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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
The Monkeys Thumb.

Here is q little bit of natural history
which must be remembered about mon
keys. All the monkeys of the old world
have some kind of thumb. AS Mr.. St.
George Mivart, a. great zoologist writes,
ANY old world monkey with rndi-
mentary thumb Chat is, thumb even
if imperfecD is superior in that respect
to an American monkey" In fact tho
American monkey has no thumb Mt all.
Nature compensates in measure for
this defect in our new world monkey by
giving him wonderful tail This Amer
lean monkey tail is prehensile. 1t an
swers almost the purpose of fifth
limb. a South American monkey gives
his tail Il single hitch around the limb of
tree, and there he hangs quite COM
fortably, independent of hands or feet.
--Harper's Young People
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27

"They used to tell me when was a
boy" said middle aged man, that if l
would hold up to my ear seashell of a
certain kind would hear in it the muir
muring of the sea. have tried it many
times, and it never failed
Now comes my son, boy W12, who
holds up tumbler Mt tho dinner table
and says:
Pop, do you want to hear the sea
murnur:'
And l says yes, and then he holds the
mouth of the tumbler to his eur, and 1 do
likewise with mine, and bless my heart!
there's the murmur, sure enough
And then the boy goes on to talk
about sound waves and to tell me Just
what makes the sound in the tumbler
and all that sort of thing And say to
myself it's fine thing, no doubt, the ad-
vanced education that the boys of the
present generation are getting, and yet
am not altogether pleased to have one
of the pleasantest of old fancies disposed
of so summarily. I like tumblers we'll
enough to drink out of, but think I'd
rather have my sen murmurings out of
seashell. New York Sun.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Condition of the Crops.

WASHINGTON. July 26.-The weekly crop
report Of the weather bureau states that
the rainfall has been deficient throughout
the northern states In New England
haying Is nearly finished; potato blight APP
pearing in some sections; corn not doing
very we'll. In New York hay. wheat and
rye harvest well advanced, but drought
prevails. In New Jersey the oat harvest is
progressing; corn in all sections is greatly
improved; late potatoes, orchard fruits
and grapes are very promising. In Penn
sylvania tobacco, potatoes, gardens and
pastures are suffering, and corn will also
suffer until rain falls. In Maryland the
condition of corn and tobacco is satisfac-
tory, but rain is needed; yield of wheat
large. In Virginia the drouth is becom-
ing serious throughout the middle section
of the state. In North Carolina whole
counties are suffering from drouth.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Two had Negroes.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 26.-At CASTOR, a
little town fourteen miles from Columbia,
on the Southbound railroad, two negroes
named Handy and Thompson forced an
entrance into the dwelling of Archie
Slghtler, white, and knocked Mrs. Sight
Ter down, threatening to kill her little boy,
about years old, if he made any cutlery.
Inc BOY escaped and met n party of fox
hunters who returned to the house hut
the negroes had escaped. it is presumed
after outraging the lady Handy was
lynchcd, it is reported, and Thompson is
supposed to be in Columbia. The negroes
entered the house in nude condition.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
INDUSTRIES LOSING DOWN.
Lack OF Orders Causes Temporary sus-
penalon Of Production

Lack OF Orders Causes Temporary Sus.
pension OF Production.
LOWELL, Mass, July 26.-work at Pill.
ing's shoe factory is being finished up pre-.
paratory to temporary shutdown, made
necessary by the stringency of the money
market and the numerous failures in the
west, where the greater portion of Pill
ing's customers are. About $50 employees
will be out of work.
FITcHBURG, Mass, July 26.-Another
shutdown has come in the closing of the
Putnam Tool company's works. The com
pany does not know when it will resume
work.
WARE, Mass, July 26.-The Otis com.
pany's cotton mills in this town will shut
down Saturday for one month, on account
OF being unable to find market for their
product. The number of hands employed
Is l,75O. The company's mills at Warren,
Palmer, Thorndike, Bondyille and Three
Rivers will also curtail production.
BIDDEFoRD, Me-, July 2G.-The York
mills at Saco will shut down Saturday for
two weeks, owing to the overproduction.
CONCORD, n. H., July 26-Holden's
wooden mills at West Concord and Pena-
cock will suspend operations tomorrow for
three weeks on account of lack of orders.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
down AN BNBANKMENi'I['
People Bound for the Fair in a
Railroad Smashup.
TWENTY SENT TO TIE HOSPITAL


