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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
LIGHTNING STRIKES a CHURCH.
Twenty Worshippors Frustrated 1,
Ouakertoxyn Pa

Quakertown, Pa.
PHILADELPHIA, August "A special
to the Press from Quskersown, Pa, saws:
Inc Methodist Church of this place
was struck by lightning to-day and
twenty persons were Frustrated. Those
seriously hurt are: James HoR, Justice
OF she peace; Minnie France, Mr.. Kuhl
hon man, MRS. John Wilson, Asa Ban
man, sexton. and Mrs. Bowman, wife
" nev' II. r. bowman, pastor of the
church. Nearly all of these were
knocked senseless by the stroke. and n
Is feared that dea.hs will results. Min.
ME france Is in critical condition.
Dr. bowman had just pronounced the
oeneoictlon when the bolt struck the
oelfry, running around the edifce I'M
DER the weatherboards and down under
the flooring. The services having been
All but concluded, many persons were
In the vestibule and aisles of tho
ohurch. Besides these named fourteen
persons were maimed and SCARED. The
vlcsims are being cared for in the
houses OF the town.
sexton Bowman had his coat torn
from his back and into shreds. and ono
OF ms SHOES was stripped as by a knife
Minnie France WAS In her pew when
the bolt tore through the floor. Roth
shoes were torn from her feet, the
crown OF her hat was wrenched away
ana her watch chain was melted into
liquid. James Hoff was prostrated in
MS Jew and most Of his clothing WAS
torn from his body.
Horses broke from their tie.posts
outside the church and mahy of them
ran away. A verisable panic followed
the stroke. After the excisement had
subsidized II was found that the GOO
pound bell In the cupula was hanging
Almost by thread, while fully one hun.
dred persons were directly under 1t. The
church ed!fce Is almost wreck, as the
lightning penetrated 1t from all sides.
BENNINGTON. N. ]. August s.-The
score or more members OF the Methodist
church at Quakertown who were in
1ured yesterday when the church was
struck by lightning, are still suffering
from the shock. The doctors who are
attending the Injured have hopes of the
recovery of all except Miss Minnie
Frace and James Hoff. Miss Frsco has
remained unconscious since she was car
ried from the church.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
NEITHER SIDE COULD WIN.
Norfolk and Roanoke Played a
Tie Game Yesterday.
Lloyd Was Pounded Hard In the First
inning, But After That He Was Too
Much For the Ciams-Bo.h Teams Did
Good Work In the Field.

NORFOLK, Va. August 5.-The game
mere today resulted In tie after ten
laning contest. Norfolk pounded out
nve runs In the first inning but the
goose eggs ranged in a row told the
story OF the remaining nine innings.
They could not touch LLOYD after that.
HERS and Weeks wildness with two or
three costly errors gave Roanoke Ave
runs In three scattered innings, after
which nothing was done.
The game abounded in good plays BY
oosh aides. Brennan's umpiring was
hrst-c'ass. Stahl's running one-hsnd
catch OF a straight drive and Fultz's
nstting were the features, Following
Is the score:
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Town Nearly Destroyed by Fire.

BERLIN. Md, August 5.-This' town
was almost destroyed last night by g
dre that originated at s:ao in the sta bles
OF &. w. Henry from a cigar. Seventy
five houses were consumed, nearly all
the stores and about twenty residences.
The total area burned was about ak
acres. The total loss Is about SITE, 900
with only about S25, 900 insurance in
amounts of one to two thousand dollars
mostly In mutual companies. There
were few people in town, Ocean City and
the camp meetings having called away
nearly all OF the fire fighting inhabi-
tRntS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Fire Among Wharf Rnafs.

CINCINNATI, August about Q
o'clock FIRE broke out on the Rio
Sandy wharf boat. 1t spread very
rapidly and soon swept out to the wharf
boats Of the Louisville Mail Line, the
New Orleans snd Memphis Line. BE,
fore o'clock the fire was under control
but number OF wharf boats were
totally destroyed. and two steamers.
the big Sandy and the Carrollton, were
burned to the waters edge. The loss
totals over 100000 The steamers.
Bedford, Scotia and Tacoma, narrowly
escaped destruction. The Cincinnati
and Louisville Mail Lines large wharf
boat narrowly escaped
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Democratic Silver ConventIon.

