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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25
Editor o,ponnoll Interx,.w.d.

CHICAGO. July 24-Hugh O'Donnell. the
ex-Homestead leader, was interviewed at
the office of the Eight Hour Herald, where
he is employed as associate editor, regard
ing the Gallagher confession. He believes
the facts points to Dempsey's innocence,
and knows nothing OF any plot to bring
about the confession. He believes the out
look is bright for the settlement of the
labor problem
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25

PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-The United
Labor league adopted resolutions Indoors
ing the action of Governor -Altgcld in re-
leasing the Chicago anarchists and "ac-
ceptlng the reasons he assigns therefor as
IN line with the true facts in the caSeu
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25

TOPEKA, Kan, July 24.-Colonel j. F..
w. Hughes, of the Third Kansas regi-
ment, was informed that court martial
proceedings have been begun against him,
and that his trial was set for Aug. =.
He will be tried for dsobedience of orders,
Colonel Hughes was the officer iii COM
mand OF the militia companies ordered 10
Topeka at the time of the state house
trouble. Gov. Lewelling ordered him to
eject the Republican members from the
hall of representatives, which he refused
tn do
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25
Death of Major ribbitts.

New LoNDoN, Conn, July 24-Maior
John a. Tibbitts, ex-speaker of the Con
necticut legislature and consul to Brad
ford, Eng, during President Harrison's
ADMINISTRATION, died of Brght's disease in
his 49th year. He was il journalist of rec
ogniZed ability, and during the war of the
rebellion was one of the bravest soldiers
that left this state
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25

SAN FRANCISCO, July o4.-General Ser
gins Don Schoosky, appointed governor
general OF the eastern provinces of Siberia.
left here Saturday on the Oriental steamer
Peru for his post of duty. General Don
Schoosky had been threatened with death
ny the nlhilists, and travelled through the
United States incognito. visiting the
Worlds fair while AZ CHICAGO
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25
China's New Minister.

WASHINGTON, July o4-Notce of the
sailing of the new Chinese minister to the
United Satisfying Ju-was received
here \ suite of eighty-two persons ac-
companies him, including his wife and
several grownup daughters. He belongs
to the Eight Banners" an aristocratic
order, and has great wealth.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25

louisville, July pa terrible explo-
sion OF sulphur gas occurred at the Will
JAMESTOWN colliery, in which Charles Nc
Milien was killed and his brother George
fatally injured.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25
Hagerstown,s Big SUNDAY nlaze.

HAGERsrowN, Md, July 24.-Yesterday
fire broke out in the stable of Jones d
South. Their wholesale house was COM
pletely destroyed, together with the adj
joining houses of John Emmert and DR.. j.
). Wishard. The total loss is about SIo0,-
600, of which Jones & Smith lost $l0O,OO0
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25

Fort MONROE, Va, July 24.-Mr. Harry
A. Hitchcock, whose neck was broken
while diving from the pier last Wednes-
day, is still alive and was taken to Balti-
more for treatment at Johns Hopkins hos.
pital.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25

RocKAwAY BEACH, y. Y, July ga
disastrous fire ravaged small section of
the beach yesterday. The large ice fac
tory of Jameson & Bond, their coal and
wood yard, stables and the residence of
John a. Bond We're totally DESTROYED.
Eleven horses were burned. The total loss
is about $50, 900, with very little insurance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25

TRENTON, July 24--William Harding, a
prominent liveryman of this city, was
seriously injured by a vicious horse Mr.
Harding's left arm, which the horse first
seized, was badly lacerated ibis ear was bit
ten through, and he was carried from the
stable in an unconscious condition
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25
Drowned with His Grandson.

PLYMOUTH, Mass, July "a. = George
Bagnell, aged Il, and his grandson, Mel
vile F. Bagnell, aged I, were drowned in
Great South pond yesterday afternoon 1t
is supposed that they drove into the pond
TO water their horses
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25
Run Down at a Cross,nr.

