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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
A POWERFUL MICROSCOPE.
An Object Glass That NIngnifed Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Times.

An Object Glass That Mngnifed Seven
Thousand Five Hundred Times.
Charles y. Dalton, instrument maker,
says, according to n Boston corrc-
spondent of the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat, r. Is. Tolles, of Boston, now dead,
was the greatest maker of microscope
lenses the world has ever seen. He
once made an object-glass that magni-
fed $500 times. 1t was tho first and
only one ever constructed, and was
made as the result of long contro-
versy with other microscopes in ro-
gard to the possibility of resolving what
was known rs Nobert's nineteenth
band. Nobert was Frenchman who
by chemical appliances ruled on glass
parallel lines Mt the rate of about 1OO.-
600 to the inch. No microscope lens
then made was sufficiently powerful to
count these lines. Mr.. Tolles, as a re-
suit of statements made during the con-
troversy, started to make an objective
that should magnify 1900 times This
he succeeded in doing somewhere obout
1874. This objective was one-seventy-
fifth Of an inch in diameter, and was
about as large as the hole made In a
sheet of paper by the point of very
fine needle. This lens was afterward
sold for 5000 to Maj. Woodward, In the
government employ at Washington, but
his bill was not allowed by the auditor,
and the lens was taken off his hands by
one DR.. Hartman. In turn he sold it
to DIR. Ephraim Cutter, in whose posses
sion it now is. Objectives that magnify
5000 times are rare, and it is ''power.
full microscope" that magnifies even
$500 times. These ere necessary in
meteorological research, and in testing
blood corpuscles to determine, for in
stance, whether they are of human
blood or not. A local paper recently
told of a Boston physician who exam
incd the tubercle bacillus with Il pow
crful" glass that magnified 900 times.
Ridiculous! You can't see the consump-
ton bacillus with an objective that
magnifies less than / 200 times. England
is the great rival of this country In
microscope-making. Franco and Ger
many are behind. l suppose that some
time an objective will be made that
will magnify 10000 times. but it will be
much more difficult task than the
making of telescope-glass five feet in
diameter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
j. Il. Greene & Co.

AT tho clothing establishment of this
hrm, No. liz Jefferson street, the pub
lie will find every thing pertaining to
firstrclass house. There arc no old out
of fashion goods, but everything new
and i'll the latest styles. Greene & Co
purchase for cash and sell at tho lowest
margin possible. No goods are carried
over a season and they arc prepared to
offer some rare bargains. Call and exam.
ine their stock and prices, you will find
them fresh, complete, pretty and stylish
and the latter in harmony with the
times.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
HOW HORSES ARE TORTURED.
Tho Treatment of Many Of Thorn Dis"
Ernco to Civilization.

Tho treatment OF Many OF Thorn q Dis
grace to Civilization.
IL is pity that horses suffer mutcly,
says Blackwood's Magazine. If they
could express their torments by yells as
piercing and loud in proportion to their
size, as, for example, n wounded hare
utters, we should soon be enlightened
us to the amount of suffering in our
streets. Somc of tho hanson cabs
which ply there are admirably turned
out and driven, but there are still many
whose owners act on the principle of n
minimum of corn and maximum of
whipcord. In one of such was travel
ing one day; the driver piled his whip
vigorously about the tenderest part of
his horses TANKS and awllwardly al
lowed the lash to strike mo across the
face. The pain was acute, and / did not
suffer in silence, yet for one indirect
cut that received in that journey tho
unfortunate quadrupcd received scores.
about fifty lashcs a mile, which, if his
average daily task is moderately COM
puted at twelve miles, would give tho
total of six hundred lashcs day.
This incident took place in broad day
light. But cabmen's horses are indeed a
pitiful class Nearly all of those that
are assembled nightly in Palace yard
when the house of commons is sitting
are suffering from navicular disease
caused by fast work on hard pavcmcuts.
You may see tho unhappy animals
standing with first one forefoot then
the other pointed forward to relieve
the pain, which must resemble tooth
ache on Il large scale, for it is caused
by the decay of n bone nearly two
inches long in the center of the foot.
Would society endure horses being
worked in this condition if they could
signify their pangs as plainly as fine
lady with neuralgia?
The barbarity of tight bcaring-reins
was forcibly exposed and condemned by
a writer in Maya of June, 1875. and GER
tainly the excessive use of them there
after became less common; but it is still
too often to be seen. 1t would not be
seen at all if people in general under
stood the peculiar form of torture pro
duced by it. A pair of fat, we'll
groomed, sixteen hands carriage horses
standing in the streets are not subjects
to attract commiseration from passers-
by; the restless tossing of their heads
may be taken for the sign of pride and
spirit; but what heart-rending groans
could alone express what these fine an
finals have to endured Along the top Of
g horses neck runs massive sincw,
strong enough to support the leverage
of the head; it is attached to several
vertebrn nearest the shoulder. then it
runs free over the crest and becomes
attached again to the vertebrm nearest
the poll. When the head is pulled into
the position decreed by mans vanity
the vertebr@ under the crest press
hard into the sinew. and must cause
intense suffering. sometimes setting up
the inflammation known us pol-eviL
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
PRECIOUS STONES.
Where the Gems Arc Found In tho United
States-Diomond Imports.