FERTILE SPRINGS, Mo-, August s.
Silver Dick Bland arrived here to-day
TO lead the forces and frame the resolu.
items which will be adopted by the Dem.
ocratic silver convention which meets
tomorrow. The advance guard is q
small oae, not more than dozen dele.
gates being here, and barring Senator
Cockrell, who lives here, Bland ia the
only star attraction on the ground.
Bland had not been here en- hour before
he was out in the emphatic declaration
to few trusted friends that the time
has arrived when the silver men should
assume control of the party machinery.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Flibuster. handed in cuba.

MADRID, August 5.-An officisl dis
patch received here to-day trom
Havana says that band of fifty filibua.
terers, com manded by Sanchez, have
landed In the province Of Santa Clara.
Many OF the inhabitants of Sancti
Espiritu in the came province have van
ished and it Is supposed they have
joined the insurgents. The Spanish
troops defeated the insurgent band
com snded by Matias Viga in the fight
which took place near Margati. The
insurgents lost twenty killed and had
many wounded. The troops captured a
number of prisoners. The Spanish loss
was twelve wounded.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
KILLED BY ELEorR1o1rY.
James Leach Eloctroouted for the Murder
of His Mistress

""ihoe AoaCu &iOctrOCut0d fOr the Murder
of Els Mistress.
SING SING, N. Y, August 5.-James
Leach was elecsrocuted this morning.
Seventeen hundred volts went into his
body, and the current WAS reduced to
800, after which it was again raised to
1,700 and reduced to 500. The current
was turned on one minute and fifty-
seven seconds before he was pronounced
dead.
Leach killed Mary Hope Newkirk, his
mistress, after frequent quarrels, on
account OF the attentions paid to the
woman by her uncle, S. h. Moore. The
crime was committed on Sunday, No
vember IT, 1894, Leach cutting the
woman's throat with a knife, covering
the jugular vein.
When Leach saw that he had commit
ted murder he tried to commit suicide
by cutting his throat with the same
knife. After he cut his throat he wrote
on slate that he killed Mary Newkirk
and also note stating that he loved her
and before he would allow another man
to live with her he killed her. Leach
and the woman had been drinking the
night before and both were intox lea ted
when the crime was committed,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
DEADLY CONFLICT IMMINENT.
Foreigners and Negroes at War
in lIIinois.
The Former Under the Lead of italians
Have Concentrated Their Foxoes at
Spring Valley and the Latter at seaten-
ville-BioodshedE xpeoted-rhs Police
Making no Effort to Preserve the
Peace.

SPRING VALLEY. Ills, August 5.-The
foreigners under the leadership of the
Italians. and she negroes, who have
concentrated their forces Of Seator vile.
were both organising to-day, and az the
towns are practically under mob Law
deadly conflict was anticipated. The
non English speaking miners OF Spring
Valley to the number of 1000 held a
mass meeting and passed a resolution
that no negroes, men, women or inval-
Ids, would be allowed to remain inside
the city limits after o'clock Tomorrow
evening. Speeches of the most infiam-
matory nature were made.
The negroes at Seatonville held a
meeting at the Union Church laser and
organized themselves for active service.
Bureau county has 500 Winchester
rifles stored In the courthouse at
Princeton for the protection of tho
citizens and an effort will be made to
secure these. Should this fail the men
Will arm themselves with shotguns OF
rifles and small arms and make sn effort
TO regain their homes and household
goods. They also passed o resolution
that they would continue to work in
the Spring Valley mines until dis
charged by the coal company.
as the police and sheriff were making
no effort TO arrest the rioters the spirit
OF lawlessness Ia on the increase. In
addition to the negroes reported In.
Jured In yesterdays conflict four others
are missing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
The End of the World.

