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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
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TWO PEOPLE MISSING,
a Probable Fatal Fire In Spokane, WASH
inston.

a Probable Fatal Fire In Spokane, Wash
inston.
SPOKANE, Wash, May e4.-[Speciall
Fire broke out Yesterday evening in
the factory of the Spokane Mill Com
pany on tho river front. The danes
spread with wonderful rapidisy and the
employees had to run for their lives.
Late last night two of tho employees
were missing and it is feared they per-
ished in tho flames.
In spite Of the efforts Of the fire de-
partment the fire quickly spread TO the
roller mills OF Braycndcr .S Keats,
Which were entirely consumed. The
fire then jumped tho river and de-
stroycd the oatmeal mills owned by
Olney e Wadham, and tho building Of
Washington Shinglo Company. They
also burned cottages, damaged tho
Harvard street bridge and the National
Iron Works and .he steam laundry.
The loss. as near as can be figured
Is about 1913 900, insurance light.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
AnInteresting Fight.

PARIS, Mo, May 24.-[Speciall-Re-
turns from the Congressional primaries
from Monroe county, second district,
are about all in and u. S. Hall gets the
county over c. ii. Mansur, the present
member. Much interest has been mani
tested in the race as the friends OF both
men worked hard to secure their nomi-
nation. The vote was the largesp ever
polled in the county in straight DEM
ocratic fight, about 1900 votes being
polled ialis majority will be about
600 or T(0.
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Apnenls fnr Asslstnncn.

JACKSON, Miss, May 2i.-lSpeciall-
Governor Stone is daily receiving hun
drcds OF letters FROM Issaquena. Shar-
key. Adams. and other counties on the
Mississippi river calling for assistance
The people. Judging from the appeals,
are very destitute. While there have
been no breaks on this side large por.
tions of land have been overlooked from
back and seepage water. Tho governor
is powerless to render any assistance,
as there are no funds available for such
purpOScS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
MESSENGER SAUNDERS NrURD ERERs
"A Captive Confesses- Pursuit of the Sus-
poets.

poets.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May 24-TSpe-
cial l-Only one of the Monroe junction
murderers is in custody He is in the
Orlando Jail and has confessed. Otter
suspects arc not identified but arc still
held. Tho authorities refuse to give
the name OF the man who has confessed
and will allow no one to SEQ him. He
has furnished an accurate description of
his four accompiices and claims TO have
had nothing 10 do with the killing of
Saunders, and was one Of the men who
boarded the locomotive. a Gainesville
special says:
alfred Davis. engineer of switch en-
CINE at the Savannah. Florida and Wes-
tern yard, was held up by two white
men last night at . a. IN. They fist
made inquiries about the departure OF
trains and then ask ID whether or not the
train robbers had been caught and what
was known of them. Then placing
their pistols close TO Davis head they
demanded all that he had. which they
took from him. One wanted 10 kill him,
saying: Dead men tell no tales The
other ohiectc d, but ordered Davis to
walk of.
Davis pistol was in he cab and no
one was down there at the time except
the night telegraph operator, but the
policeman refused to leave his beat to
notify the sheriff, SO nothing was known
of it until this morning. Both men
were white and answered very closely
to published descriptions of the Monroe
junction train robbers. The authori-
ties are out searching for them now.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
A PROBABLE CASE OF MURDER.
Body ola White Man Found on
the Railroad.

His Head Crushed and the Trunk Badly
Mutilated-NO Signs OF Blood Discov-
ered-Ciothcs Lying Near tho Body.
Brains Found in One of tho Pockets.
The Coroner's Inquest-A Verdict Rem
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
AIemoria,Dny Observed

NORFOLK, Va, May a4.-lSpeciall-
Memorial day was observed in Ports
mouth by addresses and 3 military
parade After the address the march
was taken up, and the military repaired
to the cemetery and decorated the
lowers
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
salIotIng For a Senator.

BATON ROUGE, La, May o4-ISpe-
ciall-The vote for United States Sena.
tor to-day in the two houses resulted as
follows: Jones, A; Adams, 81; Gibson,
%; Caifrey, Il; Blanchard, II; Burgeois.
4; Mahoney, /. The two houses will
meet in joint session tomorrow to can.
vass tho vote. A joint ballot will be
taken by the legislature every day until
the result is reached.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE.
The Norfolk and Western Ex-
tending Its Lines.

