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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
A SERMON ON FAITH.

Rev. DIR. Dinwiddie breaches ut the First
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. DIR. Dinwiddie preached ON the
subject of Faith" at the First Presby
terrain Church again last night. He
read portion OF the fifth chapter of
Romans, and explained how it was one
of the most remarkable compositions
ever turned off by the hand of man, in
spired Of God.
The speaker began with description
of the faith of Abraham, his character
and his wonderful trust in God, and
how he still believed that his seed
would be as the sands of the sea, when
tho years of century had adorned his
head. And when God told him to offer
up his son Isaac as a sacrifice, he pre-
pared to do so without murmur.
He then spoke of faith as essential to
that peace of heart which the Christian
must possess, and how it came with
faith according to the promise of Christ.
DR.. Dinwiddie is pleasing speaker.
and impresses his hearers with a
thorough meaning of conservation.
Much interest was manifested in the
meeting last night, and many asked for
the prayers of the church. There was a
very good congregation present, among
them being large number of young
men.
In order to accommodate many who
desire to attend the day services con-
Quoted by DR.. Dinwiddie, the hour has
been changed to 3:3O p. m. instead of
10 a. M.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

ounces of silver monthly and the issu-
ance Of certificates thereon.
One OF his best points against the re-
peal of the law is that it is necessary
for the Government to protect its enor-
nous volume of silver currency, and
that this is much easier while silver
bullion is over 90 cents an ounce than
it would be were silver allowed to fall
into tho seventies.
The Secretary is equally confident
that the Government occupies the safe
mean between the gold basis and free
silver, the latter position endangering
in his opinion, possible parity between
the two metals, as America would be-
come the market for the worlds sur
plus silver, which it would receive in
place OF gold, as at present.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
a NihI,istic Trick.

The Odessa police force was put in
great commotion recently by singular
incident. Before the house of the
Natchalnils of tho city, the chief of the
police, was n big gun, fired every day
at noon. The gun was fastened with q
heavy chain to tho granite base of a
pillar before the house of the official.
When the artillerymcn came to fire the
gun they did not find it. a search was
immediately instituted, but nothing
could be discovered. One week later
parts of the gun and of the heavy chain
were found before the residences of tho
highest officials in town. 1t is supposed
that the revolutionists or nihilists re-
moved the gun to show the government
officials their power and craft. There is
no doubt but that many persons must
have labored ut this feat. Still, not a
trace OF the perpetrators can DO discoy-
cred. -
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
THE MOURNFUL MUSE.
Poems Whose Titles Suggest Sorrow.
Signs and Tear.

Poems Whose Titles Suggest Sorrow.
Signs and Tear.
The editors of the periodicals at the
present time have undoubtedly the dis
agreeable task of reading much poetry
which is not only unavailable" but
utterly without merit; still, rs tho taste
of the majority of readers in this gen.
Grafton is for that which is cheerful in
poetry as we'll as in prose, it is not like
ly that any editor to-day would have
snch a depressing list of rejected con-
tributions as the one printed in a mag
aZinc which bears date over fifty wears
ago.
My Wifc's Grave" Midnight, /"
Lament Over the Grave of a Wife"
the Poets Doom" Reflections" ION
Hearing the Eulogy of a New Friend"
Let Nc Weep" 1.-The Poetry of Tears, "
and "Alonc." Such arc the titles of
these unavailable poems.
1t appears that the articles accepted
were of much the same character, al
though they displayed marks of genius
which induced the afflicted editor to ac-
ccpt them: Autumn Musings" THE
Last Song Bird, The Mourncr," "The
Bcrcavcd," Shadows of tho Past"
Solitude" and Passing Away"
If any poems of n more cheerful
order were received, they were certain
ly not considered worthy of any notice
In that number of the magazine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
A CURIOUS BULLET.
The Queer Missile Found in an Old Sol.
dier's Leg.

