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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
CAUGHT IN THEIR OWN TRAP.

North Carolina Republicans Fall to File
Rxpense Accounts.
RALEIGH, N. c., May 25-At the last
session OF the legislature an election
Law was enacted by the Rspublica ans
and Populists which requires all oendi-
dates to file within ten days after their
election statements of their cleo sion
expenses. This has caught not q few
parsons mapping with startling results.
AZ Asheville none OF the candid tes
made statements. and In this city while
six OF the Democratic aldermen made
statements within the prescribed time,
the Republicans did not, thereby for
feiting their title to office.
Two Of them have been ousted by the
Democrats who have elected two
Of their own party to fill the vacancies
Those ousted declare they will bring
suits, but Democrats say the law is
plain and mandatory. The matter ia
making much stir and is entirely novel
in North Car DINA.
The State crop report was issued for
May, made up from returns Of 200 COR
respondents. 1t shows the condition of
cotton to be only 20 per cent. of the
average crop, this being the lowest
figures in many years. Corn has fallen
Off nine points since April. There WAS
frost over nearly the entire State last
Wednesday. Much cotton has been
plowed up and corn planted in It's stead.
The farmers are extremely Respondent
at the outlook.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
EASTERN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Island OF Formosa Declares Itself
Republic.

Republic.
WAsHINGToN, May 25 The State
Department has received a cablegram
from Mr.. DENLY, United States minister
to China, stating that the island of
Formosa has declared her independence,
that the powers have been SO notified,
and that government, republican in
form, had been established in Formosa.
This adds q new complication to the
situation in the East. Before this row
eminent can recognize the Formosan
independence it must be shown that.
provisional government, which can
stand, has been organized. But there
Is MOI likely to be any such &C ton taken
by the government, nor would Minister
DENLY be justified in taking any such
step.
The United States recog Formosa
as belonging to japan and no matter
what may be the form OF government
which the revolutionists of the island
may have organized, q recognition of
the independence of the island would be
distinctly an unfriendty act toward
Japan. The United States does not rec
ognize the Cuban rebels and the move
ment in Fofmosa cannot be regarded ga
anything more than a rebellion against
Japan.
The idea OF republican form OF gov.
eminent being In Formosa is treated
with some derision at the departments,
The population Ia composed of saveQes.
reclaimed savages and Chinese immI-
grants.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
Several Poles Drowned at Buralo.

BUFFALO. N. Y, May 25.-A steam
yacht bearing the name of Trilby was
capsizsd In the Hamburg canal this
morning and two or three men drowned.
The yacht served as g ferry to carry
workmen across the canal and to-day
there WAS a large crowd Of Polish
laborers who sought conveyance to their
work. The Poles made q rush for her
and all jun ping simultaneously on one
side caused her to lurch, capsize ani 90
to the bottom. For several minutes
the canal was olive with the halt crazy,
terrified Poles. few of whom could
swim. but all OF whom were struggling
and clutching at each other or anything
within reach. Many climbed out on The
dock, but others were seen to sink and
were not seen again. The canal is be-
ing dragged.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
SECRETARY oARL1sLE,s spEEoH.
1t Has Made Great Impression in the
South

IL has maze a Great Impression in the
South.
New YORK, May 25.-Speaking OF the
sound money convention in Memph
Mr.. Eckels said: Secretary Carlisle
made remarkably able speech, and 1
think 1t has done much to controvert
false impressions that have existed in
the South. There Is one thing in con-
nection with his speech that 1 think
ought to be commented upon.
He made this point: The people who
advocate the free coinage of silver saw,
as reason for their demand, that there
is not enough money in the country.
They say that the currency Is contracted
and that the volume of money should be
increased. Secretary Carlisle called the
attention OF these persons to the fact
that while the banking facilities OF the
country are constantly eniarging in q
ratio, the different proxies used for the
metallic currency are correspondingly
swelling in volume.
All we need is basis or q standard
OF metallic money. Then what we want
Is confidence. When there Ia universal
trust, the different tenderI for money
come out in floods. When confidence is
gone, they also 20.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26

