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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-09
Americans in Time.
From the Charleston World.

From the Charleston World.
The Times-Democrat has made some
calculations based upon the recent CEN
sus figures, and concludes that of the
white population of this country SIS per
cent only is English, 90 per cent. Ger
man, Is per cent. Irish, 4 per cent,
Latin, 3 per cent. Scandinavian. and 3
per cent. Slav. Therefore, saws the
Times Democrat, if barely more than
half of our population is Enc ish, how
can we call ourselves Anglo-Saxon. If
all Of the German, Irish, Scandinavian
and other races had intermarried only
with the members Of their own particu-
lar race, it might do to calculate the
children of the 4,55l,710 Germans who
have come to this country in tho last
seventy years as Germans; but so far
from that being the case, intermarri age
has so blended and mingled the races
that probably moro than half Of the off,
spring of the 1000, 600 foI eigners that
have come to this country are of the
mingled blood of Celt, Teuton and Dane
that makes thatrace called Angl o-Saxon.
No doubt in England there are places
whore the Danish strain is noticeable,
and also places where the Celtic char.
acteristics predominant, or Saxon feat.
| ures remain most prominent, but the
mixture is known as Anglo Saxon, and
that mixture has been carried on here
also. although not as slowly as it &C.
Cured in England. Latterly, it is true
in the opinion OF many, there has beer
| too great IA rush from Southern Europe
but even that, if it is regulated with any
| degree of care, we can find that we car
assimilate without trouble.
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The Funeral of lIamIin.

BANGOR, Me-, July 81 Special The
remains of eX-Vice- President Hamlin
were inferred this afternoon in Mount
Hope Cemetery. The funeral was one
OF the largest and most impressive ever
held in this State. All of the public
buildings and many private and bust
ness houses we're draped in mourning.
During tho afternoon at the time Of the
funeral and the passage of the funeral
cortege all business houses were closed,
all uniting in paying their tribute to the
distinguished dead.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-09
A Change Desired.

There is to be a change in the city
sanitary Office, and if Sanitary Inspector
Bowers will use his Office to one end
alone, the community will bless him.
at once and put into use, as in other
cities. Until it is done some section of
Roanoke is made uninhabitable every
night with noisome stenches.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-09
THE CITY MARKET.

b A new broom sweeps clean, and with
expected energy the new City Council
has seized upon the reins of administra-
ition. There are several points where
reforms may well be made and which
may be overlooked in the general super
vision OF public improvements. One OF
these points is at the city market.
1t is doubtful If, outside of tho stall.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-09
An Interesting Entertainment.

The El6n Star Comedy Company gave
an excellent rendition of 'Inshavogue'
at the Opera House last night The
different parts were all we'll sustained
and the costumes were beautiful. This
company is giving excellent perform
ances and is deserving of good patron
age. There will be a grand matinee
Saturday afternoon at o'clock
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$4,000 Fire In Clarksvillc.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July s.-[Spe-
cial THE Banner tobacco warehouse at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, owned by Merri-
wether IL Co., with 800 hogsheads of
tobacco, and Draper Brothers stable and
twenty-five mules were totally destroyed
by fire last night. The less is estimated
at SIT, 900; insurance, $4,000.
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The Times as newspaper, It will be sent
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Look at This.

These are hard times. Everybody is
pressed for money The banks are I'M
able to afford relief. Then the best
thing that can be done is to join the
National Building and Loan Associa-
tiop of New York, which is the leading
and most reliable institution of the
kind in the country. Office, los Jeffer-
son street, S. EDWARD WHITE, Agent.
july slim
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Notice (!

Hereafter the agency and collection
Office of the National Building and Loan
Association, Of New York, will be at
Scott & Rives' Office, los jefferson
street, s. EDWARD WHITE, Agent.
iuly Q-1u,
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more than that of ali the other papers of
Roanoke combined.
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ROANOKE, VA. JULY o, 1891.
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SEND IN YOUR BALLOTS.

