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scene and the sight of real FIRE engine
driven by two handsome Arabian horses
we're sufficient to create great enthusiasm
and applause.
A Question Upon the Legality OF the Tax
Bill.
A called meeting OF City Council will
be hold at an early date, probably to-
night. to consider the recent passage of
the tax bill, which, it is claimed by
some, may not have been legal The
city charter requires that a measure
levying taxes must receive majority
OF the votes OF Council. This bill re-
ceived twelve votes on its final passage,
but the question has been raised whether
Mr., johnson and Mr.. Faokenthal are
legal members of Council. Mr.. johnson
holding Federal Office and Mr.. Facken-
thai having recently changed his resi-
dence from the Third ward. Both OF
these gentlemen voted for the measure
and should it be decided that they are
not legal members Of Council, the bill
would have failed to pass by one vote.
The Broom Drill Again IA Success
The broom drill and festival under tho
auspices of the ladies' auxiliary OF the
Young Mems Christian Association,
held last night az the armory Of the
Roanoke Light Infantry, was q very
pleasan. affair, and was attended by q
good sized mum Der Of people. The drill,
in which sixteen young ladies took
part, was conducted by Sergeant Bent
ley and Private Featherstone, and, as
on the former occasion, was q splendid
success solo, Loves Dream" by
Miss Agnes Stone, was warmly re-
ceived, as was q solo by Lanier Gray
and piano solo by Miss Burford The
musical programme was concluded with
several selections by tho I'M. c. A.
suartette. Refreshments were served
by the young ladies. Tho drill OF the
young ladies will be repeated tonight,
and competitive drill between mem
bers OF the Roanoke Light Infantry will
be given for cake.
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Last Nights Meeting of the Prohibition.

LHst Nlght's Meeting OF the PROHIBITION.
lists.
The Prohibition Club of this city held
meeting last night in the Wager build
ing, on Campbell avenue, with about
forty members present. The meeting
was addressed by Rev. E. b. Pollard,
pastor OF the First Baptist Church, who
made strong prohibition speech. After
the address tho routine business of the
club was transacted
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hR. CHAS. G.. CANNADAY HAS
~ returned, and can be found at his
oihce, 1915 Salem avenue, and 121
Elghth avenue s. W., at usual hours.
IT st
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E1OR SALE EGGS FOR HATCH
II ing. Best game stock. Cossairs
and Snow Storm SO per thirteen. C.
DEBOW, Cloverdale, Va. $50
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WALL papers in great variety Of styles
and grades from 5 cents per roll and up
wards at The e. Ii. STEWART FURNI-
TURE COMPANY
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WANTBD-HELP.
FOB RENT.

&S FURNISHED ROOMS, LARGE,
VIZ pleasant, conveniently located, SIS
each; room and board S15. References
exchanged. Address, 80" box 32l.
10 Ut
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A. GOLDEN, druggist. Birmingham,
Ala, writes: "Please publish some of
the testimonials l have sent you for
Japanese Pile Cure" Sold by Christian
e. Barhae.
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p OARDERS WANTED AT SIG
DChurch avenue, good rooms, good
board from Sl2 to SIS per month. 40
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BUSINESS NOTICES

nISOLUTION NOTICE-THE FIRM
hof the Priddy Dunlap Plumb ing Com
pany has been this day dissolved by mu !
tual consent. Mr.. Fl. K. Colman having
purchased the interest OF all parties
concerned. R. Ii. Colman will paw all
accounts due by the company for tho
purchase OF materials and the conduct
ing of the business. All persons indebted
to the concern will make payment to III.
r. Colman.
THE PRIDDY-DUNLAP
PLUMBING COMPANY
April 2, 1894.
Having purchased the interest of all
parties to the Priddy-Dunlap Plum bling
Company, 1 will continue tho business
Of plum bling and gas fitting, steam and
hot water heating in all its branches,
and hope to meet with full share Of
the patronage of the public 1 shall
always give the business my personal
attention, and as usual, shall guarantee
satisfaction with all work. / am pre-
pared to do any kind OF work in our
line and do it promptly. I have assumed
all the debts due for the purchase of
materials and the conduct of the bust
ness, and have purchased all the debts
and accounts due the late firm of the
Priddy- Dunlap Plum bling Company, pay.
ments OF which are to be made to my
self. Respectfully, etc.,
April 2, 1894. II. R. COLMAN.
6 30d
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E. HIBARGER, specialist on watches,
has removed to lat floor Terry building.
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ITO THE VOTERS OF ROANOKE CITY:
\ hereby announce myself candidate for Com
monwealths attorney OF the city OF Roanoke,
suDIect TO u Democratic primary, should one be
held ! earnestly solicit your support and promise
II elected, to discharge the duties Of the oice Inn
power, that the laws are strictly enforced with.
W. S. GOOCH. S7te
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Observation-Disclosures

