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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS.

Steve O'Donncll and Peter Maher will
box at Concy Island juno II.
James Gordon Bennett has bought Blue
Sign, 2:0SL, tho swift and promising po-
Ger.
Michigan will play Harvard and the
University of Pennsylvania at football
next season.
The big international athletic games be-
tween the New York and London Athletic
clubs will be held ut Manhattan field ON
September 81.
Billy Plimmcr, the pugilist, will return
to America from England in few weeks.
He says that he wants to arrange q fight
with George Dixon.
In u recent game with Amherst the Yale
nine was shut out without a hit for the
first time in four years. Pitcher LLOYD
Thomas of Amherst did the trick.
PIN, the English champion, who is rec
ogniZcd as the foremost tennis PLAYER in
the world, and Mahoney, tho Irish crack,
will como to America and compete this
month.
Lawson n. Fuller, the veteran New York
rcinsman, recently drove u team of six
trottcrs II mile in 8 minutes 1 seconds and
won IA box of candy on the only bet he
ever made in his life
Lord Roscbcry seems to be flcklc for
tunes favored child on the turf. To win
the EPSON Derby, Englands greatest turf
honor, with Ikidas in 1894 and do the trick
again with Sir Nisto in 1895 is rare good
fortune for tho British premier
Yalc's track team captain for 1896 will
be Lewis p. Sheldon of Rutland, Vt. Shell
don Is the champion intercollegiate RIM
ming board jumper, having record of 23
feet. He has won shat event for two years.
He is 2i years old and feet inches tall.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

ond, and E. S. Ramsdell University Of
pennsylvania. third. Tho winners time
equals the intercollegiate record, hold Joint
~ by Luther Cary Of Princeton and e. s.
Ra1nsdcn OF tho University of Pcnnsylva-
Mo- and the collegiate record, held jointly
by e. j. Wendell, c. II. Sheriff., Wendell
Baker, l.. H. Cary and L. S. Ramsdcll. It
Is also only oDc-fifth of second behind
tho worlds record. held by John Owens
of Detroit.
Tho 220 WIS captured with the same
ease. Crum defeated Richards by six feet
and Ramsdell by nino feet in 2o seconds,
but tho watch held By Bob Stoll, the voter
an timer, credited Crum with 81 SO Sec
onds, and the fact that the third timer
failed to get his watch going probably
robbed the young Iowan of new world 3
record. AS 1t was he cqualed tho best COL
lego record for tho distance
CruIn Is not embarrassed by tho protest
that has been fllod against him and feels
that 1t will easily be lifted Tho protest Is
on tho alleged ground that he Ia not ut
tending school and that ho is q profession
al. Crum graduates from the low dcpart-
mcnt of Iowa university this year. lie Is
member of tho Chicago Athletic associa-
ton and Is on tho executive committee for
the western intercollegiate meet He Is
neither too light nor too stout. His height
Is feet 81 inches and he has trained
down this spring from $50 pounds to 1865
he seems to BIO q natural born Splinter,
and even when winning from such famous
men rs Richards and Ransdell no gavo
the impression that In every finish he still
had something up his sleeve"
In speaking of tho protest lodged against
Crum the New York Press remarks eii-
torially: 'We arc sure that If the proper
committee had done It's duty and found
out who Crum mas this never, mover would
have happened. Some good reason would
have been found to keep Crum out Just
as, nearly 20 years ago, good reasons
were found to break up the intercollegiate
regatta whom upstart Cornell and little
Wesleyan had developed such impudcnt
speed. What arc college lawyers for except
to keep Crums out of such contests to save
tho public and postgraduate mind the
shock of seeing first prizes going anywhere
except where they bclong-that Is to say,
TO Yalo, Harvard, Princeton and OCCASION
ally tho University of Pennsylvania"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
CAYL0R'S BALL GOSSIP
Can the Pittsburg Team Con-
tinue It's Winning Gait3
ALSO AT THE TOP ONE YEAR AGO.
Then They Fell Back and Finished In tho
Second Division-With Pitcher Hawley,
However. They Are Much Stronger This
Year-Stivetts Versus Mccarthy