guilty, and he has been sentenced to
prison for two years with hard labor.
Sir Frank Lockwood. the Holicitor.gen-
eral, resumed his address to the jury.
The prisoners intimacy with Lord
Alfred Douglass and the exhib ition of
the younger man by the older one at
hotels and public places in and about
London wsre severely commented on by
counsel.
Sir Frank Lockwood warned the Jury
to render verdict which would prevent
'such detestable and abominable vice
to rear It's head unblushingly in this
country"
Justice Wills began summing up at
1:3o p. m. The general tenor OF his ad-
dress TO the jury was favorable to
Wilde.
The jury retired at 3:3o p m and re-
turned at $50 p m, with verdict of
guilty. While the jury was out, at the
request OF the representative of the
Associated Press, Wildes counsel
brought the following statement, signed
by Wilde, who was waiting in the pris-
oner's room below the dock
The charges alleged against mo are
entirely untrue. Youth in every form
alwayS facinated my youth. / have no
sense at oil OF social grades. l love the
society OF the rich and we'll born on &C.
count of their luxury. But sny one,
plough boy, fisherman or street Arab,
mad an interest for me. Mere humanity
is 80 wonderful.
II do not ask OF the young what they
90. do not care who they are. Their
Ignorance has it's mode of wisdom; their
lack OF culture leaves them open to
fresh and vivid pressions"
When the foreman of the jury de-
livered the verdict, Wilde, who had en-
tered the prisoners dock a moment bs-
fore, rose from the chair upon which
he had been seated throughout. the
trial and stood with HIS arms on the
dock. The silence which prevailed
throughout the courtroom was really
painful, as Justice Wills ordered that
Alfred Taylor should also be summoned
before him. Then in voice trembling
with emotion, the justice said: ~ never
before had such shocking case as this
to deal with. To think that you, Tsy.
lor, should be the keeper of a male
brothel. and that you, Wilde. q man of
reputed culture, should be perverter
OF young men. There Ia no doubt but
that the verdictis just one and I
by law and l only regret that 1t is not
more severe. You are both sentenced
to hard labor for the term Of two years."
Wilde did not look al the Judge while
the sentence was being pronounced His
eyes rovef around the courtroom, his
face never changed color and he looked
like man who had made up his mind
to make the best OF bad situation
Taylor smiled when sentence was pro.
nounced.
As Wilde turned in the dock and pre-
pared to 90 back to the prisoners room
the crowd cried out: "Shame. shame !"
This shouting caused Justice Wills to
rise and exclaim in loud and deter
mined voice, "Silence silence!"
When Mr.. Gill was asked II there was
any chance OF new trial, he replied:
mo, indeed. IL is now disposed Of for
ever, thank heaven"
Mr.. Travers Humphreys, counsel for
Wilde, also told the reporter of The
Associated Press thai the verdict was q
surprise to him. He added: snow
that they have hit their man. I am Ger.
tain his health will break down, and
possibly the authorities will favorably
entertain the idea of pardon"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
NORTHERN PREsBYTERIANs.
The Action of the General Assembly Yes
terdaY.

L6rQaYs
PITTsBURG. May 25.-In the Presby.
terrain General Assembly to-day the
committee on bills and overtures re.
ported on request for action upon a
complaint against Congress because re-
Gently 1t continued its session ON SUM
day. The assembly advised the COM
plainant to have resort to petitions lad.
dressed to the Congress itself
Another sensation was caused BY DR..
Roberts charge that a pamphlet by Mr..
Thomas Nc Dougall, of Cincinnati. had
caused falling off OF $50, 900 in the
March receipts of the board of home
missions for criticism of the board for
buying site in New York and erecting
building thereon at a cost OF one and
three quarter millions Of dollars.
Mr. Thomas McDougall. OF Cincin.
natl, the author Of the pamphlet, wrote
letter to Moderator Booth, In which
he demanded retraction of the state
mens made by Mr.. Roberts Mr.. Nc
Dougall denied the truth Of DR..
Roberts statement.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
ROANOKE, VA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY rs 1sg5
NO BASEBALL YEsrKxp.Y.
>sin Ahservened TO Prevent Any State
League Gamer

