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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
sYORT TELLING AT THE UNIVERSITY CLCB

SfOKI TEILTNH At TIE TNIVERNITT CITB.
A capital evenings entertainment was furnished
TO the members of the University Club last night
by such excellent story-tellers as W. Gordon Nc
Cabe James Whitcomb Riley, Thomas Nelson
Page Burton n. Harrison John Miley and Mark
Twain Each gave a short talk or narrated some
incident or other The hail was crowded and every
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
THE STORY oF HIS ILLNESS

on December !. Mr. Munro was stricken with
an attack Of innammatory rheumatism and for
nearly three months lay I'm his rooms at No. ILL
Broadway. once h. made effort to get 10 his
office. bat suffered relapse and kept TO his bed
until about three weeks ago, whom he was able to
return to business. \ little over week ago he
attended the Performance Of ~ Trip to Chinltown"
nj the Madison square Theatre end. although feel
ing extremely weak went 10 business Monday
II was ON Tuesday that he first felt pain in the
region 81 the abdomen All through Tuesday he be-
came rapidly worse. and on Wednesday called IN
Or. Daniel =. Pcaso who at once suspected APP
pendicit!s. The characteristics local irritation did
not declare itself. however. until Thursday. when
Or. Able and Dr Weir who had been called into
consultation. d"ci led that operation would be
necessary In removing tn" vcrmiform appendix.
pr. Able found a gangrenous growth which In
dicatcd that the poison from the disease had al
ready been distilled into Mr. MunrO's system. From
then on in the language OF the physicians the
Illness resolved itself into "A race between the
poison and tho constitution Of the patient and
the poison Won.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
4 STEAMER AGROUND IN THE HARBoR

The strong northwest wind Of yesterday blew the
water out Of the bay AMI made the tides unusually
low The oil tank steamer Deutschland. outward
bound. went aground between Robbins Reef and
~ George. \ number of tugs went to her assist
nnce and IL was expected that she would come
of AT th. high tide about midnight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

COMPLAINING OF STREET-CAR SERVICE.
To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: The service the Madison-ave. crosstown
line. which through the Park from Fifth to
Eighth aves IL not good the system Is poorly man
aged and should at once be bettered
WEST-SIDE PROPERTY OWNER.
New-York Feb. % 1884
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

HE thir;cen-yearold daughter Norma, and his legal
q. ,viser. James \. Blanchard His Henry. who
IS eleven years old. lies at Dobbs Ferry PROSTATE
under the disclse which killed his father. Blu; In
the opinion Of the surgeons he has a good chance
for recovery. Mrs. Munro was called yesterday
from the bedside Of her 70 the deathbed of
her husband.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25
his LATER LIFE.

Mr. Munro's successful business ventures were
not confined 10 publications. As a buyer OF real eS-
TATE. hc armed considerable celebrity. He owned
the beautiful Norwood Park at Long Branch. on
which h" built casino and twenty-siN private
cottages lie also dabbleI extensively in real estate
I'm Newly ,rk AMI Brooklyn About ISIS, Mr.. Munro.
VINO had already become considerably more than a
millionaire. conceived a fancy for yachting His
taste ran 10 steam yachts and he owned In sue
cc,sion the Norma The Now Then the say When.
the 50 So the our Mary. the Jersey Lily. the Nor
wool ana the Namoosr. All these with the eX-
crptlon of the Namoose were built for his use.
ana AS one ~ his yachts established a record he
got A successor beat II until he reached the Nor
wood which attained a speed of thirty miles an
hour.
Tho arrangements for the funeral have not yet
been completed. In al iitOn to his own family, Mr..
Munro leaves several sisters and brother George.
also a well-known publisher. who with him I'M
nj a few minute before his death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

CIAUNCEY NJ DEPEW AND THE PRONI-
DENT LOAN SOCIETY PLAN.

