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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-15
INTERFERING FIGURES.

Arrrf #oo.c0o telephones are in nsc
il hc !'niic'! States.
Il"rT ri:A"y found many hunblc
bees and bluebo.ia llica within 80
miles of tic north pole
Ano;-r aic.ooo.ooo is Ike estimated
cost "f the proposed cable between
North .tmrrira and Australa,a
TiiH various German fra;cimites Of
frrrnlaSona were Incorporated INFO one
body by Jos; Doizin%cr in lIli.
III: average weight of horses is | coo
pounds and the strength OF one horse is
equal on the average, to that 81 FIVE
men.
TIE United States furnish ca. 900
frecMasons and Gii.l7i odd fellows with
iod%eroom reasons for late hours and
latch KEYS
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MILL AND FACTORY.

TIE value of the product Of A,ncri-
ear manufacturers for the year 80. is
estimated 10 have boon v.,3i5. 00c. coo.
I'VE largest needle mannfactory in
the world is in Ecdditch Worcester.
shire. Eng. Over 70,090,OOO are made
weekly.
WHAT is said TO he the largest saw
mill in the world is in Clinton. Ia. 1t
has ten saws. seven band and three
gang, and two batteries of ten boilers
each Its capacity is 800, 600 feet OF
lumber day.
AMERICAN ingenuity in holding the
ribbons is extending very rapidly to the
manufacture of ribbons as we'll The
product of American looms has in.
creased, according to the figures Just
published. from sG,o23, 100 in 1880 10
T,0Sl III in 1880
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Judge Dick w,Il Not R,,;r,

GREENSBORO, \. c., March lire
garding the report that Judge Dick
United States district Judge of this dis.
trict. would soon retire, the Daily
Record OF this evening says: The Judges
attention WAS called to the matter.
when lie said: you can say that
have no notion Of becoming q pensioner
of the United States Government as
long as my health remains good y
The Judge is as hale and hearty as n
man Of forty-iivn and shows no Sign of
being unable to attend to the duties Of
his office.
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so or not is matter OF my own personal
concern. They shall find defender in
me whenever they are assailed, and
their assailants will always find me
ready to defend myself.
The board Of education of Virginia.
winch body l consider fully compe tent
10 pass upon tho question of oualifica-
tions' mas seen proper to appoint me to
the position superintendent of schools
OF TINS city. l value and respect tho
judgment and integrity Of that BODY,
ana would DO guided by it's advice, but
wo0iu most respectfully beg to decline
the gratuitouS advice OF an IRRESPONSIBLE
person OF immature Judgment. limited
education, and total ignoranco OF tho
suoJec' upon which nc writes. l have
seen the ihclpiency of public education
In ibis city. and been connec. ted with it's
euucational interests rs far back as 1852.
anu have watched with mingled pride
ana pleasure its progress against all
adversitios, and trIst shall soon 500
III reach a standard of excallcnce un-
equa!led in any State OF tho Union.
Permit NO TO say in conclusion that |
nave not asked the writer referred to for
ms kindly Offices or opinions, and that
MS Endorsements in any particular has
not been sought. ard were they all to be-
withheld l should continue to exist. I
presume, however irRsome might be
existence without them. Candor. fully
as much as kindness. ins,igates this
reply. Rush n Drrr
Roanoke Va, March Il, 1898.
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The Late w. ID. NInyruder.

WooDsroCN. Va. March Ii Tho re.
mains OF w. d. Magruder, eldest son
of Major j w. Magruder, of This place,
who died at the Johns Hopkins Hospital
in Baltimore, where he had been under
treatmen for the past two months,
reached here this morning. Previous to
his sickness he was in the employ of
the S. w. Venable Tobacco Company, of
Petersburg, Va, as travelling salesman,
and was we'll known in the South. He
was about twenty. four years old.
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NOTICE. ALL TRAN.
~ silent advertising must be-
paid cash in advance, to save
cost of booking and collecting.
Advertisements In the one
cent-a-word column are one
cent for each of the first two
insertions and half cent a
word for each subsequent In.
sertion.
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Treasurer O'bricn Wants to Settle

TOLEDO, Ohio, March l4.-The su.
PRONE officers of the Catholic Knights
Of America met here yesterday NJ. j.
O'Brien, the defaulting treasurer of tho
organization, put in an appearance in
the afternoon. 1t is said he comes with
proposition of settlement and there is
evidence Of it,
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POLICE NEWS.