When tho Boston baseball team was In
Louisville recently, several of tho members
had small scrap" in the dining room of
the hotel where they were registered.
Pitcher Stivctts rs no entered stopped at
tho table where Fielder MCCARTHY sat cat
ing and relieved his mind to tho latter in
some forciblo and offensive words. Mr..
Mccarthy did not allow Mr. Stivetts'
structures to spoil, much less to interrupt,
his ropast. Ho quietly went on eating I'M
til tho inner man and ball player cried,
'Hold-enou9h."
But appetite having been satiatcd re.
sentiment arose. in hunger's place There
foro rs Dir. Mccarthy left tho dining room
he passed over to tho table where Mr. Stiv-
otis was reading to u colored man and
brother from menu card, and without
first serving notice the fielder smoto tho
pitcher in tho faco with his fist.
1t was not tho usual custom in Ken
lucky of rcscnting an insult. Had Mr. Nc
Carthy pulled his gun and pierced Mr.
StlvettS' brain with u bullet or bored n
hole through his black heart with lead
Louisville would not havo locked upon
the affair as disgraccful. But fist fight
in dining room of tho Commonwealth is
crowned upon by Louisvillc's best society.
sec by latest reports of tho sad occur
rchco tnat Mr. Mccarthy defends himself
from the charge TINT no struck Mr. Stiv-
ctts while the latter was not looking. This
seems, according to MIR. MCCARTHY, to
have been n mistake. Mr.. Stivetts was
looking up directly at Mr.. Mccarthy when
tho Inter banged him. This statement Mr..
Stivctts does not deny, and wo are bound
TO take 1T as true. Had Mr. MCCARTHY
JaDDcd the noted pitcher when tho lattcr's
attention was directed to pcacenblc things
the odium would have been stupendous.
The mystery OF the affair Is the cause of
the exchange OF incivilitics between the
two distinguished Boston artsts-.or, ms
Fanny Davenport would call them, tho
two splendid sports" 1t has been said
that the difference sprang up over religious
disputes in which other members of the
Boston team were concerned That being
true proves the danger of mixing baseball
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Cure for Hendnobs.

AS remedy for oil forms Of headache
Electric Bitters has proved to be the
very best. 1t effects permanent cure,
and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield to it's influence. We
urge oil who are afflicted to procure q
bottle, and give this remedy fair trisl.
In cases OF habitusl consti pstion Elec-
trio Bitters cures by giving she needed
tone to the bowels, and few cases long
resist Ike use of this medicine. Try Il
once. Large bottles only fifty cents at
Christian & Bsrbee's drug store.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Free Pills,

SEND your address to II. e.. Buoklen
q Co., Chicago, and get q free sample
box OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you OF their merits.
These pills are easy in action and sre
particularly effective in the cure Of Con
stipation and Sick Headache. For Ma
laria and Liyer troubles they have been
proved invaluable. They are guaran-
teed to be perfectly free from every
deleterious gu betance and to be purely
vegetable. They do not weaken by
their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size $50. per box.
Sold by Christian & Barbee, druggists.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
New York MONEY nIarhet

NEW YORK, June 17.-Money on call
easy at per cent, last loan /, closed
l. Prime mercantile paper 2X@3H.
Sterling exchange strong, with actual
business in bankers bills at 4.s9A@
s91S for demand, and 4SsA@4 ssX
for sixty days; posted rates. 4.s9@4. 90.
Commercial bills. s7H@4 S7sl. Silver
certificates, 6e%. Government bonds
strong.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Cincinnati Produce market.

CINCINNATI, O., June 17.--Flour active;
fancy, 4.10@42o; family, $500 so;
wheat easier; No. red, 80. Corn lower;
No. 3 mixed; 50N@51. Oats easier; No.
mixed, 32H Rye nominal; No. 9, CO.
FORK steady, ID 90. Lard steady, $40.
BULK meats steady, 6 25. Bacon steady,
7.25. Whiskey steady, 1.25. Butter
steady; Elgin, 90. Eggs easier, 10. Sugar
firm; hard refined, 33%; New Orleans,
33M. Cheese quiet, 7@7N.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
You've No Idea

How nicely Hoods Sarsaparilla hits the
needs OF the people who feel oil tired
out or run down from any cause 1t
seems to oil up the whole mechanism OF
the body 80 that all movea moothly and
work becomes delight. II you are weak,
tired and nervous, Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is just what you need. Try It,
Hoods Pills cure liver ills, constpa-
ton, biliousness. jaundice, slck head
ache, Indigestion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
IOWA'S GREAT SPLINTER.
Soiin V. Crum and His Great Work Agains.
the Eastern College Cracks.

When John V. Crum of the University
OF Iowa announced his intention of COM
peting at the annual Intercollegiate cham
pionships near New York with the idea
OF winning tho 100 and 22O yard dashcs,
deTisivc smiles played about the fcaturcs
OF the crack eastern college sprinters. They
arc not smiling dcrisivcly now, however,
Tor Crum captured both events in fast
time and is the hero of the hour Crum
won the 100 yard dash with cs,so In 10
seconds, with w. W. Richards, Yale, soc.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Must BE Repaired.