CAMDEN, \. j., July o4.-George w.
Nichols, colored, driver for farmer
living in Camden county. in attempting to
cross the tracks of the Camden and At
lantic railroad, near Cuthbert's station,
was struck by an engine and instantly
killed
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-25
TO Imponch Grand Chi.f Kuu,,ax

OMAHA, July 24.-One of the most pro-
found sensations in national labor circles.
and one which will directly or indirectly
affect every railroad telegraph operator in
the country, came to light yesterday in
the disclosure of the fact that Omaha di-
vision of the Order of Railroad Telegraph
ers had filed charges to impeach Grand
Chief ID. e. Ramsay, Grand Editor a. ID.
Thurston and Grand Executive Commit
teeman George G.. illegal. The charges
against Ramsay run all the way from in
competency and dishonesty to seduction,
and taking i'll all sorts of offenses OH the
WAY
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
THE COURTS. The Case Against Gar fias Utterly Vanishes. Shown to Be Absolutely
 Without Grounds By an AmiCable and SatisfaC-
 tory Arrangement
All Litigation Affecting the Affairs of Gila Bend Reservoir and Irri-
 gation Go. Comes to an End.

The case against Constable Henry Garfas, indicted by the late grand jury for attempting to defraud the county by presenting claims for illegal official fees, was tried yesterday and vanished into thin, invisible air. It transpired that there WAS absolutely no ground for the accusations against MT. Garfias. He had, it is true, presented & claim concerning certain items of which there was a difference of opinion between him and the board of supervisors and the hill was cut down.
 The matter passed into the grand jury room and an indictment was re- tureed charging him with having at- tempted to deiraud the county out of large sums of money. The items upon which the prosecution based its case amounted to about SIS but careful at. tention to the evidence could discover difference of only 75 cents between the accusers and the accused and there was not particle of proof to show that the accused was at fault. The
 territory's burden was to show that Mir. Gartias had presented claim for serv- ing summons which had not been served and it was unable to show that such an offense had been committed or to leave suspicion even of the de- fendant's guilt. The only evidence against MT. Garfias, if indeed it may be described as evidence at all, was the opinion by one James Kelley now doing time iu the county jail, that Mir. | Gartias, who had arrested him for felony, had charged for more milage | than was proper.
 All litigation between the Gils Bend Reservoir and Irrigation company and the ArizozOna Construction company, ! together with the suits by various con. 1 tractors against the Arizona ConstruC- 1 ton company, came to an end through an amicabIe and satisfactory adjust ment of the differences between the 1 principal parties.
 Under two mortgages given by the Gila Bend Reservoir and Irrigation company, inc Construction com pany had advertised the sale of the property of the nortgagor. l Application was made last week by the latter for a temporary re. stfhlhlHg ofder WNlCh was grente1. The Constru"tion company inn medlgtely lied motion to dissolve the
 injunction, and yesterday afternoon was set for receiving the aiiidavi's and
 hearing the arguments in support of the motion.
 Before the hour arrived, the friendly settlement was effected and the injuDc- ton was dissolved on the motion of the plaintiff and case involving more than million dollars passed out of the courts.
 The case of A. B. Smith vs. Lizzie Smith for divorce, was referred to c.
 II. Knapp to hear the testimany. The matter of the Blinn Lumber company vs. Bert Spencer, was con tinued on account of the absence of the defendant.
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17

