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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
THE CHARTER REPORT.

The work of the charter committee is
laid before the readers of THE TINES
this morning verbatim and exclus-
lively. 1t was received at too late an
hour to admit of careful analysis and
review. Its salient points, however,
may be reviewed. In one important
matter the committee has not com
pleted it's la bors; we refer to the ad-
justment of the duties and relations of
the Common Council and the board of
aldermen. Undou otedly, these are
points to criticize; on the other hand,
there Is much to commend.
The principal departures from tho
present charter are as follows:
The CT y is divided into five wards.
A Common Council Of twenty members
vided for, the Councilman to be elected
from and by their own wards, the alder
men on general ticket.
There is to be police justice, re-
lieving the mayors Office of it's most
burdensome and disagreeable function.
The power of the mayor is increased
lie is given entire control of the police
force and other powers. The board OF
police commissioners disappears.
A board of public works is provided
for.
The power of councils to assess bone
fitted property holders for street i'm
provements is made clear and strong.
This is one of the most important and
far-reaching clauses in the whole
charter.
The most marked departure is in the
creation of Common Council and a
board of aldermen. Here the committee
has difficult task to accomplish. The
two bodies seem of equal power and
function.
The committee will have to deter
mine measures to prevent deadlocks,
clashes, conflicting jurisdiction and
clogs. The dual body may yet be aban-
doned. Its sole advantages lie in the
fact it will force Councils to divest
themselves of executive functions and to
restrict themselves to the Legislative
duties which are peculiarly their own.
The board of public works will be the
means for this relief.
Measures for the relief of the uust.
dngs Court are left to seperate legisla.
lation. All will be glad that the Mayor
as relieved from his present onerous and
unpleasant duties in the police court.
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Hanged for Numbering an oa,cer

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Jan. 2.-iSpo-
cial]-Jesse Frierson was hanged at 1
O'Clock to-day. Frierson was very
tTsctable until last night, when he made
a.desperate attempt to take the life OF
MS lailor The jailor's assistant knocked
Frierson senseless
frierson took nothing but glass OF
whisky this morning, and when on the
scaftoid was asked if he had anything
10 say, he replied he had not, adding an
oath to he negative. lie murdered
ORcer Musgrove ON June l2, 1892.
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Hor.es Dying witt, 0r,n

sAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2.-TSpeciall-
La grippe, which has been prevalent
mere this winter, h.s begun to affect
horses. and large numbers of them are
SICK Inirniarirs for animals are filled
wito elck horses. N large stables have
as yet been seriously affected, the
disease being most prevalent in small
stables OF private individuals.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-03
Reciprocity with salvador.

WAsR4NdroN. Jan. FL Special THE
President to-day issued a proclamation
promuipa'inR the reciprocity treaty.
with >alvador. 1t goes into effect Feb
rnary LIST next 1t is similar in it's
main provisions ia those heretofore on.
tered into with Central American State q
and the West Indian Islands.
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CALI. on Madam Mcdonald, the re-
nowndd clairvoyant and medium. She
can tell the past. present and future,
from the cradle to old ago. She makes
homo troubles harmony of peace and
happiness To prevail forever. Call and
see her at her suite of rooms over tho
First National Bank, Salem avenue.
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z. i Henry. aud not j. ii. Davis, in
trod, cd the speaker and read til.
crcclarnsttSn az ;be emancipation mee,
isg FRIDAY
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HAVE A RED PENCIL?

For fno watches, rings, bracelets
diamonds, etc, call on solomon, the
Salem avenue jeEeisr.
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HAVE A PENCIL?

TIE celebrated Steck piano, the
best known in the South, never fails to
give satisfaction. Write the Smith
Music Co. for catalogues and prices.
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TIE WEEKLY TIMES.
THE WEHKLY TIMES, containing tho news q
the week in moro condensed form, one year
n 90 In advance.
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BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS.
F. j. AMWEG, Commercial Bank Building.
FRANK r. MAY. 105 Jefferson st., Z. o. Box Q.
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Entered at the Postohice at Roanoke asIaecond
class matter.
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CLOTHIER, TAILOR AND Halter.
JOS. COIN &c. NJ. Dawson, Manager), a Salem
ave-
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
IN FRANCE.
A Sad State Of Affairs for Women VII
Fortunes In thai Country.

