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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-10
RAILROADS.
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SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JANUARY II, 1891.
Wcstbound, Leuve Roanoke Daily.
7.50 a. IN. Arrives Radford $40 a. m; Bristol,
1.lj p. M: connects with e. L. ". 81
G. X. Il. for all points South.
1910 a. m, Arrives Bristol 40 p. nj. Stops at
all stations. Connects ut RadfOrd az
12.l0 p. Ill. with New River train.
GAO p. M, Arrives Bristol l1.20 p. IN. Connects
with f. Il. V. & G. Il. K. for all points
South.
North and, Eastbound, Leave Roanoke Daily.
62Oa. m.oror Lynchburg, Petersburg Rich
mond and Norfolk. Connects With
v. NJ. X. II. for Washington.
6.25 a. IN. for Hagerstown, Harrisburg, Phi1a-
dcphia and New York. Has through
Pullman sccpcrs.
Jay PIN. Daily. Arrives Lynchburg $50 d. IN.
5.45 IN. for Basic. Shenandoah and interme-
dlate stations.
ll.45 p. IN. for Lynchburg, Petersburg. Rich
mond and Norfolk. Connects with
V. NJ. r. X. for Washington.
ll.oo p. m for Hagcrstown, Harrisburg, Phila-
delphia and New York. Has through
, pullman Shoppers.
Office or to w r. fiEVIIT
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-10
MINERALS A SPECIALITY

All persons having n.inaral, farm or
timber lands are requested to list thom
with us for sale. The long experience
Of our senior, Mr.. j. A. Daily, in mining
and sale of real estate warrant us in as
surfing our patrons that their interests
will DO properly guarded in the sale of
their property, and all money coming
into their hands will be promptly paid
over. Owners may, if preferred, employ
their special agent or ttorneys.
Persons, in sending descriptive list OF
property, are specially cautioned against
giving ooverdrawn descriptions, as it
lessons chances of sale. We also advise
against giving options on mineral
properties, they often Interfere with
sales and lead to litigation.
We shall do a legitimate commission
business.
Active, reliable agents wanted in
every county in Southwest Virginia.
All city property listed with us will
have prompt attention, and sold to best
advantage.
We have booked for sale list of i'm
proved and unmproved property, bust
ness and dwelling houses in different
sections of the city.
Persons wishing to buy or sell are
respectfully invited to call on us.
Office, Room 8, Moomaw Building,
Jefferson street.
Refer to First National Bank of Ros
noke, Virginia.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-10

An exchange remarks that no man
can derive enjoyment from young baby
with cigar in his mouth. 10 young
baby should BIO allowed to have cigar
in his mOuth.-Ram's Horn.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-10

In tho puritan days cord of oak
wood was worth the same as bushel OF
tnrnips-thirty-seven cents.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
TABERNACLE PULPIT.
Or. TALMAGE'S SECOND SERMON ON
HIS OLD WORLD JOURNEYS.

He FirdS Confirmation OF the Truth Of
tho Scriptures in tho Testimony Of the
Cities and Rivers and Place, OF Long
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
POPE BEGINS REFORM.
Tho humber of Solicitors ard CIorIts to be
Cut Down.

COLUMBIA, :, c., oct. 27.-Thc
governor today issued Il rcuusition on
the governor OF North Carolina for
Charles CHRISTOPHER, Colorcd, who is
wanted for larceny in Spartanbur9.
Christopher is in Ashcvillc and will bc
taken to Spartanburg tomorrow.
The "Aascmbly," one Of the leading
social organizations in the city, was
rcOrganjzcd today and will sIgnalize It's
reorganization be giving cOtlllion
Tuesday night Of the fair week. 1t WILL
be very large affair and will make ths
connecting link in tho continuous round
of social festivities during the States
gala.
The comptroller general is on hls met
tie in regard to the insurance companies
That have made returns Of their gross
receipt Tor taxation and today he issued
orders TO auditors to Immediately invcs-
tlgatc this matter thoroughly, by having
agents appear before them for cxamina-
ton andCr oath.
Attorney General Pope today COM
pletCd plan for rcOrganizlng the ell
crossing department OF the legislature.
After mature reflection he has decided
TO reduce the number Of solicitors and
clerks. He Will call upon the following
to serve: j. M. Johnson, of the fourth
circuit; II. Nelson, of The fifth; O. l..
Schumpcrt, of the sixth; Nj. f. Ansel,
OF the eighth. The number of clerks
has been cut down and the following
appointments made: j. l.. Coyinpton.
Florence, chief; II. Il. Wardlaw, Abbe
vile; William Kelley, Charleston:
James Furz, Barnwell; D. II. Wlther.
spoon. Blacksburg; 5. A. Vance
Laurcns; Maury Sims, Columbia; w. Il
Slack, jr., Columbia; r.. II. Townsend
Union.
General Pope says if after the legisla
tare convenesi he finds it necessary tC
nave others they will be secured prompt.
ily.. He believes this sweeping reduction
Is demanded in the interest of economy,
but If after q practical demonstration
he sees he is in error he will take steps
to see that the public interests 20 not
suffer. r.--Greenvlll News.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
y lSnsCally Trsasurnr.

