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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-16
LOCAL BREviT.ES.

The trial of Carpenter Jones for shoot.
ing r. Hockaday last spring will be
called in the Hastings Court to-day.
b. N. Hatcher. State senator from
Franklin county, was in the city yes.
terday.
Dr. j. T. Stricklan was called to
Salem Yesterday to visit Mrs. DR.. Wylie,
who is quite i'll.
A water main broke on Jefferson
street, near Railroad avenue, and flooded
its neighborhood yesterday.
Smith Petty and family have gone to
De Funiac Springs to spend the winter.
Miss Eleanor Adams, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. NJ. II. ONO.
hundro, left for Anderson, w. Va, yes
terday to teach school until next June.
Miss Mary Williamson, of Newmarket,
Va, who has been the guest of her
cousin, Miss Rosalie Annto, at Lucien
Cookies homo, In this city, returned
to- day to school at Hollins.
John Cannon, is quite sick at the
Norwich Hotel.
w w. Lemon and w. A. Wynne left
yesterday for Norfolk to attend the
seventeenth annual State convention Of
the Y. M. c. A.
Robt Lecky, Jr., of Richmond, Va,
who is adjusting the loss OF Harrell
Bros, is at the Hotel Roanoke.
James S. Simmons has returned from
a trip through the North.
f. S. Camper and John Donnelly left
on the ESQ train last night for Column
bus, Ohio, where they 60 to accept a
position in the machine works there.
Both gentlemen are memb ers of the
Friendship Fire Company.
The Ladies' Aid Society of tho First
Baptist Church will meet this afternoon
in the lecture room at o'clock
DR.. Flippo will resume his appoint
ment at Vinton to night and will preach
in the Presbyterian Church in that town
at 1880 o'clock. DR.. AGREE will preach
in Vinton next Thursday night, Febru.
airy 80.
The Endeavor Circle of Kings
Daughters will hold Musical Tea" at
the no ne Of Mrs. George Gravatt 1o17
Henry street southwest, to- day from ;
p. m. to 10 p. m. Board walks have
been provided.
Rev. c. Ormond Miller, of Roanoke
College Church, Salem. Va, will preach
in St. Marks Lutheran Church, this
city, next Sunday evening.
Rev. Oliver G. Miller, of this city,
will deliver the annual address before
the Y. M. G. A., Of Roanoke College,
Salem, next Sunday evening.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-16
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SPECIAL
Trade Announcements
IMPORTANT TO EVERYONE.

The tendency of prices on staple arti.
cles, Cottons, Silks and other fabrics is
upward. Manufacturers are feeling the
result of high cost OF raw material.
Prices will be higher than the CORE
spending seasons last year.
To complete the sale of our winter
goods and to keep up the interest in all
departments of our store, we will con-
tinue to sell at low prices all through
the month of February.
Shoppers will find it profitable to call
at our store before purchasing else
where, for we shall offer daily bargains
on goods which must be sold to make
room for early spring goods, which we
are daily receiving. Spring is coming,
so buy your cam brics, muslins and ham
burgs, and have your underwear made
while you have leisure time.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-16
To the Inaugurntion via IL. & O. II. Il.

For the hcncft OF those desiring TO witness the
inaugural ceremonies at Washington, March 18th,
the Baltimore and Ohio II. Il. Co. will cell excur-
sion tickets to Washington and return from all
stations on its lines at low excursion rates
Tickets will be sold March 2nd and Bird and for
trains reaching Washington before noon of
March 18th. They will be valid for return jour
ney until March 9TH inclusive. The following
are the rates from some OF the points in this
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-16
Donations Being Received.

In reply to the circular letter pub
lished soliciting funds the board of
trade mas received checks and the pro-
lect,bids fair to work blessing for the
institution
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-16

EAGLE dairy restaurant and ice cream
parlor, l44 Salem avenue. best table ser.
vice in the city. Breakfast, % cents;
dinner, 35 cents; supper, %. Parties
served. G. L. LUKENs, proprietor.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-16

Corrcspondingly low rates from other stations
Pullman buffet parlor car on morning train
from Staunton.
For more detailed information apply to C.. f.
Dudrow, Travelling Passenger Agent, Winches
ter, Va
A. l.. JAMESON II Co, coal dcnicrs, Headquarters
for Atlantic dynamite and Judson powder.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-16
Beautiful Line of
HanbuFgs, LaCes, COttOns,
Cambrics
Just Received.

