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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-19
PROPOSALS..
ITO MASONRY CONTRACTORS.

n FRONT ROYAL, Oct, 10, 1893
Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
OF the county clerk, Warren county, Virginia,
until IL m, OF November /, 1899, to complete
the contract Of Z: Pclton, dated July 81, 1888,
which which, after legal notice, has been declared
forfeited BY the Board OF Supervisors, Warren
county, virginia, on account OF non compliance.
Inc contract wac to construct and erect stone
approaches to the iron highway bridges across
the north and sonth branches of the Shenandoah
river at Riverton, Va. Proposals for the work
on the North and South river approaches must
be separate, those for the North river approaches
being accompanied by certified check OF $3.50
on some responsible bank, and those for the
south river approaches by one of $3.50, both to
be made payable to the chairman OF the Board
OF Supervt ors, as forfeis In the contractors
70 whom the work Is awarded should fail to Sign
the contract and begin the work within ten days
after their bid is accepted. Bids from the same
contractors for either one botn rivers will be
considered. bond In the sum OF $780, with two
acceptable snrites, will, be required OF those to
whom the North river portion OF the contract
may ne awarded, and bond in the sum of 81 900,
with two acceptable sureties, Will be required OF
those to whom the sonth river portion OF the con-
tract may be awarded.
Plans, specifications and blank contract may be
seen ut the county clerks office. The Board OF
supervisors reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. JOHN r. IOVEi,L. Clerk.
10 IL 2aN 2w
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a Yacht with "A Historv.

Agents of the president of San Domin-
go have been i'll this city recently drum
ming up Il crew for that high dignitary's
steam yacht Presidente, an old tub now.
but to which hangs most interesting
history. Away back in 1864 the Pres-
dente was the English pleasure yacht
Deer Hound, and on that eventful day
when the Kearsarge and the Alabama
met in fatal combat in the English chan
mel the Deer Hound, filled with British
sympathizers with the pirate, steamed
out witness the fight. The merry party
on board confidently expected to see the
Kearsarge blown ont of the water, but
We're quickly disappointed in this. When
the Alabama was sinking from the eff
feet of the Kearsarge's we'll aimed shots.
many of the crew escaped to the Deer
Hound and were carried back to Eng
land. Since then the yacht has changed
hands several times, and now in its old
age carries the president of San Domingo
about on his pleasure s.-Philadel-
phia Record
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NATURAL BRIDGE IN MONTANA.
One of the Wonders of the Rocky Noun.
tain Country.
Especial Correspondence

tain country.
Especial Correspondence
LEWIsTowN, Mon, Oct. 12.-Of the
natural bridges on the American CONT
nent, there is none more remarkable
than that situated in Montana about 10
miles north from the National park, on
the east side Of the Snowy range of the
Rocky mountains.
This bridge is crossed by the wagon
road from Big Timber on the Northern
Pacific road to the new mining camp of
Boulder. 1t consists Of ledge of rock
about 80 feet in height extending across
q canyon 300 feet in width. The width
of the bridge at it's narrowest point is
200 feet. A channel through this nam
moth ledge allows the waters Of the
Boulder river to pass and gives a per-
pendicular fall Of IS feet to the bottom
of the canyon. The stream bursts from
out the side of Rocky pass with ire
mendous roar, which can be heard for a
distance Of half mile.
1t is estimated that 100000 miners
inches of water pass through the natural
viaduct every minute. In June and July,
when the melting of the snow in the
mountains increases the volume of water
In the Boulder, the immense outlet
through the rock fails to let the water
pass, and an overflow is the result, some
times making travel over the bridge
hazardous.
There has been formed company for
the purpose Of utilizing this great fall of
water for generating electricity for the
operating Of an electric road between
Big Timber and the Bouldes camp,
distance Of 40 miles, and for furnishing
light to Big Timber and the various
mines in the Boulder district.
D. NJ. CARR.
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TRuSTEE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
I or trust, executed September 20, 1880. bv II. r.