The site for the new city postoffice is
in danger of becoming bone of conten-
ton, which may become we'll gnawed
before finally disposed of. The Treas.
ury Department generally considers
three main points in the following Or
der: Cost of site, adaptation to the best
needs of the city, in the future as we'll
as the present, and the wishes of the
citizens and business public.
That there may be the clearest posi-
BILE discussion and presentation of the
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PETzoLD's REPLY.

To THE EDITOR OF The TINES: ask
small space in your paper to reply to
q piece published in TIE TIMES. On
the night of the 9th, about l O'Clock, I
was called into the house of Matte
Evans in my official capacity. l had
only been in the house few minutes,
when l heard call-whistle from q
brother officer. l INN ediately left the
house to answer tho cause of the whistle.
As soon as l got outside saw Sergeant
Jones, who demanded my baton and
badge without allowing mo a moment
to explain my business in said house.
am ready for trial. and in justice to my
self ask the public to withhold their
decision until / have n chance to defend
myself Respectfully,
+. Fl. PETzoLD.
A TIMES reported saw Sergeant Jones
last night and showed him the above
letter. The sergeant was very much
surprised that the letter had been
written for he had promised Mr.. Pct
zold that he would make no more pub
Lefty of the matter than was absolutely
necessary, but now he felt justified in
making full statement.
Some time ago." continued Mr..
Jones, 81 was over in the Third ward,
MIR. Petzold having been assigned to
that beat, and blew my whistle several
times and received no response. Pretty
soon Mr.. Petzold came up to me and
claimed 10 have been on tor of Peach
and Honey hill and to have answered
my whistle, but l have reasons to be-
lieve that he was then in Matte Evans
house.
ION the night before the one in ques-
ton he left the policeman he was with
and was off about half the night, from
what can learn. On the night Of the
9th | went into the Third ward and at
tho gas house l found Officer Gee and
asked him where Petzold was. He said
that he had been away about three
hours. l told the officer to follow me
and when we reached Matte Evans
house l secreted myself and told the
officer to blow the distress signal. At
the last whistle Petzold came out of 4
cellar door under Matte Evans house
and walked right on to me before he
knew it, having sneaked between the
fence and the house.
SAT first he said he had come through
from the other side, but when | told him
l had seen him come out of the door he
said: We'll, sergeant, ] acknowledge
did wrong and begged me not to expose
him.
81 took his badge and baton from him,
and he followed me as far as the Hotel
Felix. begging me not to expose him.
Finding that his pleadings were in vain,
he offered me $50, and then 500, if
would suppress tho matter. These are
the facts nc thnu actua11u 0ccurrad ,,
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The morning call., 1891-04-08
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT,

Louis Barrett brother of the dead ira
gedian, is a member of the Margaret Mather
company.
Senator Sanders says he cannot sleep in
a sleeping-car. Well, let him sit up all
night and play dOminoeS with the porter.
Mrs. Harrison, the author of the new
morbid English novel, The Wages of Sin."
is daughter of the late Charles. Kingsley.
1t is noted that General Joe Johnston lived
to be an older man than any other great cap
tain of our civil war, being "a at the time of
his death.
John Plankinton. the retired pork-packer,
who died in Milwaukee the other day worth
SIC, OO0.0 600, was butcher in Pittsburg from
1882 to 1874.
Europe in January for his health, has de-
rived no benefit and will remain abroad the
rest of the year.
Stepniak, the Russian nihilist, having COM
pleted his lecture tour In the United States,
will spend few weeks in Boston quietly be-
fore returning to Europe.
Sir Edwin Arnold is an absent-minded
man and is somewhat negligent of his attire.
He has a mild eye. calm face and q
general air of Indifference.
General Pacheco, Mexican Minister of
Public Works, resigns his post to establish
an industrial colony at Motzorongo, where
he will teach Mexican boys to raise sugar.
Frau Coslma wagner is making extensive
preparations for this years Wagner festival
at Bayreuth. A large number Of the singers
from the London opera have been engaged
Verestchagin, the Russian artist. whose
pictures were on exhibition in Carnegie
Hall. Allegheny, can afford to ride, though
literal translation Of his name is walk a
mile"
DR.. Seelye, the well-known college presi-
dent, declares that at the present rate of
progress the women of the country will at
the end of the present century be better
educated than the men.
The sale of Rudyard Kipling's books In
this country has fallen off 80 per cent since
the publication of his letters on America,
The booksellers say that they fear the sale
OF his books Is permanently at an end.
Worth, the Paris dressmaker is indignant
that so many dresses sold here under his
name are mere fabrications by less talented
authors The international copyright act
must be amended somehow to stop these
Dlagiarisms.
Rabbi Solomon SCHNEIDER of Boston has
taken strong grounds against the PROPOSE
ton to COLOMBO Palestine with Hebrews
lie SAYS that country cannot support more
than 100000 people. and the Russian exiles
alone, numbering 100000, would largely
oyerpopulate it.
The morning call., 1891-04-08
UNSIGNED BILLS.
legislative Acts Not Approved by the
Governor.