Where the Gems Arc Found In tho United
States-Diamoni Imports.
Superintendent Porter, of the census
bureau, has issued bulletin upon tho
subject of precious stones, diamond cut
ting and lapidary work in the United
States. The bulletin shows that up to
the present time there has been very
little mining for precious or semi-pre-
cious stones in the United States, and
then only at various periods. This is
particularly true of diamonds, of which
only Il very limited number have been
found They have been discovered in
certain districts in California, North
Carolina, Georgia, and recently in Wis
consin. But the discoveries have been
rare and purely accidental. Sapphircs
of inferior color have been found near
Helena. Mont. The emerald and other
bcryl gems have been mined to some
extent in Alexander county, n. c., on
Mount Antcro, Col, and at Stoncham,
Nc. Turquoise and garncts have been
found in Arizona and New Mexico. The
entire production of the precious, semi
precious stones and ornamental min
erals in the United States during the
year 1889 was S1SS, SO7; of this amount
1881 was agatizcd and jaspcrizcd
wood, so3,G77 turquoise stones and Sl4,-
900 quartz. Diamonds to the value of
S1,o06,7l6 were cut during the year in
the nineteen lapidary works in New
York and Massachusetts.
The Importation of rough and uncut
diamonds In 1850 amounted to S120, 207,
in 1850 to $3.50. list and the total for the
n .
there were imported s443,09O worth,
showing that there was o. per cent.
more cutting done in 1889 than in 1850,
but markedly more in 1852 and 1883.
The imports of diamonds and other
precious stones, noted during the past
four years are given rs follows; 1880,
So.254, 1875; 1887, s1O,6s0, 4OS; 1883, S1O,-
$4,000; 1880, Sill ,7O5, sO9.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
The Elevator Ia Old.

The elevator in buildings Is not so
modern an invention as many suppose.
In the royal palace at Luxembourg.
near Vienna, in l777, was machine by
which the Empress Queen Mary
Theresa, who was too unwieldy to 60
up and down stairs, was conveyed
through we'll from one story to an
other. The we'll or shaft extended
from cellar to roof, and the elevator
had three strings, which, when pulled,
served as signals for Ego up. down" or
stop"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
1.-Two Bats Under Ground.

When workmcn were drilling the
artesian well at Ccntcrville, Ia, they
tapped subterranean passage which
seemed to be completely filled with bats
not dead or petrified bats, but those
OF the real live llind-this ut depth of
nearly six hundred feet below the
surface. Twenty-Five or thirty of them
were brought out alive and we'll. They
seemed to be Of tho common gray
species, but were much larger.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
BREVITIES.

Mrs. DR.. Middleton, moo Miss Lula
Barnett, is visiting her mother, Mrs. j.
l.. Barnett.
Ambrose Marie, Of Memphis, Tenn,
as visiting Capt. +. c. Burbett.
Mrs. Is. V. Mitchell and sons, Tom and
NCub," will move to Danviile. Cub has
been newsboy here for long time.
He is deaf and almost dumb, but his
persistency and energy have always
kept him at the head of his profession.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
GonernI Ayer,s Successor

BRIsroL. Juue 27.-ISpecial I-Gen
R. A. Ayers, for many years general
counsel of the Virginia, Tennessee and
Carolina Steel and Iron Company, the
South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, the Bailey Construction Company
and the Bristol Land Company, has re-
signed, and President Haskell has ap-
pointed Col. j. b. Richmond to succeed
him.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
Tho stenling Goes On.

