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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-06-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Missionary Work OF the American Organ
ixation-The Good Accomplished.

Missionary Work OF the American Organ
ization-The Good Accomplished.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE year
of missionary work for the neglected
children of our country, in the Amer
lean Sunday school union, which closed
March /, 1899, was very fruitful in bles-
sing. Sixteen hundred and sixty-four
new Sunday schools were organized in
places that were previously entirely
destitute Of religious privileges, con-
tanning 7,01S teachers and 59,551 schol-
ars. Aid was given to 2,127 other
schools, with 14,302 teachers and 1885,
900 scholars; while, in addition to this,
1856 schools that had been before re-
ported were aided, with 25,79O teachers
and 200, 200 scholars Besides all this
direct Sunday school work, the mis-
sionaries of the society distributed by
sale and gift 6, 45s Bibles and 9,115 Tes-
taments They made 56,5s2 visits to
families for religious conversation and
prayer, and delivered 12,474 sermons
and addresses. Sixty-six hundred and
seventy-eight conversions were reported
as resulting from the evangelistic la
bors of these earnest and faithful men;
and 216 churches have been developed
from the Sunday schools established by
them. while regular preaching services
have been secured in many other places
as an outgrowth of this Sunday school
work. 1t is utterly impossible to esti-
mate the far-reaching and benefcent
results of such missionary work as
this, and all accomplished in one wear.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-06-25
Fuol FnmIno In an Iowa Town.

SrUARr, Ia. June 90.-PocahOntas
Center. the only county seat in Iowa
without n railroad, the nearest station
being fifteen miles away, is still having
a fuel famine. The roads there arc still
impossible and no freight has been
hauled in since April II. Anything that
will burn Is now being used foT fuel
The coal supply was exhausted month
ago. 1t Is likely the town will have
railroad facilities before winter.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-06-25

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The great, gripping, old-tashioned
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
IN THE HUsTINGs COURT.

One Man Sentenced to the Penitentiary.
Other Business.
In the Hastings Court yesterday the
cases of the commonwealth vs.. Sam
Casey and Sam Pearson, charged with
Breaking intoand entering the store of
Byrd & Montgomery, near tho river
December 1s, was continued until the
April term of court.
Norman Arthur, the witness against
whom rules had been issued for failing
to appear in the Smith C Use, came into
court and made excuses on account of
sic <ness in his family. The fine was
RENTED and Arthur was recognized to
appear April 6.
Ben Bnrrell, a young negro with his
arm in sling, was next led to the bar
He was charged with stealing SO from
his employers, Landtrkin & Michael,
on December 81. He pleaded guilty
and the jury gave him the lowest pc n.
atty, one year in the penitentiary.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
PASSED THE SENATE.
Clcott Bill Goes to the Cover.
nor for His Signature.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 19.-ESpcciall-
Inc State debt bill, with tho house
amendments, has passed tho senate.
Inc Dill now goes to the Governor.
Mr. Perry, from the senate finance
COMMITTED, this morning reported bill
appropriating annually $40, 900, or si.0
per capita, for the Lee Camp Soldiers
Home This appropriation is made
upon the condition that the property OF
the Home shall revert to the common.
wealth after a period of not over
twenty-five years.
The discussion OF the Mushback anti
gam DING Dill was resumed in the house
this morning. Mr.. Benheim, OF Alex
drla,- opposed the measure except as
amended in the way proposed by the
committee. The bill had to give wav
for various special orders
Mr.. MoIlwaine's pharmacy bill came
up and was discussed. Or. Spencer, Of
Lee, made flowery speech in opposi-
ton to the measure. He llkened his
own mountain-loehed county to Lake
Como. The bill, the speaker said, was
aimed at the country doctors and coun.
try storekeepers. If 1t passed it would
prevent these from dealing in medi.
clnes. The bill was defeated,
Mr.. Fentress, of Portsmouth, intro
duced bill in the house to define the
qualifications of telegraph operators,
employed by railroad companies, to Sc
cure and transmit dispatches giving the
movement of trains. The requirements
are one years experience and an ex-
animation before the superintendent or
train master. The act Is not to apply
to any operator uEder sixteen now em-
pioyed in any telegraph office in Vir-
ginia.
Tho house passed the senate bill re.
firing tho 50, 800, 900 i'll bonds, held by
the educational institutions and ISSUING
certificates therefor
Mr., Ken occupied the entire time set
apart for the consideration of the rail-
road bill, explaining the features Of tho
measure.
The house held an evening session
for tho passage of local bills, ard tho
senate held night session.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

