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ALL QUIET AT HONOLULU.
Private Advices Contradict Rumors of
Japanese Aggression in Hawaii.

Private Advices Contradict Rumors Of
Japanese Aggression in Hawaii.
WASHINGTON, April 2O.-A perfunctory
official report is the only document OF a
formal character which tho Navy De-
partment has received from Admiral
Skerrett. at Honolulu, relative to
Hawaiian affairs since tho United
States flag was hauled down and that of
the provisional government hoisted in
its pla;e. private letter from United
States official in Hawaii came in the
mail last night.
IN reference TO tho general belief that
Commissioner Blount had hauled down
the stars and stripes without consulta-
ton with Minister Stevens, Admiral
Skerrett or any of the representatives
of the United States in Honolulu, the
writer states that Blount did have a con-
sultation with Stevens on the subject,
and while he does not say so in SO many
words, the inference to be drawn frcm
his letter is that Stevens coincided with
the CON issioner in his action.
Another report and one that has
found III UGH currency in Honolulu, that
the Japanese in Hawaii are contem plat.
ing resistance by force to American
domination of the Islands and that they
have received arms to assist them n
this determination, is contradicted by
the writer, who states that the Japanese
and, in fact, all the people Of the Islands
are peaceably inclined and do not antic-
ipate trouble.
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IN Excited onlccseciscr.

Contiguity to greatness is sometimes
Embarrassing, as an otiicesecllcr from
Arkansas found when he was ushcrcd
into MIR. Clcvcland's presence the other
day. "Mr. President" he said, Il am a
plain American citizen who had no in
flnence beyond the respect and esteem
of the people Of two states, and l would
like to be consul general at Rome,
Egypt" Rome, Egypt, did you say?"
asked the president. "Ycs, sir; and 1
know that I gould fill the Office with
satisfaction to the government. l came
to leave my papers. Here they are.
Good day" Good Lord"' he said, a
half hour after, when the sense of his
error flashed over him. Here am, n
thousand miles from home; came all the
way to get the Office, and the president
thinks | don't know that Rome is in
Italy. am going back Tonight
V Worl1
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hunted between tho fires OF the two
relentless foes-onc savage, the other
Christian-at the beginning of the
present century, when from millions
of happy, contented people they were
reduced to Il mere remnant of subfiued
suppliant refugees.
AT this period the Cape of Good Hone
became portion of the British en-.
pirc, and the protection, freedom and
security afforded the llottentots bv
that great nation alone saved the race
from utter determination. Their num-
Der at this time did not exceed IL.
all told, their tribal relations had been
destroyed and they were reduced 60
the lowest depths of dcstitution
Under the fostering care of the British
government, however, their number
has gradually incrcdscd and is now
cstimatcd at about 10000 souls. dis
tribut2d throughout Cape Colony and
ncighboring territories.
The long years of restitution and
suffering, fear and persecution.
extending over many generations.
which the liottcntots have endured
from the Dutch Bocr on the one hand
and the bloodthirsty Kafir Oh the
other. have done much to destroy their
primitive character. From the gcncr-
Gus, coniding, light-heartcd, good
natured disposition of his ancestors.
the Hottcntot of to-day is selfish. sus-
picious, morosc and cross-natured
Family ties find no place in his affcc-
tions, and he finds more pleasure in
being alone than in the society of his
kind. I'm nDipt nF in1n1nnnn .,-,1 ;ilti,i-
ness. however, he has lost nothing of
his primitive nature, but has, in these
particulars. fully maintained the rep
utation OF his early ancestors.
In personal appearance the Hottcn-
tots are of medium height. OF slender
build and of lcathcry brown color.
Their woolly hair grows in thick.
curly tufts, and the beard of the mon
is scanty. The eyes are black and
wide apart. nose broad and flat, large
mouth, pointed chin, very high check
bones, and altogether the Hottcntot
more nearly resembles the Mongolian
than the negro. They retain the an
cient custom OF bcsmearing their
bodies with an ointment composed of
Sleeps fat. SCOT and powdered buchu
leaves. which imparts to their person
an odor by no means pleasant to
Christian olfactories. On this account,
ii for no other. Fcttcntots arc not in
great demand as house servants among
the European colonists. They find en-
ploymcnt. however, on farms as cattle
and sheep herds and as '.minders'
about ostrich camps. Owing to the
solitary nature of this sort of employ
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ROANOKE, VA. APRIL 81, 1898.
CANADIAN EMIGRATION.