Dolin 10 r. e. Cole. trustee, and recorded In the
clerks office OF The Hastings Court of Roanokc
Guy, va, lie deed book 10, page 116. to secure to
JOSIAH Friend The sum OF 81 OG) according 10 tho
terms ana conditions set forth In the said deed OF
trust, and default having been made in the nav
mcnts according to the sad terms and conditions
OF the said trust deed, and being requested nv
inc beneficiary To do so, l. tho undersigned. hav
ing been appointed substituted trustee by Inc
iiustlngs Court of Roanoke city, Va. at The Sen
lcmDer term, lSE}. in the place OF +. E. Cole
trustee, SHALL ON MONDAY, TIE 23D DAY IFS
OCTOBER, 1872, AT ~ O'CLOCK NJ, in front or
the courthouse in he city o. Roanoke va proceed
10 sell at public auction to the highest bidder
to-wit: N' va rust
THAI lot on the east side of Wheat street berjn.
nhhP 10 feet south OF Dale street and runninp
south 32H feet on Wheat street and running bacE
cast between parallel lines 30 feet to an alley on
when there is nice Groom house
TERMS. Cash sufficient to pay cost OF execnt
my ms trust according to the terms OF the said
trust deed and pay six past tue notes OF S25 90
cach, win interest from September -, 1870 to
the day or SALE so much OF the residue as will
pay vi uumaturcd notes OF 1926 90 each with in
terest from September 20, 1880, the frs to fall
due October go, 1893, and one each succcedinC
month until all are paid, the residue, II any. nav,
apc one year after date or sale, and all deferred
payments TO he secured by deed or trust on the
PIoopeIY ii. Nj. DANIEL,
" ~ tus Substituted Trustee
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tTRUsTEE's SALE OF VALUABLE PROP.
grizzly virtue OF n deed OF trust made hy
w; D. and L. Blair, Jr., on the 21st day OF Marcel,
1871, ana at tho request OF the beneficiary named
In said deed, the undersigned will sell ut public
anGtion, on the premises, ON SATURDAY. TIE
l4Tli DAY OF OCTOBER, 1898, AT - O'CLOCK
H.: certain brick house, recently built, CON
tanning fourteen rooms with all modern con.
yonicnces, with extensive and beautiful grounds,
situated In the city of Roanoke, va, on Church
street. and bounded as follows:
beginning at point on the northeastern cor
ncr or Church and Park streets; thence north
ward with Park street one hundred and FORTY
two feet more or less to an alley; thence east
wardly one hondred and thirty-nine feet more
or less to point on said alley; thence south-
wardly with an alley forty-six feet more or less
10 Henry Body's lot: thence westwardly ffty.six
feet more or less to the northwestern corner of
Henry Body's lot; thence In n sonthwardly direc-
ton with said Body's lot nincty-six faet to
Church street; thence along the north side OF
ming. e
TERMS $1,000, with interest and costs of sale
cash, which interest and cost will probably moi
exceed $500. The residue OF tho purchase money
on such terms rs may be indicated on day of sale
This is one of the most desirable residence in
the city of Roanoke. "
THOS. J. KIRKPATRICK,
CHAS. M. BLACKBOARD, trustees.
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by VIRTUE OF THREE DEEDS OF TRITsT
~ the fret dnted the 9th day OF Anrn 1sSa -

by VIRTUE OF THREE DEEDS OF TRUST.
- the iirst dated the 9th day OF April 1880 and
recorded in the clerks Office OF the corporation
CONT for the city OF Roanoke, Va in deed hook
y, page 3i2, the second dated the I'd day OF Anil
lS'V, ana recorded In same clerks office In deed
book ~ page 21, aid the third dated the 18th
day OF July, 1871, and recorded In same clerks
once IN deed book 81, page 2i1, from W. d. Myers
ing been made In the terms thereof, and being re-
CURED so to do by the beneficiary therein seenred
Will ON THE nth DAY OF OCTORER 1Sg3
AT ll:30 O'CLOCK A. NJ. on the premises in the
described parcels OF land with the improvements
thereon, consisting OF dwelling house, etc.
