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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19

CONSULATE OF THE NETHERLANDS, !
HoNoLULU, Jan. 18th, 1898. J
Sui have the honor TO acknowl-
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Saturdays Bank Pa,,urea.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-The following
banks were on Saturday reported to have
closed their doors: Commercial National
bank, Portland National bank and Aims
worth National bank, of Portland, Ore {;
First National bank of Kankakee, Ills /;
Farmers and Merchants bank Of Coving-
ton, ny. (ex-United States Treasurer Ne
beker, presiden); Commercial bank of
Eau Claire, Wis; Savings bank of Bara-
boo, Wis; Citizens Savings and Loan as
ISOLATION Of Akron, o.; South Park bank
of Chicago, Ills; Chapman's bank of Stan
ton, Mich; Pineville Banking company of
Pineville. Ind.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
PULLMAN CAR COMPANY SUED
Wealthy Coiorcd Georgian Wants $780,
900 Damages.


BALTIMORE, July 31.-Nathan Toomer, a
wealthy colored citizen of Augusta, Ga.
entered suit in the Baltimore courts against
the Pullman Palace Car company for $780,
OOO damages. Mr.. Toomer and his wife,
who was sufferer from nervous trouble,
left Baltimore June for their home after
very exciting appearance here over the
attempted abduction of their daughter
from convent by her step-brother On
their way south the Pullman car was
switched of at Columbia and, Mr. Toomer
claims, was allowed to remain for twenty.
four hours in the freight yard exposed to
the scorching sun and the noise made by
the constantly passing engines. Mrs.
Toomer became very much excited and a
physician was called in. He accompanied
her to Augusta, where she died the next
morning.
1t is claimed in the bill that Mr. Toomer
and his wife, having purchased ticket
from Baltimore to Augusta, were entitled
to through trip without delay Having
been delayed, it is claimed that the Pull
man company is responsible. Mrs. Toomer
was the daughter of William Dickson, in
ventor of the cotton press, who left her
nearly 81, 0o0,OO0. His family contested the
WILL but it was sustained by the courts.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. j., July 3l.-A deep
laid plot for money making was made pub
lie by Detectives Oliver and Housell arrest
ing Henry Dillon, recorder of Perth Amboy,
and Marcus Stricken and his son, Joseph
Stricken, oil of Perth Amboy. The charge
of extortion is preferred against them by
Isaac Esberg, former hotel keeper. 1t
appears that Marcus Stricken, who is
saloon keeper. also posed as lawyer.
When some one he thought he could work
got into trouble he would pretend he was
lawyer and give advice for which he
would ask outrageous fees. The victim
was turned over to the son. who acted as
special policeman, who would also bleed
him, and then the unfortunate would be
taken before Recorder Dillon, who would
get what was left
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
TWO BLOODY BATTLES.
Desperate Fighting Between OPP
posing Forces in Nicaragua.
MORE THAN A THOUSAND KILLED.

1t Is Reported That General vasquex,
Dictator of Honduras, will Send a
Large Force to Aid tho Granada Party.
No Interference with Mail Stonm<rs.
SAN JUAN DEL SAR, Nicaragua, via Gal
weston, Tex, July 3l.-Reports have reached
mere tnat General Zavala has strongly for
tlfled Granada and has organized an army
OIL 4,cO0 men to defend the city. 1t is also
said that General Zavala has made prop
ositon to the chiefs of the Leon revolu-
tlonists for a settlement Of the trouble and
the restoration Of peace.
Details of the battles fought at Ma
teares, where the government forces made
their first defense of Managua, and the one
at Managua, when the government troops
were forced to evacuate the capital, are
gradually coming in. General Zelaya, who
aided in the overthrow of SacaZa and af-
terward Joined the revolutionary party of
Leon, led the attacking troops on each oc-
casion.
determined resistance was made by
the government forces, commanded by
General Avilez, the commander in chief
There was desperate fighting at each
place.
The loss of life was enormous. General
Havala, president OF the Grenada govern
ment, admits that GOO men lost their lives
In two engagements, but the lowest esti-
mate placed by impartial observers upon
the combined loss of the two armies in the
battles of Mateares and Managua from
1000 to 1,400 lives. The fighting was at
close range and the most desperate ever
witnessed i'll Nicaragua.
Owing to the fact that Policarpo Bonilla
participated in these engagements with
700 of his Hondurean followers, and thus
probably gained the victory for the Leon
party, it is reported that General Vasquez.
dictator of Honduras, will send largo
force to aid the Granada party.
Vasque1 probably fears that the SUCCESS
of the Leon party, with the aid of Bonilla,
would be followed by an invasion of Hon
duras by Nicaraguans to aid Bonilla in his
efforts to overthrow the VLsquez party.
If this report proves true the aspect of
the entire situation will change, and Zu-
vala's chances for triumphing over the
Leon party will be materially Increased
Notwithstanding the order issued by the
Granada government closing the port of
Corinto. the Pacific Mail steamer San Bias.
which was ordered not to touch there on
her northern trip. called there on her re-
turn voyage and discharged all her caHo
for that port from New York and Euro
pean points.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
An Engineers Costlv ,Ij,take.

