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Ono rule for winter is mover to loan
the back against any thing cold. Now
skaters should try and keep this law
Texas Siftings.
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w A N T E D.

Purchasers for the remaining small
houses, Northeast Roanoke, S25 cash
and $40 per month. Six in the same
vicinity; $50 cash, S25 per month, catch
the trade from the north side, by buy
ing the lot and erecting business
building at the south end of the now
bridge. People must have coal and peo-
pie Will build. Como and get particu-
lars OF the best coal and lumber yard in
Roanoke
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Everybody reads THE TIMES want
Column" II you have houses or rooms
to rent, property or anything else to sell
put a small Ad. In THE TIMES, 1t VIII
bring YOU calls,
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STRAYED-Black moody steer in pos
osession a. j. HUFF & co. on Watts
farm, ono mile, North Roanoke.
jan23-1wk
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POARDERS WANTED AT I'll JET
- ferson street $. Furnished or un-
furnished rooms or table board. Apply
E., TIMES office. ian30.1w
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.PECIAL BARGAINS.

VOUNG MAN, with two years ex-
Il pericnce and the best of recommen-
dations. wishes to secure position in
clothing store. Address j. e., TINES
Office. ian30-3t
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A BARGAIN-Two houses near the
IN Shops for $3.50 each. S75 cash and
the balance S25 per month. j. f.
WINGFIELD, ia Commerce street.
jan2i-lwk.
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TOR RENT-A nice stable. Large
Il lot, well located. +. D1DIER.
j-2S-3t.
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DOR RENT-Six or eight houses in
l. desirable part of the city. Apply to
j. +. WINGFlELD, III Commerce
street. jan24-iwk.
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Was He Robbed Q

A white man, who refused to give his
name, reported to the police yesterday
evening IT, at he had been robbed of a
gold watch valued at 500 by negro on
Railroad avenue. After soarbhing evory
dive on the street, without avail, the
officers postponed the matter till this
morning, when they will make further
investigation Of the case. They are in
clined to think, however, that the fell
low is worthless character himself.
and deserves TO be robbed for not max
ing better selection OF his company.
Mr.. Lindsay and Miss Robinson Married.
Lewis E. Lindsay and Miss Lille
Robinson were married last evening at
o'clock by Rev.J. e. Bushnell, at the
residence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. b. Robinson, in the Belmont
addition. The attendants were James
C. Rule and Miss Eva Retter. James A.
Dewell and Miss Belle Myers, d. A.
ParricX and, Miss Mollie Lindsay.
r.oronk, q THE rJAtuS, ,o,,r .,
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SALESMAN-Salary and expenses;
Rpermanent place. Brown Bros. Co.,
Nurseryman, Rochester. N. Y.
jan25-dw-1m.
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Compk., & THE TIMES news columns
with those of any other paper published
In a radius OF 400 miles. Ifyou want the
nows you cannot afford to be without it.
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WE HAVE A LARGE LOT OF REM
nants of starw mattings on hand
that We will sell at and below cost for
the next ten days. Il. III. STEWART
Il co. jan20-10t
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TOR RENT-To gentlemen only, two
l. nicely furnished rooms, ut 3G6
Campbell street. jano9-4t.
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STRAY COW-At house of NJ. V. b..
OPatse9, Franklin, Va. jana5-lwk.
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PRICE WAY DOWN.

PRICE WAY DOWN.
Mighty few Campbell street lots on
the market ut right prices. We have
have the dandy for this week. business,
residence and unimproved property in
all parts of the city
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EUREkA-The cheapest lot OH the
H West End boulevard-adm Omitted by
every one. j. L. WINGFIELD, III
Commerce street jan25-1w
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WANTED.-Tenants for seven good
houses, well located. Apply to
SCOTT IL RIVES, Real Estate Agents,
los Jefferson street, Roanoke, Va.
james 1 wk.
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HAVING MADE CHA NGECAN AC-
IL comodate two young men with
board and room. 715 Jefferson st.
jan2S-3t.
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WANTED-To rent or buy house
w of seven or eight rooms in the
southwest part Of the city. Address A.
f. H., care TIMES office.
jan25-iwk.
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HAVE YOU A RESIDENCE OR LOT
L 4 to sell? list it with OSCAR ID.
DERR & CO., Roanoke, Va, and do so
now janaS-3tcod
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09

