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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-31
TEA BY THE BRICK.
1t Is Thus Prepared for the Chimes Market
and ALSO Serves rs Currency.

1t Is Thus Prepared for the Chimes Market
and Also Serves Currency.
Tho genuine brick tea of tho Chinese
manufacturers IS intended for the Thi-
betan market and for tho Eastern Mon
gols. 1t is made of tho whole leaf, stalk,
flower and all, as it is picked from tho
tea shrnb and is in shape and appear
ance not unlike a rather dirty ordinary
brick.
The correspondent writing in the Kow
Gardens Hullotin states that he has
never seen this kind of brick tea manu-
featured, but knows it is made by tho
Chinese in Il very simple way. Simple
Is hardly the word; primitive is nearer
the marx. Tie leaves are chcwcd, and
when VOL saturated with saliva. arc
laid out to Torment and partially dry.
They arc then rolled up into little balls,
with the help of some additional moist
uro and afterward nodded by hand into
oblong blocks, or bricks, ten inches
long, ten broad and four thick. Tho
leaves thus prepared acquire a slightly
sour taste duo To fermentation induced
by the saliva. Tho trade in these
bricks is most important one, and
1t is tho fear of interference with
1t on the part of the tea growers
of Assam shat is at the bottom
OF tho hostility manifested by the Chi
ncso and Thibotans to an attcmpt to
enter int closer commercial rotations
with the rans-llimalayan State. The
TRADE in brick tea is monopoly OF tho
Lamas or pricstly caste of Thibet, and
they arc very jealous of any Interference
with highly profitable business. The
ordinary Thibetan must have tea; it is
tho only thing no considers indispon-
sable, and for this commodity he de-
ponds entirely upon the Lamas The
latter know that, il intercourse between
Darjoeling and Thibet were encouraged.
tho Assam planters would supply the
natives with tea at much lower ratio
than tho priests charge.
SO, what with the Lamas on the one
hand and tho Chinese planters on the
othor, it is not surprising that the at
tempt to fostor commercial intercourse
betwoen India and Bodyul is not viewed
with favor on tho othor side OF the Indo-
Chinese frontier.
Black tea is also used as currency in
Thibet, prices being quoted in equiva-
Tents OF the compressed leaf. The bower
oBo phO poiou AAOul tuo SOuTlSD L3OlCCS Is
hardly lkely to tempt tho Western
palate. Tho Thibetan teapot is a sort
of wooden churn, into which boiling
infusion Of the tea leaves is poured
through tho strainer, little salt Is
added, and somo twenty or thirty strokes
are applied with wooden dashor pierced
with holes. A lump Of butter is thrown
in, and tho mixture churned with ono
hundred or one hundred and fifty
strokes, administered with much pro-
cision. But this is good deal moro
palatable TO Europeans than tho brow
concoctcd Of the bricks by tho Moguls
Meal, as we'll as q bountiful supply Of
butter, is added to tho decoction, and,
with fat shoep's tail or two swimming
about in the liquid, dish of ton is
served which in flavor and appearance
is difficult to distinguish from we'll
thickened pea soup-The Gentloman's
MAGAZINE
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LYNcHBURG, May 30.-ISpecial Tho
United States signal service issued this
evening the following weather crop
bulletin for Virginia for the week end
ing Friday:
Reports for tho past seven days show
that the entire State has had much and
in some portions excessive rains. The
amount of rainfall has varied from two
to tive inches. In the northern sections
these rains are just what has been
needed, while in the south and south
west excessive rains have caused some
damage to tobacco and wheat, and in
low lands have caused damage by floods.
Some damage was done by hail last
Saturday in Augusta and Rockingham
counties, and in Henry county great
damage was done by heavy rain and
hail storm. Thore has been very little
sunshine, and the temperature has been
decidedly below the normal, and these
causes have retarded the growth of all
crops, but with warm weather and sun
shine everything will rapidly recover
and tho prospects are still good for
plenty of fruit
Remarks of special correspondents
give the following results:
Lynchburg-3.4 inches rainfall in
nine days. Dry weather is needed to pre-
vent rust in wheat
Wytheville-3.43 inches rainfall in
three days, and with sunshine and dry
weather the crops will do well.
Dale-E nterprise-2. inches rainfall
in six days and enough to thoroughly
soak the ground. Wheat is heading mp
finely. The fruit crop is still favorable
with prospect of an abundant crop of all
kinds. Wheat and corn were slightly
injured H. hail on tho 23rd.
Staunton-3.03 inches rainfall in five
days has benefited all crops, and only
sunshine is now needed. a hail-storm
on the 23rd twelve to fifteen miles
northeast Of this station was very dcs-
tructivc to fruit and grain and literally
ruined some fields of wheat.
Mossingford-Five inches rainfall in
seven days has caused damaging floods,
and greatly injured crops in low and
fiat lands.
Nottoway C. H.-4.O4 inches rainfall
in five days. Excessive rain Of Thurs
day slightly injured Tobacco. Warm
sunny weather is now needed
Richmond-2.l II inches rainfall in five
days has been favorable to growing
crops, though the low temperature and
cloudy weather has had the contrary eff
feet.
Petersburg inches rainfall in
six days has been injurious to growing
crops.
Norfolk-1.05 inches rainfall in four
days. The rain has been generally ben
eiicial to growing crops, except straw
berries, which were slightly injured by
the excessive rains of the 2Gth and 27th.
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~ REAT SACRIFICE.--TWO SEC
W ond-hand thoroughbred Columbus
buggies at remarkably low figures for
sale at SALEM CARRIAGE WORKS.
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BRENITIES.

