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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
CONFIDENT HARRISON WILL WIN.
Secretary Rusk and Senator Proctor
Speak EncouraginEly.

Secretary Rusk and Senator Proctor
Speak EncouraginEly.
NEW YORK, July 1s.-The city is still
filled with Republicans who came here
of attend Saturdays meeting of the
national committee. All are confident
that Harrison will win the day. Secre-
tary Rusk says the outlook for Republi.
can success is good. He informed re-
porter that it was rainbow chasing for
the Democrats to expect to carry Wis
consin. In his State the Repu blicans,
he believed, would hold their own as
they had in previous national elections.
The voters, or at least a number of them
in the State, were not for free trade.
"What about tn strength of the Farm
erS' Alliance in Wisconsin," He was
asked.
I'VE have third party, but do not
think it will be strong enough to change
the situation between the two large
parties. The Republicans are pleased
with the ticket, and, in my opinion, thew
will support it heartily"
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, is lust
as confident. He said he believed the
Republicans could carry New York, but
even If New York should be lost he
thought the President would be elected.
He added: 81 believe all the regular
Republican States can be counted on to
give Republican majorities, and many of
the so.called doubtful States will go
Republican. The Northwest? 1 be-
lieve that section is all right. BY blood
and traditions the people are Republi.
cans in the great North west. do not
see any reason in the world to doubt Re-
publican success. We have the best of
the issue and our national platform,
think. will be upheld by the voters as
Republican principles have been in the
past"
The Senator smiled when asked about
Vermont. Putting his hands together
as If to represent a compact mass he
said: vermont is solid for the Repub-
llcan national ticket"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
HEALTH OF ITALIAN CITIES.

Tho Government Taking Sanitary Meas
ures-Typhoid Fever in Florence.
Naples and Rome owe their evil repu-
tation to d state of things which no
longer exists Until few years ago
Naples drew all its water from wells,
and typhoid fever was virtually cpl
,demic in the city. Since the introduce
ton Of the Scrino water and the closing
of the wells the disease has almost dis
appeared In Rome before it became
the capital the drainage was bad and
In spite of the numerous aQueducts a
large number of wells were In usa The
Italian government has thoroughly
drained the city, and when the cholera
last appeared in Italy the government
closed the wells, which still remain
closed. The result has been to reduce
the deaths from typhoid fever to less
than three per week in population of
415,000.
There is another popular superstition
that Rome is unhealthy in summer. As
it happens, tho death rate is much
lower in summer than in winter. It Is
lowest in May and June, when it is
eighteen and nineteen per Thousand,
and highest in February and March,
when, owing 10 the prevalence OF dis
eases of the throat and lungs, it
reaches thirty and thirty-two per thou
sand. 1t is higher in July or August
for the reason that the peasants who
are harvesting on the Campagna arc
often smitten with fever and arc
brought into tho hospitals. But even
then it is much lower than it is in the
winter months. The deaths from
malarial fevers in Rome average O
little more than five per week, and a
very large proportion of these deaths
are those Of peasants and inhabitants
of unhealthy villages who are brought
from the surrounding country to the
Roman hospitals.
The prevalence of typhoid fever in
Florence cannot be denied It is due to
bad drainage and the use of well water.
Tho municipality is, however, deter
mined to rectify this state of things with
out delay, and if the measures recon-
mended by Sir Douglas Gallon in the re
port he has made to the syndic are
carried out, as there Is little doubt that
they will be, Florence will become a,
healthy as Rome or Naples.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
Teaching pnsrtotisrn.

Educating patriotism in children may
occasionally lead to unsatisfactory &C.
currences. At Belgrade, in Servia, two
hundred such juvenile patriots met to
play at soldiers. They began throwing
little stones at each other, slowly in.
creasing the missiles IN size, and when
victory hesitated in declaring itself
for either party they took to sticks and
poclSetlsnives and assaulted each other.
Some women and men trying to make
peace were driven away with stones.
A few officers of police looked on and
enjoyed the lively and practical way OF
inculcating patriotic sentiments. When
the little warriors were finally separ-
nted nine boys were seriously hurt, q
few of them dying of their wounds and
a large number were for weeks put hora
dc combat
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
MAKING NEW GASES.
Tho French Turning Another Desert Are
Into Fertile Region