Efficient WorK of the Firemen Prevent n
Serious Confngration.
At a quarter of o'clock yesterday
afternoon tae roof of the engine room
adjoining the mill belonging to Messrs
Fishburn, Flaharty & Lemon, on Sec.
ond avenue northwest, was discovered
to be on fire by tho engineer. An alarm
was turned in from box 1923, and the de-
partment responded promptly and soon
had The fire under control.
The engine he'd was totally wrecked,
and when one Of the valves on the en-
CINE burst, steam poured out in clouds,
and the crowd scattered in fright.
The building was all ablaze when the
fire companies arrived, and in few
minutes had burned through tho mill
windows. but this was discovered by a
fireman who extinguished it with fow
buckets OF water.
"A good deal OF damage was done to
wheat and machinery in the cellar by
water. The origin of the fire was the
overheating Of the engine and stack.
The losses are fully covered by insur-
ance. The amount Of damage cannot
be ascertained until an examination
has been made OF the building and ma
chinery.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
CRISP FORCED TO SEEK REST.
He Designates Mr. McMiIlin as
Speaker Pro Tenn ofthe House.
Ter Thousand Copies of Bland's Silver
hn'i to sc Printed-An ImproTnptu
Silver Discussions In the Housc-A
Small Attendance of senators-A La7He
Nrraber of Ellis Disposed of-Conrres,s
Adjeurns to Meet Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1o.-TSpecialI-
The House was called TO order to day
by Mr.. Kerr, it's clerk, who read COM
munication from tho Speaker desigaat-
ing MIR. McMillin as Speaker pro tenn.
for the day:
Ten thousand COPIES OF the Bland
silver bill were ordered printed for cir
culation, after which the Eouse went
into committee of the. whole on the
private calendar
PAIRING the discussion of q, bias for the
relief of A. j. Duncan, Of Tennessee.
MT Harter and Mr.. Bland got into a
lengthy discussion on the silver cues
ton. Upon its conclusion, there being
no quorum present, the. House adj
journed.
Owing to the fact that tho Congress
sional excursion to Chicago was to, start
at an early hour in the afternoon the
attendance OF Senators az the opening
of tho proceedings in the Senate. tS.day
was very small. The Vice. President
laid before the Senate communication
mthe Secretary Of the Treasury ia an
swerto q Senate resolution takinr strong
ground against the proposed transfer Of
the revenue marine service from, Treas
ury Department.
Among the petitions and memorials
presented were number relative to
tho anticipation bill and praying for an
extension of the free delivery mail SER
vice to country districts.
The calendar was taken up ana
large number OF miscellaneous bills dis
posed of in various ways.
Tho Senate thon adjourned until
Tuesday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Destructive Fire in Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Fob. io:-[Speciall-A
fire, which broke out about 1 O'Clock
this morning, totally destroyed e. hi.
McGillin's dry good store. The building
was owned by Jas. j, Tracy and tho loss
on it is $4,000, nearly covered by insur-
ance. McGillin's entire stock was de-
stroyed; loss, Se30,000; insurance,
SeO5,oo0. The loss to adjoining prop
erty, divided among several firms
amounts to 100000.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
A VOLUNTARY TESTIMONIAL.
A Chronic Sufferer from Catarrh Tells
Of His Relief

ROANOKE, VA, Feb. 10, 90.
Having been a victim Of
nasal catarrh for some years
and having tried remedy after
remedy with little, if any, ben
eft, a week ago l placed my
self in the hands Of DR.. Coates,
the specialist, on Campbell
street, at which time I was
suffering from some Of its most
distressing symptoms. Feeling
so decided an Improvement in
so short a time, 1 deem but
right in justice to DR.. Coates
that 1 should let others who
suffer know that it will be
greatly to their benefit to con-
suit DR.. Coates, especially so
should they have been treating
themselves, as the results be-
tween doctering oneself and
having one who has special ap-
planes at hand to get at the
root of the disease and who
has made study Of its forms
and symptoms, is SO marked
that it would be doing an in
justice to ones health to neg
lect the opportunity thus
afforded Of consulting with DR..
Coates. T. B. JACKSON.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Charged with Embczn,cmsnt.

