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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
THIS ExEcUrIoN NOT SUCCESSFUL.
The Rope Parted and the Negro Purvis
Hanging Deferred for IA Time.

The Rope Parted and the Negro Purvis'
Hanging Deferred for IA Time.
COLUMBIA Miss, Feb. William
Purvis, the young negro, who was SEN
fenced to hang here yesterday for the
alleged assassination last July OF Will.
liam Buckley, OF Marion county. by a
gang OF whitecappers, WAS duly hanged
by tho sheriff this evening.
The moose parted and Purvis' neck,
instead OF being broken. WAS only
slightly abraded by the rope. lie fell
on his back and remained perfectly still
for a few moments man rushed for.
ward and bending over the negro asked
"Are you hurt?"
From under his black cap Purvis re
piled: "For Gods sake get mo out OF
this"
Others came up and Sheriff Magee
made ready to conduct Purvis back to
the scaffold for second attempt. Four
of the board OF supervisors were present
and they called the sheriff into the
courthouse for a conference. Rev Mr..
Silsley, OF the Columbia Methodist
Church, made an impassioned plea to
the spectators and it was decided by
unanimous vote that tho execution be
postponed.
Tho negro was to day taken to Meri-
dian and tho facts telegrsphed to Gov
ernor Stone.
Tho Governor Has Net Received NOtihca-
New ORLEANS, Feb. S.-A special to
the Times Democrat from Jackson,
Miss, says: Governor Stoac has not yet
received any notification of tho miscar-
riage of justice in the case OF Will Pur
Wis, at Columbia yesterday, which is
situated thirtytivo miles from the rail.
road From privately informed sources
otherwise this morning he, as everyone
else, believed the sentence had been
carried out.
This is the first time in the history OF
this State 80 far as known, where q
criminal sentenced to death escaped the
same by Interference Of outsiders
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
VISITED PRESIDENT PEIxoTo.
Minister Thompson and Admiral Beuhan,
Have II Pleasant Call on the Brazilian.


HAYES Pleaeant Call on the Brazilian
Copy righted 1891 by the United Prcss)
Rio DE JANEIRo, Feb. Thomas l..
Thompson, United States Minister, and
Rear Admiral Benham, com mander of
the United States fleet, and his staff.
called upon President Peixoto at the
palace this afternoon. They were es-
corted both going and coming by q
handsome com pany OF Brazilian lancers.
The minister of marine, the minister
OF foreign affairs and many officers of
the Brazilian army and navy assisted
tho president at the reception. Poixoto
made favorable impression on tho
minds Of his visitors. De was invited
by Rear Admiral Benham to visit the
American fleet and he promised to do
so in the near future.
Manuel Vic;orino Perevia, of Bahia,
mas been named as candidate for the
vice presidency in the election to be
held on March l. Like DR. Prudente de
Moraes, the nominee for the presidency,
Perevia is civilian. Both were nomi-
mated by twenty senators under the
craftsmanship OF Thomas Delfino.
The fact that President Peixoto ap-
proves OF these nominations OF civilians
shows the falseness of the insurgent
statement that he desires to continue
military rule in Brazil.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
BEDFORD CITY BUDGET.
Attempted Train Wreck Near Thaxton's.
City Cots the Suit Against Arthur and
HIS Sureties.

Attempted Train Wreck Near Thaxton's.
City Cots the Suit Against Arthur and
HIS Sureties.
BEDFORD CITY, Feb. Sin Bedford
county court tais morning Judge Moifett
decided the suits on motions of the
board of supervisors OF Bedford VS. l.. C.
Arthur and sureties in favor OF the
plaintiff. The amount of the Judgment
Is 81, 800
The fifteen days OF the term having
expired, the suit OF the county school
board against Arthur and others will
not come up until the February term.
A panel of twenty-five men was brought
down from Salem, from which q Jury
was TO have been selected, but their
service were no. needed.
An attempt was made to wreck train
just east OF Thaxton's at an early hour
yesterday morning. A rail was laid
across tho track, out the engineer OF a
freight train saw the obstruction in time
to prevent damage to his train.
j. Frank Patterson, of Ives, Neb.,
and Miss Frances c Hammer were mar.
ried at Peaks Church yesterday, and
left at once for Nebraska.
Mrs Richard Wells died suddenly at
her home near Bunker Hill q few DAYS
since, aged so years.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
IN MARY LEASES FAVOR.

