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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
A GROWING COMPANY.

The Cushman Iron Works is Building up
Elmo Trade.
An additional factor Of safety for the
prospective occupants of tho Terry
building has just been finished. which
is an eight-story fire. escape extending
from the basement to the seventh floor
on tho east side Of the building. Con-
trary to some other pieces OF work de-
signed for the same purpose in this city,
this appendage adds to, rather than de-
tracts from the artistic effect produced
in the general design CT the building.
The work was designed and built en-
tirely by the Cushman Iron Company at
it's shops, at the West End, and does
credit to the company, as it is one of
the best jobs Of its kind, both as to de-
sign and mechanical work.
This company is doing rushing bust
ness and is having hard work to fill all
of its orders. Besides numerous large
contracts in this immediate vicinity it
has just contracted for several fire
escapes and one flight of spiral stairs at
Radford and is working up large trade
along the Roanoke and Southern.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
The Ladies Arc All Invited.
a Sensational Story Disposed of.

WAsHINGToN, April Is. Especial :
The Post this morning says that Assist
ant Secretary of State Wharton said
last night that the sensational story,
printed in the Scar, that this Govern
ment intended to gradually break off
diplomatic relations with Chilli was
wholly without foundation. He said
that both Minister Egan and Consul
McCreary had been granted leaves OF
absence from their posts of duty. but
when they departed from Chilli. Mr.
Egan would loaye his oecrotarY OF loga.
ton as charge d'afaires at Santiago and
Consul McCreary would leave the vice
consul in charge of the consular duties
at Valparaiso. No claim for indemnity,
on account of the attack on American
sailors, has yet been made on the Chill
ian government, that question having
been reserved for future consideration.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
]. F. WINGFIELD
Real Estate and Insurance Agent
Special Bargains For This Week.

Good six-room residence on Patterson
avenue, S2,250; 5000 cash, balance easy
payments.
Lot on Ninth avenue, near Park street
8. W., $1,000; $500 cash, balance easy
terms.
Residence in West End, rooms, bath
and gas, $4,000; $500 cash, balance
monthly payments.
Lot 5ox13o feet on Eighth avenue
W., $1,000.
25x10o feet on Salem avenue. with good
store building, $4,000; will bring Sl2, 600.
lots. 40x150 each, corners, $50 each.
An honest Groom house, with pantry,
bath and cellar, near the Machine Shops
and the market house, 49, $50; $500 cash,
balance $40 per month.
Lot 40x130 feet on Tazewell street,
$500.
Groom house on Third avenue n. w.
81, 800; 800 cash, balance S25 per month
corner lot, 50xl50 feet, on Washing
ton avenue, $500.
Fine S-room residence, with all mod
ern improvements, on Patterson avenue,
So. 600.
Lots for railroad men from $3.50 to $500
each.
We wantseveral good lots in the south
west part of tho town. Please list your
property with US. 217 If
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
THE FRIENDSHIPS FAIR.
Arrangements All Complete for tho Open
ing on Monday Night.


Tho Friendship Fire Company is still
making active preparations for its fair
which will begin next Monday night.
The Vigilant Fire Company held q
called meeting Thursday night and de-
cided to take part in the parade. The
new engine and the entire equipments
of this company will be in line.
The Junior Hose Company has also
decided to turn out On the opening night,
and the band of the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics has boon
invited to participate. 1t will unaues-
tionably be ono OF the grandest paradeS
ever witnessed on tho streets of Roa-
noke.
At meeting of the company held
Thursday night to make the final ar
rangements, q committee was appointed
to ascertain whether or not all the
young ladies announced as winners by
The TINES primaries would enter the
contest for the gold watch. The com-
mittee has since learned that two of the
candidates, Miss Annie Manning and
Miss frankie Cakes, decline to run on
account of their duties preventing them
from attending the fair. The commit
tee is empowered to appoint others in
their places, and will make the an
nouncement to-morrow morning through
THE TIMES
The Friendships have decided that
the plan of soliciting so extensively
from visitors at the fair, so largely en-
gagged in heretofore at fairs by small
girls, will under no circumstances be
allowed. Visitors can go to the Friend
ships fair, and feel that they are not
going to be bored to death for chances.
The hall is now being decorated. and
will present a handsome appearance.
The supply of refreshments and fancy
work will no doubt surpass anything
ever seen at fair in Roanoke before.
This department will be entirely under
the management Of the ladies' commit
tee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
CENTRAL DNMoCRA11c CLUE.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Was Held IN
Federation Hall Last Night.