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. IL. -lSpeciall-
Col. j. Is. Simpson, who so many people
in Dallas thought had fed tho county,
returned from Hot Springs yesterday,
and in an boar after his arrival Sheriff
Lewis arrested him on the charge of
embezzling S!s,uOO from the Suoteh
Loan Company, of Edinburgh. The
colonel went to the sheriff-s oiflce and
was released on S., 900 bend.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
THE NEW ApPOINTEEs.
Sketches of the City Officials Named by the
Mayor Last Night

Sketches of the City Officials Named by the
Mayor Last Night
DR.. j. d. Kirk, board of public works,
was born in Bedford county, Pa, in
ls45. He received his education in
that county. and when a young man de-
cided to become physician. He grad
uated from Bellevue Hospital, Long Is
land, in 1870, and aftorward practiced
medicine in Bedford county, Pa. He
came to Roanoke in 1889 and engaged
in the practice of his profession.
Ho built up good practice and q the
same time speculated quite freely. He
now owns several large buildings and is
wealthy. He is staunch Democrat,
and lives in q fine brick residence on
Church street. The doctor is shrcwd
business man, and fully alive to the in
terests of the city.
Clarence Coleman, board of public
works, was born in Louisa county in
lS49. He received his education at the
Washington and Leo University and
Virginia Military Institute. He en-
gagged in his profession as n civil engi-
neer in 1870. Coming to Roanoke in
1890, he continued ut his profe ssion
until appointed as building inspe ctor Il
few months. He is prac teal architect
and an expert draugh tsman. He is also
a staunch Democrat.
John Sheehan, board OF public works,
was born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
county, Pa. in 1856, and received a
common school education. He learned
the machinist's trade and soon after be-
came interested in the coal and mining
business, and was manager of this de.
partment for the Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron Company for
several years.
He afterwards won't to Altoona, whore
he was employed as q mach mist, until
he came to Roanoke in 1888, Mr..
Sheehan has been employed as a ma
chinist at the Roanoke Machine
Works and is fine mechanic. He has
served nearly four years as council
man, and is regarded as ono of the
brightest men in that body. In politics
he Is u Democrat.
D. Nj. Terry, chief OF police, is q ma
tive Of Hanover county. Va. and was
born in 1871. He was raised and r, :
ceived his early education in that
county. He entered the Confederate
army in 1862 and fought under Col
Iluger until the surrender He has
hil'd. since that time, all positions on
railroads from section master 20 super
visor. and was with the Richmond and
Danvillo railroad for eleven wears.
Capt Terry came to Roanoke in 1888,
and for two years was in charge of the
Norfolk and Western yards in this city.
Ho was subsequently, made supervisor
OF tho Radford division, which he re-
signed several months ago, and became
Dor OF the Roanoke police force
p. Ii. Early. police sergeant, is ma
tive of Albemarle county. He is by
trade locomotive engineer, and for
several years ran an engine on tho
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. ue
went to New York several years ago,
and was member OF the police force in
that city. Io came to Roanoke about
two years ago, and was in the contract.
ing business until he became member
OF the force here about . year ago.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Thayer Had No. Right to- Hold. omce,

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 19.-lSpeoiall-
Chief Justice Maxwell, of the supreme
court, has handed down an opinion,
holding that Governor Thayor had no
right to hold the office of Governor, nor
had no the right to usurp the authority.
lieutenant Governor Mayors should
have held office, pending tho tost of
Boyd's citizenship, and that when he
was forced out by Boyd his tenure
ceased.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
JIsiifLable Mon,i.iae.