Heidi Fukoka, OF Japan,an cx-studcnt
OF Roanoke College, and at present
studying in a Tennessee College, was in
Salem yesterday shaking hands with his
American friends.
IL. B. Dolin has moved his confection-
airy establishment to Bowers old stand
ON Main street, and added to it an neatly
arranged ice-crcam saloon.
A horse which has been missing from
Roanoke for some time past, described
as large heavy animal between q roam
and bay. is now at George Haislip's,
near Lafayette, Montgomery county
Mr.. Haislip found him running loose on
his place. The horse is supposed to
have been stolen.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS,

You must hustle to win. In the jack
pot of lifo the man who is shy is not In
it-lndianapolis Journal.
Woman may indeed havo sphere
that is boundloss, but she has to stop
whom she comes to barbed wire fonce.
Rams Horn.
Used To 1t: GLOW delicatoly he
asked you for Is loan" Eyes, he is lit
orary man, you know."-Yankee Blade.
Heard at Matinee: Mamma-"Say
what you like, there's a good deal in hor
face" Fair Daughter-"And plenty on
it."-Pick Me Up.
-"Mother-Bobby. what made you
cat all that angel cake?" Bobby
Cause you told me to DO better boy"
Birmingham Republican.
"A San Francisco lawyer has been
hypnotized so that he can not drink
whisky. There is great field for
hypnotists who are willing to work in
this way.-Inter Ocean.
The man who never made mistake
is son OF the woman who never gos-
siped and of the man who mover had
tho best cure for rheumatism you ever
saw."-Boston Traveller.
Tho process OF evolution from bon
not to statesman is simple and sure
the bonnets become the women and the
women are the leading men.-Elmira
Gazette.
You have many degrees, Mr..
Simpson," "Yes. am now John
Simpson, B. A., B. S., B. L., LIB"
"And what are you going to be now that
you have boon graduatod-a letter car
rier?"-Harpor' Bazaar.
"Why do you always say much
obliged when Horr Won Filzeck goes
away without giving you tip?" Wait
resi- don't want tho other gentlemen
to learn tho bad habit "-Noueste Mach
richten.
Legal Memories. = Judge-"Woll,
witness why do you hesitato?" Wit
ncss-''PlaZe, yure Honor, Oh was thry-
ing to remcmbor that Oh didn't remom-
Der any thing about this business -
Puck.
-Ethel-"1 don't care for the adages
that so many people affect to admire. "
Maud-"I can quito understand that
Every thing that tends to adaces can
not help being dissagroeable to people
of your age."-N. Y. Herald.
She Got Servant. = Husband
ASo Oho year, - why, Eta,
what has become OF your wedding -ring?'
Wife-"I wore it out" Husband-"How
could you woar it out?" Wife-"Doine
the house-work. Epoch
Ills Failing = why don't you join
our athlet'" club. Tho initiation fee is
only hu.dred and the monthly dues
only ton dollars" II am afraid that I
could never BIO an athlete" "Why not
-shortness Of breathe" "Ah, no; merely
shortness of funds. Texas Siftings
Just Like Him = He certainly
wasn't handsome, but he had loving
heart lie bought his adored ono a
birthday present of pug that broke
down all the usual standards of ugliness
and set up one of it's own. The gift
went right to the affections of the gush-
ing maiden. 20, thank you, James,
thank you, sho warblcd, ITS just like
you, SO it is. "-Philadclphia Times
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BIG RAINS And COOL WEATHER
Injurious to Crops Throughout
the State.

