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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
EIGHTEEN YEARS FOR GOODMAN.
Col. Parsons aIayer Receives q
Heavy Sentence.
1t Did Not Take the Jury Long to Ara
rive at This Verdict Ten OF Them
Favored Hanging-The Prisoner Bore
Up WolI Under the Blow-His wife
Completely Crushed

RICHMOND, Aug. 1s-A Covington
special TO the Dispatch says: Eighteen.
years in the State penitentiary is the
penalty that the jury by whom Capt.
Thomas A. Goodman was tried says he
must pay for taking the life of Col. n.
G. Parsons, in the lobby of the Gladys
Inn at Clifton Forge, on the morning Of
June 30 last IS
But for the persistence of two of the
jurors the verdict would have been MUIR
der in the first degree. instead of the
second, as the life OF the conductor
would have been demanded. Ten of the
sturdy mountaineers were for hanging,
one was for murder in the second degree
and the twelfth man for manslaughter.
The prisoner bore up with remarkable
courage under the heavy blow, but his
wife, who stood by him through his
trouble, was completely crushed. It
was pitiful, indeed agonIzing, to look
upon when Clerk Hobbs, in clear and
vibrating tones, read the awful words:
1--WE, the jury, find the accused,
Thomas A. Goodman, guilty OF murder
in the second degree, as charged in the
within Indictment. and ascertain his
term of imprisonment in the State peni-
Tertiary at eighteen years.-J. W.
HUGHES, foreman"
The closing day of this trial. which
has consumed nearly two weeks, was
sad one throughout.
Everybody connected with the trial
had realized that the end was near, and,
while they were anxious that 1t should
be all over, they were apprehensive and
fearful lest the result should prove
more serious than had been anticipated.
The jury looked more serious and
thoughtful than at any time since they
were empanelled, and the friends Of
Goodman began to grow more uneasy.
1t was evident that while Messrs.
Parrish and Allen, who closed the
argument, for the irrespective sid es
made unusually fine speeches, and tn at
the jury were giving them close ate n
ton, no percsptible impression was be-
ing made.
The jurors sat unmoved by any flight
OF counsel. however eloquent and stirr-
irs. The fact was thoir minds were
pretty we'll made up and the result was
that whom tho case was submitted the
verdict soon followed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
ROANOKE. VA. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 49, 1884,
WILL CONSIDER THE BILLS.
Meeting ofthe Finance Commit
tee Called for That Purpose.

WASHINGTON. Aug. lS.-Senstor Har-
ris, acting chairman OF the committee on
finance, has called meeting of that
committee flor 1o:ao Monday, when it is
understood that the supple mental tariff
bills will be taken up and an effort
made to have them reported, notwith-
standing the Senatss adoption of the
Murphy resolution declaring against the
practicability of all efforts at further
contested Legislation during the session.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee say they do not consider the ac-
tion of the Senate on Murphy's resolu-
ton as binding upon the com mittee and
they will make an effort to have the
bills reported at least Some OF the
Democratic members who voted for
reference are anxious that the COM
mittee should act as such action would
justify their course and they are hopeful
that the Republican members will not
antagonize them in this by. trying to Sc
cure delay in committee.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
FINCASTLE LOCALS.

G.. L. Hart visited Fincastle on last
Sunday.
Miss Josephine Volt, of Roanoke, is
at the home of her sister, Mrs. R. b.
Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Luster, of Balti-
more, are summerlng with their sister,
Mrs. Douglas.
Mrs. Orich, of New Orleans, with her
son and two daughters, are visiting at Mr..
French Balton's.
A young postmaster made his appear
ance on last Sunday morning a. the
home of S. B. Smith.
Miss Jennie Mcdowell has gone to
the country to spend short time be-
fore her school opens.
Miss Mary Scott, of Charlotte county,
Is visiting at "Santaline." the beautiful
home OF Mrs. E. M. Scott.
Mrs. Charles Maury and children. OF
Salem, are spending the week with the
family OF Mr.. j. B. Hickock. ....~
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Where They Play Tomorrow.
Roanoke at Lynchburg.
Richmond at Norfolk.