The Queer Missile Found in an Old Sol
der's Leg.
curious missile was recently cut out
of the limb of prominent citizen of
Mount Sterling, who was wounded in
that member in the first battle of
Manassas, says letter in the Philadel-
phia Times. This citizen, Mai. James
Morrison, has suffered from periodical
breaking out of the wound, which was
situated in the calf, but, though probcd
for several times, all attempts to find
the ball proved unsuccessful. However,
the doctors succeeded in recovering
and removing the irritating body, when
1t was found to be no bullet, but n
small gold button. This was cleaned
and was found to be inscribed with the
legend: "E. to r. Mizpnh," in small
German lettering.
The button was perfectly round and
about the size of 4 buckshot, having a
small link attached by which it was
caught to Il garment or watch chain, on
which it was in all probability worn as
n charm. In all likelihood it was hastily
crammcd into the owners musket
when out of ammunition and in On
emergency. Maj. Morrison naturally
prizes this memcnto which he has car
ricd thirty-onc years, but says he will
return it to the man who fred it if he
still lives and can relate the circum-
stances under which he made use of it,
which circumstances were such as to
impress the major, and cannot have
failed to have remained in the mind of
his assailant.
The button was in all probability tho
loving gift of some fair young sweet
heart or faithful wife to her beloved
boy in blue, who will be glad to recover
the pretty trifle, which is none the
worse for its long hiding in the majors
leg, though the latter is decidedly bet
ter for its removal, and is rapidly heal
ing since the ODcraiion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
TILL TRINITY REVIVAL.

Rev. MIR. Hammer breaches on the Resur-
rection and Judgment.
The revival services at Trinity Tab
ernacle were very we'll attended last
night. Rev. w. +. Hammer, of Greene
Memorial, preached on. the "Resurrec-
ton and Judgment"
The subject was handled in MIR.
Hammers usually impressive style. He
spoke of those who slept in the private
grayeyards, in the city's great GENE
teries, under monuments, on the field
of battle, and from the ocean deep
should stand before God in the last
great day.
He then told OF the Judgment. On
that day none would sleep. All would
come forth and on their own merits
stand before the Judge of the quick
and the dead. There would be the sep.
aration, and those who were placed on
the left would be hurled downward,
never to retrace their steps, and light
would be shut out, darkness would
reign-there would be hell through all
eternity.
Mr.. Hammer then made an appeal to
tho unconverted, and there was one
profession of faith.
Rev. Mr.. Dutfey announced that the
meeting would be suspended till Sun
day. at which time he would decide
whether or not to carry it on further.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
HISTORICAL HORSE RACING.
Fabulous Sums Won by Some Old-Timo


Fabulous Sums Won by Some Old-TImo
=" PlunEcrs."
1t is quito probable that there arc
just now no men who gamble quito SO
heavily, except in stocks, as did the
'plungcrs' in the carly part of this CEN
fury, says W.B. Curtis, in Forum. There
were in England dozen men who made
S250,000 books" OH the Derby alone,
and as late us 1856 "boollmnlcr" bet
$500, 900 to $1,000 against each of three
horses i'll one race. In 1S43 the owner
of the Derby favoritc backed" him
publicly to win S15O,0Oo, besides the
amount of his private bets. The ring
of 'bool1mallcrs" paid to one circle of
bcttors IL million dollars when Lee
turer won the Ccsarcwitch. The owner
of more than one Derby winner col
lcctcd $500, 900 on the next settling day.
and in several other years would have
been first past the post" Most
men who now have the money
and the nerve" to make such enor-
nous bets have given up horse
racing in favor of Il game which has
still higher possibilities, and instead of
wagering 100000 on horse and call
ing 1T gambling, they deposit the same
amount as margin" in stock spccula-
ton and call it business. Although in
dividuals do not lay such heavy wagers
rs were sometimes made by the 'plung-
crs" of old, much more money is wagercd
now than was rislScd fifty years ago.
The difference is, that while then ono
man bet 100000, now ten men each bct
$50, 900, and the total amount wapcrcd
is doubled. OF single bets made on
American horse races the following in
stances are taken from the records:
Haughton bet Walton $4,000 to $1,000
against Girofle; IIaughton bet Kelly
$20,0 600 to $1,000 against Hcnlopen; APP
pleby e johnson bet p. Lorillard 81 600
to $4,000 against Pizarro and So5, 900 to
$4,000 against Leo in the same race. In
each of these cases it is probable that
the owners risl1cd ten times these
amounts on each of the races, as the
bets above stated were only made with
one bOolmakcr.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
RADFORD.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
News Rather Scarce in Rad
ford.
ROANOKE TINES BUREAU,
RADFORD, VA, Nov. 10.