Coroner Levy was exceedingly busy all
day Saturday in regaid to calling in the
New York, New Haven and Hartford rail
road directors, and now all that are left
who have not yet given bonds are Z. III.
Trnwbridge of this city, Nathaniel Wheel
er of Bridgeport, Henry G. Robinson of
Hartford, Edward NJ Reed of this city, II.
S. Lee of Springfield, Mass, Leveritt
Brainard of Hartford, William D. Bishop,
jr of Bridgeport and William L. Squire
of Bridgeport.
William D. Bishop of Bridgeport was
among those who appeared Saturday
morning with his bondsman and thereby
obviated for Governor Hill the difficulties
of requisition- He was not only accom-
panied by his bondsmen to satisfy the con-
ditions of the coroner, but also held in his
hand copy of the laws of Connecticut,
from which he subsequently, quoted to the
coroner, to show the latter he had erred in
issuing warrant for the arrest of the Sec
rotary of the company, William D. Bishop,
jr. The coroner, however, held his origi-
nal position. The bondsman for Mr..
Bishop was DR.. Frederick Dennis of As
Madison avenue.
John D. Rockefeller was the bondsman
for his brother William and Alexander T.
Van Ness for Nelson G. Hunt. A New
York dispatch says that if the other out
of-town directors do not put in an appear
ance by to-day the coroner will take steps
to have them extradited and that all the
warrants issued for the arrest of directors
residing outside of the state of New York
have been given to Inspector Byrnes.
Vice President Reed and Director E. 81.
Trowbridge of this city both said yester-
day that they would go down to NewYork
to-day and give bonds.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
DEATH FROM A FALL.

Mark Bassett, a War Veteran, Falls
Thirty Feet-Funeral To-Morrow-
Admiral Foote Pest Comrades.
Mark Bassett, a veteran of the late war,
fell from support upon which he was
working at the Jail Saturday afternoon
and was so badly injured that he died at
the hospital shortly after Z o'clock that
night. He was mason employed by Ly-
man V. Treat, the builder, for whom he
had worked twenty-five years. At the
time of his fall he was on the attic floor at
knees, and in endeavoring to change his
position put his hand on the outside of the
cornice 1t had not been fastened, and as
he attempted to rise his weight came upon
the outside of the cornice and caused il to
topple over Bassett lost his balance and
toppled over with it, falling thirty feet.
The fall fractured his skull and he never
regained consciousness.
Bassett lived at SO Gilbert avenue and
had wife and several children. He was
forty-seven years old. He was a member
of Company F, Sixth Connecticut Volun-
teers, and afterward of Company G, Third
Connecticut Volunteers. On August 10,
1864, he was shot through the left lung al
the battle of Deep River, Virginia, and the
hospital surgeons said that he could not
live. He was member of Admiral Foote
post, GAR, and some Yeas ago was on
the visiting committee of the post.
The attention of veterans is called to the
announcement by the post this morning re
garding the funeral, which will take place
| from so Gilbert avenue tomorrow at p.
m. The post will assemble at 1:30.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
TELEGRAPHIC JOTTINGs.

John R. Carr, prominent farmer of
North Haverhill, Mass, was fatally sored
by bull Saturday afternoon.
The panic in financial affairs at Buenos
Ayres is over and business will be resumed
to-day. The feeling in the gold market is
more quiet and confidence is restored.
Hon. William A. Dart, formerly consul
general at Montreal and one of the most
prominent men in northern New York,
died suddenly at his home in Potsdam yes
terday morning of apoplexy, at the age of
rs years.
About 100 bales of cotton piled up on
the Inman steamer pier at the foot of
Grand street, Jersey City, were burned
yesterday. Loss, $12, 900. The pier was
not damaged.
Of the $3.50, 900 worth of bonds issued
in order to take up the Indebtedness and
finish the new Brooklyn tabernacle, $25, 900
of the issue has been subscribed for by
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage. Russell Sage, it
is said, will exchange his $25 900 mortgage
for the same amount in bonds.
A special memorial service was held by
the Sunday school of Plymouth church
yesterday in commemoration of Rev Hen
~ Ward Beecher. After an elaborate
musical program and a prayer by Rev. Ly-
man Abbott, Superintendent Sherman
made an address. relating incidents in the
life of the great preacher.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
CITY MISSION HALL,
Taxed TO It's Utmost Capacity-ser-
vices Last night,

