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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
ALTPUTSM ~ FRUIT RAISING.
From The Hartford Courant


Fruit is a very hcalthf2l diet. and Is especially
vate IL for the market. many others have Few
pet trees Of their Fresh fruit has a market
value truly horses sheep.
And yet stealing pears. peaches, apples ana grapes
Is a recognized Industry. Men who would Join In
chasing "a horse thief n sheep stealcr VIII stand
Angry orchard-owners who shoot with beans or
with salt the robbers OF their trees always receive
condemnation: often are threatened with mobbing.
Grown tell with laughter OF their own ex-
periences in stealing apples In their boyhood
Now the man who grows the fruit doesn't regard
this pillaging OF his orchard as at all a laughing
matter. People who do enjoy raising fruit take
great pride and pleasure in watching ripen. They
have the pleasures of anticipation for weeks; Then
n day or two before realization time they find their
trees broken and stripped and the work OF a year
gone.
1t Is cxasperating The law prescribes penalty
for the offence, but practically the man who prose-
demnation"ls the thief. often blubberng boy who
makes sympathy for himself with his whines. Take
the rascal into court and he receives moral lect-
ure and his liberty and the man who has been
robbed is known the fellow who dragged that poor
little frightened boy TO the station house
II may come about later that when fruit ripens
the owners OF trees will be allowed "A certain
percentage Of the yield and thus be relieved OF their
present fear Of losing ALL but the signs OF any such
revival OF property rights are as yet uDdiscernibe
AT the present stage OF proceedings II looks more
as II the tree owner would be expected 10 give
thanks for having the wood left. and for being
personally unmoested 1t Is interesting to note how
long the liberation exercised will continue and
how soon The public conscience will TO real
tzng sense or the meanness OF petty thevery Until
this great change comes about fruit culture will
main one OF the leading phases Of alruisc effort.
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progress in this country till the Minus ,.,or Of
men have been raised and their es m,,r"aw IVA.
woman vastly changed. Although ud d"". ,o.daw
SO long much in the position OF sio' n,..d,,v nro.
is noteworthy fact that as she s'sau,y pno
eeeds in the way OF civilization one Oh .ne n" us'
apparent features of this progress 70 ."s nv
inc respect for women and the increasing III
ertv which is allowed them IN pup"o ""u p
vate But in Morocco the position OF woman
remain, unspeakably deplorable. AS daush'
tor her birth IS considered great misio' tune.
and even a curse from heaven; as w,le' shs 10
an instrument OF pleasure for the r'ch' anu
slave a machine for work for the poor; and as
q mother she is only considered by her nus
hand &c one of the indispensable elements ior
tho hearing and rearing of his children"
But TO get at the root Of the matter IL Is nee
essarv 70 90 a step further. The absolute lack
Of morals among the people Is the real cause OF
all the rest Morocco Is so deeply sunk IN the
degradation of sin that 1t Is Impossible TO lay
bare its deplorablc condition In most countries
whore there is a fair proportion OF the pure and
virtuous there Is some sort OF an attempt made TO
gloss over and conceal vices but In this coun-
try the only one which public opinion seriously
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05

swords again, more fercely than for generations
past; only now it is on Moorish soil.
1.-The throne Of the Emperors of Morocco Is
their horse, and their pavilion is the sky" So
boasted Sid Mohammed, the father of the pres
ent Sultan echoing that earlier boast of Rustem
"Rakush Is my throne; my sword Is my seal; my
helmet is my crown. and all the world Is subject
unto me-" But while the Pehliva. OF Sestan
made good his words, the monarchs OF Morocco
do not so. Their horse is their throne. but the
whole land does no obeisance to 1t; and they are
far from ruling all that lies beneath the pavilion
of the Moorish sky. Their vast and fertile realm,
with its three capitals, is divided between tribes
Of more than semi-independence. The Sultan,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05