First Beginning at the northwest corner of
Earnest avenue and Twenty third street, thence
along said avenue north rs degrees 10 minutes
west 50 feet to point, thence north IL deorees
so minutes east 1GO.75 feet to an alley thence win
said alley south 20 degrees IS minutes east .l IA
rect TO Twenty-third street, thence with said
street south ii degrees IS minutes west "a feet to-
the beginning. "
jackson avenue and Twenty-third street. thence
along said jackson avenue north 90 degrees IN
minutes west 50.t6 feet to point, thence south
IL degrees % minutes west 100 rs feet to poJnt
on an alley; thence with said alley south ~ de.
grces 55 minutes cast 60.14 feet to Twenty thir
street. thence along Twenty. third street north II
degrees % minutes east o. feet TO tho bepinninC
known as lots and IL, section 10, as shown on
map OF Webb addition to the city OF Roanoke
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to the costs Of sale
ard as to the sum OF 1881 Co. and as to the sum of
$l,7Gi 81 upon Il credit TO become due in montblv
ihstaments OF SG2.27 each, without interest. on
the fourth Monday In October, 1893 and each sui
ceeding month thereafter and the residue. II any,
upon credit OF one and two years with interest.
deferred payments to be secured by deed OF trus
upon SAID properly. WIN. +. WINCH,
10 tus Trustee.
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IT RUSTBE'S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A DEED
Il OF trust. dated the 10th day OF September, in
the year 1890, executed 10 me by r. H. Starkey,
D. NJ Watts, II. ii. Groider and b. L. Greider
and Of record In the clerks Office in the Hastings
CouH of the city OF Roanoke, Va, In deed book
45. page 1874, to secure to II. X. Rice the payment
of the sum of $500 in three annual install.
ments OF $500 each. with interest," on each from
date OF said deed evidenced by The three inter
S2,5OO bearing even dates with said deed and
executed by T. M. Starkcy, j. NJ. Watts, H. II
Greider and d. L. Grcider, and payable to said
Il X Rice or order. one. two and three years
respectively after date at the Commercial
National Bank. of Roanoke, Va, and default
hayiIg been made in the payment OF the said
note falling due three years after the date there.
OF, and being required go to do by the said bene.
neiary In said deed, shall, ON SATURDAY, OC
T 4, t q, 1893, AT y O'CLOCK NJ, of said day
In front of the courthouse In the city OF Roa
noke, Va, sell by public auction to the highest
bidder the parcel OF land conveyed to me in said
deed OF trust, lying and being in the city OF Roa-
noke ane described as follows:
beginning ut point on the south side OF Nor.
FOLK avenue 1888 feet cast OF Holiday street,
thence with Norfolk avenue south 90 degrees 80
minutes east 100 feet to point, thence south ~
degrees 80 minutes weet 1883 feet TO point,
thence north degrees east 1l22 feet to the be
ginning containing 1909 square feet, more or
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DR.. Briggs and the salvation Arnv.

, In connection with the announcement
chat one Of Professor Briggs daughters
has entered the Grace House Training
School For Deaconcsses it is of interest
to note that the liberal Presbyterian min
lister and his family are interested in the
work of the Salvation Army, and for two
years have been members of the Saliva
ton Army Auxiliary league, an associa-
ton composed of people who wish to aid
the army without taking the oath pre-
scribed for membership. Professor
Briggs is personal friend of General
Booth and some years ago made study
of the work of the army in England and
Germany. His wife and daughters at
tend the meetings Of the league at the
army's headquarters in Reade street and
collect clothing and provisions to be
used by the army in its work among the
poor.-New York Letter.