Nice line of spring nannels, all new
shades, SO inch, Csc. per yard.
3S.inch, all wool, new spring shades,
soc.
Whipcords, bengaline, serges, hem
riettas, cashmeres, all spring shades,
from soc. per yard up.
Bengalino silk, all shades, for trim
mings; lowered silks for trimmings
Spring ginghams from to 121c. and
up. Figured Irish linen, from 12LSc
up Outing flannels, from loo. up.
If you have dresses to remodel and
have to match different cloths, come
now and find just what you want among
our remnants.
Very Respectfully,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27

FROM the FINANCIAL Review
Waving present consideration Of benefits
or injuries to abutting private owners, there
are two general questions that must be salts
factorily settled. If not correctly adjusted now
on broad lines which embrace both future as
well present conditions, they will come up
to plague us hereafter with greater severity and
friction.
IL. The railroad companies will be blind to
their own interests if they do not, by suitable
grade crossings and other approved safety APP
planes, protect the movement of both people
and property across and along their routes
upon the travelled streets and avenues of the
city. Money saved by a false economy now will
be money lost tenfold hereafter. Nothing
stands still in this world-everything grows or
dies. If railroad companies fail to comply with
the reasonable demands of today, they will be
forced at enhanced cost to meet the perhaps
unreasonable demands of the future city with
its greater values and its denser population.
The editorials of The STAR, the resolutions Of
the board of trade and the complaints from
merchants and citizens organizations are SIM
ply the growing evidences of public sentiment
founded upon actual business and municipal
necessities which will sooner or later be strong
enough to compel attention.
~ The District will be equally blind to its
interests il it does not give to the railroads
sufficient terminal facilities for handling freight
and passengers with convenience. speed and
economy. IL these conditions are lacking or
deficient, freight blockades are inevitable and
rates will be high.
The vital question is not where a passenger
depot is located. People ride to and from
depots in street cars. cabs and private convey
ances. and within a reasonable range it is not
of such supreme importance whether they ride
a square more or less in this that direc ton
But every one is interested in the prompt and
cheap handling of freight Every mile of ad-
ditional haul which is imposed opens a barrel
of flour from the car to the warehouse or to the
consumer, means, sooner or later. an additional
cost to every loaf OF bread eaten by the COM
munity. Every failure by reason of want Of
trackage, freight yards, depots and other re-
ceiving and distributing facilities on the part Of
the railroads mean delay and expense, which are
ultimately paid by the citizen consumer. A
cheap city to live in is impossible without cheap
quick and abundant facilities for handling and
delivering the people and things coming into
and going out from it"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
THE DAVENPORT INVESTIGATION. .
The House Committee Recommends the
Repeal of the Federal Election Laws.

The House Committee Recommends the
Repeal of the Federal Election Laws.
The special committee of the House OF Rep
resentatives of which Mr.. Ashabel Fitch is
chairman has concluded its report into the su.
pervision and administration of the federal
election laws in the southern district of New
York. The committee organized September 8
last in New York city, and from that time until
and including election da Y, November 8, held
eleven meetings in that city, taking the testi-
mony of forty-six witnesses.
The report states that testimony was promptly
given by the United States marshal and his as
sistants, but the chief supervisor of elections
for the southern district refused any obedience
to their summons. The evidence taken by the
committee relates entirely to the admnistra-
ton and supervision of the federal election
laws in New York city and county. The COM
mttee, after carefully studying the operations
OF the federal election laws, expressed the opIn-
ion that all of these laws have entirely failed
to produce any good results in the direction of
the purity of elections or the protection of the
ballot box and have been productive of such
serious and dangerous results that they ought
at once to be repealed" and the reasons given
for such repeal, as stated. are because they re-
suit in conviction of offenders and are,
therefore, useless to prevent or punish crimes
are expensive and are fruitful OF constant and
continuing frauds upon the treasury.
The committee devotes some space to con-
sideration Of the above mentioned points, re-
fers to the framing Of the laws under which the
chief superv isor Of elections acted and makes
the following declaration in regard to thaS Off
cial: HE holds his office by a tenure which
makes him practically Independent of any criti-
cism or danger of removal. He not only holds
this office of chief supervisor of elections, but
he has also had himself appointed a United
States commissioner, SO that he can sit as an
examining magistrate. With the power of the
government behind him and with the mon y of
the government to use, he has managed for
years detective bureau, by means of which he
has sought to get proof of the crimes which ne
bias claimed existed in the city of New York.
When in the first capacity as detective he
has obtained such proofs as he wishes to
use, he then in his second capacity as public
prosecutor issues the warrants for the arrest of
the alleged criminals. Sometimes he gave these
warrants to the United States marshal to be
executed, and sometimes in third capacity as
sheriff he seems to have made the arrest
Of the accused parties through his own
deputies. Then in his fourth capacity as
a United States commissioner sitting as
magistrate he has heard his own
charges against the prisoners. which he pre-
sented to himself as judge, by himself as prose-
cutting attorney, and has decided himself upon
their guilt or innocence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27