REMEMBER that your carriages, bug
giles and phaetons must be repaired,
and now Is the time to have 1t done,
and the Virginia Carriage Company, No.
332 Salem avenue, is the place where
all work Is guaranteed.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, June 17.-After big break
on foreign shipments, weak cables and
oetter crop reports, wheat was rescued
today by shorts and closed but 10
lower than on Saturday. July corn
closed SO higher, September oats kc
higher and provisions without change,
Inc leading futures ranged to-day as
Wheat, No: 2-June, opening, TAX,
closing 1873 July, opening, 739l@74H,
closing 1875; September, opening, 74X
@75A closing 755s Corn No. 2oJune'
opening, 47}6. closing, 4ss1; July, open.
Ing, As 4; closing, 49s Is; September, open.
ing, 49ss, closing, 50k@50%. Oats No.
2-June, opening, assz, closing, 80; July,
opening. 2SN@2sI6; closing, 90: Sen
TENDER, opening, 27%@2s, closing, 2s&.
Mess pork, per bbl.-July, opening,
H. 40. closing, AS; September opening
1S.72x u, closing, 1875. Lard, per leo lbs
July. opening, $50. closing, 6.62N;
September, opening, so, closing, 6. Sax.
Short ribs. per 100 lbs.-July, opening,
= 80, closing, 6.57H; Septem Der, open
ing' 5SH; closing. 6.57N.
Oash quotations were as follows:
Flour easier; winter patents, 5000
=.s0; winter straights, S.4O@3 90; spring
straights, 4.00@4 80; bakers, 1000 90.
NO. ., spring wheat, 74%@@76%; No. 8
spring wheat, 76; No. 2 red, 7SH@74A;
Mo. Q corn, 49B; No. yellow, :; No. 3
oats, 80; No. white, 31@34; No 3 white,
3o%@alN; No. rye, e2;No. Q barley,
oSi NO. 3, 50@531 u; No. 4, 4s; No. flax
seed, 50H; prime timothy seed, S. 50
mess pork. per bbl., 12 37x@l2.5O; lard,
per 100 lbs. 6 59x@6.55; short ribs
sides, Qoose), 6.25@6.3o; dry sailed
shoulders (boxed) 5ss@536; short clear
sides, lboxed), 6H@6ss; whiskey, dis
tillers' finished goods per gallon. I.26K;
sugars cut loaf, 5.13; granulated, 400;
standard A, 4.56.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

STRAW msstings in great variety and
at bottom prices at The e. Ii. Stewart
Furniture Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

Il. G. STARKEY, the feed dealer, has
just received car load of Pillsbury's
Daisy Middlings.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
FINANCE AND commERcE,
New York Stock Market.

NEW YORK, June 17.-The stock mar
kes opened active and firm as a rule bur
.ne coal stocks were notable excep-
sioh' being heavy on selling by bear
cirque which circulated unfayorsble
rumors IS to the condition of trade.
Inc depression in these shares waa
merely temporary and they soon Joined
IN the general advance which continued
throughout the day with but occasional
signs reactions due to small sales to
feailze profits. The general market
crossed strong and at or near the best
prices made. The trading for foreign
account Was insignificant and did not
affect the market.
Closing stocks we're IS follows.
Atchison, 1913; Adams Express, l45;
baltimore and Ohio, 63x; Chesapeake
ana Ohio, 22T; Chicago, Burlington and
quincy soE; Chicago Gas, 74sS; c. G. c.
ana st. Louis, 46E; Del. Lackawsnns
ana Western, 162; Distillers and Cat
tie Feeders Co., 1914; Erie, 1OX; Erie
preferred. e2M; Great Northern pre-.
1erred' l341s; Lake Shore, 14s; Lead
trust, 56B; Louisville and Nashville,
e91; National Cordage, 1H; National
OordaEe preferred, az; N. j. Central,
ssN; Norfolk and Western preferred,
Is; Northern Pacific preferred, 17%;
southwestern, 100 Il Northwestern pre-
lerred, l44N; NY. Central. 1O2ss; NY,
and New England. 43%; Pacific Mail.
80; Pullman Palace, 17e; READING
1875; Rock Island, 73A; ST. Paul, SO;
St. Paul and Omaha. Al; Southern
Pacific, 24A; Sugar Refinery, ll7x;
Union Pacific, 12%; Western Union,
S3S; General Electric, 35ss; Southern,
IA 4; Southern preferred, AK; Tobacco,
ll4; Tobacco preferred, lax.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18