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RuSTEE'S sALE-BY VIRTUE ORA DEED
~. Ja trust dattd Jnly6, 1891, and recorded in
G Sro OF hoan1ke Va, In deed nook 6s, page 100,
from a. H. koiner and wife and w f. Baker
ana wife to the undersigned trustee, default hay.
inH oeen made In the terms thereof, and being re-
CURED so to by the beneficiary therein secured.
VIII on TIC 18th day OF October, 1929 at II O'Clock
a; M, on the premises, in the city OF Roanoke.
va, ofrer for sale the following described parcel
Oh iand with the improvements thereon, consist.
iiE e %, ,nfgc double dwelling house:
owned by Geo: p. Tayloc on the north side Of
salem avenue. thence north 11gh feet to AN alley
thence east with said alley so feet to the lot OF =
i. an Miller, thence with Van Milcr'slnc south
l.NS feet to Salem avenue, thence with Salem
9. avenue west so feet to the beginning
ENMS OF SALE Cash as to the costs OF
saS ana as to the sum OF 81 ,455 ~ and as 10 the
sum OF ~, a99S6 upon credit to become due in
monthly instnllments OF S92.9S each, without in
tercst, on the fourth Monday In October. 1S,iS
a amd eaeh succeeding month thereafter and the
years, with interest, deferred payments to be Sc
cured by deed OF trust upon said property
o,o., VIM. F. WINCH,
oAo VIC Trustee
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RY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXE.
n ~ cuted to nc on the Goth day OF May 1892, by
w. 4. Camp and Georgia A. Camp which deed of
trust IL recorded In tho clerks office OF the Dust
lngs ourt Tor the city of Roanoke in dcod book
No q, page 2l2 in trust TO secure to H. A Lclch
ners as Lcrch Brothers, of Bal imorc, Md the
payment OF the sum OF S2,t6666, evidenced by
Two negotiable notes, each for the sum of Il :
~ ID; De airing date on the 10th day OF Octob r.
1871, drawn by Hughes " Camp and PAYABLE TO
inc sEiu Lcrch Brothers in II and is months
Bank Of Roanoke. Va, and bearing interest from
aste NJ INC rate Of Il per cent. per anlum. and dc
iault having been made in tho pawn, II, of the
saia notes aud having been requested by The
ocHcmGiaries 80 to do, will, at public auction
ON TUESDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEM,
OF hoat oSc, va at II o'cl. ok m of that dav
oHcr 10 the highest bidder tho following lot or
paIccl OF IAN lying and being in the city of Rol-
hokc, Va ana bounded and described as follows:
-Beginning AT the corner of lot No So Fifth
ward, 50 feet cast OF Nelson street, thence alonr
said avenue south 81 degrees Il minutes cast y
feet to corner lot No. u.s. thence with same
s0u'n degrees Is minutes west 100 feet to a line
OF lot no. ~, thence with came north 81 degrees
40 minu,ts west Is feet to a corner lot No III;
inence ny same north degrees Is minutes east
lUu Icct to tho beginning, containing . 500 SQUARE
noKe Land and Improvement Company
TERMS OF SALE: Cash sufficient TO u ,y tho
COSTS OF INC executing the said sale and to pay
Oh anu ulscharge the notes aforesaid amounting
10 SE,Oab ~, with interest from the 10th day OF
October, 1871, and tho balance in one and Two
years Fl ON the day OF sale. deferred payments 10
nc EVIDENCE by the negotiable notes OF the pur.
CHASER ana TO he secured bya deed of trust upon
the property hereinbcfore described
s>o Ia tbs +. SEQ TT, Trustee
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The Cherokee Not Lonely.

Very few people know anything about
the Indians in western North Carolina
the Cherokees. There are 1 200 of them,
and they areincreasingi in numbers. They
own $4,000 acres of land. and very fine
land it is. Their chief is Stillwell Sou
nooke. He cannot speak English at all.
There are some native preachers and four
schools, the government maintaining the
latter. There are other Cherokees, but
these are not included in the 200, as
they live elsewhere than on the reserva-
tion.-Baltimore Sun.
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TRUSTEES. SALES.

