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MlLLARD FILLMORE.
IsIT

IFS n good timer yet" said the old farmer
"anl many 'ime | have been offered slooo
i iirgo gold senl that also belonged to the
President IS attached to The lob,
Dragging about their gtrength-not eXactly
about their own strength. but about the ply
tical superiority OF their. boys. Almon began
Fay I've got boy, that can turn any Fill
more bottom side up that's living"
say he can't" broke IN Millard.
I'm lust bat YOU that ha can"
well. I'll Just bot you that he emit. Takes
anEa pretty s0sgy man TO turn me bottom side
But Almon Insisted ,, that bis boy was the the
another gia.,N and lot the matter drop. Tho
estate will b. settled up to- morrow and then
the heirs vii go 10 niagara Falls for short
time
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Peuu.ylvan,a Forest Fires.

READING. Pa. April 30.-The forest fires In
this section OF the State have destroyed thou
sands o: dollars worth Of valuable timber.
The fires on the mountains In tho vicinity of
Rending have been subdued. but destructive
The flre on the south mountain covered m
area ak ,miles long by two miles vide. The
men and boys. and from thS sparks OF locomo-
ST.. CLAIR. Pa April aoETh Broad Noun
have already covered a wide area. and are
spreading rapidly. The atmosphere is dense
with smoke,
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THE FIGHT AGAINST 0UTTENBURG.
Frederick WaIbaup. and Two BookmnIscrs
Arrested Yesterday.

Sheriff McPhlllpfof Hudson county found
time yesterday to Serve three OF the bench
warrants issued by Judge Knapp for the arrest
OF bookmakers at the Guttenburg race track.
He served the warrants by notifying the book
mnkers to go down to the court prepared to
give bail. One OF the three men arrested WAS
own and control the track. The others were
james Brown and Edward Shanley, bookmak-
Knapp and Lippincott and required to give
81 800 bail each to await the action OF the
GEasa ESsr} SusK uHsKcpb,,Ds said he might 90 to the
track again yesterday and notify some more OF
the bookmakers to appear in court.
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average '...............,',..'
Average on April 80. 1880.

siGsAL OFFICE FORECAST I'LL y p. N. FRIDAY
For Maine aud New Hampshire, fair; southwesterly
Winds; warmer.
For Vermont and Massachusetts, fair Friday; westerly
winds; cooler except In eastern Massachusetts
warmer.
For Rhode Island and Connections. fair weather.
southwesterly winds; btationary temperature.
For eastern NeW FORK, eastern PtnnsylrdnM and ysto
JERSEY Ji ercepi IN northern Ne,o York. local opers
northeSteriy inds; cooler iaIy night; coor Ju Sat.
uriuu
For tho District OF Columbia. Delaware. Maryland
and Virginia slightly cooler. fair; northwes,eriy
winds: cooler. fair Saturday.
For western Pennsylvania. western New York. and
West Virginia, fair weather Friday; northwes,erly
winds; lower temperature; fair weather Saturday.
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A Breakdown on the Elevated Road.

The motor drawing q down train was dis
abled at the Fulton street station of the Third
avenue elevated road shortly before midnight
last night. The train was filed with passen-
gers bound for Staten Island. who wanted 20
catch the last boat.
An effort was made to hold tho Station Island
boat but 1t had already started on it's last trip.
The elevated road was blocked till 0clock.
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4 CHECK nv THE BARN4BY CASE
Tho Coroner Won't Admit That She Was
Murdered-Dr. Graves's Checks.

