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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-24

The event has been won four times by
Isaac Murphy, tho American Archer, who
has since developed Into such champagne
ncnd that he was recently set down by the
Judge Mt an eastern track because he ut
tempted to rido while carrying a t'lond"
that was hardly proper part of his sched-
ulod weight. Tho best time ever made
wa tho 2s6 Of Boundless, whom Snapper
Garrison pilotod home to victory amid She
Wild plnudits of $4,000 people last year
This ycnr, on form, either Domino, Dob
bins or Senator Grady should win the
event, II they start but, rs the old farmer
said, Horse racin is mighty onsatin biz
ness. and an outsider may capture the
$50, 600 prize that is the wnge Of tho first
horse home. In England, it Is said, so
out of ll6 favoritos have won tho Derby,
but on this side something happens to tho
SURF thing in big race much oftcney than
Go out of 10 times
EARLE II EATON
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-24
A Bold Robbery.

Estis Goad, little son of B. p. Goad
who resides at the corner Of Luck ave-
nue. and Park street, WAS the victim of
a highway robbery, perpetrated by an
unknown negro man yesterday. His
mother sent him to store for several
sailor hats from which to make selec
ton OF one. He brought these and she
picked out one to suit, gave him one
dollar to pay for it and started him
back to the store. The negro. who was
evidently lying in wait for Estis, de-
handed what money he had and on re-
ceiving an answer that he had none.
grasped the little fellow. searched his
pockets and bid his victim 20 ahead,
threatening to kill him if he told what
had been done.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-24
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

=, Inc following Is list OF letters remaining II
the postohlce at Roanoke, Va, for the week end
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-24

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
h stockholders Of the Stone Printing
and Manufacturing Company will be
held in the office of the company, 10
and liz North Jefferson street, Roa-
noke, Va. Monday, July 2, at 4:ao
o'clock j. N.
AL. A. STONE Secretary.
$40 w S I'd
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30
Spanish Peanuts.

Some time ago 1 saw an article from
that good practical farmer. Col. j.
Washington Watts. of Laurens, advis-
ing the planters of the State to plant
Spanish peanuts. Knowing your will
ingness to aid the farmers all you Gao.
| ask space 10 your columns to give the
result Of my experiment last year.
After gathering oats last yearI Sc
lected an acre of light sandy land and
planted it in peanuts, using about one
hundred and fifty pounde Of cotton seed
meal per acre. I cultivated just the
same as I would cotton. keeping them
free from the grass. did not find that
they we're much harder to cultivate than
common peas and much easier to gather
all the nuts adhere to the vine when
it is pulled up. They we're gathered
about the 18th of October. and I made
SO bushels per acre.
| have had demand for them ever
since they we're gathered, and I find
no difficulty in disposipg Of them at
remunerative prices, in fact I regard
them rs the best paying crop l ever
made. They are fine feed for hogs aud
the tops are said to be good forage, bat
| did not put them to that purpose. If
every farmer in the State would plant a
small patch this year | don't believe
they would regret it l can furnish
several bushels for seed at reasonable
price. A. K. SANDERS
Hapood. Snmter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30

An account Of a terrible earthquake
that recently occurred 10 Venezuela has
just reached the State department. at
Washington. The disturbance began
on May 5 and lasted two days. 1t was
generally along the line Of the famous
San Carlos and Nerd railway, nearly
completed, in the Andes. -Four fine
bridges were completely destroyed and
others we're considerably affected.
Several stations we're thrown down,
the rails were twisted and bent and in
some places broken apart, aud q num-
Der Of lives were lost. Kagunillos.
With all its Inhabitants, disappeared
entirely. a lake nov occupying its
site. To some places black water.
having a fctid odor. vas expelled from
.creyices in the earth. The earthquake
is said to haze been much worse than
those Of 1849 aud 1875. At the latter
the aourishiog city Of Cueuta, Colum-
bia, was demolished and 5000 people
lost their lives. The Venez uelan min
lister at Washington has been asked to
receive contributions 10 this country for
the relief of the sufferers from the
catastrophe.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30
The Governors p
The Conditions at Button Demand
Immediate Action.