notice to all parties, and being REQUIRED so 10 10
by the board OF directors of said National Saw.
saq hHap WiIon the premises
BR Il, 1898, AT 3 O'CLOCK p. NJ, o,rer for sale
az sn,p pubic auction, to the highest bidder, the
loiI1wing described property situated In the city
Oh Ronnokc and described as follows:
BEGINNING Mt point on the south side OF
s Snsst avenue about as5 feet west OF Roanoke
street and fronting 80 feet on eaid avenue and
cunning back in depth 20 feet, moro or Icss IL
T Te.ng portion OF the lands purchased by j. S.
Nlent ana husband from T. Rorer BY deed dated
oice 10 ~ 1883, and recorded in the clerks
Vivg OF the county court OF Roanoke county
n o,Sginin' In deed book page Coz and now occ,
pig G., az residence by Pal Brickcy
ooa unhMo OF SALE: Cash sufficient 20 nav tn
az 30 "a ana expenses OF this sale and the sum Of
aI. being the sum now in default TO said as
which Viii, ara ho the sum of 5000 additional
p esdne the be paid when due and the
oacn, from the 26th day OF August. 1Ss3 aud
yrsaatterIy instalments of $500 each. from the
Hotn gay OF August, 1893, until the whoIc snno
p paysote 10 said association shall have been paid
OH under the terms OF the said deed OF trust and
sny residue upon credit OF one and two wears
~, SAID date, the purchaser to execute dead
payments. WM I,ITNSFORn ny T ue,eaSeu
Q IL tbs SAND' Afustce.
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/ kCSTEE'S SALE OF THE FOLIOWTNG
described real estate, situated in The civ of
n Mo1Rose, Beginning at the southeast corner
S ., nosnoke and Spruce streets; thence with
spruce street south IS degrees IS minutes. east
looSo Ieet to point; thence south degrees 81
minutes, west Oh feet to point; thence north 81
uegtees ~ minutes, west f5J feet to Roanoke
stteet, thence with the same north dcpre.s 26
minutes east 81 SO feet, to the place of he's innin
BY virtue or certain deed OF trust from w 2
anu L. Blair, DR., dated the 10th day of October
iSyV, TO the undersigned trustee and recorded in
thc Clerks Office OF tho city CT Roanoke in decd
book ": page 81 for the purpose OF securing 70
Chas q. Eddy the payment of the sum OF 81.
Uou, evidenced by two negotiable notes OF even
oa,e with said deed OF 81 900 o. each payable in
ono ana two ears from date with interest. De.
lault having been made IN the payment OF both
OF SAID notes, and having been so required by the
nq,dcr OF the same, / will, ON THE 18TH Day
of NOVEMBER, in front OF the court honse in
the city or Roanoke, ut II o clocS NJ olrcr for
scribcd. f o'' VIC
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to the costs of
sale and the sum OF S2,0,0 wi interest thereon
troin inc 10Th day OF October, lSO subject TO the
following credits: The sum o. 500 as OF The osth
day OF January. 1893, and $3.50 as OF the 10Th day
OF March, 1928 And IA to the residue mon a
vr t OF one aud two years from the day OF sale
Win interest from said date, SAID deferred nav,
mentS to he secured by deed OF trust upon the
promises conveyed. iUCIAN III CoCKE W
~ "a '"s Trustee.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Now York stock Market

NEW YORK, Oct. lS.-Stocks were
higher all around to day. The news
from Washington regarding the attitude
OF the Senate in the silver matter was
construed favorable by operators at the
board to the fact that Reading receivers
had succeeded in postponing the sale of
the company's securities filed with the
Speyer syndicate as collateral for tho
S2,500.000 advanced by the latter, also
had good effect on the market and at
the close the bears we're less disposed
to increase their short lines and in fact
were inclined to deduct their contracts,
and especially near the close.
