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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-23
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Kansas City Has $4,000 visitors-Th,
Gamma nranehad Inv n ain.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. 22.-fSpecial. lit is
estimated that no less than 65.OO0 Knights
of Pythias and other visitors are in the
city. About half of these, who will par
ticipate in the encampment. are now quar-
tered at Camp Shaw. The remainder
will arrive between tonight and noon
tomorrow when the encampment will be
formally and officially opened. At noon
today dark cloud began to roll up at the
northern horizon, and an hour later,
without warning, the storm descended
upon the town. accompanied by furious
gale and drenching rain. The fury of the
storm did not last over quarter of an
hour, but it did considerable mischief.
Several tents at the camp were blown
down and those that remained standing
were filled with dust which few in
clouds before the rain fell. Everything
not well sheltered was soaked with rain
and good deal of discomfort resulted.
The rain also marred somewhat the beauty
Of downtown attractions. The weather
tonight is clearing and the signal station
predicts fine day for tomorrow's parade.
The biennial session OF the Supreme
Lodge Knights of Pythias of the World
will begin tomorrow morning. Previous
to the session the supreme representatives
will be given reception at the Grand OPP
era-house. Addresses will be delivered by
Governor Francis in the name of the
state; by Mayor Cowherd in the name of
the city. and by e. NJ. HARDER, grand
chancellor for Missouri, in the name of
local Pythians. Supreme Chancellor
George r. Shaw will respond for the Su-
preme Lodge and the lodge will then go
into executive session.
The Pythian sisters arrived in nearly as
great numbers today as the incoming
knights. Most of them came to
witness the pageants of the knights,
and only few of them are in attendance
upon the Supreme Lodge of their
order. The Supreme Lodge of the Sister
hood had its first meeting this afternoon.
The meeting was of a preliminary and in
formal character. An elaborate pro-
gramme for the entertainment of Pythian
visitors has been arranged for and includes
at least one interesting feature each day.
The report Of the officers of the Endow-
ment rank of the knights of Pythias states
that on July l, 1892, there were 1.417
active sections and 2o.407 members,
and the endow ment in force was S62, 90, 900.
showing an increase of 500 sections. 5000
members and Sl7.OO0,000 endowment in
the two years preceding.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-23

PIrrsBUgG, Aug. 22.-The River coal
operators at a meeting today decided to
reduce the wages of their miners to 3 cents
per bushel. 1t is expected that the min
ers who number 10000, will strike.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23

PIANOS and organs warranted five
years at Hobbie Music Co., l57 Salem
RVAnuA.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
Went Crazy on Religion.

Thomas English, colored employe
OF the Roanoke Manufacturing Com
pany, who was converted in the series
OF meetings cond ucted by Sam Jones,
was arrested at very late hour We'd
nesday night for preaching on the
street near Kefauver's shop. Tom has
lately como to the conclusion no has
been called on to preach the Gospel for
the Master, and after he was lodged in
Jail be pre- ached and prayed alternately
the remainder OF the night In his
prayers he called on the Lord in the
most blasphemous language that could
be used to inflict the most horrible
punishment on those who had locked
him up in such a dirty hole las he
termed it). Magistrates Pole, Don
nelly and Turner, with DR.. Simmons,
made an examination and the decision
rendered was that he was q mono
maniac on the subject OF religion AS
he was not as yet consid cred dangerous
he was released on the security of S.
H. Kefauver until it could be ascer-
tanned whether he could be placed in
the Central Lunatic Ass lum at Peters
burg.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
MEETING oF.TaE SCHOOL BOARD
The Charges Against Prof d. aarth
Not Heard.

The Charges Against Prof ID. W. aarth
Not Heard
The school board held their monthly
meeting last night in the Commerce
street school. On motion of I. T. Fish
burne permission was granted to Pro-
fessors Bibb and Hoover to use two rooms
in the Commerce street school for the
purpose of organizing night school, on
condition that the proposed school
should submit to the regulations gov
erning the day schools. The board also
decided that an international dictionary
should be furnished eacn school in the
city.
The charges against Professor d. w.
Harth Of the colored school was drought
before the board for hearing, but was
adjourned until next Thursday night
owing to the illness OF J. Allen Watts,
who represents the opposing faction.
About 400 colored people woro in atten-
dance to act as witnesses
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
Annual Sunday schooi Convention.

