davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

The greatest offer ever made. The
weekly edition of The Times for one year
and your choice OF either Dickens or
Waverly novels complete for so.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
Tho Weather.

Forecast: For Virginia, fair, except
in extreme Western Virginia; light
rain on Tuesday; southerly winds;
warmer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
ELEVEN ITALIANS BURNED.
a Horrible Holocaust at Roches-
ter, N. v.

Disastrous Fire I'm n Large Structure.
Nine Bodies Recovered and Only Two
Recognized-sickeni Scene OF the
Turning of italian Father-The
Fire Started in Kitchen-The Names
of the Dead.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
John Fl. Bartlett, NJ. T..

We publish the professional card of
John IL. Bartlett, mining engineer,
whose Office is in Room 5, TINES build.
ing, where he can be found in person or
by letter at all times by parties desiring
his services. Mr.. Bartlett is a member
OF the American Institute of Mining
Engineers, and has opened up some Of
the most valuable mineral properties in
this country.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
REAL ESTATE.

Prices are low, but sure to DO higher,
Everything favors the careful buyer.
Money is plenty, and property is cheap,
Now is your time harvest to reap.
If you have money, and want to invest,
Call at our office, we'll tell you the rest.
WILBUR S. POLE &c CO.,
Rooms 8 and Exchange Building.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

THE TIMES desires special cores
Virginia and the Shenandoah Va 'sy,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
CHEAPEST HOUSE
ROANOKE FOR SALE.

81, $50 WILL BUY A BROOM HOUSE,
WITH CELLAR, LOCATED ON WELLS
STREET NV. S15OCASH, BALANCE
$500 PER MONTH. A BARGAIN.
APPLY TO
CARTER, CAMPE & COMPERT,
NO. Ii S. JEFFERSON ST.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07

The greatest offer over made. The
weekly edition Of The Times for one year
and your choice of either Dickens or
Waverly novels complete for S.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23

M, an6erltosc p.,re 9iir.ues Rendered sim
wor;hyos imitation. Tlss hsypocrites tiid not
seem to know that even The newsboys and boot
blacks were laughing at them; or, if they did,
they expected compensation in seeing their
sermons in print.
But better thirgs should be expected from
the journalists in spite of the temptation they
have 'to get on tho Courier Journal and
become undelings and slaves, allowed neither
freedom of thought nor independence OF ac-
ton. Some have even degraded themselves
so far as to sacrifice their personal friend
ships to the hatreds of their patrons, present
or prospective, and to become the miserable
instruments Of their meanncss and malice.
But let the Couricr-Journal collapse, and those
whose faults have been covered by fawnins
community and whose elevation. both social
! and political, depends upon the one prop, and
how bitter and loud will be the adjectivcs Of
dctrac,ion and scorn from those who now seek
its favor more than that Of heaven. But its
human nature. Ills jus; the fashion
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
4 BAD PROFIT.
The Last Of the Perry County Crowd
Released.
Winchester Democrat. }


Bob Profit the last OF the Perry county
prisoners confined in jail here on the
charge of murder. was to-day released on
bail bv Circuit Judge Morton. bail being
fixed ut $1,000 on enc indictment and
81 900 in another.
Profit is a member OF the French fac
ton, and is by many regarded as one OF
the most bloodthirstv men on either side.
While in Jail here it is charged that he
attacked Judge George EyerSole, the
leader of the opposing faction, with a
razor, and would have Killed him but Tor
the interposi,ion OF some of the other
prisoners.
Together with Il number OF others Of
each faction he is charged with the kill
ing OF john Mcknight. who was killed ut
Hazard in November, $50. The two fac
tions were attending circuit court, heavily
armed, and series OF minor encounters
eliminated in pitched battle, in which
Ed Campbell and John Mcknight were
killed. Joe Davidson was tried here 4 few
months ago for the murder OF Campbell,
and was acquitted Oh the ground OF SELF
defense. as at the time OF the killing
Campbell was shooting into the jaiicr's
residence in which was brother OF Dav
idson. Mcknight was killed early the
next morning. As he stepped to the door
of the room in whicl he passed the
night
The principal crime for which Profit is
held is The murder Of Robert Cornctt,
who was wayiaid and shot down in the
woods OF Perry county in the fall OF 1889,
and Profit is supposed to be the leader OF
the gang WHO did it. Cornctt was killed
in retaliation for The murder OF l.. I.
Morgan, who WAS killed by the EverSoles
about year previous.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
CAUSE or rnE sliCRDowN.
1t is ,,ue to the clseapness of Southern
1ronand thoCo-operaticn Of Southern
Railroads.
trrom The American Manufae;urer.)