An Enthusiastic Meeting Was Held IN
Federation Hall Last Night.
The Central Democratic Club held an
enthusiastic meeting last night at it's
headquarters in Federation Hall. Sew
eral new members were added, bringing
up the membership to about 100.
The regulation fixing the initia ton fee
at fifty cents was repealed, and the
funds for club expenses will be fur
nished by voluntary contributions.
Most of the members have subscribed
very literally, and the financial condi-
ton of the club is good. On motion each
member pledged himself to bring in at
least three additional members at the
next meeting.
J. NJ, Maupln, Thos. NJ. Wood and G.
c. Payne were appointed committee to
hang a banner across the street in front
of the club room. Short address were
made by w. Is. NIaupin and Others.
The club adjourned to meet Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock promptly to attend
in body the mass-meeting to be held
at the courthouse that night.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
FOB SICK HEaDaCHE
GlleA's SaTSapaTllla Is a Great Renedu,
Guaranteed to Cure.

ST. PAUL, Wise Co., Va, Dec. IS, '91.
THE ALLEN SARsAPARILLA Co.:
GENTLEMEN We have used ALIENS
SARsAPARILLA in our family and think
it is the best medicine we ever
used. We have found it all you claim
for it. 1t has proved grand remedy
for sick headache, working like
magic. AS an appetizer it is splcn-
did. D. F. SLOWER.
If any one doubts this statement let
them get sample bottle from their
druggist and try it. We guarantee It.
Sold by all dealers.
THE ALLEN SARSAPAR.LLA CO
WooDFoRDS. MAINE
Wholesale Agents, Christian G. Barbee.
Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
The Chicago wiewam Project.

CHICAGO, April l5.-Another hitch has
occurred in the work of building the
Democratic national convention wig
wan, and several days valuable time
will probably be lost in consequence.
The property owners on the lake front
today demanded n deposit of $4,000
cash before permitting the work to pre-
coed. the required deposit being to
make certain that the wigwan would
be torn down Immediately after the
convention, instead of being left in
definitely for miscellaneous uses. This
raises the amount of subscri ptions
necessary to Sos, 600, and thus far the
arrangements committee has secGrr d
only $4,000.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
WHAT A HORSE CAN DO.
interesting Statistics to the Extent us
Equine Capabilities.

Interesting Statistics as to tho Extent ps
Equine Capabilities.
A horse will travel 400 yards in four
and one-half minutes at walk, 400
yards in two minutes at n trot, 400 yards
in one minute at gallop, says the
Humane World. The usual work of a
horse is taken at $4,000 pounds raised
one foot per minute for eight hours per
day. horse will carry $50 pounds a5
miles per day of eight hours. An aver
age draft horse will draw 1000 pounds
% miles per day on level road, weight
of wagon included The average
weight of n horse is 1000 pounds; his
strength is equivalent to that of five
men. In a horscmill moving at three
feet per second, track % feet diameter.
he cXcrts with the machine the power
OF four and one-half horses. The
greatest Amount horse can pull in a
horizontal line is 900 pounds but he can
only do this momentarily; in continued
cXertion probably half of this is the
limit. He attains his growth in five
years, will live %, and average 16 years.
horse will live % days on water with
out solid food, II days without eating
or drinking, but only five days on food
without drinking. A cart drawn by a
horse over an ordinary road will travel
IL miles per hour of trip. A four-horse
team will haul from 25 to SO cubic feet
of limestone ut each load. The time
expended i'll loading, unloading, etc,
including delays, averages 25 minutes
per trip. The cost of loading and I'M
loading cart using labor is 30 per
day and horse IS cents is % cents a
pcrch-'34.75 cubic feet. On metal rails
horse can draw one and two-thirts
times as much as on asphalt pavement,
three and one-third times as much as on
good Belgian blocks, five times as much
as on good cobble stone, twenty times
as much as on good earth road, forty
times as much as on sand. A modern
compilation of engineering maxims
states that horse can drag, as COM
pared with what he can carry on his
back, in the following proportions: On
the worst earthen roads, three tines;
on good macadamized road, nine; on
plank, twenty-five; on stone track
way, thirty-three, and on a good rail
way, fif.y-fonr times as much.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
Republicans Are wransiins in Georg a.