The fifth annual convention of the Vir.
GINA State Sundayschool Association
will be held in this city Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, September 81, 2S
and 30. 1t is expected that large dol
egation will be present, as each county
is entitled to four delegates in addition
to county president and secretary.
Each city is entitled to two delegates
from each denomination and the presi-
dent and superintendent. All persons
in the city who are willing to entertain
delegates will please notify r. S. viii.
liams at the hardware store OF Evans
Bros.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
The Machine Works Guards Far.

About $50 visitors were attracted to
the Machine Works Guards fair last
night by the strains of sweet music
emanating from the Machine Works
Band. The wheel of fortune spun
merrily and pretty Rebecca ut the we'll,
in the person of Miss Rosa Trout, was
busily engaged in dispensing lemonade.
The members of the Roanoke Light
Infantry and the are companies were
present in uniforms. Danci, was
enthusiastically engaged in until l2
o'clock
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
New Dancing Acadom,
From Ashcvine Daily Citizen.

from Ashcvlile DAILY Citizen.
We take much pleasure in adding our
testimony as to the proficiency of Prof
Antonio Bellezza as fully competent to
teach young people dancing and polite
etiquette. For the past two or three
years his visits to Chapel Hill have been
OF great interest to the students and we
hereby commend him wherever his serv.
ices may be required. His gentlemanly
conduct and honesty of purpose have
greatly endeared him to the young men
of the university. His music is excel
lent. His brother, Prof. Gerard Bel.
lezza, who is very great favorite with
the boys on account of his gentlemanly
bearing and wit, accompanies him with
the harp. JOHN GATnINa,
WIN. B. GUTHRIE.
A. b. ANDREWS, JR.,
MICHAEL. HoKE,
j. A. GILMER,
j. N. CRUDEN,
r. n. JOHNSTON,
w. Is SNOW,
E. c. BATcHELoR.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.
A Committee VIII Go to Danvi,le to Nee
General Stevenson.

A Committee VIII Go to Danville to Nj eet
General Stevenson.
The Democratic executive committee
held their weekly meeting last night
with good attendance. There was
great deal of routine business trans
acted which the committee deemed not
expedient to have published. The reg
ignation Of e. c Welsh, in the Third
ward, was read and accepted, and j. +.
Peters unanimously elected in his
stead. 1t was also decided to hoist
Cleveland and Stevenson banner not
later than Saturday and committee
was appointed to do the work
The finance committee of the execu-
tive committee was instructed to call
on the Democrats in the city for money
to aid in the campaign with the hope
that the people will heartily respond.
A committee from the executive will
be appointed TO go to Danville and
escort Gen. Stevenson to this city. A
letter was read from Hon. Basil B. Cor
don expressing his regrets at not being
able to be present when General Steven
son speaks, but owing to important
work which has to be done in Charlotts-
vile he cannot possible be here. Gen.
Stevenson will deliver his address at the
AAbernacle at o'clock.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
Are You Tired and Exrerience

GONE feeling; feel loss OF spirit aud Il lack Of
interest in what IL going on around YOU Has
your appetite failed ano have you become weak
and languidS Do you feel that what you have
eaten has not satisfied you and has done you no
good! Do You sometimes feel lump rising in
your throat" or burning in your stomach!
Does your food Torment shortly after eating and
cause yon to belchs II You have any OF Il 0
above symptoms you need mild tonic, not
strong drugs: Get At once be title of Dr. David s
Cherry and Iron Tonic Bittcrs and life will he
worth living Price, 81 60 per bottle, six bottles
for $500, mt Massie h Martins.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23

Prof. Bellezza will open select school
of dancing in frey Building, opposite
office, Wednesday, Septom Der 2sth
Friday night there will be y gentle
mans class at $3.50 and Sat rdav after
noon, at o'clock, ladies &c ass. Private
lessons at any hour. For iurther in.
formation apply to Prof. Antonio Boil
leZza, Ponce do Leon Hotel.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
ROANOKE, VA, SEPTEMBER %. 1892
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT.