Governor Tillman has issued the
following appeal in behalf Of the desti-
tute at Button:
To the People of the State:
I desire to make an appeal on behalf
of the white residents of Bluftoo town
ship, Beaufort County. It has been
only about two weeks since information
was received at this Office claiming that
great restitution existed among the
people of on own color in that locality.
I was somewhat sceptical at first, eight
months having elapsed since the storm
which devastated the coast, but from
entirely trustworthy sources and the
personal inspection Of an agent 6od
that there is absolute want and need Of
prompt assistance, else there will be
extreme suffering and probable starva-
ton. These people lost their entire
crop by the storm and were unable to
meet their obligations Of last year.
They have exhausted all means Of
credit in the effort to support them
selves aud to plant anew. They cannot
cultivate their crops With CRASHED
stock and already animals have died.
1 appeal to the charitable 10 their be-
half. Contributions in money sent to
me will be promptly ::sired for relief.
Contributions of meat, -four, corn or
meal can be shipped to Thos. Martin,
chairman of the relief committee, Bluff
ton, care of the steamer Alpha ut Beau
fort or Savannah steamer Pilot Boy at
Charleston. B. r. TILLMAN,
Governor.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30

a Northern capitalist who has been
10 the South looking out for a location
for extensive works. found more avail
able sites than be supposed existed
He remarked that the fault of the South
was that it did not ''use printers ink
enough" Some people wait for bust
ness to come to advertise, while the
wise ones advertise to make business.
The burning Of the famous and
venerable mosque at Damascus, some
time since. is said by the Missionary
Herald to have had a most depress'
ing effect upon the natives, who re.
garded it as a portent of the decay Of
Turkish power and prestige. One Of
the most singular facts connected
with the mosque, says che Herald, is
that an inscription upon one of the
towers, which was placed there when
the building Vas the Church of St.
John the Baptist, prior to the con-
quest of Omar, has been allowed to
remain during all these centuries
Strange to say, in this recent fire,
the tower with it's inscription was
not injured. There it stands to-day,
looking down on the ruined mosque.
and one may still read the words
"Thy kingdom, 0 Christ, is an ever
lasting kingdom, and thy dominion is
from generation to generation"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30
The Ferris Wheel.

Preliminary work incident to taking
down the Ferris Wheelon the Midway
Plaisance vas begun yesterday. This
consists Of placing false work. engines,
and hoieting apparatus. Some day next
week the big wheel. will turn 70. the
last time 10 Chicago. At that time
several Ferris Wheel Company officials
will ride around on the struts that are
still in place. Some will simply hold to
the ten inch iron beams, while others,
more timid, will be tied on.
1t will take ten weeks to take the
wheel to pieces. The ear that vas
used for carrying the Krupp gun will
be used for the s%eventy-toD axle. The
material will be taken in FIVE trains Of
thirty cars each to New York city.
There are 5000 tons of metal in the
wheel and 500, 900 feet of timber is
needed for the false work. Taking the
wheel down will be more dangerous
than putting it up. Dolly o life was
lost in erecting the big attraction.
The expense of taking down, moving,
aud rebuilding the wheel will be $780,
600. In New York it is to be placed
at Thirty.seven,h street and Broadway.
OLD Vienna will be reproduced around
it. Here the wheel had 5000 electric
lights; in New Yo:k the number will
be doubled. The old Ferris Wheel
Company goes out of existence and a
new company, composed Of Yew York
men, has been formed. Superintendent
L. V. Rice has charge of the removal.
During the fair the wheel went around
10000 times. and carried 100000
passengers. The larges. single load
was carried October -, when at IL 80
o'clock 1,768 people were in the cars.
The largest days business was October
10, when SO, 600 people we're carried.
October 9, 10 and II there we're Ia
600 passengers, the largest average for
any three days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30