MACHINE, the automatic cutting knife sham
ener and tableting appurtenances are on
this floor The wonderful and powerful
electric motor, which propels the machines
on all three floors, is also on this floor. Over
in one corner, hardly noticeable, is kept in
readiness, as supplementary power an
improved Gas Engine, to be attached st
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
What's the Use of Waiting !?

are right, our work AL, and if YOU don't
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way or another, either by bringing to your
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almost IDEAL printing establishment. with
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-18
We Print Anything
In Our Press-Room

Gan be seen the rapid diminuive cylinder presses
including the famous Promise mon
thousands of sheets day
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-15

branched ont independently and drew
about him his own following. 1t WAS
another case or the lucky gambler lead
ing the way for the unlucky. He or
ganized companies Ia float "Kafirs,"
There were Barnato Companies" Bar
natO groups" Barnato Shares" but
there were never any Barnato losses.
He made money wen more. rapidly
than the great bonanza kings of Cali
fornia in the palmiest days of the AZ
g0nauts.
Shrewdiy he made n conquest Of Sir
Edgar Vincent. Sir Edgar and Barney
became financial bosom friends. Sir
Edgar gave the plunger position, which
he never had In spite of his fortune.
Barnato had been blackballed at The
London clubs. The rich turf set cut
him. In spite Of his heavy support OF
races and his fino string of horses.
Sir Edgar made sure first OF all that
Barnato and his South African enter
prises were safe" lie went out to
South Africa with Barney as Barney's
guest. and vas accompanied by his
wife, the beautiful Lady Helen Duns-
combe. sister of the Duchess Of Lem
ster, What Sir Edgar saw In Africa
convinced him. He took up Barnato,
gave him financial and social prestige.
not in London. but In Paris, and by
clever maneuvering secured for him
the ear OF the great Partisan f~nanciers
and boosted him forward In Partisan
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-15
Cashier Barron began their sentence OF

Cashier Barron began their sentence Of
life Imprisonment.
Not content with their efforts to de-
feat justice at every point, the bank
officials some months ago set In motion
a scheme to petition the Governor for
The pardon Of these cut-throats. Again
the lawyers for the bank and under the
direction Of the bank appeared before
the Governor and Council Of the state
OF Maine early In August and argued
for the pardon of the m%urderers.
No more extraordinary plea for par
don was ever put forward than the Il
urged by Lawyer Crosby. the attorney
for the Dexter Bank. He did not pre-
N that the prisoners we're honest or
valuable citizens. for there had already
been proof Of an overwhelming record
OF crime against them both. He did not
claim that the cnse should be reviewed
on the score OF newly discovered evil
dence. His only claim was that the
men were innocent. and upon this
ground he demanded that the Governor
reverse the decision Of the Supreme
Court Of the State of Maine, which had
passed upon and settled forever the
guilt Of the prisoners. Governor Gloves,
who is himself a lawyer, was at once
impressed with the utter impossibility
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-15

Paris and German exchanges "Kafirs''
is the name OF 4 confusing multiplicity
OF South African mining stocks, the
lively ups aud downs Of which have for
the past few months been making and
unmaking fortunes. This wild and
insane craze has led TO the upsetting OF
financial values In all American stocks,
and has caused Wall street to hold Its
breath. as 1t were. pending the antici-
pated bursting OF the Kahr boom.
Barney Barnato. the man who has
really launched this unprecedented
speculation. has himself made millions
ont OF II, and when the crash comes, II
come It must, II is believed that he will
still be an enormously rich man. Most
of hts fortune Is said to be on paper,
but he holds the upper hand In all the
big deals and he Is not the sort OF man
who has let the dear public" in on the
ground floor without making them pay
him a profit.
OF his origin as little Is known as OF
the astonishing rise Of the boom he has
created. 1t Is believed that he was a
London street Arab. He is still young
mot yet forty slightly over 8 feet IN
height, fat, squat and short-lcggcd.
His appearance IL altogether ugly. All
sorts OF vague stories are told OF his
career. He is said to have been a bar
Der, u secondhand clothing dealer. a
bagman. a brokers c'crk. q messen-
ser : street fakIr. = tumbisr. circus
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-15