condemns is drunkenness and 1t Is only before
foreigners that any sense Of shame desire
for secrecy about other vices Is observable.
The taste for strong drink, though still in
dulged comparatively in secret, Is steadily In
creasing, the practice spreading from force OF
example among the Moors themselves, and as
result of the strenuous efforts Of foreigners to
incucate this vice. AS yet it is chiefly among
the higher and lower classes that the victims
are found, the former INDUCING in the privacy
Of their own homes. and the latter at the low
drinking dens opened by the scum of the for
eign settlers at all the open ports Among tho
country people Of the plains and lower hills
there hardly any who would touch intoxi-
eating liquor though among the mountaineers
drinking has ever been more common Tobacco
smoking Is very general on the coast owing to
contact with Europeans. but comparatively rare
in the interior as yet, though the native prepara'
tions of hemp (kceO and also opium have a
large army Of devotces. more or less victims.
The latter however. being an expensive import.
is less known in the interior. Snuf-taking II
fairly general among men and women. chiefly
the elderly What they take Is very strong.
too being a composition of tobacco. walnuts and
charcoal ash The writer once saw a young
Englishman who thought he could stand good
pinch OF snuff fairly knocked over" by quar-
ter OF what the owner of the hut from which II
came took with the utmost complacency.
TIE SANITY LORDS or wAzAN.
One woman has, however, risen to a command
ing rank in Morocco. and still exercises
sway rvang that Of the Emperor himself.
This is the .shereefa of WaZan, an English
woman by birth The shereefs Of Wazan have
ever been at least the equals perhaps
the superiors, Of the Sultans Of Fee,
to whom they are nominally subject.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
A NEW SCENIC DEVICE.


Whatever success the forthcoming burlesqne at
the Gaiey may achieve. il is certain that one item
in 'ha scenic decorations Will attract unusual
amount of attention. Mr.. Tanner yesterday in
vted select company to a private view OF the
device. which is of his invention. The OBJ
ject OF it liz to get rid Of he sky borders How
ing strips Of blue linen that hang from the invs-
ibe regions above the proscenium one behind the
other like the banners at Greenwich Hospital.
Since scenic artists have aiken of late years 10
covering I'm interiors with cengs--a device which
gives an increa sed air of solity and reality 10
stage room--sky borders have not been much
and costly productions they have held their own.
although they are as conventional in character as
will have none Of them. His device Is to the
over with huge sheet Of blue muslin.
stretched across and sloped toward the back. so
as to meet the scene Just as in nature earth and
sky comminglc at the point to which vision
sired effect in natural phenomena may be produced.
The effect, 80 far as could be judged yesterday, Is
excellent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
MARIE AyTOIyETTEs MAINE REFUGE.

There is a building In Edgecomb an old square.
white house. concerning which an interesting story
IL told. This tradition is that at the time OF the
French Revolution Captain Samuel Clough. the
OF the house. who sailed a ship between
Maine and France. engaged to bring to this
country no less valuable treasure than the uIfor-
tunate queen. Marie Antoinette. and that Quanti-
ties OF rich stufrs. furniture and silver were put
aboard his ship for the use OF the exile whose
destination was to have been this same house
which then stood in Westport. It having been re-
moved to the main land on raft sixty years ago.
IL Is yet occupied by Captain ClouRh's descendants
One circumstance which lends confirmation to
this story Is that a similar legend attaches to
house In Dorchester. Mass. the famous Swan man
sion. then owned by Colonel Swan, who spent much
OF his time in Paris. but who settled permanently
In this country after the French Revolution. his
house being adorned in prlncely fashion. Now
Captain Clough AID Colonel Swan had money deal
ings together In Paris Captain clough In 1874 hay
ing had contract TO purchase 10000 worth OF um-
Der for the Colonel What more likely than that
Colonel swan. who warm friend OF I.afay-
cite. should have engaged the Maine captain To aid
him In plan OF such great Importance an the at
tempted rescue OF the French Queen. with which he
10 credited?
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indeed Is nominal lord Of all; but nominal, not
actual. He sets Governors over the provinces,
and wrings from them such taxes as he will,
and there the functions Of his administration
end So long as they pay lip-service to the Gov
ernor and render the tribute Of gold that Is re-
quired Of them, the tribesmen may do as they
plpase
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
MAURITANIA.
THE WAR OF sPANIARD AGAINST MOOR
RENEWING HosTrLITIEs OF FOUR CENTURIES
LGo-MULEY MAssAN's EMPIRE-DAR-
pARIsM OF THE EIrFANs-THE
sHEREEF OF wAZAN.

