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The Van VIII Operate 1t.

The Vandalia railway has probably
secured control of the Terre Haute &,
Peoria. extending from Terre Haute,
Ind, to Peoria, 176 miles.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

A BILL prohibiting the use Of the
purse seine in Canadian waters has
been introduced in the Ottawa parlia-
ment by Hon. Mr.. Tupper. This will
seriously Interfere with the Glouces-
ter fshermen's method of catching
mackerel.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

A CABLEGRAM has been received at
the New York office Of the White Star
line, from the chief executive officer in
Liverpool, directing that in future no
cotton shall be carried on the mail and
passenger steamers. 1t is also learned
that the matter is receiving careful
consideration by all the ocean steam
ship companieC.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

PROF. ROLAND P. FALKNER, Ph. D.,
of the Wharton school of finance and
economy, university Of Pennsylvania,
has been elected to the chair Of political
economy in the new school Of political
science in the Northwestern university
at Chicago DR.. Falkner is a graduate
of the Wharton school and of the uni
versity of Halle, Germany.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

THAT part of the Mckinley tariff bill
which affects the duty on tin plate i'm
ported from England went into effect
on the 1st The former duty was one
cent per pound; the duty will now be
two and two-tenths cents per pound.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

ADvIcEs received i'll Berlin from
Emin Pasha are to the effect that he
is travelling in the direction of Albert
Edward Nyanza, whence he will pro-
ceed on scientific expedition to the
Mountains of the Moon.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

THE Franco Brazilian convention pro-
tecting the artistic and literary works
of the two countries has been signed by
President Carnot.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

A DECISION has been handed down by
the supreme court Of Massachusetts,
that the Jewett Publishing Co. Of Bos-
ton can not be held responsible for
losses through the fraudulent issue OF
its shares by the absconding president
of the company, G. T. Jewett.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

The department of state has received
cablegram from the United States
minister at Caracas, conveying the in
formation that the congress Of Vene-
zuela has responded favorably to the
reciprocity provision Of the tariff act of
1890 Of the congress of the United
States, and has conferred upon the
president of Venezuela full authority
to enter with the president of the
United States upon a commercial ar
rangement, and put it in operation
without further DELAY.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

IN an interview at Washington with
reporter Of the Evening Post, Direc-
tor of the mint, Leech said that the
increase Of circulating medium during
the next few months, as the result of
the coinage policy now pursued, would
be $114, 900, 900.
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His Ora nd Pas gift" the British.

DIR. Eli S. Faris, born in 1907, whose
grandfathers were killed in the revolu-
ton, died at Decatur. He cast his first
vote for Andrew Jackson.
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jumped Out of a Window.

At Mount Pulaski John Zimmerman,
81 years of age, was found dead under
window of his fathers residence. He
committed suicide by throwing himself
from an upstairs window.
The state capital., 1891-07-04
ILLINOIS STATE NEWS.
Third Glass Postmasters' salaries.

The annual readjustment of the sal
aries of postmasters of the third class
has been completed by the post office
department at Washington. The
changes In salaries of postmasters in
that class in Illinois, on July l, was:
The state capital., 1891-07-04

THE will of the late Sir John Mac
donald leaves an estate worth about
500, 900, exclusive of Earnscliffe hall, to
be divided equally between Lady Mac
donald and Hugh John Macdonald his
son. After her death it goes to the
sons Of the family. His law library is
bequeathed to Hugh John Macdonald
The state capital., 1891-07-04

THE Colorado desert basin at Salton,
SIXTY miltrcwr milttIrs West t Of Yuma, Ariz, is rap
idly filing up with fresh water from a
subterranean passage, believed to be
connected with the Colorado river,
caused by the high waters Of last Feb
ruary. At last advices the desert was
converted into lake five miles wide.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

A LOAN Of 1900, 900 roubles, the
third per cent. international revenue
loan, is announced by the Imperial
Russian bank of ST. Petersburg. The
issue is at 97
The state capital., 1891-07-04

MARK w. HARRINGTON, Of Ann Ar
bor, Mich, is the new chief Of the
weather bureau under the agricultural
department.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

garments. The exceedingly low price
Of good, strong surahs, and other
silks, has made it possible for women
of very modest means to indulge in the
genuine luxury of silkcn undergar-
n.ents, and while my lady's maid
rustles Importantly in starched muslin
skirts, my maids lady walks noiseless-
ly In clinging, flowing silk, in which
she is attired from her head to her
feet
The state capital., 1891-07-04