leui, in West Flanders, thief was cap tured on whom was found the foot of man who had been hanged, which he used, when engaged in his robberies, for putting persons to sleep. Similar in- stances are quoted from Spain and Ger many. and it is noteworthy that Mex ican thieves have been known to carry with them the left hand and arm of a woman who died at the birth of her first child.
 Then there is the corpse-candlc, n weird implement of the robbers trade, which, although common throughout Europe, seems to have been more gen eral in Germany than any other coun- try. Not so long ago, it may be remem- bcred, four peasants in the south Rus sian government of Kursk murdered girl in order to make candles of her body, the notion being that such a hideous light not only renders the per petrators of robberies invisible, but actually tfs-ows the victim or victims into state of somnolence. In the Ger man criminal codes of the seventeenth anu clRUISeHlu CtnturlcS we uuu cN- press mention made of penalties against crime the motive of which was the making of thieves" or ''sleep-produc- ing candles" This superstition has fig ured in many trial, and seems to be, even to the present day, implicitly believed in by the criminal classes. In- deed, it was suggested that the White chapel murders were instigated by this idea-a theory which the celebrated Dr. Bloch, n member of the Austrian reichs- rath, was induced to support. An in- stance of this piece of criminal lore occurred during the trial of the German thief, Theodore Unger, who was exc cuted at Magdeburg in 1910, when it was brought out in evidence that @ regular traffic existed for the supply of these grewsome implements of the bur. glars trade. But, instead of making the criminal invisible, this grim light has more than once done the reverse, and caused him to be brought to justice.
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY
How A Midshipman's Wit Got Hiu Out
 of Serious Trouble.


 On board of man-of-war bound home from China was young midshipman named Jones, says the Detroit Free Press He was favorite with the o. ficers, and had in him the talent for th' making of fine officer.
 The midshipmen on board stood ther watch forward, and every hour 1t Ws' their duty to come aft and write up the weather columns of the ships log showing the readings of the barometG thermometer and to heave the chip og for her speed.
 The captain, in company with the or Cicer of the deck, was walking the weather side of the poop deck conveS ing when Midshipman Jones came all to write mp the log.
 The barometer, a mercurial one wa, hung in the captains cabin, and Jolg> after having read it. helped himself l' orally to the captains sherry on JUG cabin sideboard In walking the poP the captain happened to glance down ds5 the cabln Skynght and saw lhe shipman's proceedings.
 When Jones came up on the poop " leave the log the captain addressed u" as follows:
 How is the barometer, sir?"
 Jones saluted and said: "SteaGi9 rising, sir; steadily rising"
 The captain then asked: And 10" is the decantcr. sir?"
 Jones was taken aback, but wlth' steady voice replied: Steadily talIins' sir: steadily falling"
 This reply was too much for the cay Y. tain, and, bursting out laughing, eSa-,
 Young man, your reply has ss,', you from punishment; but it is a lopi way to Frisco. so hereafter Oeg " you not to consult the decanter as oi''D as you do the barometer"
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
FOLKLORE AND CRIME.
Strange Superstitions That Influ-
 ence Criminals.

One of the most curious and strange phases of superstition is that which re- lates to the criminal classes. The mystic code which regulates the lives of these enemies of society is in many cases a survival of fetichism of the old est kind. Believing tenaciously in the dread efficacy of certain ghastly charms and incantations, the malefactor bold ly enters on his enterprise occasionally carrying with him "a dead mans hand"-taken from one who had died q violent death. Such charm being supposed to overpower with sleep those who come under its influence, it is nat urally an invaluable adjunct to the i'm plements employed by thieves, says the Pail Mall Budget.
 Some years ago an attempted robbery was made by burglars on an estate in the county Meath, and, to quote con- temporary account of the affair, they entered the house armed with dead mans hand, with a lighted candle in it, believing that candle so placed will not be seen by any but those by whom it is used, and also that if a candle in a dead mans hand be introduced in a house it will prevent those who may be asleep from awakening. The inmates however, were alarmed; the robbers fled, leaving the dead mans hand be- hind them"
 Many similar stories are told of the use of the dead hand by thieves, one communicated by Rev. s. Barring Gould being worthy of notice. Two men, hay ing come to lodge in a public house with a view to robbing it, asked per mission to pass the night by the fire, and obtained it. When the house was quiet, the servant girl, suspecting mis- chief, crept downstairs and looked through the keyhole, when she saw the men open sack and take out dry, withered hand. They anointed the fingers with some unguent, and lighted them. Each finger famed except the thumb, which indicated that one of the household was not asleep.
 Grose gives a full account of this charm as used by French housebrealsers, and variation of the same belief pre- vailed in Belgium. Not far from Bail
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
AMERICAN FOOTBALL.
It Is n Game We'll Suited to Paying Or
 Old Grudges.