Census bulletin No. 357, which has re-
Gently appeared, shows that the number
OF Canadians in the United States is
about one million This is more than ten
per cent. OF the total foreign popula.
ton. The ratio of increase from Canada
during the last twenty years is decidedly
greater than the rate OF increase in the
total foreign born inhabitants. If the
Canadians we're distributed throughout
the country, as are our German Scotch,
WEIGH, French, English, Spanish and
Swiss fellow citizens, their number
would not be large enough to effect
materially the character of the popula-
ton The foreign born inhabitants OF
the United States amount to fifteen per
cent OF the total, and the Canadians are
abou. one tenth OF the foreign born.
Equally distributed among the forty.
four Sta les, the Canadians would be
lost n the crowd. Instead of this being
the case, the large Canadian population
OF the United States is practically lin
tied 10 few States, and, indeed, to q
few cities of such States. In the whole
South there are only $4,000 Canadians,
or about one-third the number of
Italians IN the city of New York alone.
In the Tar West the Canadians are not
much more numerous. 1t is in the New
England States, and in Michigan and
New York that they constitute nu-
mer!cally important clement.
They number moro than 200, 600 in
Massachusetts, 100000 in Michigan, and
$4,000 IN New York. In Maine, of a
foreign birth total OF $4,000, not less
than - 600 are Canadians. In New
Hampshire. of $4,000 foreign born, 49,
600 are Canadians. In Vermont, out OF
$4,000 foreign born, 25 600 are Can
adams. 1t is the same story throughout
New England, from which the sturdiest,
thrittiest and most enterprising emf
grants have gone to settle and develop
the great States of the far West
Detroit has IS 900 Canadian born in
habitants to $500 Irish born. Duluth
has 5,700 Canadians to 1,6O0 Germans
and zoo Irish. Seattle has 2,7OO Cana.
dians, Tacoma has 1000 Denver has
1900, ST. Paul has 4, 500 and MINNEAPOLIS
7,7O0. This increase of Canadian popu
lation N important and progressive
American cities indicates marked
preference Oh the part OF our brethren
north Of Jhe border for our institutions
our Government, and the economic cou
ditions existing here.
1t foreshadows closer ties betwee
those living north of the artificial boun
darY and those living south of it. II
forcsha6ows the union of the former
with the latter, and the happiness and
prosperity of both. In the next National
census, it is perhaps not too much te
say there need be no column for foreign
born Canadians. They may have taken
their proper place under the banner OF
the Repu bile as free and independent
Americans.
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.SN TIMES can De FOUND regularly or
.sIr. Eli tha following plRcas

.SN TIMES can be round regularly on
tsih SIT the following places:
3csnuSe--George 9ravatt, Jr.. I'd. l..
tgn,th.s, Hotels Roanoke, Ponce do Leon.
slErS News Stand, 80 Salem avenue F.
s.. Carr, Terry Building.
9ristol. Tenn.--W. a. Ward. Front
Street.
Observation-Disclosures Inn.
lrp ohpurg-- Norvell-Arllnaton Hotel.
Fccahontas--Pocaho Inn.
Suleski--Maple Shade Inn, Brown "
SrowD.
necforc Inn. w. @. Butler.
Salem-W. S. Oakley 81 Co.
Wash.ngton--Wiiler The Metropoli-
ssrs
WytbeVIiis hi. II. Bailey.
Eorfols and Western trains.
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warfare wagcd for many ycars-cvcr
to the discontinue of the IIottentot.
And finally, as if an angry fate had
dccrccd the utter destruction OF these
inoifensivc people, the fierce, warlil<e
Kafir tribes which had from time i'm
memorial occupied the north country
surrounding the great lakes, began
moving south, and, discovering the de-
fcnsclcss condition of the Ilottentots,
swooped down upon them and, for the
nero pleasure of killing, began war
of determination. Thus they were
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21
BUENA vIsrA's SOCIETY EVENT.
Mr.. w. j. Wright United to Miss a. l..
Gold at the Methodist Church.