II j. PAGE, MANAGER OF THE
1Is Roanoke Beef Company, stall 10,
wishes to say that he will have on hand
Saturday the following meats: Beef,
pork, veal, Chicago lamb, mutton, liver,
ssausage, spare RIBS, and insures you po-
lite and strict attention. 42O1t
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ENOR RENT ROOM NO. II CAMP
IL bell avenue, one door east of post
office. e. Ii. STEWART. 32S
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THE ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS
L. meeting Of the Crewe Land and
Improvement Company will be hold at
the office OF the company in Roanoke,
Va, on Wednesday,, May 9, 1894, at
1880 a. m. MALCOLM w. BRYAN,
Secretary. 40 I'd.
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POLITICAL NOTICES

TO THE VOTERS OF ROANOKE CITY: i
"A hereby announce myself n candidate for the
once OF commissioners OF the revenue, subject to
port. II elected pledge myself to discharge tho
duties OF the office faithfully and to the best O:
my noility. Yours respectfully, g. @. PAYNE
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4. OR RENC-TWO LARGE DESIR-
able rooms. with bath, one front,
furnished or unfurnishod, reasonably:
SIS Church street S. W. 414 1w
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Revival ns the Railroad Y. M. G. A.

Last night. at the railroad depart
ment OF the Y. M. G. A.. an audience Of
about $50 people enjoyed an address by
Rev. Mr.. Locke, of st. James Church.
10. might, at 100 o'clock, will be the
last meeting OF the revival services, and
will be addressed by Rev. H. c. Garrett
son, of the Christian Church. The
result OF these meetings is emineutly
satisfactory to the members OF the as
ISOLATION, and much interest has been
manifested.
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NOTICE THE ANNUAL MEETING
~ Of tho shareholders of the Vir.
ginia Company will be held on Wednes-
day the second day of May, 1894, at OILS
o'clock q. m, at the office OF the COM
pany, in the city OF Roanoke, Va, when
an election will be held for seven direcH
tors for the ensuing year and such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting.
A. j. HEMPHILL,
IL - ~ 20 Secretary.
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ITO THE VOTERS of ROANOKE GUY
Il hereby announce myself candidate for con.
stable OF the city OF Roanoke, subject to Demo
cratic primary II one is held and solicit your sup
port. If elected pledge myself to discharge the
duties OF the office faithfully and impartiaiIy
Respectfully, w. s. CAMDEN. tide
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O. THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF ROA-
noke: At the solicitation OF friends 1 an
hounce myself u candidate for office OF sergeant
city OF Roanoke, subject to Primary, and respect.
luiiy ask your support. II. X. TILLETT
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FOR SALE,

TOR SALE-NICE FARM OF 90
IL acres, with many improvements, at
great bargain, situated seven miles
east OF Roanoke. near station and post
office. Address FARM" care of TIMES.
41S21-23
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TOR RENT-FURNISRE HOUSE.
a desirable location, very reasonable
terms. FURNISHED" Times office.
1 II St
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NOTICE OF MEETINGS.

NOTICE-NORFOLK AND VEST
\ ern Railroad Compsny-The an
nun! meeting of the shareholders of the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Will be held on Wednesday, the second
day OF May, 1894, a. 10 o'clock q. M,
at the office of the company, in the city
OF Roanoke, Va, when an election will
DE held for thirteen directors for the
ensuing year, and such other business
transacted as may properly come be-
fore the meeting The transfer books
VIII be closed from o'clock D, m.
April ii, 1894, until o'clock q. M.
May 4, 1894 "A j. HEMPHILL, Secre-
tary.
April 10, 1894. 4l217 ala5es
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Devon's DyeinE Establishment Burglar

lied.
The dyeing establishment of James
Devon, on Campbell avenue, few doors
below THE TIMES office. was broken into
by unknown thieves Wednesday night
and robbed of clothing to the amount of
about $3.50. The theft was discovered
at o'clock yesterday morning by Almer
kester, an employee of the house, when
he came to open the esta blishment for
the day. The case is in the hands OF
the police force but no clue has been
found yet
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"The Midnight Alarm"