 It Is Game We'll Suited to Paying Or
 Old Grudges.
 tis admitted on all sides that, played under the most favorable circumstances, and by men who would consider loss of temper almost equivalent to loss of honor, football under Rugby union rules is a reasonably dangerous game. Played as it is in America, says the Saturday Review, it seems admirably adapted for paying off old grudges, and proving conclusively that good-humored pluck and skill are no match for savage bru- tality and irrelevant. violence. To an aspirant for honors in the American football team we would say: My son, learn boxing. Learn football also, if possible, but first learn the art of self defense"
 Moreover, the pelnicious practices are not exercised secretly (except with re- gard to the umpire), but are tacitly rec ognized as part and parcel of the game. True, if a man is caught fight ing he may be ruled out of the match. It is made logical outcome of this law that six or eight reserve men are al- ways ready equipped to take the places of any detected bruisers.
 The thinking man can and does easily improve the occasion. If he feels exhausted as the short winter afternoon IS drawing in, he can watch until he catches the umpire's eye, slug" a diminutive opponent, and have his place occupied by one seven times more wicked than himself. Or, being but player of medium ability. he can yet
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17

provoke to merry bout of tstlcurfs one whose ability in the game is great CT, and may thus bring about the re tirement of both, sacrificing his own pawn self for the opponent knight The American asserts that his game is more scientific, which, from a certain point of view, is self-evidept.
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
For Rent.

One or two nicely furnished rooms one half square from court square. Ad- dress P. 0. Box 2lS.'
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17

handwriting his character but the stationery business "A S sure index of
 substitutes know the difference andth cheapest
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
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 FlaVorin6 y..'!,. Extracts S::"s: Rs:::: Rs::: $:

are used, cooks will not be unjusdy blamed; nice dishes will not be spoiled, as they always impart the delicate fresh fruit flavor in what. ever they are used. It is economy for the poorest to use the best
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
The Cook toBIame

Many nice delicacies are often spoiled by the abominable flavor ings used in them, and generally their having been spoiled is attri- buted to the cook. Now if
Arizona republican., 1893-06-17
High Wheels. Broad Tread.

Latest improvements the cutter bar The bar never wears, and you always have it in good order.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-18
SILVER QUESTION.
Senator Teller Gives His Views of the
Present Crisis.

Senator Teller Gives His Views of the
Present Crisis.
OMAHA, July Ex-senator Teller of
Colorado. on his way home to-day from q
visit to the Worlds Fair, talking about
the silver situation, said
1.-The people of Colorado in general do
not indorse the rabid frothing of Cover
nor Waite and others. While these re-
marks have not yet been productive of
any great damage, he did not doubt that
before long they would be on record in
the Eastern money markets and Colorado
would reap the result" At this time the
Senator had not heard of the failure Of
the Denver banks. He said the condition
out there was bad, but would be worse.
'No State has more varied resources than
Colorado, and if other industries are half
as well developed as silver mining there
would be no fear for the future. The
silver question, of course, is a serious
one. and a continuance of the present
financial crisis means years of hardship
to Colorado, but the State will pull out
all right in the long run"
The Senator characterized as ''rot' the
belief that the Sherman law was respon-
sible for all the present trouble. He said
one of the periodical crises in the world
that cannot be avoided is upon us, hence
the deplorable state of affairs in this and
other countries.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-18
Special to the REcoRD-UNIox.

