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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
THE DAY IN THE SENATE.
HOar Discusses Hawaiian Matters and
Federal Election Laws.


Federal Election Laws.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-In the morn.
ing business of the Senate the Presi-
dents message to Congress transmitting
correspondence in the Hawaiian matter
was read by the Secretary. Hoar
moved that the message and accompany.
ing documents be printed and referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
He desired to address the Senate on
that motion, but postponed doing SO
until after the transaction of the rou
tine morning business.
Call offered a resolution suspending
the rule as to secrecy in executive SEES
sions in the case Of the nomination of
internal revenue collector for the State
of Florida Hoar suggested that the
resolution would have to be considered
in executive session.
Cali said that he did not ask for the
present consideration of the resolution.
He declined, however, to withdraw it,
and thereupon at l2:45 the presiding
officer ordered the galleries to be cleared
and the doors closed, and the Senate
went into executive session.
The doors were reopened at p. m. A
resolution was offered by Call, which
went over without action, authorizing
OIL OAohiAoVAOh VI buo Slfil soEVlCo
Hoar then addressed the Senate on
his resolu ton to refer the Presidents
Hawaiian message to the committee on
foreign relations. In the course of his
remarks he was questioned by Gray and
others in regard to his statements
Daniel asked him what right had the
American minister or the American
admiral, at anyhody's invitation, to as.
sumo the sovereignty of the islands.
None at ALL" IIoar admitted.
After further discussion, in which
nothing interesting or important was
said, the resolution went over withouu
action, Hoar stating that the Senator
from Illinois (Cullum) desired to ad-
dress the Senate upon it
GallinRer (Rep., N. H. then ad-
dressed the Senate on the resolution
offered by him on the Goth of Decem Der
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
THINK THE FIGHT WILL CONE OFF
New York Sports Arranging to See the
C0rbott Mitchell mill.


