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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
USEFUL ITEMS.

DOTTED lace walls worn over the eyes
are injurious to the sight; for that re a
son they have been in measure dis
cardcd, plain ones being preferred.
\ NOTE of acknowledgment of hospi-
tally should be sent Immediately upon
returning home from visit. To omit
this shows carclcssness which is sell
dom eXcusablc.
ROSE, WATER and glycerine is valuable
to those whose hands chap and roughen
easily during the cold weather. Apply it
with the soap and water when bathing;
also upon retiring for the night.
WHISTLE in the handle OF lady's
umbrella or attached to some of the
paraphcrnalia pertaining to her outfit
for the street has proved convenience
in attracting the NOTICE of the surface
car conductor whose range of vision re-
fuses to include the MISUNDERSTANDING
would-be passenger.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
RADIO RID.
THE NEXT COURT.
Judge casseII Getting Down to
Business.

The city court opened up we'll Mon
day morning with prayer by Rev. j. l..
Allison. On taking his seat Judge Cas-.
sell made few appropriate remarks to
the bar.
Judge Hiffin, OF the Radford bar,
replied In pleasant waJ, after which
the court got down to regular rontino
business.
On behalf of several applicants Mr..
Hoge moved tho court to grant license
ior the sale of liquor. &c. No one con-
tested this motion.
The court, however, was doubtful of
its right to grant such licenses and de-
sired the law touching the matter dis
cussed.
R. L. Gardner was asked to serve as
On amicus CURVE of the court and the
motions set for hearing Thursday next.
1t seems that the district in which
the town was situated voted local option
year ago. and the question is, Can the
now city grant liquor licenses?
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
SCIENCE CLIPPINGS.

DIR. SAMUEL G. DIXON, of Philadcl-
phia, thinks he has grip microbe be-
tween two pieces of glass.
SENIOR Don ANTONIO DEL. CASTILLO
says three thousand tons of meteoric
stone fell from the moon in his part of
Mexico recently.
ARISTOTLE attempted to weigh air
by weighing bag when empty and
again after it had been inflated. The
result of this experiment caused him to
announce that air had no weight. With
out air we could see the stars as plainly
during the day as we can at night.
They are experimenting with new
pavement at London. This, used in the
same manner as ordinary pavements, is
formed of cork and bitumen, COM
pressed together. The principal adj
vantage of these pavcments is their
elasticity; they furnish good footing
for horses and are comparatively noise
less
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

THE letter of j. Allen Watts, Esq, to
the Journal OF Commerce, which is re-
produced in this mornings TIMES, is
well worth perusing. Mr.. Watts is
fully alive to the wants of this section
of the country, and his observations are
we'll taken and to the point. Tho
journal in question has been devoting
considerable attention, lately, to the
South, and is doing much good in let
ting Northern capitalists gain an in
sight into the wonderful resources of
this section Of the country.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
German Officers Fight a Duel.

BERLIN. March e.-[SpecialI- Lieu.
tenants Prittswitz and Bulow quarreled
at Dantzsic day or two ago in regard
20 the favors OF lady to whom they
were both attentive. Yesterday they
met on the field of honor to settle their
dispute by duel. The place selected
for the combat was near Marienwerder.
Lieutenant Prittwitz was shot in th q
abdomen, the wound being very seri-
GUS one. He is still living, but his re-
covery is hardly looked for. Lieuten.
ant Bulow is under arrest.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
GRINDING OUT MONEY.
A Little Machine Which Is Giving Wash
ington Omcials Lots OF Fun.

A Little Machine Which Is Giving Wash
ington Oncials Lots OF Fun.
The treasury officials are having lot
of fun nowadays with little machine
which is so arranged that it has the APP
pearance of grinding out paper money
by simply turning crank. BY an in
genious arrangement, which apparent
ly consists of two steel rollers, it re-
ceivcs on one side of the rollers a slip
of brown paper and rolls out at the
other side printed and in every way
complete treasury note. The secret of
it is that these notes are put in the ma
chine and the rolling is begun, and the
brown paper is carefully slowed away in
side one of the rollers, while the treasury
notes arc ground out from their secret
reservoir, where they have been pre-
viously stored. The deception, however,
is SO complete that to the average indi-
vidual it looks as though the slip of pa
per rolled in on one end actually came
out brand new treasury note on the
other side.
~ never saw man so thoroughly
fooled and excited" said treasury Of
fetal, as he exhibited the little machine
on his desk, ''as was one of our secret
service men the other day. His eyes
fairly popped out when he saw it.
Great Hcavens!' he said, this is the
most dangerous thing that ever saw
Why, it ought to be suppressed at once
There is no telling what quantities of
money may be printed with it, and the
imitation is absolutely perfect. Why,
it even changes the number He took
up bill after bill that it had ground out
before his eyes. The other officials who
were in the secret were holding their
sides and ready to explode with
laughter, as he went on examining the
notes as they were ground out one after
another, and it was not until he visited
New York some days afterwards and
brought tho matter to tho attention of
men there that he was undeceived."
The department is in receipt of numcr-
GUS letters calling attention to this
machine, carefully discussing the great
danger in permitting the existence of n
machine which so easily produces such
exact representations of treasury notes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
IKE CONVENTION hALL.