An Army Officer Whose Tact and Diplo
macy Averted q Fearful Riot

An Army Officer Whose Tact and DiplO-
macy Averted q Fearful Riot.
"There goes man to whom the city of Bal
timore should some day or other erect q big
and expensive monument said an old-time
politician to STAR reporter while thew were
standing in front of The STAR Office the other
afternoon. The speaker pointed to a medium
sized and well-knit soldierly figure, that,
wrapped up in heavy blue overcoat, was NOV
ing toward the Capitol. my candidate for o
monument" said he, sis Gen. Eugene A. Carr
Of the army. and l will tell you in about two
minutes why think Baltimore ought to hold
him IN grateful remembrance. Shortly after
the war, while Andrew johnson WAS President
some of the colOred men of Baltimore organ
iZed themselves into regiments, and after get
ting their uniforms and arms they wanted to
parade and asked the authorities to protect
them in so doing. 1t was a most embarrassing
situation. The government had not troops
enough in the vicinity, and in fact did not wish
to take hand in encouraging a negro parade
and at the same time could not forbid the cere-
mony. Gen. Carr was then acting inspector
general of the department commanded by Gen.
Emery. He made several visits to Baltimore
and became satisfied that if those regiments
paraded. as they seemed determined to
do. there would be bloody encounter
in the streets, with the killing Of women and
children and the destruction of property that
might be expected. Finally, and Of his own
motion, he got the principal men Of the regi-
ments together and by the use of arguments
and appeals he induced them to defer the pub
lie appearance which every thinking man
dreaded SO much And there was no parade
until much later and very much less ex-
plosive time. Thus, in the absence Of any gov
eminent authority or power, Gen. Carr, have
| no doubt. saved the city Of Baltimore and many
more lives than you or would like to be re-
sponsible for. 1t was . clever piece Of work,
for which the general never received the credit
to which he was fully entitled. But some Of
these days Baltimore may remember him with
gratitude: just now it is probably unaware Of
the fact that he exists IN spite of the fact that
cessful OF the Indian fighters whose names are
Justly conspicuous In the history Of our from
ter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
BROOkLAND.

Miss Bertha Duttle OF Dubuque, Iowa, is
visiting her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Angel
Mrs. Croswen is again on duty at the Brook
land school after her enforced absence on ac-
count OF illness.
Mrs. Theodosia Willard has returned to Brook
land
Miss Lola Young and Miss Balm have been the
guests of Mrs. BROOKS of University Heights
Mr.. f. 5. Morgan has commenced the cree
ton of the first brick house in Brookland. II
is located on Dover street near 18th, and is
being built for Mr. George w. Eberly of Wash
ington.
Mrs. Veronica Andrews, mother of Mr. Frank
Andrews, died receatly and was buried from
ST. Patrick's Church, Washington.
Mrs. Ellen Bridgeman and Miss Violet
Shoots have returned from Frederick. Nd
Mr. Plummer Rhine, nephew of Mr. s. j.
Owens. whose illness has excited so much ap-
prehension among his friends, has entirely re-
covered from lockjaw under the careful atten-
ton of DIR. Darling.
Mrs. Frank I. Howe of University Heights
has been quite Ill from a severe cold and was
threatened with pneumonia She is some
what better, though still confined to her bed.
Hr. James l. Clark has begun the erection OF
large addition to his residence Michigan
avenue.
Mr. Raymond Marean is quite successful as
an amateur photographer. and has secured some
good views of Brooklyn houses and Brookland
people.
into their new home on Lansing street.
Two more new houses in West Brookland
are completed.
Mr. John T. Hare and family have recently
taken possession of their new residence OF
University Heights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
One Mans Opinion on Negro Suffrage.


