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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-27

CHICAGO. Aug. 26.-The injuries of Mrs.
Francis Colburn, who lived ut $50 Ninety
first street, South Chicago, received in
Thursday nights fire, may prove fatal.
Mrs. Colburn had safely escaped from her
home, but returned TO get her poe ketbook.
After securing the book she started to run
from the blazing building, and ran against
the door frame Stunned by the shock she
fell faniing TO the ground, where she was
discovered by some neighbors IL few mo-
ments later. She is suffering from extreme
nervous prostration and the inhalation of
smoke, and it is feared she will not re-
cover
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THE GllBtk ON RIOT.
Officers aud Employees of tho Traction
C0mPnny Hold Nesponsihle.

GlLBEHToN, Pa. Aug. 26.-Taking of tes-
timony ut the coroner's inquest on the
shooting of james Parfitt and William
Holland ut this place on Tuesday night,
closed yesterday afternoon, and an hour
after the following verdict was rendered:
We find that James Pariitt came to h is
death from gunshot wound received
from the hands of John Briggs. We also
lind that w. Holland came to his death
by gunshot wound received from The
hands of Arthur Whewell."
Warrants were then sworn out by Chief
burgess llollohan, of this place, for the mr.
rest OF Richard Amour special officer in
charge of the Traction company's men;
Charles Shelthorn, foreman of construc
ton; John j. Briggs. Warren Brown,
William Dooley. David Williams, Edward
Foley, Arthur Whewell and Robert Ben
ming, employees charging them with I'M
lawful assembly, riot and rout, and shoot
ing firearms, and Superintendent b. f..
Jones and Mac Henry Wilhelm, attorney
for the Schuylkill Traction company for
melting to riot The case will probably
come up at the September term OF court.
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NASHVILLE. Aug. N.-There was des-
pcratc fight between Il band of negro burg
lars and highwaymen and officers near
Thompson Station, i'll Williamson county
The officers surrounded Tia. house which
the robbers used as "A rendezvous In the
fight which followed one of the posse
Sinner, was badly wounded, and one of
the negroes, Tom Thompson, the leader OF
the gang. killed. The house was found
full of stolen plumber. Three of the rob
berS We're captured
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A ,Iurler.r.s Cont.s.,ion.

MILWAUKEE. Aug. 2G.-The bodies of the
woman and child found weighted with
heavy stones in Milwaukee river on We'd
ncs'lay have been identified as those of
Mrs. Joseph King and her 5-year-old
daughter Grace. Gustave Scharif, who
says he has been living with Mrs. King,
and who says he has been trying to sever
his relations with her, was arrested and
has made complete confession. He said
the woman was burden to him, and he
decided To get rid of her and the child
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TWILIGHT i'

Slowly dies the long June day,
SOFTLY rolls the earth away,
Lovel'er light at length divining,
All dream of misty bloom.
trembling stars and golden glcorn.
Larger heavens and sweeter shining
Which is dearer, dusk or day?
Where the glory dyed the dark,
Lost in light the ruby spark,
violet CLEAN and saffron splendor.
Melt and mingle into one,
When tho long June day is done,
All the depths throb close and tender
Is 1t day, or is it dark?
Love! the long June day had life,
Silver showers and sunny strife
Now its rosy wrath fades DER usl
Eds vast twilight fills our eyes,
1et what freedom Of the skies
Parts the star sown way before US
Is it death, or is it life?
Harriet +. Spofrord in Harpcr's Bazaar.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-27
The Presidents Gnests

BUZZARD's BAY, Mass, Aug. 26-The
presidents catboat carried jolly party
down Buzzard's bay yesterday afternoon
Besides the president there were Governor
Russell, Joe Jefferson, Secretary Lamont,
DIR. Bryant and y. II. Wood. The party
tished nearly all the afternoon, and the
president and the governor brought ashore
many bottom fish. The president will
leave Gray Gables next Tuesday. Mrs.
Cleveland and the servants will remain
until the latter part of the week
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. FINANCE AND TRADE.
The Improvement Noted Last
Week Becomes More Distinct.
DISASTERS AvERTED BY POOLING.