MUM FUN Ink nv
The more the public inspects the JEFF
ferson street pavement the more certain
1T is that it is not up to the standard
which Roanoke should have. The
foundati ton was of inferior quality, and
already shows in the uneveness of
the surface it's uncertain texture. The
brick were loosely and poorly laid, and
the joints, instead of being filed with
tar or pitch, were loosely caulked with
dirt. There is an insufficient crown at
the center of the street, the car tracks
being actually depressed. at points, be.
low the sides of the street. Between
the tracks every tie can be traced by
series of alternating ridges and hollows.
The brick, though generally Of excel
lent quality, we're not inspected and
culled with sufficient rigidity. At the
intersection Of Jefferson street and
CaGpbell avenue the curves and cross
ings of the street railway are paved
with a patchwork design that would
take a premium il it could be transferred
to crazy quilt.
Frankly and truthfullY this pavement
as 1t stands is as much inferior to what
is possible in q brick pavement as it is
superior to the mud macadam which it
superseded. Admit that the worst of
the present defects are to be remedied
by the contractor under his fve-year
guarantee clause land THE TIMES sim
cerely hopes they are to be) it is under
stood, nevertheless, that the city has
accepted the work as up to specifica-
lions.
Now, we firmly believe that the board
of public works has the best interests OF
the city at heart, and is living up to it's
lights. THE TIMES was the first to ad-
vocate the creation OF the board and
labored earnestly to that end 1t
furthermore believes that IL Council
would raise the board to the full dignity
engineers Office to its proper Ilace the
city would be better served. But the
board needs more courage and de.
cision. 1t needs thatquality of courage
which will make it's labors constantly
progressive from inferior standards
toward better ones. 1t is now accepted
as automatic and unavailable that one
city cannot profit to any great extent
by the experience Of another. 1t must
buy its education at its own expense.
Granted that this be so, the next piece OF
paving to be done should be done on
more carefully drawn specifications
which will require better work, better
workmanship and better material.
There should be one distinct clause to
the effect that public use of the street
shall not be construed as an acceptance
by the city.
On sewer work, too, there is room for
great improvement in the specifications
as we'll as the plane. Indications point
straight to the fact that the plans for
the large arches on Henry street and
Salem avenue, even II lived up to the
exact letter and spirit of the specifca.
tions. are unsuitable for sewers through
made ground, though undoubtedly good
enough for section of more solid earth.
This is not written in any spirit of
carping criticism, but rather to uphold
the hands of the city authorities in the
direction OF well-doing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
BARGAINS.

Nice 4-room cottage, in three blocks
OF the courthouse, 81, 500; $3.50 cash, bal
ance Sl5 per month.
Corner lot, 50xl3O feet in the Lewis
Addition, 81, O0O
Beautiful dwelling on Terry Hill, 8
rooms, all modern improvements, lot
5oxl5O, $4,000; 5000 cash, balance easy
terms.
Belmont lots, 5000.
Groom dwelling, with stable on lot,
50 900; 800 cash, balance $50 per month.
Dwellings for railroad men, $1,000 !;
S10o cash, balance S1S per month.
Good lot, 5Ox150 feet, near West End
round house, S40o; S25 cash, balance IS
per month.
5-room house, near the Shops, 81, 600;
500 cash, balance s11 per month.
Several houses for Roanoke Machine
Works men on very small cash payments
and the balance SI3 and SIS per month.
Come to see us. We will sell you the
cheapest property in Roanoke.
]. +. WINGFIELD,
Real Estate and Insurance Agent
ia COMMERCE. STREET.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
Vaults in the Rev courthouae.