TO Frevent Any State
League Games.
Inc Roanoke players were anxious
.Ur an opportunity to show the public
s saas 'neY could really keep up the
,aplo gait they struck in Fridays vame.
but the weather clerk dsmpeneS tbeir
enthusiasm sadly. Rain began to fall
oeiore midnight and kept up a steedv
9rizzie ior the greater portion of tho
gay, ehectuslly preventing baliplay wing
eitner here or at Richmond and PSrts.
mouth.
AS result OF ye;tmday's inactivity
Roanoke remains in las. place with ins,
sne sansalizing distance OF one game to
oe gained on Norfolk and Petersburg to
place her ahead of them both.
Lynchburg Is crying aloud for the
reIease OF Gray just because the Ma
gicians hammered the life out of him.
rms 10 fine illustration OF the popular
tuea OF baseball. Because q pitcher ia
nv aato Ia one game, he is necessarily
ialiure Last Monday Chicago hit
Carsey, q Quaker pitcher. for 9? bi,e
with total Of SO bases; vet that s.ma
swlrier pulled Cincinnati down from
prst 20 second place in the National
League race on the following Thursday
our neighbors in the Hill City should
nov ia,i TO remember the fourteen hits
Roanoke secured from Orth's delivery
curing the first game OF the season.
another idol was shattered by the locals
when they pounded McCreary, Norfolk's
pet pitcher, to the extent OF fourteen
hits last Saturday. at last accounts
ootn OF these twirlers arc still in tho
business.
The row between Wells and Kain. Of
.ne hlcnmond club, is likely to do harm
10 tue sport In the State. This kind OF
tning Is calculated to disgust the class
oI people whose patronage and coup-
tenance Is most to be desired, and the
sooner the gentry who bring such dis
credit upon the ball-playing fraternity
are relegated to the rear, The batter t.
Will De for the game in general.
many patrons OF the game In this
ciey VIII be sorry II learn of the release
Oh Centerfielder Farrell, which wss
granted at his own request. He has
neen doing work in the middle garden
that has not been equalled by sny
heller on the State league teams that
nave played here this season, and his
sole reason for desiring to leave Roam
oRe 10 that he has not been able to do
MS snare OF the hitting. His gentle
manly bearing, 10th on and of the
nel1, has gained for him MANY warm
lriehus VINO Will deeply regret his de-
parture.
The Sporting Life has the following
PHEASANT words to say of Varney Ander.
son, who graduated from the Virginia
League to the big league last year:
with better command Anderson should
make valuable man for the Senators
ne mas tantalizing curves and knows
how to hit"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
saIem Female college Commencement

WINSTON, N. c., May 25.-The ninety
third annual commencement Of Salem
Female College, the oldest educational
institu ton In the South, opened to-
night with concert by college chorus,
In which 4Ooagirls took part. The bacca.
laureate sermon will be preached to-
morrow. by Bishop Cheshire, OF the
Episcopal Church. The graduating
class this year numbers fifty three. tho
largest in the history OF the school.
The distinguished visitors who will
attend the commencement will be Mrs.
Stonewall Jackson and Mrs. Senator
Iab Vance,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
SILVER ACROSS THE WATERS,
Growth OF the BimesaiIio Agitation In
Germany

BERLIN, May 25.-One of the chief
features of the session OF the Reichsr
which has not been without startling In.
c1dents. has been the rapid growth of
btmetallio agitation. The bimetsllio
party has been even more successful in
the Prnssian diet than in the ReichstaQ,
inasmuch as the resolution OF the diet,
instead OF merely asking the govern
mene to call conference as the Reioh-
stag did, instrucss the chancellor, Prince
hohenlohe, much. against his liking,
to persuade the BundeBrath to SO frame
invitations to the monetary conference
Germany wishes to bring about the gen.
eral adoption of double standard.
DR.. Miguel, the Prussian minister OF
finance, however, in his speech on the
subject In the diet, while doing his
usmost towards polite conciliation of
the conservatives, was careful to bring
the governments as little as possible to
any definite policy. Practically, how
ever, there is no doubt that the Bundles
rath will empower the government to
invite the powers to send representa-
ttves to monetary conference.
Finding no support for the bill ad-
vanced BY Count Won Kanitz, looking to
state monopoly of the sale of grain,
the agrarians regard double standard
as the first OF the big remedies which,
they claim. the government owes them,
and they will be satisfied with nothing
less.
1t is interesting to note that Prince
Bismarck in his recent table talk with
the Saxon deputation, declared himself
to be- bimetallist, saying to Mayor
Beck, OF Freiberg, that he was obliged
when In office to yield his own convic-
tions to the Views of currency experts.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
Advice to the Ansi.TilIman,t..