The N,imber of Industrial Establish.
mcris Now Resuming Compare Fnvor-
apiy with the Number Stopping Work,
out The Use of Checks Is increasing.
NEW YORK, Aug. OR. G. Dun s. Co.'s
weekly review of trade says: The improve
ment noted last week has become much
more distinct and general. While actual
transactions increased but little, the
change i'll public feeling is noteworthy.
There arc fewer failures, either of banks
or OF important commercial or manufnc-
turing concerns, than for some weeks
past. Many disasters have been avoided
by more general pooling of resources aud
greater spirit of mutual helpfulness and
1orDearance than were seen some weeks
ago One large stock failure for several
million was thus prevented in Wall street
on Thursday, and the market for securi-
ties, though at times depressed by closing
oil heavy loans, has been extremely dull,
without material decline
Money on call is more abundant and
lower, as many interior loans have been
paid since the banks ceased to send the
currency away and advanced their rates
LOT renewing or extending such loans, but
there is little relief rs repects mercantile
accommodations. The use OF checks in
place of currency increases, and the diff
Guilty OF collections and the interruption
OF exchanges are nearly rs serious rs ever.
The number of industrial establishments
rcsuming begins To compare fairly with
the number stopping work. 1t cannot be
yet said that the army of the unemployed
has begun to decrease, but the additions
to it are much smaller than in previous
weeks. Many assumptions only show that
the stoppage was really temporary, or that
wage controversies have been settled
The failures for the past week number
40 in the United States and 20 in Canada.
OF the CONNIE, -ia failures in the United
States l4o were in the eastern states, Us in
the southern aud $50 in the western
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"0h, these
Advertisements
Tire me-"

Some advertisements do have
that tendency, so do some
people and some books. But
bright people understand that
the advertising columns now
a'days carry VALUABLE in
formation about things NEW
and GOOD. Things that
people for their own benefit
ought to know. One thing
that THE LADIES of Roa-
noke and vicinity ought to
know is that at
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-27

ROME. Aug. 2G. - The striking cab
drivers still riot i'll Naples. Last night
and all day they have been fighting the
police in several quarters of the city -Four
regiments were taken by special train to
the city yesterday. The military and
rioters had three encounters during the
afternoon. More than l 900 persons were
arrested. Many of the men who led in the
anti-French agitation strarted after the
Argues Mortes massacre are said to have
joined the rioters
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A PROMINENT Cnttlemun ,,urt,red

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Aug. 2G.-Informa-
ton has just reached here that J. II. Nc
kerrow, one of the most prominent cat
tlemen of southwest Texas. was brutal v
murdered near his cattle ranch in Kinney
county by unknown parties. The object
of the assassin or assassins was undoubt-
edly murder, as the pockets of the mu T.
dered man were riiled. and several hun
dred dollars taken from his person. No
claw
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COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 26-The burned
body of II man found in the debris of the
burning straw stack seven miles below
town has been Identified rs that of Frank
X. Shepherd, aged "A, n graduate last June
at the ONO State university and thcolog-
zeal student for the Presbyterian ministry.
Ills skull being broken above the right ear
the Judgment is that lie was struck by
tramps or robbers for money and killed,
and then carried to the stack and burned.
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4 Popular Verdict.

RAYMOND, Miss, Aug. 26-The case
against Cicero Heard for the murder Of
w. II. Colbert, which has occupied the
entire time OF the court for several days,
was concluded yesterday afternoon. the
jury bringing in verdict of not guilty
ueard's friends picked him up and carried
him In triumph from the court room. amid
the shouts of the crowd
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CincinnAti,s nicycIe Tournament.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 2G.-The International
bicycle tournament under the auspices of
the Cincinnati Century Cycle Club is be-
ing held at Chester Park today. The
meeting gives promise of being one of the
most successful ever held in this country.
Many of the worlds crack cyclers are
here, among them Johnson
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Li.utennnt Yates ,Inst Exn,o,n

WAslIINGToN, Aug 26.-The war de-
partment has called on Second Lieutenant
Archer w. Yates, Ninth infantry, recruit
ing officer ut Ogdensburg, n. Y, for an
explanation as to how poster inviting
recruits to join the United States infantry
and cavalry came to be displayed in store
window at Ottawa, Canada.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-27

NEW YORK, Aug. oG-Chauncey VI. De
pew may soon fall heir to an state of ST.
WO.oOO. Years ago he befriended young
man and loaned him $500. The money
was evidently put to good use, for the
youth throye and prospered, and he now
writes that he is the owner of estates in
Cuba worth $2,000,000, half of which he
has wlled to the president OF the New
York Central
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Tho Panic Strikes schweinfurth.

