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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
National BAPTIST Annexation.

DENVER, Col, May 25.-Cold and
miserable weather greeted the first
meeting of the National Baptist Associ-
alton this morning. To-day and to NOR
row have been allotted to the Woman 8
Baptist Mission Society, of which Mrs.
Sarah II. Durfee is president. Rev.
Kerr b. Topper welcomed the visitors
TO Denver The officers submitted their
reports. Many OF the delegates are at
Colorado Sp,ings and Manitou. There
will be but 900 delegates when all have
aY rived
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
Insurance Rates changed.

RICHMOND, Va, May 23-In view Of
the recent losses by Gre, a representa-
tive OF tho Southeastern Tariff Associa-
ton has been in Richmond for some
time revising the insurance rates. He
completed to day the schedule. On mer-
camille and manufacturing property the
tariff has, in all instances, been in
creased. in some cases it is now double
that OF the old rates, while on resident ial
property of the more substantial kind a
reduction has been made.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
Miners, Xvnrcs Rcduccd.

PoTTsvlLLE, Pa. May 23.-In pursuance
of the economic policy of the Reading
receivers, the first cut in wages announced
here for years has been ordered, but APP
plies only to those who do not come under
the regular established $3.50 basis At
several colleries the miners engaged in
driving breasts by the yard have been drop
ped 80 cents per yard and the drivers who
formerly received 5000 will be reduced to
IS per week a number of the miners
We're not satisfied with the reduction and
left the works
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
NORTH CAROLINA re- NANCE.
Washington Celebrates the Return of a
Man Stolen In Childhood.


Man Stolen In Childhood.
WASHINGTON, N. c., May 23-This city
has genuine sensation in the return of
Samuel Chauncey, known in the south as
William p. Chauncey, Il son of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel Chaunccy of this place, after
an absence of 20 years Before he was 5
years old young Chauncey was stolen by a
tobacco WAGNER, and notwithstanding the
large rewards offered for his return lie was
never heard of until few days ago when
he was brought to his family by travel
ing salesman who met him at Gainesville,
where he was working as n stonecutter
He told an interesting story of his wander
ings and remembered that he had spent
several years when child in Catholic
orphanage. When he returned home last
night people for miles gathered at the
station to welcome him. His aged parents
went into ecstacies over him.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24

NEW YORK, May 23.-rhc next pugilis-
tic tournament OF the Concy Island Ath-
letic club will take place Thursday even
ing. June %. There will be three contests,
two l0-round bouts and final evcnt--a
fight to finish between Jim Daley of
Philadelphia Corbetts cX-sparrng part
ner, and Joe Butler, also of Philadel phia,
the colored middleweight who made himself
famous recently by nearly knocking out
Joe Goddard. 1t will he for Il purse of
8. 800, $500 to 90 TO the loser.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
Mother and Daughter Suicide.

NoRIIsTowN, Pa, May 23.-Oppressed
by poverty and weary OF the struggle for ex-
istence, Il mother and her daughter ended
their lives with poison ut their home near
here. Mrs. Agnes Burton and her daugh-
ter lived at North Wales and We're very
poor. Worn out by their effort to make Il
living they determined to die. From the
meagrc evidence before the coroner it
seemed that the mother first gave strych-
nine to her daughter and then took poison
herself and both were dead in short time
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
An IneendIary lire

RIcx,soND, May 23.-~A FIRE of incen.
diary origin partially destroyed three
tnree'ssory brick buildinge in Man
chester tais morning, occupied as stores
and dwellings. One family of nine
escaped In their night clothes, losing
all their possessions. The buildings
were owned by the Virginia Loan 4 $50.
citation. Loss, $500; fully insured.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
Fire in Winston.

DANvILLE, May 23.-The e.story plug
tobacco factory OF p. Ii. Haynes &
Co, OF Winston, is burning fercely.
The fire is beyond control. The FIRE
engines OF Greensboro have been tele.
graphed for This factory Is one Of the
largest In the South and is situated
near bali Gozen other large factories.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
New York to Entertain the rnranta.

