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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-05
ITEMS FROM FLOYD.
Local Jottings and News From Surround
ing Sections of the County

Lochl Jottinss and News From Surround
ing Sections of the County
FLOYD COURT HOUSE, Va, Oct. a.-Th,
Republicans have as yet held no conven
ton, but it is understood that Ham w
Simmons will be the candidate. He il
bright young lawyer, but his politics
| will defeat him.
hon. W. ID. Vaughan, ono of Rad ford {
best lawyers, is visiting his family neal
this place.
Miss Sallie Canaday, of Salem, who
has been visiting Miss Lucy Shelton, OF
Basham, will return home this week.
Some shooting took place in crowd
of drunken men seven miles from this
place Saturday night, but so far as
learned no one was hut seriously
There will be an election held at
Floyd Court House some time soon for
the purpose OF electing postmaster.
There are three or four applicants and
1T has been decided tn at The matter shall
be settled by an election. The principal
candidates will be S. w. Tompkins, II.
d. Souers, N. j. Agnew and perhaps
others.
Recently man by the name of Nc
Peak. who has been working on the
chain gang and whose time had not ex.
pired, made his escape. He ran with his
ball and chain. The overseer fired two
shots at the fugitive with forty. eigh t
calibre pistol, but neither shot took of.
feet. The overseer could not leave the
other prisoners to pursue and the runa-
way has not been heard of since.
Mrs. Laura Shelton, who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives in Roanoke,
has returned home.
Mrs. Marion Shelor, who has been
very sick at her home near the court.
house, is reported worse.
Diphtheria ina very malignant form is
raging on Burk's Forks, twelve miles
from Floyd, and many deaths have re-
suited. The doctors now say they have
got the disease under control The
first cases sre said to have originated
from the negligence of some parties who
opened the coffin of little girl who
died from diphtheria away and was
brought there for burial
Brown G. Howard, hustling young
attorney OF this place, has just received
the nomination of the Democrats for
Senator. to FIJI the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Hackery. He will
make good run and there is no doubt
but that ne will be elected.
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sion bureau are travelling as detectives
to the detriment of old veterans. Liy.
ingston (Ga.) objected. There was also
some objection by Richardson (Tenn.) as
to the printing of the resolution in the
Record and the Speaker took the mat
ter under advisement.
Cox, Tennessee, from the banking and
currency committee, reported as a mat
ter OF privilege his bill for the be tier
control Of and to promote the safety of
National banks. Ut is intended to
prevent misappropriation of the funds
by the bank officers actually engaged in
the duty OF handling them by making
IL unlawful for them to borrow any
money from the bank except after the
making of the loan has been requested
OF and approved by the board of direc-
tors OF the bank) Cox addressed the
house briefly, but at the suggestion Of
burrows withdrew the bill for the
present
Under the call OF committees these
bills were reported and placed on the
calendar: by Oates, from the committee
on Judiciary, the Oates bankruptcy bill;
by MoCreary, from the committee on
foreign affairs, the McCreary bill to
amend the Geary Chinese exclusion
act.
= ho iOhoiHutr OI C0o morning hour
was consumed in the consideration OF a
private war claim involving the ex-
penditure OF S437, Sayres Directing to
1t because 1t had not been proven that
the claim had not been paid by the
Confederate government. The discus
sion waxed somewhat warm and was
participated in entirely by Democrats.
The bill went over without action, but
the Federal election repeal was taken
up Compton, Dem. Md in his natu-
raj, earnest manner, advocated the
measure. 1t was the duty of Congress
to carry out the wishes of the people,
and the people had instructed and COM
manded the Democratic party to see to
1t that these infamous Federal election
laws should be repealed.
Sweet, Qdaho,) opposed the passage
OF the bill, and then entered upon a
criticism of President Cleveland. He
then went on to speak on the silver
question and opposed unconditional re.
peal OF the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law, and eulogized the silver
Senators for their magnificent fight
against the money power.
Fitch Dem, N. " offered a substi-
tute for the Tucker bill. which was or
dered printed. Lane (Dem, ILL de.
ciared himself in favor of the pending
bill. Murray (Rep., S. CO. spoke
against the pending bill. At the con-
clusion OF Murray's remarks the II ousc,
al 500, adjourned.
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LIFE INSURANCE.