Mr.. T. j. Noell has sold his interest
in the firm of Tinsley &c Noell, general
merchants, to Mr.. Tinsley and bought
the interest of Mr.. K. j. Noell in the
Radford Drug Company.
Judge w. D.Vaughan returned to-day
from brief visit to his family in
Floyd county, and reports cold weather
and bear meat plentiful.
Gen. Charles Roland, a prominent
lawyer of Blacksburg, was in Radford
to-day.
Miss Grace Palmer, while playing
with school mates in the school room
yesterday, fell upon the stove, burning
her hands very badly.
DIR. j. A. Norfleet left to-day upon a
ten days business and pleasure trip to
Suffolk county.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
4 GABLE HOIST.
Great LabOr-saving Machine at LaZelIe's
Brick Works,

Great Labor-saving Machine ut LazelIe's
Brick Works.
cable hoist has been erected at
Lazelle's brick yard on Walnut street.
1t is $50 feet in length and carries o
bucket, which will hold yard of CLAW
at each load, of 2.7Oo pounds in weight.
This hoist enables six men to do the
work which twelve had done previously
and was erected by the Cushman Iron
Company, and is the first ono ever
erected in brick yard in the United
States. 1t can DO worked over a radius
of 400 yards and shifted from point to
point at very small cost.
Tho yards are now turning out $500
bricks day and Mr. Lazellc is going
to put in, at once, a dryer 4Ox70 feet,
which will enable work to be carried on
during all weather.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
The Elder Snfe.

LONDON, Nov. 1o.-[Special Fears
that were entertained here and in Bre-
men regarding the safety of the North
German Lloyd steamer Elder, Captain
Bauer, which sailed from New York
November for Bremen, and which was
several days overdue, has been dis
PEELED by the receipt of telegram
from Southampton, an English port of
all of the North German Lloyd steam
ers, stating that she had arrived there
safely at 11:45 o'clock this morning.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
THE spEAKERsnIp CONTEST.

The speakership contest is assuming
active shape in Washington. Two South
ern candidates are looming to the front
Mills. OF Texas, and Crisp, Of Georgia.
The latter seems to be gathering to
himself large share of Eastern strength
and is at present formidable rival to
any aspirant.
Mills has weakened himself in the
West and Southwest by hedging on the
silver question, and there are straws
out that tho free silver men may unite
and force the nomination of Hatch, of
Missouri, or some other well-known free
silver representative.
The contest will depend on the coher-
ency and vitality OF the several groups,
which are divided accordingly as they
place in Importance the tariff and
silver questions. The only question on
which the Democracy of the country is
united is the tariff question. Even in
this a formidable section are radical
aggressive in the party. Probably not
less than forty Democratic representa-
tives are in favor of.utterly destroying
the protective features of the tariff
Crisp is far more moderate in his posi-
tion, while Mills is the hero of the radi-
cal section.
1t is matter for congratulation that
the South will divide the lines of its
own sectional interests, the newer
manufacturing and industrial sections
rallyirg to the support Of q conserva-
tive like Crisp. Though there is ma
jority of Northern Democrats in the
House there will be no division on old
sectional lines. The Mississippi Val
ley is more apt to be found closely al
lied than any other section.
Even that will not assure success to
its candidates, for the conservative ele-
ments Of Democracy are quicker to
recognize the logic of the situation and
unite in support of business interests.
AT present it looks like Crisp.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
WORK FOR THE LEGISLATURES.

