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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-14
DUN's REPORT.
Iron Slack, Building Trades Good, and
the Speculative Market DulI.

Iron Slack, Building Trades Good, and
the Speculative Market Dull.
New YORK, March 13.-[Speciall-
r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of trade
says: The weekly output of all fur
naces in blast March 1st was but 134,426
tons. against 146,o5O February 1, de-
crease of Is per cent. in the month. So
great a decline would be sign of i'm
pending disaster if it were not properly
attributable in large measure to tenn
porary causes. The belief that the
coke strike will soon end in cheaper
supplies of fuel, while the railroads
west of Pittsburg have just agreed to
reduce their charges prompts consumers
to expect lower prices soon, and though
the market here has a better tone,
Northern No. 1 is quoted as low as SIT
and Southern at S16.25.
The prospect for building trades is
rather dull here, but at other cities,
particularly in the West. it is remark
ably bright.
All speculative markets have to re-
cede with the possibility of scarce
money before lung, ,as<the drain from
this city to the interior continues. In
the stock market foreign alarms came
when holders were wearied by the bust
ness of public support, WHICH was ex-
pected after Congress adjourned, and by
continuance of controversies, which it
was hoped were settled weeks ago. But
the decline has only pulled back prices
to about the level of January 1st. and
while the market is very dull it shows
no symptoms of alarm or special weak
ness. Failures for the week number
239; for corresponding week of last year
the figure was 217.
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THE FIRE ORDINANCEs

The TINES receives and freeholders
generally will read the communication
from Messrs. Engleby, Duggan and
Knepp, of the fire department, with
pleasure. Itgives assurances that the
care and oversight which have char
;acterized their connection with that
important service will be continued.
If there had been any doubt in the
mind of any freebooter as to the advisa-
bility of voting for the fire ordinances
it should be removed by their straight
forward letter.
These gentlemen and their associates
have devoted valuable time to the SER
vice of the department., and their will
ingness to do SO in the future attests
not only their public spiritedness, but
that the public funds will be wisely and
economically disbursed.
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PARNELL's APPEAL.
He Issues a Manifesto to Irish.
Americans.

LONDON, March 13.-[Special]-The
following manifesto was issued by Par
nell this evening: To the Irish people
Of America countymen: In 1880
and subsequent years you assisted me
powerfully by your influence upon
American public opinion and with your
generous financial support to create the
great movement OF the land league.
Without your aid so freely given and so
constantly maintained, Ireland could
not for one moment have made head
against her oppressors. At the instant
when victory seemed near and certain,
hastY and meddlesome interferences of
English politicians, aided by sudden
panic among some young new recruits,
seconded by few malcontents, tenn
porarily destroyed the unity of our
forces.
1t now becomes my task to restore
this unity AID reconstruct our move
ment, looping off all unsound material,
taking effectual precautions against ad
mission in the future into our army of
any weak, treacherous, self-seeking ele-
ments. Fortune has unveiled this dan.
ger and given space for this reconstruc-
ton before the general election. This
disclosure was timely and all-impor-
tant.
Delegates who, at my request, are
now crossing the ocean to your shores
are we'll qualified with experience, abil-
ity and patriotism to fully explain and
defend my position l commend them
to your hospitality. With confidence
even greater than in 1850, appeal to
you once more to assist me in quelling
this mutiny and disloyalty to Ireland.
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THE MISSIONARY MEETING.
A Inmense Gathering at Greene Memorial
Church.