nr.. <.o,.x, xx,.,,. Aa,n,t THAT Oh. W..
Murd.rcdNDr. Crayes.s Checks.
n.,,,,, .,.,, on cou. u.,,.u .o,,,,..
, np'ii ., ~, o as.,sa,.. ,.S,,,, ,,,,ea
Barnabys death and. unless he does SO. the
murderer will never be brought to Justice. for
NOW rests.
The Coroner has been sharply taken s,,. to task y;
ior neglect OF DUTY IN NOT assuring himseii ol
oes tba ths
!, NJ It ] is such was @ en"insered bv Denver ner.
sons ~ - and SI n,,mstes ns hat thew ~ we're intimate
friends Of tha dead woman who placed the
nolson in the wbiskev afte, It arrived here
from the East, and thereby sought to throw
snsnicion mon the nerson who had sent It
The Chief e Of Police % says that M ,he s' case was
nsyss sp9o91 to h that ns
about it. He. too thinks it strange that tho
person who sent tho wniskey should place the
poison in tho bottle and then paste note on
the bottle.
Coroner Valley says TINT the clot over Mrs.
barnaoys hea,t caused ner aea'4, anu tnat IL
alone would have killed her. Dr. Buckman
says tina. Mrs. BArnaby unauostlonably had
PROVIDENCE. April 3O.-Although the police
are taking no official action In tho Barnaby
murder case on account OF tne inac!ion OF tne
"a To the status of the case. 40 as to be bIe to
act when they are called uron, 0 ~
A police officinI said to-day that the admis-
suffieient % 10 warrant his arrest Il the Denyer
police, would make the request. This ON
which has not been before touched uDon.
First" he said There is the fact that the
package Of poison .reache Denver on April 8.
the package could not have been more than
ton ON March Sl.
Ii Law in Scherhorn & Worrell's office until
Friday April 10, when Mrs Barnaby arrived
residence on April y. which was SUNDAY. she
went To ride on the i3th. Monday whSn sha
with Mrs Worrell. drank OF its contenfs ''
Mrs. Bernnby was made iii at once. and
fingered until Sunday. April 10. when she died.
on the 10th he receives the tidinss that his
that he has started Tor Denver Next Won fnd and
that Israel bennett OF this city makes the
claim that DR.. Graves did not leave this city it
prove prov, that that wa. the day. and. in deserib. b.
Ing the ss np Sb ada aRd The two
sertion that Dr. Graves personally informed
him that he. Graves was going to Denver.
with the funeral party started East the same
Gav 'Do '' VIZ '''n'e
before those indesputable facts could be
brought TO Mr. Benefits attention + saw him
and asked him II ho was sure that he saw Dr., Dr..
tion he said that he was mistaken: that IL was
FNnso1ov tho Ith NJ pril uh bo oou, n.
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Arrested for Annoying Ladies.

Complaints have recently been made to the
police that ladies have been annoyed by a man
who is in the habit Of lettering about the foot
OF the steps leading to the 155h street station
OF the Eighth avenue elevated road to watch
them as they descend. Policeman Flannigan
arrested yesterday Joseph OConnor aged 81
years. OF 21Q East Forty-seventh street. who
answers the description OF the man complained
Of and who had loitered about tho steps for
some time. Justice Diver held O'Conuor for
examination In the Harlem Court to day.
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Il znANsA1LANrrC STEINER ASHORE
She Shows Signals OF Distress Before
Grounding at Kinsnic.


LONDON, May IA despatch from Kinsale
just received here contains the Information
that q steamer belonging TO some transatlantic
line has gone ashore at Kinsale after showing
signals OF distress and blowing her log horns.
No details OF the accident have yet been
learned.
Tho Majestic. which left here on Wednesday
OF last week, arrived at Queenstown
on Wednesday last ut ESQ A. NJ. and
proceeded. The Inman liner City OF
Berlin. which sailed hence on the same
date. passed Knsale at II 80 T. M. yesterday.
Tho steamship Aurania. which left here on
Saturday last. has not yet been reported.
She cannot possibly have reached Kinsnle
yet Kinsale is about twenty miles west OF the
Queenstown.
Tho Britannia OF tho White Star line and an
Inman line steamer sailed from Queenstown
yesterday for New York.
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ToUyo AND RIcH4RDr COMPLETED.
They were Accused OF COnspiring to KuIn
Mrs. YOung's Character.

PATERSON. April 30.-Richard b. Young. tho
New York rerfumer and his clork Melano q.
RIchardt. were convicted to-day in the Passaic
County Court of conspirng to ruin the clarac-
ter OF Mira Young. On Il former trial the Jury
disagreed.
Young wanted divorce from his wife, Tho
eyidspca showed thnt he got ltichnrt to bring
her to Paterson and occupy u room with her in
tho Hamilton House. SO that he might come in
upon them. The accused made no defence,
and the Jury was only u few minutes In reach-
Ing n verdict. Sentence was postponed for
two weeks,
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David Dudl.y F,e,a.. Illness.