society. Sir Edga. now shares with
him the title OF King of tine Kamrs."
Barnato's latest Cup was the crea
ton Of the "Barnato Bank. Mining and
Estate Corporation. Limited" "
needed no prospectus: the mob we're
only too cager to tumble overeach other
getting o the inside" by the mere
stroke OF n pen Barnato created an
enormous capital out of nothing.
The nominal capital of this bank was
f2, 800 900. The shares were II each,
and on the morning of the issue there
were 1000 brokers. with orders TO buy
hundreds and in some cases thousands,
Of shares at the market. The shares
opened from f3h to f41s premium. and
the capital of the bank Is now valued
at nearly 10000, 900. At the last set
tlemcnt, when there was talk about diff
fculty in carrying over stocks. Barnato
600 on the stocks of companies in which
he was Interested.
The trading In these shares devel-
oped n OF the most startling scenea
ever witnessed In the London market.
For a time there was an almost indie
scribable frenzy. and the shares were
bid up to more than four times their
face value. They subsidized later. but
the confidence Of the public is well at.
tested b, the fact that they arc still
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-15

performer. contOrtionist and prestidigi-
tateur. He has dealt In South African
diamonds. and about their spuriousness
nasty stories are recited by his enemies
who knew him In the mines. He left
there when he was about eighteen
years old.
Three years ago, penniless and I'M
known, he appeared In London. Not
long after there sprang up among spec
ulators and investors great interest in
South African mining stocks. Com
panics were formed to develop these
mines, and European capitalists, big
and little. were invited to take stock.
II was easy TO And money backings for
these enterprises. Africa was q name
to conjure by. The Dark Continent
was a mystery not unmixed with ro-
anc It's were unlimit-
able, its possibilities incalculable. New
strikes Of rich veins were reported.
With each strike sprang up a company
to work It,. Kafir stocks were in every
mans mind. The English newspa-
pcrs helped on the widespread public
interest by publishing long letters and
dispatches from the scene of activity.
Conservative English papers inveighed
against It, hut the people gave no heed.
Barney Barnato got into the Kafir
swim. He plunged deep. His natural
daring and cool cffrontery stood him
we'll. He won enormously. Then he
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-15

cleared up. A reporter Of the New York
World. after nearly two months Of care
inl study and a patient following OF
new clews, finally succeeded In locat-
ing the murdcrers Of Cashier Barron.
The men were arrested by the reporter
at the point OF a pistol, taken to Dexter
and Identified and finally convicted OF
murder In the first degree and sentenced
30 imprisonment for life. These NOR
were stain and Cromwell.
From the very moment of the arrest
Of these murdcrers the officials OF the
Dexter Savings bank did everything In
their power to obstruct the machinery
Of justice and prevent the conviction OF
the murderers. The officers OF the bank
provided them with their own counsel,
who were the best lawyers In Dexter,
and put at their disposal an unlimited
amount OF money for tho purpose Of
.heir defense.
Both ut the police court hearing In
dexter and at their trial In the Bangor
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-15

council Ia the final chapter Of one OF
the most extraordinary tragedies that
ever startled New England. For ten
long years the murder Of this faithful
bank cashier was shroDded in impen-
etroble mystery. His dead body had
been found on the evening OF Wash
ington's birthday. 1878, In the vaults
~ the b0nk-a martyr to his trust. the
murdered man had been knocked sense
less by a blow on the forehead from a
slungshot, had been handcuffcd, a gag
had been forced into his mouth and a
rope had been drawn tightly about his
neck to suffocate him. Thus bound
end gagged. his almost iifeless body had
becn tossed into the bank vaults and
The door swung to upon him.
The people Of MIME. and, In fact,
all Of New England. were startled and
Mortified by this murder. The best de-
tcctive skill OF tho country was put
upon the case. but without success. For
two years no the slightest clew was
discovered { indicate who tho mur-
dcrers were. Finally, chagrined at his
failure to discover the identity OF the
murderers, n Boston detective evolved
the theory that Cashier Barron had
committed suicide. The books OF the
bank. which had been carefully ex-
amined at the time Of the murder, were
given over 10 the detective and some
expert accountants. and while In their
possession there suddenly appeared
upon the books crasurcs which were
not visible before.
The president and officials Of tho
dexter Savings bank suddenly changed
their position on the whole matter and
began 20 abuse the name Of their faith
fc.i cashier. The president Of the bank
instituted proceedings against the es-
tate Of Mr.. Barron. and In every way
tried 20 ruin the reputation Of the muir
dcred
In tho fall of 1855 the great murder
mystery OF Maine was unexpectedly
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-15

quoted at over three times their face
value.
The blind faith OF the English people
In this modern Midas upsets all theo-
ries OF their national conservatism. 1t
Is estimated that not less than $780,
900 900 has been subscribed, n large
part OF 1t by small investors. in the
schemes and enterprises of the plausible
Barney.
He was and is to-day the speculative
foe OF Cecil Rhodes. and resembles the
latter In the scope of his enterprises
and nerve with which he backs them.
Rhodes companies and Barnato COM
panies are rivals for the favor of capt.
tai wherever "Kafirs" are quoted.