ROCKFORD, Ills, Aug. 26.-Schwein-
furth, the bogus Messiah, with one of his
prettiest angels, visited many residences
on the East Side this morning and dis
posed of large quantity of sweet corn
and other vegetables. The bogus Savior
says the panicky times have struck
IJnuynu
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Pennsylvania Banks All Right.

HARRIsBuRG, Aug. 2G.-State Treasurer
Morrison reports finances in a satisfactory
condition. He has been personally in
vestigating the condition of the banks in
this state and finds that almost all of
them have been preparing for months
past for the present stringency, and that
they have a cash reserve far in advance of
the requirement of the national govern
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NEW YORK, Aug. %. -Seventy-two con-
tract laborers were returned to Italy and
Austria today on the steamships La Tour
ainc. Ems and Vessel. Most of them were
miners bound for various Pennsylvania
points. This is the largest deportation of
contract laborers ever carried out at this
nnrt
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The cholera i'm Eurone.

VIENNA, Aug. 25.-Onicial and private
advices from Galicia and Bukowina dis
agree as to the condition of the infected
districts The government bulletins say
in both provinces the epidemic is abatng.
Private letters from trustworthy sources
assert, however, that no Improvement is
Dprceptibl
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BUFFALO, Aug. 26.-Burglars attempted
to blow open the safe of the Canadian tx
press company at Drumbo, Ont. They
were fired upon by Station Agent Pritch-
ard, and in returning Mrs. A. b. Weaver,
the agents sister, was wounded. Her con-
dition is critical
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Close Of the Alliance Convention

Mt. GRETHA, Pa, Aug. 26.-The national
encampnent of the Farmers Alliance
came to a successful termination last
evening. About 10000 people were present
at the encampment yesterday, while the
total attendance for the week will reach
nearly rs 600
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Fatal Fight in Alabama.

ATHENS, Ala, Aug. ga difficulty oc-
CURED between Bruce Hoffman, a son of
DR.. j. II. Hoffman, and Clytus Glanton, a
young man from near Elk river. Hoffman
was shot through the head and killed,
while Glanton was severely out.
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No yellow Fever Mt prunswicL.

SAvANNAH, Ga, Aug. 28-The Bruins
wick board of health bulletin announces
that there is not 4 case OF fever in the city
nor Is there Suspicious eess.
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FOURTH OF JULY RACES.
THE TALENT RECEIVES A DUMP
AT WASHINGTON PARK.
Ingomar, a Thirty to One Shot. Easily
Wins the Sheridan Stakes-Re-
suits of Other Races.
Special to the REcoRp-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON PARK. July 4,-The
Sheridan stake, the most important
three year-old event of the Washington
Park meeting next to the Derby, to-day
resulted in the first real dump the talent
has received. Clifford, on performance,
should have been an easy winner, but
Ingomar won easily at the long odds of
80 to l, Tryo, at 25 to /, second and
Clifford hard pressed by AIdebaran for
third place. The race was worth $40. .3TO
to the winner. The defeat of Ida Pick
wick in the second race by Maid Marian
was another poser to form players. Pc
destrian, with 127 pounds up, won the
six furlong race in the fast time of I:l3s,
The attendance was about 900.
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN Francisco, July 4.-Five and a
half furlongs, Wanaga won, Realization
second, Agitator third. Time, I:OSt.
Seven furlongs, Cone won, Bronco Sec
ond, Mosby third. Time, 1:2S3.
Four furlongs, Gypsy Girl won, Red
light second, Nellie Van third. Time, OBS.
Six and half furlongs, Raindrop won,
Sir Reel second, Inkerman third. Time,
1:221.
One and one-sixteenth miles, Oakland
won, Wyanshott second, Garcia third.
Time, 1:49l.
TWO WORLDS RECORDS BROKEN.
KIRKwooD DELI, July 4.-Two world's s
records were broken on the Maple Valley
Trotting Associations track at Kirkwood
to-day. Saladin, owned and driven b y
James Green of this city, paced mile in
2:05a, beating Mascot. The record for
pacing was made by Guy in 2:O6s. John
Homlin of Parkesville, L. L., drove the
trotter Ayres' Pa, with Telephone as
running mate, making the mile in 2:034,
and breaking another worlds record,
formerly held by Windship, 2:06. The
quarters were OBI, 1:02, 2:033.
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GREAT ALARM AT PARIS.
Riotous Demonstrations BY Student
Continue.