BEACFORT, ). G., Oct. pa mass
meeting of the citizens of Beaufort W as
held at the hall Of the Washington
Steam Fire Engine Company to con-
slider the report of the committee aD-
pointed to investigate the Indebtedness
Of the town and the deficit in the ac-
counts Of the aDsconding OK treasurer
Major w. III. Lockwood was called to
the chair. Mr.. +. w. Bailey, OF the
committee, read theiI report.
The total bonded debt Of the town
was stated to he $4,000. The total def
| cit caused by the operations of the late
| treasurer amounted to rs ,432 32; of this
5 1851 50 is based Oh orders for pay en-
dorSed by him and received and held
by the merchants OF the town in pay
ment of accounts. 1t seems that all
checks for salaries have to be signed by
the intendant according to the ordi-
nance, 80 that these orders are probaU-
ly worthless. The rest of this deficit
consists partly of false balances a
cash balance of Sis. reported to be on
hand at the time Of his leaving, was
found wanting. The total amount of
the floating debt Of the town is 3d.
O7265.
Mr.. Thos +. Walsh, of the commit
tee, stated thata check for 1913. ia favor
VI l.. ~. iScHeper OF OTuer, nau been
issued by the intendant and had been
altered by Taylor to be payable to "E.
a Scheper or bearet" and been cashed.
Mr.. f.. A. Scheper stated that the inter
est on his bonds which the check was
supposed to have represented had never
been paid. 1t was stated by the CON-
mittee that their investigation of the
deficit had not extended back more
than thirteen months, and that the IL
dicatiOns were that an investigation
covering the time previous TO that
period would disclose 4 much larger de.
fcit. Mr.. w. II. Mcleod offered mo-
tion to request the intendant to offer u
reward of 800 on behalf Of the town
for the apprehension Of S. f. Taylor.
After considerable discussion the mo-
tlOn was rejected.
Taylor is reported to be now in Phil
adelphia, his old home. S. j. BamD.
field, the colOred clerk of Court, read i'm
ordinance which shows that all checks
for disbursements Of the town funds
must be signed by the intendant. Of
which he said the intcndant seemed to
be in total ignorance.
The responsibility for this deficit may
rest either on the intcndant or the indi.
vidnal members Of council, as Taylor
did not give bond rs required by law,
and he was elected by The council.
ms may relieve the taxpayers from
the burden.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05

BALTIMORE, Md, oct. 2I.--EX-
United States Senator Wade Hampton
is visiting in this city. He says he II
out OF politics. AMI intends in the
future to keep in the BACKGROUND. The
Farmers Alliance, he said, is rapidly
disintegrating i'll the South, and within
the next four years it will completely
disappear. "This will be the case not
only III South Carolina, but throughout
the whole South. The people there are
rapidly awakening TO the ahsurdity Of
the demands that the organization has
promulgated, and are gradually drop
ping OIL and fOrSWcaring all allegiance
10 the Alliance. In my own State the
Governor who was elected by the senti-
ment that secured my defeat for re-
election to the Senate has already
broken away in a great measure from
the Alllanco measures and is catering
III his administration Of the affairs of
the State to the conservative and better
thinking element. The uprising was
founded on demagOguery and fanati-
ciSm, and therefore cannot have Il long
existence. We are too conservative u
people, and too fair minded in our
Judgment Of right and wrong in popu-
lar government, to permit any sway by
secret societies. In my opinion IL is
folly for any one in this country to en-
ter into controversy with a Farmers
Alliance adherent OH the sub-trcaSury
plan. The measure is so palpably
wrong on its face as to make ii absurd
TO all who have the prosperity and wei
rare Of the country at heart. This
feature or the Alliance has never been
fully accepted in the South, and have
too much confidence in our people to
think that it ever will be-
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
years. God does not forget. One day
with the Lord is as a thousand years