WILKEsBARRE. July 3l.-An empty en-
CINE on the LELAND division of the Lehigh
Valley railroad ran into passenger train
near Mahanoy City. The engineer of the
empty thought the passenger train was
not due until ten minutes later and was on
the main { tx when the collision &C.
CURED. Neil Gallagher, baggage master,
and w. j. Hattrick, conductor of the
passenger trim, were quite badly injured
about the body. The passengers, of WHO'S
there many, were shaken up, but none
were hurt. Engineer Miner, OF White
Haven, OF the passenger train, was also
injured on the head. Both engines were
wrecked
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
RAyAGES OF YELLOW FEVER.
Captain C,rbett's Ship Looted While Hc
Lay In tho Hospital.

Captain C,rbett's Ship Looted while Ho
I.ay In tho Hospital
NEW YORK, July 31.-The British ship
Dorset limped into port yesterday a Grip
pie, and it required the services of three
powerful tugs to tow her to her dock in
Brooklyn. Her boilers were defective and
leaked like watering pots, The plates
parted At the seams, her tubes gave out,
the cylinders allo we'd the steam to escape
through wide apertures, and more than
once at sea the big steamship was forced
to call into use her spread OF canvas in
order to keep her head on to the sea while
her old boilers were being patched.
In addition to these drawbacks the Dor
sets crew was sadly depleted by the raw
ages of yellow fever. Her chief engineer,
richard Peters, was about the first to sue
cumb. This was on Jan. ,, he having been
stricken few days before and while the
vessel was lying ut Santos The chief
mate, >. W.Page, had died two days before,
anu III rapid succession followed the deaths
OF Engineman Won Der Wingert and j.
w. Corbett, an American skipper. who \
short time before taking passage on the
Dorset had abandoned his sailing shin.
Amy, in Santos His crew Ind been car
ried OIL by the dreaded disease. 1t was
impossible to secure another in Santos,
ana after his vessel had been riding at an :
Choir i'll Santos bay for nearly year, and
only after he himself had been taken down
with yellow fever, did he decide to aban-
don his ship and return to the north
During his enfored stay in the hospital
Mt Zantos, where he was treated more like
dog than n man, the natives swarmed
aboard his ship and looted her of every
thing OF value. The cargo was carried
away piecemeal, and when the pirates left
a al oh,
Nothing remained but the hull and the
masts, and it was in this condition that
Captain Corbett found his vessel when he
returned after his discharge from the hos
pital. He could get no satisfaction from
the authorities.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
The Aid Tor Ford.s rhea,er victim.

WAsMNGroN, July 3l.-The fund sub
scribed for the victims of the Ford's
theater collapse amounted to $4,000, of
which half has been disbursed For funeral
expenses in each of the twenty-five cases
OF death the sum of $3.50 was allowed Be
sides the money subscribed by the citizens,
which is being paid TO the widows at the
rate of So a week every clerk whose
clothes were ruined in the accident, who
would accept the gift, has been provided n
new one, at II cost of from SO TO S45.
Widows of six of the dead have returned
to their former homes with their families.
Fifty of the injured clerks are still absent
from duty on leaves extending from thirty
to ninety d'ys. Captain Miller, who is
still in this city, had both legs broken and
received internal injuries. In the past
week TWO or three carbuncles have broken
out on his body. This is one of the worst
cases of ALL
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