David Dudley Field. who has been seriously
Ill at % Gramercy Park for several days. was
better last night. Thursday night 1t was found
necessary to administer an opiRle.
DR.. Stephen 8. Burt Gays that Mr.. Field
passed a remarkably good day yesterday. No
opiate was given last night, ana at midnight
ho was sleeping quietly.
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Two stores, Five Houses. and Eight Barns
burned.

ROCHESTER,. April 30.-At 8 o'clock this after
noon fire was communicated from bonfire to
Q barn, In the little village OF West Bloomfield,
and before 7 o'clock 1t had resulted In tho total
DESTRUCTION OF two stores tho telegraph onice
five houses, and eight barns. Inc village has
no fire apparatus and the lire had its own way.
The total loss 10 between $4,000 and $3OOUU.
with only small amount OF insurance.
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Aak=noy City Frightened b. s $4,000
Fire.

MAHANoY CRY. Pa. April 3O.-A fire raend
here this afternoon which caused so much
alarm that aid was asked from neighboriag
towns. Ashland. Tamaque, and Shenandoah
responded but before the lrs was under con-
troll Harry Parmleys large dry goods and gro
Gerry store. on the corner OF Centre and Cata-
ings owned and occnpied by Mrs. James Den
mis-. Thomas joyce. James Curtin. James Nc
Gate, Mrs. M. GebRIeski. and Mrse James
Hughes were destroyed with most. 'of their
contenis. The fire originated in Parmleys
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The Hest Zee for Families and Omces
Is made by y. y Hygeia leo Co. Ltd. sd st. e. R-AGv
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A big Fire Raging at Joue..s Point.

PEEKsK1LL. April 30.-A fire is raging at mid
night at Jones's Point. small station village
on the West Shore Railroad opposite this city
Several large brtckyard sheds. with their
Offices &Ss were Ianl,ea At about II o'clock By
fire bv italian. loporera in that vicinity. Of
which there are many
mediately ablsze The flames sRread rapidly,
and at this hour Imtdnight) are sill raging and
6apdy Tss
sohoolhouse. and q church. which are hnddled
together. are momentarily In danger OF de-
fought. A large tire with much loss, OF. prnn-
erty is expected. The ofI1Sos and storshopses
proximity. but Il Is hoped will escape. The
blaze Lights up the bay and river for many
miles,
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roughly estimated at s20o.Ooo. Six thousand
ncres OF tho best cranberry bogs In this local.
W. have been destroyed. There SCENE to be
li.tie chance for the nnmes to do much more
mo BLAzE IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
Thirty.nve Square Mile. Burned Over
uOuses Destroycd In Conoxe rtoMn.

