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The morning news., 1894-11-02

Armstrong, Barnes. Doolan, Hagarty,
Mansfield, McCurd and Fleming, and SEN
taros Cumming and Boyd.
Col. Garrard was voted for by Repre-
sentatives Battle, Branham, Broyles.
Farmer, Gregory, Hall, McAIichaeI Nc
Clure, Moore of Clayton. Moore of Heard.
Parker, Perkins, Pitman, Redding, Rea-
gan, Screven, Tatum, Williams. and Sena-
tors Monroe, Starr and Williams
Augustus Q. Bacon was born in Bryan
county Georgia in 1899. He entered the
University of Georgia at Athens at the age
OF 10 years and was graduated there
from four years later. In 1859 he began
the study of law, in which he became pro-
ncient under the able training of Chief
Justice Lumpllin, Gen. T. r. r. Cobb and
Hon. William H. Hull. In 1860 he settled
in Atlanta to practice his profession. In
May, 1851, he went into the army of the
confederacy as adjutant of the Ninth
Georgia regiment, serving with his COM
mand two years in Virginia. He married
Miss Virginia Lamar of Macon in 1854. At
ter the retOration of peace he settled in
Macon and resumed the practice of law
In 1866 he prepared and published a digest
or TIE supreme court reports. Mr. Ba-
cons political career began in 1868 when
he was elected a presidential elector and
cast his ballot for Seymour and Blair In
1870 he was elected to the House of Rep
resentatives in the general assembly from
Bibb county, and was appointed a member
OF the Judiciary committee. He was re-
elected in 1872, and in 1873 when the legisIa-
ture met he was elected speaker of the
House. He was a candidate for reelection
to the speakership at the next session, but
was defeated. In 1876 he was again elected
to the House. and in 1877 unanimously
chosen speaker. In the same year, under
the new constitution, he was again unani-
mously elected to the speakership, and in
1880 the same compliment was paid him
During his long career as speaker of the
House. Mr. Bacon was connected promi-
nently with some of the best legislation
that went on the statute books He took
especial interest in the public schools and
the work of improving the public high
ways. In 1886 he was a candidate for the
democratic gubernatorial nomination, but
was defeated by Gen. John 3. Gordon In
1892 he was again elected a member of the
general assembly.
The morning news., 1894-11-02
WAGES TO BE CUT.
Notice Posted at the Iron Works Mills
at Fall River.

Fall River, Mass, Nov. 1.-The following
notice was posted this morning in the
Iron Works mills. "Notice Is hereby given
that a reduction viii be made In the wages
OF the operatives employed by thin cor
poration 70 take effect Monday Nov g.
Al the same time 10 accommodate our
method Of payment under the particulars
bill. weaving will be- paid for by the pound
instead Of by the piece"
The Iron Works mills are ouned by NJ
g. -. Borden Of New YORK, and did not cut
the wages when the vacation began Aug.
90. but have been running ~ tho old rate
since. The help do not kuOW whether the
reduction viii be Or 10 per cent
The morning news., 1894-11-02
A HOLD UP IN ALABAMA.
The Train Robbers Believed to Be
Farmers Living Near the Scene.