"The Midnight Alarm" was played to
coca sized audience at tho Academy of
Music last night, and won from those
present cordial appreciation OF its
merits. The play probably introduces
as many realistic scenes as any produc-
ton on the road.
1t is moreover filled with thrilling
incidents and an interesting dialogue
which Is we'll carried by competent
actors and actresses. The drawbridge
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scene and the sight of real FIRE engine
driven by two handsome Arabian orses
were sufficient to create great enthusiasm
and applause.
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Report of Bevlns' Death Probably True.

While the report that William Bevins
had been killed in Tennessee has not
been officially confirmed, it is neverthe-
less undoubtedly true. Detective w.
g. Baldwin reached the city yesterday,
but he had received no reliable informa
ton on the subject. He was N receipt
OF telegram last night from d. Fl.
Barger, perintendent OF the Kenova
division OF the Norfolk and Western,
to the effect that the report of Beyins'
death was current at Kenova. Mr..
baldwin fears that the report is true.
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aloud that It might soon be over with.
so only those screams might be stopped
1t seemed as though 1t had gone on
for hours. when some men rushed IN
hundred voices cried: Here he is, over
herew and they ran around outside the
cage and threw the light OF the lantern
on a place where heap OF gray, gold
laced clothes writhed and twisted be-
meath three great bulks of fulvous hide
and brlstling black name.
The irons were useless. The three
furies dragged their prey out of their
reach and crouched over 1t again and
recommended. No one dared go into the
cage. and still! the man lived and strug-
| saw Toppans finger go to his mouth,
and through that medley of dreadful
noises there issued a sound that, sick as
was, made me shrink anew and close
my eyes and teeth and shudder as
though some cold slime had been poured
through the hollow of my bones where
the marrow should be. 1t was as the
noise OF "A fine whiplash, mingled with
the whlrr of locust magnted a hum
drCd times, and ended In an abrupt
Clacking noise thrice repeated.
At once | remembered where | had
heard II before, because, having once
heard the hiss OF an aroused and angry
serpent, no child of Eve can ever for
get II.
tween Toppan's teeth and that filled the
arena from wall to wall was the sound
that had heard once before in the
Paris lariin dcs Plantes, at feeding
time-the sound made by the great con-
str!ctors when their huge bodies are
looped and coied like reatd for the
throw that never misses. that never re
lakes, and that no beast OF the field Is
built strong enough to withstand. All
the iilthv wiCkednes' and ahom-
inab malice of the centuries since the
Enemy first entered into that shape that
crawls was concentrated in that
hoarse. whistling hiss-a hiss that was
cold and piercing like. an icicle-made
sound. 1t was not loud but had in II
some sort of penetrating quality that
cut through the waves OF horrid sounds
about us. as the snake-carved prov of
a Viking galley might cut is way
through the tumbling eddies Of a tide.
At the second repetition the lions
paused. None better than they knew
what was the meaning Of that hiss.
They had heard 1t before in their ma
tive hunting grounds in the earlier days
of Summer, when, the first heat lay
close over the jungle. like the hollow of
the palm of an angry god. or, II they
themselves had not heard II. their sires
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tied. wv "'
The quarry Is owhed by Carpenter
Brothers. who furnish stone for mac
adamtzing to New York Staten Islam
and to Long Island towns. The blast
Ing Is done under the direction Of Hugh
Reilly.
Two weeks ago gang OF men com
menced tunnelling into the face Of the
mountain just below the lovely plateau
that has been termed Suicide Park"
because of the fact that many persons
have ended an unhappy existence by
leaping over the cliff. The tunnel was
extended seventy-fve feet. Then three
| shafts, each little over two feet across
and twelve feet deep. were sunk from
different points in the tunnel. Into
each shaft was placed 1000 pounds OF
dynamite. Electric wires were con-
nected with dynamite cartridges. and
after everything was completed the
| shafts and tunnel were tamped with
earth.
The people in the neighborhood were
then warned, and Hugh Reilly stood at
| point 500 feet back on the Palisades
and waited until the river was clear. At
3 O'Clock the opportunity came: the cleo
trio button was touched. and the 1900
pounds of dynamite tore a hole in the
mountain 200 feet long, $50 feet deep and
| l7S feet In the perpendicular.
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dazed by the garish blue-whiteness OF a
few moments before, they could see per
fectly now where the tanner was blind.
Listen" said Toppan. Near to us,
and on the inside of the cage. we could
hear a sound as of some slender body
being whisked back and forth over the
guessed what 1t was: one OF the lions
was crouched there. whipping his sides
When he stops that he'll spring"
said TOppan, eNcltedly.
Bring a light. Jerry-quick" came
People were clambering to their fee,
by this time, talking loud. and we
heard a woman cry out.
please. keep as quiet as, possible.
ladies and gentlemen!' cried the tanner;
1T won't do to excitc"-
From the direction of the voice came
the sound Of IA heavy fall and n cras
that shook the iron grdtings IN their
sockets
Hes got him. shouted Toppan,
And then what u scene! In that thick
darkness every one sprang up, stumbling
over the seats ana over each other, All
shouting and crying out, suddenly
stricken with panic fear of some
thing they could not see. Inside the
barred deathtrap every lion suddenly
gave tongue at once, until tn" air shook
and sang in our ears, We could hear
against the bars and could see their
eyes leaving CLASSY streaks against
the darkness as they lcaped. Two more
spranE as tn" first had done towards
that quarter Of the cage from which came
sounds of stamping and struggling, and
then the tanner began to scream.
| think that so long as | 1--we | shall
not forget the sound Of the tanner 5
screams. He did not scream as woman
would have done. from the head, but
from the chest, which sounded 80 much
worse that was sick from II IN second
with that sickness that weakens one at
the pit Of the stomach and along the
muscles at the back OF the legs, He dli
not pause for a second. Every breath
was "A scream, and every scream WAS
alike, and one heard through It all the
long snarls OF satisfied hate and revenge.
mufiled by the mans clothes AMI the rip.
rip of the cruel crawls,
Hearing It all In the dark, as We did.
made II all the moro dreadful | think
for a time must have taken leave OF
my senses. | was ready TO vomlt for the
sickness that was upon me, and | beat
my hands raw upon the iron bars or
clasped them over my ears against the
sounds OF the dreadful thing that was
doing behind them. ! remember praying
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SAVED BY A HISS.
Ioppan's Travelling Experience Used at
o. Critical Moment