Tho French Turning Another Desert Area
Into Fertile Region.
The French are ut work again maln.
ing new GASES in the Sahara desert, says
the New York Sun They believe that
large region around Ell Golea, In the
desert south Of the western part of AL
gcria, can be restored to fertility. At
present one little oasis Is isolated by
many miles of sand from any other fer
tile area. The place has no commercial
Importance, but tho French have estab-
lished military post there because
they intend to make El Golea tho start
ing point for all their movements in
the directions of Tuat and the other
oases south of Ell Golea, which are now
in the hands of the murderers Tuarcgs
and other desert nomads. The French
purpose to reduce the bandits to sub
mission, md enable merchants to ex-
tend commerce to and beyond the re-
gionS in tho Sahara where caravans can
venture now only Mt tho peril of being
plundercd and destroyed Mr.. ROLAND
has made study of the geology and
NEUROLOGY of tho Ell Golea re-
gion- He says there is plenty Of
water under the sand, and that 1t
can DO brought easily to the surface.
His purpose is to tan the subterranean
supplies and lead tho water alonQ tho
dried-up bed of the Wady Seggeur.
From the main ditch side bitches are to
be extended, and in that way the en-
gineers expect to fertilize number Of
thousands of acres of land. Mr.. Roll
land says there Is no expectation that
the new basin can be developed to as
great an extent as that of the Wady
Rir, where hundreds of thousands of
date palms are hourishing, although the
place had only desert sands q few years
ago; but he expects ut least TO restore
the plain of FL Golea its ancient pros
pcrity, for there is no doubt that u largo
oasis was there once, and that it has
gradually diminished in size owing to
the encroaching deser t, which has been
pushing further north, the winds car
rying the So nd toward the Mediterran-
can, destroying NIL vegetation, and MAX
ing u desert where verlure had existed.
The revivified oasis will at least be
large enough to nourish garrison.
France expects to keep u large force at
Ell Golea, because military operations
against the tribes further southwark
will have to be on an important scale.
1t will, therefore, be great point
gained to obviate the necessity of bring
ing big supplies of provisions to Ell
Golea for tho purpose of revictueling
the garrison there
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
STRqIguTEuED H!a OUT.
Indigestion Dyspepsia and Bad Blood
Cured BY glleN'S SaTSapaTllla.

ST. PAUL, Wise Co., Va, Dec, '91.
For years have suffered a great deal
from Indigestion and dyspepsia,
down. My blood was in bad con-
ditiOn and l was continually tired
and had no appetite. Iheard ALIENS
SARsAPARILLA talked about so much 1
decided to try it. found it to be in
deed a wonderful medicine. 1t has
Strengthened me out completely
and made new man of me. Inow have
a splendid appetite, feel first rate,
and Gun eat without my food hurt
ing me, which 1 could not do before.
A bottle Of this great remedy is worth
$4,000 to any one suffering as was.
j. J.. SLOWER.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
Early Value of Horses.

Horses arc not valued Mt higher rates
now than in the earlier ages of the
world, if we estimate prices paid for
them according to the price of food,
which seems to be fair standard Of
comparison In King Solomon's time
an Egyptiah horsc-tho best horses
were then procured from Egypt-cost
ono hundred and fifty shclxcls, about
eighty-five dollars. Six hundred years
utter Solomon, in the time OF Nenophon,
Seuthis the Thracian paid fifty drach-
mae, or about one hundred md thirty
two dollars, for the steed on which he
rode during the retreat of the Ten Thou
'Sand
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
A CRUEL oANAnn PUBLISHED.
Sensational Story About Mrs. Harrison
Indignantly Denied.