The Republicans Will Have Ample Ac-
Communications at Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis exposition building
has been radically altered SO as to af-
ford the republican convention ample
accommodations. The lowest floor of
the structure is not used The conven-
ton goes into what is in effect second
story which enables the architects to
use the space to the greatest advantage
OF the convention and the least injury
to the original character of the build
ing. They have cut off a considerable
useless area and inclosed the new
audience-room within walls sufficiently
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substantial to protect the sessions from
disturbance. The aspect of the cham
Der is that of q rectilinear amphitheater
1t is not widely different in main struc-
tural lines from the Auditorium plan Of
1888. Galleries rise behind thc stage as
well as from each side of tho building.
Delegates will be seated in front of the
stage, alternatcs behind delegates.
Provision is made for 1873 stenogra-
pliers on the stage and for any number
of press writer's Immediately at the back
and along the front of the galleries ada
cent to the stage. Telegraph offices are
provided for to the right of the stage.
Lighting is from above and ventilation
will be ample. The seating capacity of
the convention hall is IL 900.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
Exodus or the Colored People,

HELENA, Ark, March Especial +
The exodus of colored people from this
part of the State to Oklahoma still con-
tinues. Already the negro population
of this county has been visibly de-
creased by emigration. Thirty families
leave here tomorrow for the land OF
promise, while others will follow as
soon as they get money enough to defray
their expenses. Poor crops and hard
times are the causes for the move.
Oklahoma seems to be the destination
of the emigrants.
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ROANOKE, VA, MARCH 0, 1892.

THE TIMES can De found regularly on
gale at the following places:
Roanoke--George Gravatt. Jr., M. L..
5nith.s, Hotels Roanoke, Ponce de Leon,
Elk's News Stand, "a Salem avenue
Bristol, Tenn.-W. A. Ward, Front
Street.
Blueheld--Bluefleld Inn.
Lynchburg-Norvell -Arlington. Hotel.
Observation-Disclosures Inn.
Pulaski-Maple Shade Inn, Brown g.
Brown.
Radford--Radford Inn. w. G. Butler.
Salem-W. S Taylor's Book Store.
ashington--Willard's The Metropoli-
tan.
Wytheville-E. H. Bailey.
Norfolk and Western trains.
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Photosraphing with a ride.

A remarkable invention has Just
been announced in Vienna. It Is q
complete miniature apparatus for
taking photographs in rife. tho APP
paratus closing itself every time shot
is fred. The photograph will show tho
object aimed at in circular picture in
the center of which is thu shot
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
A Uscful Plant.

In northern Africa date stones arc
roasted and used as n substitute for cof-
fec. All kinds of basket and wicker
work are made from tho leaf stalks,
while the leaves themselves arc made
into mats. bags, etc. The wood is used
for fences and buildings.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
coN1mERCIAL ASSOCIATION.

OPEN FOR MEMBERS AND VISITORS FROM
a. IN. until 1880 p. m. Leading daily news
fngs for papers and discussion every Monday
night nj 8 D. IN.
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Discovered a Now Comet,

ROCHESTER, N. Y, March S.-Prof.
Swift, of the Warner Observatory. Roch.
ester, N. Y, discovered this morning,
Mar:h Z, just at daybreak, a bright tele-
scopic comet. 1t can be seen with an
opera glass.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

Eon fino imported and domestic liquors
and cigars, go to Goldstein's, No. SO
Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

Rowell's American Newspaper Diroc-
tory for 1891 puts the circulation of THE
ROANOKE TIMES above that of any
other paper In Southwest Virginia, and at
more than that of all the other papers Of
Roanoke combined.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

Do you want piano or an organ? If
you do, call on Hobbie Music Company,
1877 Salem avenue. They handle the
best makes and will guarantee lowest
factory prices and easy payments.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09
MIgABIL1A! Mirabilia! Mirabilial H. T.

