
says.
Miss Lee did the bright. energetic girl
with full vim and playfulness. She is
all action and it can be early seen is to
degree natural. Sho made some fine
extemporancous hits. Her singing al
ways met favor.
Mr.. Arthur Sprague did tho villain
handsomely after the approved method.
Mr.. Walter Plough deserved charac-
tor with more in it than the "Crippled
Printer" Mr.. L. Grofe Grail as ''Oiiiccr
Rosencranz, and MIR. Thomas j. Haw-
kiMs. az. the burglar and detective, mer-
it some praise.
The last act was the climax OF a prct-
ty story, and the play is not an unintcr
esting one. it was we'll received, and
with everything considered is entitled
to good audiences Of the best people.
Such Us this is 4 little relief compared
to what has gone before in the way OF
ttractions in Fort Worth, and should
. company return again they can rest
red, they will receive an enthusiasts
ception from crowded house.
are THE TIMES news columns
OF any other paper published
900 miles. II you want tho
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
4 SEVERE EIC5iER.
Officer See Kicked Over the Station-ZIousc
Railing by - Prisoner.

Last night just before nine o'clock,
Officers Gee and Mabry arrested j. w.
Bowers. white man, OH Railroad ave-
uuo. for intoXication. lie refused to
walk to tho station-housc, and the Off
GERS called q passing vehicle and took
him OFF in that.
On his way to the station Bowers yelled
+ tho top OF his voice continuously and
cked Officer Gee repeatedly. When
w. party got to the station house, while
goiAg up tho fight OF stops leading TO
the mayors officer. Bower fetched Gee
kick in tho stomach hard enough to
knock The officer hcadlong over the
hsnd-rail into the adjoining lot. Very
fortunately, Gee did not break his neck
or limb, although he sustained bad
wrench of theshacl1. Bowers is indebted
much to the officers forbearancc that he
did not receive a wholesome clubbing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


There is moro shipping now in the
port Ut Charleston than at any time for
tho last five years.
Eighteen and onc-half tons OF ccIary
wcre shipped from Kalamazoo in one
day recently.
1T is said there arc only two red
slate quarrics in tho United States, ono
in Vermont and the othor in Virginia.
Tho Chinese Cotton Cloth Company
OF Shanghai is at last about to COM
rnence operations, although much ham
pered by financial difficulties.
Observation-Disclosures is ovcrrunninr the
French people rs much rs tho Germans.
Among tho senior boys in tho different
French colleges more than forty-six pcr
cent. are nearsighted
Tho largest fruit farm in West Vir-
ginia is the Becker farm, near Uarpcrs
terry. 1t contains 5000 apricot trccs,
3',0co peach treos, 5000 plum trees,
5000 miscellaneous fruit trees and IS. :
COO grape vines.
Recent experiments on the physio-
logical effects of the electric current
lead to the bolief that continuous cur
rent causes death by direct action on
tho substance of the heart. and death
by an intermittent current is duo to tho
alteration of tho nerves and the inbibi
tory mechanism OF tho heart.
"A German chemist las discovered
that when bottle partly hllod with n
solution OF ozone in water is shaken,
soft phosphorcscent glow spreads over
tho surface OF the liquid and quickly
disappears. A second shaking gives Il
fainter light, but the appearance can
not DO obtained again until after an
interval Of some days.
A French agricultural experiment.
station reports that out of SO plants the
goat eats 40 and refuses 1876: the sheen
out of 5lS plants cat ISL and refuse 1A1;
the COW out i9I plants cats 27G and re-
fuses 2lS; the horse out OF IA plants
cats 2G2 and refuses 2l2; whilo the PIC
out OF 243 plants cats - and refuses III.
The production OF silk throughout
the world last year is estimated at IL
7O6 tons, as against ll,5tS tons in 1855,
li.SsS tons in 1851, 1850. tons in 1856,
and ?,002 tons in 1855. The average of
the four years from 1851 to 1855 was
1o,74S tons Tho 1889 crop was rathor
above 1T, although scarcely any silk was
produced in Syria and other parts Of tho
Lcvant.-N. Y. Evening Post.
apparently tho tables arc turning.
California prunes have become so popli-
lar III this country that it is said tho
French arc beginning TO put up their
prunes in tho California style, so that
they will pass for California pruncs.
Some of these days, perhaps, dishonest
dealers will try to sell French wines
by putting on them California labels.
"Wcstward tho star of Empire takes its
way"
Tho value of tho worlds production
of coffee, at 100000 cwt, would be
about 1857, OOO,o 600 in the wholesale
market. The worlds consumption of
coffee is placed at $50, 600 tons, tho
United States and Canada alono using
2G5, 600 tons Two-thirds Of the coffee
we drink comes from Brazil, which pro-
duces considerably moro than one-half
of tho worlds supply. KANSAS City
Commercial
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
CLEVER DNrEcr.vE WORK.
An 0vcrcoat and Other Valuable BOOTY
Uncovered by thc Officers.