THE 1000 employees at the Pottsville
(Pa.) Steel and Iron Co.'S works struck
at midnight, on the 3Oth, because the
company refused to sign the western
scale of wages.
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walking costume par excellence, and it
stamps the wearer as an intelligent
and cultivated woman. At its best, it
is in the beginning somewhat expen-
sive dress, but it pays over and
over again in the end. Superior
workmanship and superior material
are put into it, and it never breaks out,
frays nor wears out; it has done more
for the health of women than all the
medicine in existence; it has recon-
structed them, and produced an up
right vigorous, well-built and healthy
Young womanhood out of the shreds
and patches which were about all that
was left of a generation ago. 1t has
never since its beginning lost one de-
gree of it's popularity; on the contrary,
it's success increases season after sea-
son. and the model, which in the be-
ginning was confined to utility pur-
poses alone, has found its way into the
drawing-room among the choicest and
most elegant of imported gowns.
Among the elegancies of the season,
are tailor-1nadc corded silk gowns for
weddings and summer receptions.
superb gown for a matron IS In black
and white of rather unique style. The
skirt is of white silk with border at
the foot wrought in cut jet beads IN an
axuuisite BYZANTINE design. There
The state capital., 1891-07-04

DURING the naval maneuvers at Dan
zig, on the 27th, the German iron-clad
Kaiser grounded. She was hoated, but
the big war vessel is 50 seriously dam
aged that she may have to be taken
out of commission. The Kaiser is one
of the largest of the German war ships.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

A ZANZIBAR dispatch states that
grave friction exists between the French
and the native government of NADIA
gascar. The interference of the French
residents at the capital and arrogance
of the French missionaries have greatly
offended the Hovas, many Of whom be-
long to Protestant denominations and
do not propose to recognize any state
religion.
The state capital., 1891-07-04

M. THEODORE RoUsTAN, the French
minister to this country, says the ex-
hibit of France at the Worlds fair will
be a very complete one.
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t a H e t q s
silk petit
coats the
S h a d g Of
the cloth
skirt. The
utmost ex-
travagance
prevails in
the fabric
and gar
niture for
L re n c h
u n d e r
wear, and
there are
many a t.
tr ac tions
i n shape
and sty.e
d e sign ed
to aid the
S he a t h
effect Of
on I s id g
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Gone to Join the Trust.

The oatmeal mill at Rockford has
been sold to the American Cereal Co.,
the alleged oatmeal trust, for $500, 600,
and the deed filed
The state capital., 1891-07-04

q deep Louis
coat of black
velvet lined with
white brocade.
This coat opens
over a silk waist
coat draped with
n e t t h i c kl y
worked with cut
jet. This gown
is repeated in a
violet bro C a d e
and corded silk
costume, the silk
skirt EN- bro id
cred with opal
and heliotr op e
beads, with vest
to match. Lovely
sheer wool fab
RIGS in white or
colOrs III a k c
ideal s. m IN e ID
toilets. Some ofS
the exquisite In
dia cashmere in
The state capital., 1891-07-04

The census bureau has Used bulle-
tin on the subject Of schools for the
blind. It.appears that the total number
of students in these schools in this
country in 1889 was 2,931, while in 1880
the number was 2,O41, an increase in
the decade Of 500. This apparent in
crease, it is said, is due to some extent
to the increased facilities for the recep-
tion and education of the blind.
The state capital., 1891-07-04
A Portrait of Christopher Columbus

The portrait of Columbus, painted by
Chevalier Antonio Moro, has been
bought by F. Gunther, curio collector
of Chicago, for $4,000.
The state capital., 1891-07-04
Death of an Aged LADY.

Mrs. George Mills, an old resident of
the neighborhood of Galena, died at her
home in the village of Hazel Green,
near Galena
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Especial New York Correspondence

neat, trim,
s t y | j $ h ,
co m p a c t,
convene n t
a n d highly
adaptab
1t S t q n d .
f or service
and the abb
6 e n c e OF
superfuit Y,
TO readi-
ness in an
emergency,
and propri-
e t y every
where. l t
is the uni
versal high
school a n d
c o | g & g
dress, t b e
b e S t busi-
n G s s and
ira v e ling
suit, and the
The state capital., 1891-07-04
To Wed.