ToBoR, Ia. August 5.-The Holiness
people have been holding meetings in
this city the last week. They claim to
have had a divine revelation that the
world will come to sn end within ten
days. The Holiness sdherents have
worked themselves into frenzy, and
their meetings are attended by hundreds
OF people. Some of their leaders an
nounce positively the early destruction
OF the world, and many of their follow.
ers are making preparations for their
exit
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
a Millionaire's SON killed

STAMFORD. Conn, Angus. 5-News
received here to-day of the killing by
lighting in the Grand Canon, Arizona,
OF Blachley Hoys Porter, second son OF
Timothy Il. Porter, tho millionaire of
this city. Young Porter with his brother,
Louis Hopkins Porter left this city two
weeks ago for trip to Alaska. They
missed the steamer in San francisco
and while waiting for the next, joined
an exploring party to visit the Grand
Canon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
TO RESTORE THE QUEEN.
Consul-General Wilder Says the Story is
Ridiculous,

Ridiculous.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5.-Consul-
General Wilder discredits the story
about an alleged attemps to organize q
hlibustering expedition in this city to
overthrow the Hawaiian government
and restore Queen Lilioukalani to the
throne. He says: The story Ia ridicu
lous and so far as / have been able to
ascertain, is absolutely without founds-
ton. l never heard of W. P Morrow
before, nor of his alleged scheme to or
ganize a ilibusterlng expedition to
overthrow the Dole government.
Furthermore take no stock In 1t.
AS matter OF fact, 1 am inclined to
think that Morrow is simply conf
dence man, who has hi. upon this ex-
pedient as clever way of making few
dollars. He was to colleck Sic from
each OF 400 or moro adventurers, and
that would have been the last ever
heard Of his 80 called daring plan to re-
establish the monarchy on the islands,"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Abstraoted From the Ca,h Box.

BRUSSELS, August when the
cashier OF the savings bank opened his
cash box this morning he found that
the sum OF $4,000 francs in bank notes
was missing. AS the box had not been
oroken open and there were no signs OF
the lock having been tempered with it
Is presumed that the money was abb
stracted before the cssh bog was closed
and placed in the safe Of the bank. The
police are Investigating the matter, but
up to the present no trace of the stolen
money has been found.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06

a BLOODY DEED.
A Horrible Story OF woman's PorGdy and
Mans Wickednesg,

MANS W1C6ednesg.
COLUMBIA, s. G., August 5.-A special
to the Register from Spartsnburg, s. c.,
says: At the preliminary trial OF Ed,
Green and Mrs. Fannie Carson charged
with numbering j. o. Carson, the
woman's husband, Bud Poole swore that
Green came to his bro,hers house and
Invited him to his house to spend the
night. Green went out, saying that he
would return In few minutes. At the
expiration Of three hours he csme back
with his hands bloody and very much
excited.
He said to Poole: "Me and Fannie
have killed him." and offered Poole Sl00
to swear that they had spent the night
together. neither leaving the house.
Poole refused the offer and repeated his
testimony upon the stand. This evi-
dence fixed the crime which the con-
spirators have tried to palm of as a
suicide, and the parts OF the horrible
story were soon learned.
lsseems that Green, who is popular
young man In the community. 26 years
OF Sge and unm arried. has been intt-
mate with Mrs. Carson for about year,
anu the two had been planning several
months to get the husband out of the
way. They attempted on two occasions
TO poison him with strychnine without
success and finally decided to cut his
throat.
Mrs Carson admitted Green into the
house on the night of the murder end
after her husband had gone to sleep
she stunned him with hammer. Green
rushed up and caught his head, hold
ing 1t back while the wife savagely Gu.
into his throat with razor with which
Green had already supplied her. The
head OF the victim was almost severed
from the body.
Mrs Carson is enciente. and this fact,
coupled with that of her being a woman,
may prevail upon the intensely excited
people to allow the law to take its
course She Is decidedly pretty and
continues to keep up brave front, dc.
nying all completely in the crime,
though evinoing an evident inclination
to shove the blame for the crime upon
her paramour.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
a Coke Boss Uses His Revolver.