NEW YORK CENrRAi.s PRESIDENT STRONGLY N
FAVOR or THE SPEEDY PASSAGE OF THE
BILL. AUTHORIZING THE INCoR-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

Two years after his first start he leased the two
buildings nos @, ami 30 BE, kman-st.. and here, on
February .. 1876 tire destroyed the whole OF his
plant IN addition to a large number of manuscripts
and copyrights Yet. with his fertility OF resource.
he coutrivel 10 produce the next number Of THE
Sew York Family Story Paper" and other smaller
weekly publications. ON time and from that period
had known no check in his successful career. For
a time he occupied premises at No. = Beekman-
ST. and then IN January, 1883, moved 10 the nine
story building in NanleWater-st. known as Mum
ro's Publishing House" where he remained until
his death About this time he started the series OF
small papor-houud volumes of the works OF stand
ara authors kIowu "Muuro's Library, which
he aft,rNard sold TO John W. Lowell for $4,000
After The Family Story Paper the most success
ful OF Mr.. MIuro's weekly periodicals T., perhaps.
Golden Hours a publication FOR boys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-25

Mr. Munro RS. from the ploughboy AT the far
rosy 20 the millionaire Is simply the story Of self
denial. .ndomitable pluck and unerrnS judgment.
Born nfty-oue years ago in the town Of Millbrook.
Plctou county Noya Scotia. ne followed farm work
with his father un.u he twenty-five years Old.
Then be came - New-York AMI entered the service
Of publishing house. H. learned the details Of
the business. saved money enough for start on
his own account ana rented two floors at No. 1853
WNliam-st. Iicre IN September. 1873. on the IA
nous Black Tr. .1y.' when 80 many hundred great
fortunes were swallowed M. the first number 81
THE N~w-Nork Family Story Paperr' went -
press. From fn- .ly off IFS orth u grew rapidly.
ana npurislci year boy year. un,l IL has now
reached 4 circulation estimated AT cocoon weekly.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
FOR A ROANOKE EXHIBIT.
Important Meeting of the Young Mons
business League Last Night.

Important Meeting of the Young Mons
business League Last Night.
The regular semi. thly meeting OF
the Young Mons BUSINESS League was
held in the Husting's Court room last
night and a number of interesting re.
ports were received from tho various
committees. The advertising committee
has been in correspondence with the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
Society with the Wow OF having Roa-
noke exhibit at the Richmond expo-
sition.
the managers of the exposition are
very anxious to have an exhibit from
here and the Norfolk and Western will
haul it one way free. A number Of
merchants and manufacturers have
signified their intentions of making ex.
hibits and the committee will press the
matter and try and have Roanoke credit.
ably represented.
The committee on public roads was
authorized to correspond with various
commercial organizations in the State
with view to getting them to Join with
Roanoke in call for convention at
Richmond in the near future to organize
State league tor the Improvement OF
public roads.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
Lost n Small Fortune.

There was quito crowd around a
coalhcio i'll the sidewalk, and it was
soon learned that lady who was pass
ing had stepped into the uncovered hole,
and they were getting her out She was
not hurt "a the least but rather fright
ened and dusty. n male relative who
accompanied her was executing series
Of gymnastics around her
"Sure you're not hurt, Adder" he
asked anxiously.
"Not bit, Richard -
"No sprains or broken bones?'
mot one. You see, l was caught by
man who was passing, and that saved
me from being hurt
"Whcre is the oflicious wretch?''
Orchard, he is my delivererp'
"Deliverer nothing! If you had just
broken one little bone, we could have
sued the city and recovered $40, 900
damages. "-Detroit FREQ Press
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
WILD BILL A SOLID MAN.
Tho Body of the Famous Desperate unl
Turned to Stone.

Tho Body of the Famous Desperate Had
Turned to Stone.
Tho climate of Colorado is so exceed
ingiy dry III tho greater portion Of the
state that ordinary objects, such as pos
tatoes, vegetables of various sorts and
even small animals, petrify when GOV
cred with sand. Tho body of Wild Bill,
tho famous desperate, is today solid
stone. Lie WAS buried in IL sandy coun-
try near Telluride, and about four years
ago his friends decided to put mp Il mon
ument to his memory. They went out
to his grave, which is III tho open
prairie, and one of the party, m old
scout, was taken along to exactly locate
whore he was buried. The sand had
shifted and blown in great heaps, as it
does all through that country, and the
scout had Il good deal of difficulty in
absolutely locating the spot. Finally he
struck mound that he said had Wild
Bill under it.
Owing TO the uncertainty of the stu
alton and his hcsitancy, the party de
0ded to dig down and see whether he
was right. Presently the spade ran into
n rock-a scarce thing III that country.
They shovclcd all around it, and soon
revealed the pctriticd image of Wild
Bill, as perfect as the day he died, with
not trace of decomposition. Even the
clothes and shoes We're turned to stone
Some of tho parties wanted TO take tho
body up for tho purposes of exhibition.
But one of Bills old pals, Shorty Jake,
as he was called, remarked that tho first
man who tried to do SO would find bed
In the hole that Bill filled So the idea
was abandoned. Washington Post.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
THE DAY IN ROANOKE.
Two PIcnics and Several Entertainments
In the Evening.