Miss Gertrude Potter, daughter of o.
w. Potter Chicago millionair, will
soon wed F. Lee Rust, of Boston, and
a Harvard student
The state capital., 1891-07-04

A SPECIAL to the New York World
from Omaha, Neb., says the reported
arrangement for the marriage Of Pen
sion Attorney Lemon and the widow of
Gen. Logan is denied in card issued
by prominent G. A. r. man, close
friend Of the Logan family. Before
sailing for Europe Mrs. Logan wrote
him letter denying that she contem-
plated marriage with Lemon, and said
she would never marry.
The state capital., 1891-07-04
FASHION LETTER.

The Tailor-Made the Ideal Dress for this
"Summer" Well as the .Winter"
Girl A Costume That Is Universally
and Deservedly Popular-Other FAshios
Notes.
Especial New York Correspondenco.l
The ideal dress for the &'summeF
girl" and the "winter girl" as well,
still remains the tailor made one, It's
selection the survival of the best IDEAS
in gowning of the last half of the
nineteenth century. It is costume
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
Encourage Local manufactures.


From the Virginia Manufacturer.
Edward Everett Hale. who has writ
ten more common sense about n great
many things than it usually falls to the
lot of any one Il to write, in speaking
of the theory that one section should do
the manufacturing for another while the
latter raises corn and cotton, says:
'From the year 1920 to the year IT'S
there is hardly a great invention which
can be credited to a New Highlander.
He rested the same fire-lock over the
breastwork at Bunker Hill which his
grcat-grandfather had fired in King Will
liam's war, and the shirt on his back
was woven on a loom the twin of that
on which Madam Dudley wove the gov
errors shirts.
"This is what happens whc4 you say
to one country that it shall raise food
for some other country and to some
other country that it shall do the manu-
featuring for the food r~aiscrs. The
benevolent mother country for a hun
dred and fifty years did just what tho
same benevolent mother country would
be glad to do now. We in Boston were
permitted to catch lobstors, to scnd out
our boats for fish, and with that to sup
ply the lenten tables of the world. We
might build wooden ships and sell them
to Europe; we might send them masts
and beaver skins; and they would in
vent for us our spinning-whecls and our
muslietS.
"But as soon as we took this matter
into our w hands, as soon as We said,
If you please, we will do a little manu-
featuring for ourselves that sOon there
sprang to light this marvellous genius
for invention which sen out our Eli
Whitney and the host of his success
sors-such men as Bachelor and Edi-
son and Bigelow and Goodyear and
Goulding-so that if a man smells
smoke from a b~roiling becfsteak he in
vents a becfstcak broilcr which shall
not tell secrets to the rest of the family.
PITY, pity, pity says the Golden Club,
how much better if they were trapping
beaver and Catching lobsters.'"
Shall Virginia and the South continue
to 'catch the hare" for others to cook?
Some of the greatest inventions of the
age have come from Virginia brains.
Mccormick and his reaper are an exam
pie, and it was Virginia's loss tina he
had to have it made out of Virginia.
There is no article that Virginia and
the South needs that can be made in the
South hat it should not produce.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
Fortunately

the stage coach period. Fortunately
their constituents SO far as Virginia is
concerned are ahead of them and see
clearly the point to be arrived at.
Every principal city in Virginia has
pronounced in favor of the shipping bill
with certain sound. We want to cX-
change goods with all South America,
but have to pay foreign countries heavy
toll on the exchange in the way of
freights. Worse than that, 4 majority
of American freights have to go four
thousand miles out of their way to
Liverpool or London before they can be
taken to South America and vice versa.
Tho United States has to pay heavily
not only for having it's goods carried
whore it wants them to go, but also
for having them carried all over the
Robin Hoods barn of the ocean where
it does not want them to go.
The shipping bill would change all
that.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
A Cave of Spiders.

A short distance out from Buena
Vista, Col, there is a awe literally
swarming with spiders of a curious
species OF immense size, some Of them
having legs -four inches in length and a
body as large as that of o canary bird.
The cave was discovered in December,
1870, and was often resorted to by the
pioneers, who obtained the webs for use
In place Of thread. Early and late the
cave constantly resounds with o buzz
ing noise which Is emitted by tho
spiders while they are weaving their
nets.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
Advertise at Home.
From the Richmond State.