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. lo.-[Speciall-
Tho jury in the case of A. Y. Alice,
charged with the murder of Editor w.
G. Bowen, OF la Sale cour ty, last June,
returned voYdicG of not guilty to-day.
1t was shown during the ten days of the
trial that Bowen made threats against
Alice and went armed for him. The
jury looked upon the homicide as justifi-
able
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Meeting of the Roanoke Banking and
Investment Co.

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Roanoke Banking and Investment Com
pany was held at the Office of Moomaw
& Woods yesterday afternoon. w. X.
Andrews, was elected president; J. a.
Fishburne, vice PRESIDENT; j. w. Woods,
secretary AMI treasurer, and Mr.. Nc
CURE, general manager. Messrs, II. s.
Trout, j. T. Engleby. w. X. Andrews,
]. a. Fishburne and ). G. Jamison were
elected directors.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Romgr on the On,lA,x

MIDDLEBoRo, Ky, Feb. l9.-lSpeciall
-berry Turner, noted outlaw, was
mortally wounded here yesterday while
attempting to escape capture. He was
then captured and hanged by his CAP
tors.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Speaker Crisp at Fortress Monroe

WAsuINeroN, Fob. lo.-[Speciall-
Speaker Crisp Left Washington last
night tor Fortress Monroe, whore he
will renain until Monday night, unless
his family can persuade him to stay q
few day longer. lie has not fully re-
covered his strength since his recent
illness and is in need Of rest and quiet.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Movements of the Paw Cara.

The Norfolk and Western pay car
will begin its rounds this borning. The
yard employees will all be paid off to.
day. commencing in tho West End.
Monday morning one car will start
west, paying off all employees west of
Roanoke, and another car willgsta
North and pay off along tho Washing
ton and Maryland division.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Gold sent to t:nrnna.

NEW York, Feb. 19.--ISpeoiall-
Five hundred thousand dollars in gold
has been taken out of tho sub. treasury
for export to Europe,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
The Injured bicycle Rider.

Elliot S. Workman, who broke his
knee by fall from bicycle Thursday
on Commonwealth avenue, is doing as
we'll as could be expected. DR.. Buck
ner says he will be confined to his roor,
for several weaks
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Won l,y Wallace

Frank Sherman, Of Washington, and
Walter Wallace. OF Roanoke, played o
game OF pool at Rice's last night, one
hundred points. Wallace was the
victor. he scoring one hundred 10 his
opponents seventy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
a Pleasant Surprise Party.

The many friends of Capt. Wn.
Booth, the popular coal operator, who
residesaon Eighth avenue, arranged a
surprise party for him at a late hour
last night Music and dancing followed
by IN elegant collation., were the fea.
lures Of the evening. 1t was the ami
versary OF the captains fiftythird birth
day
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
new CITY OFFICIALS NAMED.
Mayor Evans Sends His Nominal
tons to Council.

Shake Up In the Police Force-Three
oid Members Dropped From the Roll,
Among Them Being Chief Jones.
Sergeant Griffin Reduced to the Ranks
Tory and Early at the Head of tho
Department-The Board of Public
Resignation of Councilman
Shcehan-ThO Mayors First Veto.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
A Mnrd.rer Hunred.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Feb. lo.--TSpeciail-
Charles c. Cummings, colorcd, was
hanged bore to day AZ ii t'cioox for the
killing of David Williams, also colored.
in November, 1890.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
To Meet NTnroh II.

GRAND Forks, \. D., Feb. 10 lSpe.
ciall-The State Democratic convention
to select delegates to the national con-
vention has been called to meet here
March 2ith
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
Layton Won the Match.

between 200 and 800 people witnessed
the wrestling match. best two in three.
last night at THE Club" between Pro
fessors Mann saa Layton. Mann won
the trst fLll and Layton the other two.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
1he Weather

Forecast: For Virgiaa cloudy aud
rainy weather, probably Snow in n ouns
tain DISTRICTS cloudy weather aud sain
SUNDAY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
NO INDICTMENTS PRESENTED,
The Grand Jury Unable to Saw
Who Lynched Lavender.