When the Valley furnace owners made
their first complaint they claimed to be
merely stating the plain situation, with
out the least intention OF making anything
like threats in order TO effect change.
The first reason given by the furnace OWL
ers in those districts why they cannot con-
tinue operations under present conditions,
is the large amount OF Southern iron now
being shipped into that district. They
assert that since May '30th, 1890, from
10, 1000 to 80, 600 tons Of this iron has been
received in the valleys, displacinS an
equal amount OF local production which is
now filed at the furnaces.
For months fair quality Of Southern
iron was delivered at the Youngstown mills
for $l4, and at this price large sales
were made. Last week the prices quoted
were I3.256l3Sj for Alabama pig. OF i
quality which permits of the run OF %
per cent as Il mixture in making very
good grade of bar iron Southern furnaces
are enabled to enter the Valley markets
mainly b. the corporation ofthc railroads.
Southern railroads virtually enter into
partnership with the furnace men by
hauling material and products under the
sliding scale arrangement. In this way
iron is hauled from Birmingham, Ala, to
Youngstown, O.. 4 distance OF about s00
miles. tor $4l0 per ton. The rate paid on
pig from youngstown to Pittsbnrg. % miles,
is SO cents per ton. In one case this is ;
cent ton per mile; in the other. %
cents.
In moving furnace supplies the South
crn roads again favor the turnaccmcn.
Pocahontas coke is sent into the Chatta-
nooga district al the cost of ConnclIsvilie
coke in the Mahoning and Shenango VAL
lcys, though the distance in the one case
is "A miles and the other 40. In many
cases Southern pig iron has to bear but
one profit, while the Northern producer
must pay Il profit OH each of his raw mate
rails The sliding scale, which fixes freight
rates according to the selling price OF IRON,
is another illustration Of the manner IN
which Southern railway companies coop
crate with furnace owners. In selling
ahead furnaces are protected by the rail-
roads, even if in attording such protection
the sliding scale has to be suspended. AS
the Mahoning and Shenango Valleys have
paid as high IS $3.50 900 a month in trcights
iurnacemcn there hold that they should be
protected from Southern competition by
making the rate on iron from the South
commensurate with that on iron going
out of the Valleys. Moreover, they
hold that the railroads in giving the ad-
vantagcs which enables them to secure one
ton OF freight from the South, loses the
three tons they would get bv protecting
the trade in the Valleys.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
Some Effects of the Silver Agita'
fiOn

AS an illustration of the dread business
men and banks have of the financial thco-
rics of the Democratic leaders, VIC call al
tention to the following statement made
by Mr. Hewitt when the Democracy came
partially into power by the election OF
Clcvcland:
II have reason TO know when the present admins
traon came into power lis first and choicest concern
was to avoid the danger which! had been predicted by
the Republican secretary in his official statement anc
in his private communications The amount Of gold Il
the treasury on the 18th Of March, 1885, was Sl26oO0Ojo
This was a much smaller than had usually beer
held in the treasury In gold since the resumption Of
specie payment. 1t was steadily running down Tho
public confidence vas gonr. The boarding OF gold hat
tes,3-no, IL The mass of the people, not in stock
ings not in secret hiding places but hy the masters
OF finance The men whose business II is 10 handle
millions and to prevent deterioration; they began Il
look FOR the hour OF danger and the collapse which hcl
though; was impending.
~ know three OF the greatest institutions in the city
OK New York. shall not name them lest i. might
possibly bring down upon them the condemnation o!
those who are prejudiced against hanks-but know
three institutions in the city OF New York which had
accumulated more Than sc5ooo,oo of gold prela
ration ior the collapse they thought WAS coming
Horace White, of New York, made the
following statement:
-, sort OF panic eusucl in the money Market and
il came 10 ms knowledge that Governor Tlldcn was
one OF considerable number OF persons who, without
any concert of action. had bought large ancrnt- OF
sterling exchange in order TO protcc; themselves
agains, loss in silver should become orr nonca-
~ standard. Sterling exchange means gold in Lon
don. Why was Governor Tilden buying sterling rx-
change? Because. happening to have or hand a Ger
tain Number OF dollars worth 100 cents each in gold
and aaprchcntiing that if left il bank they would
presently he worth only so So or perhaps IS cent,
each he took the prccauti to insure ;lat they should
continue To he worth 100 cc:t>. lie had only IL write
n l..w lincs 10 his bai,kc. to insur? this result
Fortunately Mr.. Cleveland was opposed
to the free and unlimited coinage of silver,
and his position on the subject, if he still
maintains it, entities him TO the highest
praise. There is no doubt the bankers and
business men arc now alarmed 1T the
prospect and arc boarding gold or buying
sterling exchange. The mere apprehcn
sion that the Silver Bill mas become a
law is sufficient to drive gold OUT of cir
culation; and unless the matter is settled
in favor of honest money, we shall have
another period of panic. The selfish,
schemng mine owners of the West and
the dcmagogrcs OF all sections seem de-
tcrmincd to disturb public confidence and
check public prosperity ii they possibly
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23