Is your family protected in case Of
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1t is very important that you should
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you will be surprised to know how little.
Come and see as or drop us letter, and
we will see you and explain the entire
matter so that you will agree with us
you ought not go uninsured.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

w. II. Rhett. prominent young law
yer OF Atlanta. Ga, committed suicide
by shooting himself at his office.
Eleven out Of herd of valuable JERSEY
cows were struck by Pennsylvania
railroad train near Wilkesbarre, Pa
and killed. The loss will reach 81 600
Lena Brown has been acquitted at
Mount Holly, N. j., of the murder OF
three children, one Of them her own, in
September, 1892, the court finding her
insane.
Charles j. Melville, for many years
the champion circus rider of the world,
has died in West Penn Hospital, Pitts
burg, Pa. He was 7a years OF age.
Wallace Burt, o half-breed Indian,
suspected OF the murder of old Samuel
Wrightly and wife, at Newton, Pa,
Sunday. September "a, was captured in
swamp near Morrisville, N. J., yetg
terday, halfdead with hunger and
cold.
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Lawyer Howard Nominated.

HILLsvILLE, Va, Oct. 4.-The con-
vention to nominate candidate for
State Senator from this district, COM
posed OF the counties OF Floyd Carroll and
Grayson. met hore recently and after
effecting permanent organize. zion, with
Judge Oglesby as permanent chairman.
nominated Brown G.. Howard, promi-
nent young lawyer OF Floyd. The other
aspiFants were Thomas Dobyns, OF Car
roll, and Richard Bourne, OF Grayson.
There is but little doubt OF Mr.. Howard g
election
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New ORLEANS, Oct. 4.-The latest ad-
vices from the section of the State de.
vastated by Sunday nights storm, in
dictate that the death list will reach the
appalling total OF 1900
Train crews arriving to-day on the
Grand Island road report track covered
with debris in which dead bodies are
profusely intermingled, and one Of the
passengers asserts that he counted no
less than 81 bodies on his journey to this
city from that part of the destroyed dis.
trict
The country throughout is scene OF
wreck and starvation. The trains
which are arriving in New Orleans have
brought number of Bayou Cooks sur
yivors to the city. Many of, their faces
were marked from fearful suffering.
Tonight one of the survivors reports
that eighty.seven bodies had been
found there up to the time he left and
from information volunteered by other
arrivals it is estimated that 800 people
persisted on Bayou Cook and in that
section OF the country.
The deaths at other points all the
way from Bayou Cook to Grand Island
and Chenier win swell the total to
more than 1900 according to the best
information now obtainable.
No details are at hand, but it is highly
probable that the greatest destruction
of life occurred at Chenier, a settlement
OF 5000 people, mostly fishermen, on
the mainland west of Grand Island.
Here the wind and waves dealt out
death in an appalling manner Bodies
and wreckage are strewn everywhere,
and descriptions by one or two refugees
is heartrending. The loss of life there
is variously estimated at from 500 to 500.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 4.-The tale of the
storm has not been half told. Not only
daily, but hourly, reports reach here of
additional disasters, and with it come
the sad tidings of many more lives s &C
rificed upon the altar of the storm king.
From Baldwin county, which skirts
the eastern shore of Mobile Bay from
Blakely to Mullet Point, distance of
forty miles, and the shores of Bon
Secour Bay to Fort Morgan, distance
of twenty miles, come reports of a great
destruction TO property, but thus far
there has been no news of other human
sacrifice from this direction At
Blakely the destruction wrought among
the forests and turpentine orchards is
reported to have been very great
Some idea Of tho devastation wrought
in the forests of Baldwin county may be
CLEANED from the fact that there are
$500 trees across the public roads from
Daphne, the county scat, to the Loxley
logging camp, distance OF fifteen miles.
At Towards the hotel pavilion and
magnificent grove of oaks and hickory
escaped injury, but the entire wharf is
swept away.
The summer residences owned by
prominent and wealthy Mobilians and
located along the curve of the shore
south of the hotel are said not to have
suffered much dam age further than the
loss Of all the small cottages.
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Spain Furnishing the Insurgent Ri1 Tribe
at MeIlila,