A GOOD double-door iron safe for sale,
cheap. Apply at S. s. Shafer's, No. S
Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

CHOICE seed potatoes, clover seed and
san grass for sale at Brugh & Mea-
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THE ROANOKE TIMES PUBLISHING CO.,
Roanoke. Virginia.
Entered at the Postofilce at Roanoke as second
class matter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

1 Ella. ldirpbiiiai Mirabiiiai HAT
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THE TIMES ie delivered in Roanoke, Salem.and
Sinton every morning by carriers for 80 ccnts per
-nrth
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TELEPHONE NUMBER 19A.
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THE ROANOKE TIMES.
TERss BY MAIL, Postage Prepaid.)

All papers sent out Of the city must DO paid for
Invariably in advance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-09

THE WEEKLY THINKS.
THE WEEKLY TIMES, containing the news OF
the week in moro condensed form, one year,
81. 90 in advance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-13
HILL WILL MAKE A SPEECH
New Works. Senator to Address
Roanoke Audience.
rams REV Thick and Fast Yester-
d"y-Answers Received From Senator
hiiis Private Secretary and Senator
niei-sfachine Works :Band to Fur.
hish Music-A Large Crowd VIII Meet
the Distinguished Visitor.

David B, Hill, New yccrk's great SEN
ator and ea.0oseEnor, will honor Roam
oke for tSaFt time Monday morning.
He cohteSnplates visiting several South.
ern States, and has kindly consented to
briefly enunoiate his pricniples of Demo.
cracy to the several thousand citizens
who are sure to be at the Norfolk and
Western passenger depot to welcome
him to the Magic City OF the South,
and bid him Godspced on his journey.
When Chairman Huff, of the CITY
democratic executive committee, read
In yesterdays TINES that the distin.
Euished Senator would pass through
Roanoke Monday morning en- route to
the South, he fastened to tho Western
Union Telegraph Office and sent the
following telegram:
''IIon. David B. Hill, WASHINGTON no
You will have twenty minntcs here nnd IN ooo
Democrats to hear you. We want to hear yUnr
oo HH n3ehocIHCy. WALLER =. HUFF,
"A similar telegram was also sent to
Hon. John w. Daniel, Virginia's senior
representative in the United State Sen.
ate.
Later in tho day tho following res
ponScs were received:
Waller p. Hun;
senator Hiil will pass through Roanoke at $40
niSohday forenoon, and will ehdcavor to comply
win your request for short speech
Joan BIRMINGHAM, Private Secretary.
TO Rush U. Derr
Hun. .IomS " II ,S S M =
Chairman Huff, who is q great ad-
mirer CT the astute politician from New
YORK., hustled around yesterday and ar.
ranged for the services of the Roanok O
Machine Works Band on the occasion OF
the Senator's visit,
1T is safe to predict that u great crowd
III greet Senator Hill at tho depot,
Ihere will DO music, such az only Roa-
noko's crack band can make, 0nbounaed
enthusiasts, and speech by Mr.. Cleye-
land 8 principal com petitor for the Dem.
ocratic nomination for President of the
United States.
The people should turn out en- masse
and greet Senator Hill and the pentle
men who will accompany him.
Tho Senatorial party will lea We Wash
lngson at lt:l5 tonight in private ca,
over the Baltimore and Ohio.
at Shenandoah Junction the car viii
De attached to truin No. ], on the Mary
land and Washington division of the
the Norfolk crrl Western, and. if there
are no delays, it will reach Roanoke a
! 9:lO.
Senator HEll will speak from the reaI
emu OF the ear, which will be placed a
the east end of tho depot.
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AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The House Only Was in Session
Yesterday.
'n.efenee Committee Appointed ON tho
Urgent Deficiency Bill Amendments.
Fivate Bills Passed-The House Lila.
TONS to Eulosies on tho Late Repre-
sentative Gamble-A Poorly attended,
Caucus.