Indignantly Denied.
WASHINGTON, July 1s.-ISpeciall-
The Post this morning says: The report
published yesterday morning in the
Philadelphia Inquirer to the effect that
Mrs. Harrison is dying Of quick con-
sumption, is pronounced by authorities
at the White House to be q cruel canard.
Nevertheless itcaused considerable anx-
iety among tho numerous friends Of the
first lady in the land, and many were
the inquiries yesterday as to the truth
Halford left for Cape May yesterday
afternoon, but before he departed he
denied the story emphatically.
"The statement is cruel as we'll as I'M
true" said he, land there is nothing in
Mrs. Harrison's condition to warrant it.
Our daily reports from Loon Lake con-
vey the most encouraging information
concerning Mrs. Harrison's improve
ment, and there is no basis for the cir
culation of any report to the contrary"
Assistant Secretary Tibbitts, who acts
in Mr.. Halford's absence, was seen last
evening by Post reporter. He read
the Inquirer article through carefully,
and exclaimed: sit is absolutely false
III every NOb ONLY GQaU, IL
is ghoulish. We receive kilograms
every day, and the latest, received this
morning, announced that Mrs. Harrison
is decidedly better. She has entirely
recovered from the slight fatigue Of her
journey, and the mountain air Is doing
her worlds of good.
"There have never been any sYmp-
toms of consumption in Mrs. Harrison's
case and l cannot imagine how the re-
port started. The Inquirer has been
asked to explain the article, which has
caused considerable pain to the Presi-
dent and the family"
President Harrison also went to Cape
May yesterday afternoon, where he will
remain over Sunday, returning Monday
afternoon. The fact in itself, as one of
the doorkeepers at the White House re-
marked, is enough to brand the story as
falsehood. For, if Mrs. Harrison were
even seriously i'll, much less dying, the
President would be ather side, Congress
Notwithstanding.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
ROANOKE. VA, JULY 10, 1892.

THE TIMES can pc found regularly on
Gale at the following places
Roanoke-George Gravatt, Jr., Nj. l..
gmith.s, Hotels Roanoke. Ponce de Leon.
MIk's News Stand, "a Salem avenue
Bristol, Tenn.-W. A, Ward. Front
Etreet.
Blueheld-Blueheld Inn.
Observation-Disclosures Hotel.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Inn.
Pulaski-Maple;S Shade Inn, Brown u
Brown.
Radford-Radford Inn. w. @. Butler.
9alem-W. 8 Teylor's Book Store.
ashington--Willard's, The Metropon-
Tan.
Wytheville-E. h. Bailey.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
RAN INTO A wAsHOUr.

News Agent and an Employe Killed Near
Wilmington, n. c.
WILMINGTON, N. c., July 1s.-Train
No. 81 ran into washout on the North
eastern railroad about FIVE miles south
OF Florence last night. The train con-
sisted of the engine, mail, baggage and
express cars, two coaches and three
Pullman sleeping cars. All the cars left
the track except the engine and rear
sleeper.
j. 5. damon, the news agent, and
william Moore, colored employee,
were killed. One passenger was pain
fully hurt and one other slightly hurt.
Two sleeping cars were somewhat dam
aged.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
1t Should be in Every House.

j. d. WILSON, 371 Clay street, Sharps-
burg, Pa, says he will not be without
DIR. Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton, coughs and colds, that it cured his
wife who was threatened with pneu-
monia after an attack Of ola Grippe"
when various other remedies and Sow
oral physicians had done her no good.
Robert Barber, Of Cooksport, Pa, claims
Or. Kings New Discovery has done him
moro good than anything he ever used
for lung trouble. Nothing like it. Try
1T. Free trial bottles at Christian &,
Barbeo's drugstore. Large bottles, SOC.
and SI.00.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19

Thomas w. Miller left last nigh

Thomas W. Miller left last night to
attend the big Democratic n Getting to
be held in New York tomorrow night.
as the representative of the Central
Democratic Club. While in New York
Mr.. Miller will endeavor to induce
Adlai e. Stevenson, the nominee for
Vice-President, to come to Roanoke and
open the campaign here with a speech,
while on his way to Charlotte, y C.,
which place he expects to visit.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN.