where vas shown some Indian
Springs, an old Indian buryiog ground,
and the place where an Indian town
ouce stood. A boat ride with Catawba
Indians on the yellow waters of the
river bearing the name of this tribe
Was to me a new and pleasant expe-
rience.
At one house the Indians gave me
dinner, at another supper. As we'll as
I remember coffee, syrup and biscuit
were given me for dinner, and coffee.
fried meat and biscuit for supper.
Both these meals we're given me by the
Indians without any suggestion or re-
quest 90 my part, and it was thought
fol in the red people to show this kind
ness to q stranger.
/ bought some Indian wares and
also had some given me ; among which
is the most singular looking pipe |
have ever seen-it is in the shape of a
coo.er. These wares are real cutosities
and show careful and nice work.
Ny walks over the reservation must
have amounted to several miles. One
(sometimes more) of the red men
kindly showed be around. talked a
great deal With the Catawbas, and took
a good many notes Cd what heard
There was some talk of electiog a
new chief that night, so I remained a
while to see the election, which, how
ever. did not come of. Before | left
for Rock Hill had quite a pleasant
talk with a number of the men who
had assembled at the house where the
election wa expected to occur.
| could write more about my visit
TO the Catawba Indians, but will close,
as I don't wish to make this article too
long. This visit and the kindness
shown me by the Catawbas will always
be remembered with feelings Of pleasure
and interest.
MCDONALD FURMAN.
Ramsey, P. O., Sumter Co., May, "a.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30
How They Propose to do in
Edgefeld.

A correspondent Of the Edge6eld
Chronicle says that the farmers of that
county do not propose to let the candi-
dates worry them much this year.
They are all pressed with work, and
have no time to fool away listening
to oGce-seekers.
They propose to put every candidate
to work when he comes along and keep
him at work during bis stay. Some
of the farmers of Kershaw propose to
adopt the same plan, and it is thought
that there are enough candidates in
Kershaw TO keep at least three acres Of
cotton free from grass during the sea-
sOn
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30

"Have you seen any Of our best
American paintings p asked DR..
Cuyler Of the famous Scotch artist,
Sir George Harver. "No, l have
not" was the reply, "but the grand.
est American product l have seen
has been some of your missionaries.
They were noble characters"
The following is an extract of a
letter written by Sir Isaac Newton in
I'LL. 1t is clear that he had come
very near the discovery of electricity
by DR.. Franklin: II have been
much amused by ye singular pheno-
mena resulting from bringing of a
needle into contact with a piece OF
amber or resin fricated on silke
clothe ; ye fame putteth me in
mind OF sheet lightning on a small
scale
A correspondent calls attention to
some amusing notes in a California
paper. One writer solemnly warns
the reader: "Be not like the Foolish
Virgins, but take the stitch in time
that saves nine 7" His idea seems to
be that they were refused admission
because they failed to mend their
clothes Is this "higher criticism Z"
Another writer slides down the
Pacific slope with the exclamation:
ellis deeds will long be remembered.
and after that will live in history"
Living Church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30

Monkey liuguist Garner is making
progress. lie has added six more
words to his gorilla lexicon. We have
to take his word for it. however, as
the gorilla has not been heard from
yet.
Col. George Tillmao has not been
heard from yet. If be would only say,
II am a candidate for governor" aud
90 before the people on his own merits
there would be bushels of fur lying
around loose before the close of the
campaign, and several premature boom
let's would chase each other out Of sight,
beyond the shadows Of uowhereland.-
Johnston Monitor.
We are inclined to think that Sena.
tor Butler is about right. 1t is not SO
much a need for an increase in the cir
culating medium as it is a need for a
more general distribution of it. But
the question arises. if it is increased
how are We going to get our share Of
it. If the government were to issue
money as Gov. Tillman wants it to do
how are the people down here going to
get in possession Of it. It seems to US
# ne had State banks of issue our
local needs could be supplied With suf-
6cient currency and We could contract
or expand it as the occasion required.
But 10 order to make money more plen-
tiful with Us We must stop buying more
than We sell.-Newberry Herald.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30
A Good Suggestion.