It Is doubtless only through chance coinci-
dence that hostilites between the Spaniards ana
the Moors have broken forth In this Columbian
year. Yet the fact is fruitful of interesting sug'
gestions. After generations of conflict The Az
rican invaders had only just been expelled from
the Iberan Peninsula when Columbus set out
upon his memorable voyage. There Is ample
room to question whether, had not Grenada fall
en- the sovereigns Of Leon and CASTLE would
have won a new world as and when they did.
1t seemed especially fitting that Immediately
after freeing the soil Of Spain from the foot OF
the last infdel invader the chvalry OF Spain
should seek to carry the Cross afar into heather
lands. And now four centuries later In this
very jubilee year. Spaniard and Moor cross
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05

Larger Attendance Des'red-"Before Diminishing
the congregn ton observe, the Rev. Mr. Goodman
II wish on behalf OF the janitor and myse!f to ex
tend to the other members OF the church cordial
invitation to attend our regular prayer meeting
next Wednesday evening. We VIII now sing the
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
ANOTHER RAILROAD HORROR.
a Passenger Train Runs Into
an Open Switch.
Five Persons Killed and Twenty-six
Others IDjured-A Loose Joint Caused
the Train to Leave the Track, and 1t
Ran its Own Length on the Ties-List
OF Killed and Injured.

NEwBURGH, N. Y, July 13.-The
West Shore day express. due here at
1904 p M, was wrecked in the West
Shore freight yard here to-day. The
train consisted Of locomotive, baggage
and express cars, smoking car, two day
coaches and the parlor car "Lurline. !"
The train was few minutes late at
Cornwall, four miles south of here, and
was running very fast. When it reached
the switch which connects the main line
and the West Shore freight yards, a
mile south OF the station. it Is supposed
a loose Joint caused it to leave the
track, and it ran upon the ties dis.
lance equal to the length of the train,
and then crashed into o freight train
standing in the yard. The crash was
terrific. The freight train was being
made up to start southwark, and was
waiting for the express to pass.
The express engineer upon feeling
the engine leaving the track shut of
steam, whistled for brakes and he and
the irem an jumped. The latter, Charles
Willis. ruptured blood vessel and was
badly bruised. He was taken TO the
hospital. The engineer escaped with
very slight injuries. Fred Holland
engineer Of the freight, had his skull
fractured at the back, but 1t is thought
that he will recover. No one else on the
freight was hurt. There wers about
dozen persons in the smoking car and
nearly Eli escaped injury.
Day coach No. II was filled with pas
sengers, every seat being occupied
Nearly all the casualties occurred in
this car. 1t swayed to one side and
swept the end of box car standing on
side track. The entire side of No. II
was ripped off and the end nearest the
smoker was smashed. All those who
were killed were on that side of the
car. Walter M. Berard, assessor OF
Highland Falls, was the only passenger
in this car which escaped injury.
The railros d and coal )ck zen in the
neighborhood at once went to the place
of the accident and began to clear away
the wreckage and to pull out the dead
and wounded. The police and physi-
clans of Newburgh were notified and
about q dozen of the latter hurried to
the scene and began caring for the
wounded.
The following were killed:
Mrs. Eliza Klemm, OF Highland Falls,
N. Y.
A two.year old child. daughter of
Burnham Elberson, of Setauket, Long
Island. Her parents were both injured
Three women, whose bodies have not
yet been ientifed.
Twenty.six persons were injured of
whom twenty are hurt seriously enough
tie need hospital treatment.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
The r. a. C. Team to Cross
Bats With the BIuefieIds.

What promises to be one of the best
games of baseball OF the season will be
played at the Athletic Club grounds
this afternoon between the Athletic
Club team and tho Bluefeld nine. The
new manager, E. w. Robertson, ia
working with will, and will greatly
strengthen the home team. Daniels
and Boyd will compose the battery to-
day, and 1t is safe to predict they will
play one of the greatest games Of their
lives as they are in good shape, and
have been practicing all the week, as
indeed have all the members OF the
team.
Everett Sproul has been placed in
right field, and he is one of the best all
around players in Roanoke, and is SUI
perb at the bat. The positions of the
home team will be as follows: Daniels.
G; Boyd, o; Henry, 1b; Wigmore, Oh;
Meade. eb; Foster, So; Brodie. If; Sproul,
RI; McGinnis, CT. The game will be
called at 4:3O.
Arrangements have about been com.
pleted whereby the Athletic Club will
secure among other new players the
permanent services of one Of the
strongest BATTERIES in the South, now
playing on the Charleston team and
when these arrangements are consum.
mated the R. A. @. team will be one OF
the best in the Southern States.
The Bluefield team is said to be com.
posed of very fine players who have
always made good record and they
will no doubt put forth every effort
when they cross bats with the Roanoke
boys.
Manager Robertson is making ar.
fragments for meeting of representa-
tives from all the baseball clubs in the
State to be held at Lynchburg July 90
for the purpose of forming State
league for Virginia. Circulars have
been issued and sent to the various
clubs, number of whom have signified
their appreciation Of the plan and the
State league will doubtless be formed.
Mr.. Robertson and Secretary Davis de.
serve great credit for their efforts in
this matter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
Amanda Peak Assaulted.

MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., July 13.-While
on her way home on the edge of Mount
Holly, Miss Amanda Peak, sister of Bar
clay Peak, who murdered Katie Anderson
was set upon and murdcrously assaulted
with a blackjack by Mrs. Lizzie Durand.
wife of Charles Durand. and left lying un-
conscious. The injured girl was found
soon after and taken home. She was badly
hurt, but will recover The assault was
the outcome of Charles Durand's atten-
tions to Amanda, with whom he had been
intimate for some time and which led
Mrs. Durand to leave her husband A
warrant has been issued for Mrs Durand's
arrest, but she has fled.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
Death of Mrs. Ferguson

LYNCHBURG, Va, July 13.-Mrs.
ferguson, widow Of the late T. c. S.
Ferguson. who during his life occupied
conspicuous position in the CONNER.
cal and financial circles of this citv.
died tonight from the effect of fail
received several days ago, aged seventy.
four years She was the mother of
young Ferguson, who met q tragic
death some days ago by jumping from
Chesapeake and Ohio trestle 10 avoid
an approaching train. She was also
the mother in.l2w OF City Collector
Lacy and NJ. c. jan ison, com ptroller of
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Cnmnanu
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
N|[)SUNI NIER
LIST OF
BARGAINS.
WAN

list OF all the property in the city
for rent We have taken up this branch
OF the business and intend giving it our
closest attention. II you want your
house rented and collections and returns
made promptly, list them with us
We are also representing two Build
ing and Loan Associations that have
plenty OF money to loan on improved
real estate without delay. 1t will only
cost the appraisal fee of SIS until loan
Is obtained.
Groom house on Eighth avenue g.
W., with good stable and outbuildings.
Lot 5oxlao; price So, 400; $50 cash. bal
ance easy terms.
Groom house in Belmont just COM
pleted, with all modern conveniences.
Lot 40x130. "THIS Is A DAISY"
Price $4,000; 500 cash, balance easy
terms.
A Groom house on Eighth avenue s.
W. Lot 40Xl30. Price So, 900; 500 cash,
balance easy monthly payments.
Groom house in che Shady Grove on
Gllmer avenue n. w, near West End
round house. Only $1,000: S10O cash,
balance SEQ per month.
good 5room house on Centre ave-
nue. n. W., near round house. Price
1880; SIPS cash, balance easy monthly
payments.
good new s-room house on Bullitt
avenue 8. g., near Jefferson street, with
al modern conveniences. Price So 1000;
$3.50 cash, balance $40 so per month.
A S.room house on Patton avenue N.
O., convenient to shops, lot 5OxlOO.
Price 81, 300; $3.50 cash, balance $50 per
month.
Three Groom houses in Northeast
Roanoke, 81, $50 each; 500 cash, balance
GlS per month.
Two lots on Chapman avenue, pref
tiest in West End, 5Ox133, 5000 each.
One of the Handsomely residences in
Southwest section. This is one of the
most desirable homes in the city, all
modern conveniences, hard wood
nantes. etc. Price $1,000; $500 cash,
balance easy.
We also have farm of I2s acres near
Hollins Institute, to trade for unencum-
tered improved real estate.
Money to loan on improved property
without delay. If money is what you
want don't tail to give us call.
II you want house, lot or money, we
ore the people If you want to sell your
property we can do it for you.
Our team is always ready and we will
cake pleasure In showing you what you
want.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
BIG BLAZE LAST NIGHT.
Two Houses In the Northwest Section
Totally Destroyed.