Republicans Are wranaling III Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 15.-l Special
Tho Republicans wrangled almost all
night over the permanent Craftsmanship.
The convention is composed almost en-
tirely of negro delegates and there WEI Q
many exciting scenes and much tumult
throughout the night. 1t was nearly
o'clock this morning before r. d. Locke,
the postmaster at Macon. was declared
elected permanent chairman. The con-
vention elected as delegates from the
state at largo United States Marshal,
A. E. Buck, w. A. Pledger, r. R.
Wright and w. w. Brown. The con.
vention is still awaiting the report OF
the committee to select the State cen
trail committee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
The Laying of Sewer Pipes.

Tho board of public works will ask
the sewer committee to have Council
order the laying of sewer pipes on all
streets that are to be paved with vitri-
fled brick or other material. 1t is prob.
able that the board will at the next
meeting of Council, ask that all necess.
airy sewer, gas and water pipes be placed
under streets that are to be paved be-
fore contractors enter upon the execu-
ton of contracts for paving, and that
after said paving is done tho streets
shall not be disturbed for period of
years. The board regards this as nee.
essary in order to prevent tho tearing
up and injury of permanent work done
upon tho streets hereafter.
FINEST cabinets, 81. Sidelinper's. 301 Jefrerson
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16

THE next meeting Of the Commercial
Association is looked forward to with
considerable interest by citizens of the
atty. The subject for discussion is blow
Shall Roanoke Celebrate the 10th An
niversary of its Founding" The asso-
citation proposes to try and impress
upon our people the necessity of cele-
bration that will prove a powerful ad-
vertising medium for the city and it is
hoped the attendance at the next meet.
ing will be commensurate with the i'm
portance of the subject for discussion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
Meeting of tho Roanoke Building Asso-
cintiOn and InYegtment Compnny.

Meeting of tho Roanoke building Asso-
citation and Investment Company.
The stockholders OF the Roanoke
Building Association and Investm ant
Company held a meeting last night at
the office of the Pocahontas Coal Com.
papy and voted to amend the
charter of the company so as to
grant the board of directors the
privilege of discounting paper. They
also confirmed the recent action
of the directors in electing Joseph
Rosenbaum to FIJI vacancy on the
board. The following officers were
elected: President. Herman Crueger
vice presidcnt. IL d. Latterty; secre'
tary, a. j. LoLghery; treasurer, w. #.
Penn directors, j. c Cassell, w. II. Ell
Dorney ami II. d. Hobart.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16

>-->.>.-7. --II. -.---.- -.- -
THE BOY WAS RIGHT.
Ho Know tho Proper Why to Eat, While
His Father DID Not.

no know tho Proper Why to Eat, While
His Father Did Not.
They came into tho restaurant. n
man and boy, says the Detroit Free
Press. Tho former wore the mir OF =
business man out for his noondav lunch.
and as it was Saturday 1T was easy To
guess the boy was taking half his holi-
day helping in the Office The man snt
with prcoccupied air while waiting to
oe served and answered the bows oucs-
TONS III an abscnt-minded way, which
showed that he had not thrown business
cares OIL The boy chattcd about this,
snlckcrcd about that, fumblcd his knife
ana FORK until lie dropped them and
eyed every waiter who passed with n
qui]@lcal stare at the contents of his
tray And the manner of their eating
was rs different as the manner of their
waiting. The man hustled his food
down his throat as if he neither en-
Joyed it at the time nor expected to
later.
Inc boy took time to arrange his side
dishes to his own notion, those he liked
best nearest to hand, and then went to
work leisurely to take sip of this, a.
taste OF that or to season another to
suit. He may have taken large mouth
fuls-boyS will-but he took plenty of
time to talk between bites-boys will
also do that. The father filled his,
mouth and washed the food down with
scalding hot coffee. The boy got his
coffee sugarcd and creamcd just to sui
him and then let it stand and cool off.
while he was eating. The father fin
lshcd with lemon custard pie and gave,
his mouth Il swipe with the napkin in;
precisely nine and three-quarter min.
utes from the time he broke groundi
on his cold roast beef while the boy
had only just laid aside his soup spoon
and was working along toward the best
parts of his chicken potpie.
Can't wait for you, Frcd,' said the
father, impatiently, after noticing the,
progress of the boy and looking ut his
watch; III go on to the post Office and
stop in rs l come back" and he went
to pile fresh load of responsibility on.
his mind while his stomach was groan-.
ing under q load of badly chosen food,
hastily bolted under unfavorable cond-
tions. When he came in five minutes
later the boy sat with his knife and
fork on n standstill between apple roll
and rice pudding and kept the impa-
tient man of business waiting two
whole minutes longer while he finished
it and drank his coffee.
Pretty good lunch, papa" he said,
cheerily. !:
"StuT and rubbish" growlcd the
man. always sets like lead. Afraid
he won't be the man for business his
father is, doctor" to friend sitting ut
table near by.
There's where Mr.. Blank is wrong"
remarked the doctor to his companion,
after the others had gone out of hear
ing' land the boy is right. If he keeps
on eating in that way he'll be an active,
clear-headed business man ten years
longer than his father will ever wear,
with his Demonstration style of eating.
No; tho boy isright"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
He Wanted a Sure Thing.