Natural Enough for Opposing Roads to
Look After Their Own Interests.
From the Washington Post
EDITOR Posi-: There appears in the
Post Of to-day q letter from j. A. Settle,
OF this city, possessing good deal of
merit so far as he dwells upon the spirit
of the caption, "Let tho Norfolk and
Western Come In" But as relates to
this matter Mr.. Settles reference to the
control of Congress by railroad and other
corporations strikes the casual reader as
rather general and sarcastic in utterance
and insinuation. That said controlling
railroads should use their influence and
means to protect their interests is not
unnatural. And to defeat bill that
would, II passed, jeopardize said inter.
-ests by bringing here such rivals and
Railroad Company, is it unreasonable
and unjust for said roads to employ
every stratagem and means necessary,
not unworthy of every corporation and
individual acting in self-defense?
what if they have paid attorneys and
influential friends in Congress to filibus-
ter and talk the bill to death? Why,
there remains the other side to be pre-
sented by the honorable representatives
of the oppressed and interested masses.
While the District is not directly repre-
sented in the halls of Congress, her
interests are intrusted to men who can
be relied upon to stand by the Dist let's
interests, as in the past. Besides there
are the able representatives from Vir-
GINA, especially from the Seventh and
Eighth districts, section most bene-
flied by said bill, embodying the con-
centrated voice Of their constituents,
who can be relied on to champion this
important railroad bill.
Though said gentlemen have been re-
markedly quiet on the subject, their
silence cannot have any ominous signi-
ficance, since they hold in trust their
constituents interests and do not, / am
informed, hold any interests in the op.
posing railroads as stockholders or at
torneys. Not knowing the gentlemen
personally, am not prepared to say
that either of them could be swayed or
influenced by such fortunate circum-
stances, but it is safe to presume that
these gentlemen will exercise the great
est influence in the passage of said bill.
Should the bill fail to pass, then it will
be time enough for the District of Column
bia and Virginia to investigate the rea-
| son why and to act accordingly.
CHAs. T. HENRY.
| WASHINGTON, July 10.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
WASHINGTON, July 10.
Let the Norfolk and western !

Let the Norfolk and Western In.
From the Washington Post.
EDITOR PosT: II the railroad compa-
MES now controlling the travel and trade
Of the District of Columbia, and, appar-
emily, the United States Congress, sue
coed in their efforts and means in get
ting the present Congress to further
protect their interest by keeping out
the Norfolk and Western railroad, the
citizens of Washington should call a
mass-meeting and enter their protest
against such unfairness, and, ifneed be,
offer such guarantees and inducements
to said Norfolk and Western railroad as
will bringthe road to tho District line or
to the Potomac river, and infuture show
to said road all partially possible. The
hold that monopolies are getting upon
the people and lawmakers OF this coun-
try Is alarming. AS consequence no
people arc so afflicted as tho citizens OF
the District of lumbia, and none SO
long suffering and patient. 1t is sad
commentary upon our institutions that
justice and right have ceased to prevail
against combined capital and influence
The disposition, over prevalent, to neg
lect tho demands and interests of the
masses bodes no good. Though the
people OF Washington may not BIO repre-
scnted in Congress, they can DO and
] should be- heard on this Norfolk and
Western railroad bill. j. A. SETTLE.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
RoANoKE's OPPORTUNITY.

Roanoke took the first steps last
night toward having one of her citizens
represent this district in Congress by
electing delegates to the Lynchburg
convention, who are practically unani
NOUS for one man. Going into the
fight with an undivided delegation will
go great way toward winning the
fight.
Roanoke is certainly entitled to the
representative this year. Since the
city was incorporated into the Sixth dis
trict it has Loyalty supported every
nominee for Congress.
1t gave Daniel an enthusiastic sup
port; it gave Griffin, of Bedford, it's
usual Democratic majority at time
when the Knights of Labor question
was disturbing every town in the dis
trict and when that question caused
Lynchburg to fall behind in the Demo
cratic vote.
1t has supported Edmunds, the pres
ont representative, with Democratic
vote increasing with its population. BY
its vote the present presidential cleo
tor. Thompson Brown, of Bedford
county, was nominated for that position.
Roanokes Democratic majority has
steadfastly grown from the organization
of the city to the present time and
whilst it will have but fifteen delegates
in the Lynchburg convention, that does
not show the city Is Democratic strength,
for that delegation is based upo the
vote cast in 1889, since which time
the Democratic vote has largely in
creased in this city, there being about
$500 Democratic votes cast in the last
primary, and fully 5000 Democratic votes
will be cast for the Democratic ticket
this fall.
These are few of the reasons WHY
Roanoke is entitled to the representa-
tive. The action Of the mass meeting
last night makes Thos. w. Miller a
strong candidate. Backed by the solid
Roanoke delegation and possibly sew
eral other delegations he will be in the
fight to stay.
Mr.. Miller'r record is good one.
Upon an early age he was thrown upon
his own resources and on the farm, in
the factory. in the railroad and express
service he learned the virtue Of self re-
liance and economy Out of means
thus acquired he attended the Univer-
sity of Virginia and in ono year graiu-
;ated in the department OF law. He 10.
Gated in the city of Roanoke and at an
early period in its history was actively
engaged as one Of the leaders Of the De-
mocracy in its organization and devel-
opment. Since that time he has always
been in the front ranks of the party and
done mnch to advance its interests.
The city Of Roanoke can conscien.
tiously ask and reasonably expect to
haye the honor of naming Edmunds'
successor, as her voters have faithfully
supported the candidates from other
parts Of the district and at critical
times, too. Gentlemen of Roanoke, YOU
now have your opportunity. Do not
let it pass.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
Heating the Iniunction.