MADRID, Oct. 4.-The government
has taken prompt and energetic meas
ures to punish the Riff tribes who St
tackled the Spanish garrison at Mellila,
dispatching with all possible speed,
after the receipt of the news Of the bat
tie, gunboat to Bombay, the Riffian
stronghold, and special steamer with
battery of artillery to reinforce the
garrison. Several regiments have been
ordered to hold themselves in readiness
to proceed Immediately to Mellila.
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Bimetaliists' Convention a. st. Louis

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 4.-Governor Lewellyn
this morning in calling the convention
OF bimetallists, which assembled here
yesterday, read large number of let
ters from prominent bimetallists who
were unable to attend. Each OF the
writer's expressed his regret at his
inability to attend and then went into
an argument, setting forth the reasons
why there should be two money mints,
and why the South and West should
unite for their common interest. The
day was given over to general dis.
cusSion OF monetary affairs.
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Americans Given tho Places.

BENwooD, w. Va, Oct. 4.-The
Riverside steel plant, employing 1000
hands has started up with wages re-
duced 10 to 80 per cent Hungarians
and Italians who participated in the
recent riot we're discharged and Ameri-
cans given their places. Only two
foreigners are now employed.
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No Further Attacks WIN he Made On Rio
dc Janeirc
odinance Committee Meeting

A meeting of the ordinance committee
OF City Council will be held tomorrow
night in the office OF the chairman, S.
Hamilton Graves, for the purpose of
consulting over the revision Of the city
charter, in accordance with resolution
passed by Council at the last regular
meeting.
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North Carolina appointment.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Attorney Gen.
eral Olney has appointed Solomon c.
WE'LL assistant United States district
attorney for the Eastern district of
North Carolina.
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Terrible Loss of Life
by Sundays Storm.
1900 PEOPLE ESTIMATED DEAD
Railroad Tracks Strewn With
LifeIess Bodies.

Mobile and the Surrounding Sections of
Alabama Suffered Greatly by tho
Storm-Reports of the Number of Dead
Slow In Coming In-hTany May Never
BE Rsported-The Gulf Islands Jared
Worse From the. Big Tidal Waves.
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SOUTHERN SENATOR'S ORAToRY
Three Able Democratic Speech
es Against the Repeal Bill.

Butler and Blackburn Favor a Compro-
mise Such as VIII Result in the Con-
tinuance of Bimetallism-The Govern.
ment of this Country, the Former Said,
Is the Result OF n Compromise-Fed-
eral Election Bill Debate In the House.
Few Members Still In Attendance.
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Another Jewelry Cempnny Assiens.

RICHMOND, Oct. 4.-Tne II. M. Moses
Jewelry Company assigned to-day. The
liabilities are 50, 600; assets sufficient 10
cover lndebtedness
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-05
FOR THE NEGRO oRpuANAGE.
Meeting Held Yesterday and worde of
Encouragement Received

Meeting Held Yesterday and Worde of
Encouragement Received
The meeting of the Virginia Negro
Orphanage Society was held yesterday
at the High Street Colored Baptist
Church, and was called 10 order at gao
o'clock by the president A. j. Oliver.
The session consisted Of speeches on
the subject by number of leading
colored men who Endorsed the plan and
pledged themselves to work for the sue
cess OF the movement.
Among the prominent workers pres.
emit from out OF the city were Mrs. M.
e. Moore, Of Hollins, and Thomas
Jones, of Botetourt county. A resolu.
ton was passed thanking THE ROANOKE
ZINES for making prominent mention
OF the movement and for placing it be-
fore the white people in it's true light.
About seventy five new 10 bers were
received at this session.
The statement that number of influ-
entail white citizens of this city had
pledged themselves to make liberal
donations to- the crphanage was re-
ceived with applause.
Another session was held at the same
place at 7:30 o'clock last evening, when
addresses were made by the president
and number of the memb ers. An
interesting paper on this kind OF work
was read by the originator OF the plan,
Mrs. M. E. Moore, and number of other
new members were added to the rolls
The next step will be to organize local
societies in all parts Of the State pre-
paratory to the calling OF State con-
vention which will be done by the board
of directors which was increased to If
teen members. AS the matter now
stands this praiseworthy movement
promises to BIZ attended with success.
No Further Attacks VIII BE Made On Rio
de Janeirc.
Rio DE .JANEIRo, Oct. 1.-The com.
manders of the British, French, Italian,
American and Portuguese men. of-war
here have received dispatches giving
them discretionary power to take such
action as may be necessary in order to
prevent any further attack on the city,
which might endanger the lives and
property of foreign subjects. The COM
manders of the foreign war vessels have
already actedtn this sense by informing
Admiral de Mellos that no attack upon
Rio de Janeiro will be permitted.
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THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Virginia: Fair, slightly
warmer; north winds becoming variable.
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JAS.S.GROVES& CO.,
Real Estate and Insurance Agents.
ID. III. hIATSON.
DOANOKE SANITARY PLUMBING
III COMPANY.