From the Richmond State.
TIE ROANOKE TINES says that the
publication in hat city of a telegram
from Washington stating that Robert
L. Clark had departed leaving a number
Of worthless checks, saved a Roanoke
firm from losing one thousand dollars.
This should teach Virginia people q
lesson. The bona fide investor, as a
rule, does not buy his Virginia land or
stock from q man in another State. He
generally puts himself in communica-
ton with Virginia agents residing in
the Virginia cities and towns, and about
whose reliability he can be readily in
formed. The State is frequently sub
scribed to by capitalists in New Eng
lanG and other States for periods of ono
to three months, the object OF such sub
scribers being to inform themselves of
investment opportunities. Tho best
way, therefore, to reach outside invest
ment-seekers is to do so through Vir-
ginia home agencies.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
THE SHIPPING BILL.

The shipping bill comes up in the
House to-day and will be voted on Friday.
There is every reason to suppose that
it will pass.
Acountry without shipping is as badly
off as a merchant would be who had to
depend on his business rivals to deliver
his goods. Some Congressman cannot
see this point, partly from obliquity of
mental vision, partly because hide
bound party traditions are construed
against it.
These statesmen are still travelling in
stage coaches, and cannot get beyond
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
CATS NJ RATS.
Wonderful Results Secured by Education
and Association.

Wonderful Results Secured by Education
and Association.
There is n remarkable show at the
Crystal Palace, London, which repre-
sents the millennium on n small scale.
The lion does not. lie down With the
lamb, but the cat and the rat, the mouse
and the canary, all live in peace and
harmony together md enjoy the benc-
Ats Of q good education. The educator
of the animals is Miss Tina, who has
taught them some remarkable fcats.
Tho cats walk the tight rope, which has
white rats and mice and chirping
canaries strewn all over it. The cats
pick their way carefully among their
Natural prey without molesting them,
and will even carry some of them on
their backs without being oncc tempted
to gobble them up. They walk over
the tops Of chairs, pick their way among
q q of champagne bottles without
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
a DIV of PRAYER.

To TIE EDITOR OF TIE TIMES: To-day
is the day appointed by the General
Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian
Church as the day of prayer for students
i'll colleges and schools and universe
ties. 1t will be observed by the Pres
bytcrian congregation in this city, and
Christians are urged both in their pri-
vate dcvotions and. at family worship to
remember the young of our church and
land who may be in these institutions.
In our city we lave boys in Allegheny
Institute, girls in Mrs. Gilmer's school,
and boys and girls in the public schools,
and in Miss Foatherston's school. The
teachers in these institutions and these
young people need the sympaLhy and
prayers of Christian people. We have
a number of young men in Hamp-
den-Sidney College. These young men
need your prayers. Remember them
to-day, and send up a petition to the
Great Father of all that he would keep
these boys and girls, and make them
worthy and useful men and women.
There is power in united prayer. MAY
the answers como back to your homes.
MINISTER.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
NOTICE.

The Roanoke Times Publishing Com
Intny has entered into II contract with Mr..
IL. G.. White to take entire charge of tho
city circulation of THE TIMES. He has
entire control of the delivery of the paper
In Roanoke, and has full authority in the
collection of all subscriptions. Complaints
as to the non-delivery of the paper should
be made to him or at the business office.
Payments for subscriptions must be made
promptly every month, either to Mr..
White or ut the business office. The free
list is positively suspended.
G. ~T.IGIsANDY,
Gener Manager.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
THE ADVISORY BOARD.