A thief entered the stable of j. Is.
Powell, Wednesday night and stole $50
in cash from the pants pocket of Mr..
Hamilton, the manager of the stable,
who was sleeping in the Office at the
time OF the 70 obery. There is no clew.
AL the women in Salem are frightened
at the almost incessant housebreaking.
Efforts are being made to catch the bur-
glars, but as vet without avail.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
RAILROADS.
N s s :: w AsTfeIksWesternRR.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY "a, 1891,
wEsrBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
1853 n. III. Arrives Radford 9:25 a. m, connect
ing ut Radford with New River branch
- leaving daily at a:i5 Il. ~. Bristol 10 D. m:
lol9 a. M, Arrives Bristol 40 p. M. Stops at
all stations.
O.25 p. m. Arrives Bristol 1l.35 p. m. Connects
at Hadford with New River branch leav-
ing ltudford sos p. Ill. duly for Blueteld
and Pocahontas.
1:55 =. m. daily for RalforJ and intermediate
stations.
NORTH AND EAsrDouNp, LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY.
$50 a.. IN. for Lynchburg, Petersburg and
Richmond.
1ahe p. IN. for IIagerstown, Harrisburg, Phi1a-
dclphia au'l New York.
l24o u. lii. daily for Richmond and Norfolk.
5;3n PIN. daily. Arrives Lynchburg 7.3U p. IN.
$40 p III. for Shenandoah.
ll.0 p. Ill. for Richmond and Norfolk
ll.3O y. M: for Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
New York, and Washington via Shcnari-
>, donli Junction and Is. IL OR. II.
For afl additional information apply Mt tickle.
Office or to w. B, OEVII,T,
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
Mrs. yyehl,er.s Enuernl.

The funeral of Mrs. Henry Webber
was preached from the Methodist
Church yesterday morning at 10 O'CLOCK
by Rev. j. S. Hutchinson, the pastor.
The intermenJ was in East Hill Come
terry. The pail bearers were NJ. f.
HUFF. j. A. Fink. Alfred White, VIM.
Lynch, +. M. Fitzgerald and j. A.
ThOmaSnn.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
KEEP YOUR EYE
This Column and Find Out
Where the Bargains Are.

Seven rooms. Franklin road, an Gle
CANT bargain. First class in all respects,
SO, 500.
Twenty-Five feet on Robinson street
near Roanoke and Southern depot at a
sacrifice. Don't fail to see this.
House of rooms on Center street
near Park, So, 100, 900 cash balance on
easy terms.
Fifty feet on 9th ave. Something
handsome and cheap, Sl.SOo.
House and lot corner jefferson and
4th ave. IL. w, cheap. ''see this"
% feet on Commonwealth ave. next TO
Bee 1.-Two, % per centFofE If sold ut once
$4,000 will buy a Salem ave. lot 50x20O.
between eth and Sth streets:
13C feet within one block of Il. Sc S.
depot, So per front foot-improved.
Ask us to show YOU our houses on tho
installmcnt plan.S2oO cash balance easy
Will give some party with $500
chance to double his money in six
months i'll business property in New
Town.
Tho above is only partial list of the
many bargains we arc now Offering.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.
THE ROANOKE DEVELOPMENT COM
PANY.

Is prepared to negotiate with
responsible parties seeking the
Best Location in Virginia for
Manufacturing P Il p o es.
Fuel, Raw Material and Labor
can be obtained and handled
at this point to the greatest
advantage.
The Fine Table Lands
along the Roanoke river are
exceptionally we'll adapted for
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SITES.
Rapid Transit by Electric
Railway to the center Of the
city has been assured.
Ample Railroad Facilities
for shipment to and from all
points North and South.
1t has already located four
large and valuable industries,
employing over 600 hands.
For particulars apply to
ARLINGTON GILPIN,
General Manager Roanoke
Development Company, Roa-
noke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
Funeral of Mrs. Wright.

The funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. w. w. Wright were held at the
residence of her husband, on Chestnut
street, yesterday afternoon at $50
o'clock, the services being conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, the rector of st.
Paul's Church in Salem. The remains
were sent to Richmond for interment in
Hollywood Genet, Try last nigh
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-28
No. 10 Salem Ave. s. w. Cup stairs.

