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Sheriff Stood OFF die Mob.

JACKSONVILLE, May GA special to
the Times Union from Tampa says
Last night mob attacked the jail.
They wanted Stevenson and Mcneil,
white men, who are now On trial for the
murder Of Marshal Wni..hurs. at Tar
pom Springs The mob was com posed OF
the dead mans friends and fearing
Stevenson and McNeill would be &C
quilted decided 10 lynch them. The
sheriff, however, stood off the mob
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Nominations Uonhr,ned

WAsHINGToN, May 20 The Senate
to-day confirmed The nominations to be
postmasters Of w o. Blakey, of Cor
louisville, Va, and Ella Lewis at Gal
latin, Tenn.
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Krapioh & Bach Piano, se75.

ONE Kranich & Bach upright piano,
slightly used, good as new, In use six
months, for S275 This piano sold for
S425 six months ago. If you want a
bargain call and see this piano at the
Hobbie Music Company. No. 1877 Salem
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LEXINGTON, KY, May 26.-Colonel
Breckinridge arrived at LaGrange at IL
o'clock this morning. AT 2:30 o'clock
he began his speech and spoke for over
an hour amid the widest APPLAUSE.
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THE NATIONAL LEGISLATORS.
What the Two Houses of Con-
gress Are Doing.

The House Spends the Day In Discussing
the Bill Repeating the Tax on State
Banks-The Measure Has Not Vet
Been Disposed of-The Tariff Bill in
the Senate.
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Tie Game at PhiIadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA May 20 Philadelphia
and baltimore played five innings to q
tic this afternoon when the game was
stopped by rain. Monday will be an of
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Now Ideas in Millinery.

AT the Palsis Royal Millinery Bazaar,
10l Salem avenue, can be- found the
largest and finest stock of millinery
ever exhibited in this city. Every arti
Gle is carefully selected from the newest
ideas and latest styles and tastefully
exhibited. The prices are the lowest
that can be obtained for frst-class
material, and we promise careful atten-
ton to all customers. THE PALAIs
ROYAL NJ. Indorsky, Manager
Those "Magio City" bindings are going
like hot oakes. hring IN your numbers
and got them exchanged for bound
copy-oosts 20 cents or $3.50.
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RICHMOND.
ROANOKE.
SCORE BY INNINGS

Roanoke ........... 0 o 2 ! l.
SUMMARY.
Earned runs-McGann, Tate, rrech, Nc
o'Hagan. Frech, Nevins. Base on balsNOn
Bankenship, l.. Nevins, s. Struck out-Dy
1 s. Left
Tate, Morgan, McHooveter. Time-14O I'm,
plre-Clark.
N. and w. Omce Clerks Defeat the Citizens
A interesting game of ball was played
yesterday afternoon at the Athletic
park between teams representing the
citizens and the Norfolk and Western
offices. The railroad boys we're vic.
torious by a score Of II TO z. A great
many pitchers and catchers were used
in the game, few Of whom are as fol.
lows For the citizens, Green and
Thompson; Brewer and Green; Steven
soh and Wright. For the Norfolk and
Western, Coleman and Howe; Armstrong
and Howe. The Roanoke Machine
Works Guards were interested specta-
tors OF the game.
Friendships VS.. the Alerts
The Friendship and Alert baseball
teams played game OF ball yesterday
afternoon, which WAS won bv the
Friendships, through eavy batting, by
the score OF 10 to 5. Martin and
McCauley were the battery for the
Friendships, while Strane and Varilla
offlciated tor the Alerts.
Lynchburg Again Defeats Staunton.
LYNcHBURG, May 90 -Lynchburg
took Stanton into camp again to-day
to the tune of 8 to g 1t came mighty
near being q shut-out Owing to the
dressing down which the local press
gave the visitors this morning there
~ of L.; I'll,
bad manners. The feature OF the game
was the catching of Hacker, thr little
Lynchburg backstop, who also smashed
the ball over the far left field fence for
q home run. Martin pitched for the
home team and held the visitors down
we'll. The score:
r. II. E
Lynchburg.... 12220 0-s 10 1
Staunton ............ 0 OO0O1 %
Batteries-Martin ana Hacker; MalaIkey and
Arthur.
The success of the home team in two
straight games and the brilliant playing
done have greatly stimulated interest in
the game here, and tonight the Lynch.
burg Athletic Association was organ
lied, and large amount Of stock sub.
scribed to promote the game and see to
it that Lynchburg pulls out of last
place.
Petersburg Continues to win.
NORFOLK. May 26 Another close and
exciting game; another victory for
Petersburg and again the pitchers did
it. Attendance 1,7Oo. Score:
II. II. E.
Petersburg. 6 0300 80 ID 2
Batter Herr, McCreary, Fry and Lanser;
Leach and Kiefer.
Standing Of the Clubs.
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Weekly Bank Statement.