William Smith VINO was arrested ON
the charge OF stealing chickens from
Mrs. Times, on First avenue, was
discharged by Justice Turner yesterday,
as no positive evidence could be ad-
duced against him.
George Garrettson was fined So for
shooting at wild duck III the CITY linn
its.
The case against Tom Cummings,
charged with kicking Ella Shelton in
the stomach, was postponed on account
OF the absence of witnesses. The in.
jured woman is in a serious condition
and 1t is feared tho injury will prove ia
tai. DR.. Lenney is the attending ply.
stefan. .Iusticc Turner refused to bail
Cummings until there were further de-
velopments in the condition of the wo.
man. The case will come up again
Thursday morning.
Omcers of the Ingleside Land Company.
The annual meeting Of the Ingiesice
Land Company was held yesterday at
noon at tho Terry building when the fol-
lowing officers were reelected for the
ensuing year: James S. Simmons, pres
idcnt; II. NJ. Darnall, vice president;
James R. Terry, secretary and treas.
urer. S. w. Jamison, J. w. Rhodes,
James S. Simmons, II. NJ. Darnall and
James r. Terry were elected directors
OF the company. Tho stockholders Of
the Ingleside Land Company have real
lied PA pc: cent. on their original in.
vestment.
Pa1sr binets ca 20, Sidelinyer,a. so1 Je1.r,oo
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down; March, 1896; May. 16.45Go 16. 90;
September, l6.:5@ lG. 30; spot Rio quiet,
easy: No. :, 17M. Sugar, raw more
active, steady at decline; fair refining,
as; centrifugals, &c test, SIG; refined
quiet, steady: off A, 4l4@4 0 Is; stand.
a-d y, - 16GofM; granulated, 40 lG00
45s Freights to liverpool market dull,
W ak; cotton, 3-32d; grain, I'D asked.
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NEW YORK, March 1.-THE directors
OF the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail.
road Company were in session for three
hours this afternoon. They decided to
adopt the Talbot open hearth steel pro
cess, on winch they have an option
good until April 4. Secretary Brown
said the company proposed to be in tho
South, in the manufacture OF steel, what
Carnegie is in the North,
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CHANCERY NOTICES.
w. T JOHNSON,
CORA Y. JOHNSON

w. L JOHNSON,
vs. =. in chancerv
CORA V. JOHNSON.
To CORA V. JOHNSON:
fou will hereby take notice that ON Saturday.
the 18Th day OF March, le.3, at the law office Of
Lnnsford i Antrim. between the hours OF
III a. m. and Up. m will proceed to take the
dispositions OF Rev. w. II. Hammer. TO be read as
in the iiusting Cont of the city OF Roanoke Va
in which am plantir and YOU defendant.
March !, 1893. W r. JOHNSON
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE,
Sew York Stock Market

New YORK, March l.-American
Sugar proved to be to.day's sensation at
the New York stock exchange. Tho
price opened at 1903, rose to 1887, and
then under steady outpouring of long
stock dropped TO 95J1. The dealings
amounted to l2S,359 shares in total for
the entire list Of 32O,45o shares. Blocks
ana piocES were thrown overheard, and
one firm alone sold $4,000 shares. Tho
story current yesterday that an iniunc.
ton would BIO sued out to restrain tho
payment OF tho extra dividend on the
Common stock was alphabetically denied
by officials Of the company. who took
the oppo- tunity to rcitorate their favor
ao!o statements in regard TO tho pros
porous financial condition of the prom
erty.
This did not allay the apprehcnsions
felt by small holders of shares. how.
ever ana tho pressure continued right
up to ;Ac close, the final quotation
being en- y o0e.quartcr above tho loves.
Inc enormous liquidation in this stock
nad little Influence on tho general list
and IL |as not until the anthracite
coa!ers gave way that there was any de-
cline IN tno lea;iug shares. The coal
ers yie.ced TO "a per cent, Lacka
wanna loading. Reading in common
win otha" stocks improved y to | per
cent IN INC carly trailing, and dstilling
ana ca.;lo !eeding moved up three
quarters On the report that the directors
would declare tao usual dividend.
When = was learned that the meeting
had not boon held for the lack of a
quorum ,he stock lost all OF its early
advances. New England was notice.
ably veal. and declined per cent. Cen
eral Electric yielded = from the high
est but otherwise tho losses were
slight, and Atchison, Changers, Union
Pacific, Louisville and Nashville, East.
ern Trunk line shares and Western
Union LETT OF practically the same as
yesterday. The market closed weak
for lndustrials and Coalers and steady
Tor general lisJ. Sales listed, ls3, 900;
unlisted, 1000.
ClOSjr-
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FOR RENT.