Two Picnics and Several Entertainments
In the Evening.
Labor hal her innings in Roanoke
yesterday, and although tho events Of
the day were confined to two picnics and
a few entertainments at night, every
body who participated had a good ii NO.
The Machine Works were closed and
Sunday hours were observed a. the
postofli;e . ALI of tho banks were closed,
1T being legal holiday.
At Carr's Woods several hundred
people gathered early in the.day, nearly
every one present being provided with a
lunch basket. At Washington Heights,
where the Friendship Fire Com pany's
picnic Was held. nearly the same num-
Der enjoyed themselves, the managers
sparing no attention that could induce
to their pleasure. At night the grounds
were brilliantly Illuminated and several
hundred gayly dressed couples dane ed
until q lato hour.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04

Mrs. PHOEBE THOMAS. OF junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors she
had consumption and that there was no
hope for her. but two bottles Of DR..
Kings New Discovery completely cured
her, and she says it saved her life. Mr..
Thomas Eggers, l39 Florida street, San
Francisco, suffered from dreadful
cold, approaching consumption; tried
without result everything else. then
bought one bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery and in two weeks was cured.
He is naturally thankful. 1t is such
results, OF which these are samples,
that prove the wonderful efflc acy OF this
medicine in coughs and colds. Free
trial bottles at Christian Il Barbee's
drug store. Regular size so cents and 81.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
HEAVENLY MELODIES.
"A Rare Musical Treat at Hotel Roanoke
Last Night.


Last Night.
Mr.. Leo Wneat. the celebrated South.
ern pianist, assisted by Miss Carrie Cot
terill, of Washington, entertained a Sc
lect company OF ladies and gentlemen in
the spacious psrlors Of Hotel Roanoke
last night. Those present were much
impressed with Mr.. Wnea5's wonderful
performance; those who were absent
missed musical treat such as is seldom
heard.
Mr.. Wheat has been spending some
time in Lynchburg, where his reception
amounted to an ovation. The bare an
nouncement that he was to play was
always suilicien: to fill tho largest hall
in that city. HE performance last
night was sublime and he swayed his
enraptured hearers aud carried their
thoughts and souls with him as does
the wind direct the motion of the twig
on the tree.
Under his enchanted touch the in
strument seemed endowed with life and
the sweet melodies he produced rivaled
tho notes of the nightingale. Tho char
acteristc feature OF Mr.. Wheat's per-
formance is that he puts into it his
very soul and the keys seem to catca an
ensindling glow and answer back as il
imbued with living intelligence.
The first selection rendered by Mr.
Wheat lass night was Liszt's fantasie
on Faust" which was given by re-
quest.
lie responded to an enthusiastic
encore with Medley OF Southern
Airs" The music Of this med
ley will ring forever in the mem
DRY OF those who heard it. Never
have the soul-stirring airs Of the Sunny
South been executed with such feeling
The tears in the eyes Of his listeners
were ample tribute to his genius. His
other selections were equally as we'll
received, and Miss Cotterill's CANCELS
Serenade" delighted the audience. 1t
will be long time before the parlors OF
Hotel Roanoke resound again with such
divine music.
movement is on foot to have Mr..
Wheat appear at the Academy of Music
Friday night, assisted by local talent.
If this is successful the people of Roa-
noko will have an opportunity Of listen.
ing to melodies that can hardly be ex-
celled by the immortal Paderewski.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
Musical Concert and Bsnquet.