Supreme Circuit Court Decides That tho
Governor Could Not Remove Her
TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. S.-The supreme
circuit court to-day rendered decision
in the case Of Mary Ellen Lease vs.. Gov.
ernor Llewellya. The decision OF the
court is that the governor is without an
thority to remove Mrs Lease from her
position as member Of the State char
tiles board.
Mrs. Lease will at once begin an in.
vestigation tour OF the State elemosy-
nary institu lions. 1t Is stated that
Governor Llewellyn is satisfied with the
decision as it relieves him from an EN-
barrassing political situation
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
DE GRAFT ADMITS HIS GUILT.
Hanged at Winston for tho Murder of Hi.
Sweetheart.


RALEIGH, N C. Feb S-A special to
the News and Observer from Winston
says: In the presence OF over 5000 per-
sons Peter Degraf o-day paid the
penalty for numbering his sweetheart,
Ellen Smith Sheriff Macarthur sprung
tho trigger at 1885, and in an instant
the lifo OF tho condemned man went
out His mock was broken and death
was instantaneous, but tao heart s
action continued for seven minutes
The ropo was around the prisoners
neck wncn he assembled tho acaffold.
lie raised his hat and bowed 10 the
crowd, while the death warrant was
read by the sheriff. During the reading
Degraf paid stric. attention, but ex-
hibtted no signs of nervousness A
religious service was conducted by Rev.
Il A. Brown, Rev. w. A. Lutz also
made touching remarks.
In his speech Degraff made q confess
sion OF the CT mo which he has ALWAYS
bitterly denied. He talked rapidly, but
vas not excited. He said: That thing
you call corn liquor, cards. dice and
other games Of cnance, pistols and bad
women are the things which have
brought me to this place to stand on
thls scanold L hav5 kept back for
months what am going to tell you
God told me to keep it back
YES, shot tho woman. was drunk
at the time. l put the pistol 10 her
breast and fred it. The only words she
said after l shot her wers: Lord, have
mercy on me- l stand here to day to
receive my just reward " He concluded
his remarks by telling his learers not
to do as he had done.
When Petcr shook hands and told his
two brothers and tho ofiicars goud-oye
tie scene was q sad one He gave his
bibla to his youngest brother. The
aged father and mother babe him fare
we'll at the Ill this morning, and at the
request of Peter they did not witness
his execution. The scene moved many
to tears.
report was current this morning
that Degraff had poisoned himself dur
ing the might. Investigation proved he
only took some powders to make him
sleep we'll.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
TELEGRAPH BREvITIEs.

The stated treasury balance yester-
day was gold, 500, 32l, 229; currency, e2s,
1890.
An effort to secure caucus on the
seignorage bill has been abandoned by
the House Democrats.
Serious religious riots between Mo
hammedans and Hindoos have occurred
at Yeola, near Nassick, ninety five miles
from Bombay.
The Cooley Publishing Company, OF
New York, publishers of Godey's Maya.
zine and various books and periodicals
assigned to-day.
dispatch from Valparaiso says that
several Balmacedists have been ar
rested in Santiago and that the state oil
siege has been proclaimed in the city.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
New Yerk's Gold Was withdrawn From,
the Treasury

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Ohicial figures
have been received at the Treasury
Department. from New York, which
show that OF sal, 200,0 900 bonds allotted
to New York, all the bonds have been
paid for in gold except 50, s97, 900, which
were deposited in legal tenders. Gold
TO this extent was withdrawn from tho
Treasury for the purpose of paying for
bonds in exchange for legal tenders 10
the amount named.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
Kolbites and Peoples Parties Join Force,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. s-The
State convention Of the Jeffersonian
Democrats OF kolbites and OF the Peo.
Plies party was held here to-day and a
full State ticket nominated to oppose
the regular Democratic ticket. The
Peoples party held their State con.
vention this morning at tho Winnie
Davis wigwam. An invitation was re-
ceived from tho Kolbites to join them
in their convention. 1t was accepted,
but not without some dissensions
The Poop. > p"rty adopted q plat
form which indotses the Omaha plat
form, declaring Cor an income tax. de-
mands FREQ ballot, fair count and
opposes the repeal Of the 10 per cent. tax
on State banks.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
Deaths Spectre Haunted Tn Suicide.