ST. Louis, July 31.-The first mcet in
this city OF the National Cycling associa-
ton, better known as the Cash Prize
league, took place before 1000 wheelmen
ut New Sportsmcn's park yesterday FL.
c. Wheeler won the inaugural event
handily; c. w. Ashinger was successful
in the second, after n hot contest with
Frank Albert. klage won the ten mile
handicap after furious windup with AL
bert. thurman was awarded first money
i'll the the last event, because no other
novices started.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
N : = :. w Nogfo|ksHesternR RI
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JUNE 4. ,sa

wEsTBoUND, LEAVE ROANOKE DAILY
I:oO o. m washington and Chattanooga limited)
for Bristol and beyond. Stops only at Chris.
tlansburg and Rad ford, also ut Pulaski
Wytheville, Glade Spring and Abingdon to
OF Roanoke. Pullman sleepers to New or
leans, Memphis and Nashville. Dining car
attached.
800 a. M. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol and al
intermediate stations; also FOR Bue6eld, Pc
cahontas. Elkhorn. Clinch Valley Division
and Louisville via Norton. Pullman sleeper
to Bristol
r:4O p. m. for Radford, Pulaski, Bristol and Chat
tsnooga. Pullman sleepers to Memphis vie
4:.oP. nI: THE CHICAGO EXPRESS for
biaeneld PoGahontas, kenoya. Columbus
To Chicago without change.
NORTH AND HAsTBouND. LRAvR ROANOKE DAILY
ITO 2: m; for Petersburg, Richmond and
f220p: IN. for Washington, Hagerstown, Phils
delphia and New York. Pullman sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via Harrisburg ano
1920 p. m. daily for Richmond and Norfolk. Pm
man parlor car to Norfolk, connects ut Lynch
500 p. IN. for Buena Vista and Intermediate sta
tons. No connections beyond. '''
1875 a. m. for Richmond and Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper to Norfolk and Lynchburg to Rich
1852 p. m. Washiugton and Chattanooga lin
ted for Washington, Hagerstown, Philadel.
Washington via Shenandoah junction anf
New New York Tx, via EaIris6Hrg: Stops only at
Shenandoah, Junction, Shepherdetown, An.
tietam, Grimes and ST. James.
Durham DivIsionmLeave Lynchburg tUnioI
- Boston and Durham and intermediate sta.
ons.
Winston-Sslem Divsion-Leave Roanoke Union
staton) daily Sl5 q. m. and 4.3O p. m for
Rocky Mount, Martinsvle, Winston Salem
and intermediate stations.
For all additional information apply at ticket
office or to w. H. BEVILI.,
General Passenger Agent, Roanoke Va.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
whore murder wa, ,Iustia,h,s.

ATLANTA. Ga, July 31.-Frank c. Wilk-
erson, who was convicted of voluntary
manslaughter and sentenced to prison,
has been set free by a decision OF the SUI
preme court. Wilxerson, who had been
adopted and raised by c. +. Stevens, whose
clerk he became, grew intimate with his
employers wife, and the husband laid a
trap to catch him. Surprising the guilty
couple, he attempted to kill Wilkerson,
but the wife threw herself in front of her
lover and the latter shot and killed the
husband. The supreme court justifies
Wilkerson in shooting in self defense.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
4 Deramlting nnmk Official.

PATERSON, y. j., July 3l.-A defalcation
of SlO650 has been discovered in the cash
of the First National bank of this city.
Abram Pardon, the paying teller, was
arrested and committed 10 the county Jail
as result of the discovery. The default
ing teller is 30 years old and unmarried
He has been connected with the bank for
twenty-five years, and some years ago was
cashier of it. He admitted that he was re-
sponsible for the loss Of the money and
asked that he be committed to prison.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Victory for Nebra.ka Railroads.

OMAHA, Neb., July 3l.-Judge Dundy,
of the United States district court, sus-
pended the Nebraska maximum rate law
passed by the last Legislature, which would
have become operative tomorrow. The
theory on which the court granted the or
der Is that the law reduces the rate o such
a low figure that 1T practically confiscates
all Nebraska railroad property, without
compensation. The law was the ciilmna-
ton of the efforts of the anii-monopolists
OF Nebraska for many years, and the de-
cision is great blow to that element.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Bold Robbery In Wichita.