John C. wicklife in the February Forum.
The political result to the negro may be dis
posed of in a word-nothing. He stands Just
where he did twenty-five years ago-a cipher
on the political blackboard, valuable only when
controlled by other figures, and in nowise
affecting the result by reason Of his own worth.
The result to the country generally has been to
add certain number Of votes to the number
necessary in the electoral college to choose a
President and to increase the membership Of
the lower house Of Congress. The result to the
southern states has been to give them a greater
weight than before in presidential elections and
to add to their influence in the legislature,
while the result to the northern states has been
correspondingly to reduce their representation
and influence. And the same are the results to
the two great political parties. The republican
party by the fifteenth amendment made for
itself a club to use in political warfare. The
democratic party has now wrested that weapon
from its grasp and is biennially using it to
batter its maker.
This naturally leads US to the remedy for the
existing state of affairs In politics., as in all
other matters, the base line both Of motive and
of action should be honesty. That expediency
which permits wrong to be done that right may
come OF it has no more place in the science of
government than in morals: and in politics, as
in mathematics, the shortest line to any point ia
the direct one. In taking the direct line to the
successful solution of the negro problem the
two great bodies of workers will each have to
abandon something, to surrender some of the
ground which it occupies The northern idea
of negro political equality must be abandoned;
the southern advantage of additional political
representation must be surrendered. This
resolves itself into a repeal of the fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution of the United
States and remission Of the question of quail
fcation for the suffrage to the several states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
THE NAVAL PARADE.
Lack Of Proper Information Interferes With
the Preparation Of Program.

Lack OF Proper Information Interferes With
the Preparation OF Program.
The Navy Department is hampered somewhat
in preparing program of feet evolutions and
providing proper anchorages for foreign ves-
sells on the occasion Of the naval review at
Hampton Roads because Of the lack of Informs
ton as to the number and character of the ves-
sells that will participate. So far not single
foreign country has even intimated the
strength Of the feet ii proposes sending, and it
seems to be the general purpose OF all TO wait
the action Of some other lower before giving
out the size Of its representation. The great
naval powers are all anxious to Guido one
another in this display. and not any of them is
in any hurry to let this government know what
ships will be in line in April for fear some other
nation viii surpass them both in point Of num-
Der and character Of design.
Great Britain is particularly concerned as to
the number of ships other nations will have
over here, and has gone so far as to cable her
naval attache at the British legation to inquire
at the Navy Department for his information
1t is said that England wants to make her dis
play far surpass that OF France Germany and
Italy, and she is equally DESTROYS of having the
first place in line among the foreign fleets To
do this she must see that the date of commits
sion of her senior officer goes back further than
that Of any other present, and it is safe to pre-
dict that the ruler of the sea- will see that
this il so, and thus have her allies fall in be-
hind the English pennant in the voyage TO New
York from Fort Monroe. Everything in the
navy goes by seniority, and the same will apply
to the placing of the fleets at the review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
CORROBORATING GALLAGHER.
Others in the Poisoning Plot Testify in r.,
gard to Ii.