Taxed to Its Utmost Capacity-ser-
vices Last night.
The City Mission hall was taxed to its
utmost capacity to accommodate the large
audience at the praise service last evening.
Additional chairs were brought in, but
many of those present were unable to OBJ
tain seats, and remained standing through
the entire service. The program was given
as announced, including several very excel
lent instrumental pieces by the orchestra
of twelve members, led by Mr.. R. B.
Hughes, with a generous number of selec-
tons by the male quartette composed of
Messrs. Bissell, Beley, Austin and Cole
man. The two solos by Miss Harriet
Austin were evidently very fully appre-
ciated. AT the close of the prayer Miss
Austin sang Zone Sweet Solemn Thought"
and also during the evening Jesus, Thy
Name l Love-" being accompanied in both
by Miss Grace Bronson. Several duets
were also sung by members of the quar-
tette, and throughout the service there was
singing under the direction of Mr.. 81. E
Peabody, of Yale seminary, from Gospel
Hymns by the choir and congregation and
also by the choir alone. The exercises
were conducted by Rev. W.D. Mossman, as
minister in charge, and midway in the ser
vice Mr.. Peabody made brief but excel
lent address. The entire audience Joined
heartily in singing Coronation" and
praise God From Whom All Blessings
Flow, lin closing and the desire was very
freely expressed that a praise service of
this character should be often given in
connection with the other meetings held at
the City mission hall
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
CYCLONE AND FLOODS.

Houses and Barnes LeveIIed in Mis-
sissiPpt - Several People Killed -
High Water In the Yazoo Valley.
DURANT, Miss, March S.-News has
reached here of cyclone which struck
the region of Newport, Attala county, yes
terday. Information is meagre, but it is
learned that the cyclone made a clean
sweep of houses, barnes and trees and it is
said two colored people, woman and a
boy, were killed.
V1cKsBURa, Miss, March 9.-A severe
rain storm occurred here yesterday. The
rainfall from a. m. to p. m. was
4.35 inches. Much damage has
been done to the streets and bridges
throughout the city. Trains on the Vicks-
burg and Meridian railroad have been
abandoned, the track being flooded at
many points and the roadbed badly
washed. Trains on other roads are badly
delayed. The rain has been general
throughout the Yazoo valley and all
streams are reported bank-full and rising.
Much apprehension is felt for the safety of
the levees along the lower Mississippi
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
LOSSES RY FIRE.

The stock of the ssOrf2inal 99.Cent
Stere'' at Boston Damaged BY
Flames-Serious Blaze in the Cor
man Block.
Boston, March S.-A fire started in the
upper stories of the "Original 99-Cent
Store" at "a and 70 Hanover street, about
1 o'clock this morning, causing probable
total loss of the stock in the store, con-
sisting of small articles and toys. The
building was not much damaged, except
in the upper story. Loss of stock, s., 900.
About half an hour later fire was discov-
cred in the ive-story brick German block,
SO to 80 Beverly street. A workman in
the employ of the Royal Crown
Coffee company, which occupies the
fifth floor, discovered flames darling
up through the floor around the steam
pipes and shafting, the fire origin
ating on the floor below, occu-
pied by John White, music printer At
O'Clock the fire was under control, being
confined to the three upper floors. The
building, which is owned by James and
Charles j. German, was damaged 10000;
said to be fully insured. The basement is
occupied by German Brothers, file manu-
facturers. Loss by water over S. 200.
Hindlefsh, manufacturer of greenhouse
boilers and ventilating apparatus, occupy
ing the first floor, had his stock damaged
$4,000 to $1,000 by water. The second
floor has lately been taken as a workshop
by q combination of tailoring establish
ments, but they had not brought much stock
into the place. The loss will be within
$500. Henry w. Bigelow, spring bed
manufacturer, occupies the third floor and
suffered a loss of $4,000 on machinery and
stock; fully insured. John White had q
full stock of new music type and large
quantity of completed work ready for
shipment. Everything on this floor was
destroyed and $1,000 will barely cover
Whites loss. He was insured for $4,000.
The Royal Grown Coffee company's loss
will reach $1,000 on fixtures and stock.
Gibbs & Perry, manufacturers of novel
ties, who had quarters in the building,
were damaged about $4,000. All of the
occupants were insured.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
POLICEMEN IN CHURCHES.
Warning Factions in Pennsylvania
Houses of Worship - Injunction
Against q Pastor.