Hail Storms Damage Small Grain and
Tobacco In Henry, Rockingham and
Augusta Counties-Prospects for tho
Fruit Crop Still Good-Sunshine GEN
orally Needed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-31
DEMAND FOR GAS AND WATER.
Many Fine buildings to be Erected in The
Southwestern Section

Many Fine buildings to be Erected in The
Southwestern Section
The capacity Of the Roanoke Gas and
Water Company is being taxed to the
utmost to keep up with the demands
pouring in on them for gas and water
connections. The outlying parts of the
city arc building no SO rapidly it is
almost an impossibility TO give anyone
gas and water at once. The company is
receiving shipments of 900 tons Of IL
Inch water pipes, and are extending
their mains into Mclrosc Addition, and
also the northwestern sec ton. Water
mains are also being laid in other parts
of Roanoke. Gas and water pipes have
been laid on the property across the
river.
The company is also rcscrving large
quantities Of gas pipe and are putting it
under ground as rapidly rs possible, The
Increased demand for gas has compelled
an enlargement Of the gas house The
capacity OF the coal house has been in.
creased and 4 new hydraulic elevator
viii soon be placed in it. New retorts
will he added and the entire facilities
for gas-making increased. Both the
cid and new holder arc in constant use.
The prospects for the early building
up of the new property of the company
across the river are excellent. Plans
for a large number OF fine residences
have been prepared and in many cases
the contracts for the work have been
made. I he houses will all be handsome
ones, and if the plans already prepared
may be taken as criterion, this will be
the fashionable part of Roanoke. Among
those who will erect houses There in the
near future arc Jos. III. Sands, j. C.
Rawn, Paul Pope, w. A. Lyons, =. l..
Terry, who will erect two, j. ID. Lazcllc
and others.
Mayors Court.
The following cases were disposed of
by Mayor Evans in his court yesterday
morning:
Robert Steptoc, arrested by Officer
Mabry for obstructing tho sidewalk,
was fined IS. Tho officer said he
ordered crowd to dispcrsc and all left
except Steptoe. He thcreupon arrested
him. After the trial the negro followed
the officer about the street, but received
warning that sent him away.
Murphy McKecvy and James Law
lighting on Commerce street, were fined
50 each.
j. ii. IIarman, drunk on Commerce
street. fined So.
Callie Stewart, snatching S. from
Julius Williams; dismissed For using
obscene language and swearing on tho
street she was fined $40.
The Rev. John p. Tyler, of Charles
City county, has accepted a call to
Christ Church, Milwood, Clark county.
and he will take charge of that parish
on the LIST OF July.
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The annual meeting of tho Virginia
Bar Association will be held at the
White Sulphur Springs on July 2S Tho
address will be made by Hon. w. c. p.
breckenridge, of kentucky. Hon. A.
Nj. Kelley, judge of the international
court at Cairo, will deliver an address
on the Judicial System OF tho Pha-
raohs." Papers will BIO read by Hon.
X. Il. Barton, Major John w. Riley,
Hon. j. Randolph Tucker, Mr.. Randolph
Harrison and perhaps others. The
banquet will be an elegant affair. Hon.
>. 9. Carter, of New York, will respond
to the toast Virginia" Ex-Judge T..
G. Burks is president and Mr.. James c.
Lamb secretary.
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BowsER WAVES EXAMINATION.

He Has Served n Term for DEMONSTRATING.
Tho trial of John b. Bowser charged
with stealing tools and hardware from
tho new Hotel Salem last Tuesday
night, was set for 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon before Squire j. II. Camper.
AT that time Bowser, accompanied by
VIM. Simpson, his lawyer, appeared.
The warrant was objected to on the
ground that it bore no date, and when
another was finally made out tho de-
tense waived examination, and the
prisoner was sent up to the grand Jury.
which meets the third Monday in June.
II. ~. Conversion, the foreman of the
force at the Hotel Salem, found the
trunk which Bowscr had sont to Marion.
Va, at that place, filled with stolen
tools. Mr.. Conversion went to Roanoke
yesterday to see General Express Agent
Spnuiding about having the trunk sent
back to Salem.
a trunk at Bowser's boarding house
has been found to be full of tools that
he has probably been iilching for Il long
time. He also had 4 pattern OF the key
that unlocks the furniture store of
StIas Bros. & SPOTS, whcrche did some
carpentcring work.
Bowser has served a term in tho pcni-
Tertiary for horse stealing, and il is re-
ported that he was implicated aftcrward
in another case of the same kind. This.
however, was not known by his friends
here among the carpenters and he bore
good name among them. lie had lived
down his past record. SO when it was
reported that he was charged with the
Theft of his fellow workmen's tools,
there was general surprise.
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JNO. M. EVANS DEAD.
One Of Salem's Prominent Citi-
zens Passes Away.
ROANOKE TINES BUREAU,