The Herald and News has been
thinking for some time that it would be
a good idea to have a separate box 10
the primary in which each and every
voter could express his preference for
United States Senator, and let the ma
jority Of the people say whom they
wanted. We notice that some Of our
exchanges have already given express
sions to the idea. We want to be rid
Of coat-tail swiugers in the coming
primaries as far as We can, and in order
to do this We must get the Senatorial
contest as far removed from cur State
and local elections as practicable.
W. want to get this year as far as we
can good, strong, intelligent. aud reli-
able men to send to the Legislature.
We do not waot men to represent us
and make laws for us whose only re-
commentator is that they are for this
man or the ether for the United States
Senator. We want men who have
some ability aud character and calibre
of their own.
The present outlook now is that the
only candidates ne shall have for Sen
ator are Gov. Tillman and Senator But
Ter. They will canvas the State. and
present their claims and cases to the
people. Then let the people say whom
they will choose. The Herald aud
News is still on the fence and has no
candidate for any Office. W. are not
taking this position 10 the interest Of
any one of the candidates but only
because We are interested, as every
good citizen ought to be, 10 the
selection Of the best men to represent
Us 10 Columbia and make laws for
u.s., It is more important to the
people Of South Carolina to send
good and wise and safe men to Colum-
bia to legislate for US, than it is to send
either Tillman or Butler to the Senate.
There will be some very important
matters before the next Legislature and
it bebooves the people Of every county
to select wise aud safe mea to handle
these questions for the good Of the
State.
AS yet no one is announced az az
aspirant for the position from this coun-
ty and we do not know who are going
to aspire to the honor. But We feel
sure there will be enough material from
which a good selection can be made.
Our hope and only desire is shat the
selection will be made on the merit and
intrinsic worth of the men themselves
and that the people will not be deluded
into votieg for men simply because
they proclaim their allegiance to this
man or the other.
Let our motto this year be that we
will vote for the best men. With that
in view we take it that the suggestion
to take the senatorial race out Of the Sc
lection Of representatives is a good one.
It will ID large measure do away with
coat tail swinging, for then the caodl-
dates will not ksoW whose coat tail to
lay hold on. We want every candidate
to stand or fall on bis own merits be-
fore the people. Why should any Il
object to such an arrangement? We
have been told for the past four years
that the people were ip the saddle and
were the only arbiters and that the
oligarcby and the riog was smashed.
Then why not let the people say whom
they want to 60 to the Senate. If the
people have been really freed let them
exercise their freedom. -Newberry
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-30
THE
SUMTER INSTITUTE
O WOMEN.

Despite the stringency of the times.
the Iostitute has had y fairly prosper
Gus year. With Ito fnll corps Of eff
cient teachers and high standard Of
soholsrship, it offers advantages for
educating Jour Indies. equal to any col
}see Tor women in this State. We In
tend that it shall grow 10 efficiency as
Il grows 10 years. and thus command
the continued favor Of its patrons. and
commend itself to the favor Of all who
have daughters to educate.
For terms aud catalogues apply to
Il. FRANK WILSON,
President,
March 81 Sumter, S. C..
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-12
TRAIN HELD UP.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. l2.-The
east bound overland, due here at
$3.50, was held up by train robbers
between here and Davisville to.
night. The Oregon express, due at
1920, has not been heard frem
since leaving Davisville, as the
town is eight miles south.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-12
University Glee Club.

PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. l2.-The
management of the University
Glee club have prepared series of
concerts for the annual Christmas
tour. A number of important
cities between New York and Dem
yer will be visited. The Glee, Map
dolin and Banjo clubs, with total
membership of p, will travel in a
special train. The following men
were reelected today to represent
the Glee club: First tenor, Dickey,
Len Garrett, 95; Pierson, 95; For
dyce, So; Taylor. 81; Foster, 50; and
Eldridge, SO. Second tenors, MUIR
ply, Harding, Fisk, 95; Smiller,
McHish, 81, and Stewart, 50. First
base, Payne, Crawford, 95; Green,
90; Erdman and Anders, 81, and
Churchman, SO. Second bass, s. F..
Pease, Beird, So; Talmage, So: Will
liams 81, and Captess, SO.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-12
METHODIST PILGRIMS.
Columbian Anniversary of Balti-
more and Washington.