CHICAGO, July E.-Another horrible
disaster, attributable to street crossing
at grade with railroads, occurred this
evening. A incoming passenger train on
the Grand Trunk road crashed into a
crowded street car at Forty-uinth street.
killing Charles Perkins, J ohm Dillon and
Mrs. Maggie Murphy, and injuring eight
others, Of which two will probably die.
The Forty -ninth-street crossing is a
network Of tracks, and has always been
regarded as dangerous spot. A long
freight train going west had just passed,
and the tower tlagman raised the gates.
This was taken as a signal that the way
was clear, and the driver Of the car started
ahead. The passenger train, which was
rapidly approaching from the west,
struck the street car squarely in the mid
ole, turning it around and hurting it
thirty feet from the point where it was
struck. Some Of the passengers managed
to save themselves by jumping.
The three people killed were frightfuIly
mangled.
The police arrested the engineer and
fireman of the train. The engineer said
he did not see the street car until it was
on the track and so close it was impos-
slble for him to stop. The tower man
did not see the passenger train until after
the gates were raised and the street car
had started ahead.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-18
THE GOLD RESERVE.
Heavy Clearing-ETouse Payments Cause
1t to Drop Lower.

Heavy clearinghouse Payments Cause
1t to Drop Lower.
WASHINGTON, July 17.-Heavy clear
ing-house payments in New York have
caused the gold reserve to fall lower than
for several days past-to S,059, 4SO The
currency balance is S26, 1l7,9IS.
The Star this evening gives publication
to the following statement in regard to
gold payments from the United States
Sub-Treasury in New York: "Consid-
cradle effort is being made by financial
agents here to discover the motive behind
these payments, but the department is as
close as a clam. The explana-
ton got through private sources is that
the department is trying to take advan-
tage of the scarcity of small and conyen-
lent currency fer internal business to
pinch the banks as the banks have
pinched the Government by storing gold.
The banks are greatly in need of small
bills for current business transaction
and use in agricultural districts. The
theory advanced is that if they cannot
get what they need of this sort of cur
rency by any other means they will have
to make terms with the Treasury, which
involves the exchanging of gold or gold
certificates in large quantities for notes
and certificates of small denomination
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-07-18
DAY OVERCAST WITH CLOUDS.
YET THERE WAS A GOOD AT
TENDANCE AT THE FAIR.
Fund of Over a Hundred Thousand
Dollars for the Families of the
Dead Firemen.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

special 10 the EECORD-UNION.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE searching rays
of Old Sol were missing this morning and
the day opened overcast with clouds at
the Worlds Fair, but the threatening
weather did not prevent a good attend
ance.
The work of clearing away the debris
from the ruins of the cold storage ware
house will require another week. In the
meantime the stencil from decaying meats
and vegetables, and possibly from human
corpses, is most rank, in spite of the
liberal application of disinfectants.
The fund for the benefit of the surviv-
ors and the families of the dead firemen
now amounts to Sl30, 900, and it is not yet
complete.
An unusually attractive musical pro-
gramme has been arranged for this week.
In the National Commission to-day
Commissioner Stearns of Idaho offered a
resolution calling for the appointment of
a special committee to secure evidence to
aid the United States Government in re-
futing the claims for damages made bv
foreign exhibitors.
Stearns said that already claims against
the United States amounting to over
100000 had been filed by foreign exhibit
ors who held that their goods had been
damaged at the fair.
Hundley of Alabama held thatin the
Act creating the fair the United States
had plainly stated it would in no manner
be responsible for damages.
After lengthy discussion the matter
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
By unanimous vote the National
Commission indefinitely postponed ac-
ton in the White Webster contest for a
seat in the commission from New Mex
leo. By this action Mr.. White, who was
removed by the Governor of New Mex
leo, and whose removal was confirmed
by President Cleveland, will retain his
seat. The commission further instructed
the Secretary to notify the Secretary of
State OF the action taken.
Tomorrow will be Chautauqua Day at
the Worlds Fair, and the various depart
ments OF the famous educational system
are expected to be well represented.
The first competitive flight of homing
pigeons was won by bird from the loft
of Thomas J. Clarke at Ozone Park, Long
Island, 1t reaching the end of its journey
at Ills this morning. The second lot of
forty-eight birds started to-day. They
are off for Philadelphia.