HOTEL LUCERNE, OAl'ENl, v a.
John NJ. Evans died at his residence
on Broad street yesterday morning at
7:15 o'clock in the 51st year OF his age
from diabetes. from which he has long
been suffering. On last Saturday night
he was taken with severe attack of
la grippe. which greatly prostratod him
and FASTENED his death.
Mr.. Evans has been one of the most
prominent figures in the history of
Salon. He was born in Roanoke county,
and lived in it all his life. At the begin
ming of the war he entered tho Confeder-
ate army and served as a sergeant in
Col. Jack Dyerle's company, Stonewall
Jackson's corps. Returning from the
war he was elected sheriff of tho county
at tho same time the present clerk of
the court, VIM. McCauley, was elected
Tor his first term.
After his term Of Office expired he
engaged in the grocery and commission
business with tho firm Of Board 81
IIirsh, and afterward conducted the
business in his own name until he sold
out to Leo & Whitescarver two years
ago. AT the timo of his death he was
q mem pcr Oh inc nrm Oh ADAMS, Clcm-
ent & Co.
A cannery established by Mr.. Evans,
about five years ago was one of the
first industries established here, and its
whistle was the second one to wake up
sleepy little Salem and start her on
the road of development.
MIR. Evans was always fearless in his
expression Of his opinion. The ex-
tent of his charities will never be known,
rs he nevor let his left hand know what
his right hand did. He donated sixteen
acres of ground valued at $4,000 to the
Baptist Orphanage of Virginia, which
has recently been es tablished here.
Mr.. Evans was pillar in tho Baprist
Church. He will be buried Monday
morning at IL o'clock with Masonic
honors, the services being held at the
Baptist Church.
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RAILROADS,
n s 4 :: W Rerfo|kaWestern R.R.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT MAY "a, 1891,
wEsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
1855 II. III. Arrives Radford 0:25 a. H., connect
ing Mt Radford with Now River branch
- leaving daily ut 9:45 a. m. Bristol l.15 D. M:
Io.l0 .. m. Arrives Bristol 4.l0 p. III. Stops az
all stations.
6.25 p. m, Arrives Bristol ll.35 p. m. Connects
at Radford with New River branch leay-
ing Radford sos p. III. daily for Dluoiioid
and POcahOntas.
7:5o p. m. daily for Radford and intermediate
stations.
NORTH AND EAsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE
DAILY.
o'@, g. m. for Lynchburg, Petersburg and
lsbU P. m. for Hagerstown, Harrisburg, Phils-
l2a5 p III; daily for Richmond and Norfolk.
e'G pm. daily Arrives Lynohburg T.3U %. m.
$40 p III. for Shenandoah WV r. "
ii.9 p. IN. for Richmond and Norfolk.
H.N 2. IN; Ior Harrisburg, Philadelphia and
New York, and Washington vim Shcnan-
:, doah JUNCTION and b. &O.k r.
office or to ". II. HEVfTTo mo-"
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke. Va
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NOTICE.

Tho following notes, payable to us
and endorsed, have been mislaid or
stolen:
Note, c. MarlSlcy, May Is, 1891, 80
days. S99.3G.
Note, J. A. Rawlings, May 6, 1891, so
days, S3i.65.
Note, Geo. R. Gish, May, 1891, 4
months, S37.55.
Draft, w. 5. Foutz, May G, 1891, 30
days, $57.S3.
the above obligations.
EVANS tG CHALMERS.
may3I.tf
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deer PARK and OAKLAND
On the crest of the Alleqhanics, 5000
feet above tidewater.
Season Opens June IS, 1891.

These famous mountain resorts, stu
atcd at the summit of the Allcghanies
and directly upon tho main line of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, have
the advantage of it's splendid YES
tibulcd express train service both East
and West, and are therefore readily ac-
ccssiblc from all parts of the country.
All Baltimore and Ohio trains stop at
Deer Park and Oakland during the
season. Rates. $50, SO and 500 a month,
according to location. Communica tions
should be addressed to GEORGE ID.
DESIiIELDS, Manager Baltimore and
Ohio Hotels, Cumberland, Md, up to
Juno 10; after that date, either Deer
Park or Oakland, Garrett County Md.
sun&wed-tiun24
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Send So and get tho weekly edition or
The Times for one year and your choice
OF either the Waverly or Dickens novels
complete. -
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Good Cooking

Is one of the chief blessings of every
homo. To always insure good cus;ards,
ruodings, sauces. etc, use Gail borden
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk. Drcc-
tions on the label. Sold by your grocer
and druggist. myl2. TUT
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
The Conference Goes Wild Over the
Birth OF the Peoples" Party.