A Sad State Of Affairs for Women with
Fortunes in that Country.
In France the secrecy of the divorce
trials does not work well. especially
when one of the parties is unscrupu-
lous. A stupid woman unless backed
by a clever advocate and a clan Of rela-
tives determined to see her through,
and just as clever as the husband, has
no chance. Divorce is also max
ing French society more feverish than
it eve was before. Directly a married
man becomes rich, or rises to a brilliant
position, all the adventuresses are after
him. Some of them 60 to the expense
of setting private detectives to watch
his wife and 10 lay traps for her. No
first-rate private inquiry office is now
without its staff of Observation-Disclosures
some young or middle-.ged men, whose
business is to compromise unguarded
married women. The Vaccinations of
the handsome detective are never heard
outside of the Judges chamber. and
they may not be heard of " there.
Nor is ven judicial impartiality err
tain. French Judges do not accept
brides: but they will do anything for
promotion, and. consequently. for Il
sutton who can obtain it for them. A
short time G a General divorced his
wlfe-a giddy-pated hut not bad person
under the most disgraceful circum-
stances, bath for himself and the Judge.
A report of the proceedings would be
illegal. and there is no kind of appeal
against the judgment.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
Model Locomotive Eneiaes.

The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has
just placed in service on its Chicago Di-
vision three new passenger engines,
built at the Baldwin Locomotive Works.
after new designs furnished by the Gen'l
Superintendent of Motive Power OF the
b. & o. Company. The engines weigh
$4,000 pounds, have driving wheels six
feet six inches in diameter. cylinders 10
by "a inches. and are without doubt the
finest passenger locomotives running
into the city of Chicago today. Com
p~anions OF these new engines have de-
veloped wonderful power and speed in
hauling the famous Royal Blue Line
trains, which run between New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton, over the Philadelphia Division of
the b. l. o. Railroad. The b. 4 o. has
added over forty new, high class engines
to its motive power equipment within
the last sixty days. and others are under
construction. While constantly adding
engines of approved design and highest
grade to its motive power, and passen-
ger coaches Of Pullman standard to its
rolling stock. the b. 4 o. is also expend-
ing large amounts for additional second
and third tracks aud sidings, and i'm
proved facilities at terminal points. By
the time the Worlds Fair is opened for
the reception of visitors the B. 4 o. will
be we'll equipped to handle. expeditions
ly, the large volume of passenger traffic
which will naturally seek this pictur-
esque route from the Atlantic sea-board
to Chicago.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
A Big Connecticut Elm.

A correspondent of the Burriliville
Conn., Gazette writes about a large
elm tree on the Dexter homestead, on
the main road from Dayville to Daniel
sonville. The tree. which stands in
the yard in front of the old house now
owned and occupied by Alfred Potter,
is known to be over 100 years old.
About fifteen feet from the ground it
divides into three branches, n of
which was broken off some six months
ago. Mr.. Potter, curious to know how
much wood the branch contained,
offered 1t to some Frenchmen if they
would cut it into cord-wood lengths.
They did SO. and the wood measured
seven cords The circumference of the
tree at the ground is seventeen feet.
With the exception of the broken
branch the tree is now sound and
thrifty.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
IOWA
otsto O0cers Nominated. and . Pls
Nade for Potts and Piereo.