The Train Robbers Believed to Be
Farmers Living Near the Scene.
Washington, D. c.. Nov. IA special
from Birmingham, Ala, says: LAS pas
senger train No. 8, on the Kansas City.
Memphis and Birmingham railroad pulled
out of the station at New Albany, Miss,
at 1 o'clock this morning, three masked
men jumped on the engine and entering
the cab, covered Engineer Campbell and
Fireman Alexander with pistols. The rob-
bers commanded the engineer to stop the
train when it had reached a point half a
mile from the station. The engineer and
fireman were compelled to dismount from
the locomotive under the cover of revol-
Vers, and were marched back to the ex-
press car and ordered to break open the
door of the car with a coal pick. The train
crew were alarmed at the stopping Of the
train at this unusual place and Conductor
w. B. Leonard went forward to fnvesti-
gate. When he showed up at the express
car door the robbers fired several shots at
him. He fed back to the coaches. Then
the robbers fired volley in the air to
intimidate the rest of the crew and pas
sengers. The entrance was finally effected
into the express car and Messenger Cen
cite was covered with pistol and forced
to hand out the contents Of the safe. The
robbers then backed out of the car and
jumped from the platform, still holding
their pistols toward the messenger and en-
gine mon. The robbers are believed to be
farmers living in the vicinity of the hold
up. The express officials say that the
packages secured by the robbers contained
only railroad way bills and cheap jewelry
and that they got no money"
All that the robbers secured was a FIVE
dollar package of jewelry. The express
company will, however, make an effort to
"a tch the narties
The morning news., 1894-11-02
POOR STAMPS DESTROYED.
They Were Not Sufficiently Coated
With Mucilage.

Washington. Nov. Third Assistant
Postmaster General Craige has ordered
the destruction of thousands Of the recent
first issue Of postage stamps turned out
by the bureau Of engraving and printing.
This action was taken as the result OF
complaints received from postmasters
ell over the country that the stamps were
unfit for use on account OF the lack OF
mucilage on them. The postoffice depart
ment directed the postmasters to return
the stamps which were not thoroughly
coated with muclage, and all OF the
stamps returned have been destroyed
The stamps now being turned out are said
10 be Of the best quality and no further
complaints have been received from the
signed.
The morning news., 1894-11-02
WANTS A FAIR ELECTION.
GOV. Flower Issues Proclamation TO
Voters and ofioers.

Hornellsvillc, n. y, Nov. 1.-Gov.
Flower to-day issued a proclamation re-
gardlng the enforcement Of the election
laws. lie sent a copy Of it 10 Albany with
directions to have Il printed IN poster
form and to have copies Of II sent to the
sheriff Of every county. who must post
one in each polling place. The proclama-
ton says:
"On Tuesday next, Nov g. tho people
Of this state viii exercise tho privilege OF
cihzonnhip and determine by their votes
what men and political principles shall,
during tho time nzod by tho constitution,
control the administration OF the state
The morning news., 1894-11-02
KILLED IN HIS CAB.
An Engineer Loses His Life by the
Tardiness of q FIaRman.

Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 1.-The BisselI ac-
commodation train leaving Pittsburg on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at 9:25 D.
m, collided with the rear OF the Baltimore
express No. 10, standing on the main track
near Rankin station, twelve miles out, at
9:55 o'clock tonight.
Engineer P. c. Brainard, aged 50 years.
of the accommodation was instantly killed
and his fireman, Frank Cunningham, aged
S6, was perhaps fatally hurt None of the
passengers on either train were injured
The flagman on the express failed to go
back in time to stop the accommodation
train. The Baltimore express was but
slightly injured and proceeded after de-
lay of one hour. The engine and baggage
car Of the accommodation were badly
Wrecked.
The morning news., 1894-11-02
STEVEN SON AT JOLIET.
The Vice President Received With a
Parade and Fireworks.

Joliet, ILL.,, Nov. People from all parts
of VIII and adjoining counties began to
come to this city this afternoon to hear
the Vice-President speak tonight He ar
rived in the afternoon and was escorted to
the Palmer house, where he held an infor-
NAL reception. Many prominent men
from Chicago and nearby cities came to
attend the meeting, which was preceded
by big street parade with fire works.
The theatre was crowded and hundreds
were turned away. The Illinois statesman
was heartily applauded and his address, of
two hours duration, was strong in many
points, touching chiefly on the tariff work
of congress and the record of President
Cleveland's administration.
The morning news., 1894-11-02
PIETY wITa AN IroHINa PALM.
The Assistant Cashier of a Bank
Proves a Defaulter.