Great Increase in Track Laying During
the Past Yenr-New Roads Have Been
Leased-The Ohio Extenslon-Exten-
sive Additions Being Made Mt Lam
Opened Up.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
A Murderer Hanged.

PITTsBURG.. Pa, May 24.-lSpeciall- +.
Patrick Fitzpatrick. the murderer of
Samuel Early, expiated his crime on
the scaffold in the county jail this
morning. The trap was sprung at 1918
a. M, and in fifteen minutes life was
pronounced extinct. Death resulted
from strangulation. The murder was
the result of barroom quarrel.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
New bank Mt Norfolls

WASHINGTON, May 24.-ISpecial i
The Comptroller of tho Currency has
authorized the City National Bank Of
Norfolk, Va, to begin business with
CAPITAL of 5000, 900.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25

BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

Al Chicago Pittsburg- Chicago game post
poned, rain.
a, Baltimore
Baltimore. ................ 00203a 1000 Z
Philadelphia ................ o u 20 o. 5
Baltimore, hits 10 errors. 3. Philadelphia,
hits, 9: errors, !. Batteries Cobb and GunsOn:
weighing, Clements and Cross.
At Cleveland
IlcVeiahu ....'.............. u q O. =
st Louis......... .......... o o. GOT 0 o u q
Cleveland. hits. IL; errors. .. St Louis hits. 9:
erors,i: Batteries: Young and thinner; Dwyer
and Buckley.
Al Boston (frst gamcl--
Boston,. -. ............ -. q l 00tOO 3 4
New lork. .............. U u u q 0 3 O. :,
Boston, bite {, errors :; New York, hits d.:
errors batteries: Nichols and Bennett; Rusie
and Boyle.
Second game
Boston Observation-Disclosures. 90 00nQ1-- 10
New YORK. Il 3 u o u u o. i
lioston, hit-, IL errors. =: New York. hits, IL:
error, . Balieric-: snlcy ard Camel; King
aLd Boyle.
Al Brooklyn
BlooRlyn... ............... > > q l. 81
WASN'T g,on. ............... unO02l O. !
i'rooklyn, hits. III; errors, Washinsiou hits.
lG: crrot1,5. Ba IL lar: iIks. Kennedy anu Daily
kilien, orcman. McGnire and Mll.gan.
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The weather

For cast for Virginia: Fair Till Thurs
ia! night, slightly warmer, exceps sta
,ionary Temperature on the coast, SOUTH
ives. wiLds.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
NOTICE.

Our SODA FOUNTAIN is open in
FULL BLAST, ready for the APP
preaching hot weather. SODA
WATER, ICES, EGG PHOSPHATE,
MILK SHAKE, MINERAL WA.
TIERS, ETC. OUR SPECIAL
TIES, THE ICES, are delicious.
Our last years reputation shall be
maintained.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25

nR. II. A. SIMS,
~ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Has resumed practice of his profession
permanently in Roanoke and fitted up
his office at No. "a Third avenue s. w,
two doors west OF the postoiice, front
rooms upstairs. Office hours: 7:30 to 900
a. M, 1900 to 100 and 500 to 7:30p. IN.
Residence No. 3G4 Third avenue 8. W.
10 I'm
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-25
ROANOKE. VA. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 25 1892
A WORTHY MOVEMENT.
Efforts to Stir up Interest in a
Public Library.