Two Houses In the Northwest Section
Totally Destroyed.
Two large frame houses situated at
the corner OF Norman road and Fairfax
avenue N. W. were almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire last night. Amanda
Swami, colored, had recently purchased
and resided in one OF the houses, and
the other, which was the property of
Frank Follansbee, was vacant. Just at
midnight Amanda awoke, and dis.
covered the vacant house ad Joining hers
to be in flames, and she and her dsugh.
ter succeeded in saving a part of her
bedding and furniture. Her cries of fire
failed to awaken anyone in tho COM
munitY for some time.
The blaze Yves observed by Sergeant
Griffin on Ernest avenue. who hustled
to the nearest box and turned in the
alarm. When the Juniors, who reached
the spot first, arrived both buildings
were burning rapidly and before the
names could be extinguished by the
com bined efforts OF the Juniors and the
Vlgllants, who came later, the houses
were nearly consumed. Amanda Swami.
who had moved in only Two DAYS before.
purchased the house through tho
agency of Spindle 81 Craig and had
made small cash payment Her loss
by furniture burned will amount to
about $500. The buildings were valued
at 81, 500 each. Amanda Swami claims
to have heard some one enter the
vacant house through the window at 10
O'Clock last night and believes the fire
originated from tramps smoking in the
house. a more reasonable theory il
That the fire was OF incendiary origin
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
RECONSTRUCTION Americana.

PHILADELPHIA, July 13.-"Mr. Berry,
United States Consul at Santos" said
Captain Holland, OF the brig Odorilla,
which arrived from that fever-stricken
port. lis living at an English home at
Sac Paulo, town about twenty miles
from Santos. Berry was just re covering
from an attack of yellow fever when we
left Brazil, and his health is com pletely
shattered. When taken sick the consul
gave me his keys and gave me authority
to make out all papers. These were
signed by the consul for the first few
days. After that he could do nothing
and the Office was closed, the clerks
and both vice-consuls having died with
fever"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The president has recognized Charles
Hugh Maxwell TRAINER as second British
vice consul at New York.
A bridge over the Valley railroad tracks
at Cleveland, o.. fell, dangerously injuring
two persons and killing three horses
The Chilean legation at Washington
has been reinforced by another attache in
The person OF Senior Victor Eastman.
The directors of the Plankinton bank. of
Milwaukee. which recently failed, have
been indicted for nbetting shady transac-
tions.
The anniversary of the battle OF the
Boyne was generally cele brated yesterday
by Orange societies in the principal cities
Of the country.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
II ROANOKE. VA. FRIDAY MORNING, JULY "a 1898
THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.
Large and Enthusiastic Mass
Meeting LAST Night.

Another large and enthusiastic tenn.
perance mass meeting was held in the
Hastings Court room last night in the
interest of local option. The meeting
was called to order and opened with
PRAYER by j. NJ. Gsmbill The secre.
tary, f. e. Davis, read the minutes of
the last mass meeting, which were ap-
proved. The petition to Judge Woods
asking for an election for local option
was circulated among those present
and number OF signatures were OBJ.
tanned.
On motion of Rev. W. F. Hammer the
president was authorized to appoint an
executive board to be composed of three
members from each ward in the city to
arrange for meetings, to select speakers,
to provide literature and conduct the
campaign and that each club select the
members from its respective ward to be
reported to the president at meeting
to be held Tuesday night in the Hust-
ings Court room at which time all the
clubs In the city will hold joint
session.
Mr.. Hammer then made a forcible
speech, taking the position that the
sale of whiskey in a town hurts rather
than helps business. Short speeches
were also made by Rev. R. R. AGREE,
Rev. j. S Engle, Rev. E. L. Rice and
b. A Jones, after which the meeting
adjourned until Tuesday night. I'm.
mediatelY after this meeting adjourned
the Southwest Temperance Club held q
brief meeting Tor the transaction of
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
Getting Too Close.

NORFOLK. July 13.-Signal officer
S merry, at Cape Henry, wired the signal
Office here to day that the British brig
Darma, bound from Havana to St.
Johns. N. S, had come in the capes and
anchored off the quarantine station at
Fisherman's Island, thirty miles east
from Hampton ROADS, reporting that
she had lost her captain, who died with
yellow fever, and that three of her
crew are now down with that disease.
The United States quarantine officials
have the vessel in charge.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
A Newspaper Mans Romance.

NoRwALK, Conn, July 13-Douglass
Ayres, connected with New York news
paper, and who has been here for week
past In the interest of the paper, eloped
with Miss Annie Mcpherson, daughter of
Mtrdock MCPHERSON, the proprietor of the
Norwalk hotel They We're married in
Lewisboro, N. Y, and were found in STAN.
ford. The girl was restored to her mar
ents, and Ayres is under arrest, charged
with abduction, as the girl is under Ia.