SACRAMENTO, April THE following Is
complete list OF the bills which Goyer nor Mark
ham refused to sign;
(, Senate Bill SO, for improvements at the Dear
and Dumb aud Bind Asylum.
Senate Bill Ga, the claim OF ID. JORDAN LOT
Senate Bill 1872, for additional buildings at the
MendOcino Insane Asylum. slS4, goo.
Senate BIZ 259, for the completion ana MALI
tenance Of the Preston School OF Industry.
Senate BIZ $50. 10 provide for payment Tor
private property for public use. o-o mn ,.-
Senat Bill 90, approprlating S5o,oOo lor
wagon road from Mariposa TO Yosemite.
Senate Bill $40, for the relief OF Emma Kelly,
Senate BIZ CSC, providing for.the receipt of
money from the United States on account OF the
Direct ak Bill. -,
dence laundry ma ohiuery, new 1oolng, etc., al
the Stockton In sane Asylum.
Senate Bill 1926, for the purchase OF Jute ma.
chlnery for Folsom Prison and hXlng Inc price III
which jute goods shall be sold.
Synate Bill 243, to pay the claim OF Mary M
Springer. a., ,-..,-
plumbing and drainage IN cities
Senate Bill 256. providing for State Sanitary
Inspector.
Funeral Directors.
Senate Bill 52S, to nay tile claim of John Null
Ian for bis commission on money collected by
hun from he United States on account OF Indian
war claims.
Senate BilI 80, to pay the claim OF f. n. Strout.
Senate BIll OlOI relating TO lut oISdulLallOH VI
irI iGation districts.
Assembly Bill PIP, repeating Section 33T OF the
Penal Code, making II felony for any board OF
authority TO license gaming. .
Assembly Bill 554, amending the Code OF Civil
Proceed Ule relating to appealed cases.
Assembly Bill 5SS, concerning conclusive pre-
sumptions. (Amends Section 1868 OF The Code
OF Civil Procedure
ASS mby Bill 300, to pay the claim of j. Il.
assembly Bill 5s3. concerning the conveyance
OF property for founding universities aud gal
leTles of art
Tie reasons which lie gives for the dsallow-
ance OF the above claims are as follows:
The claim OF Mrs. Kelly for damages resulting
from injuries received by her husband While in
the employ Of tile Stale IS not allowed as mat
ter of principle, the Governor being OF the opin-
ion that the State was not in any way TO blame
for the accidents happening and that II opens
the door for very great depletion OF the State
Treasury.
The claim Of Mrs. Springer was not allowed
for the reason that there - row on nj ID the
Attorney Generals office receipt In full for all
claims OF auy kind whatsoever as against tile
State, which the Governor does not feel al lber-
~ 10 disregard.
The CAIN Of Dennis Jordan for $4,000, to-
getLer with that of Captain Mullan aud others.
are claims which should be adjudcated before a
count OF competent jurisdiction. Which would
relieve The Legislature and Governor from the
responsibility OF PASSING upon claims with which
they not familiar. ana concerning which they
cannot. in so short g space OF time, obtain The
Information TO act inteligently aud wisely, and
especially upon eX ate evidence
The morning call., 1891-04-08
FISH COMMISSION.
The Outlook Is Discussed by Ra-
mon E. Wilson.