The co pmittee on public property of
Council held meeting last night and
decided to recommend that the contract
for placing the Areproof vaults in tho
new courthouse DO let to the Fenton
Metallic Furnishing Cou pany, OF Pbila.
delphia, their bid being S977.4O, while
the bid of the other company represented
ysas 81, 079 80.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
The Blood is the Rountatn of Life

Therefore II the blood be impure and unhealthy,
fastcn itself upon 1t and death will mark it IS
one oil Its early victims. Make clean the blood,
and scrotuln, old sores. eXezcma, and kindred
diseases will disappear, aud health and happinee
reign where disease ond misery held sway. We
say to sufferers, take DR.. Davds Iodn-Fcrrated
Sarsaparlla. IT has no equal as a blood purifier,
for 5000, at Massie q Martin'e. Roanoke, Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
Meeting Of the Kings Dauphters

H"otiHK Oh tH8 hihI 3 DhuEhters.
union meeting Of all the Kings
Daughters societies Of Roanoke will be
held at 10 o'clock Monday in the Y. M.
G. Hall. Business of Importance will
be transacted.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
CorYINe. charging. exteriors. siaennger,s.
Opening and Closing OF the Mails.

q rrs TYPES, 10 minutes. sidelingers, sm Jer',
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
THEY WANT TO JOIN.
Tho II. n. NJ. G. A. Makes Application te
tho Y. NJ. O. A.

Tho X. n. NJ. G. A. Makes Application to
tho Y. NJ. O. A.
The board of directors Of the Y. M. G.
a. met yesterday afternoon in the halls
of the Association. They fully Endorsed
the educational features that has been
discussed. The committee on new quar-
ters asked for an extension Of time.
The committee on Christian work made
full and satisfactory report. The
Railroad Mems Christian Association
presented the following application,
and a committee Of three was appointed
to confer with the committee from that
association.
"To the Board of Managers Of the
Young Mems Christian Association, of
Roanoke, Va.
I'VE, the undersigned representatives
of tho active membership Of the Rail-
road Mems Christian Association, of
Roanoke, do hereby mako application to
your body to become railroad depart
ment OF the Young Mems Christian
Association. Hoping this will meet
with your favorable consideration we
remain yours respectfully,
Jessie Blanton, president; 81. Dosing,
vice president; e. N. Moore, treasurer;
Clifford Vaudlin, recording secretary:
board OF managers W. G. Nycum, gen.
eral secretary; R. A. Burks, assistant
secretary; L. 3. Caldwell, Thomas G..
Anderson, John A. Wilson, Charles
Rankin, w. d. ShuberRer, w. D. Stuart
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-23
PRESS COMMENTS.

When tho Democracy Wants FREQ Trade
1t VIII Say so.
From TIE Oshkosh (wis) Times.
When the Democracy party favors
free trade, If it ever does, it will slate
tha fact in its national platform SO that
there will be no opportunity for doS bit
or difference of opinion on the subject.
The party and Mr.. Cleveland are now
in favor of tariff reform, which is not
free trade.
Don't Forget That a Poor Excuse Is BETTER
Than Mono at All.
From the st. Louis (Aio.) Post Dispatch.
aSlsn't it odd that theAustralian ballot,
which all honest men have unanimously
approved, is held responsible for the
Republican reverses in Vermont and
Maine by the organs of the party.
Democratic Gains in Maine Due to Prom.
lnence of Local Issues.
From the Petersburg tvs) Index-AppcaI.
Whatever, we repeat, was gained in
Maine was gained through the fact that
the Democracy forced attention to local
and State affairs. 1t would be expecting
the impossible to expect National Com.
mitteeman Harrity and Congressional
Com mitteeman Dickinson to admit this
more plainly than they do.
Waiting for New Battle Cry From Candi-
date Cleveland.
From the Richmond IVA Dispatch.
If Mr.. Cleveland writes a long letter
will he not run the risk of perpetuating
blunder? No, indeed. He will not
simply supply US with new battle cry
and rise his followers to the Importance
of the crisis, but will present new ar.
mi n -
arguments in new dress, and cause the
fight for freedom to be opened all along
the lines. Let US hear from our stand
ard-bearer.
New York il Confident and Cheerful.
From the New York Herald.
There is evidently more alarm in
cities far removed from New York over
the sporadic cases Of cholera which
have been reported than in the city
itself or in places close to and in daily
communication with the metropolis
In some Western and Southern cities
this alarm has been sufficient to cause
an absurd and unnecessary quarantine
against the commercial centre of the
United States.
There is positively no fear in the city
and no danger to any visitor. Every
one who wishes to visit the cleanest,
healthiest and safest city in the country
should come to New York immediately,
confident that he will be as secure from
choleric or any other disorders here as
in the most thoroughly fumigated and
scientifically disinfected castle on the
highest mountain top.
Business is progressing as usual, trade
maintains its normal proportions and
the millions of fortunate inhabitants
are cheerful and confident.
1t is useless waste of official energy
and public money to establish a quar-
antine against the city of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-11
CLERKS GOING HOME TO VOTE.
Not Much Interest Yet Apparent Around
the Departments.