Camo-Three Killed on Kentuck,
Road-Railroad Tragedies in Pennsyl-
vania. Rhode Island and Missouri.
CUYAHoGA FALLS, o., July 26.-The sec
ond section of the Baltimore and Ohio OK
press, west bound, was wr,rs.d one mile
east OF Munroe Falls. Spreading of rails
caused the wreck ut that point where
there Is short curve in the track. Five of
the coaches, loaded with passengers, most
OF whom were OH their way to Chicago.
were thrown down a ten foot embank ment.
Nobody was killed outright but thirty
were injured, five of them, it is thought,
seriously. All of the manned were taken
10 Akron by special train and sent to the
City hospital. The latest reports are to
the effect that all the wounded will re.
cover. There are three or four cases where
unfavorable symptoms may be mani
tested, but the majority will be all right
within few days.
When the cars left the track many of
the passengers were asleep The last
coach was the one most seriously wrecked
1t Jumped the rails where the curve was
the sharpest, and plunged along the ties
about fifty yards before tumbling down
the embankment. Seats and timbers were
piled promiscuously on the imprisoned
passengers. Fortunately for them there
was no fire to ignite the wrecked coaches.
or there would have been a repetition of
the horrible Ravenna disaster of july 3.
1891
The following is list of those now at
the hospital:
Henry +. Heile, Philadelphia, back
sprained; N. p. Boyer, Coatesville, Pa,
serious cut on head; William NJ. Morrow.
Philadelphia, head cut and back hurt:
Louis Steinback, Baltimore, left leg cut
and bruised; James f. Muse, Baltimore.
back sprained; Frank White, Lafayette.
Pa, slightly cut, not serious; Mrs. Eliza
White. Lafayette, Pa, shoulder dislocated:
l. Fl. Moredick, Washington, severe scalp
wound; F. o. Stats, Vienna, Fairfax
county. Va, injured internally; Dr. J. r..
Allen, Baltimore, arm and ribs broken:
W. A. Mode. Washington, back injured;
II. c. Mode, Washington, wound in head:
Mrs. Maggie Core, Washington, internal
Injuries and arm broken; Mrs. Mary n.
Smith, Washington, severe cuts about
head and neck; Mrs. Lola Hunt. Balti-
more, head cut; Anna Miller, Washing
ton, hurt about head, arms and side; Lii
Ian Cramer Camden, n. j., arm frac.
tured; Israel Forbes, Camden, n. J.. head
cut; II. NJ. Mice, Camden, n. j., cuts on
head and back; l.. Stuart, Baltimore, in
Juries about breast and head; Mrs. .enn
Sturgeon, cut about head
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Casting Sleighbclls.

n question frequently asked is in re-
gard to the method of producing sleigh
bells containing iron balls larger than
the opening i'll the bells. Previous to
making cast the maker of slcighbells
puts al iron ball inside sand core, just
the shape of the inside of the bell This
sand core, with the jinglet inside, is
placed III the mold of the outside and
the melted metal poured in. which fills
up the space between the cores and mold.
The hot metal burns the core so that it
can he shaken out, leaving the ball with
in the shell. Ball valves, swivel Joints
and many other articles are cast in he
same manner.-Detroit Free Press.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Fatal Crash Into Frclght Cars.

PROVIDENCE, X. l.. July 26.-Thc first
section of the mail train from Boston to
New York was wrecked opposite Dodge
vile station by coming into collision with
several freight cars left standing on the
track. Charles J. Miller, mail clerk of
Walton Falls, n: Y, was instantly killed.
Edward c. Murphey, another mail clerk.
OF Putnam, Conn, received compound
fracture OF the skull and cannot live. Cap
tam robert A Gray, of Cambridgeport,
another mail clerk, received compound
fracture of the left forearm. Charles RucL-
ingham, of Milford, Mass, who was in the
mail car. was cut on the forehead, but not
badly hurt number of passengers were
slightly injured.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
A West Pom Accident.