Lodge No. les, International Associ.
alton OF Machinists, gave a delightful
musical concert and banquet last night
in the hall of the Young Mems Institu re,
in the Berkeley building.
After Sousa's High School Cadet"
march was brilliantly rendered by the
Machine Works Orchestra, Mrs j. Cow
sang with fine effect kathleen" by C.
A. White.
A selection from 1.-The Bohemian
Girl" by the orchestra was we'll re-
ceived
Ii. Vail sang with good effect the
beau ifulu ballad, "Once Again"
Mrs. c. j. Crowley next treated the
guests to an excellent solo on the piano
Mr.. Jack Comerford then sang "Twelve
Months Ago Tonight" and in response
to an encore sang one OF the prettiest
songs of the evening, Tho Volunteer
Organist."
This concluded tho first part of the
musical programme, after which w. b.
Stephenson, master of ceremonies,
announced that refreshments would
ba served The guests, about seventy in
number. repaired to the tables, which
were loaded down with tho choicest
fruits and the best of everything to eat.
The guests were favored with several
selections of music after the refresh.
ments bad been disposed OF. The party
broke up about l2 o'clock, having spent
most delightful evening.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
HE lABORERS' GREAT DAY.
Continued from page 1.

union had the matter in charge and it
turned out rand success. Over 80. 900
mon wero in limo when Grand Marshal
VIM. j. O'Brien gave the order march
The cay WAS general holiday
throughout the city. All tho exchanges
were closed, as were the banks and otuer
places Of business. All the courts were
closed and SO too the various branches
Of the city government.
Celebrations Elsewhere
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.-The c9lebra
ton OF the day was general throughout
tho country. In all of the large cities
monster parades were held aud games
and other amusements INDUCED in. A
noticeable feature OF the day was that
in the cities whero there are strikes no
disorder was created. The strikes were
forgotten for the time being.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
SEVERE ON AMERICANS.
How One OF John Bulls watchfui Organs
Sizes Up Some American Suhiectx

Sizes Up Some American Subjects
Except Yorkshircman there is ID
moro self conscious person than your
untraveled American. Ho knows every.
thing You can't take him in. Ho
comes from the biggest county in tho
world. His smartness is provcrbial Ho
does not continually exclaim, ~ am u
Yankee, l am, but he mctaphorically
waves his flag in the face of all effeto
civilization and trails his egotism be-
fore the darned old country all the time
you betl And it is done surely and per-
sistently. Every whipper snapper of a
sneak thief has him. Notwithstanding
tho staleness of the confidence trick in
his own country, he is prey to the first
American sharper or the clumsiest imi-
Sator OF the Yankee methods whom ho
meets i'll street or barroom. Tho papers
lately have contained several instances
of the successful practice of tho conf
dence trick on Americans The wonder
Is that any one can DO fleeced SO easily.
Imagine any sane person being In
duced to hand over his watch and his
purse to total stranger and letting
him go out of sight to test his faith in
the said stranger-"to show his conf
denco" i'll IA man he does not care but
ton about, and whose acquaintance he
has only just made. This happened tho
other day i'll Holborn to an American
gentleman who parted with watch, ring
and notes to the value of nearly $500.
The story began by one of two conf
denco men spotting him for an Amcri-
can i'll Holborn and asking him, "Say,
stranger. is this new street?'
The two men were Americans; they
came from Virginia; the dupe was from
New Jersey. OF course they all nd.
journcd to tho restaurant to have q
drink. The first Virginia gcntlemen had
como into Il large fortune and wanted
to give Il lot of IL away, but not to Brit
ishers-oh. no-but to his own country
men.
Tho Jersey gentleman was induced to
undertake tho Office of my lord bounti-
full to tho millionaire and was permit
ted for n time to hold possession of a
great bundle of spurious notes. Then,
to show his confidence in his new
friends, he handed over all he had about
him, and they presently decampcd with
his money, towels, cash and plate. "
Ho had to 20 homo before tho police
could catch tho masqueraders, but OH
reaching New York no will be asked by
cable to keep tho promise he made that
he would return and prosecute them if
tho dull Loudon detectives could lay
hands Oh tho nstutc operators from Vir-
ginia.
And this kind of thing is going Oh
continually. Tho crcdulity of people i'll
general says u great deal for tho trust
fulness and sympathy of humanity as
whole Cynics would say that it may
be taken as still moro indicative of it's
greed 1t certainly says littlo for its
caution. The most transparent swindcs
of the day i'll tho direction of compa-
MES, partnerships, offers of fortunes for
few pounds, successful systems of bet
ting and speculation catch their dupcs
dry by day, and Monte Carlo is extend
ing its palatial halls Newcastle eng
land) Chronicle.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
Cure for Headache.