~ travelling theatrical manager re-
Gently wrote to the owner of Il halt in a
small town in the. state of Washington
for n booking. He received the follow
ing answer: Yours to hand. won't
play on shairs no more. Your cumpany
will hav to send me ten Dollars for one
night and supply THAR own l1errosean
and lamps. They will also hav to build
THAR own staige, becaus the last cum
pany broke it down. THAR amt no
money i'll plaing on shairs in this town,
and wont shure thing"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
Cholera Raging in British India.

LONDON, April 15.-fSpecial]-C
is spreading at an alarming rate in the
Punjaub, British India, since the return
of pilgrims from Hurdwar, where at the
spring Equinox the largest fair in India
is held, IL being attended annually by
from 100000 to 100000 persons and
every twelfth year by from / ,oOo, 900 to
100000 pilgrims and dealers. The
pilgrims we're forced to disband at Hurd-
war in consequence of virulent out
break of cholera.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
ROANOKE, VA. APRIL 16, 1892.

TTHD TUNES con be found regularly on
aale at the following places:
Roanoke-George Gravatt, Jr., M. l..
6miths, Hotels Rosnoke, Ponce de Leon,
Mk'e News Stand, "a Salem avenue
Bristol, Tenn.-W. A. Ward, Front
Street.
Observation-Disclosures Inn.
4 I,ynchburg-Norvell darlington Hotel.
observation-disclosures Inn.
Pulaski-Maple Shade Inn, Brown q
Brown.
Radford-Radford Inn, W. @. Butler.
Salem--W. S Taylor's Book Store.
Washingto --Willard's. The Metropoli-
Gan.
Wytheville-E II. Bailey.
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
THE ITALIAN AFFAIR SETTLED.

Secretary Blaine has settled the Ital-
ian affair by paying s25, 900 to the Italian
charge d'affaires, to be divided among
the families of the three Italians killed
at New Orleans, who were proven to
have been Italian citizens.
This is the easy and just way GU. of it.
Not that the Italians lynched at New
Orleans did not deserve 1t, but because
they were entitled to the protection of
the public authorities. LYnching is be-
coming more frequent year by year, but
q lax administration Of justice to GRIM
lnals is responsible for it.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
THE BUILDING BOOM.

Roanoke is about to experience q
building boom in the business section
of unparalleled force and permanency.
From the present outlook The TIMES
predicts confidently that Campbell
street will be built solidly from Jeffer-
son to Commerce streets, save for such
lots as may be held out for speculative
purposes.
The locating of the Government build
ing on the corner of Henry and Robert
son has been one Of the main factors in
setting in this movement and the i'm
proving of the Trout run sewer, the con-
struction OF the electric line and the
proposed permanent pavements all have
their influence.
The score Of business houses on
Campbell street will fill up with mer-
camille business, which will follow in
the track of the pioneers who recognized
years ago that Campbell street was to
be great business street. Then will
follow the rebuilding Of Salem avenue.
One. half of the business houses on
Salem avenue will disappear within
five years to give place to more pre-
tentious structures.
+ The building boom seems destined to
become the most prominent feature and
permanent factor in Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
An Instructive Lecture.

Rev. DIR. AGREE, pastor of the Calvary
Baptist Church, delivered an entertain
Ing and instructive address yesterday
afternoon before the students OF Mel
rose school on Character Building"
Among other interesting features that
helped to render the meeting attrn ctive
was handsome display OF drawings
made by the pupils of the school. which
reflect much credit on both tho children
and the teachers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
A New YORK; nank Goes Tn.