For all information, maps, reference books.
pamphlets. etc., descriptive Of the wonderful
mineral and agricultural resources OF the
States of Virginia and West Virginia, apply to
agents OF the Norfolk AMI Western Railroad.
No. $50 Washington street. Boston; No. 500
broadway, New York; No. H33 Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington. ID. c.; No. o. East State
street, Columbus, Ohio, or General Oifice, Roa-
noba. Va. maya: m
In order that the public may have full
opportunity to Judge of the merits of The
Times special Geographic service. and of
The Times as a newspaper. it will be sent
free to any address not already on our
books for ore week
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-06
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, June 5.-The census OF London shows
q population OF 211 ,OJ6.
LIVERPOOL, June 5.-George James, broker,
has failed. Liabilities, 100000.
LONDON, June 5.-MiSs Ellen Terry, the act
ress, Is seriously i'll with congestion OF the lungs
ROME, June 5.-ConSul Corte, who was re-
Gently recalled from New Orleans. has arrived
here.
NEW ORLEANS, June 5-The jury-bribery
cases were called I'm the District Court to-day
and continued until Wednesday next.
ST JOSEPH MOL June 5.-Charles Gray,
eOlOred man. shot MS wife and blew out his own
brains last night. The cause was his wlfe's bad
conduct.
OMAHA, June g. Charles Shepherd and
Christian Furst, who murdered Carl Puislfer and
then robbed The body, was hanged at Fremont
this morning.
LISBON, June 5.-Carvalho Minister OF FL
nance, has made an arrangement with Paris
syndicate which cures The payment OF POrtu-
guese coupons due in July, October and Jauu-
airy.
NEW ORLEANS, June 5.-The Morgan Line
steamship FL Sol has just completed the fastest
run ever made between New York and New Or
leans, the time being days II hours and min
uteS.
BOSTON, June 5.-Rv Father John Brady,
rec or OF ST. JOSeph's Church, Amesbury. Mass,
has been appointed by the Pore cOadjut0r 10
Archbishop Williams Of the Catholic arch-dtO-
cese OF Boston.
Der Of the banking firm OF Dollioaf, Hussey 81
CO. OF Cleveland, has obtained judgment against
stephen w. Dorsey for S24, 4S6 on drafts dated
August 10, 1887.
VIENNA, June 5.-Dispatches received from
different parts of Lower Austria, MUrayia aud
Hungary report that tremendous damage has
been done in The wine growing districts OF those
EeCIiODS nv stOTmS
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-06
SMOOTH CELESTIALS
Successfully EYadins The Exclusion Ld
al New Orleans.

New ORLEANS. June 5-Many Cinnamon
pass through this city each year. in transit
from China to Cuba. They are practically
in bond. They are kept on the cars of the
Southern Pacific Railroad while here to pre-
vent them from running away. The Treas
ury Department suspected that some of them
did not go all the way to Cuba. The Inspec-
tor arrived several days ago. and made HIM
self acquainted with the Cinnamon in town
Meanwhile a consignment of Cinnamon for
Cuba reached here from China by way of
San Francisco, and when they boarded the
steamer Arkansas, bound for Havana. the
United States INSPECTOR examined them.
and at once declared that several Of the men
were New Orleans Celestials. An investiga-
tion proved this to be correct 1t seems that
several of the Cinnamon in bond had deter
mined to stop over here and settle in this
country, and had changed places with the
domestcated MongoIians, the latter receiv-
ing from $50 to $3.50 to act as their subSt-
tuteS. The investigation further proved that
this practice had been going on for years. A
regular brokerage business in substitutes
has been going on here. The substitutes
were compelled to surrender the money paid
to them, and We're arrested for violating the
laws, as was also Joseph Lamb, the Chinese
agent of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-06
FRATRICIDE.
A German Kills Two Of His Brothers and
Makes His Escape.

A German Kills Two Of His Brothers and
Makes His Escape.
SPOKANE, June 5.-Passengers in from
Coule City bring additional particulars of
the double murder near Watervile Wednes-
day. Four brothers named Won Bremen,
Germans, young and unmarried, occupied
two homesteads fifteen miles northwest OF
Watervllle, on Columbia River Two of the
brothers had lately arrived from Germany.
The murderer was named Robert dc COM
mitted the crime with shotgun, and is still
at large. The remaining brother, who can
speak very little English, carried the news
to a neigbbOr, who rode that night to Water
vile. The Sheriff left at midnight, with
posse, in pursuit of the murderer; but, so
far, nothing further has been learned from
the scene.
1t is known that John and Jake had been
on bad terms for some time and would have
nothing to do with each other. The parti-
ton of their stock had been one cause O I
contention. Peter, the surviving brother,
said that Henry was blowing and had in
his team horse which belonged to Jake.
The latter came after his horse and quarrel
enSued, during which John rode up on his
horse Peter, who was not far distant,
heard a number Of shots fired and went up
to see what was the matter. He found two
of his brothers dead or dying and the third
standing near. Jake told Peter that he had
killed his brothers and was going away
never TO return and directed him to 90 and
tell Mr. D0wney of the affair. The muir
GereT then mounted his brother Johns horse
and rode away. The shotgun and a re-
VOlver were left on the ground. Both be-
lOnged to Jake. Every barrel of each
weapon had been discharged. Jake's horse
came back Thursday morning and his
brother thinks he committed suicide. 1t
was learned that Jake was wounded when
he left.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-06
NOT SO MUCH "RAH" NOW.
Swell Club-Houses of Harvard Students
Rajdad