The members of the American Library
Association will reach Roanoke this
afternoon and will be quartered at
Hotel Roanoke, where a reception will
be rendered them tonight. The mem
bers OF the association started from
Washington on pleasure tour, but
come hero to stir up the community to-
ward the establishment of free public
library which, If established, will not
only be the first in Virginia, but ono of
the first in the South. The wish to aid
such worthy cause will probably bring
many of tho members on the post-con-
ference trip who would not otherwise
come.
From Roanoke the course of tho
party Will he east over the mountains
into the farming regions of Central Vir.
ginla, through the hilly city of Lynch.
burg, along by Appomattox and Peters
burg to Richmond thence to Norfolk.
One day is spent beside tho surf at the
Princess Ammo Hotsl. Virginia Beach,
and two days at the Hygeia Hotel, Old
Point Comfort, where the tourists can
either lazily enjoy tho ocean breeze and
the lovely views from the verandas, or
can make excursions to the many points
OF interest in the neighborhood-F Fort
ress Monroe, Newport News, Hampton
Normal School, York town, and Will.
liamsburg.
Here the excursion will end. Some
OF the party will remain few days
longer to enjoy tho repose of Old Point
Comfort; somo will perhaps linger at
Washington, and the others will dis
perso to their homes.
hn
who are identified with tho reception
committee will wear evening dress,
while those who come as invited guests
will appear in street costumes The
gentlemen will wear either the con-
ventional suit, Prince Alberts, or cut
aways The following are the names of
those of the association who will visit
the Magic City:
III. G. Davidson and wife, Is. p. Mann
and wife, Melville Dewey and wife, Il.
p Hill, DR.. Geo. a. Win, Il e. Craw.
ford and wife, G. e. Stcchart and vito,
II. j. Carr and wife, Mrs. Moses Wadley,
Miss Wa6ley, Miss II. p. Jones, Miss +.
p. Thurston, Mrs. Jas. Graar, S. S.
Graar, II. NJ Utley, Miss Frances Utley,
Miss Emily Selby, Mrs. c. w. Whitney,
Miss Caeseec, Miss S. C. Marston, Miss
NJ. c. Marston, Miss Nj. Il. Southwood,
Miss O. Eddy, Miss a. r. Vanhorne-
berg, Miss e. S. Talcotc, Geo. II. Little
Miss c. B. Laine, Miss NJ. S. Cutler,
Miss Louise Cutler, Mr.. c. A. Cutler
Gardiner NJ. Jones, Miss FL. A. Adams,
Mrs. D. HALL Rice, Miss G. Fl. Garland
Miss j. l.. Bennit, r. G. Bennit, j. u
Tuck, d. V. r. Johnson and wife, T.. NJ
Barton, Misses NJ. j. Cradell, L. A. bet
ter, III. q. Sheldon, III. NJ. Japan, Rev
j. Harrison, Misses N. a. IIawley, ii. M
Tower, Il. K. Mckay, w. L. Browne, NJ
d. Smith, a. Il. Ada as. G. NJ. Alexan.
dor, *. L. Sharp, Beatrice WindsaY, NJ
Il. Medlicot Mrs. W. L. Rhynam.
NIIccENnI,I, .,N.,.,.... -xx..... ........
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BLANK BOOKS.

Endless Variety, Cheapest Prices.
Tho best Fountain Pen, S150. Good
Fountain Pen, ST.
Latest styles in Writing Paper and
Tablets.
DO you want a picture framed? We
can do it satisfactorily.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-12
Mr. plsk.n., L,t,l, IeE..

Charles Dickens bought pictures now
and then, paying for them the sum tho
artists asked. But he once bought
picture for which he persuaded the artist
20 charge him high price.
The story, which illustrates both
Dickens generosity aud his love of fun
is told in the memoir Of Richard Red
gave, the artist
Maclise, intending to paint a subject
for which lie wanted lady as model,
G,ked Miss Hogsrth, Dickens sisier-in-
law, to sit. When the work was finished
the figure was thought very beautiful
and very like the model
A few days afterward gentleman
called on Maclise, and said that an old
gentleman in the country, wishing 10
possess one Of the painters pictures, had
deputed him to see what he had on the
easel The one for which Miss Hogarth
sat was admired by the visitor, who said
he was sure it would please his friend, to
whom he would write and describe it.
In few days letter came 10 Maclisc.
written in a feeble old hand The writer
in delightfully."- garrulous strain, ~
pressed his admiration OF several pictur 3
of Maclise which he had seen. and asked
the price of the one describ d by his
friend, as lie was sure he would he pleased
with it.
Maclise, delighted with the letter, hur.
ried away to show it to Dickens
"The letter is almost worth the picture.
and am SO pleased with it that | shall
name low price, said the artist
"Oh. by no means" replied Dickens,
"you are wrongi for it is evidently from
some rich old enthusiast who can afford
to pay we'll
Maclise argued the point, and talked OF
putting handsome frame to the picture
without charge, but was finally persuaded
to name good price for the painting.
In day or two the gentleman who
acted as the agent called again, paid
Maclise his price, asked TO have the pict-
ure packed, and said porter would call
for it.
AtChristmas, two weeks later. Dick.
ems invited large party to dinner, Mac.
lise among the rest. But alas for the uu-
raveling of the ploti just as they were
sitting dowa note came from the painter
pleading illness as an excuse for his alb
sence. Dickens, for he was the garru-
lous old gentleman-had TO unveil the
picture without the pleasure OF seeing
Maclise's look of astonishment.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-12
MD. TUESDAY EVENING. APRIL IL. 1899.