~
i,ot Il allin :,,i,,t. Gwingtc the rettr''s-
ton oil the literary movement IN 5ef-
many, Gothic had awork OF Inferprch-
ton which remained for no English poet.
The material which the movement VI the
race awarded TO the German poets had not
vet been used The German aspects or
the same modes OF inspiration which
had created Shakespeare in England,
remained untouched. GGthc, whose spirit
was the twin brother Of Shakespeare s.buf
whose intellect and understanding belong
TO later age, came rs the postponed
child of an earlier time, and wrought out
his long and splendid career of mingled
poetry, criticism, and philosophy. But
no such career was possible for Shelley or
Byron. These were the poets of despair
In everything but the anguish that walled
from their harps, and the terrible lnvec-
tiycs they pronounced on their age, they
had long been anticipated The fountain
had run dry; they stood in the desert and
drank its draughts Of sand. As to what
shall come after them, when pnrcr age
shall he born, that was another matter
and no concern of theirs. The forces OF
that new age did not we'll through their
consciousness they were not its prophets;
it knew them not, even by anticipation
Their careers were complete when they
died nothing remained for either of them
but 10 die. We do not write this in any
spirit Of optimism, but rather the reverse
Poor, crring ,throewrnng Shelley,we know
not what consultations awaited his spirit
when his bod was given back to the Gle
mcnts in fire and wine OH the shores OF
the Mediterranean; but we do know that
the fearful lesson and deep meaning OF
his unhappy life will never be forgotten
while the race Of men pursue their upward
and endless ilinht
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
TWO STARS RETIRE.
Edwin Both and Mary Anderson Never
Again to Appear on the Stage.
New York Gossip


The probability and almost certainty
that Edwin Booths present retirement
from the stage will never be broken is ac-
companicd bv the assurance from Mary
Anderson, conveyed in n letter over her
signature, that she has decided positively
to never act again An American mana
ger sought her out ut her English home.
less than {; month ago, 10 make her
an offer Of 5000 Il week for her indi-
vidual services during an American tour
Of three month : next session. She re-
fused to even see him, and he went away
without having exchanged a word with her.
His card was returned to him. AS he had
formerly managed several tours, ard their
business relations had never been UNI
pleasant, he was surprised By the renulsc.
The ex-actrcss knew his crrand and the
amount of money temptation which he
brought, for he had communicated with
her by letter
An explanation of her singular conduct
is given by an inmate friend of her nus
band Throughout the fulfilled portion of
her abruptly terminated tour III this coun-
try, when she enacted two characters III
"a Winters Tale" with great success, her
nervous system became seriously dcranged,
and the disturbance amounted to 4 mental
malady, taking the form Of a religious
aversion to the stage. This monomania
became so scrons that at length she
deemed her soul in danger OF damnaton
if she continued in her profession. That
was the reason why she terminated the
tour abruptly. Her manager had Il good
case for damages against her Of course,
and not long ago she settled his claim by
payment Of 81 900 in cash.
Under the influence OF Il quiet, rcstlul
life. she has rcgaincd much of her former
health OF body and mind. but her feelings
against thcatricals remains unchanged,
and she has not witnessed stage per-
Torrance since she gave up acting. She
declares that she will never again see
others act, much less act herself. That
would seem to deprive lis o! the greatest
OF American actresses. There has been
on impression that after prolonged holt
dav she would return TO the stage TO reap the
great harvest of dollars which would have
grown for her. but the most persistent
doubtcrs OF her sincerity must now be-
licvc that she is really an cX-actrcsS.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
strike ut piiieyllle.
fpincyille .ie,.cngcr.l