WASHINGTON, March la.-[speciall-
In the House tho Senate amendment To
the urgent deficiency bill was non-con-
CURED in, and Messrs. Sayers. Holman
and Dingley were appointed conferees.
Private business was then taken up.
tho FIRST bill being for the relief of the
FIRST Methodist Church, of Jackson.
Tenn. Tho bill was passed. The next
Dill was one for tho relief OF tho estate
OF Andrew j. Dimien, and 1t was also
passed. "'''
Public business was then suspended.
and the House proceeded to tho consid
Grafton OF resolutions in respect to the
memory OF the ate John r. Gamble, of
South Dakota
The Democratic caucus this evening
was but poorly attended When the
hour announcedfor its emblage, 7:3O.
arrived, there were not ono dozen mem
oers present, and when Charm an Holman
assumed the gavel at O'Clock he CON
fronted not more than forty colleagues.
The resolution was adopted for the
appointment of a Congressional cam
Palgn committee, consisting OF ono
Democratic member from each State to
be selected by the Sslte delegation,
There was no division in tho caucus
and an adjournment was reached early,
In the evening. The Senate was not in
session to day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-13
A SUDDEN DEATH.
wesley English Expires in a Bar.
room.

Wesley English, q white man no
tween fifty and sixty years of aye, died
In .. G. Puckett's Mountain Dow ga.
loon," on Salem avenue noar Nelson
street last night.
English lived near Clovordale, whers
he had farm. He was produce raiser.
and was in the habit of bringing his
st4h to the market at Roanoke.
DE had been drinking very heavily
yesterday and about six O'Clock in the
evening was brought into the saloon by
MT Hravcs, the contractor. and ono or
Two others, to keep him from falling
into the hands of the police. English
was then considerably under tho influ.
ence of liquor.
The proprietor of the saloon gave him
PERM sslon to lie down, which the old
man ana. lie lay very quietly and did
some one happened to look at his face.
1t was of grayish color and had every
appearance of death.
DIR. Stone was immediately summoue
and after thorough examination he
pronounced tho man dead. English
leaves wife and two children.
Coroner Gray was sent for to view the
body, but he refused to take any steps
In tho matter, and as it was necessary
Tor tho coroner or o magistrate to give
permission to have the body removed
Justice Howerton was summoned.
After examining all tho witnesses he
announced that it was his opinion that
the deceased had come to his death
from natural causes, and that it was his
duty not to put the city to the expense OF
holding an inquest as there was nothing
to lead him to think that there had
been foul play. He ordered Oakley &
Woolwine to take charge of the re
mains, and tho deceased's family was
informed of his death.
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AN INrEREsrING MEETING.

The Engineers Association Adopts the
New Constitution.
A regular business meeting of the
Association OF Engineers of Virginia
was held last night, President Coleman
In the chair. at which the tellers an
nouneed the election of the following
gentlemen as members OF the associa-
ton: VIM. Laurie Reid, architect. Roa-
noke, Va; Orlando X. Morgan, drafts
man Norfolk and Western railroad, Roa-
noke, Va; Espy A. Herring, assistan t
engineer Norfolk and Western railroad
Roanoke. Va; Arthur e. Coulter, assis-
tant engineer Norfolk and Yves tern rail
road, 1vanhoe, Va.
The new constitution and bylaws
were voted upon and unanimously
adopted. The meeting, which was
largely attended, was addressed by
several engineers from other cities.
The committee appointed to report upon
the different methods OF constructing
com mon roads and streets was not read y
to report, and was continued.
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VIRGINIA PRESS ASSOCIATION.

ARRANGEMENTS Made For the Meeting Next
July at Portsmouth,
meeting of the executive commit
tee OF the Virginia Press Association
wac hold in THE TINES editorial rooms
yesterday, President Pugh presiding.
Tuesday, the 18th day of July, was
liked upon as tho time Of tho next me ct
Ing at Portsmouth, and the president
was empowered to arrange q programme
torthe occasion. The association will
meet at IL IN. and continue in session
three days.
The executive committeeman were de-
cidedly OF the opinion that the roll OF
mem bership needed purging. and the
resident was instructed, in m aking out
list OF members for railroad officials
who extend the usual courtesies, to
omit ell who we're not actually engaged
In newspaper work.
The indications are that hangers on
Will fare badly at the next session of the
association,
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SWEATING GOLD PIECES.
Light-weight Coin Coming from Cali
fornia

NEW YORK, March 1a.-TSpcoiall -
Several large banks in this city, which
do business with California, have been
troubled, of late, at many light.weight
$50 gold pieces which are found in,
almost evorY shipment of gold coin that
comes from that State.
AT first it was thought that the fric-
tion OF tho coins against each other
during the railway or steamship journey
caused the loss of weight, but soon
various suspicious features &ero noticed
which make it all but certain that the
coins are subjected to swe ating pro-
cess by electricity, which extract as
much as 20 cents or dollar from each
$50 gold piece without materially
affecting tho face of the coin.
The Treasury experts have seen SO
many such,light weight coins during the
last few weeks that they can now toll
ono almost Immediately without going
to the trouble of weighing IL.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-13
A PLAN SUBMITTED.
Prospects for Roanoke Having n Tobacco
Factory Very Bright