PITTsBURG, July ga West Penn rail
road passenger train, consisting of an ELI
CINE and three coaches, crashed into the
rear of freight train near Pine Greek.
three miles outside of the city. Fireman
stump jumped from the engine and was
badly bruised. Engineer Alfred Bissell
remained on the engine and was badly cut
and bruised, but will recover. Samuel
Murphy, contractor, was badly hurt
baggage Master Flemming had several
ribs broken. Richard Armstrong, pas
senger, was thrown through II window
and badly cut with the glnss
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Marshal Alexander Hamil, of Ashta-
bula, o.. was fatally shot by two burg
lars whom he was pursuing.
Isaac p. Goldsmith, cashier of the Far
mer's Nation Il bank at Mt Holly, n. j.,
died suddenly of heart disease, aged rs
years
Cashier LomaN, of the First National
bank of Vernon, Tex, which failed on Sat
urday. committed suicide by shooting him
self yesterday.
Michael Davitt has abandoned the idea
of re-entering parliament at the present
time. He intends to make a tour of Aus
tralia to collect funds for the Irish cause
France. Italy, Switzerland, Belgium
and Greece have agreed to exclude the two
and half franc silver piece from the in
ternational circulation Of the Latin union
In consequence of gross carelessness on
the part of the local authorities, which
nearly caused an epidemic of yellow fever,
the marine hospital service has assumed
control of the quarantine service at Bruns-
wick, Ga.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
" PENSIONS SUSPENDED.
probably Sevonty-fivo. thousand VIII bo
Dropped from the Lat.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The total mum
Der OF pensioners under the act Of June 81,
1871, who have been notified since the in
coming Of the present administration that
the payment of their pensions has been
suspended is approximately $3.50. The
whole number of pensions granted under
this act is ascertained to be 370,O coo. OF this
number 10000 were to widows, minors and
dependent relatives, leaving 300, 600 to be
investigated. Up TO this time about % per
cent of the number being paid to the SOL
oiers themselves are being suspended,
pending the receipt of satisfactory proof
OF inability to perform manual labor.
Ii the same ratio il eintained through
out the entire list III 5000 will have
Deen suspended. 1t is ..s,ited at the pension
office that in none of these cases is fraud
charged, the suspensions being based upon
an error of the pension Office in miscon-
STRUNG the law.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Importing Chinese.

Ell PAso, Tex, July 2G.--It has been dis.
covered that from twenty TO thirty Cbiuu-
men are entering this city nightly from
Juarez, Mex. The importation is being
handled by very rich company of China
men and eX-oflicals of the United States
customs service. Almost daily carloads of
Cinnamon pass through here from San
Francisco in bond for Cuba From Cuba
they are transported to Vera Cruz and
from there enter ports on the Rio Grande
border. The company charges $50 head
and expenses for getting them into the
United States.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
\ woefuI Lack of sagacity.

Father-Yes, | admit that our boy
amt lazy. He'sas smart as can be when
it comes to tending traps and running
errands, but he doesn't seem to have any
business saGacity at all
Mother-Why, what makes you say
that:
Father--Well, for example, look what
he did yesterday. He had four nice big
fat rabbits, and what does he do but take
them down TO town to sell them. Why
didn't he take them up to the woods
where them city fellers were huntin?-
Kate Fields Washington.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Death OF "a Noted Expiore;r

LONDON, July 26.-Dr. John Rae, the
Arctic explorer, died at his residence in
this city after n prolonged illness. DR..
Rae came int prominence in 1916, when
he was entrusted by the Hudson's Bay
company with the task of completing the
deiineations of the northern shores of the
American continent. During the spring
OF 1917 DIR. Rae explored on foot the shores
OF great gulf having 700 miles of coast
line. He thus connected the work of
Parry at the mouth of Fury and Hecla
strait with the work of Ross on the coast
OF Boothia, proving that Boothia was part
of the American continent
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Mr., BL0U i,i'j[ s. REPORT N 0R|TiI'.
1t Is Expected at the National
Capitol in a Few Days.
ANNEXATION NOT IMPROBABLE.