- -. ,,,,
IN 'front.' OF tho entrance = spieier
STOOD on a starch box ana beat upon
piece OF tin with stick. and we weakly
succumbed to his frenzied appeals ana
went inside. We did this l am sure.
partly to please the "spieler'' VINO woulo
nave oeen dreadfuliy disappointed II we
nau not done 80, but partly 100 TO please
,oppan. who was always interested IN
'ne great beasts and liked to watch them'
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One Star Bear the McDouga of the Sioux @

before them had. and the fear of the
thing bred into their bones suddenly
leaped to Use at the sound, and gripped
them and held them close.
When fora third time the sound sung and
shrilled in their ears, their heads drew
between their shoulders. their great
hackles rose and stiffened on their
backs, their tails dropped, and they
backed slowly to the further side of the
cage and cowed there. whining and
beaten.
Toppan wiped the sweat from the in.
side OF his hands and went into the cage
with the. keepers and gathered up, the
painting. broken body, with its twitchina
fingers and white face, and carried II
out. AS they lifted it, the handful OF
pitiful medals dropped from the
upon the floor. In the silence that had
now succeeded, 1t was about the only
sound one heard.
A. we sat that evening on the porch a
suburb of the city, he sai id for the third
time; Il had that trick from Mpong-
wee headman,' and added: 1T was while
! was al Victoria Falls, waiting to cross
the Kalahari Desert"
Then he continued. his eyes growing
kCenCr and his manner changing; There
is some interesting work TO be done In
that quarter by some one. You sec. the
kildhari runs like this'-he drew the
lines on the ground with his cane-"com'
ing down in something like this snaps
twentieth parallel south. The aneroid
gives its average elevation about coo
feet. ] didn't cross II at the time, be-
cause We had sickness and the porters
cut But | made a lot of geological OBJ
servations, and from these have built
up a theory that the Kalahari is no des-
ert at all, but big, wel-watered pla-
teau, with higher ground on the east
and west.
THE tribes, too, thereabout called the
place Linoka- Noka, and that's the Bantu
for rivers upon rivers. They're nasty,
though, these Bantu. and gave us a lot
of trouble. They have a way OF splitting
little poisoned thorns into you unawares.
and your tongue swells up and turns blue
and your teeth fall out and"-
His wife Victoria came out on the
porch in evening dress,
"Ah. Vic" said Toppan. jumping up
with a very sweet smile, I'VE were just
talking about your paper-german next
Tuesday, and / think we might have
some very pretty favors made out OF
white tissue,psPer.rosss and butter
aut.
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A VAST REMOVAL JOB.
Health Department Will Take Up
New Quarters Soon.
Millions Of Important Records to Be-
Transferred Carefully.
Commissioners Need q Separate Con-
tagious Disease Bureau.