hOT0 anu " dSnlnRJOn.
BALTIMORE, Oct. I2.-.The Column
bian anniversary has been chosen
as the date for the first, Methodist
pilgrimage ever conducted in
America. 1t is on the plan Of the
English pilgrimage to Epworth.
The Methodist pilgrimage will
be to interesting places in Carroll
county, famous in the history Of
American Methodism, and the pill
grims will be made up Of the
MethOdists of Baltimore and
Washington. It is expected that
the caravan will start some time
after sunrise this morning, by way
of the Western Maryland railroad.
President Hood had agreed to fur
nish the Camels at a moderate rate,
and provide water tanks in the
cars instead of water bottles, free.
The first stop will be at Westmin-
lister. At that point the pilgrims
will take carriages and form a
sure-enough caravan to the Old
Stone Chapel about fonr miles
from Westminster. An hour will
be spent there during which Mr..
G. d. Evans, the official guide, will
tell of the interesting associations
of the place. The procession will
move on to Bethel church and the
Warfield House, where there is an
other oasis, and the pilgrims will
take salt with each other by the
kindness of the good cooks among
the people Of the New Windsor
Circuit.
After dinner the tents will be
struck and the caravan will move
on mile and half to the site of
Strawbridge Chapel, whore appro-
pirate addresses will be given by
the Rev. f. l.. Watson, the Rev.
G. d. Smith and the Rev. DR.. j.
NJ. Buckley, of New York. The
pilgrims will go to New Windsor,
arriving at 4 80 o'clock, where the
train will be taken for Baltimore,
which will be reached about 6
o'clock,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-12
A WILD SHIP.
AND NOT A SOUL ON BOARD.
Dashing Out in the Mid-Atlantic,
With no One to Steer Her
Course.

HALIFAX, n. s., Oct. l2.-With
all sails set and a full cargo but
with not a soul on board, a
schooner ran away to sea during
the severe storm which has been
raging along the coast for the past
two days, eluded pursuit by anoth-
er vessel all day and disappeared
in the gloom at nightfall, still
blowing an Independent course,
under full head way with no guild
ing hand at the tiller or any hui
man being to control her move
ments. Somewhere out on the
Atlantic the truant vessel is prob
ably sailing along merrily yet,
with all her canvass spread rich
prize for the lucky skipper who
may overhaul her and a promising
subject for the fanciful pen of some
future Clark Russell. The runaway
is the schooner Lord Alden, the
commanding officer before she
took to navigation on her own &C.
cord, was Captain Hadley. He
started from here to Guysborough
on the vessel with a full crew.
When the Lord Aldon was of on
Tuesday stiff gale was blowing
and a nasty sea was running. The
neighborhood is dangerous one
for a sailing craft under even more
favorable conditions, hidden rocks
Astounding. One of these the Alden
found without difficulty. With the
weather thickening, and his vessel
hard fast on the rock also, Captain
Hadley deemed it the part of pru-
dence to seek place of greater
safety for himself and crew and
they put ! off hurriedly, leaving
the Alden with all her sails set.
Not long after their departure the
wind shifted, and under the shift
breeze the vessel was twisted of
her resting place. She evidently
had not, as her captain had feared,
received damage below the water
line. She at once turned her he d
leeward, and seemed to skip along
at a racing gait. The steamer
Diamond gave chase. Mile after
mile the race was kept up with the
schooner, the Alden always in the
lead. Once the Diamond drew near
enough for her men to have board
ed the runaway vessel, but the sea
was so high that the Diamonds
boat was smashed in getting it
over the side. Still the chase was
continued in the hope that the sea
would subside and enable the Dia-
mond to come alongside. The hope
was not realized and darkness
came on. When last seen by the
Diamond, the Lord Alden, all her
sails drawing, and the foam dash
ing high at her Prov, was standing
out toward mid-Atlantic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-12
BENNY WILL TALK.
Ex-President Harrlson's Tour.

Ex-President Harrlson's Tour.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 12.-Ex-
President Harrison will speak at
Evansville today. The General
will leave Indianapolis about 9 or
9:3O this morning. His train will
stop at the following points be-
tween this city and Evansville:
Greencastle, Brazil, Terre Haute,
Sullivan, Vincennes and Prince
ton. This will enable him to reach
Evansville for a night meeting.
On October IL he will leave Evans
VILE early in the morning and
stop at Boonville, Huntingburg,
Englist, Corydon Junction, New
Albany, Jacksonville, Scottsburg,
Seymour, Columbus, Edinburgh
Franklin. The speech at Fort
Wayne will be made October IL,
and the trip will conclude the
next day.