New YORK, April 15.-lSpecial The
Interstate National Bank closed it's
doors this afternoon. The bank is sit
ua,ed at 167 Broadway and to- day went
into voluntary liquidation. The deposit
tors were paid soff, getting ninety per
cent. OF their entire deposit, and within
week a dividend OF fifty per cent. or
more will BIO paid TO the stock holders.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
Postage stnmns.

There are about 0,OOo varieties Of
postage stamps now used by the va
rious nations of the world. The mu-
scum of the Berlin post Office alone
contains collection of between 1000
and 5000 different specimens of these
little colored pastors. Half Of this
number are European stamps--the re-
maindcr divided between America,
Asia, Africa and Australia.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
A CHARTER GRANTED
To the King Exploration Company of
Roanoke

To the King Exploration Company of
Roanoke.
Judge Robertson, of the Hastings
Court, on yesterday granted a charter to
the King Exploration Company, with
power to mine Goals, iron ore and other
minerals; manufacture the same for use
or for sale; to erect, own, lease or oper-
ate furnaces, mills, manufactures, coke
ovens or other works; to purchase, hold
and convey real estate; to subscribe to
the shares Of capital stock of other COM
panies; to erect gas, electric light and
water works; build and operate street
railways by horse, steam or electric
powers.
The capital stock of the company is
100000, divided into shares of SlO0 each,
to be increased from time to time so
that the maximum stock shall not ex.
coed 100000. AS much as 10000 acres
OF land can be held, and the principal
office is to be maintained in Roanoke.
The officers and directors are: Henry
King. of Roanoke. president; Col. Joseph
II. Sands, OF Roanoke; j. G. Parrish,
OF Tuxedo, N. Y; S. Kennedy Tod and
William S. Stewart Tod, of New York
city, directors.
LARGE stock of baby carriages has
just been received by the E. II. Stewart
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16

Rowell's American Newspaper Direc-
sory 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, 1892-04-16
The snored Concert.

The sacred concert in the Trinity
Star Course was repeated last night,
with tho addition of Mrs. Silverthorn,
the new soprano OF Trinity Chuch choir.
Mrs. Hodg>o n's and Mrs. Silverthorn's
singing was the feature Of the evening.
Mrs. Silverthorn has powerful but
sweet soprano voice. She handles it
with cousummate ease and finish. Her
VOC lliziton is characterized by breadth
md thorough command OF her resour-
ces Herr yistcr is wide and uneXLect-
div full and strong in the lower notes.
She oiil he a leone addition to Trim
ity Church choir
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
NOTICE.

The price OF THE TIMES to newsdeal-
ers, agents and newsboys Will be two
cents on and after Monday, April 1.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION.

OPEN FOR MEMBERS AND VISITORS FROM
ga. m. until 1880 p. m. Leading daily news
papers and magazines on file. Weekly meet
fnge for papers and discussion every Monday
night ut p IN, at the Exchange Building,
Jefferson street and Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16

a SPLENDID line of chamber suits has
just been received by the E. H. Stewart
Furniture Co,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16
ROANOKE & SALEM DUMMY LINE

On and after April 90, 1892, trains will
run according to the following schedule
EAST. WEST.
Lv. Salem. Ar. Roanoke Nv. Roanoke. Ar Salem
6:15 am. GAS am. 7:15 am. 7:45 q. no.
$500 am. $3.50 EN-. 8:45 am. 9:15 a. m,
9:30 am. 1000 IN. 1915 am. 1O:45 a. no.
i1:0O p.m.11:3O p.m.11:45 p.m.12:15 o. m
1890 pm. 100 pm. 1:15 pm. 1:45 No.
300 pm. 2:3O m. 2:45 pm. 3:15 D. m
$40 pm. 400 pm. Ais p. 10. ASS D. m
Sis pm. 5:45 pm. 6:15 pm. GAS o. Nc
7:15 pm. 7:45 pm. 0:45 pm. 1O:15 p. No.
N. B.-Theater nights last train leaves
Roanoke 10:45; arrives Salem 1l:15 o..
N. Sundays, the first run is omitted.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-16

BRUSSELS mcquette velvet, Administer
and Gobeltn carLt is in newest designs
at tho +. Ii. D evart Furniture co.