TOR RENT = TWO FURNISHED
IL rooms with bath, etc., in southwest,
suitable for gentleman, or if desired,
tho privilege OF light housekeeping.
Terms moderate. Address a. TINES
Office. 3lolw
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Q-ROOM HOUSE, WORD STREET,
y S25; Groom house, Luck avenue, SIS;
Broom house, Henry street, S2s; Groom
house, Campbell street, $50; 7-room
house, Patterson avenue, SIG; room
house, Commonwealth avenue, SIS. See
HARTSOOK, the Renter, log Jefferson
street. oostf
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

n MORGAN, THE SHOEMAKER,
~ makes and repairs all kinds OF
boots and shoes at 104 Nelson street, op-
posite market house. Satisfaction guar.
anteed. 1a9ly
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TOR EENT.-STORE ROOM, lis
= Commerce street. Apply ROANOKE
BANK. % I'm
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FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT,
Il communicating and otherwise, at
70 'th ave. s. W, near Jefferson st. II If
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pOARDERS CAN BE ACCUMMO.
~ dated at 9aj South Jefferson street.
All conveniences. 214tf
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NM ANT BOARDERS AT 3O5 CAMP.
w bell avenue, S. W.; have nice
furnished room for rent. Apply Mrs. l..
Is. WATTS. 391w
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BOARDING.

4 FEW SELECT GENTLEMEN
~ can obtain board at frst.class
house. Apply \, TIMES Office"
80 lot
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FOR SALE,
TOR SALE.

MILL SELL MY ENTIRE STOCK
w OF staple and fancy groceries.
safes amount to $4,000 per year. Fer
further particulars address Box 25T.
Beuna Vista, Va. 3o1w
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FoR SALE.
one-noFso G. Il c. electric motor.
Apply at TINES Office. Hist
The evening world., 1893-10-11
LIFT BRIDGE STUCK.
Raised to Let a Tug Through
It Could Not Be Lowered.
New York Central Trains Delayed
Hours by the Accident.
Tho Old Drawbridge Used as a
Makeshift.

An accident ccurred to the new lift
bridge of the New York Central Rail
road over the Harlem River at $50 this
morning that Is giving the officials of
the road a great deal of trouble and Sc
riously delayed traffic for more than two
hours.
At $40 the bridge was lifted to let a
tug pass. When the engineer of the
bridge reversed the engine to let the
bridge down the machinery refused to
work.
The bridge remained o~bstinately in the
air, and all trains coming Into and leav-
ing the city were stopped.
Tn first train hat got through finally
was train No. SO, coming in. 1t was due
at sos, but did not get into the station
until $40, being over two hours behind
its scheduled time.
All other trains were delayed from q
half hour to two hours.
The lift bridge was put into use
last Saturday. 1t is designed for tenn.
porary use only until the Company car
build a new draw. which will not be
finished for about a year and a half
An old draw, of the ordinary pivota
style, lac been lett alongside of thu
lft-bridge. and when the accident oc
Cured this morning the officials had re
course to this old draw.
1t required nearly three hours to pu
this in working order, so that train!
could be moved over.
General Manager Franklin, of tn,
Harlem River Division, made an inves
tigat1on.
He found that several iron bars which
held the balanc weights in place in tn
bridge tower were broken
A number Of weights then came to
gether, and hung in such a way as t.
make too great u weight for the engine
TO handle.
1t will require two days to make tn
necessary repairs and put the bridge /
working order again.
In the mean time the old drawbridg
will be used. A. noon all trains wer
run on schedule time.
The evening world., 1893-10-11
GEORGE AND LEONOhA SETTLE.
Famous Breach of Promise Case at
en- End.

Terms OF settlement have been agreed upon In
the case which Lconora Adds brought against
George Stewart in the Superior Court to recover
$50. 900 damages for breach Of promise of mar
riage.
Miss Adds is about thirty-two years old, and
the daughter Of the late Police Captain Adds.
Stewart is about thirty years old and a son Of
Samuel Stewart.
Upon the trial Of the case before Chief Justice
Scdgwick. about u year ago. she got n verdict
Of So, OOo. An appeal WAS taken and the General
Term reversed the judgment and ordered n new
trial. The ease was to have been tried to-day
before Judge Freeman and n jury. and Miss
Adds, with her counsel, eN-JuiSe Charles A.
Flammer, and several female con panicns. was
ON hand. LAWYER Lydecker represented Mr..
Stewart. and announced that a trial would be
unnecessary, as terms of settlement had been ar.
ranged.
The evening world., 1893-10-11
BIG DAY FOR TRENTON.
A Famous Monument to Be Dod.-
Gated on thursday, Oct. 10.