The miners employed in the coal banks
OH Straight creek and in West Pineyillc
have for the past week or 50 been on a
strike on account ol a reduction which
was made in the scale OF wages. The
price Formerly paid was two and halt
cents per bushcl for mining. When the
mines Of the Cumberland Valley Colliery
Company changed hands a reduction Was
made by the new management to two
cents. The same scale was adopted ut the
?. NJ l. x c. Co.'S banks on Straight creek.
While there is a general dissatisfaction
among the miners YET some few have re-
manned in me banks and later more have
come back to work. T. B. McAlistcr 4 Co.
at collicry No. /, have now about all the
miners at work they need. and it is
thought that the matter will soon be ad-
justed and the work Will 20 on.
Mr.. George T. Dovcy, who has charge
of coll:cry No. .! stated to The Messenger
the other DAY that he thought he would
soon have his works in full operation
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
The Councils Action.

The council has taken broad and in
telligcnt view Of the sanitary question.
Ii proposes to adopt Immediate steps for
draining the ponds in all parts OF the city
and TO remove the dams Of the two mills
which have resulted in q vast accumula-
ton Of filth that mas been rotting in them
for years If these dams arc removed FOR
two month the poisonous mud they have
banked up would he washed away and
they might then be constructed without
immediate or serious danger to the ctys
health.
They are now, however, the reservoirs
of poison which is dtluscd through the
air during the summer and which, aided
by the stagnani ponds, arc sufficient to
convert one of the healthiest resorts in
the country to the most unhealthy.
1t is proposed to communicate with the
owners Of these dams and notify them that
they must be removed, for length of
time at least; and if they arc NOT removed,
the city will condemn them as nuisanccs
and blow them up.
This proposition of the council comes
straight from the shoulder and it means
business. The idea that two dams for
The accumulation Of ali forms of refuse
and filth be allowed to remain within
the city limits and in the closest prox-
unity TO the most densely populated
district, Is nm absurdity, and the council
seems determined that such nnlsances
shall be abated atonce. AT best they az
ford little Or no profit TO the owners; and
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
COST OF SOUTHEKN iEoH
Some Facts on Which the Recent >tri''
tho AlnbaInu Miners was BASED.

The demand Of the Alabama ui'a s,
an advance oftivc cents per t"H T. i,.
by the furnace operators, ~bo 80
the coal mines, on the grouut ia
price Of pig iron will not admI % ~.
vance being paid. W. +. Russell
inent labor leader Of BirminshaH
communication to the Alabama >'.'
argues that the position OF til u.
is untcnablc. To prove this h. -lte
ures on the cost Of making iron .
South He says: The prc-rnt
tons Of local pig iron are ~
Foundry No. /, $l2.50; No. :. ~ j.
$ll 30; Gray Forge, Sill IN 3te1
$lI.75 per ton The figures 81 ttf
Wright, United States Contm..-
Labor, who in comparative '...
lytically devised, show, that ~ 81.
all cost, including labor. o.i.e..
clerks, supplies and repairs aa.. 90
making pig iron, in three rirh'
furnaces is reported rc>pecii'
$9.lG, $9.G3. Averaging th.
present cost Of pig iron ma ''
s9.ll. Deducting from pre.'-'
selling price OF SLID lease,
net profit of $2.6l per ton Ia,
the two Sloss furnaces in 49, "-'
tons. Net profit. ut SPECIFIC cost
mum, $lG2,032. Placing the i've.
in round numbers, a cootln-
the net interest on the inye,tnea
be over - per cent annually.
OF the Thomas furnace, sin.
1889 vas III ,213 tons. Mel rrt'
ctic cost, $l32,010. Placing i.,e
the single stack furnace Al
annual net interest on lay .h'
would be 81 per cent.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
dependence and paverts resulting from