years. God does not forget. One day
with the Lord is as 4 thousand years
and q thousand years as one day.
| Rum and debauChery and bad politics
are more rapidly working the destruc-
! tiOn Of our American cities than sin of
any kind and all kinds worked for the
destruction of the cities of Africa, once
so mighty and now so prostrate But
their gods were idols. and could do
| nothing except for debasement. Our
God made the heavens and sent his Son
to redeem the natiOns. And our cities
will not go down, and our nation will
not perish because the gospel is going
to triumph. Forward. all schools and
colleges and churches! Forward, al
reformatOry and missionary organiZa-
tions. Forward! all the influences mar
/! shaled to bless the world. Let our
modern European and American cities
listen to the voice of those ancient
cities reSurrected, and by hammer and
chlSel and crowbar be compelled 70
speak.
l notice the voice Of those ancient
cities is hoarse from the exposure of
forty centuries and they accentuate
slowly with lips that were palsied for
ages, but all together those cities along
the Nile intone these words: Hear
us, LOT we are very Old, and 1t is hard
for MS to speak. We were wise long
before Athens learned her first lesson. :.
We sailed our ships while yet navIga-
tlon was unborn. These obelisks, these
pyramids, these fallen pillars, these
wrecked temples, these colossi of black
granite, these wrecked sarcophaIi IN
der the brow of the hills, tell you Of
what l was in grandeur and OF what
am coming down to Ice. We Sinnud aud
we fell. Our learning could not save
us. See tnose half obliteratcd hicrI-
glyphlcs on yonder wall. Our architCc-
ture could not save us. See the paint cd
columns Of Phil;r. and the shattered
temple of ESneb. Oar heroes could
| not sayeus. Witness Menes, Diodorus
RameSes and plolemN. Our Gods Am.
| mon and Osiris could not save us. See
| their fallen temples all along the four
thousand miles of Nile. On, yemOGern
cities get some other God: 4 God wMo
can help, a God who can pardon, Il God
| who can save. Called up is We are Tor
a little while to give testimony, again
the sands of the desert will bury us
Ashes to ashes, dust TO duStw And as
these voices Of porphyry and granite
ceased, all the sarcOphagi under the
hills responded, ASHES to ashes and
the capital Of a lofty column fell grind
ing itself to powder among the rocks
and responding, "DuSt TO dust? >"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
Tho ItefOrunerS Win.

CHARLESTON, $. G., Oct 22.-Ficken
has a majority ) over bryan for mayor
of PIT. The rcformers elect l3 alder
men and the Regulars 9. The alder.
men reelected are; G. S. Gadsden, j. A.
Smythe, a. j. Riley and III. l.. Cade, all
Regulars. Smythe and GadSden are re-
elected by majorities of 2 and 2S res
pectvely. The Reform aldermen have
majOrities ranging from to 202.
The teformers elect 4 out of 6 school
commissioners. On the Board Of Al.
dermen there are Germans, 2 Irish
men, and the rest natives. There are
only 3 Roman Catholics on the board.
The total vote polled was about 34OO,
out Of a total club list of 657i. The
Regulars failed To poll the full strength
by about 1900 votes and the Reformers
by about 800. The Regulars take the
defeat cheerfully, and there is no talk
of bolt.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
Train Robbers Caught.