The Street Car Company had force
of men at work on Jefferson street and
Campbell avenue all last night putting
up poles and stretching the trolly wire.
Several residents of Jefferson street lad
threatened to get out an injunction
stopping the erection of the poles, but
the company got ahead Of them.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-19
with Food for the Starving,

ST. PETERSBURG, July 1S.-Thc officers OF the
steamer Leo, from New York, with a cargo Of
provisions for the fariine sufferers will he re-
ceivcd to-day by the municipal authorities
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-19
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE
CHOLERA.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 12.-Railroad
communication with the cholera in
fected districts is to be suspended, and
trains to other parts of the country
will be subjected to minute sanitary
precautions. Wooden huts are to be
erected at every 100 kilometers along
the various railroad lines for the recep-
ton of passengers taken suddenly i'll
with the disease.
The municipal authorities of st.
Petersburg have decided to open a
school for instruction in the use of dis
i~nfectants.
A schedule of obligatory sanitary
measures for factories and other places
of employment has been drafted and
will be put into execution at once.
PARIS, July 12.-Five deaths at
tributed to cholera occurred at Auber
villiers today.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The Surgeon
General of the Marine Hospital Service,
with the approval of the President, has
issued a circular to collectors of Gus
toms, medical officers of the Marine
Hospital Service, and others in regard
to the d1sinfection of vessels from
cholera infected districts.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-19
A JOHNsTowN REMINDER.

PARIS, July IA terrific storm
swept over the Chamounix valley last
night. Rain fell in torrents and the
enormous quantity of water precipi-
tated caused the river Arve to rise sud
denly to a great height. The swelling
of the mountain stream led to the in
undation of the country along the
banks and great damage was done at
many places. The worst disaster was
at st. Gervais, the famous health re-
sort. The village was practically swept
away and it is reported that 200 resi-
dents and visitors were drowned. The
celebrated baths were destroyed and
at least half the buildings in the place
demolished. The river is full of float
ing debris, mingled with which are
many corpses of men, women and chill
dren, besides hundreds of cattle, goats
and other animals.
PARIS, July 12-(BuIletin )-One
hundred and fifty bodies have been
found at St. Gervais.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-19
sEvENTY-FIvE WATERY GRAVES

PEORIA, Ill July 12.-It is reported
that the tug boat frankie Folsom cap
sized and sunk on Lake Peoria this
evening with $50 people on board.
Seventy-fve people are reported to
have been drowned. Prof. Payne has
been giving a pyrotechnic display here
for the past few weeks and a good view
of the exhibition can be observed from
the lake from the northern part of the
city and large numbers on excursion
boats and small row boats took advan-
tage of the free exhibition.
This evening about 1:3O a strong
wind storm suddenly arose and the
crafts were unable to withstand the
vehemence of the storm. One boat
yard claims that nine skiffs have not
yet returned and it is thought that the
occupants have been drowned. There
is great excitement, Particulars are
hard to obtain, as it is not known who
were in the boats.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-07-19
H ST. JOHNS R

ST. JOHNS, N. F., July 12-Every
lawyers Office, DOCTORS residence and
office, and every protestant clergyman's
residence were burned, and every daily
stroyed; and there is no type, paper or
ink remaining in the city for posters.
Several houseless persons have died
since the fire in consequence of fright
and exposure. Most of the people are
now temporarily housed in sheds and
tents, but provisions and clothing are
needed and relief should take those
forms.
Insurance agents held a meeting to-
day. Their reports showed that the
losses covered by insurance placed in
agencies here amounted to 81, $50, 600:
The estimated total of losses is about
$15, 600, 900. The following are the chief