Ramon E. Wilson, who was recently APP
pointed to fill the Office of Fish Commits
sioner, has returned from England whittier
he went little more than two months ago
and was seen yesterday by CALL reporter
at his office on California street.
When asked about the organization of the
new commission Mr.. Wilson said: II have
been in the city such very short time that
have actually had no time in which to
think the matter over, butt is probable that
we will get together this week. AS to the
policy to be pursued, of course, / can say but
little, but SO far as | am Individually con-
cerned / shall use my best efforts to see that
every cent devoted to the use of the COM
mission is put to the best advantage. | have
been an ardent sportsman for number of
years, and have taken q deep interest in the
commission, and from what l have seen
am free to say that l am convinced that but
little good has been accomplished. 1t is a
very easy matter, you understand, for the
chief patrolman, as has been done repeat
eddy, to hand in bills for expenses claimed
to have been incurred in endeavoring TO
catch the fishermen engaged in unlawful
practices, but very few cases have ever been
reported where any real good was accom-
plished. Now it does seem to me that some
method could be devised for imposing a
check upon the expenditure OF the money,
and shall endeavor to have it done under
the new board.
AS for myself l am an enthusiast on the
question of hatcheries, and am convinced
that it Is the most important part OF the SER
vice. Especial attention should be given to
this matter, aud am convinced that if the
public knew more of the Importance of the
propagation of fishes it would long ago have
received greater announcement. All Of
these matters, however, will require study,
and am convinced that the new commission
will make great many radical changes that
will be of great benefit to the sportsmen Of
the State"
The morning call., 1891-04-08
DIED TOGETHER.
Strange Suicide Of a Young
Wife and Her Friend.
1 Serious Omission In a Bill Passed
by the Legislature
Continuation Of the Olsen Murder Trial.
1 Heroic Little Girl Saves the
Life Of an Infant.
Epeoial to THE MORNING CALI.

SANTA FEE On. NJ, April "details Of
Sundays tragedy at White Oaks, N. NJ,
reached here to-day, the affair being a
double suicide, in which two handsome
young women, formerly of Liberty, Mo-,
were the actors. Some two years ago Miss
Portia Hill came from Liberty to serve as
q governess in the family of Mrs. Ellis. At
the end Of the year she married Howard
DOYLE, a brother of Mrs. Els, and promi-
nent ranchman. On their bridal tour they
met an old friend Of the bride, Miss Jessie
Ridgley, who replaced Mrs. Doyle as
gOverness in the ELS home. Last Sunday
Mrs. Doyle came on a visit to Miss Ridgley
and the two were seen in long converse tion
at various times during the day, avoiding
the other members OF the family. In the
afternoon they went for a walk and in an
old corral near BY their dead bodies were
discovered an hour later. Over the heart
of each was a bullet hole. They were
clasped In each others arms and between
them was a revolver No reason is known
for the deed.
The morning call., 1891-04-08
DEFORMED.
Charlotte Perkins Stetson's Lecture on
"The Dummy"