hloIous demonstrations BY Students
Continue.
PARIS, July 4.-Riotous demonstra-
tions were continued by students to-day.
The police were unable to disperse the
moos, and eventually a large detach-
ment of cavalry charged and scattered
the students in the whole district bounded
by the Boulevard st. German, the river
and Rue de Seine in an uproar. The stu
dents. with crowds of roughs, filled the
open spaces, omnibuses and tram cars
were stopped by mobs, passengers turned
| out and vehicles upset. Traffic was sus-
pended. The district, and Rue ST. Paeres
| barricaded. Pedestrians were stopped
and maltreated. The Charity Hospital
was surrounded with cuirassiers to keep
of the students, who threatened to at
tack the building. The Ministry of Pub
lie Works, Marine Department and Foole
des Beaux Urte were guarded by the
military.
Skirmishing was reported intermit-
tentIy from various sections. The stu
dents tried also to repeat the scenes of
last night in the neighborhood of the
Palais de Justice and the Prefecture of
Police. They were met and driven back
by body of cavalry. Many students
were trampled on and cut, and several
caValrymen wounded by flying stones
AT 1880 the students had possession of a
dozen streets between the Boulevard st.
Germain and the Seine. The infantry
and the cavalry were at hand, however.
to restrain them from breaking into pub
lie buildings.
At ll:3O the whole district for two
blocks east of the Boulevard st. Michel
was in full riot. Troops of cavalry and
SQUADS of police were Stationed in every
street. The students upset all vehicles,
and scores Of carts and carriages were on
tlre. Many students used revolvers. A
mob in front of the Charity Hospital was
charged repeatedly by the police, but
fought back and would not disperse.
Allies in the windows near the
hospital pelted the police with crockery
and furniture, and cotton and
wool saturated with carbolic acid.
Many policemen were injured. Although
holding the mob at the hospital in check
the police were unsuccessful in taking
the offensive. The cuirassiers have not
as yet interfered.
The critical situation is complicated by
demonstrations of workingmen. Three
thousand of them met this evening and
decided to remain in the building all
night to prevent the authorities from ex-
ecuting threat to close it. More than
1,5OO workingmen marched eight abreast
through the disturbed district. The keen
est anxiety is everywhere apparent.
At o'clock reports from the Latin
quarter said most Of the windows were
broken, lamp posts were laying across
the streets and broken furniture and
half-smashed vehicles lay strewn over
the pavement. The Police Brigadier is
said to have been severely wounded with
revolver. The Paris newspapers say
one policeman was killed and thirty or
forty policemen and 100 rioters injured.
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the fact that gold would be instantly
withdrawn from circulation, while silver
would be coined to take its place.
SLOWLY our country would derive great
advantage from siding with the silver
States. Besides the United States would
take its place as one of the great manufact-
uring nations of the silver world, and
iderive from this position an immense
gain which England has hitherto reaped,
but largely lost by the decentralization of
silver.
But there are shadows, after all, so
dark that it is better in my belief not to
attempt it now, but wait little longer in
our present unhappy and anomalous
condition, till we bring Great Britain to
join US in remodelizing. But how can we
induce Great Britain to act with us by
ceasing to purchase silver and refusing
to coin more until other nations will, at
the same time making a law ordering the
Secretary of the Treasury to open our
mints to the free coinage of silver at any
date when he i 3 informed that England,
Germany and the Latin union, or any
two of those, will do so? Such stand
would probably make impossible the
proposed Introduction of gold standard
in India. By dropping silver for the time
being, and joining the struggle for gold,
we shall perceptibly precipitate in Europe
another fall of prices so aggravated that
the most obdurate banker Of Lombard
street will have to admit that gold cannot
be safely taken as the sole international
money"
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NEW YORK rAMMANY SOCIETY.
Members Celebrate tho Anniversary of
American independence.