The gratifying Intelligence comes
from Richmond that the Olcott commit
tee and the State debt com mission have
got together. 1t seems to be evident
that the committee came forward with
most liberal offer and that the COM
mission quickly agreed to it. The on
tire details of the discussion may not
become public until the report is made
to the legislature, but the general shape
of the agreement will not be long in
reaching the public.
The first duty, then, which will be-
come incumbent on the legislature will
be the final and irrevocable settlement
of the debt question. And when 1t is
settled guns ought to be fired from the
hilltops. There are several important
tasks devolving upon this legislature,
and it should be a notable one for the
high and able character Of its work.
1t should settle the debt question.
1t should enact ,islation, giving the
utmost security to foreign invest
ments in Virginia, and repeal laws OBJ.
noxlons and prejudicial thereto.
1t would do we'll to remove the more
onerous and restrictive of license taxes
And should amend the road laws in
the interest of improved highways.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
SECRETARY FOSTER on SILVER

Secretary Foster occupies position
on the silver question which makes it
difficult for the administration to take
any position in antagonism to silver. The
Secretary strongly defends the present
Jaw compelling the purchase OF 8, SOC, 900
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
PRESIDENT INNIAN PASSES THROUGH
The Party Met by the Norfolk and West
ern Officials at the Depot

The Party Met by the Norfolk and West
ern Officials at the Depot.
Mr.. j. II. Inman, president of the
Richmond Terminal Company, accom-
panied by party of the Richmond Ter
miaal people, passed through this city
yesterday on his way to Washington.
President Inman was travelling in a
special Richmond and Danville car,
which was attached to No. 3. The
party were met at the station by Gen
eral Manager Sands, Col. A. Pope, Capt.
Bransford and other Norfolk and West
ern officials. Mr.. Inman has been down
South, and returned over the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road.
He expresses himself as much satisfied
with the outlook in Southwest Virginia,
and thinks the opening up Of the Roa-
noke and Southern will be a big boom
for Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
His Head Crushed.

a brakeman named Ray had his
right hand badly crushed while COUP
ling cars in the West End yards last
night. lie was taken to the office of
Dr. Gale, where his wounds were ress ed =.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
THE TIMES can pc found regularly on
eaIe at the following places:

THE TIMES can pc found regularly on
sale at the following places:
Roanoke-George Gravatt. Jr., M. l..
Smith e, Hotels Roanoke. Ponce de Leon,
Elk's News Stand, "a Salem avenue, and
Sands News Stand, l 5 Jefferson st. S.
Bristol, Tenn.--W. a. Ward, Front
Street.
Blueheld-Bluefleld Inn.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures Inn.
Pulaski-Maple Shade Inn, Brown 81
Radford Inn. Jenkins News
Depot, Norwood Street.
Salem-W. S Taylor's Book Store.
Washington--Willard The Metropoli-
tan.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

One of tho boilers for tho Lock Hard
ware plant is on a car in the Norfolk
and Western yard, and will be u iced
In position as soon as the belt l:ns is
completed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
ROANOKE, VA, NOV. 90, 1891.

RowelI's American Newspaper .Direc-
cory for 1891 puts the circulation OF THE
ROANOKE TIMES above that OF any
Other paper in Southwest Virginia, and at
more than that of all the other papers of
Roanoke combined.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

FAMILY groceries of all kinds at v
+. Moir's, 2l2 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

ALWAYS go to Catogni when yo
want confectionaries. fruit, etc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
Smoke ..NIckeIhxm

CANDIES mixed in one.peu I'd oxes at
Catogni's threr places.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20
Mr.. wilcox in Roanoke.

Editor Wilcox, Of the Portsmouth
Daily Progress. arrived in Roanoke last
night on his return from the meeting of
the Virginia Press Association at
Bristol, and stopped over to take in
Roanoke. Mr.. Wilcox is the only man
in Virginia and one Of the few in
America who is the editor and pro-
prietor of two daily papers, he being
also editor of the Suffolk Progress.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

The Henrietta Cigarette il the best
smoke that tho boys can have.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

Special Notice to the Public.
PAPER hanging and interior decorat
ing will be done the very latest by
Thomas NlcGill, 3lS Commerce St.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

CAToGNI for stewed oysters.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

FOR sale at I 6 Bruins wick.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

Entered at the Postohice at Roanoke as second
eiass matter
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THE REVERE HOUSE,

Opposite Old Passenger Depot.
Salem, Va.
Strictly private rooms for ladies and
gents and polite attention. Bar stocked
with finest liquors. Uncle Sam Howard
is caterer and cook. Give us call.
iuly23-6mo.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

Black Cheviot and in all the
new shades of Kerseys and in
the proper weights. They are
as staple as gold dollars; not
a bad one in it.
SIS will buy this week any
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ular $18 and $50 ones. They
are of the Stein, Bloch & Co.'S
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If you are skeptica1 a bout us
or our advertisement, honor us
with a visit and we will con-
vince you that VIE are deserv-
ing of your patronage and the
means of saving you many
dollars.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-31
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.
incorporated Love is the Cause of a
Murder and Suicide.