1rnmense Gathering at Greene Memorial
Church.
An immense crowd packed the Metho-
dist Church last night to hear the report
on missions and appeals in behalf OF
this cause. After song and prayer
service conducted by the venerable DR..
Rosser, of the Virginia Conference, Rev.
7. e. Carson read the report OF mission
work in the conference.
After enumerating the charges of the
mission the report set forth in the ap-
preparations from each district, which
wore as follows: Baltimore, 5000; East
Baltimore, S1,S75; Washington, $3.50;
Winchester, $500; Rockingham, SS75;
Roanoke, S575; Lewisville, $3.50, and
Moorfields, Sl,05O, making a total of
S7,675, an average of STA.
In the "A missions there are 6,O7G
members; the net increase in the mem
bership being 1876: the total number of
Sunday-schools were lie, with Clio Off
GERS and teachers, and GLIB scholars.
DR.. Walter Lambeth, missionary to
Japan, appealed for more laborers.
He said the native Christians put a
for more help, and young native said:
""ho lhOiO ihSh w SOhC ouV dSiS
filled with the holy spirit"
DIR. Lambeth labored nine years in
China up to 1886 and since then in
Japan, and never used the surgeons
knife in all that time upon any native
without first telling him the story of
the cross.
The Japanese were people who said:
eff any other nation has anything
better than we have, we will have that
thing
The Japanese oppose no Instructions
to the preaching of Christianity in their
country, and this leads the Buddhists to
strenuous opposition to the missionaries
to prevent the natives from embracing
Christianity.
The Buddhists have founded col
lege where they teach the New Tesla
ment, claiming that the doctrines taught
by Confucius do not suffer by compari-
son with the teachings of Christ. The
Buddhists have even adopted in some
cases the title of Reverend" for their
preachers and have bishop or two.
'They fight us with our own weapons"
said the preacher.
Rev. w. ]. Young, of Alexandra,
made strong appeal for liberal contri-
buttons to the mission cause in the col
lection which was taken up.
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ROANOKE, VA. MARCH14. 1891.
NOTICE.
Roanoke, Virginia.

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G. T. GRANDY,
General Manager.
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HEIRoNIMUs & BRuGH,

ITO Commerce Street.
This week we show great many new
things in Dress Goods; also open, large
assortment spring jackets. blazers, etc.
OUR SILK DEPARTMENT.
We want to better impress the trade
with the magnitude and completeness of
OUR SILK DEPARTMENT..
In points OF quality and varied assort-
mont 1T cannot be surpassed in this Sec
ton. we guarantee every yard of silk
leaving our house to be as low as the
same values can be had anywhere. We
aim to retail silks here in Roanoke at
the closest city prices, and we invite
comparisons. Note partial list:
Black eros Silks from 75c to $500,
complete range of prices.
Black Armure Silks at 81. 90, 81. 10 and
$1.2G.
Black Pail de Sole Silks at 81 90, 81 .25,
S1.65 and SO. 90.
Black Faille franchise Silks at 9Oc.
Sits.
Black Alma Royal Silks at s1.oo,
$1.37K and Sl.65.
Black Surah Silks at 40c, SOC, CSC, 75c,
$50, S1.00, S1.15 and S1.25.
Black India Silks at $50, SOC, 75c, 81. 90
and Sl.25. The better grades in India
are real imported Bengal Silks.
Large variety Of striped, brocade, plaid
and fancy weaves of various sorts in
complete assortment of qualities.
Black satin striped and brooaded
Grenadines, very desirable. from soc to
$500 a yard.
COLORED SILKS.
We offer this week special bargain
in figured India Silks at soc yard worth
75c. See them.
Plain colored India Silks, full range
of shades, at 35c.
Plain celored India Silks, better quail
ity and wider, at soc. Full range of
shades.
Better grades India Silks, embracing
all the delicate evening tints, at 75c and
S1.OO
Complete lines of Surah Silks, in staple
and evening shades, at 40c, 75c and 81.
Complete lines of Faille Franchise
Silks, in street shades, at S1.OO.
Evening shades in Crepe de Chene
Silks, both plain and striped, at S1.I5
and S1.25.
Great variety of figured India Silks,
embracing the new black grounds with
Largo assortment of striped, plaid,
SWIVEL and other silks suitable for COM
binations OF trimmings.
Satins in q full line of shades
Velvets in all the new spring shades,
etc., etc.
Thus making one OF the most oom-
plete Silk Departments in Virginia.
We invite the ladies from every Sec
ton to see these silks.
Spring Dress Fabrics are now on the
move. See the assortment before the
stock is broke.
HEIRONIMUS G. BRUGH.
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THE APPROPRIATIONS.