Members Celebrate the Anniversary of
American Independence.
New YORK, July 4.-The New York
Tammany Society to-day celebrated the
1l7th anniversary of independence.
Mayor Gllroy, Grand Sachem Of the
order, opened proceedings with words of
welcome. The Declaration of Independ-
ence was read, and then came Speaker
Crisp.
He began with burst of patriotism,
and said although there were conditions
which produced uneasiness, uncertainty
and the stagnation of trade, the laws
which brought about these conditions
were Republican laws enacted against
the protests of Democrats. When Con-
gress assembled on August 7th. as far as
things could be remedied by legislation,
he was confident laws would be enacted
which would restore confidence and
bring prosperity again to the Nation.
Congressman Benton McMillin Of Ten
nessee gave an address bristling with
patriotic epigrams and references.
The speech of Congressman Clark Of
Missouri was of the post-prandial order,
and excited lots of fun.
Hon. Robert z. Deforest of Connecti-
cut, Postmaster Charles w. Dayton and
Congressman John r. Fellows of New
York followed. The latter's was the most
eloquent speech of the day, brimful of
glowing sentiment and smooth and easy
diction.
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Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN,

OpSClhl W CORD-ONION,
CARSON New, July 4.-Alexander
Fraser, Patsey DAILY, James Morris and
). A. Carlson were sailing on Lake Ia
hoe hundred yards from the Glenbrook
shore to-day, and were capsized by rough
weather and all drowned before aid
reached them. Two boys, sons of Ernest
Pomin, were eye-witnesses to the acci-
dent, and the alarm was quickly spread.
Rescuers went out at once, but arrived
too late to be of service, DAILY dropping
OIL the gunwale of the capsized boat
within four feet of Frank Jefferson, who
dlved under the boat. but Daily sank rap
IDLY out Of sight. Jefferson says DAILY
was helpless and unable to answer him
when called upon to hang on.
Superintendent c. T. Bliss and Ed.
Remkin went to the scene in a rowboat'
and grappled with pike poles until tho
bodies of DAILY and Morris were brought
to the surface. The remaining two
bodies will be recovered tomorrow when
the water is calm, the depth being 30
feet.
Fraser was a native of Nova Scotia and
has sister in Boston. Daily was a
native of New Brunswick. Morris Io~
cality is not known and Carlson was g.
native of Sweden.
The craft was entirely unseaworthy.
and the waves ran high. The occupants
were all perfectly sober and thoroughly
acquainted with the treachery of the
Tahoe waters.
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BICYCLE TOURNAMENT.
Some Good Racing at Central Parl
Yesterday.

Some Good Racing at Central Park
Yesterday.
SAN FRANCISCO, July Alive thou
sand people attended the bicycle races at
Central Park this afternoon. While there
were not so many grsnd-stand finishes
as on Monday, the contests were marked
by more genuine racing. For the quar-
ter mile dash Zeigler of San Jose won
brilliant victory. defeating Fox, the Col
ton flyer, and establishing new coast
record of 80 As seconds.
There were five heats, Zegler defeating
Foster and Wills in the second. when
fast time was made, and Terrell, Upson
and Toepke in the final. Lewis Fox of
Cotton distinguished himself by winninA
the one-mile coast championship.
Foster, former coast champion, was
next unexpectedly defeated in the first
heat by Rose of Oakland, and was conse-
quently shut out of the final. Wells and
Fox tied in the second heat, and were
both eligible for the fin al, in which the
starters were Rose, Fox, Wells and Fer
rell. Fox took strong lead from the
start. He was pressed hard by Wells,
but after a fine effort finished in 2:45 As,
winning the coast championship.
Hall of Los Angeles won the two-mile
handicap in 500 3-5. There were thirteen
starters in the final, Fox and Foster
starting from the scratch, Hall having I35
yard. Fox made tremendous effort to
win, but Hall beat him by less than a
foot.
W. A. Terrl won the half-mile handi-
cap over Alexander of Palo Alto, after a
very exciting finish. Zeigler of San Jose
was one of several others in this race.
He started out at furious pace, but was
crowded out by other riders on the turns
and had to give up. Terrill had fifteen
yards the start.
Fox having started from the scratch in
the two-mile handicap, and having been
narrowly defeated, is, nevertheless, en-
titled to the honor of reducing the coast
record from 5:24 to sos 3-5. These race
close the tournament.
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bottom of the shaft the rescue party
waited for several hours before making
another descent. About the middle of
the evening they went down again. The
gas had cleared off near the shaft, and
they were able to examine part of the
workings. The bodies of the miners lay
in heaps. Many were sent to the surface.
Unremitting efforts are being made to
reach the few miners who may still be
alive. About ITO are supposed to be
killed.
Between II and II o'clock so much gas
had accumulated in the mine that it was
necessary to stop the work of rescue.
The dead body of the under manager,
badly burned, was found in the mine
near the shaft,