BALTIMORE, Fob. Dependency,
caused by falling health, and with the
spectre Of DEAN always in her mind,
Miss BESSIE Hahtz Ebert. q we'll known
young lady in North Baltimore social
circles, committed suicide at the family
nome this morning. With razor she
almost severed her head from her body.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
A Boom Plant to Start Up Again.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. s.-The
large plant of the Chattanooga Tool
Company, a product OF the boom. and
which has been idle over three years,
was purchased to-day by q stock com
pany. headed by George B. Durell, and
will be put into operation with large
force Of men,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
READ THIS
LETTER,
It's from a Virgin.
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story:

RIvERroN, VA, June 30, 1898.
Col. John Il Cary & Son, Gen
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Yours truly,
RICH'D MCCOY
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
FILIBUSTERlNG IN THE HOUSE,
Many are Not DESTROYS of Con-
sidering BANDS Bill.

Reed Begins the Obstructionary Tactics.
But He In Aided by the New York
Democrats-BlAnd FIually Cots Con-
Whole and Explains His Measure.
The Bill Provides for the Issuance of
Silver Certificates and Silver Notes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
Financial Matters Caused suioids

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Fob. s.-This
morning Max Baum committed suicide
1t his homo here by shooting himself
through the head. Mental alteration
Is said by some to be the cause for rash
act Financial matters are also said to
be cause.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
At Mrs. Flesher's School, No. 3as Camp
bell Street,

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now practiced by all Hrssclass French
and American lady tailors; private les
sons to dressmakers desiring to learn
the line points; the system cuts so &C.
curately that personal fitting Is not
necessary.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
TaO0PS GUARD THE PRISONERS.
One of the Manassas AssauIters
Tried and Found Guilty

And the Death Sentence VIII BIO Imposed.
An Immense But Orderly Crowd
Meets the Prisoners aud Their Pro-
tectors, tho Alexandria Light Infantry.
Line OF Troops Drawn up IN Front of
the Bar-The Verdict Received nv tn a
Big Audience with Deafeninc APP
plause.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
THE WEATHER

Forecast for Virginia: Rain, probably
followed by fair in the afternoon; south &.
east windsj brisk and high en- the coast.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-09
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-30
TOLD BY A TRAVELLER.
Conductor Brown was Murdered by One
OF Party Of Toughs

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. GA special to the
Post Dispatch from Little Rock, Ark,
says:
Walter d. Walsh, n travelling salesman
for the Day Rubber company of st. Louis.
has given to Superintendent Mckee a full
statement of the recent killing of Pullman
Conductor Brown on an Iron Mountain
train which has heretofore seemed so mys-
terous and has caused SO many sensa-
tional arrests in the effort to clear it up.
Mr.. Walsh states that he was on the
train the night OF the killing. In the
coach in which he was, a party of men,
some half dozen or more We're carousiug
and were very boisterous. y lady IN the
coach, whom Walsh did not know, ap-
pealeG TO Conductor Brown to allow her
To 80 into the sleeping car over which he
had charge. Conductor Brown remon-
strated with the men who became abusive
and an exchange of words followed, con-
tinuiug the length of the car TO the plat
form. The train just then was slowing
up for a station. From the party of men
who We're on the platform of the car Mt
the time, a shot was fired and it was this
shot which killed Brown. The party then
jumped of the train and fed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-30
SLID INTO THE SEA
RAILROAD BOOKS Al TACOMA SUNK
Ii PUGET SOUND.
Due to Neither L daI " ave Nor Earth'
quake but 10 Enormous PreSSurr
on an Artificial Emban Two
Lives l. ,st-Uou>c Found hight
Miles AWay-The Damage.