Huntington, W. Va. Nov. lit was an
nounced last night that Charles Wilkln-
son, the recognized social leader, Sunday
school superintendent and president OF the
Young Mems Christian Association, is a
defaulter. He has been assistant cashier
Of the First National bank for five years,
having entereG the bank Upon leaving col
lege A week ago he resigned ostensibly
to take up better position in Cincinnati,
and warrant was issued for his arrest,
charging him with stealing $4,000. He
was to have been married to a daughter
of the cashier after the holidays. His
friends are trying to make up the de-
hciency to keep him out of prison, but are
not meeting with much success. No ex-
planation is offered as to the disposition
made of the funds. He did not drink to
excess and never was known to gamble
The morning news., 1894-11-02
A WIFE oHAReEs CRUELTY.
Suit for Divorce Entered Against a
Pullman Company omcial.

Chicago, H., Nov. Mrs. Thomas II.
Wickes. the wife Of the second vice pres
dent Of the Pullman Palace Car Company,
filed q bill FOR divorce to-day alleging
cruelty. Mrs. wickes' bill says that she
was married to the defendant In St. Louis
In 1871. and that during their married life
Mr.. wickes has repeatedly beaten, struck
and kicked her. at the same time using
abusive language She tells the court that
she has not lived with her husband since
July, 1928, and says that Wickes has n
large amount Of personal property. No
answer 10 the bill has been filed by the de-
fendant.
The morning news., 1894-11-02
HELD UP A STREET CAR.
The Robbers Frightened Away After
Securing a Diamond Pin.

Chicago, Nov. Flour men held up a
street car on Paullna street last evening
and robbed George Hobble Of a large dia-
mond pin. The men we're frightened
away before they had chance to molest
any one else in The car. one of the rob-
bers has been arrested and gives the namo
of Thomas Brady The three men who os-
capped have tho diamond, ana their idon-
uty ia unknown.
The morning news., 1894-11-02
LURED WIVES FROM HUSBANDS.
Five Leaders Of the sanotiaed Band
Under Arrest.

Baltimore. Nd, Nov. Ia special from
Onancock. Va, says: "Five Of the leaders
Of the sanctned band, on chincoteague
island. have been indicted for conspiracy
in separating wives from their husbands
and for being public nuisance. Their
trial will begin Friday and viii probablv
last for a week, as there are nearly one
hundred witnesses 20 be examined, ana
tho case promises 10 be spicy"
The morning news., 1894-11-02
Two KILLED by A FALL.
a Plank Spreads on a Soafolding and
Three Men Tumble.

st. Louis, Nov. 1.-Two men were al
most instantly killed and one man was
fatally injured by falling from the seventh
story Of building in the course OF erec-
tion at 18th and Locust streets, at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. They were standing on a
scaffolding when a plank spread and al
lowed them 70 fall to the pavement. n
distance Of over 100 feet. The dead are:
Samuel Moore and Jacob Warner.
Joseph Enz was fatally injured.
The morning news., 1894-11-02
wHITEoAPs IN CELLS.

Fourteen Members Of the Tennessee
Gang Under Arrest.
Washington, Nov. Ia special from
Knoxville says THE sheriff of searle
county has arrested IA members OF the
whitecap band who took part in the battle
in which three men were killed last week.
Their names are: d. II. Bates, Horace
Davis, William Jesse, Isaac Brown, O. L.
Montgomery, Lon Carver, John Martin,
Arthur and John Eaton, William Tram
mel, Henry McQuan and William Ware,
The Browns confessed and gave the
names of the others, who have now sworn
TO kill their betrayers, but are kept in
separate cells"
The morning news., 1894-11-02
oHINA's SHIPS AFTER THE JAps.
They Fail to Find Them-ohinese At
tack Russian OutpostB.


Shanghai, Nov. 1.-Two Japanese war
ships were sighted Off Wei-Hai-wei on
Sunday last and the Chinese fleet went
out in pursuit. Not finding the enemy,
the Chinese fleet returned and left Wet
Hai-Wei again on Wednesday last, it's
destination being unknown. The only
foreigners with the fleet are two English
officers and two gunners
Small bodies of Chinese have attacked
several Russian frontier stations, and in
one case seized quantity of arms and
ammunition. In another case the Cal
nese were repulsed, with a loss of sixty
men
The morning news., 1894-11-02
A Prison DOL Kllls Himaslf.