DEAL RIO, Texas, Oct. 22.--Full de-
tails Of the pursuit al.d capture o! the
Sou .hcrn Pacific train rubb.rs reached
here to-day. The posse struck the trail
at place near Juno Tuesday, caught
sight of the robbers III deep canon on
the Live Oak, near GrinrSOn Springs, III
CroCgctt County. The posse approached
unseen to within ahundrcd yards Of the
men, when Captain Jones ordered d
charge and a running fight followed.
LanGSdOn soon weakened and gave up
and Tom Fields soon afterwards find
ing himself hard pressed surrendered.
Wilmington and Flint ran several miles
when the formers horse was shot from
under him. IIclrft the animal and tooh
up The side Of the mountain Dnt Cay
tail Jones WAS right upon him and cut
off his retreat, WhcreupOn he SurrcI-
dcrtd. Flint then ran at fun speed /
distance Of ten miles, firing back upol
his DurSucrS as he went. The fire was
returned and he was mOrtallN WOundc |
IN the left breast. He fell Off his hOrS4 :
and sitting up in tn" road Coolly pro-
ducHd a pencil and paper and wrote /
VIII hCquathing his effects to his broth
cr He then pulled Il giStol from his
belt and blew his brains ont. sixty or
seventy dollars IN gold coin was found
in his belt around his body. LangSdOn
had $GCOin grCenbaCks in his vest pocket
when searched. a sack on Il pack horse
contained 500 Of Mexican Silve! {.
FIiut'S body was buried. Tn" posse ar
rived at ComStocK, this County, to-day
with the prisoners, and will go West
by to.night'S train to FL PaSo. Sheriff
Kcilcr went up to-day with warrants
for The men. Captain Jones refused to
deliver them to him.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
Tho Famine In Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 22.-Eeports
from the provinces Of Sunbirsk and Sa.
mara show that the local government
IS unable to cope with the prevailing
distress and that relief has not
reached the more remote districts. The
work Of distribution IS not properly or.
ganiZc1. Numbers Of prosperous per-
SONS aIe receiving help while many who
are entirely destitute are dying of hum
ger The authorities have forbidden
me local press to record the state of af.
ialrS. The Iemtoos (or provincial as
ScmDilcS) are panic stricken and are ut
terry unable to remedy th6< disorder.
IhcSllppOScd reserves Of grain are miss,
ing. 1t has been discovered that Whem
the Gar ordered the distribution of the
reserve grain in the government gran
arleS, the officials did not dare acknowl.
edgc that the stores were empty and
Iried to make up the deficiency from the
mllitary granaries, in order to conceal
lhtlr prculation. 1t is feared that this
Will greatly hamper the military COM
lhlS3arlat IN the event of Russia engag-
ing IN war. Funds for the relief of the
Starving people have also been deplora-
plY mlSmanaged. In some districts
winch are under powerful patronage
mere IS more than an abundance Of re-
llet, while in other distcicts no heed is
PAID to starving peasants. Many gov
ernments employees complain that
Inelr SuperiorS deduct certain amount
from their wages for a relief fund, there
by leaving them poverty stricken.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-11-05
Sliding into tho River.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2G.-!The levcc
and wharf at the foot OF st. Philip.
Dumano and Ursulino streets continue
to cave III, the land having already sunk
from three to eighteen feet, covering five
acres in extent. The Louisville and
Nashville Railroad has abandoned its
depot at the foot OF Canal street and
transferred its business to the Ponchar-
train depot because Of the danger to It's
property. IL looks as If all the land up
TO the Franch market would eventually
go into the river.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
RECOVERED THE SILK,
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY
GETS BACK STOLEN FREIGHT.
The Booty Found Hidden in Cache
Near the Three :; Mile House The
Theory of the Police.

A PORTION Of the silks stolen from a
Southern Pacific freight car, last We'd
nesday, have been recovered. The goods
were located in cache along side the
railroad track, between Sepulveda and
the Three-mile house, last Friday, by an
Italian safoonrkeeper. who placed the
stuff in the basement Of his place, and
notified the local officers Of the road on
Monday. An engine and fiat car were
sent out and the goods brought into the
city. Another portion Of the plunder
was revealed later to the police, and
Officer Bosqui brought four rolls OF silk
to the police station in a buggy.
There are several theories as to the
way in which the robbery was perpe-
trated. The police believe. that. the
same men were engaged in this job who
broke open q car aolde months ago near
the came spot and stole several barrels
of liquor. It is believed that there is
some one on the inside; that is that an
employee OF the company gives infor-
nation to the gang as to the particular
car in which valuable goods are located,
and the men who do the actual work
board the train and throw the goods off
at the proper place.
The police were notified Monday of
the finding of the goods a short time
after the company sent out after them.
A man who keeps another saloon near
the place telcphoned to the station that
four men had tried to sell him several
rolls of silk, but that when the railroad
men took the goods from the basement
of the neighboring saloon they became
alarmed and started toward town.
Several detectives went to the place
at once, but were too late to cat;h the
thieves. They secured the roads be-
tween the three-mile house and town..
but could find no trace OF the men.
1t is believed that some OF the plum
der is still in the. hands Of the car
breakers. The whole lot of stuff stolen
was worth about $500.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
Chamber Of Commerc. Notes.