Charlotte Perkins stetson's Lecture on
"The Dummy"
A select audience, in which ladies pre-
dominated, assembled at living Hall last
evening to listen to Charlotte Perkins Stet-
sons lecture on 1.-The Dummy"
Those who were present thoroughly
appreciated the lecture, which abound
ed in shrewd hits at modern fash
ions, expressed in witty epigrams. The
lecture was not, Mrs. Stetson said, of dress
reform nor was it a moral lecture. 1t dealt
with the dressmaker's dummy, as Mrs. Stet-
son called it, or the modern ideal of the
female figure, its evolutions and its short
comings from artistic and physical stand
points; with the Importance that dress has
assumed until. in popular conception, the
body, apart from clothes, does not exist;
and with the notifications of muscular ac-
tons and of outlines which the wearing of
clothes has effected.
Object lessons were supplied by diagrams
of the dressmaker's dummy to be contrasted
with cast of the Venus of Milo, which
stood on the right of the stage. The sudden
unfolding of one of these. drawing of a
horse as it might be if subjected for genera
tons to The treatment which had evolved
the dressmaker's dummy, made the hit OF
the evening.
Next Friday evening Mrs. Stetson will, In
the same hail, lecture on Society and the
Baby"
The morning call., 1891-04-08
MEN ABOUT TOWN.
Short Stories Gathered From the
Hotel Corridors.
General Beale and President Lincoln Worthy
Of Jay Gould-Range Cattle Doomed.
Public Buildings.

General Edward F. Beale of Washington,
d. c., who is probably the largest land
owner in the State of California. is at the
Palace. He is one of the best known
characters in the social and political life Of
the national capital, and was one Of Gen.
eral Grants warmest personal friends. The
latter, it will be remembered, appointed
him to the Office of Secretary of War to fill
an unexpired term. One incident of his life
is peculiarly interesting. He was appointed
Surveyor General of California in 1854 and
was at that time poor man. 1t was during
his incumbency that so much trouble was
experienced in settling up the old Spanish
grants and surveying them. General Beale
acquired an intimate knowledge OF the titles
of California. The result was that when his
term of Office expired he bought thousands
of acres of land for mere song, and as the
State developed he grew in wealth. He
went to Washington and applied to Presi-
dent Lincoln for an appointment. a few
days later he called upon the President in
company with friend and the latter said ::
"Mr. President, presume you know Gen.
eral Beale Of California;"
"Oh. yes, indeed" replied Mr.. Lincoln,
arising and extending his hand; - have
met the General before and know him as a
man who is monarch of all he ever sur
veyed." 1t is claimed that this was the
origin Of the famous expression which Is SO
often quoted.
The morning call., 1891-04-08
TOO MUCH RAIN.
Postponement of the San Jose Running
Races.

Postponement Of the San Jose Running
Races.
SAN JOSE, April THE steady showers and
frequent rain storms of the preceding twenty
four hours put The san Jose tace-track IN such
a condition mat when the BlOod-hOrse Directors
met at 10 O'clock This morning all idea OF con-
tinuing the meeting In the afternoon had to be
abandoned and quasi poslponement decided on
until tomorrow, with tie understanding that the
programme would only be run of If the track
was in order to race over.
Although the association expended over $4,000
this year in repairing the track aud putting on
new top dressing tile work, though II doubtless
has made the track faster has not improved
much its dryiug-out qualities after rainy weather.
TIE old adobe underground retains all Tie waller
aud makes the Top very sticky aud dilncult ior
horse 10 travel over In all probability lie races
Will be again postponed from tomorrow to
Thursday. and Thursdays programme may
either be declared oil or decided on Friday
The unexpected rains worked IhTeefod
hardship To the association, TO tn owners and
for one days racing does not suit Tue generality
OF boTsemen, and The entire San Francisco dele
CATION, after some grumbling that the races were
not run, despite he condition OF the track, de-
elded to-day 10 return 10 the CITY on lie noon
Had evening traius Some of the owners too,who
had entries In the events yet 10 b. decided,
stated that they would ship their horses 10 lie
bay District tack as soon as they could get
HShsportatlon not caring TO fun any risks In
racing over an unsafe course such animals as
kDey 9eshed TO Iun In lie flcher events al lhe
pan fiaheScO BlOOd-bOlse meeting.
II Is nuehto be regretted hat The San j lose
association lbs met with such bad luck, "a every
menlDer OF II bas worked most faithfully and
eheIgeIieaI!y Quake the spring meeting sue
cess But they Guild not control the weather,
and can only hope sor better luck next year.