New YORK. May 26.-The weekly
statement of associated banks shows the
following changes: Reserve, decrease,
Sl,397,4S loans, decrease. $3.50, 200;
specie. decrease, sss3.OOo; legal ten.
ders, decrease, Sl,5ll 200; deposits, de-
S37, 600.
The banks now hold ST., COL ZOO in ex.
cess OF the requirements of the rs per
cent. rule.
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TUE WEATHER.

Forecast for Virginia: Showers ;warmor
In the interior; variable winds.
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day with the Philadelphias and Balti-
more will then try to play one Of the
postponed games of the present series.
Attendance $4,000. Following ia che
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-05-27

OLD papers for sale at this office for
10 cents per 100.
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So we will give you a few
interesting hints on Um-
brellas and Canes II you
will spare the time to call.
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THE WEATHER
xo-6av b likely to be showery.

Roanoke Roofing and Metal Corniee Co.
OFFICE-2O7 South Jefferson St.
]. B. COLLING WOOD,
Phone 1877. Manager,
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Yale,
Princeton
AND
Harvard
Crooks.

We are closing out our line of Fine
Umbrellas. II you are in want Of one,
will give it to you for COST.
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Earned runs-McGann, Tate, Frech, Nc.
Hooveter, McGinnis. Kahn 9, Grim, Napier
O'Hagan. Frech, Nevins. Base on balls-On
Blankenship, l; Neyine, 5. Struck out-Dy
Blankenship, 8; Ncvins, 6. Left on baees-Rich.
mond 10; Roanoke, Two base hits-Ka ain,
Tate, Morgan, McHooveter. Time-1:4O. I'm
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THE PLAGUE.
Our Consul in Japan Gives Some Good
Advice.

Our Consul in Japan Gives Some Good
Advice.
Washington, July 23.-Surgeon-Gen len.
eral Wiman, Of the Marine Hospital
service, has received a report regard.
ing the plague in China from Dr. Stu
art Eldredge. health officer of the port
Of Yokohama, who states that the
greatest precautions are being OBJ
served to prevent the spread of the
disease to Japan. He further says:
"The most stringent measures may
need to be taken to protect the United
States, particularly as regards certain
classes of goods from China likely to
convey infection, such as rags. old cot
ton. ETC., and also such manufactured
articles as are made in the little na-
tive workshops with perhaps case Of
plague dying in the same room; such
things are straw mating, embroider-
les and every sort of textile fabric.
Should it break out in any part Of
Japan shall see that you have early
information by cable"
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
PRISON ROMANCE.
The Son OF q New York lkllllonafre .
Penal SloR&