New YORK, May 23-The ladies COM
mittee Of the Eliza Day nursery have ten
dered to the Infanta Eulalic two boxes in
the Carnegie Music hall for the Materna
concerts 1t is expected the princess will
attend, when the royal box will he clabor-
ately decorated with the Spanish colors
and the orchestra will play Spanish ma
tionnl nirS
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
suinide of a Youthful Lover.

ATLANTA, ga, May 23.-Louis Albeit.
. 17.year-old school boy, has been
desperately in love with Viola Topper,
aged fifteen, the daughter of the rec tor
of st. Phillips Episcopal Church. This
morning they Quarreled and few min
utes later Albeit blew out his brains,
selecting room in the Sta tie capitol for
the scene of his suicide.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
Appointments Yesterday.

WASHINGTON, May 23,-Preside ntial
postmasters were to-day appointed as
follows: Wallace w. Screws, at Mont
gomery, Ala, vice M. Buckley, re-
moved; Harrison w. Clark, at Jackson.
Vile, Fla, vice 3. e. McMurry, re-
moved; Andrew j. Sturgis, at Crystal
Springs, Miss, reappointed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
Shooting at Columbia.

COLUMBIA, s. c.. May 23-Andrew and
William Campbell, cousins, were shot by
Constables Wesley Raboa and James
Shirag. They were brought to the city
and their wounds dressed. Andrew will
probably die. The Campbells say the as
sault was unprovoked, while the constables
say they were resisted
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
Action of the Southern Baseball League,

Action of the Southern Baseball League.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 23-The arbi-
tratiOn committee of the Southern league
met here and decided that George and
Minnehan, the two released Montgomery
players. could not play in the Southern
league any more. They also awarded DUFF
fee to Atlanta, Montgomery withdrawing
all claim to him
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
BREAD In yyniskv Trn.t s,oct

New YORK, May 23.-The withdrawal of
five distilleries from the whisky trust
caused break in the stock of the latter
from II 3-s to 10. Transactions were on
large scale and the dealings were attended
with much excitement.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
whislsy Mem Iu secret Conference.

PEORIA, Ills, May GA secret meeting
of the directors OF the whisky trust is be-
ing held here to consider the withdrawal
of the five distilling houses from the trust.
ii is believed the chances are favorable to
an agreement being reached 10y which the
seeding houses will remain in the trust.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-24
Forming Sew Government.

ROME, May 23.-Signor Gioltti has agreed
to- reconstruct the cabinet with Senator
Gagh, ardo as minister OF finance and Sena-
tor Can, onicoas minister of justice. Signor
Grimaldi Will remain minister Of the ,7eas-
ury.
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TELEPHONE NUMBER 1a4.

TIE TIMES is delivered in Roanoke, Salem and
Vinton every morning bylcarriers for 20 cents per
month.
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THE TIMES can De found regularly on
e2le at the following places:
Roanoke-George 9ravatt, Jr.. M. l..
Rmith's, Hotels Roanoke. Ponce de Leon.
Hlk'e News Stand, "a Salem avenue f..
q. Carr, Terry Building.
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Brown.
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tan.
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RowelPs American Newspaper Direc-
ieFy for 1891 puts the circulation of THE
ROANOKE TIMES above that OF any
ether paper in Southwest Virginia, and at
@ore than that OF all the other papers OF
Roanoke combined.
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rHE RoANoKE TIMES PUBLISHING CO..

Entered ut the. PostoHice at Roanoke as second
elses matter.
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THE WEEKLY TIMES.