state Ooc0r0 NOmt0oeo0s ana . re
Mads for Potts and Pieree.
Dies MONIES. Iowa, June a,-The
Prohibition State convention met here
yesterday. About $50 delegates were
present. including number of women.
s. A. Gilley Of Marengo. chairman of
the State committee, called the meet
ing to orde. The Rev. NJ. E. Goddard
of Stuart ofeued prayer. Capt. X! w.
Brown of Ames was selected temporary
chairman. Harmon Cook, secretary. and
A. n. Couts assistant. Capt. Brown
made . speech upon taking the chair
in which he dwelt upon the chances Of
victory this year. Committees were
appointed on credentials, permanent
organization. Presidential electors and
Strte committee, after which the
meeting adjourned to l.3O o'clock p. m.
When the convention r~eassembled
the following permanent officers were
chosen: Chairman, the Rev. Wilmot
Whitfield, Sioux City; vice-chairman.
the Rev. S. Il. Taft, Humboldt; secre-
tary. Mrs. E. G. Cline. Rochester: as
sistant secretary. i. NJ. Hanson, Grim
nell; reading clerk, Harmon Cook. DE
Soto. Mr.. Whitfield made a long
speech on ta'ing the chair. Speeches
were also made by Isaac 7. Gibson,
Prohibition candidate for Governor last
year, and Mrs. Durham of Burlington.
State President of the Frances Willard
Branch of the Woman's Christian lem
perance union.
Leonard Brown of Des Moines created
the only sensation of the day when he
declared it was the duty of the conven-
ton to take some action to secure the
release from the penitentiary of George
w. Potts and Frank Pierce. two ex-
constables. who were convicted-the
former Of perjury and the latter of
manslaughter. The convention re-
fused to listen to Brown. but promised
to hear him after other business had
been transacted.
After the election of Presidential
electors, district delegates. and dele
gates to the national convention, the
following were nominated on the State
ticket: Secretary Of State, the Rev.
8. H. Taft, Burlington; Auditor of
State, A. r. Whitmore; Treasurer of
State. r. NJ. Diehle.
r. g. Parker vas placed in nomina-
ton for Acknowledgement. but de-
clined. stating he was not a lawyer.
No lawyer could he found in the con
v%entIon, and as hat seemed to be IA
necessary qualification the matter Of
nomination was referred to q com
mittee.
The convention adjourned at 5 G O'clock
without having completed its work. 1t
WAS composed largely of men well along
in years and women. The latter took
a prominent part. and insisted on their
rights at every point The platform
VaS aOODfad
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
IRON NJ STEEL.
An Experiment to Determine Their d
bility to Rust.

An Experiment to Determine Their La
bility to Rust.
The comparative liability to rust Of
iron and soft Bessemer steel has been
made the subject of some very close
and definite tests lately at one of the
Virginia iron and steel plants, with an
interesting result. A piece of iron
plate and a similar piece of steel, both
clean and bright, were placed in a mix
lure of yellow loan and sand, with
which had been thoroughly incorpor-
ated some carbonate of soda, nitrate Of
soda, ammonium chloride and chloride
of magnesium, and the earth as pre-
pared was kept moist. At the end of
thirty-two days the pieces of metal
were taken out, cleansed and weighed,
when the iron was found to have lost "a
per cent of its weight and the steel .72
per cent. The pieces. were again put
in place, and on being weighed after
the lapse of twenty-eight days the
iron was found to have lost to the ex-
tent of just zoo per cent of its original
weight and the steel liz per cent, q
difference which must be considered Of
decided Importance in certain classes
of work.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
OPERA.

America Needs Opera Under the InAu-
ence Of Americans.
What we need is American opera
given under American influences. This
can be brought about only bv an elab-
orate and well-organized system Of
musical education. We have plenty of
good material for the making of musi-
clans, but this material is buried be-
meath the army of foreign artists who
come annually to our shores, and whom
Americans have formed the habit of
encouraging-often simply because
they are foreigners. In order to bring
out this latent material. a school for
opera should be estab li she'd here. If
conducted Oh the best principles, it
would be of inestimable advantage. 1t
would keep at home those young must
clans who annually go abroad to study,
sometimes under the greatest disad-
vantages, and it would encourage those
to undertake q musical education who
are deferred from it by the expense
which they would incur by European
training. The school should not only
train singers, but also young men who
are ambitious to become orchestra
players and orchestra-leaders. There
should be in connection with it
q theater in which operas
might be produced. The institution
would thus be q practical school for
opera. The first year after its estab-
lishment should be spent in funda-
mental training. Private perform
ances of opera might be given, but no
public ones until the artists had been
thoroughly trained. As soon as this
was accomplished, three OF four operas
might be publicly produced each year.
Native singers would thus have the adj
vantage of being heard under the most
favorable conditions. and native in
strumentalists would display their tai
ents in the orchestra. We need,
especially, a better training in this
country for the orchestra-leaders.
American composers, too, would be
greatly helped, for the school should
endeavor to encourage them. no by
ignoring works written by foreigners,
but by giving preference to operas
written by Americans If it were pos
sible to raise a guarantee fund for
such an Establishment. splendid results
might be obtained in a very short
time.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
The Stuffed p

Cleveland said in 1889 that the only
way to keep gold coin in circulation
was to suspend 1.-The present purchase
and coinage of silver" Bland says
the purchase of silver and issuance
of silver notes under the Sherman
law is fatal to silver IS money
and free coinage is all that will
save it. Yet We have not suspended pur-
chase and coinage of silver nor have we
free coinage of silver, and still the gold
is not driven out Of circulation and the
total product of American silver mines
is req resented in our currency. The
divided Democrats are part of them
gold monometallists and part of them
silver monometallists. The Republi-
cans are the true bimetalists.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLIES.