1t Is believed tho President VIII Resub.
NIT Ex-President Harrlson's Treaty or
Modification Theroof-A Now Com.
missioner Coming.
SAN FRANCIS co, July o6-The steamer
oceanic brin gs news from Honolulu of the
appointment OF William ID. Alexander az
special commissioner to Washington to
assist in the negotiations for annexation.
He will leave Honolulu this week. Mr.
Alexander is the leading historian of Ha-
wan, and widely known in scientific circles
abroad. He was Hawaiian commissioner
to the meridian congress in 1884 at WASH
1ngton. Mr.. Alexander will assist Minis.
ter Ihurston, and both will be left free to
yield to the reasonable wishes of the adj
ministyation.
Minister Blount has concluded his re-
port on Hawaiian affairs, and It was stated
he would probably forward it to Washing
ton by the steamer Australia, which was
to sail July 10. 1t is reported that he has
given the provisional government to I'M
derstand that nothing will be done until
he sends back his report, which may be
acted upon during the extra session of
congress In August. The opinion prevails
in official circles that after receiving Min
lister Blount's report President Cleveland
Will resubmit eX-President Harrison's
treaty OF annexation, or some modification
thereof, to the senate. The new treaty
mentioned in previous dispatches, which
was drawn here to be submitted to the
United States government, will be with
held, awaiting the action on Minister
Blount's report. The latest reports con-
corning the document are that it is a
straight treaty of annexation without
conditions, i'll which no reference occurs to
Tue labor question, finances or the present
system OF land holdings
Paul Neumann, lately the oneen's agent
TO Washington, he's issued manifesto i'm
the form of an open letter to President
Dole attributing the hard times and Ian
gushing trade TO the present political
uncertainty, and demanding that the will
OF the people be ascertained by popular
vote
The situation in the islands is appar-
entity quiet. No conspiracies are knownto
he i'll progress unless Neumann's mani
1esto betokens such. The ministry DOS
ltlvely deny having ever received from Mr..
Blount any intimation that Secretary
Gresham had disapproved his action in the
case OF Nordhof. The ministers speak in
nigh terms of their confidence in W
Blount and of their satisfactory relations
with him.
The leper murderer koolan is still Mt
large but all the others have been can
ttred. On two occasions recently soldiers
attacked koolan's lair in force with disus-
trons results, Koolan shooting and killing
three of them. Their remains we're brou, ;t
back to Hodolulu, where a grand military
funeral was given to them on the 10th.
The whole town turned out rs spectators.
A reward of $1,000 has beef frered for the
apprehension of Koolan
80. -
public statement which shows that the
whites own 97Ia per cent. of all the bust
ness interests of the islands, while a meri-
cans own 20 per cent of the same.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27

LOUISVILLE, July 26.-The Fourth Ma
tlonal bank threw up the sponge yester-
day afternoon after n hard fight. A run
during the day, with a drain from tho
country banks, caused the suspension.
President George Davis was seen lust
after the closing of the doors. "All the
information we have TO give ont Mt this
time he said. sis that no one will lose n
mill by our suspension" The Merchants
and Deposit banks We're also forced TO
close their doors indefinitely.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Case Against the Fair commissioners

CHICAGO, July 26-When the case of
Charles w. Clingman against the Worlds
Columbian Exposition company was called
IN Judge STEMS court Lawyer William
r. Mason stated briefly his grounds in
support of Wis motion that rule issue
from the court requiring the Worlds CO.
lumbar exposition to show cause why
they are not i'll contempt of the courts
order in permitting the gates of the
Worlds fair to be closed on Sunday. The
court set the motion for hearing at o:3O
o'clock tomorrow morning
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
A Belliserent Commi,,,one-

CHICAGO, July 26.-World's Fair Com.
missioner St. Clair, of West Virginia. got
into row with gateman yesterday ON
account of having forgot his pass. A Co
lumbar guard who interfered was knocked
down by the irate colonel, and then a gen.
eral fight ensued, which was finally auelled
by other guards. The colonel, with his
face and shirt front covered with blood
went to the office of President Higin.
botham and washed, while his antagonists
equally CORY, were conducted to thei,
building for n similar purpose.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
N : = :: w AorfoIksWestern R.R
SCHEDULE IN RpFncr JUNE 4. lisa

SCHEDULE IN RFFECT JUNE 4. 1873
,.ro wssT5oUFD, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY.
'oo a; m; {Washington and Chattanooga limited,
tiansbnrg and Radfold, also at Pulaski,
Mythevillc, Glade Spring and Abingdon to
let on passengers from points north and cast
OF Roanoke. Pullman sleepcrs to New or
Leans, Memphis and Nashville. Dining car
800 q. IN. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol and al,
intermediary stations; alec for Blueaed, Pc.
eaaaontas Eikhorn, Clinch Valley Division
to Bristol.
7:4O p. m. for Radtord, Pulaski. Bristol and Chat
t tahnooSa. Pullman sleepers to Memphis via
A;@9 p. NJ THE CHICAGO EMPRESS for
Bueheld. Pocabontns, Kenova, Column bus
and Chicago. Pullman Buret Sleepcr Norfolk
to,Chicigo without change.
HonrH AND HAsTBouRp. LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
ITO =: M for Petersburg, Richmond and
la:2op; m. for Washington, Hagerstown, Phils.
apephla and New York. Pullman sleeper
P.R.R A.
1920 p. m. daily for Richmond and Norfolk. pu
man parlor car to Norfolk, connects at Lynch.
..,o burg ONION statlon) with Durham division.
o:oo F. M for Buena Vista and intermediate sta.
1885 a. m. for Richmond and i Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich.
1882 p. m. Washington and Chattanooga linn.
nSf8, t0 ma washington, Hagerstown Philadel.
New York via Harrisburg Stops onIy a.
Buena VISTA, Basic, Shenandoah Luray'
Shenandoah, Junction, Shephordrtown. An.
tietam, Grimes and st. James
sta1on dsi1I aio Lynchbnrg tgniop
- Boston and Durham and intermediate sta
ons.
Winston-Salem Division-Lesve Roanoke Union
etatton) daily 1915 a.. IN. and 4.3O D. m for
Rocky Mount. hartinsville, Winston-Sal
and intermediate stations.
For all additional information apply at ticket
office or to w b. BEVIIi
General Passenger Agent Roanoke Va
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27