New YORK, Jan 16.-Despite all the
uncertainty of the Corbett- Mitchell
fight taking place in Florida January
25, the sporting fraternity of tbis vicin.
ity are making active preparations for
their journey to Jacksonville. There
will be a special train leave here next
Monday afternoon, January %. on the
New Short line via the Richmond and
Danville railroad.
Even a present there is not regular
train going out over this lice that does
not carry more or less passengers who
are max ing this trip especially to see
the fight, but do not care to wait until
the last minute. The very last train
that will leave this ci,y for the battle
ground will be Il vestibuled limited.
going out at 1880 next Tuesday after
noon via the Rich M nd and Danville
Railroad. A special coach will be added
to the regular train which leaves to-
morrow AFTERNOON, for the accommoda-
ton of a large number of sporting men
FROM this city.
The Club Has Played Its Last Card.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. 16.-The
Duval Athletic Club has played it's last
card in theocontest 1t has been waging
with Governor Mitchell, and has lost
That card consisted of a personal appeal
by Manager Bowden to the governor,
begging him to cease his opposition and
allow the club to pull off the Corbett.
Mitchell mill publicly in Jacksonville.
But the governor was obdurant and told
Bowden that the fight should not take
place in Jacksonville or in Florida If he
could prevent it.
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WASHINGTON, an.16.-There was but
little routine business to be disposed Of
by the House to day. At 11:l2 the
House won't into committee of the
whole to consider the tariff bill, with
Richardson (Dem Tenn in the chair.
A number OF amendments were offered
by Wilson, chairman of the committee
on ways and means, and they were
agreed to without objections. The first
reduced tho tariff on furs from 20 per
cent. ad valorem to 10 per cent ad va
loren. In the book schedule the clause
requiring that books entitled to free
admission should not have been rebound
within twenty years was struck out,and
'all photographic charts" were added
to those articles admitted under this
schedule.
An obstacle was encountered by the
amendment proposed by Wilson to the
posed raises tho tariff on condensed or
preserved milk from 20 per cent. ad
valorem to q specified rate of 2 cents
per pound.
An interesting debate followed in
which Payne rep, N. Y.,) Curtis
(Rep., N. Y.,) Northway (Rep., Ohio,)
Hopkins (Rep., Ills, and Bowers (Rep.,
CALI took part for the Republicans
and opposed the imposition OF so small
tariff on condensed milk.
Wilson's amendment prevailed de-
spite the efforts of the Republicans to
secure higher rate OF duty. The votes
were all on strictly party lines. Wilson
also amended the internal revenue tea-
ture Of the bill by defining cigarettes as
wrapped in paper" This was also
done without objection.
Burrows Again Seeks Recognition
long and interesting discussion VAS
precipitated by tho renewal of Burrows
| (Rep., Mich.) effort to secure recogni-
ton to offer an amendment. In it's
course Reed and Burrows attacked the
ruling of the chair yesterday in regard
| to recok nizing the chairman of the ways
and means committee to offer mum ber
| of amendments consecutively.
They asserted that there was no
similitude between the conditions exist.
ing in the Fifty first Congress and in
the Fifty third. The chairman re-
affirmed the decision which he had an
nounced yesterday, and as precedent
he read from the journal of the Fifty
| first Congress.
The chairman then announced that
he would not recognize Burrows. Will
son was recognized, and submitted an
| schedule should not go into effect until
| August /, 1894.
| This short amendment had enough
controversy matter in it to provoke
rattling debste, which lasted until the
hour for taking recess. Payne, OF
New York, offered an amendment sub
stituting October l, 1898, as the date
for the free wool provision to take effect
Wilson's amendment and Payne's and
several others as we'll as substitutes of
various kinds wero left pending when
at $40 the House took recass until
| o'clock.
| There was somewhat better attend
ance of members on the floor to night.
Arnold (Dem.), of Missouri, opened the
debate With defense of the Wilson
! bill, but he digressed to the silver ques
ton during good part of his time.
Ellis (Rep.), Of Oregon, held that the
! bill was extremely sectional in it's pro-
| visions.
McDearmon (Dsm.), Of Tennessee,
| spoke half an hour in favor OF the Will
son bill, and then, at 9:55, the House
adjourned.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
FREDERICK DOUGLASS LECTURE.
Largo Audience Enjoys the Brilliant
Orators Talk on self Made Men,"


Orators Talk on self Made Mon"
freuerick Douglass, the renowned
negro orator, pnilanthropiss and states.
man, delivered his lecture on "Self-
made Men" at the High street Colored
BAPTIST Church last night to large
auole nee, including pany prominent
white people. The lecture was chiefly
literary one, and only occasionally
ala ;ho speak'r touch on the Questio y
OF the day. When he did it was in
sarcastic way.
Douglass has lost some OF the fire and
Vlgor OF his youth and early manhood
and evidently feels the weight of the
seventy seven winters that have re-
duced his long locks to hoary white.
ness, which gives him patriarchal
appearance.
Inc lecture proper was divided into
four heads as follow Who are self.
made men; the true theory OF their sue.
cess; tho advantages they derive from
their surround ngs, and the criticisms
they receive from their manner of sue
cess.
When he was slav. he used to ask,
why am l slave and you master?"
The answer would be. The Lord made
1t So" Oh, marvellous in our eyes
Whenever you see anything that is too
bad to be called human somebody wi
call it divine.
He touched on the negro problem and
his answer to the question, what shall
we do with the negro?" was: "Do moth
ing. Your doing for him has PLAYED
the devil with him already. Give him
fair play and let him alone"
He referred TO speech he r Gently
made at Washington on what he called
'Mobocracy," and in speaking of the
Chinese question he said: These vel
low Cinnamon look too much like our
mula.toes to DO popular in the United
States" The vanity of his race cropped
out when he enumerated at great lenE II
tho places he had visited and the great
people who had received him, which
called to mind that "a self-nade man is
sure to worship his Maker
He said there never was people
emancipated under such unfavora b @
circumstances as his race who were
simply turned loose and presented with
thousands Of acres of beautiful blue
sky, but in his remarks about Southern
c)lored labor being 50 greatly under
paid he displayed an ignorance OF the
existing state Of affairs in the Southern
possessed by man of Mr. Doug lass
intelligence.
He will visit the colored pu bile schools
this morning Mt 10 o'clock in company
with Rev. K. r. Jones and a committee
appointed for the purpose of escorting
him.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
TELEGRAPH BREVITIEs.