Joliet H., Nov. -Galus Mueller. chief
clerk or the Joliet prison. committed sui
eide to-day He WAS known all over tho
country and introduced the Bertil0n sys-
tenn IN the United States. lie was highly
educated and spoke dozen or more lan-
guaEes. The cause OF the suicide ls UNI
known.
The morning news., 1894-11-02
A NEGRO shot.

Green Cove Springs, Fla. Nov. i.--Late
last night Spencer Bell shot Lincoln
Simmons. Both are negroes. Simmons
o. expected 10 die. Bell ia now ln lail. Tho
row was over "a woman. Public sentiment
d against The prisoner.
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-11

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-11
KEHEARSING PATIENCE"
Excellent Progress Is Being Made For TIL
Light Infantry Benefit

Excellent Progress Is Being Made For the
Light Infantry Benefit
A dress rehearsal CT Gilbert & Sulli-
vans opera, Patience" which is shortly
to BIO given at tho Academy of Music
for tho benefit of tho Roanoke Light
Infantry, was held at the armory last
night.
Under the able direction OF Prof.
Scott tie members who will compose
tho cast are making good progress. and
it may be reasonable to expect that the
presentation will DO tho finest ever
given in this city by amateur talent.
Some Of the leading parts are to be
taken by prominent Petersburg people
and well-known Salem young lady
vocalist, assisted by the best singers in
local circles.
The chorus is large and exception
ally well-selected one which may be
depended upon to ably support the solo
lists OF the cast Rehearsals are now
being held nearly every night and will
be kept up until the performance Is
given.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-11
Circuit Court Docket

You will NILS IL real treat ifyou don't re
The Country Squire" at the Academy to
night
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-11
CALVARY CHURCH AFFAIRS.
Annual Meeting Last Night Largely at
tended-Ohicers Elected

The annual congreg tional meeting
at Calvary Baptist Church last night
was the largest ever held by that body
and the tabernacle on Campbell avenue
was crowded with the members of the
church. The session was presided over
by the pastor Rev. DR.. L. G. BrouQh-
ION, and the st business done was the
revision and adoption OF the constitution
and bylaws of the church.
The following officers for the ensuing
year were elected: Clerk, L. w. Ter
rill; treasurer, w. c. Saunders; board
A. q. Chewnng and j. w. Hyde: trus.
tees. a ]. Camp, w. Saunders, A.
&. Chewning, E. Ii. Stewart and b. A.
Jones.
Standing committees were appointed
with the following chairman: Finance,
nj. II Jennings; music, w. C. Saunders;
city missions, Il. c. Oakley; visiting
hotels, j A. Pitcher.
Ladies Aid Society. president. Mrs.
a. j. Camp; secretary. Miss Georgia
Barnett; Girls Aid Soc ETY., president,
Miss Lillian Ecklotf; secretary, Miss
Marion Saunders; d. VIM Good, chair.
man OF ushers; baptismal committee,
b. a. Jones, chairman; foreign mis-
SlonS, VA. Good, chairman; home
missions. + NJ Fennell, chairman:
State missions, II L. Boiling, chair.
man; orphanage, Mrs. l. G.. Brougn-
ton, chairman; collections, A. c.
Chewing, chairman.
The city WAS divided into four dis
trict for convenience in visiting the
sick and one deacon placed in charge Of
each district.
The following officers of the Sunday
school were elected: perintendent,
w c. Saunders; assistant superintend-
emit, j. a. Picher; secretary. Sam. w.
Stone; librarian, G =. Saunders; treas
urcr, c. I'M ,ford; choristrr, A. l..
Lancaster; organist, Miss Oh saunders.
The annual reports of the treas urer
and the finance committee we're sub
mi ted and received, and i considerable
amount of purely routine business dis,
posed of.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-11
nTha Country Snuira >,