Richmond at Norfolk.
Petersburg at Newport News.
National League Games Yesterday.
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn, o runs, 2 hits,
0 errors. st. Louis, runs, hits, 1
error. Batteries: Stein and Daley;
Breitenstein and Twineham.
At New York FIRST game)-New
York, runs, Z hits, errors. Chicago,
e runs, 8 hits, g errors. Batteries:
German and Wilson; Stratton and
Schriver.
Second game (1O.innings, darkness)-
New York, runs. 10 hits, errors.
Chicago, 5runs, bits. 3 errors. Batteries:
Meekin, Clarke and Farrell; Terry and
Schriver.
At Decentralization, 6 runs, 10 hits, S
errors. Cincinnati, 10 runs, 10 hits, 1
error. Batteries: Nichols, Hodson and
Camel; Dryer and Murphy
At hia-Philadelphia, II
runs, IS hits, errors. Cleveland, 6
runs, 10 hits, errors. Batteries: Taylor,
Clements and Grady; Sullivan and
thinner.
At Observation-Disclosures II runs, II
hits, Q errors. Pittsburg, runs, IL hits,
7 errors, Batteries: Gleasan and Robin
son; Ehret and Mack.
At Washington, 6 runs,
6 hits, errors. Louisville, runs, 10
hits, 3 errors. Batteries: Stockdale and
Mcclure; Hemming and Grim.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
HANDSOME QUARTERS.
Western Union Employees Labor Amidst
the Luxury of Elegance and Neatness.

Western Union Employees Labor Amidst
the Luxury of Elegance and Neatuess.
The Western Union telegraph Office
in the LOWS 81 Berkeley building on
Jefferson street is said to be the hand
soonest and most convenient telegraph
Office in the South. For many years
Petersburg has claimed that honor, but
now she has to succumb to the Magic
City.
Manager Rawie has had neat nov
counter. sirnounted with gilt railing,
placed in the front of the Office, which
is lighted with Welsbsch's gas lamps.
There are twenty-six wires in the office,
running East, West, North and South,
connecting New Orleans with New
York and Wins ton with Washington.
There are several loops in the of1oe,
one from Washing ton that connects with
The TIMES office, in order that this
paper may get the night Geographic
news without delay; one from the ball
park to all the baseball cities in the
State and others to regulate various
clocks in the city by telegraph.
The Western Union works duplex
system with Washington, by means of
which two messages oan be sent at one
time. There are 700 cells of battery to
work the wires in this city.
Manager Rawie may justly be proud
Of the handsome office which has been
fitted up for him.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
THE BILL SIGNED.
Cleveland Affixes His Signature TO the
Sundry Appropriation Bill.

OiobcihhO <Amxoe hlb SiEnBtur6 the
Sundry Appropriation Bill.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1s.-President
Cleveland signed the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill at Gray Gables to-day.
This afternoon the Treasury Depart.
ment began mailing printed copies of
the new tariff bill to customs officers
to guide them in putting the new law
into effect. Each copy Is exactly like
the enrolled bill, errors of punctua ton
included.
No word was given out at the White
House tonight that the President had
signed the river and harbor bill, which
ia here in the possession of Private Sec
rotary Thurber, and in view Of the fact
that no veto message on the subject was
sent to Congress to-day it is generally
considered that the bill has become q
law without the Presidents signature.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Serious Strike Threatened.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 1s.-There
is little doubt that on Monday will be
inaugurated the most serious strike in
the history OF this city, for all branches
OF mill help are equally determined to
resent the proposed cut down in wages.
1t is estimated that fully 1900 people
will be idle. The spinners will make a
stubborn fight, and it is claimed they
are prepared for six months battle II
such test is necessary. Committees
met this afternoon after the mills shut
down to prepare for the beginning of the
atrika
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
Japanese Citizens Ask Permission to Serve
in the Army.


SAN FRANCISCO, > Aug. 49,. = The steamer
China, which was due Monday next, ar.
rived this afternoon from Hong Kong
and Yokohama, having made the pas
sage from the latter port in eleven days
and eighteen hours, beating the record
by about nineteen hours.
Among the passengers was Admiral
Skerritt. There were eight Japanese
passengers on board, but not single
Chinese, ss has been the case in the las t
three China steamers. The China brings
advices from Yokohama to August 2.
Japanese people are stirred to their
depths by the present complication with
China. The affair absolutely engrosses
the attention OF the people, high and
low.
AS soon as matters assumed serious
complexion petitions began literally to
pour into the central staff office from
country localities asking permission to
serve in the army.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
The CoxeyItes VIII be Pardoned.