dependence and poverty resulting from
the war.
Look at the intlnstrial movement in the
South. What aidssbas il gotten from
Southern pcliticiansg They have dis
couragcd it; they haze thrown every obssa-
Gle in its way; they have denounced
it's projectors ns swindlcrs, and its man.
ufacturcrs as robbers; but the movement
has gone on in spite Of them. Now. as a
last resort, they go TO New England and
call upon her to help crush the infant
giant. They can not destroy it alone, but
begin to fear it will destroy them. They,
therefore, make friends with their old en-
emies; and their old enemies are quite
willing to use them to crush Southern
competition "A grandson of William
LLOYD Garrison invited me here" proudly
exciaims Breckenridge to the Harvard
students, apparently unconscious Of the
use the grandson Of William Lloyd Gar
rison wishes to make Of him. Here, in
deed, is a strange coalition, 4 new con-
spiracy against Sothern prosperity-the
rich puritans Of New England and the
empty pocket but loud-monthcd hlather-
sixties of the South
Now the South must either submit to
be sacrificed or she must be aroused to 4
sense Of her danger and adopt the neces-
sary means to protect herself from ruin.
AS long as we send representatives to
Congress who are hostile to our interests,
and who arc so open and brazcn in their
hostility that they do not even attempt to
conceal il. VIC but invite destruction and
We will deserve it.
The Democrats who stand on the plat
form Of Jefferson, Madison, Jackson and
Randall, are quite as sound and trust
worthy as the Democrats who stand on
the platform Of Cleveland and Mills; and
there are more Of the former in the South
than people suppose. Many of them have
been driven to the ranks of the Rcpubli-
cans, it is true, by the proscriptivc and
blackguard policy of the new school, but
these would again rally to the standard
of the old party, and reassert the faith OF
the fathers. We need organization and
courage. We need leader to step in the
shoes of the lamcnted Randall and expose
the false prctcnses and the spurious platl-
tudcs of the qnack element who have sub
verted the original doctrines of the party tc
their selfish aims, degrading it into mere
agency and tool of the Golden Club, and
alternating from ii the confidence and az
lection of the laborng classes as well g:
of the larger business clements from ono
end of the country to the other.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
Currency in CircuiatioH.
q. Y. Tribrne.)

On the Is. Of October the official report
showed IN actual circulation outside the
Treasury 81 ,ias ,o0O, 600 in currency OF various
kinds, and the amount has since risen to ahou,
sl,5!0,ooo,o9o. The final report of the census
of population is G2,622, go so that 81, 5O3O
coo would be trihe over $24 for every nhabi-
tant. The amount OH October LIST, with he
amount OF each kind Of money in all the ma
tional banks, and the amount remaining in the
hands OF the people, is thus shown in millions
of dollars.
The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-01-23
Friday, January 20, 1891.
The force Bill Again.

Every man who votes for the Force Bill
should be pilloricd in public scorn. 1T
not only subvcrts the principle Of local
government-thc principle for which our
revolutionary fathers fought-but it pre-
cipitates race discussions and bloodshcd.
Here at zone fell swoop" scuttlc ship
crew Of rcd-mouthcd radicals propose to
overthrow what Washington and his hum
CRY soldiers fought for and won. The
sacrifices and suffering and pcrls of seven
years, go for naught if the Federal Gov
crnmcnt is to bear The same relation to
the States that the Ministry and Parlia-
ment of King George bore to the col
onics.
The bill is nm expensive and dangerous
fraud. ]. is an imposition upon the tax
PAYER and an outrage upon the negro.
Under il every election will cost from five
to fifteen millions Of dollars--a small
cum, the Radicals vainly think, to pay for
perpetual powcr-and the lives of many nc
grocs, but Republicans will find it as costly
to their party as the alien and scdition
laws were to the old Federalists. Pass
il and the doom Of the Republican party
i. sealed. The people won't stand it. They
have secn the constitution OF their
fathers twisted and amended over and
over to crafty maudlin, sentimental
sympathy for the negro, but they will not
submit to Il subversion Of the tunda-
mental principle of free government TO
glut the malice Of hyocrites like Hoar or
malignants like Edmunds.
The infamy can not be too severely con-
demned 1t is dcspotic relic OF past
age revived at the close Of the nineteenth
century. 1t is a step backward toward
the darkness and oppression of the middle
ages. 1t is as unsuitcd to modern conditions
as the Star Chamber Of Charles /, or the
petty tyrannics of James.
Besides il has not the merit of sincerity
among its authors. They know it will in
iure and not help the negro. We may re :
spcct the genuine JOY Of fanatic in an
act of atrocity shedding q mournfnl radi-
ance upon deeds of infamy, but the whin-
ing hypocrite who pcrpctrates the deed
without the rcdeeming virtue of sincerity,
is Just object Of hatred and cxecration.
There is no truth in these bowling der
wishes of the Senate or the prating priests
of the Lower House. They merely seek to
pcrpetuatc their power though they know
il will cost the blood of the victims they
pretend they would shield. The bill is
almost without parallel in the annals of
political atrocity.