WEIGH, W. Va, Angus. 5.-At Key
stone last night J. NJ. Stroud, coke boss
for the Pulaski Company, shot Gilbert
and James Ovens, two white miners
working for the same company. The
light started with fists, then the two be.
gan to club Stroud, and Stroud fred.
The trouble arose at a dance given by
the miners on Monday. The miners
TOOK men to the dance whom Gilbert
ana Owens said were scsbs. Gilbert
may live, but Ovens WILL die. Stroud
Is in Jail
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Resolutions Con demnipr China

SHANGHAI, August Sat a crowded
meeting to-day Of the European rest
dents OF this city, speeches coDdemnipg
the action Of the Chinese authorities in
the case OF the massacre OF mis- slonaries
at What Han, near Ku Cheng, on Thurs
DAY last, were made and a resolution
was adopted to appesl directly to the
European governments against the ont
rage. The resolution also referred 20
the inadequate manner in which China
mas dealt with the perpetrators of for
mer outrages. e.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
A Bomb For Roosevelt.

NEW YORK, August 5.--What Is be-
lieved to be an internal machine was
discovered in the mailing departm emit
OF the postoffice to-day addressed TO
Theodore Roosevelt, Central Police
Office" The box looked suspicious, and
the Investigation disclosed a large
cartridge with fuse attached. Police
headquarters was notified and two
policemen sent down by Chief Conlin,
and took the bomb away.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Fatal Railroad Wreck.

PHGNIxvILLE, Pa, August 5-En-
gineer Joseph Grow was almost in
ssantly killed and Fireman benjamin
Msj'r was badly injured last night in q
wreck on tho Pickering Valley branch
OF the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road near Kim bertop.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Herbert at Gray Gables

BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, August s.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert arrived
here this afternoon. President Cleve-
land was at the station to meet Herbert
ana they immediately proceeded to Gray
Saoles where the Secretary of the Navy
will remain as 9 guest for several DAYS.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
a Tramp Around tbe vvor,d

WASHINGTON, August 5.-Archlbald
Coleman and Charles Il, Taylor, started
from the Capital for tramp" around
the world. They go on wager Of $500
that they can make the trip without
funds, earning their way as they pro
ceed, within fourteen months. Coleman
Is son ofa Detroit banker and Taylor
is Washington boy.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
A Brutal Assault.

MONTREAL, Angus. 5-A dispatch
from ST. Johns says; A shocking as
ssult occurred in Iberville, opposite
here last week. Four men brutally as
saulted 14.year-old girl who was found
tied naked to tree with q frog in her
throat to prevent her crying out.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Japanese Rice Crop Ruined.

YOKOHAMA, August 5.-Con.inuous
rains have ruined the rice crops in
many parts OF Japan, anu famine IA
feared. Many lives have already been
lost and the damage done the crop is
enormous
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
A North Carolinian Promoted.

WASHINGTON, August 5.-A. @ Shaw.
OF North Carolina. principal examiner OF
lana claims, has been p, omofet to chief
OF the division of public lands Of the In.
terror Department..
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
The King of Denmark Ill,

COPENHAGEN, August 5.-The king
passed bad night. He suffers fre-
quent recurring pains, and his condition
Is thought to BIZ serious.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
one Hundred 70 se,ect Erom

ABOUT one hundred pianos and organs
to select from at Hobbie Music Co.'S.
warerooms.. Easy payments. No inter-
est charged.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Where They Play Tod

The above table includes games forfeited bv
Norfolk to Portsmouth and Roanoke and by
Roanoke to Norfolk --N ~
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06

HoeersourR' VI Aichm ond, o.
PETERSBURG, Va, August 5.-Two
games had been arranged for this after.
noon but heavy rain intertered with
the program and only one could be
played, and that was beauty. The
Richmond bAtters were helpless before
Hallowell, who allowed them only three
hits and shut them out with ease. Knorr
pitched fine game for the visitors.
Score: p II l.
Petersburg. 0 O3OSOOO O-6 a
richmond .......... 0 10000 90 8 >
" ia. and Keefcr; Knorr and
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06

Earned rnns-Norfolk, /; Roanoke, /. Two
pasc nits.fultz, Paddcn, Welch. Double plays
EH lo& 10 Little Bases on balls-On Lloyd 8; on
AeTT; q, or Weeks, s. Suruck out-By Herr, i;
py weeks 3; by Lloyd, 2. Time-2:So. Umpire
How the Clubs stand
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Pstersburg, @; Ricbm n

Roanoke at Norfolk; Lynchburg at
Portsmouth; Richmond at Petersburg.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06
Portsmouth wins FL ON Lynohburg.