Chamber OF Commerce Notes.
The county citrus fair committee met
in the chamber at 2 p. m. yesterday, to
arrange for the county display exhibit
Dr.. ]. Needham Of Glendora occupied
the chair. and Secretary. Hanchette
acted as secretary. M. H. Wright Of
Pasadena was appointed to enter the ex-
hibit and take charge Of the same dur
ing the fair. DR. ). Needham, John
Pirtle, John Branch, s. Cole and Ernest
Watson were appointed committee on
designs, and to confer with the board
Of supervisors relating to making the
exhibit. ~ Is
The members Of the committee from
outside districts report good work being
done toward making the fair success.
\ The citrus fair executive committee
met in the chamber last evening.
A regular meeting Of the members of
the chamber will be held this evening
at z 80. At the same hour a meeting Of
the gr0cers and fruit dealers and COM
mittee 6f the chamber, to arrange for
receiving the Boston fruit and produce
exchange, on their visit here next Sat-
urday. Every grocer and fruit dealer in
Los Angeles is especially urged to be
present.
Mrs. H. 8. Flora Of Rivera exhibits on
the Rivera table q cluster Of grapes, and
j.. 8. Van Doran samples,of seeding or
anges; ]. A. Whittaker, of Buena Park,
Southern California cane molasses.
The chamber ID distributing ecale
bug wash TO those wishing to spray their
treeEs y
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
TAPPED ON THE NOSE.
NJ. L. wICKS PUGILISTICALLY RE-
PLIES TO MR.. STEWARD.
A Dicussion of Water fRates Leads to a
Little Fracas Which Ends Quietly-The
Affair in Detail.

The discussion OF the water rates to be
charged by the local companies for the
next year, which has been going on fol
some days before the water committee
of the council, was considerably en-
livened yesterday forenoon by passage
at arms between M. j. Wicks OF the
Citizens water company, and j. T.
Steward, who has been bitter enemy
of the company and its managers for
some years.
Mr.. Wicks was the aggressor in the
little mill, and was satisfied with one
blow on the nose of Mr.. Steward, who
paid not the slightest attention to the
assault OF the irate Wicks.
When the committee commenced its
hearing yesterday there were number
of gentlemen interested in the case un-
der discussion present, besides several
councilmen. Mr.. Steward had prepared
lengthy statement of the poor service
furnished by the comprny and the ex-
tortionate rates charged, and told of his
own case, in which he had been over
charged for his domestic supply of
water. la Ns ~
Mr.. Wicks remarked that in the in
stance related by Mr.. Steward, the con-
sumner had been given a rebate for the
pyercharge, and that the company had
a receipt for the money returned.
"You have no such receipt, sir" said
Mr.. Steward. 49,.
1--WE have the receipt" replied Mr.
Wicks, "unless you got it back from us
in some way unknown to me.
If you say did any such thing you
are Il liar" was Mr.. Stewards quick
reply.
This called for blood, and Mr.. Wicks,
red with anger, reached over and struck
Mr.. Steward on the nose. The men
were some distance apart, and the blow
therefore lacked force and left no trace
where it struck.
Councilmen Times and Rees simultan-
eously moved toward the beIligerents.
exclaiming:. Gentlemen, we did not
come here to fight" "You forget
where you are, gentlemen, "and the war
was over.
Mr.. Steward quietly proceeded to
read his statement, and Mr.. Wicks soon
cooled off and took his seat.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
A SURE THING RACE.
How O. Brien Did Up San Bernardino
Ranchef.

VIM. O. 'Brien passed through Los AM
geles yesterday in charge Of Constable
Ferris, who was taking him back to San
Bernardino to answer to q charge OF
working confidence racket. O'Brien
and another smooth .'leg-puller" met a
rancher and unfolded-a glowing scheme
to him by which he could make bag
Of money. They would get up sure
thing foot race and the rancher's money
would be placed on the winner by
O'Brien and his friend, and the large
sized pile which they would win from
those who were not in it would be di-
vided among the three.
The rancher liked the idea and fur
nished q sack Of gold coin to place on
the right man. O'Brien took the money,
but the race fell through, somehow, and
the sack was returned-b alas, when
the rancher united the string some
time later he found that the canvas con-
tanned only iron washers.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-02-11
A PIrlFUL STORY.
A Man Unable to Provide for His Wife
and Baby.

a MSn OnaOle 70 rtov1ue ioI I1S WHe
and Baby.
A sad case Of destitution came to the
attention. of the police last night. Ser
geant Morton found man and woman
wandering about the streets with an
eleyen-months-old child, and without a
place to lay their heads or shelter to
protect them from the cold. They were
taken to the police station and given
temporary lodging.
| The story told by the couple, who
gave their names as Mr.. and Mrs. Jones,
is a pitiful one. They had been living
at some point in San Diego county, but
three days ago the woman went to Dow
ney With her child. and the husband
came to Los Angeles to get work, which
had been promised him. He was dis
appointed, however, in getting some
thing to do, and has been vainly seeking
chance to earn money since.
Yesterday Mrs. Jones was compelled
to follow her husband to Los Angeles,
her money having given out, and she
found him with but tbirty-fve cents in
his pocket with which to pay for lodg-
ings for his small family. (.
Z A better case for charity has not come
to light in Los Angeles for some time,
The police will make an effort to find a
home for Mrs. Jones and her baby, and
any assistance will BE welcomed.