All papers sent out OF the CITY muHt DC pau Ior
nvarably in advance.
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TaB WEEKLY TINES, containing the news OF
The week in moro condensed form, one year,
S1.00 in advance.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

effr1.I u f;spaFA VS. ~
but thclprtn ting is'dona. with goeme-
trio ACCURACY y although tRf eye only is

tssfrasI
but thcsprintfnE is'donas with goeme-
used H4-assttsalizs t-S-A 81
The village is under the control Of
II. j. Moore of .Apia, who is the conf
dante of Mataafa and who viii in ali
probability be EiS prime minister if he
returns To power at the next election.
A theater is being built ana perform
ances will be given of historical pieces.
The colony consists of 200 warriors and
dancers of both sexes.
Cupid is beginning to make his pres
ence known ipdhe plaisance. Within
week a Samoan has fallen heels over
head in love with a Norwegian girl in
the beauty show, the priest in Cairo
Street is languishing because an
American cash-girl was sent away
after he had given his heart to her,
and a German had an experience he
viii not soon forget. His name is Carl
Meinen, and in the land of his birth he
is called herr baron. At present he
is employed in serving beer and Frank
fort sausages in restaurant where he
can hear the lions roar while going
through their performance. A week
ago he went to the Chinese theater.
In the play poor, downtrodden celes-
tial, fleeing from unjust wrath, is
about to end his life, when the beauti-
full daughter of the King saves him and
weds him. 1t was at the hrst sight OF
this daughter that Cupid began to
work. His aim was true. The server
of sausages was Smitten. His attention
to the customers was rcdoublel, for
tips were necessary. 1t costs 20 cents
to see the beautiful dau9 liter of the
King. Carl saw every performance
and his heart beat harder and harder.
On Sunday he found out the name of
his divinity. II was Wong Pang. To
hang around the stage door was use
less, for the Chinese lived in the build
ing. Besides it was a waste of time,
for tips had to be earned. The next
best thing to do was to write letter.
He did it, 1t was an impassioned
screed and told of the great love he
had. The letter was delivered and the
trembling Carl sat in front awaiting
some sign. 1t came. Manager Sling
touched him on the shoulder and told
him to follow. Once in the coveted
presence, Wong Pang informed tho
love-struck Touton of an ability to
"talkee English lkee Mclean man."
to which Carl replied with a heart
crushing smile: ''Das ist zehr gut"
Those were the last words he spoke
in the theater. His'divinity had been
sitting, but rose, pulled off the wig of
the beautiful daughter and let down a
long cue. Wong Pang is a man, and
because they don't have women on tho
stage in China he impersonates one.
Carl served sausages the rest of the day
in a very detected manner, and gave
one customer an attack of heart dis
ease by declining tip. His hope in
life is gone
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
BLACK Hawks MarnnnImity.

After the repulse of the British and
Indians at Fort Stephenson in August,
1913, Black Hawk became as, listed
with the-ill fortune just then attend
ing the British arms and left hastily
for Rock River. A party was seut by
the Americans to follow him. The
pursuit was continued until the party,
confused by many trails, was forced
to break UP, and each man had to
look out for his own safety.
On emerging from a thicSet one day,
scout named kilbourn saw at a
distance an Indian on his hands and
knees shaking, his tn rst at n spring.
Instinctively the scout levelled his
rife and pulled the trigger. The flint
was shivered against the pan, but the
pruning failed to ignite.
The Indian sprang TO his feet, and
levellcd his rifle at the scout. He did
not fire, however, but advanced upon
Kilbourn and made him prisoner.
Kilbourn then recognized his captor
as none other than Black Hawk him
self.
"The white mole digs deep, but
Makataemish kiakiak flies high and
can see far off" said Black Hawk to
the scout After some words to his
band Black Hawk informed kilbourn
that he had decided to adopt him into
the sac tribe.
After three years watching for a
chance TO escape, the scount found it
and regained civilization. During
the Black Hawk war of 1892, Kilbourn
was again employed in the service of
the government, and was captured by
Black Hawk at the battle of still man S
Run. He nerved himself for the
torture which he felt sure must now
await him.
Nor was he comforted in the least
when Black Hawk, passing close 10
him, said in a low tone, docs the
mole think that Black Hawk forgcts?"
just before sunset of the day of his
capture, Black Hawk again came TO
him, loosed the cords that bound him
TO a tree, and conducted him far into
the forest Pausing, the Indian said:
II am going TO send you back to
your chief, though / ought to xiii you
for running away a long time ago,
after / had adopted you as a son; but
Back Hawk can forgive as well as
fight"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
WON ANS WAY.