Warning Factions in Pennsylvania
Houses Of Worship - Injunction
Against Pastor.
READING, Pa, March S.-The trustees
of the Sixth street Evangelical church this
evening refused Rev A. H. Kreker, the
Bowman representative, permission to en-
ter the pulpit and Rev. J. H. Shirley, anti
Bowman, was accepted as the pastor Rev.
Mr.. Kreker and over 100 of his followers
filed out of church in body and worship
ed in the Hebrew temple The injunction
issued by the court against Rev. A. II.
Kreker, the Bowman pastor, restraining
him and his followers from interfering
with Rev. F. P. Leather, anti Bowman, had
the effect of keeping Kreker and his party
away and Rev. Mr.. Leather held possession.
At Monshville, this county, Rev. Joseph
Sprect, anti-Bowman, was refused admis-
sion to the pulpit by the tribunal.
At Slatington, notwithstanding the pres
ence of Bishop Bowman, the anti-Bow-
man preacher took possession of the
church.
At St. Johns, Bethlehem, Rev. j. c.
Bleim, the Bowman pastor, attempted to
take possession of the pulpit, but the
trustees interfered and invited him to a
seat in the pew. He read a protest and
left the church, followed by about forty
adult members
At Freemansburg, Rev. w. H. Stauffer
Bowman man, was prevented from &C
cupying the pulpit, and after reading a
protest he retired.
Policemen were present in severa
| churches in Reading and elsewhere, but
their services were not required.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
67Ilat1ta.

One Cent q Word each insertion
nve cents . word for q full week,
(seyen sinesA
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
20 NAVIGATE THE HEAVENS.

Arrangements Completed for the Con-
struction of a Large Air Ship at
Chicago.
CHICAGO, March S.-Arrangements have
been completed for the construction of a
large air ship by the Mount Carmel COM
pany. The exposition building has been
leased for three months. The south half
of the building is being enclosed and with
in this space the big ship will be complet-
ed. A large quantity of aluminium has
been ordered from Pittsburg for the pur-
pose: Inventor Pennington declares that
within sixty days the ship will be ready
for its trial fight and few passengers
will be carried on its first trip to New
York. thorough test will be made on
the lake front after it has been finished
and the directors of the company are sat
ished that the test will demonstrate beyond
all question the value and practicability of
the Pennington invention.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
Irish DeIegate. to America,

QUEENSTOWN, March S.-The steamer
Etruria which sailed from here to-day for
New York had among her passengers
Messrs. James O'Kelley, John Redmond,
John O'Connor and Henry Harrison, mem
bers of parliament, who go to America to
raise money as representatives of Mr.. Par
nell. Thousand Of persons came here by
train from Cork to express their farewells
and good wishes to the delegates, among
the visitors being the mayor and council
men of Cork, who accompanied the dele
gates on board the steamer.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
miscellaneous
Experienced Dressmaker
Money to Loan

an short time to accommodate. From TWEEN
ty-fiye to two Thousand dollars. Inquire
1 mh7 II BEERS PHOTO PARL0RS.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
Mantle.

c. 81. Cone of New York has bought of
the Milestone Granite company the tract of
land known as Thomas point. The tract
contains about thirty acres and is the most
desirable of any land on the river. The
point furnishes beautiful view of Mantle
river its entire length and view of the
sound for many miles. Mr.. Cone intends
doing light manufacturing, as there is q
large building. $50 feet in length, suitable
for such purposes. He is 10 erect num-
Der of tenement houses on the lot south of
the road Fifteen years ago Mr.. Cone was
a barefoot boy in the streets of Mantle;
now he is owner of great deal of proper
ty and is buying more all the time. Mr..
Cone is interested in quite q number of
enterprises besides being the proprietor of
one of the largest wholesale fish houses in
New York
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
Patriarch Militant.

General c. B. Foster is to have Lieuten-
ant General John c. Underwood, com
mandant of the Patriarchs Militant, 1. o.
o. F., as his guest tomorrow. There is
to be an informal reception to the general
in the evening at the armory of Grand
Canton Golden Rule at o'clock, to which
all the officers and chevaliers in the city
have been invited, together with General
Fosters staff and the field and line officers
of the brigade.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
BAD RAILROAD WRECK.
Several Cars Piled Up on a
Western Railroad.
POLICEMEN IN READING CHURCHES.
Work of a Burglar in a New
York Town.
Two Destructive FIRES IN BOSTON.
Floods and a Cyclone in the
South.
TWO Destructive FIRES IN BOSTON.
JUMPED THE TRACK.