TRENTON, n. j., Oct. lion Thursday. Oct
10. which is the one hundred and twelfth ami
versary OF the surrender OF Lord CORVALLIS lnd
the ending of the Revolutionary war. the moEu-
ment to commemorate the battle of Trenton on
Dec. &c, 1916, will be dedicated. Oct. 10 was
selected for the ceremony because the weather on
Dec. &c miaht not be suitable for outdoor ex-
erciseG.
1t Is expected that President Cleveland. Vice
President Stevenson and Senators and Congress
men enough to M two railroad trains will be
present. There will be, besides, the Governors OF
half a dozen States, the seventh Regiment from
New York. a regiment from Pennsylvania and
the famous city Troop. The military procession
will be headed by the New Jersey Guard. and
will be made up Of fully 900 men.
The evening world., 1893-10-11

Of the local unions at Comsnche, rea Oklahoma
city. D. T., and Deadwood, S. D., we're surren-
has been disbanded.
Twenty-sevcn delegates, representing local ALI
ances OF the Hotel and Restaurant Employees,
United Brotherhood cf TailOrs. Clothing Cutters
Assembly 2,sb3 X. OF L.; Cigar-Maker Union
No. lit. Clothing Cutters Union No. I. Bakers
Union No. /. Cigar Packers Union No 25l, the
structural Iron Settlers Union, Food Handlers
Union and the Peoples party, composed the Con-
ventiun which assembled Yesterday evening at the
International Labor Exchange. 26I East Tenth
street. to secure the recognition OF labor demands
by tho coming state Constitutional Convention.
Samuel N. jacobson was elected Chairman. and
Samuel kaufman Secretary. Henry Weismanr, NJ,
Dampi and others declared that II was necessary
foT organized labor to DC represented at the Com
stttutional Convention. Delegates Weismann,
chris. Evans. NJ. Dampf. John Nee. $. II. Jacob
son, William T. Miller and u. zimmerman were
then appointed as a committee to submit = plan
Of action at a meeting to be held next sunday.
The evening world., 1893-10-11
SUICIDE OF A YOUNG MAN.
His Body Found at le7th Street and
ST.. George Avenue.

The body of a man about twenty-five
years cid, supposed to be that OF John
Person, was found at one Hundred and
Ninety-scventh street and st. George
avenue 1t $50 this morning. The man
had committed suicide by shooting him
self. In his pockct was found "A bank
book OF the German Savings Bank
bearing the name of John Person.
The man had dark hair, a small face
and wore a dark flannel suit, white shirt
and collar and a blue and white criVat
His body was taken to the West one
Hundred and Fifty-second street police
station.
The evening world., 1893-10-11
POLICEMAN BYRNE ON TRIAL.
Claimed He Drank tho Wh,skey or
HIS Doctors Advice.

Policeman Edward J. Byrnc. Of the West Sixty
eighth street station. was on 'rial before Com
missioner sheehan to-day.
ON Sept. 90 he was sent home for being drunk,
and on the home he arrested a girl and a younr
man. Who lnterfcred. He said to-day he had
taken medicine. and had been told by tho ply
stefan IL take n drink OF whiskey II 1t had Q
bad effect. This he admitted doing.
The evening world., 1893-10-11
Assaulted Her with q. Ratchet.

HARTFORD. Conn, Oct. 1.-THE police arr
booking for Patrick Cavitt, who is wanted for
nurderous assault on Mrs. Roach. with whom h,
boarded at Burnside, near East Hartford. Cavit
and William Roach. the woman's husband. ar,
employed In the Hartford Manila Company
Mil. Late last night Cayitt came home. ant
areeping behind Mrs. Roach struck her six blow
= the back OF her head with Il Ratchet. He
SOoovery is doubtful.
The evening world., 1893-10-11
REX REACHES CHICAGO.
Commodore Boyer's Yacht Made %
Nilea in as Mir utss.