The Son OF q New York lklflIonaire .
Penal Slave.
Atlanta, Ga, July 16-N has devel-
oped within the last day or two that
prisoner in the Georgia penitentiary Is
q son of a New York millionaire. A
few months ago a handsome young
actor, who passed undee the name Of
Edwin Harcourt, was sentenced to the
penitentiary for one year from Colum
bus, Ga. Harcourt was charged with
having run away with some diamonds
Belonging to the daughter of promi-
nent family In Columbus. He pleaded
guilty to the indictment, and was given
the minimum sentence. After receiv-
ing sentence he was leased to brick
manufacturer, who operates near At
lanta. A few days ago Harcourt's
wife called on Gov. Northen and ap-
pealed to him to pardon her husband.
She was recognized as Mrs. Albeit
Buckner, nee Shields, Of Knoxville
She admits that her husband is son
of New York millionaire. Harcourt,
or Buckner, intimates that he pleaded
guilty to save the reputation Of the
young lady involved in the case. Gov.
Northen has not given a decision j.
the appeal for pardon.
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Gov. Til1man is determined to force
bis dispsnsary system on South caro-
lima August l.
President Zelaya lays the distur-
Dances OH the Mosquito coast to drunk
en- English sailors.
Gen. Coxey and DR.. McGlynn were
the speakers at the Peoples party pic
nic at Ridgewood, L. l.
Secretary Carlisle has adopted a de-
sign for 81 silver certificates made by
Will H. Low, the New York artist
Mrs. T. F. Meagher, OF Louisville,
Ky, shot and killed her father, who
was beating and kicking his wife to
death.
man giving his name as Timothy
Burke seized little Lucy Magrino in
Second avenue, New York, and ran,
but was captured.
J. P. Haas hanged himself at Indian
apolis in the cottage he had built for
his fiancee when he learned that she
had welded another.
Bishop Michaud and other prominent
churchmen officiated at the opening Of
the second week of the Catholic Sum-
ner School at Plattsburg, N. Y.
The Sherman Bank of New York,
though it overcame its recent troubles,
has decided to quit, owing to poor
business. All depositors will be paid
in full
Secretary Gresham has instructed
our Minister to Japan to offer to the
Japanese Government the good offices
Init fn1 tot In
the Corean dispute.
There was great rush of people to
Europe, caused by the cut in steerage
rates to $40 from New York. Several
steamers sold tickets to more people
than they could carry.
The Rev. c. G. Reynolds, of Victory,
N. Y, has sued the Rev. James ThOmb
for libel based ON articles in a news
paper charging Reynolds with insult
ing his congregation.
Followers Of Debs say he will organ
ize all American labor into two unions,
preside at monster convention Jam
uary Is, 1895, and inaugurate a strike
May 1, 1895, for pre-panic wages.
A. G. Renshaw, British capitalist,
has commenced suit in the United
States District Court at San Francisco
to recover S245, ZOO as compensation for
the fraudulent sale of the Birds Nest
Group of the Alaska mines.
A man upon whose person was found
a handbook bearing the name Joseph
Kenny was Sunstruck in New York
Saturday afternoon. Though he has
never regalned consciousness and his
temperature rose too high for the ther-
mometer to measure, he is still alive.
Thomas Walsh invaded the dining
hall of the Banquet Club, New York,
shot to pieces the halo of an image Of
st. Patrick and cleaned out the place.
His friend John F. Dunphy, who did
not Ike the clubmen, was fined In Es-
sex Market Police Court as the insd.
gator.
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beyond their depth.
Where Is He?

Lockport, n. Y, July 16.-The wife
Of William Longtoft, secretary of the
Independent League of Glass Blowers,
who mysteriously disappeared some
.3me ago, says her husband left her
July 3 for Atlantic City. where the
Glass Blowers Convention was held.
She received a dispatch from him sent
from New York July ), stating that
ne had arrived there safely. Since
then she had not heard from him.
Longtoft has been the financial Secre-
tary of the league for several years,
and received a salary of $1,000, but
it is reported that this was to be his
last year in the position. The regular
dues of the members were paid to
him, and the amount of money he
handled yearly was large. 1t is thought
that he may have had in his posses
sion big fund belonging to the league.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