For the accommodation of these de-
string to visit the different Chsutauqua
assemblies the following exceeding low
excursion rates are offered by the Union
Pacific:
CRETE, NEB., JULY 9Th TO 18TH.
One Fare for the Round Trip as follows
LIST. From all points in Nebraska,
July 9Th and 9th, good for return until
and including July 18th, 1892.
End From all points in Nebraska
and Kansas within $50 miles of Crete,
July 9Th to 10Th, inclusive, good for
return until and including July 18th.
1892.
FREMONT. NEB., JULY lsr TO l5rH.
One Fare for the Round Trip plus 81
cts. admission to the grounds.
LIST. From all points in Nebraska,
June Both and July lst, good for return
until and including July 10Th, 1892.
Ind. From all points in Nebraska
within $50 miles Of Fremont, June Both
to July 18th, inclusive. good for return
until and including July 10Th, 1892.
J. r. Meagher. Agent Union Pacific
System, Columbus. 75-9-5t
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
HAPPY RULERS.
The Charming and Unaffected Royal
Couple of Greece.

The Charming and Unaffected Royal
Couple of Greece
The King and Queen of Greece have
been married twenty-five years, and
continue to live for each other in good,
old-fashioned affection. The Queen,
although she has brought up a family
of sever children, has preserved all the
grace of early youth Her charming
smile softens her Slavonic beauty,
which she inherits from her father, the
Grand Duke Constantine. who was one
of the handsomest men at the Russian
court. Nothing could surpass the
charm of her manners. Queen Olga
has French sympathies, and while the
Duke of Sparta and her four younger
sons were educated by a German pre-
ceptor, the Queen had her two daugh-
ters-Princess Alexandra and Marie
brought up by a French governess.
The youngest son of the King and
Queen of Greece is only three years old.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
LIFE CLOSE TO rnE o


Poverty That Lacks b Cents to Duy .
Lemon.
Oh, that other half of the world. II
you have never experienced it how
you tell how it lives? There is one
incident told by a p~ale-fsced tenement
house resident. She has seen prosper
GUS days, but now has, or had, only .
sick husband and four little children.
lone needs 20 many things" she
sighed plaintively. lone day last
week l was out of coal and I sent out
for a bushel. but I only had eight
cents: the coal was nine. The coal man
said he would wait until I could pay
the rest Then my husband wanted a
sour drink. He had q burning fever,
poor fellow, and he wanted u lemon so
bad" she stopped her flying needle
just long enough to wipe away a tear
there were other mouths to be fed
''but l didn't have the two cents to buy
the lemon-and-and-I couldn't get
it." Then she broke entirely down
and sobbed aloud with her apron over
her face. ''Oh, it seems as if l wouldn't
lave felt half SO bad when l saw his
dear dead face in the coffin yesterday
if l hadn't thought how he wanted
that drink and l could not get it! l
wake up in the night and think of it un-
til it seems as if it will drive me Wild"
Then she choked back the sobs and
hurried on with her work. The wo-
ma.. -achings by making pants at IS
Cells pr dozen grow smaller with
every III ,nent taken for tears.
But can you imagine it? A shortage
of three cents to buy necessaries of
life! The lack of two pennies to buy
q drink to cool the fevered thirst Of q
loved n who is dying, making life .
long agony of regret! Did you ever
realize before the value of q postage
stamp?
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
Old Human

Mr.. Will Brown has shown us human
jaw-bones which were recently taken
from an Indian mound on Chillicohat-
chic Creek, one of the tributaries of
Peace River, says the Barlow fla
Courier-Informant. They are quite
large, and in a tolerably good state Of
preservation, but the teeth are abnor-
mally small, the lower incisors some
what resembling shoe pegs.
The molar teeth are all much worn,
probably from chewing. the end of
bitter reflection after a failure of the
huckleberry crop. The bones are now
on exhibition at the real estate office of
w. r. Brown & Co.. in this city. II
was in the bed of the Chillicohatchie,
it will be remembered, that the large
number of fossils, classified by the late
Prof. Leidy, of Philadelphia. were
found.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15