Ralded.
BosToN, June g. - This morning thirty
prominent students of Harvard. members of
the Alpha Delta Phi Club, whose rooms
were raided by the police this week and q
large seizure of liquors made, were fined $65
each in the Cambridge court. Among the
culprits were Arthur J. Cummock, captain
of the university football team and First
Marshal of the coming class-day exercises;
Dudley s. Dean, captain of the university
nine, also class officer; James A. l. DWELL
son of Judge Lowell; James Wendall
Jr., poet, and one of the noted society men
of the college, and Bonnie Traff0rd, a we'll
known full back Of the football team, and
first baseman Of the university nine. A
second raid was made to-day on the club
room of the Zeta Psi Society, where about
mitigation OF liquor was seized.
All Boston is to-day laughing at the ex-
pense of Harvard College, whose students
were inv0luntsrily compelled to give Cam
bridge just what the students most dreaded,
polce-patrol system. 1t came about in
this way. Cambridge City Council granted
an appropriation asked for by the police
department to establish the patrol, but the
sum was too small by $1,000. The years
appropriations having been granted, the
Aldermen refused to allow any more for
police purposes, but got a bill through the
Legislature granting them all liquor fines.
Cambridge, being nO-llcenSe town, the city
police department saw that the open bars
were easily closed, but the swell college
clubs openly defed the law and the authori-
ties as usual. OF these societies the
most exclusive and swell is the Pa
trician Alpha Delta Phi Association, whose
luxurious quarters at Harvard square are
the envy of Cambridge. Last Wednesday
morning the police surprised the boys ana
forcing the doors raided the club house,
confiscating some $1,000 worth of liquors
and cigars. The penalty for conducting q
liquor nuisance is $50 to $780, This morn
ing in the Criminal Court Judge Sanger
fined each of the twenty-five membe rs of
the club S65, which was paid with very
bad grace, as class day exercises, din
ners and entertainments were close at
hand and money WAS scarce. but it
was $50 or six months. The total
paid over was S1625, which is Just what will
permit the Police Department to begin the
construction of much-needed patrol sys-
tenn. They will not lack money for police
purposes this evening. They raided the club
houss Of the Zeta Phi association on Church
street and its thirty members will be
mulcted for S65 each in the morning. The last
unfortunates include a nephew of James
Russ ell Lowell and of Judge of the Supe-
rior Court and a nephew of DIR. Oliver Wen
dell Holmes. Among those coming from
outside of Massachusetts wore james Aus
tin Wilder of Honolulu, freshman, and
William NJ. Randoll of New Almaden, Cali
fornia, junior.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-06
THE NORTH POLE.
Lieutenant PeaFy to Explore Greenland's
ICe-FieldS.

NEW YORK, June 5-Lieutenant Peary
will start on his expedition across the inland
ice-fields of Greenland Saturday afternoon.
His little ship. Kite, is pretty. light steam
vessel of 100 net tonnage, commanded by
Captain Pike, who took out Greedy in 1881,
and lost the ProteuS off Cape Sabine. He
also commanded the search for Greedy in
1885.
NEW YORK, June 5.--When Lieutenant
Peary sails Tomorrow for Greenland bis
wife will accompany him, and she will be
the first white woman who ever dared the
rigors and prlvations of a winter journey in
the Arctic regions. She is beautiful bru-
nette of 80 years, five feet two. and full of
pluck. The men who will accompany him
10 his effort 10 determine whether Green
land is an island or part of the continent
are Professor Angelo Henhrfn, geologist;
Professor Benjamin Sharp and Professor
j. +. Holt, biologists; Or. William Il.
Hughes, ornithologist; DR.. William III.
Burk, botanist and correspondent or the
Philadelphia Ledger; Levi w. Mengel, en-
tomoIogiSt; DIR. Robert N. Keely, surgeon,
and Alexander c. Kenealy, who will keep
the journal of the expedition. Landing at
Whale Sound Peary will build cabin
and deposit three years provisions. Then
he and his pucky wife and co-explorerS
purpose to ascend Humboldt Glacier.
From Whale Sound the expedition will take
a northeast course. This will bring them
to the nOrthernmost point ever reached oy
mana point where the Greedy expedition
suffered so much. From the place that
Greedy reached they start to follow the
coast in and endeavor to learn how the
coast trends, whether to the north or east.
only returning to the base OF supplies,
Whale Sound, when the provisions thay
carrying with them are about consumed.