Not Much Interest Yet Apparent Around
the Departments.
There is not much talk among the clerks in
the departments about going home to vote.
The prospect now is that very few will leave
their work for the purpose Of going home to
exercise their right to cast ballot. Perhaps
as the time for the elections draws near there
will be a liveher interest manifested. 1t is
felt that every New Yorker ought to be at his
home on election day, and 1t is probable that
an effort will be made to get out the full
strength Of the Washington contingent
OF empire state voters. But as far
as voters in other states are concerned their
going home will depend largely on local con-
alterations. There is no difficulty experienced
by clerks in getting the necessary leave. II
the annual leave Of thirty days has not been
exhausted the time required il taken from that
period, otherwise leave is granted without pay.
Naturally, however, clerks intending to go
home to vote reserve sufficient time from their
annual leave rather than to lose their pay. The
state associations used to be quite active in max
ing arrangements to send voters home. but not
rs much is being done in this direction as
formerly. However, election day is still some
time off, and probably later on greater inter
est will be manifested in the election than is
now apparent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-11

Interior Department ChangeS.
The following official changes have been made
in the Department Of the Interior:
Patent ofncs- -Reaisnation: Henry B. BrowneIl
Of Connecticut, second assistant examiner at
d, 600. Promotions: John W. Frost Of Illinois,
third assistant examiner 1t 81, 400 to second -
sistant at el.60o; Arthur y. Kinnan Of Texas,
fourth assistant exanainer ct d 100 to third A.
sistant, o. 400
Pension once Promotion: Geo. W. Ulins of
Ohio, cisek, 100 to e1, 400. hssignations:
John q. Barnard Of Nev York, clerk & d, 400;
Richard Leckie Of virginia, clsxk q 4i,20O;
Miss Hattie b Kingsbsry Of Illinois and WilliG
b. Hanchstt Of New York, copyists as eo0o.
Geological survey-Restgnstions Clifford
3 q ,9ooi wn- II KiEtland Of Georgia, elsrkat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-11
GEN. MILES REPORT.
He Urges an Appropriation for MobiIizing
Troops at the Worlds Fair.

He Urges an Appropriation for MobiIizing
Troops at the Worlds Fair.
Gen. Miles, commanding tho department of
the Missouri, in his annual report to the War
Department says: The inspection reports from
different posts show that the troops are in a
good state Of discipline and efficiency and are
properly drilled and instructed. One hundred
and thirty-ive essays on professional subjects
were read by officers during the year,
followed in many instances by dis
cussion Of the subject treated.
These essays and the reports of the
discussions contained much valuable informa-
ton, says the report, and the work already
done shows that. these lyce ums will be of much
value in stimulating professional zeal and am
bition. During the year no Indian disturb
ances have occurred sufficiently serious to call
for the intervention of troops. Gen.
Miles earnestly renews the recon-
mendation made in his last annual
report of ESQ 900 for the mobilization Of
10000 regulars and $4,000 state troops at the
world fair, which he thinks can easily be done
under reasonable rates made with the railroad
companies. Gen. Miles urges that the appro-
printion should be made so that young officers
who have never participated in nor witnessed
the movements Of large bodies of troops may
have the benefits from the proposed mobiliza-
ton.
Gen. Miles further urges, in view Of the great
importance Of the proposed encampment, that
$780, 900 should be appropriated to trans
portation, camp expenses, equipments and other
expenses connected with the encampment. Gen.
Miles touches in brief upon the couriers on
bicycles in the army and the experiment made
in carrying messages from Chicago to New
York which experiment, he says, proved con-
clusively that the bicycle will in the future
prove to be most valuable auxiliary to mill
tary operations, not only for courier service,
but also for moving organized bodies Of men
rapidly over the country.