MIR. w. j. Wright United to Misc a. l..
Gold ut the Methodist Church.
BuENA VISTA, Va, April 2O.-The
NEST beautiful and fashionable wedding
in Buena Vista's hstory took place here
yesterday Mr.. William j. Wright. OF
Roanoke, and Miss Anna L. Gold, OF
this place, were the contracting parties.
The ceremony took place at the Metho
dist Church, which was most beautifully
Ind deliberately decorated for the occa-
sion. Miss Gold is the eldest daughter
of the late DR.. Med. Gold and the groom
is u we'll known business man of Roam
oke and the only son of Captain J. II.
Wright, a prominent lawyer of that
city.
The happy couple left on the northern
train over the Norfolk and Western
road for tour of northern cities. Rev.
j. ID Martin off ,iated and all Of Buena
Vista turned out to witness the cere-
mony, as the bride is one OF our hand
soonest and most popular young ladies
The following were the ushers: Drs. J .
A Mapp and w. II. Gilkerson. Messrs
Thomas D. Bailie. Edward Randolph,
billiard Munday, G. Il. Jordan, Jr., John
G.. Haythe, of Buena Vista; d..
Letcher and Sandy Figgatt, Lexington,
and Thomas Hogshead. Staunton.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21

Alta recent meeting of the board OF
supervisors of Dickinson county, steps
were taken for the erection of new
courthouse. A committee was appointed
10 draw up plan and specifications
he board viii meet on the cath to lot
the work to contract. Tho county built
a hou.e in 1883, but as the foundation
of the building is defective it has been
pronounced unsafe for some time and
will be torn down.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21
THE HOTTENTOTS.
Sketch of an Ancient and Peculiar
African Tribe.
How They Were Saved from Extermina-
tion-Cruclty of the Boers-Extraor-
binary Toilet Sccrcts-What
the Race Is Like Now.
Especial South African letter.

The IIottcntots of southern Africa
arc not only distinct from all the other
African races. bat from the best data
available arc believed 10 be tho most
ancient race inhabiting the continent
When first known by Europeans they
occupied the entire territory from the
Ganduri river southwark TO the sea.
and the earliest records describe them
as existing under Il patriarchal sys-
tenn OF government. subsisting upon
the products of their herds of cattle.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21

business houses on lem avenue,
lot 25XlS0 feet 81, 500.
Good room house on Salem avenue,
lot so feet front. $500; 5000 cash,
balance $40 per month.
New room cottage. 81 300; STA cash,
balance Sl3 per month.
Six room house on Center street, lot
50x13o feet. Price $1,000; 5000 cash,
balance SIS per month.
Special barg ain in a 12 room house in
the southwest part OF the city, finished
in hard wood, all possible conveniences,
lot 50x150 feet.
Lot on West End boulevard, 100x15O
feet, 5000.
Lots for railroad mon, 5Ox13O feet
each, $50 down; balance SIS per month
Good 0 room house On corner lot in
the West End, lot 75x150 feet, all i'm
provements, good stable, Sc, 500 on easy
terms.
Special bargain in Q room brick
house on Campbell street, large stable,
lot 50x152 feet. Call and $40 us.
Farms 90 acres of the best land in
Roanoke county, four miles from town.
Price $50 per acre. Splendid truck farm
Small farm, seq acres, i've miles
from tom, is acres meadow land, 10
acres in timber, $40 por acre.
$50 acres with improvements, one
and one.half miles from tation in Bed
ford county, $1,000.
WANTED.-We want every body who
has land to sell to place it in our hands.
We have customers for farms from 1C
to SEQ acres in size. we want several
farms near town.
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adverse to war, indolcnt in their hab-
its, good natured, hospitablc and fond
OF music. fcaoting and dancing.
This was the condition in which the
Portuguese navigator, Nasco da CANA,
who was probably the first European
to hold personal intercourse with the
iIottcntots. found them when, in 1897.
he landed at Il place where Mosscl bay
now stands. and spent several days
amongst the natives. studying their GUS
toms and habits. and partcring brass
trinllcts for their fat cattle and other
fresh provisions. In his journal da
Cana describes them as negroes with
frizzly hair and adds: I'VE were
much entertained by these natives. as
they are plcasurc-loving people,
given to playing on musical instruments
and dancing. They value their hoclls of
cattle very highly, and some of them
we saw were very fat and sleek, and
were ridden upon by women on pack
saddles of reed
To this incident the Portuguese poet
Camocn, was doubtless indebted for the
inspiration of that part of his great
national epic, the "Lusiad,' wherein
he says:
The tenants of The coast, a festive band.
With danes did meet Us on the yellow sand:
Tie brides on slow-pGccd oxen rode behind
The spreading horns with flowing Garlands
twincd
Bespoke the dcw-lapped bccvcs their proudes,
boast.
OF all the bcstial stores they valued most"
During the century and a half sue
cecding da Gama's visit little or no
intercourse was held with those people
by Europeans except through the
crews of ships OF Portugal, England
and Holland. which occasionally
touched at Table bay, while engaged
in the eastern trade. These periodical
visits of the big canoes of the pale
faced stranger We're always welcomed
with demonstrations Of great Joy by
the simple IIottcntots, who eagerly
exchanged their best cattle and sheep
and other chattcls for the white mans
brass beads, tobacco and brandy.
And it is crcditablc to the race to
know that not a single instance is re-
corded during these many years of
periodical barter wherein an act of
treachery or lack of good faith was
alleged against the IIottcntots.
But a cloud was gathering over the
iiS""H VI tiicSc idppy, Siilplc-in inueu
people. When the Dutch governor,
Won Reibeck, with three ship-loads of
soldiers and colonists, took possession
of Table bay and the surrounding
country, he was received by the
guileless natives with their usual
ovcrtnrcs of friendship and hospital
ity. But these friendly ovcrturcs
were rejected. Won ReibceS had
come as conqucror, and at once be-
gan dcspoiling the natives of their
possessions: and not satisfied with
that, he soon caused large numbers of
them to be impressed into hopeless
slavery. TO this the Ilottcntots made
an attempt at resistance, with the in
cvitable consequence of conflict be-
tween Christianity and barbarism. The
natives, unaccustomcd, as they were
unprcparcd for war, were driven
from the coast and took refuge in the
mountains on in the deserts. Border
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21