The bond ordinances are being slowly
but surely pulled on to safe ground.
The steps taken to settle the doubts
which filled the minds of leading citi-
zens as to the expediencY of voting the
bonds at the present time, were delayed
to dangerous lateness, but they have
been effective.
The Evening World still stands out
~4gainSt~the ordinances. It's editorials
contain force which can no&be denied.
1t used the argument yesterday. that
4sthe public interests demand that the
power that makes the appropriations
for public improvements should be
separate and distinct from the power
that lets the contracts and discusses the
money"
This is as true as gospel and amplifes
the principle. repe atedly laid down in
THE TIMES that the legislative func-
tions should be separate and distinct
from the executive and administrative
1t drives the nail home all along the
line in pointing out the necessity for
radical municipal reform. But it fails
to see the desirability OF separating the
present needs from the present possibili-
ties of reform. The radical reform of
the charter cannot be accomplished un-
til next winter.
The situation is this: Roanoke is ship
wrecked in the mud and has got to get
ashore on the best plank available.
Assurances were sought that the plank
would not be swamped. They were
slow coming. but they have reached the
ears of the more alert and will in time
reach the ears Of all.
The guarantees will be effective
There will be radical changes in the
present methods of the Council.
THE TIMES is thoroughly in accord
with the World, however, in insisting
that the charter needs thorough re-
formation.
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MINIATURE EARTHQUAKES.

The communication in another COL
umn from observer" is from the pen
OF an eminent engineer, who is thor
oughly posted on all matters of city i'm
provements, having devoted many years
to that class OF work.
His letter should prepare the public
mind for the inevitable. Roanolre's
streets will be more or less chaotic for
several years to come. Building sew
ers and paving streets are two things
which, for the time being, make minia-
ture earthquakes.
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Rumors of Treasurer woodrun-s shortag
The BarIngs Coming Out.

LONDON: March l3.-ISpecial]-The
Bank of England yesterday declared a
dividend of So per cont. Mr.. Lidderdale
reports progress in the matter Of the
Barring Brothers March debts had been
reduced to 100000 pounds. In spite
OF the South American securities there
was apparently surplus over debts
sufficiently to protect the guaranteers.
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NOT WILLING to- Be DOWNED.
Continued from First Page.)

bounds of the conference, and the re-
mainder is put in the general fund"
Mrs. Wyley is enthusiastic in the
stances where Methodist preachers have
to live in tents and stables and dug-outs.
Mrs. Wyley met quite number of the
ladies of the city at the residence of
Mrs. j. Il. Smoot, on Church street yes
terday afternoon. She will address the
ladies at Greene Memorial Church this
afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the interest of
the society she represents.
The indications are that the weather
will be favorable for the visit to Ran
dolph Macon Academy at Bedford city.
The special train of SIX cars will start
at 2 p. IN. and return at 6 p. m.
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ROANOKE DAILY TIMES" AS S'iaGo
Aheads@ identity is unknown The TIMES
can only fire in the dark by asserting
with positiveness that the responsible
head of the paper has made no such re-
quest during his connection with it,
though several such articles have been
printed.
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New York Wants Her Monev.

WASHINGTON. March 13.-[Special] +
The first application for payne of the
direct tax, under the act of the last
Congress, was received OF the Treasury
Department to-day. 1t was from Gov
ernor Hill, OF New York, and the
amount Of money called for was about
90 225 600
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nIlatrial at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, March 13.-[Special]
In the Hennessy case this afternoon
the jury rendered tho following verdict:
Mistrial as to Polizzo, Monastero, Scaf-
fedi; not guilty as to Macheca, Marchesi,
Bagnette. Marchesi (the boy), Incardoni
and Matranra,
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THE WEEKLY TIMES.

THE WEEKLY TIMES, containing the news OF
the week in moro condensed form, one year
n 90 I'm advance.
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The President Returns.