Practical plumbers and gas-ntters
Dealers In oil kinds OF plumbers and gas
dttcrs' Fupplies. Estimates made on the
improved and sanitary styles of plumbin
All work guaranteed. j. hIELHORN,
superintendent, No. 10 South, Jefferson
treet, Roanoke. Va. 1s61y.
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IN THE HOUSE.

Mercer (Rep., Neb,) asked time for
the consideration of resolution direct
ing the committee on pensions to inves.
tigate whether any employees OF the pen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-14
SHOT DOWN IN COURT.
A Son Kills the Supposed Murderer of His
Father.

"A son Nils the supposed murderer OF Ii Is
Father.
A terrible shooting affray occurred in the
upper hall OF the court house at Nashville yes
terday. Thomas Jones shot and probably
fatally wounded Joe Winters. Five shots were
fired two Of which took effect.
Some months ago Tom Jones' father, toll
gate keeper, was shot from ambush and killed
Andrew and Joe Winters were charged with the
deep, arrested and indicted, and the trial Of the
murderers was Sc: for yesterday.
The court room was packed with witnesses
for the prosecution and the defense. Joseph
Winters was charged with the murder and
Andrew Winters with being an accessory to the
deed.
When the cases were called in criminal court
yesterday before Judge Anderson the defend
ants successfully pressed a motion for sever
ance, aud then the cases were continued until
the next term OF court.
After the disposition Of the cases Andrew
Winters was taken back to Jail and Joe Winters
and his wife remained in the court room to
perfect a bond. BY this time the court room
had been practically cleared.
Finally. when Winters walked to the door,
Jones. who was standing near the head of the
steps, opened fire on him. Officer Price was
about the first to reach Jones. Mrs. Winters
and others who witnessed tho shooting said
that Winters fell at the second shot
Several men in an excited manner ran up to
Jones and cried: Don't let him escape" To
these cries Jones in self-possessed manner
said II am not going to escape. I know what
have done and have no wish to hee." Jones
was at once taken to Jail.
Jsmes Bondurant, who was standing near tho
Winters, was struck in the groin by ono of the
stray bullets and quite severely wounded,
though his condition is not thought to be very
dangerous.
Winters was taken to the City Hospital
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR ami Al. SUPP IES FoR INV
Il y : MARINE CORPS -HEAp0TAEIIR n.
$ MAINE CORPS, OUAETERNASTER'S or
fttE. Washington. u q, March q. ls3 Sealed
pro osss IN DUPLICATE. will be received this on =
nltN INtLAE o'tlN Ck NJ. GA tho FOURTH DAY
or APRIL NEXT for furnishing tuel fursse and
Laundry Work 10 the L = Marine corp. al one ~
more Of the following stations FROM tho lsi gniN,
1885. 10 the Both q June, 1894. Portsmouth y
n Chsries'oNn, Mass BROOKLYN. y. y. T1ilaiel-
ington. ID e; Norfolk. Va Tort Royai, = q. Mare
Island. Cal. AMI Sitks. AasAs. sealed PROPOSE
viii also lie received az this office until TWELVE
oNLOth u. on the FOURTH DAY OF APRIL
NM f,r Furnishing SUPPLIES cUnss'ing Of Cloth.
hersey. Flannel. Blankets. Helmets Military Stores
BrooEs Brushes. Sc. TO be delivered az tne oice %
the Assistant 0arternsster lhi a3e,phls Pa Seated
Erel, s3s viii also De Received THE Office until
IMElNE O'CLOCK NJ. ~ tie FOURTH DAY -
APRIL MEX FOR furnishing Stationery TO lie dsliv-
cred at the office q the Assistant uEriernss'r Ns-
lagoon. ~ &. Scaled LruUgsss viii also Re y.d
at this offics until TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ on he
IHlhrEENEH DAY OF APRIL NENT for furnish-
ln- ratiofs 10 the l. : Marine Corps, more
OF the stations named above. the LIST % July,
1893. 10 the ;3oth of June. 1874 AL supplies bs
United States. Specifications. blank forms of pro-
posSls and al information be Obtained upon sp-
pcStiop al OF tue stations nau,@d above
ONCE Of the Quarterua<t-r, WASHINGTON, D. G, and
Assistant Qsartermsster's nfre 2l6 south 81 street
Philadelphia. Pa. This ofre th. righs - re-
from snu;acturers Of regular dealers In supplies
only will be considered. PROPOSALS may he made Tor
or more articles. deliverable or more sta
tons. and viii be considered segarstly for each Art-
Gle and place Of delivery. They should he indorsed
Proposals for rs.ious. fuel. forage laundry work,
supplies or Stationery i" as the may be. adj
dressed 10 Major II. b. LOWRY. QuArtermsster. L. =.
Marine Corps, Washington. ID. {. mhs-2Awsg
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THE QUEENS DRAWING ROOM
Some OF the Toilettes That Were In Favo,
There.