Late in the day the advance assumed
important proportions; prices advanced
H@3H. Lackawanna rose 3hS, st
Paul 2, Rhode Island tx, Burlington
and Quincy 1}6, Northwestern III,
Chicago Gas ~, General Electric rs,
Louisville and Nashville 19s, Northern
Pacific 2ss, Western Union ~ and
Reading /. The improvement was due
mainly to the covering of short con-
tracts and the results of the belief that
the Senate will dispose of the silver
question at an early date In the
specialties Consolidated Gas rose AZ
and Rubber preferred declined to SIS.
The market closed strong with an ad-
vance in the tendency. Net gains for
the day ranged from g to 2sk per cent
Total sales were 16O, 900 shares, OF which
$4,000 were unlisted. Treasury bal
ances: Coin, S4s, AGO. 900; currency,
$6.777,OOO.
Money on call has been easy. ranging
from 1}6@2 per cent, last loan at 3
and closing offered at 2per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, COS per cent. Bar sill.
yer, 10. Mexican dollars, 5s1. Sterling
exchange weaker with actual business in
bankers bills at 4S2H@4s3 for six ty days
and 4S4A@4s4I for demand. Posted
rates, 4S3%@4S515. Commercial bills,
4sl16 for sixty days and 4s3 1l@ss3M de-
mand. Government bonds steady. State
bonds dull. Railroad bonds dull. Silver
at the stock exchange was dull.
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THRILLING NEWS REPORTS.
Dramatic Incidents Rather Than Loss of
Life Awaken Public Interest.


Life Awaken Public interest
The remarkable succession of catastro-
Plies on land and sen that marked tho
closing week of August recalls-what
may often be remarked-how little the
mere number OF lives lost affects the pub
TIC interest in any sudden calamity.
some accidents in which the mortality
was comparatively small make much
moro terrific news items than others of
tar greater fatality. 1t is the circum-
stances of the accident much more than
its mortuary statistics that excite the
public mind. The loss of life by recent
storms on the sea islands Of the Carolina
coast was terrific, but it got smaller
Share of public attention than the cold
storage fire in Chicago That fire was
intensely dramatic. Thousands of peo-
pie watched it, and newspapers printed
reports of it which made the flesh fairly
shrivel on their readers scalps.
But there was nothing especially dra-
matte about the drowning of hundreds
of negroes on those low lying islands in
that gale. No one who could tell about
1T was there to see. The news of the mere
destruction of life fails to stir the reader.
Twice as many lives We're lately lost by
marine and other disasters within fort
night i'll this country as by the sinking
OF the Victoria, but the Victoria disaster
will be wildly remembered long after
the record of the August gales of 1893
has slipped out of public mind.
Railroad accidents, however calami-
tous, make only second rate reading, be-
cause we are so used to them. Any ha-
bltual newspaper reader, after running
his eye down the headlines of the news
OF collision or broken bridge, can fill
Ill the details. from his experience There
were SO many killed, tho cars did or did
not take fire, this or that man was to
blame, this or that well known man was
among thevictims We have read it all
before. 1t makes little impression.
When the bridge over the Tay went
down, that was an event which made
even the most hardened reader hold his
breath. If the East River bridge should
fall, or one of those at Niagara, that
would make tremendous reading for sew
eral days.
From the newspaper point of view cy-
clones make rather poor reading. Where
the wreck of Il town is distributed over
the next county, there is comparatively
little to be said. The material has all
been carried off and most of the story
with it. Hotel fires and panics in thea
tiers are sometimes dreadful enough to
stir the public mind to it's depths at tho
time and leave their impress on it for
years afterward
Floods sometimes make breathless
reading, but not often. Usually they
leave behind mere details of drowned
cattle, ruined crops and stranded farm
buildings. The damage is stated in fig
ures, and figures do not impress the i'm
agination. But it was fiood-at Johns
town-that caused perhaps the most
dramatic American disaster of three dec
ades-a disaster that was a double lead
ed wonder for nine days and topic of
earnest daily reading for weeks after
ward.-Harper's Weekly.