a contemporary speaks of a new
kind OF interviewing where the inter-
viewer i'll the course of pumping his vic
tim has the opportunity of airing his
own opinions. We had supposed that
this was the basic principle of the inter
view. We had been given to under
stand that the opinions of tho victim,
were the last things to enter the mind of
the interviewer. Boston Transcript.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Condition of Chic Ranks.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The abstract of
the condition of national banks in Chicago
on July IL last shows the reserve TO have
been 30Gl per cent. The total loans and
discounts were ISL .5s3,000 individual de-
poslts, 500 DOC, 600, surplus fund. 81 523 900:
gold and gold certificates, SIP 800, 900. The
reserve for Detroit was 24.S0, and for Min
neapolis 1921 per cent.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
The Nieararun Reynlt.

WASHINGTON, July 26.-The only official
information of the progress of the revolu-
ton in Nicaragua that has been received
by the state department for n week past
was contained in the following dispatch
from Minister Baker at Managua, the cap
i'ai or the country: "Revolutionists can
nonaded Managua from steamers without
warning. killing one woman near legation
and wonnding several persons" The date
oil the bombardment is not given.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Surgeon General
Wyman has received the following cable
dispatch from Assistant Surgeon g. b..
Young, of the marine hospital service. sta
toned at Naples: Cholera prevails Con-
dition worse. a large number of emi
grants are preparing for America. Isola-
ton on shore IS impossible. Authorities
refuse to permit detention on board Pas
senGers are transferred from train to ship,
and isolation on the way imperfect.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Kansas Strike situation Critical.

TOPEKA, July o6.--The strike situation
in the Cherokee district is regarded as so
serious by the governor and his advisers
that eleven companies of militia have been
ordered TO hold themselves in readiness to
move on three hours notice. Lieutenant
Governor Daniels states that he regards
the situation rs very critical, and that it
might break out into violence and blood
shed at any time
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Turkey Protecting the ,1i,siou,r,o

WASHINGTON, July 2G.-The department.
oil state has not yet received Il complaint
In the case of Miss Melton, the American
missionary who was abused in kurdison.
but Il cableSram received from Minister
Terrell says that the Turkish government
has done all i'll its power TO protect Ameri-
can missionaries in kurdistOn, and TO pun
ish the robbers who perpetrtted the out
rage on Miss Melton.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Howard Mutchler Succeeds His Father

EAsroN, Pa, July 26.-In the speci /
election in the Eighth Congressional lis
trict yesterday to fill tho vacancy caused
by the death of Hon. William Mutchl.
his son. Howard Mutchler Democrat, W. !,
elected over General Frank Reeder. Re
publican, by about $500 majority The
vote was less than one-half that of last
year i'll the district, when it went 6,o42
Democratic
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Went Through a Trestie.

ST. Louis, July ga north bound
freight train on the ST. Louis. Chicaeo
and st. Paul railroad crashed through a
trestle near Reihle station, piling eighteen
cars in heap. Conductor w. H. Burreli
OF Springfield, Ills, was instantly killed.
Brakeman Charles johnson and w. A.
Clements, of Alton, and Walter Manning,
of Springfield, We're probably fatally in
iurnt
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-27
Denvcr's Idle workmen.

DENVER, July o6-Up to date 8. 700 men
have registered as out of employment, and
the list is steadily increasing Means are
being taken to furnish employment and
provide food for the hungry and destitute.
1t is estimated that 1900 persons, men,
women and children, are in need OF imme-
dinte aid.