Some OF the Toi1ettes That Were In Favor
There.
Queen Victoria had perfect, sunshiny
spring day for her drawing room yesterday.
The colors which seemed to find most favor
in the toilettes were delicate pinks, soft shades
Of green and dull gold, except for debutantes,
who, Of course, wore white or cream. Myrtle
green and violet prevailed everywhere. Tur-
quoise seemed to be the favorite stone in
jewelry. Fabrics like chiffon ganze, lisse and
crepe were much used to trim dresses. Satin
was certainly the favorite stuff, and in many
instances it was shot with another hue than its
own. producing fine effect Lace lappets
were worn in some instances, instead Of white
tulle wells. Very few short skirts were seen,
and unfettered foupces were the principal
form Of trimming for dresses especially for
those of the younger ladies. The balloon-like
arrangements of chiffon, gathered in at inter-
walls, and especially around the hem, were not
again observed, as they were found to be rather
ungraceful at the first drawing room. In all
the frocks there was suggestion Of greater
fullness and evidences of crinoine.
More unpleasant to record even than this is
the fact that there seemed to be general re-
vivsl Of the chignon. Not only was it very
much in evidence among those in the drawing
room, but at various social functions Of the
past few months there has been a tendency to.
ward the propagation Of this unsightly bulb on
the head. With it, of course, has come the uu-
tidy net, for all this building up Of the hair
needs net to confine it. The general impress
sion left after the drawing room is that the
chignon and fuller skirts are what the imme-
diate future has in store in the way OF fashion.
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OFFICIAL NOTICES

nfflIE OF THE CoMNISsIONrks or me
~ District q Columbia. Washington. March u
issS-io al whom 10 cunrern. % having
been retres"ntedt 20 the Comu,ssi, usr- q the ptrt
81 toiumhla that the folluvtuE named water mains
are necessary fcr tho public safety. cont. q
sn1 hes,th. under public At No. lGi. sp-
proved June Il. lSssi. a water main tar 4,
te as-'set therefor, the hereby stus
notiee that they vii receive objections - the CON
Of Tie said vorl FROM all pArfiss interested
Hh,a> " kl..Al O'Ill OK NJ On MARCH EIGH-
Il tNlH ls.cA Said oh,e'tiOns should - su5-
init,-a IN writing: LAYING water main.
i.-iows. as indlcated uson plats IN III oilisa
o. he Ensnecr ccininiss'onsr. On Reanose
l3th street frOlu the end % III existing L., inch sin
IN I'll street offended and whttn-, avenue: sl,nr
I'D street extende. AMI b. nov t. IN. .r,an.
81 the luitod States soldiers Ho'ue. IN " street
from 3sth 10 tOil street, and .s6,l street from
street 10 L street northw-st au sth street
l-tween L and streets lorth.ast; On
13th street between aud streets NORTH
east aud On Tennessee avenue tctv~aa 4 and y
stTets northeast IN alley. u Isl l4sfNsu Nir-
gnia avenue an ID -tr~et and "a a sou
Nesi ~. OREGON avenue between is street AMI New
Hsmpsh re avenue northwest on Kenyon stree; hs-
tween l.t;h snd ith streets rthwest. J ". Ross,
~ VI. PARKER, ". I. kO,sELI.. Commissioners.
~ mhll-t