Third party leaders OF Georgia will
hold their convention in May TO nomi.
nate State officers.
j. IL. Gear was chosen United States
Senator by the Iowa assembly by joint
vote OF ITO to % for eX Governor Boies.
Harry Hill, the Atlanta, Ga, bank
clerk. who gave bail pending his trial
for forgery, has been arrested at Chicago.
Vice President Stevenson and United
States Senator Dolph were in attend
ance and mado speeches at the soven-
teentn annual meeting OF the New York
Bar Association, which met at Albany
yesterday,
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declaring 1t as the sense of the Senate
that it is unwise TO attempt any change
in the tariff laws during the present
ad administration.
Gallinger concluded his speech at
2:45 and then the House bill to repeal
the Federal election laws %as LAID
before tho Senate and became the "un-
finisht business" Palmer argued in
support Of the bill
Tho discussion was partici pated in by
Chandler, Gray and lIoar. In the
course If Hoar'S remarks he said that
he preferred 10 use the wo. j national"
rather than the word federal" and
Mills murmured the quotation that "a
rose by any other name would smell as
sweet"
Hoar caught up the quotation and
said that whether tho word national
or federal" smelIed equally sweet de-
pended on the nostrils and that there
was time when the word national"
did not smell sweet in Democratic nos
trils, to which Mills retorted that there
was time when the people OF Massa-
Chuse;ts were as re bellious against the
government "a the people of Texas
At this point Palmer yielded the floor
which he awaited himself % present the
letter addressed to him by the Score.
tary of the Treasury. He asked that
the bill, accompanying the letter, might
be printed in bill form, but for this
there was some objection made, mainly
by Teller. and the letter and bill mot
formally introduced) were referred to
the committee ON finance.
The discussion on the bill to repeal
the federal election laws was resumed
by Palmer and Chandler and at $40 p.
m the Senate adjourned.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
X. & ID. AFFAIRS.
Holders of the Floating Debt Will Have a
Conference To-day.

Holders of the Floating Debt Will Have
Conference To-day.
New York, Jan. 1G.-The committee
of the holders of the floating debt of
the Richmond and Danville road has
not yet formally organized. There is
some doubt as TO whether claims on
behalf OF the floating debt will DO
recognized by Drexel, Morgan e. Co. in
carrying out the plan for the reorgan-
ization Of the Richmond Terminal
system.
There is contract between the Rich
mond Terminal reorganization commit
tee and the holders of securities of the
roads in the system, but there is none
with the holders of the floating debt,
who may either sell ont the collateral
held by them or may deposit it under
the reorganization plan. There will be
a conference on the subject to morrow.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
THE SOUTH AN OUTLET.
Direct Trade Between Europe and the
West Through Southern Ports.

West Through Southern Ports.
CHARLESTON, s c., Jan. 16-The first
movement the way of direct trade
with Europe from tho West through
Charleston was made to- day. A con-
Segment Of 1000 sacks of flour has
boen booked from the Liberty Mills, of
Nashville, Tenn, via Charleston. Tho
steamer Ross Shire is now loading here
for Liverpool.
This shipment is thought TO be the
pioneer of a movement which viii lead
to the establishment of direct trade.
The great increase of the depth OF water
on the bar by means Of the jettieS,
which are now rapidly approaching
completion. admits ships OF heavy
draught Of water to enter the port
Steamships carrying nearly 10000
bales of cotton are loaded here and
crossed the bar safely this season. 1t
is expected that depth of 25 feet will
soon be attained by means Of the etties
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Lord" Beresford ESCAPES.