to day between Governor Brown, Attor-
ney General Poe and counsel for the 100
imprisoned Coxeyites it WAS agreed that
the governor would pardon all excepting
Christopher Columbus Jones and Mar
shall" McKee, who will be held for the
purpose OF testing the right of the
State to take tho army" from their
encampment and imprison them with
out trial. Jones and Mckee refused to
accept the pardon offered by the gov
ernor, conditioned upon their leaving
tho State.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
The Dispensexies Must Close.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Aug. 1s.-Judge AL.
drich this afternoon filed his decision in
the case of the State ex rel. George and
Holly vs. the city council of Aiken. The
document contains 5000 words. He de-
cides the dispensary act in its main
features unconstitutional. Regarding
the writ OF prohibition asked for by the
dispensary authorities, eDjoining coun-
Gil from interfering with the dispensary,
he declares that under its charter the
city has no authority to grant license to
dealers in any liquors. Mayor Chafee
will apply Monday for an injunc ton
closing the dispeusary.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
TRYING TO BURN A TOWN.
Gang of Incendiaries Working In FLOR
once, S. q.

CHARLESTON, s. G., Aug. 1s.--A
special to the News and Courier from
Florence, S. G, says: The two.story
building on Front street. lately occu-
pied by the Florence Messenger, used
as storeroom and owned by Louis
Cohn, of Charleston, was partially des-
troyed by fire at i o'clock last night.
The fire was incendiary.
While that building was burning 8
store room on Evans street owned by 8.
A. Gregg, Jr., OF Bryson City, N. O.,
was set on fire. Both fires were put out,
At q. m. a dwelling house owned by
R. P. Byrd, Of East Florence, was set
on fire. John w. Moore's residence
adjoining was also burned. There was
no insurance on any except Moore's.
ALI the fires were incendiary and
thought to be the work of a gang.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Weekly BANK Statement.

New York. August ls.-The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Reserve, increase, $500, 500;
loans, increase, 81 GIG, 100; specie, de-.
crease s24, 300; legal tenders, increase,
S1,791, 200; deposits, increase, So, $50, 400;
circulation, decrease, $4,000. The
banks now hold 500. sO6,75 in excess Of
the requirements OF the IS per cent.
rUle
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
The Strike Declared or.

DANvIILE, ILL.,, Aug. 1s.-The Dan
vile and Grape Creek miners at mass
meeting declared the strike off in the
Danville district. The Consolidated
Coal Company will pay the price given
before the strike, SIS cents per ton for
screened coal. 1t is believed that the
meeting will settle the coal troubles in
this district
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Employment for Nearly 10000.

MANCHEsT Err. N. H., Aug. 1S.-The
Amoskeag corporation announces to-day
that on Monday, Aug 81. all the ma.
chinery OF the company now idle will be
started up with full complement Of
help and the entire plant will run sixty
hours a week. Places will DO reserved
for the old employees as long as possible.
Those mills employ nearly 10000 per.
9Ona
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Bank Examiner miller., su,oide.

ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. 1s.-The coroner's
jury, in the case of the suicide OF Bank
Examiner William Miller, met this
morning in the Office of Alderman w. R.
Smith, and the work OF taking evidence
was proceeded with. Up to noon when
an adjournment was taken nothing new
was Drought out. and there is as yet
nothing to show that Miller's death was
other than suicide
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Two sots Of Delerate, Apno,nts,

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 1s.-The
Davidson county Republican convention
held here to day broke up in row be.
tween the white and colored delegates, or
at least there was split resulting in
two conventions being held in the same
hall with almost inextricable confusion.
Two sets Of delegates to the State con-
vention, one white and one colored,
were appointed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Sexton wins a Billiard Match.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-The one week 8
play Of $50 points night, 1.5OO points
up. balk line billiards for $3.50 d side,
between Billy Sexton and John RAM
dolph Heiser, was terminated Tonight.
Heiser was an easy victor on Monday
night, but since then Sexton has grad
ually forged ahead until he quit to-
night IT'S points ahead of his opponent.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Tin Plate Plant to be established.