WICHITA, Kan, July 3l.-In response to
Il telephone message the wagon of the Pa
clhc Express company called at the
Wichita creamery. Arriving there the
driver was instructed 10 20 to the rear.
AMI on entering n dark alley the driver am,
messenger were covered with revolvers b.
three men and the messenger compelled t.
open the safe. The robbers abstracted
$500, with which they escaped.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Sweeping Reduction in Force and war.s

PlrrspuRG, July 3l.--The working
force of the Westinghouse Air Brake com
pany at Wilmerding will, it is stated, he
further reduced by the temporary dis
charge of between 200 and 800 men. Two
weeks ago 400 men were discharged. Those
who remain ut work will suffer n rcduc-
ton of 10 to 20 per cent. in wages. Such n
reduction has not been offered to work
men i'll mills i'll the western part of the
state Tor many years. 1t is not thought
that the workmen will make any remon-
STRANGE.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Eioped with the Deacon.

LoCKPoKr y. V, July 81 Rich Farmer
Roderick Williams. who is 81 wears old
and Il deacon i'll the Baptist church here,
has eloped with l1.year-old Lizzie Hollcr,
pretty German girl whose father used TO
work on his farm. The girls mother
learned OF the couples flight and ran
across lots to intercept their carriage She
did so; but the deacon whipped up his
horse and the clippers got away and were
married. The girls mother was driven
insane by the act
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Three Run Down ON the Rail.

PITTsBURG, July Sl.-Three men were
run down by the eastern fnst line on the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Brinton station.
near here, and two-Thomas and Michael
Cornalan, of this city-killed. The third,
William Diskin, of Scranton, Pa, was ter
ribly mangled, and will probably die. The
men were in search of work, and were
walking on the track.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

MOUNT HOLLY, y. d., July 31.-At the
Pcmberton almshouse Charles Hunter.
colored, stabbed James Reynolds, aged 20
years, in the breast killing him almost in
stantly. Both were inmates of the aims.
house. Hunter had been teasing Reynolds
off and on for weeks and when the latter
resented it by attempting TO strike him
Hunter drew knife and plunged it in his
breast. The murderer was arrested and
confessed the crime, but claimed that lie
did it in self defense
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
a Miner Crushed to Dca,h.

SHAMoKIN, July 3l.-Stanislaus Wal
dron, miner, aged ~, was crushed to
death mt tn Luke Fidler mine While
running down the mainway to get away
from blast his light went out. and in
jumping III the gangway in the dark he
was caught between the platform and n
mine wagon that was just passing His
body was horribly crushed and he died a
few minutes after being removed to his
home. He leaves wife and six children.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Reducing Production at Homestead.

PfTTsBuEG, July 3l.-The trouble among
the iron mills resulting from the unsettled
trade conditions has at last come to affect
the steel works of the Carnegie company
at Homestead. Commencing tonight. the
night turns will not run in the plate mill.
This is rated as especially significant. be-
cause this particular department. has never
been slack of orders before The men in
each turn will work every third week.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Cnllfornia,s Rec. Sugar 1ndu,trx

CHINO, Cal, July 31-The Chino Sugar
Beet factory, the largest in the United
States, with maximum reducing en-
pacity of $40 tons of beets day, started
this morning. The industry gives direct
employment to 1000 men in Chino and 700
at Anaheim The factory will run day and
night throughout the season, reducing the
acreage Of six hundred tons of beets daily.
The output for the season will be III, 900, OOO
pounds of refined sugar
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Killed by a Street Car.

JoHNsrowN, July Sl.-Abram Miller.
aged 40, WAS run over by Il street car and
killed He was driving n wagon when tho
car struck tho wagon and knocked him un-
Ger the wheels.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

WASHINGTON, July sl.-The following
postmasters are among the latest appoint
ments: New Jersey Ezra NJ. johnson.
Beatystown; Z. I. Clayton, Belmar; Will
lam Macfarlan, Merchantville. Pennsyl.
vanin-G. F. Closson, Carversville; Elias
Hogeland, Jr., Churchville; Frank Black,
Dolington; II. II. kremer, tricks; +. f..
Dolan, Gilb""ton; j. II. Johnson, Lumber
Vile; h. Matson, ST.. Marsh Creek; Thomas
Graves, Mitchell Creek; w. w. Haring,
Upper Blac.- Eddy; Thomas Kane, Sart-
we'll
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
''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, 1893-08-01
Another Di,hone,t Ca,I,,cr.