An ostrich feather rug is the latest
luxury.
Experience q the cream of life-bu-
it sours with age.
1t is Boston idea to write the
weight of the baby on the cards ant
nouncing its birth.
Young MANI wish opinion, your
as to whether your daughter would
make a good wife? Lawyer-No,
sir; she would not. Five dollars.
please.
Queen Natalie of Servia has finer
head of hair than any other feminine
royal parsonage in Europe. She gem
orally wears it hanging in two long
plaits down her back.
japanese women rut up their hair
with wooden, ivoCy or tortoise she'll
pins, seven or eight inches in length
and fully half an inch wide. The pins
are usually cary, d, and are often
capped with pivoted figures that
dance with every motion of the wear
err.
A band of women robbers has been
discovered in Paymago, Spin. fhey
met once a month in n cave on the
outskirts of the town to plan burg
laries, and here they had full stock
of burglars tools and about 5000
worth of plumber. They usually
worked in mems attire.
Gilded frames can be cleaned by
gently wiping them with fine cotton
cloth dipped in sweet oil. In the sum-
mer, when flies are troublesome, wash
the frame in water in which two or
three onions have been boiled. This
method will not deaden the gi ding but
will insure for them good luster.
During the recent visit of the en-
peror and empress of Austria in
Switzerland they were taking some re-
freshments in a confectioner's in Mon
treaux, where the empress took such
a fancy TO the Scotch "shortbread''
that she asked for the recipe. At first
the confectioner hesitated to supply
the information, but when he learned
that her majesty was not likely TO
establish rival shop he consented.
Cupid was flying irregularly be-
tween them, so to speak, as they were
strolling along. He was feeling a
good deal like man going past Gem
etery and was whistling. 81 wish you
wouldn't whistle" she said pettishly.
at is positively rude" He looked at
her q omeLt and stopped. Then he
began to sing softly. He sang for a
few minutes. Harry she said, al
most tenderly. His face lighted up
with hope "Please whistler she re-
quested pleadingly.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
FAMILY AFFAIRS.

Condors have been killed in Peru
with wings of forty feet spread.
To please the fancy of the bride, a
young couple near Lewisburg, Pa,
will be welded shortly beneath big
apple tree that stands in her fathers
yard.
The Moundsville, w. Va, Echo
speaks of "a woman who appropriated
some telephone wires for clothes
line, and IL caused the company con-
siderable Inconvenience, besides cut
ting off communication with Mounds
Vile and Vince ing"
Edison is quoted as saying that "in
his experience whatever has been
proved TO be impossible by mathe-
matical authorities has been the
easiest invention to produce"
John Oliver Hobbies, who has lately
jumped into literary reputation in
London, is to her friends Mrs. Craigie,
a young lady who began her profes-
sional career three or four years ago
as an art critic.
John Burroughs, the author, has ten
acres of grapevines on his country
estate overlooking the Hudson. The
preparation of the fruit for market he
scrutinizes as carefully as he does a
proof-sheet of one of his new books
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
BUILDING A SOUTH SEA ISLAND HUT.