The Emperor Of China. who has been
in degree the object OF recent Tiotous
demonstrations in that country, is the
representative upon the throne of the
Tartar conquerors Of China. The con.
quest Of the country was made more
than ESQ years ago, and the Tartar con.
querors have in that period become thor.
oughly assimilated with the Chinese f,
but the emperors are still really. ms wei.
as nominally, OF the Tartar blood Their
wives are chosen from among the dauga.
tiers Of the Manchoo Tartar nobility. and
the strain Of blood is thus kept pure.
The present emperor is named Kuang.
Su. He is 20 years old, having been
born August Is, 1871. Outwardiy he is
regarded as the vice-gerent of heaven.
aud the earthly interpreter of divine de-
crees.
In official documents he is often styled
most august emperor. but his formal
title is "son of heaven" The common
people, though there are signs that they
are beginning 10 turn against the Tartar
rule, are often found to regard the enl-
pcror as the incarnation Of divinity
He is sometimes called "the lord OF
the ten thousand years. and those
who meet him salute him with the words,
"Oh, emperor, live foreverl"
The emperor is the source Of all au
thority aud the head of the religion, the
author of the laws and the dispenser OF
pardons. The empire 10 his property. We,
he must not govern as a tyrant. Hs is
subject to what is called the imnlemoriai
constitution of the empire. Some of tho
ancient customs have almost republic
can character, and TO these old laws the
emperor himself is subject.
The crown Is inherited in the mails
line, but the emperor may choose his sue.
cessor from his children OF nearest rela.
tives. Naturally all his male relatives
ore anxious to serve him.
Winter and summer the emperor rises
at three o'clock in the morning. He takes
q light collation. and goes to pray in ono
of the imperial temples. Afterward he
reads official reports. Atseven he break
fasts, then receives his ministers and his
mandafins. At IL o'clock he visits the
women's apartments or walks in the gar
dens. He dimes at 8, and then retires to
his private room, where he writes stead
lily till bedtime, which is at sunset
The empress Is called the mother OF
the State. In recent times a custom has
grown up under which there are two en-
presses Of equal rank, each occupying a
wing Of the palace. They are called the
Eastern or Western empress, according
to the wing they occupy.
The life of the emperor is very monot-
onous, and he is practically prisoner in
his palace. The few journeys he takes are
to the tombs of his ancestors, where he
is supposed to spend hours in solemn
meditation.
Sometimes the emperor goes hunting.
but his large suite must go too, and all
the formalities Of the court are observed.
Hunting, in such circumstances, is likely
to be vexation rather than pleasure TO
his majesty.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-12
AustrsIia,s s,z..

The size Of Australia is not generally
Appreciated The seven colonies between
them occupy territory greater than
that of the United States, including
Alaska. New South Wales alone is as
large as the thirteen States. Tasmania,
the Rhode Island OF Australia, is as large
as that State, with New Jersey, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, added /;
Victoria the smallest colony of the con-
tinent, is as large as Great Rri,ail.
Queensland surpasses the united areas of
Australia, France and Germany. South
Australia, one-third greater than Queens.
land, is nearly as large az Western Aus.
tralia, which has nearly four times the
extent of Texas. The total populat ion is
close upon four millions.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-12
PRICE ONE CENT
ruE r,Rsr ruuuLAR uO,Irn.
10 Was Patented by stevens and IL Now
ta the National Museum