PORTSMOUTH, Va, August SPORTS.
mouth found McKenna and Berryhill
easy to-day and bstted them all over
the lot for total OF ID hits. Hargrove
made three Dagger. The field work
on both sides was fine.
Score RI f
Portsmouth ........ o 0GO 2400O-la il ?
Lynchburg. ......".0 01000l1-3 6
Batteries Mailman and Childs; McKenna Ber
ryhill and Plock.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-06

how the Clubs stand.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-02

THE one great oajec: that Senator Du-
tois always has in view 10 the free coin
age of silver, and he never let's sn
opportunity pass 10 secre point In
h s fight for silver he is bold and fear
less. qualities that make men great and
successful leaders. In another column
We publish an interview with Dubois
which appeared in the Washington Post
OF Sunday, October Is, showing that be
possesses these qualities 10 marked de-
gree. He outlines the policy that will
be pursued by the silver senators for the
reorganization OF the senate and boldly
cuts loose from party and customs in
defense OF the cause in which he loves
to battle-tae canse OF humanity, which
10 80 closely allied 10 the silver question
He does not flop for the cake OF party
harmony when il come, TO choice be
tween the two, and when more Of our
senators and representatives adopt the
broad platform OF the greatest
good to the greatest number"
irrespective OF the party lash. the friends
OF silver will have won a great victory
The friends OF silver should, and we be
lieye they will, even % to the extreme
of Withdrawing from the party national
conventions ii they fail 10 do justice to
the caule. Silver will never be restored
until its friends show their indeps Mt
enee
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-02

Now that England is likely to have
trouble with Russia she i. anxious to
drag the United states into the mus.
at the same time gain her point in the
Venezuela affair. The proposition il
that Great Britain would lie satisfied il
this country would permit her, without.
interference on our part, to take posses.
ision by force Of all the territory she
claims from Venezuela and would agree
to the joint construction and ownership
OF the Nirsraguan canal She would
then pledge herself not to seek the sc.
QUESTION Of any more territory on this
continent ard would recognize and Join
JUS in enforcing the Monroe doctrine. In
other words. ii the United States will
first allow her to take the cream she will
,then be willing to assist this country in
projecting the skinned milk.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-02
NOW 4 DESERTED VILLAGE.
Virginia City, Sc.-, Once Gay and rrospe,
Gus, Rapidly Failing TO Erias.

Virginia City. Nc.-. Once Gay and Prosper
Gus, Rapidly Failing TO Erias.
"A poet could write on Tho Desert
ed Village with Virginia City a. sub
Ject and snrpass Goldsmith immortal
production on the same topic, - said E.
l.. Hearne Of san Francisco 10 a Globe
Democrat man. The first time that
was ever there the population # Nir-
S1E;a City was greater than that Os the
entire state now. Everything ran wide
open. Magnificent hotels and opera
halls, palatial residences, stores that
woull have doro credit to New York,
millioaaires who spent money freely,
maintaining a society that for hrillian-
cy and gayety could not be equaled in
the United States. was there short
tiias ago. The hotels and opera houses
are closed, the residences empty, tar
stores removed to other and more pros
pcrJus places. DWELLINGS that est hun
drei5 Of thousands ~ dollars are given
over 10 the bats, and the broken panea
Of glass, the shutters hanging upon 4
single hinge or tapping in the wind,
give a grewsome seEse Of loneliness.
In years t. come it will afford raaguid-
cent sTactacle5 of ruins, and even how
in Some sections II the town there is a
sense TO the beholder OF being in a city
Of the past. Millions were made and
lost, and the history Of Virginia City
world be ono Of the most thrilling sto-
ries ever written. ST. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-02

Il was curious to see tho effect Of
the seven FOUNDER and hotchkiss shells
upca the Matabeles when they were re-
treating. On the she'll bursting among
them we could see through our glasses
the 1atsbelcs turn round and FIRE at the
place where the shell had burst, think
ing it was some diabo!ical agency Of the
white man. From information we re-
cciyed after this fight We learned that
the enemy had intended attacking US at
10 o'clock tho previous night, but ow.
ing to the rocket having been sent up
to recall Captain Borrow they were
afraid to do 50, thinking that we were
holding communion with our gods by
shooting at the stars and bringing them
dowD.-London Telegraph.