TACOMA. Wash. Nv - -lnvestigauoE
proves couclasively that last nights great
land slide was caused by neither tidai
wave nor earthquake. Puget sound has
very steep shores. Just outside the North
ern Patific docks the bank slopes into deep
water at an angle o. - degrees. Fifty
feet from the dock the water is 80 10 40
feet deep At great expense the railroad
has put in solid docks Of made land. sup
ported on the watersid- by rock wall,
built against piiing driven into the mud.
This wrS not strong enough 10 bear the i'm
mense pressure aud when the high bank
fur her up had been made slippery and
loose by recent rains the outer edge OF the
dock began TO slide and finally gave WAY
precipItating into deep water one OF tn
most valus bile portions of the water front.
The submerged strip Is 500 feet long and
200 IN width.
Two persons were killed. Emma Stubs,
the 10 year-old stepdaughter Of {. II
AlSer. a boathOuso proprietor. AMI John
! Hanson. the night Waterman. who was
Carried down with the engine house, con-
timing the boiler and pumps which fur
nished the power with which the bluff
side was being washed down by hydraulic
process A few minutes before the slide
Hanson had been talking with Policeman
heene. i lie latter Is certall that Hanson
{ had no chance of escape. Neither of the
bodies have been recovered.
superintendent McCabe says the perma-
nent damage to the railroad docks will not
amount TO over 5000. The work OF re
pairing the ocean dock will commence at
once, but the rebuilding Of the sea wall for
l,SOO feet will be deferred until chief engi-
neers at st. Pnul can decide what plan
shall be adopted to insure future perma-
nence.
The south end of the sound freight ware
house, In which Were the office OF the
Cashier and twenty freight clerks, went
down in the crash. The safe contained
-, 400 in cash aud valuable papers worth
sl2, $50 IL was supposed that the safe and
valuable freight records had been sunk in
200 feet of water. but this evening the
two story building in which the office was
located was found partly submerged o.
The beach at GIG harbor. eight miles away.
lie safe and records are now supposed TO
be >aie. a diver has been telepAoued for
10 come aud search for them.
The damage 10 shipping aud other losses
Is estimated at SIR ON
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-30

~..sss.v 20 nave moved the occupant out W
sheer discomfort \ large wood stove was
placed IL tie oDen space in winter There
is d stove standing there now, and II looks
p thCucl'. with :hc aid 81 few hickory
logs. q f.cv couId be produced. One OF tae
OddCsc s--@-s II TIE rom = m adjustable
parJitioa. working On hi1geS, thar was usCti
10 sCU.---t-e t2e SISTERS from the brethren
TIE idea Govbtlozs vas 70 prevent The
Thoughts q The wCr5lipors frJ1A wander
Inc 10 material aad t-anSitory objects.
There IS q gallery al t5C end o. the house
and II ! tbc C@CCryst gallery one ever >lw.
1t was shUt a. from the rest Of tie audi
forum by ST, Ct ceiling. This Cxtcad-
al well across the room. In this ceiling
are number g trapdoOrS. These wCre
opened daring service, 80 that the occJ.-
pants Oi the gallery could hear what was
said below without seeing or being seen
1t Is said children were put in the gallery.
bus there Is also "a report that servants
and slaveS-for there were slaves IN New
Jersey when the church was in its prime
went I'D 10 the gallery. At certain
times, when the service was very impor-
tant, She calling was lifted out or Up, as
deemed more desirable
In the rear OF the building is IN ancient
graveyard In it repCSe the remains Of
the forsfathers Of some Of the leading fam
HES Of the state. They were pioneers in
their time. There are no expensive monu-
mentS. Rude slabs of native stone or
slate quarried from the very hills on which
the building stands mark the resting
places Of the Warts, Brothertons, Alwar,ls
and scores Of others who founded Morris
county.-New York Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-30
The Obliging Cashier.