JUMPED THE TRACK.
Terrible Accident ON tho Jackso nytlle
Southeastern in Illlnois-One Man
Instantly Killed - Many Seriously
Injured - A Trip Through \ Terri.
BILE Storm without Shoes or Cloth.
Ing.
PEORIA, ILL.,, March S.-The Jackson
vile Southeastern fast passenger train over
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, which
left here at 80 this morning, met with a
terrible accident at Havana, forty-one
miles south of here. The train consisted
of baggage car and two sleepers, and was
an hour and half late owing to the
storm, which ragged all night. At Havana
there is sharp curve q mile and half
from the depot, and the engine struck the
curve at the switch and left the track. All
the cars followed, piling up in great con-
fusion. The half dressed passengers
clambered out of the windows and through
the roof of tho demolished cars and
fastened barefoot through the sleet and
over the icy roads to tho nearest houses
Fireman Sadler was instantly killed. En-
gineer George Birkenhead of this city had
one arm and one leg out off.
1uo Injured are: EuWarQ d0mmou,
Peoria, burned and badly bruised; Walter
Conover, Mantle, ILL.,, left arm torn out
and fatal injuries; Charles Mulvaney,
Streator, ILL.,, back and head crushed, will
die; Miss Emma Rushton, St. Louis, seri-
ously bruised; Express Messenger Bates,
Chicago, left foot torn off and badly
bruised; Frank P. Louis, Peoria, seriously
jammed in the breast.
Conductor J. NJ. Kennedy and G. L.
Hughes, brakeman, were also injured by
being thrown against tho car seats when
the wreck occurred. The wreck immedi-
ately took fire and burned with rapidity
1t was with the utmost difficulty that
some of the passengers were rescued, and
one or two were severely burned. The
loss to the company, including the death
and accident claims, will not fall far short
of 100000.
An unusually small number of passen-
gers were aboard the train. The people in
the sleepers were not injured, but had to
make their way on foot for mile through
the terrible storm without shoes or any
clothes
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
DEATHS.

Small Miscellaneous Advertise
ments One Cent a Word each tnser-
ton; five cents a word for a full
week, (seven tfmes.)
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09

MARsHALLTowN, Ia, March S.-The ter
rible trichin@ are doing deadly work in
Ida county. Two Germans died yester-
day, making five altogether in the past
week. 1t is thought several more will die
About dozen of the aff1icted-on are i'm
proving and will probably recover. A
leading physician has examined the pa
TENTS thoroughly and says that about
$4,000 of these deadly parasites exist in
every cubic inch of muscle in the patients
bodioe
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
SHOT BY A BURGLAR.

Brutal Work OF a Thief In Nyack,
N. Y.-The Villain Lodged in Jail.
MACK, NY, March 8.-Joseph Storrs,
a young unmarried man, entered the resi-
dence of Mrs. Bridget Armstrong at 1
o'clock this morning for the purpose of
robbery. He did not find any money, but
shot Mrs. Armstrong three times in the
neck, knocked her down and kicked her
several times. Mr.. Armstrong; daughter.
Elizabeth, who was sleeping up stairs, was
awakened by her mothers screams and
came down. She was also attacked by
Storrs and shot in tho chin. Storrs es-
capped, but was subsequently arrested and
sent to the county jail without bail. He
will be examined tomorrow. Mrs. Arm
strong is terribly injured and will proba-
bly, not live.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
Death OF q Railroad Man,

Boston, March S.-William A. Haskell,
vice president of the New York and New
England railroad, died at his residence, in
this city, at O'Clock this morning, aged
forty-nine. He had been director of the
Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain road,
the Eastern road and the Boston and Low
ell. He was also director from its forma-
ton of the National Security bank, and of
the International Trust company, till COM
PEELED to resign by pressure of other bust
ness. Heleaves widow and two sons.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-09
ANNEXATION OF CUBA.
A Spanish Papers Fear of Spain Los
ing Her Colony.

"A z + COL VI SR0AAA A<os-
ing Her Colony.
MADRID, March s.-The Heraldo in an
article protesting against o supposed
scheme of the United States to annex the
island of Cuba says Mr.. Blaine ought to
recollect that the congress of American
nations plainly proved that tho Spanish
American nations are not disposed to allow
themselves to be absorbed BY the great
northern republic Tho people of Cuba
are strongly Spanish and are equally OPP
posed to becoming part of the, United
States. Probably with the exception of a
few tradesmen there is no one in the is
land who is at all DESTROYS of annexation.
Spain, the Heraldo continues, would shed
her last drop of blood in resisting any at
tempt to deprive her of her colony, fear.
ing neither a--Cuban revolution nor a war
with the United States.