WASHINGTON, March 1s.-lSpecial]-
The President and party returned to
Washington at O'Clock this afternoon.
The President enjoyed his visit and was
fairly successful with his gun.
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$50 AHEAD in the Evening World Of
yesterday states that he wrote an arti-
Gle advocating the organization OF a
board of trade sat the request OF TIE
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THE TIMES desiresI special cores
Virginia and the Shenandoah Va 10y.
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A Bigalnous Leglslntor.

LANSING, Mich, March 13.-[Special]
Tho senate was the scene of turbu-
lence yesterday when the president de-
clared adopted the resolution that the
committee on the contested election
case Of Friedlander vs.. Morse be re-
lieved from its further consideration.
Friedlander holds his seat by virtue of
a successful contest against Morse.
Friedlander is Democratic senator,
who is charged with bigamy, in having
married an Indian woman and then de-
serted her for another. During the
session Friedlander retired to the lieu
tenant-govetnor's room to escape arrest
on the charge of bigamy.
Rumors of Treasurer Woodrufr's Shortage.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 13.-[Spe-
cial ]-Rumors of an additional shortage
in the accounts of ex-Treasurer Wood
ruff are again flying fast and furious. 1t
is said he is short more than one hun
dred thousand dollars in script Mem
bers of the joint committee investigat-
ing the Office without exception refuse
to talk at all upon the subject and it is
impossible to learn anything authentic.
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ond-class matter.
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Advertising rates MADE known on applica
ton.
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TERMS, BIZ MAIL, postage Prepaid.)

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All papers sent out of tho city must DO paid
Tor invariably In advance.
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Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Mather's Glove Cleaner. For sale only
at Snyder 81 Nc Bain's dry goods store.
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Are pleased to be able to state that they have Eight very
srabe houses in Eastern portion Of the city which
they can sell at very low figures.
Evening journal., 1891-01-16

from the temple by better gang than
those who have framed and fashioned
oar policies.
The old. time illustrators used to repre-.
sent Christ with a bunch Of doubled bed
cords in his hand whipping the money
changers ont of the temple. But an i'm
proved and more careful method Of
Interpretation has convinced Senator
Blackburn that the ordinary interpreta-
tion Of the passage referred to, was
erroneous and that the money changers
drove Christ out. The interpretations
Of the Bible are constantly changing
with advancing science and liberality Of
thought and it is with keen delight that
the country recognizes the interest the
Senators are takingin the Bible study
and the unfettered freedom and bold
Independence with which they set aside
all precedent when the text or the occa-
sion demands that the Senate, Ia particu-
lar, and the world in general shall take a
more enlightened view The justice and
truth OF this new Interpretation Of the
temple and moneY-changers scene was
so obvious that not single Senator
dared to question or dispute it. They all
accepted It.
Evening journal., 1891-01-16
NO DEFENCE FoR THIEVES

The universal interest in the news
concerning the Pierce defalcations and
the solvency Of the loan associations give
an opportunity to make some obserya-
tions on the conduct Of the newspapers
particularly the Morning News
which are suggested at this time.
That paper defended Chief Swiggett
when he was exposed for that sandwich
transaction; 1t attempted to show that
Governor. elect Reynolds was defaulter !;
that the levy courtmen Of Sussex county
had stolen $4,000 from the public
treasury, and printed letter from
Pierce which the public records showed
to be the vulgar lie OF common thief.
Such things might have been done by
the unwashed Daily Hersey with i'm !
punity, but the Morning News, though
not great and bold paper, is expected
70 be decent, reliable and truthful. It
was fairly so, till it fell under the blight
Of Higginsism Now itdefends thieves
because they happen to be Republicans.
and praises a grand jury for ignoring the
same charges against the Republican.
Cotton, on which true bill is found
against ths Democrat, Pagan.
That all may acco I'd with degenerate
Republican politics, Of which Senator
Quay-who rests silent under erlmlna
charges-is the product and exem plar.
but il IS not decent or honest. It IS not
the sort Of service that the people ha We
q right to demand Of a newspaper
ln addition to AL this the Every Evening
has repeatedly charged that the News
made corrupt bargain, and fulfilled it.
for the sheriff printing.
These things are Of no special impor
tance to the EVENING JOURNAL, except
by way Of comparison to show that this
psper cannot be bought or bull-dozsd.
"a any contest between the people and !
thief, dishonest man or a fraud. the
EVENING JOURNAL may be always sci
down as against the fraud, the dis
honest man aud the thief. nc
matter Of what political party
be claims to be a member. II there ar,
not enough honest men in our political
party, exclusive OF thieves, bo0dlers. liars
scoundrels and robbers we will let th,
party 60 to the devil.
We do not consider It necessary to de-
fend SUCH men TO maintain our party
II it we're, we would leave the party an,
join the woman sufragists or a oolore,
wOmen's temperance union.
Evening journal., 1891-01-16
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBLE

When the EVENING JOURNAL showed
that J Eldridge Pierce was dishonest in
June, 1889, and gave extracts from the
public records to prove the assertion.
the Morning News published vul-
gar and iDsolent letter from Pierce, call.
ing this paper four kinds Of liars.
The records were as open 10 the Morn
ing News and the evidence Of Pierces
guilt was as clear to our contemporaries
then as it is now. They did not care to
expose Pierce, just IS they did not care
to expose Judge Cummings. The Every
Evening, indeed, defended Cummings
and the Morning News printed letter
from Pierce that might have been ascer
tanned, with the same investigation
that our bright young men made, to be a
series Of lies.
The EVENING JOURNAL cannot be
bought, influenced or bulldozed. Judge
Cummins tried the former and !.
Eldridge Pierce tried the latter. On
June 6. 1889. the EVENING JOURNAL
said:
/. is in order for the City Loan Asso-
ciatlon TO explain how 1t happens that
its secretary, J. Eldridge Pierce, was able
TO borrow on his own property more
money oa second mortgages than the
property was actually worth. After
that stratgetic piece of hnanoiering was
exposed by the EVENING JOURNAL Mr..
Pierce popped up with card using the
word lie" more frequently than the
records warranted This Is precisely
what Judge Walter Cummins did-only
TO larger extent.
The directors Of a loan association.
who did not investigate such charges as
those made against Pierce, eighteen
months ago, were not doing their duty.
Their is no sense in mincing words
about this matter OF iiduciary negligence.
The plain fact is that the directors who
justified, excused and permitted Pierce to
continue his bold stealing, after those
charges had been published are morally
II not legally liable to the shareholders
who have suffered by their negligence.
The law should be changed SO as to
make directors liable for such costly and
absurd derelctlon OF duty. Directors
should attend 70 their duties or give up
their positions. A man who assumes a
trust should be required by law. to
administer 1t properly or reimburse those
who suffer pecuniAry loss by his negH-
genoe
Evening journal., 1891-01-16
cltlrens Chase a Ranr

Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD. Jan l6. There was great
excitement among the hunters yesterday
caused by q report that a large black
bear was seen on the road leading from
Milford to Lincoln City. They we're not
long in getting their hounds together,
and with Chief Clerk Harry Satterfield
Of the Central Hotel, and Alfred Archer
as master Of the whip. they started Of
on their frst bear chase. The bear had
made raid on the sheep pen of George
Swain, and after doing up" FIVE Of his
best stock, started to make a trip across
the country. The hounds began on q
cold trail, as Mr. Bruno had about five
hours start. he was run down and
captured, however, in the peach orchard
of james Hammond. about q half mile
from Milford He was supposed to have
gotten away from band of gypsies who
are rowing around this neighborhood.
Evening journal., 1891-01-16
a Farmer. waron wreeRed

A dearborn belonging 70 Farmer Will
liam johnson cf Christia0a hundred was
demolished Rt Market Street railroad
crossing yesterday afternoon. A colo.ed
man was driving a colt to small road
cart, In the opposite direction from that
Of the farmers wagon, and the two met
on the tracks. The colt shied at loco
motive standing near, and ran against
the farmers wagon. Its hind legs be-
came entangled in the spokes Of fore.
wheel, and the dearborn was overturned
The horses attached to it began to run
away, the oecucupants were thrown out
and the wagon was wrecked. The
farmer and his wife were both badly
shaken up.