The friends Of Commodore Frank w. Boyer, OF
brooklyn. have Just heard that he arrived safely
at Chicago with his steam yacht Rex. which IL
claimed to BE- one OF the fastest ever built, being
capab,e of making about thirty miles an hour.
She left Menomines, Mich. for sturgeon BAY on
Oct. I. and made the distance Of twenty-five miles
in ~forty-nve minutes.
The evening world., 1893-10-11
Comedian Charles Evans III,

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Oct. Flowing to the con
otaat illness OF Charles F.. Evans, OF the firm
Of comedians. Evans d Hoey, who is suffering
from acute ~sdiatica, II Is probable that the frm
Vtl not be seen together after this season.
The evening world., 1893-10-11

All our Laces that have been sold 7
at 1Oc. I'd. will e............. sVu
All our Laces that have been sold
at 16c. I'd. will be. ............ w
All our Laces that have been sold
at 25c. yd. will be. minimum. sIu
AL u Laces that have been sold D0
at 4Oc. yd. will e............. sLu
All our Lacos that have been sold 1h
ut csc. I'd. will e.............. sLu
Antique Tides that sold at lOc. nj
apiece will be-. u ]
Hamburg Embroideries that sold an
at 4Oc. I'd. will e....,.......... I'D
Lace Toilet Sets of 4 pieces. em-
broidered, that sold at 81. 80 set. Cn
WALL I.Uu
The evening world., 1893-10-11
OLD HERALD kO,LDING
BROADWAY AND ANN ST.
Missing with Lodge Funds.

NEWARK, N. j., oct, li-FritE IIass, FinGn-
cial Secretary OF the COncOrdia Lodge No. $50.
has disappeared. and it Is alleged TIA, he has
taken with him 500 of funds briunging 10 the
Lodge. His wife yesterday called on y. e.
Adler. Treasurer OF the Lodge, and said she
feared her husband had deserted her and gone 10
Europe, where he Is said to have been left a
legacy by u relative. She said that he left her
pennilsss.
The Irish standard., 1893-05-06

OF magnificent evidences OF American skill and
Intelligence, we need not fear that these
congratulations will be exaggera ted We
stand today in the presence OF
the Oldest nations OF the world
and point TO the great achievements here ex-
hibited, asking no allowance on the score Of
youth The enthusiasm with which we
contemplate our work intensifies the warmth
OF the greeting we extend to | those
who have come from foreign lands to illus
trate with us the growth and progress OF
human endeavor in the direction Of higher
civiliza ton We who believe that popular
education and the stimulation of the best i'm
pulses OF our citizens lead the way to
a realization of the proud national des-
tiny which our faith promises gladly well
coming the opportunity here afforded US
to see the results accomplished by ef-
forts which have been exerted longer than
ours in the field OF mans improvements. while
in appreciative return we exhibit the un-
paralieled advancement and wonderful &C
complishments OF young nation, and
present the triumphs of q vigorous, self
reliant and independent people We have
built these splendid edit ces, but we have also
eminent, whose grand proportions are seen
throughout the world. We have made and here
gathered together objects of use and beauty,
the products Of American skill and inventions;
but we have also made men who
rule themselves. It is an exalted mis-
sion in which we and our guests from
other lands are engaged, as we cooperate in the
Inauguration Of an enterprise devoted to human
The Irish standard., 1893-05-06
HORTICULTURAL BUILDING.

ton was not the conception Of any single
mind; it was not the result of any single effort
but it was the grandest conception of all the
minds and the best obtainable result of
all the efforts put forth by all the peo-
pie who have in any manner eontribut-
ed to it's creation. In this connection
he praised the work Of his colaborers and. OF
the various chief Of departments. Referring
to the expenditure entailed by the various gov.
eruments he said the government had appro-
priated about 100000, the various
states sum in excess Of $780,
600 and the foreign nations another
100000 Chicago and its citizens besides
contributing sl1OO0,00o furnished loan Of
100000 more. The total expenditures on
account of the fair exceed s100,O0O,000. He
expressed his obligation to the thousands Of
exhibitors and to the women OF the land, and
closing, expressed the hope that the exposi-
ton may inaugurate . new era Of normal and
material progress and . fervent aspiration that
the association Of the nations here NAV secure
not only warmer and stronger friendships, but
lasting peace throughout the world.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Mr. Davis was literally applauded during the
delivery OF his address, but as he took his seat
and the bnrly form of President Cleveland
arose and: took o step forward, the applause
broke out with spontaneity that was ire
pressible d Mr. Cleveland bowed slightly and
s1af.... sds md then spoke asst follows:
I'm here TO join my fellow citizens in the
eng rnfnlatons which beflt this occasion
ssnr3olnded by the stupendOus results Of
I lean enterprise and activity and In vies