Sergeant Jones and OniccrJ. G.. Wolfe
performed neat piece of detective
work yesterday. which resulted in the
detection and capture Of :; thief and the
recovery OF valuable booty shortly after
il was stolen.
W. w. Workman lost valuable over
coat one day last week, and yesterday
morning he saw a negro with it on. lie
called Officer Jones attention to the
fact, and the latter arrested the negro,
who stated that he had bought the coat
from another negro.
Officer Wolfe went i'll search Of the
man indicated by the party under ar
rest and arrested him. Wolfe learned
that the negro he arrested, who gave
his name as George Graham, had given
:, valuable gold watch to another negro,
and secured the watch, as also = chain
and charm, amounting in valno to $50.
Graham told conflicting stories about
both coat and watch, but aftcrward adj
mittcd to Officer Wolfe and TINES re-
porter that he had picked a mans pocket
yesterday morning on Railroad avenue.
Tho man who lost the watch was
learned to bo L. l.. Woodley, Of Rad
ford, who will appear against Graham
at Squire Williams court 1T = o'clock to-
day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
Southwest Virginia Mineral,
Timber, Farm and City Property
Agency.
Principal Office, Roanoke, Virginia.

The undersigned have opened an Of
iico ior the sale of mineral, timber and
farm land. and city propcrty ON commits
sion. They will develop mineral lands
anaiyze ores, give instructions for de-
veioping on reasonable charge. sell
farm and timber lands. All mineral.
farm and timber lands listed with them
for sale will bc extensively advertised
through agencies in the Northern States
and Europe. y record Of all ores. their
analyses and location will he kept in
our Office for inspection OF buyers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
Moro Excitement Than Fire.

Gtire was discovered on the second
floor of Rosenbaum's dry goods store
yesterday afternoon about a:30 o'clock.
The alarm was sounded and the depart
ment was out promptly, and the fire
was easily cXtinguishcd, without injury
to any part of the goods. Tho fire
originated from defective Hue The
alarm created some excitement mt first,
and quite crowd soon gathered around
the building.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
ENRUSTEE'S SALE.

By virtue of deed OF trust executed
to me as trustee by A. Il. Koincr and
w. +. Baker. dated 18th day of Noycm-
Der, lSSS, and Of record in tho clerks
Office of the liustings Court for Roa nollc
City, Va, deed book II page l4G, to Sc
cure to II. w. LykeS and Ellen Lyltes
the payment of the sum of So. 1889, as
evidenced by two negotiable notes of
81 ,66G.66 each, due in one and two wears
from November 18th, less, with inter
est. Default having been made in the
payment of the last Of said notes, at
the request of the said beneficiary.
shall sell to the highest bidder, by pub
lie auction, in front of the courthouse
in Roanoke city, on SATURDAY. JAN
uARY 10th. 1891. at II NJ, that certain
lot OF land lying in Roanoke, Va.
bounded as follows, to wit:
"Bcginning at corner to George p.
Tayloe's lot on the north side OF Salem
avenue, thence north l79i5 feet 10 an
alley, thence cast with said alley 80
feet to the lot of p. +. Van Miller.
thence south with Van Millor's line
lT9l5 feet to Salem avenue. thence with
Salem avenue west 30 feet to the bcgin-
ning, which lot Of land embraces two
lots, each fronting on Salem avenue -
feet, 1T being the same lot conveyed by
Il. W. and Ellen Sykes to a. Il. Koincr
and w. Il. Baker, by decd bearing even
date with this deed"
TERMS: Cash enough to pay off said
note and interest, and the costs Of exc
cutting this trust; the balanc. in one and
two years, secured by deed OF trust.
JOHN Il. PENN.
December 9TH $3.50. Trustee.
Observation-Disclosures
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-06
INDUSTRIAL NOTES

The Norfolk and Eastern Investment
Company has just closed Il $1,000. 600
deal, by which it purchases go acres of
land near Norfolk with milo of water
front on the bay, on which they will
erect Il cotton mill with 10000 spindlcs,
To cost 100000, and other industries.
%;sH
Twcnty-cight towns in the department
OF France have now obtained telephone
service. In eight other towns the tclc-
phone lines are in conStruc ton, and will
be completed in two months time.
Other towns will shortly he added.
There are only two towns possessing
telephones in Algeria, viz. Algiers and
Drau.
The rapid development Of land values
in the South is something remarkable.
and the boom has hardly begun. At
the Southern Investment Company's Of
fees they report an active demand and
good supply. Some very choice local
tiles can he had on very favorable terms
just now where splendid results will be
earned by those who organize the COM
panics both for themselves and for in
vcators.
Tho PanAmcrican Steamship Line.
plying between Galveston and South
American ports. has been established,
with = capital Of $50, G00.00o. The prin-
cipal stockholders reside i'll Chicnro.
Omaha. Denver. Kansas City, Des
Moincs Topeka and Galveston. The
principal offices are located il Calves
ton. and the company will have several
vessels in tho trade carly in 1891.
Special Agent Moscr, writes to The
central land Office from Tacoma, Wash.
chat Il grove of giant redwood trees like
those iii the Yosemite National Park.
California. has been discovered in Pierce
county, Washington. The crctary Of
the interior has ordered an investiga-
ton of the subject through the agricul-
tnral division Of the census burca, and
Congress may bc asked to set aside the
land on which the trees are standing as
Il national park. Mr. Mosier saws that
the people of Tacoma will probably have
flag pole made of one of the tallcst
trees, To he sent to the Worlds fair
Some Of the trees are 100 feet high and
thirteen in diameter.