Unless the arrangements miscarry.
the Health Department will move from
its present Offices at Police Headquarters
to the new Criminal Court Building In
Centre street, during the third week in
September.
AS far as the Health Department
proper is concerned that could be trans
ferred almost any day. but 1t Is the
fitting up of quarters for the new
laboratory that Is causing the delay.
Some of the furnishings for the latter
are elaborate. and have been ordered
from the West. The orders have been
tardily nlled. hence the unpleasant de-
lay.
You can hardly conceive Of the mag
nitude OF the word move when applied
to the Health Department" said Pres
ident Wilson to an Evening World
reporter to-day. I'VE have millions OF
records. many of them of the greatest
: Importance. The utmost care must be
observed in moving them. that none
becomes misplaced or lost beyond recov-
why. we have Of one class alone
1000 900 documents. They are the certifl-
Gates OF death, and are OF the greatest
possible valuation. Should any of them
amount Of Inconvenience to some one
Then there are the marriage certiii-
Gates. aggregating numbers reaching up
into the hundreds of thousands. Besides
the latter and others already referred
to, there are the records in the Sanitary
Bureau enumerating. the number. OF per
| they live, who have come under the eye
of the Health Department because OF
violations or alleged violations OF the
among the Sundreds "e Of thousands and
are very precious In the eyes OF the off,
clals, who have been instrumental In
their compilation IN bysonee years
work of removing the Bureau of Con-
tagous Diseases. 1t has been suggested
that building be provided in, part Of
Building for this division of the Health
| Department. To put II IN such a busy
PUBLIC place as that building, which will
thing, some say. People suffering with
almost any one of the abhorrent. not
to say dangerous contagious diseases
brn sy IN search Tfna of s seoq ea In 6
partment spreading IN the mean time
the infection Of which they may be the
At the present time the Bureau of
Contagious Diseases Is separate from
the Health Department proper in the
quarters in Mulberry street. But In
diseases Infectious StI receive daily atten-
ton. hundreds of children go every day
and submit to vaccination. as a pre-
ventive measures against the Identical
contact while making the visit.
But the health authorities. although
recognizing the evils as shown in this
defects. because to do so would cos
money. and they have not the "all-to
say" In that respect.
However, by the end Of next month
| the Health DeDa rtment at Police Head
quarters will only be a matter Of history
and memory.
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90, and now and then the old feeling.
the love Of the old life. the old ambi-
ton, would be stirred into activity
again by some sight or sound or cpl
sode in the conventional life around
him.
A chance paragraph in a newspaper.
a sight of the Arizona deserts OF sage
and cactus, a momentary panic on a
ferry boat, sometimes even fine music
or a great poem would wake the better
part of him to the desire OF doing great
things. At such times the longing grew
big and troublous within him to cut
loose from 1t all and get back to those
places of the earth where there were
neither months nor years. and where
the days of the week had no names;
where he could feel unknown winds
blowing against his face and unknown
mountains rising beneath his feet; where
he could see great sandy, stony stretches
OF desert with hot. blue shadows. and
plains of salt, and thickets Of jungle
grass, broken only by the LARS OF
beasts and the paths the steinbok make
when they go down to water.
The most trifiing thing would recall
all this to him. Just as couple OF notes
have recalled to you whole arias and
overtures. But with Toppan II was as
though one had recalled the arias and
overtures and then was not allowed to
sing them.
We went into the arena and sat down
The ring in the middle was fenced In by
a great, circular iron cage. The tiers OF
seats rose around this. . band was