The Conference Goes Wild Over the
Birth oi the Peoples Party.
Soon after the convention had reassem-
bled at ? o'clock the report osthe commit.
tee on platform was presented by Ignatius
Donne!iy and read by Robert Schilling.
1t opened with a long statement of
the political and social grievances and
evils that bad rendered political action
not only desirable but necessary Then
c tme the resolutions. The 81. Louis,
Ocala and Omaha platfor ms are indorsed
and summarized as follows: "The right
TO make and issue money Is sovereign
power to be maintained by the people for
the common benefit: hence we demand
the abolition OF national banks as banks
OF issue, and as substitute for national
bank notes we demand that legal tender
treasury notes be issued IN sufficient
volume to transact the business of tue
country on cash basis, without damage
or especial advantage to any class or call
ing, such notes to be legal tender in pay
ment of all uebts, public and private
Two Per Cent. Loans and Free Silver
And such notes, when demanded by
the people, shall be loaned to them at not
more than per cent. per annum upon
nOu-lLnp eflSudDle products as indicated IN
the sub-treasury plan, and also upon real
estate with proper limitation upon the
quantity OF land and amount of money.
We demand the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver. We demand the passage of
laws prohibiting alien ownership of land
and that congress take prompt action to
devise some plan to obtain all lands now
owned by AMEN and foreign syndicates,
and that all land held by railroads and
other corporations in excess of such as is
actually used and needed by them he re-
claimed by the government and held for
actual settlers only.
Taxation, Revenue, Railway Regulation.
I'VE demand that taxation-national,
state or municipal-shall not be used to
build up one interest or class at the ex-
pense of another; that all revenues-na-
tional, state or county-shall be limited
to the necessary expenses of the govern
ment, economically and honestly admin
isteIed; a just and equitable system of
graduated tax on income; the most rigid,
honest and just national control and SUI
pervision of the means of public commu-
nication and transportation, and if this
control and supervision does not remove
the abuses now existing we demand the
government ownership of such means of
communication and transportation; the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
The Wheat All LeveIed.
CLoUo-sURsT IN KANSAS.
Two Families swept Away and Tive
Children Drowned.

Two Families swept Away and Two
Children Drowned.
WICHITA, Kan, May 2I-Word has
just reached here OF terrific cloud-burst
with fatal results in Comanche county
Tuesday. Joseph and Charley Sherman.
with their families, occupied claims
south OF Protection, their cabins being
pitched on the side Of ravine The
storm came on at night, the ravine be-
came bank full of raging waters, and the
cabin with its living freight was caught
up and carried away
All Night in the Water.
Two Of the children were drowned, and
the entire party would probably have suf-
fered a similar fate had it not been for
the friendly branches 0. some bushes
which occupied a little island in tie
stream, and TO which the survivors chung
until help reached them in the morning,
They had been carried four miles from
their home, AMI were in the water ten
hours.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-21
CYCLONEIC HAVOC.
Terrible Visitation TO a COUNTY
in Missouri.
A DOZEN KILLED AND 100 INJURED.

Twelve Miles of Country Dexas..te5
the Ruin Being CompIete-The Name.
of Six of the Dead-work of the
Rotary Terror Eisewhere-Thirty Vic
Tins of Its Wrath, Some Fatally Hurt
Other Places yisited-Fa;al Cloud
Burst in Kansas
NEXICo, No, Nay IA cyclone swept
through Audrain county early yesterday,
Devastating a section twelve miles long
and mile broad. A dozen persons were
killed and over loo injured. The devas.
tated district Is twelve miles northeast of
this city. The number OF wrecked dwell.
hngs has not yet been ascertained, but
over fifty have been reported. In every
case the devastation has been complete,
and in many cases the unfortunate vic.
Tins lose home, crops, farming nipple
ments and live stock. All the physicians
of this city are out attending to the in-
1ured, and calls for assistance have been
sent to surrounding towns
Whole Families Buried in Ruins
OIe OF the first residences in the line OF
the storm was that of W Z Morris. The
entire family of six was badly injured
aud buried in the ruins of the house. At
l. b. Morris seven persons were in ured,
two OF them fatally At the farm house
OF William Iostmeyer not board was
lett standing. Mr.. Yostmeyer was killed
and his wife and three children danger
onsly injured. Gus kunkel was blown
against a wagon and killed. John Crane
was caught in his wagon and killed.
4 List of the known Dead.
The names of the dead, so far as OBJ
tanned, are: John Crane, William Rog-
ers, F. kunkel. Emily Seal, Gertie
Fletcher, aud William Yostmeyer.