IL Was Patented BY stevens and IL Now
ta the National Museum.
There is no place in this country where
one can get so good an idea of all kinds
OF boats as can be obtained in the Ma
tional Museum. Here one sees boats Of
bark, boats made out of the skins OF ami
mails, with bone and bamboo ribs; dug
outs, smooth-bottom. clinker-built, fiat
sharp, aud perfectly round boats that rs
sembls tab.
The highly decorated fat bottome,
Mississippi steamboat can be seen, full OF
taucy gingerbread work, with saloons
and stateroonls piled above each other,
looking like floating house and sugges-
tive of life on the Mississippi as Marx
Twain and others saw it.
In strong contrast to the art like Missis.
sipplan are the full-rigged and polished
ocean ships, the yachts and besuufu
models of warships and others. rhesa
claim the attention OF hundreds OF visitors
but there is more real interest shown ga
small corner whore bust of ROBBERS
Fulton looks down upon things which
taxed the inventive genius Of men who
inaugurated the reign OF steam. Here,
with coat Of black paint on it, TO checl
the tooth Of time which has gnawed IL
almost through, is a tubular boiler Thu
boiler was patented by John Stevens il,
the United States in 1903 and in England
in 1905.
In his English patent specification,
Mr.. STRENGTHENING with Whereas.
His most Excellent Majesty King George
the Third, by his letters patent bearing
date at Westminster the thirty first day
OF May, in the forty fifth year Of his
reign says, further ON I'm the boiler
] am about to describe, / Apprehond
the improvement is carried TO the utmost
extent of which the principle is capable.
la describing, he continues; Suppose
plate Of brass Of one foot square, in which
a number OF holes are perforated into
each of which holes is fixed one end OF
copper tube Of about an inch diameter
and two feet long, and the other snd OF
this tube inserted in like manner into
similar piece of brass, the tubes, to insure
their tightness, 70 DO cast in the plates
These plates are TO be enclosed at each
end Of the pipes by a strong cap Of cast
iron or brass, so as to leave q space OF sn
inch or two between the plates or ends u
the pipes aud the cast iron cap at escl.
end the caps at each end are to be fss.
tened by screw-bots passing through
them into the plates. The necessary
supply OF water is TO be injected by means
OF forcing pump into the cap at one
end and through a tube inserted into
the cap at the other end the steam is
TO be conveyed to the cylinder of the
steam engine; the whole is then to be en-
circled by brickwork or masonry in the
usual manner, horizontally or perpen-
dicularly." The first patents in America
were to Reade, Fitch, Rumsey and Stew.
ems, in August, 1791 Resde's was for a
portable furnace tubular boiler; Fitch'a
was for driving vessel by taking water
in at the bow and forcing it out at the
stern. The principle Of Rumsey's and
Stevens's patents was much the same as
Fitch's Mechanical News
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-12
Tai. of.h. TroO,s,.

The great strength Of certain large ser.
penis Of the East Indies is illustrated by
the story Of supercargo on board bris
which put into Java for sandalwood.
The logs were drawn down to the beach
from the tableland by German propri
etor, who had in his service six natives
and as many oxen. These animals wers
driven in single file on account Of the
larrowness OF the path, and the logs
were transported on a narrow boat-shaped
drag, without wheels or rollers. One
day, when the supercargo accompanied
this odd team, he saw python OF large
size drop from the branches Of this tres
and enfold the OK next in front OF the
drag, on which he and Mynheer Huyde-
copper were sitting. The natives at once
took to their heels, and the OK, believing
with alright, plunged headlong, jerking
the drag 80 violently that the fat German
was sent rolling over its side. The alarm
was communicated TO the oxen in adj
vance. Erecting their tails, they bounded
forward along the trail, dragging their
hapless mate after them. The reptile,
Infatuated by this rough usage, dashed
right and left, until its tail came ia con
tact with tree beside the path. Then
was exhibited an example Of its tremen-
dous strength. II threw a turn around
the trunk and instantly the oxen we're
brought to a stand. It's shining body
was taut as a ships cable, and the super
cargo discharged his shotgun without
effect. The EMBODIED OK was fast chok.
ing to death, when the German spranR
from the drag, and, taking long sass
used by the workmen, brought il down
on the serpent. The effect was instan
taneous. The python's tense body sepa
rated in two parts, and the oxen plungec
forward, leaving the sundered halves o.
the reptile writhing in the path. Or
measurement il was found 10 be twenty.
three feet long.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-04-12

1t is curious fact that the iron ships
of the present time are not damaged
nearly SO frequently as are wooden ships
The German government has been col.
lecting some statistics relating to the ef-
feet of lightning on ships and the reasons
given by TIE commission appointed TO
collect the figures for the immunity OF
iron ship from damage is, that wire rope
is used for rigging purposes and that
the vessels are constructed either Of iron
or steel In this way it is believed that
the whole ship becomes a continuous
conductor. leading the lightning TO the sea
before it can do much damage. The
commission reports that no case has
been recorded Of q ship rugged With
wire rigging sustaining damage from
lightning. except in few instances where
q continuous co injection had not been
made with the hull.
Wooden ships. on the contrary, still
show the same percentage Of casualties as
formerly, when they are not fitted with
lightning rods