Latest Quotations From the Leading
Trade Centres.
NEW YORK-Markets have continued dull
IN spite of the general Advance in stock. We
quote:
GRA1N-Wheat. No. 2 red. 6116 q at o2c: No
/. Northern. 7o14c: rye. No. 2. 4ac at SIC; corn
No. 2. 4314c at 44c; oats. No. white. 40c at
&c; ungraded mixed. 41o at A2o; barley No. 2
CSC at CSC.
HoPs-State; lilo at 16o.
CoFroN-Sc.
PRov1sIoHs-Lard, pure leaf. e.1Bc q 5000:
Tallow $40; Butter. State and Pennsylvania
dairy 19c a zoe; creamery. 21o: Cheese. full
cream. 1870: good to fair. lilo 11Ne; skims,
&c s1sc; Eggs fresh State. lilo Q 12o, west
ern lie 11xc: Pork family. STATS a$15o 90.
dressed hogs. 6Nc q TIC; dressed beet. 60 ello.
HAT-Timothv 500 600 per 100 lbs.
FBRD-Bran. 76o 800: niddlings, Soc $50
rye. soc.
LIVE STocK-Steers common to extra, $4. 40
"a. so; COWS, and bulls So so 83.75: calves s..
SO a S. 90; sheep. 1926 $500; lambs, IS. 90 q
SIS. so; hogs $3.50 S5.T5.
LIVE PouLTRY-Fowls 13c; chickens 10 a %:
spring chickens. 76o S1.0o per pr; tse>oya.
12c 13c; geese. 10c.
DRESSED POULTRY State. fresh fowls, I3o.
chickens lie 13c per ID; ducks. 12ca 14c; tur.
keys, 12c lac; geese. Zoe lie.
WooL-Fine unwashed, 12c; medium coarse I'M.
washed. 14c 15c: hne washed. 15c; medium
and coarse washed. 1so zoe: choice 6ns scouz.
q. 24s go.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
PRISONERS MUTlNY.
They Kill q Warden and Two Keepers
A Convict Shot.

They XIII Warden and Two Keepers
A Convict Shot.
Nashville, Tenn, July 3O.-Convicts
at Tracy City are in a state of mutiny,
and as result two men are dead and
two others are suffering from slight
wounds. The convicts loaded a pipe
with explosives, placed it in coal car
and attached slow fuse to 1t. Deputy
Warden Nelson and assistants were
passing along another entry to bring
the conviots out for the night, and
when they arrived opposite 1t the bomb
exploded. Nelson was instantly killed
and Guards Terrell and Thurman were
slightly wounded. A negro convict
named Pete Hamilton was killed by
a volley from the other guards. There
We're 115 convicts in the mines at the
time, and all but seventy surrendered.
The others remain inside and swear
they will not come out.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
THE TARIFF.

Senator Hill Criticized Senator Gorman-
Democratic Caucus.
Washington, July PA caucus OF
Democratic Senators was called at 5
o'clock this afternoon.
When the tariff was reached In the
Senate this morning Senator Hill was
the first to speak. he made anodher
tended the izeSs ileSsf Sc the President to
send a letter to any member of the
House. He then turned his attention
to Senator German and severely criti-
cized him, calling upon the Senator's
to practically impeach the statements
Of the Presidents position.
The Senate received message from
the House announcing the disagree
ment by the conference committee on
the tariff bill and asking for further
conference.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
BERNARD r. GENTScH.
he Puts a Bullet fin His Brain and Dies
Almost Instantly.

Almost Instantly.
Buffalo, n. Y, July 16.-Bernard r.
Gentsoh committed suicide by shoot
ing yesterday. Mr.. Gentsch left his
house at South Buffalo at 10 o'clock
to go for a walk in his garden. His
family saw him walking in the direc-
lion Of a neck Of the Buffalo Greek.
When he did not return to dinner
search was made for him. 1t was
found that on leaving the house he
had taken with him revolver, which
he rarely carried, and selecting place
well away from houses and hidden by
a clump Of bushes and some trees, had
fired bullet into his brain through the
right temple. He died almost instant
ly. Mr.. Gentsch came to America
penniless. He established in business
In Buffalo in 1854 as a manufacturer
Of pickles and mustard, and was worth
about $250,OO0. He had been Post
master under President Harrison, and
IN 1873 he was elected to the Assem-
bly, from the First district. In 1881
he was a candidate for Comptroller on
the Citizens ticket, but was defeated.
He was born in SaXon-Attenburg, Ger
many, in 1885. He had several times
been seriously talked Of as candidate
for Mayor.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
Emperor William.