In fight between circus emnlovos
ana crowd OF rowdies at YinrenGag
Ind, one OF the latter was killed and y
number OF both sides injured.
Percy Hudson, proprietor of the botel
at SlIverton, Col, shot and killed giri
WIN whom he was in love. and fatsII,,
wounded himself. The girl had refnsad
to marry him. ''.'''eo
TX Policeman Crowley OF Kansas CITY
fatally shot his wife, to whom he had
been married six months He then
made an unsuccessful attempt at suicida
Jealousy was the cause.
Frank Maggie murdered lis vito H..
chopplng her head off with nm nv -
ienham, Mass. He then attemnteJ ~
oraln himself with the same AZ bnt
Jailed. No cause is known. ~
At Old Jefferson, Tenn. Prof roh,,
Lloyd was instantly killed. The assassi,,
Is supposed to be Tom Moore. husband
OF the murdered mans niece. wbon'
Lloyd some time ago rebuked for nj? IN
treating his wife. 'o' III
Joseph Walker and two Indians have
oeen arrested, charged with the mnrda.
OF man, supposed to be George Fiebor
near Se3astopol, Cal. The alleged crime
occurred July 4. Bloody clothing and
93ther signs OF desperate struggle ,yara
found. '"s peeh
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-07-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Further Tests of Anne rican Armor Plate
Prove Very satisfactory.

Acting Secretary Wharton OF the De
partment of State has sent instructions
TO Profs. Mendenhall and Merriam. ex-
pert agents appointed to go to Alaska to
learn all facts respecting seal fisheries.
These instructions are To collect all pos
slble information upon the subject of
breeding places, effect OF pelagic sealing,
dlmlnutlon OF the number of seals,
proper lines of demarkation in the event
that close seasons are regarded neces-
sary andthe proper months to be in
cluded in such seasons.
For the past year the authorities have
/ been attempting to improve the quality
/ OF recruits In the regular army so as to
| lessen the percentage OF desertion, which
was growing alarmingly. Extra endeav-
ors were made to secure young men who
sought the army as a profession rather
than n haven of refuge 70 this end the
efforts of officials have been systematic
ally turned from cities to country. The
effect of these efforts are beginning to
show results. and they are more crafty
ing than was expected. Officers are well
satisfied that the policy is good one.
Further tests of American armor plate
have been made at the Annapolis prov
ing grounds with gratifying results. Two
three-inch all'steel plates were prepared
by Carnegie with surfaces treated by the
new Harvey process to give the process
a complete test under better conditions
than heretofore realized The plates
We're made with less carbon in their
composition than the three plates tested
some months ago The official report is
not yet received, but the officers present
say the plates satisfactorily resisted fire
from six-pound llotchkiss rifle, Sc
we're test.
Robert J. Creighton OF San Francisco
ls in Washington. His business there is
in relation to the Australian mail serv-
ice, with which he has been prominently
identified for many years. ''Up to the
close Of 1889" said Mr. Creighton, " the
Australian mail line was supported bv
the colonies of New Zealand and New
South Wales. Last year the latter gov
eminent withdrew absolutely, but New
Zealand continued it for another year.
hoping the United States government
would step in and contribute an adequate
share to its support as this country was
the principal gamer by the service. The
shipping act of the last session may be
regarded as beginning in that direc-
ton, but 1t is by no means sufficient, nor
does 1T appropriate nearly as much
money for conveying our bulky Austria
liam mail as the small colony of New
Zealand paid American steamship com
panies for many years for carrying its
English mail to and from San Francisco.
Doubtless Congress would see the wis
dom of extending this policy and build
ing American commerce with the Brit
ish-Australian settlements, which are
among the richest communities in the
world.