The handbook issued by the Virginia
board of agriculture, giving information
in regard to the resorces, climate and
other matters supposed to be of interest
to prospective settlers, will be ready by
June 1. About 10000 copies of this
work will be sent out.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21

Hcwell's American Newspaper Direo-
,ar1 SOY 1901 puts the circulation of THE
GoANoRE TIMES above that of any
sshey paper in Southwest Virginia, and Mt
moro than that of all the other papers of
Roanoke combined.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21

SOME one with an axe to grind started
the rumor that ! had Withdrawn from
the race for city treasurer. | am in it
to stay and win. Don't waste your vote
but support the man who means to win.
CIIAS LYLE
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21

Now is the time to begin taking
Strother's Ioduretted Sarsaparilla. Dol
lar size bottle for so cents at your drug
gist's.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-21
The Infalliblo Test.

Van n2ub-Slapdab may paint well,
but he's no artist at heart.
Van Smcar-Why not?
Van Daub-He pays his debts. -Town
Topics.
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week.
Miss Gcncvicvc-You seem to have
found them ut last, Mr.. Staylate.
orcStS Magazine.
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AS the Clock struck lie.

Mr.. Staylatc-Ycs, Miss Gcnevieve, l
have been hunting for lodgings all the
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Uses matter.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-06

the ground. No one happened to be Ia
the mill when il fell. The joists broke
in the middle and hung in splinters after
the flooring and mass OF wheat
went down. 1t is thought that
about 1000 bushels OF wheat went
through, but it will not be total loss,
as nearly all Of 1t can be saved.
The outlook for oil developments
near here for the next month Is better
than it was, and still it may be that q
few persons who would like to be con-
sidered pro Rressive and enterprlsing
may succeed In preventing any opera
tions bv acting like the prOver5ial dog
in the manger." They nave the land,
but have neither money nor inclination
to so into the oil producing business,
and by holding on to their own prevent
drilling. We do not think such con-
duet right. The whole neighborhood is
interested and, while one may have a
legal right TO refuse to lease, it is GER
tainly not right for him to exercise that
right under the circumstances. Tyler
star.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-06