Berlin, July 16. - Emperor William
| will sail from Bergen. Norway, on
July %. and will arrive on August 1
in Wilhelmshaven, where he will be
met by Chancellor Won Caprivi. After
Ia two days rest in Potsdam he will
start for the Isle of Wight. During
the Emperor's three days on German
soil all the important questions of do
mestie politics now awaiting settle
ment will be submitted to him. Wheth-
er he will support the Chancellor in
his opposition to special repressive
laws or will go over to the reaction
lists of the Bismarckian school Is in
lcomplete doubt.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
Price OF I0f5 GkLT s1gG

Terms OF PURCHASE: Five dot
lars cash aud two dollars 70,
month, with no Interest. Hal,
cash, 10 per cent discount; all caab
20 Per cent discount.
Money will be advanced to 10,
ties desiring to build.
LII husband purchaser dies
before bis purchase Is completed
d deed III lee will be given to bIa
widow, if the property has been
improved. or if not. tie amopmt
already paid will be returned ber
The above presents an opportu~
nifty never before offered the Col-
ored people of the city If Wash.
lngtou to secure valuable Iot
either as an investment Or for q
home Oh monthly payments, and
ut tie sam. time, entitled them
10 a vote and a Voice In the Gov.
ernmes OF the country.
Those who apply first, will have
the first choice OF lots.
Already many have made their
homes In the "City of Bowie,
and lots purchased on the above
terms should double in value with.
in the next six months.
For further information apply to
or CAMPBELL CARRIN4TIN
Owner, sos d ST., u. W.,
Washington. ID. G.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
AFTER SMUGGLERS.

Guatemala Sends Troops to Cooperate
With Mexico's Authorities.
Guatemala, July %. - Troops have
been sent to the Mexican frontier to
cooperate with the Mexican authori-
ties in putting a stop to smuggling and
brigandage. Merchants have appealed
to the Government to suspend the de-
cree forbidding the importation Of sill
yer so far as relates to Mexico in or
der not to ruin trade on the northern
frontier. The Government has ordered
a strict investigation Of the reported
intrusion upon Mexican territory.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
SHOT BY MIlITIAMEN.
A Man Who Was Quarreling Seriously
Wounded-OtheIs Killed,

Chicago, July 30.-Charles Carleton
was seriously shot by milit.aman in
the stock yards district this morning
while engaged in a quarrel with a
man named Mcdonald. They eX-
changed shots, when the militiaman,
thinking the militia was being attack
ed. fired with the above results.
John G. Hart and William Wilson,
who took striking switchmen's places,
were accidentally killed by the cars
to-day.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
Miners Go Back.

Corning, n. Y, July 16.-The miners
at Arnot, Morris Run, Fall Brook and
Antrim, Tioga County, Pa. have de-
cided to resume work. They have
been on strike since April 10, when or
dered out by President Mcbride, Of
the United Mine Workers Union. Es-
r1nating their number at nearly 1000,
with about three laborers to every
miner, besides the driver and other
employees, there must have been 1000
Ior 5000 persons affected by the strike,
who have lost about three months
pay.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
Geysers Playing.

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone
Park, July pa telegram received
here from a reliable source says a
shock resembling an earthquake was
felt at Norris Geyser Basin Saturday.
The new crater geyser, which had
been quiet for some time, broke out
with terrific force, throwing rocks
weighing twenty-five pounds to a
height Of 200 feet and steam rising 500
feet, accompanied by a roar equalling
the combined exhaust of a thousand
locomotives, which could be heard for
ten miles. Every geyser in the Norris
Basin played for hours. The new
crater now surpasses any geyser In
action in the park.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
Bimetallfc Conference.