Thirty.five Square Miles Burned Over
Houses Destroyed In Conovertown.
PLEAsANTvILLE. April 30-The lercest and
most disastrous forest FIRE known in Atlantic
county In thirty years is raging tonight in the
vicinity OF Conovertown and Port Republic.
and tho sky is illuminated to MONDAY brill
liancy.
This morning the pines in tho neighborhood
OF the places mentioned caught fro. 1t is said,
from spark from tho engine OF the Brigan-
tine Beach accommodation train. The heavy
westerly wind which was then blowing famed
the blaze and the flames soon spread to the
large pines. and in short timo the whole for
est south OF Pomona was like furnace.
The air WAS filled with smoke and flying
sparks, and amid the roaring OF tho 1ush-
ing flames could be heard the thunder
of the falling pines and oaks. The
path OF the fire steadily widened. and
the flames apread In several directions. COM
pletely enveloping the cedar swamps. and
playing havoc with all the trees they contained.
Tho fire had gradually eaten its way 10 the
Camden and Atlantic Railroad. aud for time
tho many gangs OF section men tried
to extinguish the flames. but 10 no
purpose until they reached Doughty's CROSS
ing. when the wind changed from the west to
the southwest. driving the fire In an easterly
direction.
BY this change OF wind the town OF Absecon
was undoubtedly saved from destruction. but
the fire was guided from its old path into the
midst OF some Of the most valuable young
timber In this portion OF Atlantic county.
Gradually tho flames worked their way to-
ward Conovertown, and by 2 o'clock this after
noon hnd reached the outskirts OF the town.
What few men. there were about. in the
fields or on the streets, seized branches.
sticks or shoyels md HURLED to the woods.
hardly knowing where they wore going or
"A panic had ensnsd among, the women In
each other what they should do.
ing It back almost to their own doors. Finding
their sfIorts to get the IRE under control use.
The flames at this time were not over a quar-
ter Of q mile distant II did not take the men
long to remove half Of their household goods
Son. the saos sna s H. d h
houses. which were soon reduced to ashes
Al! ,hs % goSdsd , lapd 10 the direction q the
worked its way in a anortherIy direction.
the town Of Port Fepubiie; -
alone = viii is exceed " sioSSoo. o' The fol1ow.
Ing. property yas included in the destruction:
William Gatz's house and furniture; Fred
stable and @ Turner smith. house and
About dark fire broke ou. just west Of Pleas.
sntyille. The house OF Wesley Abbott was
West LleasantvIile was surrounded by fire q.
:, To-day's fire burned over an area Of five by
Ina houses. stables. and outbuidinps we're de-
stroyed
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There Ia likely to be considerable trouble
among workingmen In Brooklyn during the
coming week. several union organizations hav-
ing resolved to make II determined fight for
eight hours. The members OF the House,
smiths Union received yesterday an order to
assemble at 8 o'clock this morning mt Wash
ington Hall. in Navy street and Myrtle avenue.
This ia regarded as nntamount to the decara-
tIon Of a strike. 1t is understood that tho
union will insist on the eght-hour rule and
that 1t will be supported In its demands by soy
eral othor labor organizations. he trainers.
brickinyers. and hodcarrierS are also bent Oh
securing II reduction in the hours of labor.
Tonight there will be big labor demon
stra,ion on the plaza ut Fort Greene. The
Park Com missioners have not only granted u
permit for the meeting. but have constr dci cd q
stand md will illuminate the plaza free Of
ing from the Labor Iyceum IN Myrtle street
and from Humboldt Hall in Williamsbureh IT
is expertcd that over 10000 persons VIII DO
present
Won't Work Under tho New SupcrIn-
tendent.
There are more than 100 men employed In
the Neptune Iron Works In Brooklyn. belong
ing to the United States and Brazil Steamship
Company and all OF them went on strike yes
terday afternoon. At 1880 A. NJ. Engineer
Reilly was apno med suDerintondrnt OF the
worAs, add Whgn th.. dinner hour came tie
en- ployroS assembled on the dock near the
work. and resolved not to 80 back unless heilly
was removed and the old superintendent IeiR-
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The best of all for patients doctor use "The New
No. Home with Dry Cell $3.50 No acids or AquitA
DrusRists instrument dealers Bupnell ~ Cortlandt
-1da
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An unknown man died suddenly from alcoholism In
tho Adams street police station last night shortly after
lie had been ARRESTED for intpaicaon. From papers IN
his pockets tho police think his name was ". T. Wallace.
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Better go rnines Flints for furniture bargains
and AVOID the delay afteTno0ns-Ada
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More CitY MnrshnIs

Mayor Grant appointed seven moro city
marshals yesterday rs follows:
judicial UiitTic, Assembly D[yfrict
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Seth Thow.. Clock Co removed to =, Maiden lane
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-13
THREE TYPES or CRACKERS.

out other furniture than the barcst
nccessaries. If there is ground enough
to grow few vegetables. the rcsponsi.
bility of cultivating it becomes a pre-
text that often dcprivcs n household of
the earnings of its head. Men habitnal-
ly abandon work on prctcnsc of "mak-
in er gardin." a little girl. who with
her sisters help supported family of
six, when asked why her father did not
assist. excused him on the plea. dad
does our gard'nin' the garden being
plat ten by twelve.
Wages in the Georgia mills seem low
when judged by Northern standards;
yet when the cost of living and the
surroundings and the efficiency of the
operatives are taken into account, pay
is relatively as high as where n more
complex civilization has created artifi.
cial wants. The intrr-dcpendence in
the South between corporation and
employees is rare in New England facto-
~ villages. The names. residence. cir.
cumstances, needs. failings or virtues
are here well known to the officials; In
time of trouble or suspension of work
money is freely advanced. and by an
unwrittcn code Of human feeling long
illness or other disability often brings
the regular weekly pay. Not only are
relations more friendly and intimate
than at the North. but there is conspic-
uous freedom from the spirit of drive
and despotism. Even New England
superintendent and oversecrs in these
Southern mills soon glide into tho pre-
vailing iaisscz.f fare. or else leave liz
despair, though admitting that the
cracker might be trained to the highest
efficiency
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-13
a ..Pnnftin-IIend"