PITTsBURa, Pa. Aug. 1s.-Dreifus,
Block & Co., of this city. have secured a
ten-acre tract at Now Kensington, and
will establish a tin plate plant to cost
about 100000. The concern will be
known as the Duquesne Tin Plate
Works, and will employ 800 operatives.
Another plant OF the same capacity, to
be located at the same place, is talked
~
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
ROANOKE,
PRrRRsBVR9,

Earned runs-Roanoke, 1; Petersburg,5. Base
on balls or Boyd, 3; or Foreman, q. Struck
out-By Boyd, 4; by Foreman, 6. Two-basc hits
Mnginnis, Brodie, Stafford t2).. Home run-Pen-
Daniel, I; frost, q Hit by pitched bal-Daniel,
Boyd. Stolen bases-Boyd, Ellis, Sanford (2),
Kelly, STAFFORD (2). Umpirc-Hodge. Time OF
game-One hour and thirty-fve minutes.
Three Straight From Norfolk.
RICHMOND. Aug. 1s.-The Richmonds
to-day defeated Norfolk for the third
time in succession by q score of 10 to 4.
r. II. &.
Richmond. ......... Os01O 0O72-1S 10
Norfolk. ............. 0 0 0 0 1 o. l2 4
Enthusiastically and Foster; Fry and Hodge.
Standing of the Clubs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Georgia Pacific Railway Sold,

ATLANTA, Aug. 1s.-The Georgia
Pacific railway was bought to-day by
Mr.. G. II. Coster, Of the Drexel. Morgan
Company. There was only one bidder and
one bid-S500, 900. The Georgia Pacific
extends from Atlanta, through Birming-
ham, to Greenville, Miss. 1t is about
600 miles long.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Oloae OF a successfui Engagemaut.

The Mabel Paige Company closed q
successful weeks engagement at the
Academy Of Music last night. Little
Miss Mischief" a rolicking farce comedy.
was presented. The piece Is full of
funny situations, good singing and
dancing and the audience enjoyed 1t
hugely
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
unixaraallx Indorxad

ALI. leading musicians every whore
recommend tho Marshall s. Wendell
piano. It's superiority is readily recog
nized. Hobbie Music Company are now
Offering special inducements to immediate
purchasers.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Murder and Suicide.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 1s.--Admiral
Razyozof, in command of the naval
force at Cronstadt, has been shot and
killed by discharged employee, who
was driving from his office. The as.
sasin then blew his own brains out.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
Oates, majority Nearly 10000.

MONTGOMERY, Aug. 18.-The Adver-
tiser has full returns from the recent
State election. Oates received 100, loo
and Kolb s3,394 votes. Oates maj ority
Is 25,706.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19

TRAVELLING mon throughout this part
OF Virginia will find the Hotel Carroll,
at Lynchburg, thoroughly comfortable
trail; table unexcelled; prices moderate.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
THE WEATHER.
y Forecast for Virginia.: Fair. except
showers near ooast; southerly Winds.

Hunted a Leak-Found Hor-
This was the heading Of an
article in a leading paper a few
days ago. Learn the moral,
and get a tinker" to hunt the
leaks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-19
ROANOKE DOWNED ONCE MORE.
Farmers Win Their Last Game
From the Magicians.

Theirvfotory Was Due to an Accident,
Howsyer-Eortman Was Also Very
Mxoh In the Game. and Kept the Rca-
noko Hitters Gussing-Good Work by
the Outfielders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-10

Bessie L. Tyree. who has filed suit for
divorce from her husband, brief mention of
which was made In The Star yesterday. is
well-known in this city as the wife of
Druggist Joseph S. Tyree. and also as a
promising actress. holding a leading posi-
ton In Daniel Frohman's stock company.
The announcement of the filing of the suit
was general surprise, as 1t was thought
that husband and wife were on the best of
terms. 1t has been learned that The tapers
were prepared over a month ago and pla iced
ir keeping with an employee OF the clerk 3
office at the city hall. Yesterday a COM
munication was received from Mrs Tyrae
the papers were officially filed and im-nedj-
ately placed under lock and key in big
iron safe far away from the public eve
Mr.. Tyree this morning apparently was
ignorant of the institution of the proceed
ings. He would not talk in regard to the
affair, but simply stated that his social and
business positions will not admit of his
making of himself bill board on which
Daniel Frohman can paste theatrical ad-
vertisements.
Mrs. Tyree is a very excellent lady -
said Mr. Tyree to the reporter. Won I
you have cigar?" That ended the con-
versation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-10
DfsFeptunbic Fights.