MANCHESTER, y. H., July 3l.-Disclos-
ures show that Cashier Charles F. Morrell,
of the Manchester bank, which failed early
last week, ran away to avoid arrest \
director says that in addition to the $50. 900
worth of doubtful paper which has been
thrown out OF the Derryville Savings bank
there is from $4,000 TO $4,000 due deposi-
tors. 1t is now thought that the deficiency
in the bank may go up To 800, 600
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Camp Relief the Tramp.s Paradise.

DENVER, July 3l.-Camp Relief fed a
thousand or more people yesterday, but it
will be closed on Thursday morning. TIL +,
is because the majority of the inmates are
professional tramps. A committee of this
element waited upon the executive charity
committee today to ask them to continue
the relief campaign. 1t is n feast for many
OF them. Their petition will scarcely be
complied with.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

GIovEErOwN, Tex. July 3l.-Bud Roach
and James Roach, brothers, while at work
on their farm about six miles north of here,
were assassinated, both being shot down
without word of warning One of the
boys was only 10 and the other 49, James
Roach recently removed from Harris
county to where he was killed. Great in
dignation prevails among the citizens.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Ca tile Killed in n Wreck.

HUNTINGTON, July 3l.-At an early hour
in the morning three cars of an east bound
freight train on the Pennsylvania railroad,
containing horses and cattle, were thrown
from the track at the bridge near Mayes'
Station. Nineteen horses and twenty-one
head of cattle We're killed. The accident
occurred through q loose wheel
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
To Protect Oar ,Ii..,o,.r;..

NEW YORK, July Sl.-The United States
gunboat Bennington, which is at the
brooklyn navy yard, sailed today for the
Mediterranean. Her mission abroad is to
enable her commander 10 investigate the
charges relating TO persecution of Amcri-
can missionaries in Asia Minor Upon
leaving Europe the Bennington will sail
for Montevideo, in the South Atlantic.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Charge Against PhiIadelphia's Ex-srayor.

CHICAGO, July 81. Ex-Mayor w. b.
Smith, of Philadelphia, now n resident of
this city. is charged by officers of the Cal
edonian association of this city with max
ing away with several hundred dollars en-
trusted to him for the annual games of the
SOpintv
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

WASHINGTON, July 3l.-Philip Crosby
Tucker, of Galveston, Tex, has been made
acting grand commander OF the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons of
America by the recent death Of DR.. Batch
ellor, who succeeded General Albert Pike
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Insane from Use of opiates,

TRENTON, July 3l.-Matthew Moses, a
druggist of this city, 2s years of age. was
committed to the Trenton asylum, insane
from the use of belladonna ard other
opiates. He is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania and was unusually
bright
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

MILWAUKEE, July 81. = 1t has been
clearly settled by an examination that
John B. Koetting, the missing cashier of
the South Side Savings bank, is a de-
faulter, and 1t is believed that his wife
knows of his whereabouts
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Blshop ,iul,iu.. silver .J,h,,oo

BALTIMoRE. July 3l.-Cardinal Gibbons
lett YESTERDAY afternoon for Erie. Pa. He
was accompa HE'D by Rev. Mr.. Nolan, of
this diocese. The cardinal will preach the
sermon on the occasion of the silver Jubilee
on Wednesday of Bishop Mullin, of Erie.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

ELKToN, Md, July 3l.-John T. Roach,
chairman of the Prohibition party for
Cecil county, has issued call for con-
vcntion to be held in Elkton tomorrow for
the purpose of consultation and election
of delegates to the state convention.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01
Charged with Embe.zlcmcnt.

ALLENTOWN, july 81 Joseph y. Schaf-
fee, of Mcrtztown. has been committed to
Jail for further hearing by Alderman
Sepp on the charge ofembezzlng OF money
from the Greenwich Fire Insurance COM
pany.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-01

Lone BRANCH. n. j., July 3l.-William
c. Barrett, aged Is, senior proprietor of the
Barrett House, of New York. died yester-
day ut his cottage near here