In another column is printed the out
line of an ordinance which would create
such an advisory board as TIE TIMES
la suggested FOL supcrvising public i'm
provements. 1t is drawn within the
lines of the law and the charter. The
plan is satisfactory to an overwhelming
majority of the frccholders, and it will
work.
Moreover it is the only plan yet pre-
sented which will save the bond ordi-
naRcesf from defeat. Putting the matter
in tho most favorable light tho Council
has not the necessary time to devote to
supervising public improvements. The
frecboldcrs know this and the Council
knows it. knowing this the frecholdcrs
will not take money from their pockets
to be spent haphazard.
Yet a majority of the Council are on
record as opposing the advisory board.
AT first their opposition was because
the Council cannot delegate its powers"
Having taken the cue, they now oppose
it with a woman's argument, "Bccause."
Yet 4 majority of the Council, stick
lers that they are about the legality OF
a board which would be clearly legal.
have repeatedly delegated duties to
committees of their own body with
power to act'-the legality of which
action is questionable at all times and
illegal in not q few Instances. a major.
ity of the Council have OH moro than
one occasion ''lcgalized' the illegal ex-
pcnditure of money.
The Council meets next Tuesday in
regular session. by it's action the fate
of the bond ordinances will be decided.
The TINES has no pride of place. If
the Council has q better plan, one which
will be more satisfactory to the free
holders, and which will produce better
results, let it be brought out. TIE
TIMES will be among the first to &C.
knowledge its superiority.
If. however, the past vacillating
policy is pursued the bond ordinances
will be defeated. The case rests with
the Council.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
MIR. Terry's HOlsteins.

Mr.. P. l.. Terry's herd of Holstein
thoroughbred cattle will arrive here
early this morning by the Shenandoah
Valley division, They were reported at
Basic City yesterday afternoon. Cattle
usually look the worse for wear after
several days of railroad travel, and these
will probably be no exception. But q
few days rest and a good currycombing
will bring them out as sleek as ever.
The Holstein is a symphony in black
and white.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26
A Big Salary for n Ronnoker.

a prominent business man of this city.
who has amassed a fortune outside of
his mercantile pursuits by real estate
investments, was offered $50, 900 n year
to accept the management of Il develop
ment company Of Baltimore, but de-
clined to accept the offer because he
could not afford to lose the opportunity
Of making double that amount, as he
did last year, by dealing in Roanoke
real estate.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26

hA'oh acquiring Afric-
an territory. But with Wissmann there
Is no pretensc of q desire to ~civilize
and Christianize the negro race for
their own benefit and that of the
world ut large, and his expedi-
lions that have cut their wa
through the country and killed,
wounded or captured those who opposed
them were Of an avowcdly military
character. They invaded the dominions
OF the black princes In the name of the
German Empire, they carried its flag
and planted it squarely wherever they
obtained a foothold, instead of doing
the same things under tho guiso of
peaceful agents Of civilization whose
mission was interfcred with by savage
tribes. Wissmann is q soldier with a
strong taste for exploration and con-
quest and big ideas about building up a
big German colonial empire.
Wissmann was born at F~rankfort-on-
the-Odcr In 1858 and entered the Ger
man army in 1878. lie had from his
earliest youth cvinccd n taste for travel.
and his restless temperament chafed at
the inaction of barrack life in time of
peace. Becoming acquainted with DIR.
Poggc, the famous explorer, he offered
his services to the East African Com
pany in Berlin, and obtaining leave of
absence from the army went to Africa.
During the next three years he crossed
the continent and did most efficient
service. lie returned to Germany in
1855 and before the end of the year was
on his way back to Africa with an OK
petition fitted out by King Leopold of
Belgium, to explore the basin of tho
Congo. He met his friend, Pogge, in
Africa, and was with him when he died
at st. Paul dc Loando. He explored
the Congo basin, but the ordeal broke
down his health and he we Obliged to
spend some time at Madeira to recruit.
After returning to Germany he was
sent to Africa again in 1855 and given
authority from the German Government
to organize the force Of black troops
with which he crushed the Arab power
and added immense tracts of territory
to Germany's possessions. 1t was he
who received Stanley and Emin Pasha
at Bagamoyo OF their arrival at the
coast, and it was through him that
Emin cast in his lot with tho Germans.
The Anglo-German convention hand
cd over to England much of the terri
tory acquired through Wissmann's ex-
e%rtions, and he has been since rather
free in the expression of his di%sapproval.
When the break camc between EN-
peror William and Prince Bismarck he
rather ostentatiously sided with the ex-
Chancellor, and the disfavor he then in
CURED has gone on increasing with the
final result of his displacement by Emin
Pasha. Emin is the first Hebrew ever
given n prominent place in the German
colonial or civil service.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-26

THE TIMES has the largest
circulation of any paper print
ed in Southwest Virginia.
Press room, mailing list and
subscription books open to the
inspection of advertisers.