I Two cases involving fights in the dis
Equitable part of the city known as the
division" were tried in the Police Court
today. In one case a youth named John
Thicker who was responsible for Lula Nc
Cullum's black eye. was the defendant
The police gave John a bad name telling
the court that his parents could do moth
1rg with him. Johns general appearance
DID not indicate prosperity, and II he does
any kind of manual labor the police do
not know 1t. The woman has been his
TREND and companion for some time, and
list night when he called at the house
Where she IS an inmate and wanted her to
go out with him she declined, and there
was fight. John claimed that Lula tried
to end his existence on earth, but did not
succeed. He. however, did succeed in spoil
1tS her beauty for some days. and her
black eye was a good piece of evidence
against him.
Judge Mills said he thought women who
encourage worthless boys to hang about
houses of ill-fame should expect little con-
sideratiOn at the hands of the court. Ger
tainly a woman who would tolerate such a
looking youth cannot expect gentle treat
ment. But, said the court, there Is time
whom the law steps in to punish persons
for assaults, and he fined Thicker $50 or
sixty days.
Eliza Harris and Maud Miller represented
this section in the other Gaze. These col
orai women have been on bad terms for
sorno weeks. and two nights ago tie col
us:on came. Eliza used n pitcher or her
9tver~ary and badly d'sfgured hsr face.
Nov Eliza will spend three months IL. jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-10
LOCALS PLAYED WITHOUT Enuun
New Yorl<'s Men Were Luckier Mt the
Bat and Won.

1t is now plain why Capt. John Mont
gomery Ward took Pitcher Jouett Meekin
out early in the game on Wednesday. He
was saving him for the contest yesterday.
and the move proved good one, for the
Schmelzites couldn't bat a little bit, even
when hit would have brought in two or
more runs and possibly won the game
Smiling Al Maui also pitched in excellent
form. but the Giants played in great luck,
so far as batting is concerned. The local
team put up an errorless game. -.
New York scored two runs in the first,
one in the second, one in the fourth and
three more III the eighth. Washington did
not cross the plate until the third, when
with one man out Maui tapped the ball for
two bases. Ward waited for four balls and
Joyce nIled the bases on an error by DOYLE
Abbey sacrificed, scoring Maui; but the
other men were left. In the inning follow
ing Selbdch started off with a single and
tailed on Cartwright's double Scheibeck
sent the big first baseman in with a single
That was all Washington could do in the
way Of run getting, although men reached
the bases in almost every inning. For New
York Doyle made a home run on a scratch
hit TO right that bounded over the fence.
and Burke. Murphy and Ward are credited
with two base hits. The score:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-10
INDUSTRIAL ARMY
To Have Permanent Headquarters In
This city.

The unanimity of action regarding COM
rnonwealers and industrials shown by the
Governor of Maryland and the governor of
Virginia reminds one somewhat of a similar
concert of movement which characterized
the. governor of South Carolina and the
governor of North Carolina upon a mo-
mentous occasion which has become histOri-
cal. AS stated in The Star of yesterday,
Gov Brown of Maryland carried out
Strategic ruse in the early morning by
which all the members of the commonweal
OF Christ encamped near Bladensburg were
Errested, tried, convicted and placed in the
Maryland workhOuse at Jessups Cut almost
before they could realize it. This summary
action appears to have inspired Gov. O'F'er
rail- to iInita ton, because several hours
afteTward Adjutant Gen c. j. Anderson of
Virginia, accompanied by Sergeant Leonard
Narbury of the Alexandria Light Infantry,
paid an official visit to the camp Of the in
6ustrials near ROsslyn and read to the men
= proclamation from the governor which de-
clared that they wereN nuisance to Vir-
ginia AMI that they must leave the premises
they ere now occupying at IL O'Clock .me-
ridian today or suffer the consequences. The
tndustrials do not appear to be very much
alarmed at the alterna tive held out by Gov.
O'Fsrrall, ard expressed scarcely as much
Indignation over their impending arrest as
they did over the cU-Taihng of their COM
inonweal brethren over in Maryland.
In the evening they held a meeting to
form the new organization described in yes
terday's Star. After the adoption of a con-
stitution and bylaws similar to those of
the Federation of Labor IL was decided that
II would be better to establish permanent
Headquarters In the city of Washington
than to have farm some distance away.
fGcnerai' 9effrtes announced that he had
secured a house in Washington for this pur-
pose, and forty men were designated to oc-
fupy il, to represent the organization here,
as a sort of nucleus. The rest Of the men
eecided that they would dispense of their
> and
70 the localities whence they came The So
CALLED leaders of the movement are to travel
Dyer the country, eXpounding the doctrines
Of COXey and the others who are afflicted
With similar ideas, the intention being to
get the unemployed worhingmen of the
Various states to visit Washington next
eprtnS in such large numbers as to brighten
lief