New Haven, Conn. is celebrated for
having given the name of "Punkin.
Head" to all New Englandcrs. It orig
mated from the Blue Laws, which en-
joined every male TO have his hair cut
round by a cap. When caps were not TO
be had they substituted the hard she'll
OF the "punlsin," which. being put on
the head every Saturday, all hair which
protrudcd was clipped close to the shells
edge. Peters, in his "Ilistory Of Cou.
nccticut," says: What real religious
virtue was supposed to be derived from
the custom, know not: but there Is
much prudence in it: first. it prevents
the hair from snarling; secondly. II
saves the use Of combs; and. thirdly.
itcan not incommode the eyes by falling
over them; and, fourthly, such persons
as have lost their cars for hcrcsy and
other wickcdness can not conceal their
misfortune and Disgrace"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-13
s SAL E1M
FOR THE ELECTION.
The Democrats Organizing for
the Fight.
ROANOKE TIMES BUREAU,
HOTEL LUCERNE. SALEM. VA.

There was an enthusiastic meeting OF
Democrats IN the Office of Davis, MINI
ger & Co., in the Homer building, Mon
day night.
The object Of the meeting was the
organization of the Piedmont Demo.
cratic Club. This club was constituted
with members from the Piedmont sec.
ton Of Virginia, mbracing the counties
of Fauquier, Loudon, Rappahannock,
Culpepcr, Prince William, Fairfa>
and Clark all of which were repre-
scented at the meeting by gentleman
formerly living in those counties.
They pledged themselves to SEQ that
every man now living in Salem but for
merly from the counties mentioned be
Registered in time and vote at tho COM
ing election on May 90. w. w. Moffett
was elected temporary chairman and
William Simpson temporary secretary
of the meeting. Their elections were
afterward made permanent.
A committee consisting of Henry
Davis. w. L. Fuel, II. +. Miner, Aus
tin Flynn, j. G. Fuel and J. A. Ramsey,
was appointed to see that all eX-Pied-
mont citizens were registered and re-
port 1T the next meeting of the club on
next Monday night.
All true Democrats arc admitted to
the mem bcrship of the club.
The club will meet every Monday
night in the Horner building.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-13
IsIsEVITIES.

Frank A. Lovelocls, ! a; returned from
his trip to Staunton and Salem.
w. NJ. onigomery. accompanied by
his parents. spent the day in the coun-
try yesterday on fishing excursion.
Matt Blair, of Rocky River, N, c., is
in Salem.
Edward Bate of England, who has
large investments in Salem, is visiting
tic city.
Two excellent specimens of the Salem
Carriage Works workmanship are the
delivery wagons of Strausc Rros. X
Spots, furniture dealers, and $. c..
Slower, timer.
There is little Poria at Judge CRIT
fins house.
Miss Edna McCommon has returned
from her trip to Stanton and other
points in the Shenandoah Valley.
j. w. L. Allcmong is visiting in the
Shenandoah Valley.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-13

LANSING, Mich, May l2.-I Special II
James NJ. Turner, candidate for gov
crnor in the last campaign, rated soy
oral times millionaire, with mammoth
manufacturing and farming interests in
this city and elsewhere ard mining,
numbering and railroad interests in the
upper peninsula, today filed bill of
sale covering all his personal property
in favor of Henry, +. Joy, G. II. Bull
and Ste ohen baldwin, of Detroit; the
Detroit National Bank and the Ingham
County Savings Bank OF this city. The
considcrati ton is $4,000 and it is pro-
vidcd that Turner shall retain posses
sion of the property for six months
Those in position to know declare, if
given time, he will meet all obligation
in full.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-13

WASHINGTON, May 12.-[Special]-
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has in
formed residents of Petersburg, Va,
that inasmuch as sugars and syrups of
the kinds ordinarily used for swcetrn-
ing tobacco are now exempt from duty,
no drawback can be allowed on sugar or
syrup contained in tobacco when OK
ported. The question AS to tho allow
ance and rate of drawback on licnrice
paste used in the manufacture of to.
bacco for export will be- investigated by
the department in the usual manner.