81 know how it feels to look down the
barrel of a six shooter said II. X. Hollo-
way, cashier OF the Trinidad National
bank of Trinidad, Colo, when the weap-
on is in the hands of determined man
who means business.
1T was a few years since, and at noon,
while occupied with my duties in the
bank, that my attention was attracted by
the sound of footsteps. l looked up, and
as l did so my eyes met a revolver pointed
squarely at my chest. Don't move, was
the injunction in quiet, low tones, and
don't you speak except to answer my
questions 1 never obeyed a command
with such alaerity. Well, he proceeded to
tell me that he wanted all of the money in
sight, which wasn't much, about s., 600.
and he got Ii without an outward mur.
muir. l couldn't help myself My partner
and one clerk had gone 10 their dinners,
and l had nothing else to do but comply
with the robbers demands. The whole
thing was over in five minutes. and before
anybody could be called in pursuit the
thief was well on his way TO the noun
tains We never recovered a cent of the
So 600, but we learned subsequently that
the robber was a well known horse thief.
A few months later he met his doom. His
fondness for other mems property got him
into trouble again. and he was left dan
Cling from the limb Of a tree, rs was the
custom in those days Of dealing with
thieves when you caught them. st
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-30
FACTS ABOUT MUSK.
How the Strong Perfume L Obtained and
Its Various Uses.

Although pure musk is not usually rel
ished by the delicate olfactories Of persons
with cultivated scnsibilitieS, there j. no
odor so extensively used in the compound
ing of perfumes. IL is ohtaiued from the
musk deer, which inhabi5s the mountain
ranges Of Tibet.
This animal is smaller than the deer 81
this country, being about the size of a
calf 1t is of dark gray color and has
10 horns. The odOr for which it Is valUa-
bic is q fluid secretion in a sac on the I'M
der side of its body
This is exposed TO the air and when dry
Is sent 10 the market. When first obtained,
IL is about the consistency OF honey and
has a bitter, pungent taste. II is used a.
a medicine, but has more value as per
fume. On account of the pcrsistency with
which musk retains its odOr it is used as
the groundwork for other perfumes, which
are more volatile 1t Is said that "A single
grain II musk will perfume room for -
years.
So strons \. u that it has been estimated
that 5000 parts of substance in itself
devoid Of door will become permeatcd with
the scent with one part of musk. II * IN
consequence very valuable, and As IL Is
difficult To procure on account OF the al
most inaccessible haunts Of the musk deer
IL is quite expensive, being worth about
SO an ounce Chemists have long en-
deayCreG TO procure an artificial musk.
but they have rot as yet been successful
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-30

Assuming that the Bible Is neither SUI
perannEated now nor ever likely TO be so,
il will follow that the illustrations which
the Bible employs are likely TO be clear
and Ineligible To the end Of time.
Now. find that iron architecture j. in
deed spoken Of in the Bible. You know
how it is said Of jeremiah, Behold, |
have made thee this day dcfensed city
and an iron pillar and brazen walls against
:sie whole land '-Rusikn.
But do not find that iron building is
ever alluded t. a. likely 10 become familiar
TO the minds Of men, but, on the contrary,
that an architecture Of carved stone is con
tinually employed a "a source Of the most
important illustrations A simple instance
must occur 10 all of you at once. The force
Of the image Of the cornerstone, a. used
throughout Scripture, would completely
be lost II the Christian and civilized world
were exclusively 10 employ any other ma
terial than earth and rock in their dOmes-
tic buildings l firmly believe that they
never will" Three Periods In English
a Architecture, T. Harris.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-30

Among the Sihanskas there are no reg
ular burying places tor the dead bearing
any resem blAnce 10 the cemeteries wiz
which Europeans are familiar, and in the
ajority Of cases nothing but simple Sc
pulchral mound marks the spot where in
terment has taken place. In few soli-
tary instances ! have found rude human
figures carved in wood placed upright at
the four corners Of a tumulus OF oblone
form, but such As have seen are in al
advanced state Of decay and l have not
heard OF any Of recent date.
The looking glass. the snufbox, the
comb knife, spear and walking stick and
the necklace which belonged 10 the &c
ceased, and also = bottle Of rum, are, as o
rule. barred with the corpse. Many will
recognize in this very ancient custom
observed by other nations. In the tomb
Of Assyria- discovered and opened by Mr..
Lsya-d. were found beads. small orna-
nsntS apparently belonging TO a necklace,
vases o. green pottery. copper mirrors and
copper spoons, bracelets OF silver, piu for
the hair. bowls and small alabaster bot
tlos--Sunday Magazine