Prospects for Roanoke Having n Tobacco
Factory Very Bright
The tobacco committee OF tho Com.
mercial Association met last night in
the rooms of tho Association, according
to previous agreement.
There were present Messrs. Riyes.
Reynolds and Hoge, of the committee.
The chairman, Mr.. Rives, read the reso-
lutions which had beon drawn up to be
presented 20 tho Association Monday
night. They were adopted without
change.
The suggestions embodied in tho re-
port are virtually tho same as were pub
lished in THE TIMES FRIDAY morning
Tho committee recommends that steSs
DO taken at once to org anize q COMPANY
for the purposeef manufacturing tobacoo
III Roanoke, the capital stock of said
company to be 500, 900. of which amount
S6o,UdO is to dc paid In by tho fret of
August and che balance as aocn as .ucc
essary.
1t is thought that S15,o0 will erect
and equip C building suitable fer the
business, and the other $50, COO can be
used as working capital-that Is, for
the purchase of leaf tobacco, PAYMENT
OF hands Snd other necessary expenses.
The committee also suggested that
tie tobacco to be manufactured BIO pur-
chased as soon as possible, in order to
got the benefit OF the spring market.
as later on all of it will shave been
Bought rp by spectators, and will then
cost much more.
The amount of capital recon mended
will, it is thought, enable the company
to manufacture 500, 600 pounds of tobacco
yearly, and about 800 hands will be en-
ployed. most of whom will be- women
! and children.
The committee also mentions the fact
that the jobbers of this city handle $780,
GOO pounds of the weed yearly, and an
effort will be made to get this class of
dealers interested in this atter.
One factory will necessarily bring a
warehouse, and it is expected that more
factories will be. established if one is
started. The report of the committee
will be- laid before the meeting of the
Commercial Association Monday night,
when it will be discussed and some &C.
ton taken.
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ANNUAL CONFERENCES.
United Brethren in Christ Met mt
Berkeley Springs

Shiteu brethren in Christ Met Mt
berkeley Springs.
The sixty first animal session of the
Virginia Conference OF the United
Brethren in Christ convened at Berkley
Springs, w. Va, March 2, Bishop G. B,
kephart, DID,, LID, presiding. The
conference session WAS q very pleasant
one, and the members were most hos
pitabiy cared for by the citizens OF
Berkeley Springs.
A resolution was passed REQUESTING
each pastor and each Sunday school
superintendent to take up special col.
iectlon Tor the Roanoke city work and
forward Same to the conference treas.
urer, Rev. j. w. Howe. Three hundred
and Fifty dollars was raised on the floor
Of the conference for Roanoke city.
Tho following are the appointments
for tho ensuing year:
shenandoah district.-I. M. Under
wood, p. e; Rockbridge, e. A. Pugh;
3taunton, j. ID. Donovan; Augusta, j. Il.
snyder. IRA nklin, j. M. Holt; Singers
Glen, w. 0. Ewing; Churchyille, w. ri,
Samrsell; Lacey Springs, j. e. lIott;
Ed1l ,berg, w. F.. Gruver; Dayton, C. p.
Dyche; shenandoah city, G. b. Fadoley;
Madison, j. w. Maiden; Cross Keys, w.
H. berry; Roanohe city,S. L. Brice, Mt.
Bethel, q. W. Rexroad; Freedman's, r..
X. Clifford.
Winchester district-J r. Ridenour,
L. u; Toms Brook, j. w Howe; Hart.
mansville, Il. p. S Busey; Berkeley. w.
II. Glary; Winchester circuit, N. f. A.
Cupp; Winchester station, p. j. Law
| renee; Frederick, c. Ii. CYowell; Berke-
Icy Springs, R. Byrd; Capon, r. ID. Bo-
vey; South Branch, A. s. Hammock:
Martinsburg, j. B. Chamberlain; Van
cseayesVille, S. II. Smell; Lost River, j .
A. Negley; New Creek, S. d. Skel: on;
bioomery, K. l.. Dorsey; Mooreheld, W..
+. Bazzle.
j. W. Holt bishop Pacific coast dis
trict; e. p. Holt, principal Shenandoah
Institute.