Many Witnesses Examined, But Only Two
Men Acknowledged That They Wore
There-These Were Newspaper Men
and We're After Ncws-They Did Not
Recognize Any One-Little Mary In
dicted For Perjury-The Jury Dis
charged.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20

ing that the mayor shall not have juris.
diction over the city bonds which were
previously issued. Referred to the
ordinance committee and city solicitor
to report at the next meeting of
Council.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-20
hxtra Session nf enc TexAs LecisIatnra

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. slo.-lSpeciall-
Governor Hogo has issued proclama-
ton convening the legislature in extra
session, March H.
The morning call., 1892-02-14

Just abreast of the Old Mole, and well up
the mountainside, which on the west Is less
precipitOus than elsewhere, STANDS a huge
Moorish tower, just 1850 years old, built by
the first Moorish invaders, and the most
ancient, perfectly preserved relic of Moslem
rule in Spain. 1t is almost entire in its
massive strength, though h0Eeycombed by
innumerable cannon balls; while its great
Tower of Homage is now powder-maga-
zine, while modern barracks and officers
quarters wi:h pleasant gardens fill the area
within its ancient walls.
To the south, Africa seems but a step
across a cleaning pool. To the east there
is only the vast Mediterranean, dotted with
many strange and curious craft. To The
west, the sight ranges over beautiful and
picturesque haTbOr scene, with every man.
ner of ships that floats, from the leViathan
man-o f-war TO the latteen sailed felucca,
including a half-dOZen American schoOners
and barks with their shapely hulls and
slender spars, and rests beyond the
waters of the bay upon tho circling
Spanish shore There is Cabrita Point,
darkening grimly against background OF
flame where the setting sun floods the en-
trance from the Atlantic. Around to the
northwest Ageciras ghOSt-like lifts through
the purpling pail. To the north, score of
villas and villages pink or white as the light
and shadows changefuly play upon them,
show, like the ivory beads of rosary,
against ranges of aloes and masses of vine
yards; the whole with background of
billowy foothills, dark, then blue then pur-
pie, and finally an opaline misty dream
where the peaks of the Spanish sierraS
blend with the far horizon of the north
All this is what one can see at Ell HaCho
upon the heights of Gibraltar; but what
wraiths of history, mythic and real, crowd
from the past upon the wOndrous scenei
The morning call., 1892-02-14
ENGLISH DETECTIVES.
The Criminal InvestigattOn Department
at Scotland Yard.

The Criminal Investigation Department
at Scotland Yard.
The standing strength of the London de-
tectiye force is about 400. At the head Of 1t
Is the Director of tile Criminal Investigation
Department at New Scotland Yard. The
staff attached to headquarters, and in imme-
date contact with the director, consists Of
one superintendent and about thirty subor-
dinates the rest OF the men are distributed
among the twenty-five divisions OF the Met
rOpolitan Police Each division has thus a
local staff of detectives, consisting Of one
inspector and a varying number OF ser
geauts who are, for all ordinary purposes,
under the control OF the divisional superin-
tendent.
Every crime discovered is reported first to
the nearest police station and then to the
superintendent of the division, who imme-
diately takes it In hand and issues such
directions as he thinks necessary to the
detective inspector Of his division At the
same time he refers it to the Criminal III
vestigauon Department. either by way OF
his daily report or at once If the affair be
very serious. Such report passes through
a chief officer of the Criminal Investigation
Department and then goes to the Director
If urgent and ogt Of hours, it is telegTaDhed
to his house. He can then act IN several
ways, according to the nature and gravity OF
the case; he may leave it entirely IN the
hands of the Superintendent, or he may issue
instructions TO direct the Divisional De-
tectiye Inspector, in which case the latter
will act in concert with the Superintend-
emit; or, again. lie may instruct member
Of his own staff, who, IN turn, may act with
the Superintendent or independently. Not
to weary the reader with details the main
points of the system are % the local dis
triDution of the detective force, aud q its
intersCti0n with the ordinary force through
the Superintendent. Everything, OF course,
depends on the smooth working. - The
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