WASHINGTON, IAN. ia special from
Atlanta says: Lord" Beresford, who
was convicted in Rome, Ca, last year
for forgery and sentenced to serve fl We
years in the State penitentiary, escaped
from the convict camp at Kramer last
night. He boarded train for Florida
and 1t is supposed he has made arrange
ments to sail from a Southern port to
England.
Beresford was arrested at Americas,
Ca, this morning and sent back to the
camp,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
AGAINST THE BooKmAKERs.

Judge Cole, of the District of Columbus,
Decides the Indictments Legal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The first
battle in the war between tho Distric
authorities and the bookmakers and
promoters CT winter racing az the Ivy
City course was won this afternoon by
the District
Judge Cole overruled the motion to
quash the indictments against Book
maker Marvin, his three assistants and
George Fl. Engeman, under which the y
were charged with having set up and
kept a gaming table or gambling device
and engaged in bookmaking at the Ivy
City track last month.
The case will be tried some time
during February.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
CATHOLICS WILD WITH ANGER.

An eN-Priest Excites Their Wrath by His
Talk and Shots Are Exchanged
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Jan. 16.-The city
is wild with excitement tonight, the
result of riot pcecipitated by an ex-
priest, j. V. MCNAMARA. who bitterly
assaulted the Catholics. Ever since tho
lecture was announced there have been
mutterings that there would be trouble
in case the speaker attempted to carry
out the promises.
He was urged to come to this city,
however, and deliver the lecture, being
promised protection. He commenced by
making rancorous attacks upon the
Catholics and the institutions they hold
dear.
The meeting broke up in disorder and
after he came out cries of Hang him"
were frequent. The mob crowded about
him, pistol shots were exchanged and
one man was shot, but he was taken
away by his friends. More trouble is
feared before morning.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
ATTEMPTED TO LYNCH HIM.
Camden, N. j, White Laborers licensed
at n Colored Man Who Replaced Thorn

CAMDEN, N. j., Jan. ia gang of
white laborers tried to lynch James F
Young, colored, here this morning be-
cause he took the place of ono OF their
nun Der. who had been discharged.
The men, who were engaged in filing
in,the foundation for factory, dom anded
Young's discharge, and this vas tempo
rarily complied with. When tho negro
reappeared, however the enraged labor
ers put rope around his neck and with
cries Of lynch him." would have ac-
complished their purpose had not
cooler heads interfered.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Kedwine Says He Alone is Responsible
for the Shortage.

ATLANTA, Ca. Jan. 1G.-Lewis Red
wine was taken from jail to-day and
started on his way to the Columbus,
Ohio, penitentiary, where he is to serve
six years for embezzlement. Two ordi
nary counterfeiters ware also taken
along. Tho marsha, tried to slip Red
wine off quietly. Redwine's lawyers did
not want him to give an interview.
To Constitution reporter, however,
Redwine said: 81 alone am responsible
for the defalcation in the Gate City
Bank. President Hill and Cashier Ed.
McCandliss know absolutely nothing Of
the shortage until l told Mr.. McCan.
bliss.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
win Open september /.

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 16-At meet
ing of the executive beard of the Bap-
tisJ Female Unive rsity held to day at
Raleigh it was determined to open the
university on September !, and DR..
John b. Brown was elected president
of the university.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Frightful Holocaust In Mining Camp In
Mexico

EsCALoN, Mexico, Jan. 16.-Advice
has been received here from the Sierra
Mojada mining camps, situated in this
district, of a terrible holocaust. In tho
lower part OF the town were mum ber
of huts located very close together.
These were set on fire by band OF
unknown incendiaries and before the
occupants could escape eleven men and
several women and children were burned
to death. Ton others were burned so
badly that they will die.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
In Favor OF observation-disclosures.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The House
committee on pensions to-day agreed to
report favorably a bill to repeal that
section Of the revised statutes which
prohibits the granting OF pensions to
any person on account OF disability con
tracted in wars preceding the civil war
who served in the Confederate army
during the rebellion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Anarchists and Revolutionists Cause
Consideration In ItnIv