around which it has been lowering 1or the
past twenty-four hours.
The timely exposure OF scheme 70 mis-
lead the holders OF the West Virginia aeot
certificates attracted great deal OF atten-
tion TO-DAY but il is thought that warn
inc has probably been given in time TO
those who have not had an opportunity oil
communicating with the original committee.
An advertisement was published In the
Baltimore and New York papers purport-
ing TO convey the information that the Ad-
iustment Company, OF Baltimore, nao un-
dertaken q settlement Of the Virginia
debt and West Virginia's share Of same,
and that certificates Of all classes,
inclnding the receipts OF the Farm
ers, Loan and Trust Company, might be
denosited at the Mercantile Trust and De-
Dosit Company, of Baltimore, and the Vir-
Finia Safe Deposit and Fidelity Company,
of Richmond, under an agreement dated
October 10Th. 1898. The plan of settlement
was to be unanimously approved by
an advisory board consisting OF Charles
Francis Adams, OF Boston; W. Pinckney
White. of Baltimore, and Holmes Conrad,
Of Virginia.
The hint was carefully dropped that a
charge of 81 for each $1,000 Of certificates
deDosited after December l, 1898, would be
made. and the plan must be accepted by
two-thirds of the dcpositors on or
before March 4th, 1894. 1t appears that
Mr.. J. NJ Mason, discharged employe
of the Farmers Loan and Trust Comp
anv of this city. TO which he is alleged TO
be indebted $500, is behind the scheme
and on this unexpected phase in the situa-
tion MIR. J. e.. Madam and Mr.. H. Q. Fan
nestocls. of the New York Committee.
said: ave believe that the advertisement
is q movement on the part Of Mr.. Mason,
who was formerly in our employ. The
New York Committee has on deposit
under control of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company Of New York,
substantially all the certificates
in question. and they cannot be withdrawn
or dealt with by any other committee be-
fore June 18th, 1894. Exactly what IS pro
posed by the adjustment company In their
present advertisement is therefore dlfhcult
TO understand, and the scheme is apparent
" for the benefit Of Mr. Mason rather than
for the owners Of the deferred certlncate:
The stock market to-day was unusually
feverish and reflected q renewal OF the at
tacks of the Cammack party. Sugar, St
Paul. and Rock Island were sold down to
catch stop orders but there was good COW
ering demand in Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy on the semi-oflicial assurance from
Boston that full dividend Of Il per cent
will be declared some time between now
aud November Is. The collapse in the
price OF Chicago Gas certificates was due
TO the withdrawal OF supporting
orders by the Benedict party and to the
rumor that the enemies Of the company in
tend to push their application for an IN
iunction restraining the issue OF SlO,OOO,0OO
anc the transfer OF moneys to the Fidelity
Company of Philadelphia.
The Gould brokers were large buyers OF
Western Union and the pool, which liqui-
dated part Of its holding during the height
of the extraordinary rise, engineered by
MIR. S. V. White, took back part OF the
stock sold at top prices.
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BEARS In CONTROL.
SHARP DECLINES IN STOCKS NOTICEABLE
ALL WEEK.
sn,.i.l r.L.nrnm % b. Rsois,er.

Sgseicl TELEGRAM 70 TIE Register.
New York, November 5.-The bears in
the stock market have been in full control
all this week and sharp declines were re-
corded in the active stocks.
The heavy selling for London account in
the early part of the week was totally I'M
expected
Local bulls were also thoroughly dis
organized on the large offerings for West
ern accounts, for it was generally believed
that with an improvement in railroad earn
ings a fresh impetus would be given to
values, notably in the granger stocks,
Atchison and Union Pacific
The manipulative tactics employed by
the bear party were so skillfuuy conceiv-
ed that many small spectators were en-
quilted in the declining tendency of the
market
Mr.. s. Y. White and his following were
so severely punished for having bid uD
the prices Of Western Union and Sugar
beyond the wishes Of insiders that they
have not cut a figure since the collapse in
values in occurred.
The holders of Industrial stocks have
been very fdgety of late, owing to the fear
that the recommendations TO be made by
the Ways and Means Committee will dis
TURF their vested interests.
Itiscertain that the Whisky Trust people
will be disappointed at the amount Of tax
that will be imposed on distilled spirits,
while the sugar clique expect that small
tax may De levied on raw sugars. The
sharp drop in the prices Of refined sugar
also demoralized speculative operations in
the certificates, aud at the close of the
week n number Of stop orders were caught
The announcement that Japan had de-
cided 10 adopt a gold standard was sur
prIse. but il did not arouse the same inter
est as the publication Of the special cable
recsived By the New York Produce Elk
change Bank to-day from the cOrrespon-
dent. stating that Chile expects soon to IN
dertake to return TO gold basis
This new policy is expected TO involve the
withdrawal OF large amounts OF gold from
the L ondon market AID America may have
some dinicrlty in securing round amount
of the precious metal. even II foreign ex
change tails TO the gold importing point,