Washington, July 23.-The officers Of
the American Bimetallic League have
issued a call for a conference to be
held in this city of those who believe
that nc pernaheRt haR thab Il
condition of the country can be hoped
for as long as the present gold stand
ard policy is pursued and who favor
the Immediate restoration of the BIZ
metallic standard in the United States,
with the free coinage Of both gold and
silver at the ratio Of 16 to 1.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
SHIPWREcKED SAILORS.
The Crew of sunken Schooner Brought
Home.

The Crew of 3 sunken Schooner Brought
Home.
New York, July 30.-The steamship
Cienfuegos from Cuban ports and Mas
sau has arrived here, having on board
the crew of nine men Of the wrecked
schooner Annie and Millard, which
went ashore In a gale on Walker Key
Reef, near Abaco, at A. NJ. ON July
IL. The Annie and Millard, Capt.
Jones, lumber laden, from Pascagonla,
Miss, June % for Rio de Janeiro, was
q three-masted vessel Of ITS tons bur-
den. On July 10, at P. NJ, near Mas
sau, she struck a bad leak forward
which caused Capt. Jones to make for
that port. A severe gale came up on
the morning of the 18th and the vessel
was thrown on the reefs, where she
pounded to pieces in less than two
hours. The hfeboats were manned,
and the crew managed to get ashore at
Nassau after a hard struggle.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
Chief Arthur Prevents q Strike.

Norfolk. July 3O.-Chief Arthur, Of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, when he arrived here, was met
by a delegation of engineers of the
Atlantic and Danville Railroad. They
told him of the proposed cut in their
wages and of their determination to
strike If the general order went into
effect. Chief Arthur went to the Of
flee Of B. Newgass, owner of the road,
and they held a long conference. AZ
ter the meeting Chief Arthur announc-
ed that everything had been satisfac-
torily settled. There will be no strike.
public
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
sanford CLAIM.

The Government Notified That IL has
Been Rejected.
San Francisco, July 24.-Ms. Stan
ford has notified the Government
through District Attorney Garter that
it's claim for $15.00O,OO0 against the
estate Of Senator Stanford has been
rejected. Garter has notified the De-
partment Of Justice that he has receiv-
ed a formal notice Of rejection, and
no further action will be taken by
him unless he is instructed to do 80
by the Attorney General.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
Cowardly Russians.

Odessa, July 23.-It is now certain
that 40 persons went down with the
Italian steamer Columbia, which col
hded with the Russian steamer Vlad-
imir in the Black Sea a few days ago.
All the evidence badly inculpates the
Russian seamen. who abandoned the
Columbia and her crew and passen-
gers to their fate, although the vessel
1oated an hour and quarter after
the collision.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
MALICIOUS LIBEL.

Editors of the Daily Financial News in
Trouble.
New York, July 30.-D. O. Demerit,
one of the publishers of the Daily Fl,
nancial News, has been arrested on a
charge Of malicious libel for printing
q story Of an alleged expected recelv-
ership for the Distilling and Cattle
Feeding Company. The complaint was
Qade by ]. B. Greenhut, President Of
~ Distilling and Cattle Feeding Com
paly. Demerit was given a hearing
In the Toombs Police Court. A war
rant vas also issued for Alexander
LasseR. Ar. Dement'S partner, but it
could not be served, as Mr.. Lassen is
In Nova Scotia. Demerit has not pro-
cured bail and is locked up in the
ToombS.
The Washington bee., 1894-08-11
Subsidies for Canada Roads.

Ottawa, July 16.-The Dominion
Government, just on the eve of the
|prorogatfon of Parliament, brought
down a resolution granting over ST.
100000 subsidy TO the railway COM
panies of the Dom MON in course Of
construction and To be constructed.
The average amor II to be paid is &c..
200 a mile The Government is seri.
ously censured for delaying these reso-
lutions until the last moment for the
purpose of rushing them through after
G.3e-half the members had left for their
Zones.