III tthiy-
ROME, Jan. 16.-There is considerable
excitement at Carrara and vicinity over
the discovery of an anarchist plot to
loot and burn the city. The military
authorities took means TO prevent it.
At an early hour to day 4 number of
anarchists sought TO enter the town, but
were prevented. Several shots were
exchanged, but nobody was hurt Later
in the day another band attempted to
enter, and in the fight which occurred
several were killed.
About 1000 workingmen in Massa
and Carrara have struck Both towns
are occupied by troops. Bands of
rioters parade the streets and make
acquisitions on the people for arms and
food
At 3 o'clock this afternoon an engage
ment took place between a mob and q
troop Of cavalry, in which several we're
killed. The cabinet council has given
Premier Crispi authority to declare
Massa and Carrara in state OF siege.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Reduction in Wages in Ii and o. Shops.

BALTIMORE, Jan. ia reduction Of
80 per cent. in the wages Of LOCO em-
ployes went into effect to. day at the
Mount Clare repair shops Of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company. The
men were informed yesterday that the
reduction would be made. The an
nouncement was great surprise Tho
reduction may create disturbance
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Engineer and Brakeman Killed by n Col
liaiOn.

SnAFTsBURY, VT, Jan. 16-Passenger
train leaving Troy, N. Y, at 7:2O q. m.
collided with the South bound wrecking
train between SALISBURY and South
Shaftsburg, VT, on the bennington and
Rutland road. Engineer William Smith
and Brakeman E. j. Matheson, OF Ben.
nington, died from the effects of their
injuries tonight. Six traiDmen were
hurt but not fatally.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
An Opinion in Favor of tho De,

TRENTON, N. j., Jan. IL -Goyernor
Wertz this morning sent the !ong-
looked-for opinion OF Attorney General
Stockton on the legislative muddle to
both houses OF tho legislature. The
opinion is an exhaustive one and is in
favor OF the Democrats against the Re-
publican mem bers, declaring that the
senate is continuous body and newly
elected member has not the right OF
organization, is not a member by virtue
OF taking the oath OF office, but by rec
ognition of the old embers, who legally
constituted the body possessing the
power to act on the credentials OF ali
now members.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Will SON MAKES OTHER CHANGES.
Burrows Fails to Receive Recog-
milton to Propose Amendments.

Rattllng Debates ON Party Lines Took
Place Between Democratic and Repub-
lican Rlombers-The FREQ Wool Sched-
ule Will Not go into Effect Until Aug
ust IA Discussion on the Condensed
MIX Duty-Other Minor Amen ments.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
A Bnrgain.

A COMPLETE set of the Edinburgh
edition OF the Encyclopedia Britannica,
one of the five thousand certified copies
published, is hereby offered for sale at
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ticulars may be obtained by applying at
THE TINES Office
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Large, we'll arranged sample
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Death of a Centennrian.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan.1 6.-Mrs. Lucinda
Browning, white, aged los years last
Christmas day, died to-day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
Death Prominent Maso

RICHMOND, Jan. l6.-Capt. A. G.. Bah
cock, a prominent Mason and the
founder OF the Masonic Home here, died
to-day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
LIVELY ENGAGEMENT AT RIO.
lnsurgent Ships RepuIsed With
Heavy Loss.

Buenos Ayres Dispatches Indicate That
the Insurgents Have Been Meeting
win s"ccess-They Are Reported to
be Burning Villages In the State OF
Rio Grand de Sui and Butchering the
Captives = Government Losses on
Saturday.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND NOTES.
Fifreen Offers Have Been Made
for the Proposed Bond Issue.

The Cruiser New York Has Arrived at Rio
Jauciro, Making the Fifth of the United
Statcs Fleet at That Place-A Designer
Has Been Engaged by Secretary Car
Misrepresentation az to Hir Special
Duty-The Treasury Net Balnucc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-01-17
TUE WEATHER

Forecast for Virginia: Slightly colder;
fair; east winds.