BUILDING A SOUTH SEA ISLAND HUT.
low are placed wooden malletS. When
the natives want 10 call they pound on
the hollow piece of wood, wi ich gives
out ringing sound that can be heard
a considerable distance. a light wood
canoe is also shown. 1t is provided
with outriggers and is like the i'm
proved racing machine of to-day.
In front of the entrance is erected a
Samoan house, 1t is the property of
Mataafa, the deposed ruler. 1t was
brought from the little settlement Of
Male, several miles from Apia, and is
most wonderfully constructed. In
shape it is circular. 1t is upright to
the height of five feet and then slopes
to a tent-like point thirty feet above
the ground. 1t is made entirely of
bread-fruit wood, the only wood that
the white ants, which overrun the ISL
and, will not eat A house built of
any other material would be eaten up
N a month by the pests. The uprights
are made of pieces about four inches
in diameter. AT intervals of four feet
a circle is made of the same mater al.
The pieces of wood are all short and
are jointed and bound together by
thongs. The roofing is made of twigs
and covered with thatch. The house
was used by Mataafa and his father
and is said to be very old.
The Samoans themselves are the
oldest race of the south seas. They
are tall, sturdy and very int ligent
They are atholics now, but about four
centuries ago they held the Mohamme-
dan belief. About the only practice
of the settlement which has tinge of
barbarism Is the native dance. 1t is
Fijian in origin and is supposed TO
have been danced for thousand years.
1t had its found alton in the stormy
war times of the early times when war
ring on the different tribes who occu-
pied the different islands was almost
the sole occupation of the inha bitantS.
The dance is accompanied by a chant
and chorus. The chant describes the
different stages of war expedition
from the time it leaves home until the
return, and at the end of each stage
the warriors all join in the chorus
The music, if such it can be called, is
peculiar. At times it is almost dream
like. Again it resembles the wall of
the Scottish highlanders funeral song.
There are moments when it is digni-
nified and moments when it is wild,
fierce, barbaric. The rowing of the
boats, throwing the lances, rushing
through the waves, the heat of battle
and mourning for the dead are told in
song and in pantomime and this panto-
mime is the dance. They have other
dances of much more cheerful nat
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
Chickamaurn Park.

General Ii. V. Boynton told me to-
day that Chickamauga Park would be
made in time the finest historical place
in the world, as also the most lovely.
The park now is nine square miles,
and an addition will likely be made to
it. This year the sum of $1,000, 900 is
to be expended on internal improve
ments, and year by year other sums
of money will be used upon IL until il
is in a satisfactory condition. A great
deal of work is TO be done at the CHIT
tanooga end and along the road to
Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge.
An idea of a drive through this
pretty park can be formed from the
fact that from the north end OF Mis-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23

and feet of beam, ana not strap ot
iron enters into its construction. 1t is
made of Itlili wood, a native timber of
dark reddish hue, capable of taking a
high polish. The boards are put to-
gether in a peculiar way. They are
joined with fiber Irvine, and the work
is so we'll done that there is no leak
age. 1t requires twenty-five men to
row the boat, and in addition to these
it will hold thirty-three warriors.
To help the oarsmcn a square sail,
made of mating is used 1t is held
aloft by mast, but thongs are fastened
to the four corners and to the boat.and
in this manner the pulling is done.
The figure-head is the carving of a god
in which the Samoans believed many
years ago. 1t is the god OF sca-go ng
people and is represented as on the
lookout for rocks and shoal water. The
warriors are armed with bows and ar
rows and axes and the sides of the
boat show the marks of numerous con-
flicts. The oars are remarkably he IVY,
long sweeps. Near the boat is the
longo, a sort of bell. 1t is ike trough
no lowed out of q log about four feet
long and set up on pegs. In the hol-
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1893-06-23
r PIuribus Unum.

Some years ago he used TO write,
ln'stanZas OF this fashion,
Brief sentimental ditties, quite
- Devoid-and full-of passion.
His models were the usual four
Praed, Locker, Dobson. Bunner;
His muse-selected from n score
Was modern and-a sumner!
The dear muse-ah she didn't know
A saga from sonnet;
Such knowledge found no room below
Her small, cewitching bonnet.
She only knew she loved the man
Whose songs of love she carried
Safe in her heart-and so it ran
A year--until they married
He settled down, and soon the rhymes
Became distinctly fewer;
He still purs ued the muse at times,
A less impetuous wooer.
He loved more wisely, not less well,
Without song to show it;
! And yesterday heard him tell
4 The truth I'm not poet.