AS remedy for all forms Of headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be tho
very best 1t effects permanent cure,
and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield to its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted TO procure a
bottle, and give this remedy fair trial.
In cases Of habitual constipation Elec.
trio Bitters cures by giving the needed
tono to the bowels, and few cases long
resist tho use Of this medicine. TRY it
once Large bottles only fifty cents at
Chris ian & Barbee's drug store.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
The Proposed Services Postponed.

The Proposed Services Postponed.
The pastors held their conference
yesterday morning in the lecture room
Of the Y. M. G A Those present were:
Rows. Miller. Hammer, Pollard, Collins,
Stanton, BrCughtoD, Garrison, Van
Lear and Anderson. After the usual
reports had been NADIA tho question Of
holding the union evangelical meeting
was discussed. On account of not being
able to secure suitable place In which
to hold the services the action of
the former meeting was rescinded and
it was decided to postpone the arrange
Dents for an indefinite period.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
big Worms.

A waggish farmer i'll Ohio killed 10
black snakes and buried them in n sand
pit The nnxt day he sent his hired man,
Swedc, to dig fishworms in the same
place, and the size of the worms fright
ening the poor fellow nearly out of his
senses he fled i'll terror from the scene
New York LodgtT
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
8 Troubles Not Yet over

kWilliam Duckwiller, colored, who
Smpleted thirty days sentence on
Ie chain gang Sunday morning, was
I'D until yesterday on the charge of
l5aling lot of rails from the Trout
I'm about three miles north west OF
sbanoke. Constable D. r. Blackwell
bk the accused to the West End yes
|tday evening TO have preliminary
I,al before Justice R. L. Gregory.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04

A. M. BAILEY, u we'll known citizen
of Eugene, Ore, says his wife has for
years been troubled with chronic diar-
rhoea and used many remedies with
little roller until she tried Cham Der
lain's collie, scholera and diarrhoae
remedy. which has cured her sound and
we'll. Give 1t trial and you will be
surprised at the prompt relief it affords
Twenty five and so cent bottles for sale
by Charles Lyle Drug Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04

WHILE in Chicago Mr.. Charles L
Kahler, prominent shoe merchant. of
Des Moines, Iowa, had quite serious
time OF it. He took such severe cold
that he could hardly talk or navigate,
but the prompt use Of Chamberlair's
Cough Remedy cured him OF his cold SO
quickly that others at the hotel who had
bad colds followed his example, and half
q dozen persons ordered it from the
nearest drug store. They were profuse
in their thanks TO Mr.. Kahler for telling
them how to cure bad cold so quickly.
For sale by Charles Lyle Drug Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
NICE at the Wayside Inn.

A dance was given last night by
.1tz Sholz, proprietor OF the Ways.de
n, which WAS largely attended. Elk
lllent music was rendered by the
tlian string band and the dancing was
l'joyed until late hour.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
Getting of the vigilants.

1.-The Vigilant Fire Company held q
(eeting last nigh. in their new quarters
| the Exchange building and trans
llted regular routine business. Thew
aPved into their new quarters Saturday
ternoon. Their parlor is handsomely
3lted up and presents a home.like ap-
{iarance.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
6 Services WI ContInue This Week.

The boy preacher, Thomas Reeves,
nducted the revival services last night
1. Grace M T. Church, assisted by the
stor, Rev. G.. IT. d. Collins These
1rvices are very interesting, and there
IL several conversions each night. The
t5etings will be continued throughout
His week.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04

~ KNOW an old soldier who had
chronic diarrhDa Of long standing tc
have been permanently cured by taking
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhtna Remedy" says Edward
Shumpik, prominent druggist OF Min.
neapolis, MINI. ~ have sold tho rem
edy in this city for over seven years
and consider 1t superior to any other
medicine now on the market for bowel
complaints" 25 and so cent bottles OF
this remedy for sale by tho Chas. Lyle
Drug Company, druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04
Car Load of Tobacco

A freight car loaded with chewing to-
eco valued at S24 300, passed through
lie city yesterday morning en- route
|bm Winston, N. c., to Washington 1t
Is shipped by the r. j. Reynolds To-
[.cco Company, Of Winston.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-04

day afternoon at o'clock in memory
OF the late G. nj. Hogsett, who was a
member OF both organizations. hop-o.
pirate resolutions were read anu &C
cepted in behalf of both the societies
and short addresseses were delivered
by John S. Peck, James A. Pugh, DR..
j. w. Semones, J. NJ. Bennett and O..
p. Evans.