The Chicago, Milwaukee Il st. Paul
Ry is the only line running solid vest
ibuled, electric lighted anu steam heated
trains between the Missouri river and
Chicago. consisting OF new palace sleep
ing cars, elegant free reclining chair
cars. luxurious coaches and the finest
dining cars in the world. The berth
reading lamp in its palace Sleeping cars
is patented and cannot be used by any
other railway company. 1t IS the great
improvement Of the age. Try it and be
convinced. Close connection in union
depot at Omaha with all trains to and
from the west. For further particulars
apply to your ticket agent, or
F. A. NASH, GenI Agt.
W. S. HOWELL.
Travelling Fr't. and Pass. Agt.,
2Ojantf 1901 Farnam ST., Omaha. Neb.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
A Stem Toward Free Trade.

In driving through with only ffSeen
minutes, debate the bill to put binding
Irvine on the free list, the Democratic
House Of Representatives practically
confessed that it was afraid to allow
open discussion of the measure. This
is not to be wondered at, for the bill
is one of the most disreputable and
demagogic measures introduced by the
present majority. To say this is to
condemn it severely, but the
statement is warranted by the
facts. Under protection the manu-
facture of binding Irvine has been de-
veloped in this country, its price to the
consumer has been reduced moro than
half, and the industry which haE been
built up consumes D 1000 ton of Ameri-
can hemp annually and distributes
about 81, OOO, 900 in wages each year to
American labor. If the Democracy
had the power it would destroy this in
dustry and send the 81, OOO, 900 in wages
topforeign laborers- 1t is fortunate for
the country that the power of the dem
agogues who control the House is re-
stricted by a Republican Senate and
President.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
The Worst Of Ar LIouors.

The Mexican pulque is the worst
drink on the face of the earth. 1t is
the juice of a tree, and at first tastes
like spruce beer, but after fermenta-
ton has ended and the alcoholic prin-
ciple is fully developed in the liquid it
is not only extremely intoxicating, but
has a most abominably putrid smell,
having imbibed the animal principles
of the skin in which it is kept. 1t is
impossible for All American to drink it
without holding his nose, and after he
has imbibed a comparatively small
quantity he will get drunken and stay
drunk longer than on any other drink
ever manufactured.
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
A REMARKABLE DUEL.
Fought With Blunderbussss and Up In &
Balloon.

Fought with BlunderbusSes and Up In Q
Balloon.
One Of the most remarkable duels
ever fought, perhaps, took place in
1908 between two Frenchmen. Of
purse the quarrel arose about a lady
a certain Mile. Tirevet-who, it ap-
pears, was unable to decide on which
IF the two she preferred. She finally
found a way out Of the difficulty by
promising to marry whichever of them
worsted the other. They thought over
the matter in a calm and judicial
spirit for a month, and at the end de-
cided to fight a duel in the air. Ac-
,ordingly two balloons were made
exactly alike. and upon the appointed
lay each scared alOft, accompanied by
his second. They were each armed
with a blunderbuss, the agreement be-
ing that they were to fire, not at each
other, but at the balloons. They arose
to the height of half a mile. and then
the p~reconcerted signal was given.
One fired and missed: the other
followed suit with more disastrous
effect. He hit his opponents balloon,
which instantly collapsed, with the
result that the occupants of the a
were dashed to the earth with
frightful rapidity and instantly
killo1
The Columbus journal., 1892-06-15
MAPLE RUSSELL. LENA RUSSELL

MABLE RUSSELL. LENA RUSSELL
The bill opened with Mr.. w. S. Gil.
bert's comedy, "Sweethearts. "A Skirt
Dance" arronged by Nine. Marie. late
of the Alhambra theater, in which
these two well known ladies appeared,
attired in black and silver, with white
wigs and clinglng drapery, was enthu-
siastically applauded.
Lady Russell was distinguished by .
coronet on the front of her accordion.
plated dress, and was assisted by Mr..
F. and Mr.. c. Lambert. The perform.
ers were recalled no less than three
times- and finally left the boards amid
a blaze of limelight and a lombard
ment of flowers Judging by the de-
meanoro of the audience and the good
nature of the e~xecutants. the dance
might have been prolonged till far into
the morning.