Mr.. Archie Boyd, who for the past
four seasons has been playing and max
ing popular the character of Joshua
Whitcomb in tho "Old Homestead"
will produce his very worthy successor,
The Country Squire" at tho Academy
OF Music tonight. and no one can tell
the great amount Of magnetism Mr..
Boyd has until seated in front Of him
at performance. That calm, easy,
dignified manner, assumed to represent
tho New England squire, gives him the
power to carry the audience with him
His strong and agreeable personality is
in measure the secret OF his success,
and one cannot but recognize in him
something oven greater that talent
real genius.
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PERSONAL.

w Nj. Wager is in Washington on
business.
Thomas Burke, of Radford, was in the
city yesterday.
L. S. Wilson, of Cluster Springs, Va,
was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Edward Singer left Yesterday
for Luray to visit her mother.
| Prof. C. B. Cannaday. OF Roanoke
College, was in the city yesterday.
Hon. A. a. Phlegar, of Christiansburg,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Captain Chas c. Tompkins, OF Salem,
, was in the city on business yesterday.
Miss NJ. Baker, of Salem, n c.,
spent yesterday with friends in the city
j. c. Johnson, the druggist. has re-
! turned from business trip to Washing.
| ton.
| Walter Gish, prominent tobacconist
of Bedford City, was in Roanoke yester-
day.
John Barbce, the druggist, returned
| yesterday from business trip 10 lynch
burg.
Herman Jones, OF Baltimore, was in
the city yesterday looking after his in
terests here.
Peter Barksdale, OF Vinton has ac-
cepted a position as motornan on the
street car line.
J. w. Echman. capitalist interested
in Pulaski iron interests, was in the city
yesterday on business.
Mrs. Daniel Ammen, mother of G. w.
Ammen, who has been very i'll with
| pneumonia, is convalescent.
Mrs. W. S. Gooch and children re-
turned yesterday from visit Of several
weeks to relatives in Louisa county.
R Reynolds, OF Winston, N. C the
| m anufacturer OF the celebrated "R. J.
R." tobacco, was in the city yesterday.
Thomas A. Redding, representing the
National Casket Co.. Of Baltimore, was
in the city yesterday in the inteaest of
his firm.
II D. Lafferty, president of the Hull
Coal and Coke Company, left yesterday
afternoon for the coal fields or West
Virginia.
Johnson Poff, merchant OF Floyd
county, is in the city visiting his
brother in law, DR.. A. A. Cannaday, on
Belmont Hill.
f. T. Perry. the blind pianist who
gave recital at the First Presbyterian
Church Tuesday night, will leave this
morning for Knoxville.
R. NJ. Terrill, who has been confined
to his home at 317 Marshall avenue s.
W. for some time with the grip, has
considerably improved.
=. w. Reynolds. of tho firm OF
REYNOLDS Bros returned yesterday
from an extended trip through the
northeastern portion of the State.
DR.. Samuel Saunders Guerran:, for
merly of Franklin county, who came to
Roanoke g few DAYS ago TO practice his
profession. has ren;ed the suite OF offices
at 3l3 Roanoke street, formerly occu
| pied by DR.. John B Norman.
| A l. Johnson. a popular salesman at
! Snyder 81 Mac Bain's, received q tele-
| gram yesterday stating that his father
was very i'll at his home at Buck Shoals
N. G. Mr.. Johnson left on the midnight
train last night to go to his fathers
edside.
II O Williams, State secretary OF the
Y. M. c. A. Of Virginia, passed through
the city yesterday from Salem to his
home in Richmond. aIr. Williams will
return TO Roanoke next week and will
go from hero on q trip through South
west Virginia.
DR. j. A. Gale has sufficiently ro-
covered from serious attack of sick
ness to be able to be on the street. He
left yesterday afternoon on the street
car for Salem where he will spend a
few days at the home OF his father-in-
law, Captain Simmons.
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