Others in the Poisoning Plot Testify in Re-
gard to Ii.
For over an hour yesterday at Pittsburp in
the trial Of Gallagher, the cook who poisoned
the Homestead workmen, Attorney Bremen
piled Gallagher with questions. but the witness
did not once trip. 1t brought out that a
Pinkerton detective worked for time in the
mill second cook, under VIM Coleman.
Gallagher said that when he gave some of the
powders to McCord. a cook, he told him there
was $50 or 800 in it for him. Dempsey told
me if could get any one whom could trust
to help me to employ him." Gallagher also
said, "When was caught told the Carnegie
attorneys that if they would treat me fairly 1
would help them all could
Charles Mckinney, a river boat steward. tes-
titled: Beatty told me he wanted cooks TO 90
to Homestead to make the workmen sick. He
said we could use croton oil, and told how il
could be used. He said he did not want to kill
anybody-only to make them sick. told him
l did not want to have anything to do with it.
and went down the river the next day. A
week later Beatty asked me if I had changed
my mind. told him had not"
In the afternoon ]. NJ. Davidson. one Of the
self-confessed prisoners, again related in-detail
his connection with the conspiracy. In his
cross-examination witness contradicted Gal
lagher In several instances in his effort to
shield himself as much as possible. He denied
that he ever handled any powders except to
carry package from Beatty to Gallagher.
Several witnesses gave unimportant testi
mony, and Charles C. Comstock was called
Witness said he met Beatty inside of the Home
stead mill. and continued: HE told me that II
remained in the mill the powders would AZ
me, and they came pretty near doing it was
taken sick after Beatty told me that / ate in
No. dining ball most of the time"
Q. A. Smith, an engineer in the Homestead
mill, testified to seeing Beatty in the mill in
August: saw him give Thomas Sheridan an en-
velope and thick roll Of money. Sheridan
gave the envelope to . man named Broe. who
worked In No. cook house, and the money 70
man named Gilfoyl, who worked in the same
place. Witness saw Beatty again in the cook
house, at which time Beatty gave Giifoyl .
bottle and an envelope. He had also seen
Beatty, Gilfoyl and Coleman ON the train to-
gether.
George g. Thompson and +. A Hackney also
testified to seeing Beatty insids Of the Home
stead mill several times last summer. A num-
Der OF witnesses were examined to show that
big Jack" Cole, who 70 wanted ~ . witness TO
corToborats Gallagher, had disappeared and
others gave evidence sustaining several points
Of 0allaghsr's story.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-27
A MUTUAL EMBRACE.
One Graceful style Handed Down for Over
Two Centuries.


Have you observed" said a well-known
ladies' tailor to stan representative, "how
fashions cling to women or women cling to
fashions? don't mean the periodical revival
Of styles, but the adherence TO one particular
mode through two centuries.
See that lady just ahead Of us2 Observe her
cloak and the broad double fold down the back
from the shoulders close TO the neck down to
the edge Of the cloak That's Vatican plest,
named after the great French painter. When
Louis XIV was having such good time at the
expense Of his patient sub scts the grand danes
Of his court affected it. Today women love
that fold just as devotedly. They put it on
house wrappers, boudoir and tea gowns, ball
dresses and street cloaks, and will continue to
do 80 until the millennium. 1t was fashionable
in revolutionary days and has always been in
vogre. Why? Because it is becoming to the
fem. aine figure and consequently dear to our
sweet enslavers' little hearts. In trailing gowns
it Is most fetching, permitting the trail to hang
and sweep with peculiar grace.
"This reminds me of what veil does for the
face. 1t wonderfully enhances q beautiful face,
and helps out ugly and plain features. And
they manage it with much skill fan.
How daintily our little birdie raises it to touch
her thread-lace toy handkerchief to her kissable
lips the tip of her little nosie wosie. It's a
cute, cunning motion and shows off a small
well -gloved hand to advantage. Women Just
dote on wells. And black dotted veil or one Of
thin thread with small meshes does the most
execution when q pretty face and irresistible
eyes are beneath it. The heavy thread veil con-
ceals complexion defects.
ats all in knowing how to DRESS" continued
the cloth slasher, land the posses sion Of this
happy faculty distinguishes one woman from
another. OF course. nodistes and ladies'
tailors help them out greatly. but the best
dressed women are those who have ideas Of
their own. Take the plain girl with stylish
tastes and ideas. A man forgets that she is not
pretty, especially if she is bright and affable.
can't get around the fact that men want the
pretty girl first, but the stylish plain girl runs
her close second. Whether plain or pretty,
women, SO far as the adornment Of their per-
sons is concerned, have one central idea, which
is to dress SO well that our admiration is COM
PEELED and the jealousy Of their own sex
aroused