CHARLESTON. 8. O.. May 2s.-Geu.
Wade Hampton, in letter TO the Spar
tanburg Herald, advises the snd- Till
mantle democrats not to vote in the
primary election ordered by the Irbv
Democrshc executive committee for the
nomination OF delegates to tho constitu.
tlonal convention, but to run candid ates
IN the general election in August, the
candidates to be honest men seiected
from both factions.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
Field meetiog of Am.tour a,,,o...

BERKELEY OVAL. New York, Nav e5.
The 20th annual field meeting of the
Inter Collegiate Association OF Amateur
Athletes OF America anne to a close la,e
this evening. and the Yale blue was th O
winning color. The most popularrcom
petltor was John V. Crum, OF Iowa, who
won the 100 and eco yard dashes.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
Three of a Family Murdered.

WHARTON, Tex, May 25.-The bodies
OF the three murdered members of the
Cocker family have been found living
on the open prairie about two miles
from where the assassination occurred.
All OF them are full of bullet holes. The
bloody work was done by mob COM
posed of adherenss OF a faction opposed
to Checkers remaining in the country
any longer.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
Big Cotton MIL to be Erected.

NoRrn ADAMS. Mass. May est Is
reported on good authority that a mann.
moth now mill is to be built here, to be
known as Berkshire Mill No. 3 The
mill, 1t is said. will be tho secoad larR.
estcotton mill in produc ion In America,
will cost over half million dolls,s and
employ Q 900 hands.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
Flowers for Confederate Graves

ATLANTA, Ga, May 25.-This even
ing at o'clock two csrsloads of flowers
left Atlanta for Chicago. They were to
be strewn on the graves of the Confedo
crate dead In Chicago and spread about
the base OF the monument which will
be unveiled next week by the lake side.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
,dian Land Dopredat Evicted.

WASHINGTON. May 25.-The troubles
between the Indian office and illegal
settlers on the lands of the Winnebago
and Omaha Indians, in Nebraska, came
to focus to-day in a request OF the
Secretary OF the Interior to the Score.
tsry OF War, to send troops to aid in
evicting such settlers. and serious trou-
BILE was feared.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
Their Wages Restored.

BETHLEHEM. Pa, May 25-The work.
ingmen employed in the two blast fur
naces which the Bethlehem Icon Com.
pany has In operation. day had re-.
stored to them the reduction in their
wages made last year. They have since
been receiving s 20 per day, now thew
Will receive 81 40.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
The Grand vizier opnoss1 10 Reform

The Grand vizier Opposed to Reform.
CoNsTANTINoPLE May 25 "A majority
OF the advisors OF the Sultan have ooun-
SEIZED him to agree to the propositions
OF the powers regarding reform in Ar
menia. But, the Grand Vizier. Djevad
Phshs, opposes these counsels. His atti-
sude Is much commented upon and is
likely to lead to com plcation..
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
Internntionai Conference of CbaritIe.

New HAVEN, Conn. May 25-Tro
first regular session OF the international
Conference of Charities and Corrections
opened to-day in the Alumni Hall of
Yale University. Robert Treat Paine,
OF Boston. presided and the meeting
WAS devoted to hearing reports from the
States.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
OSCAR WILDE FOUND GUILTY
And Sentenced to Two Years
Hard Labor.

The Jury Returned Verdict After Two
Hours Absence From the Courtroom.
When He Started to Go Back to tho
Prisoners Reorn the Crowd Dried
"shame"-Noi i0hsnoe for Another
Trial.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
NIinera Ston Wo,k

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26-Two hun
dred miners at Lisbon, who refused to
90 out when the suspension was ordered
May /, stopped work to-day.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-26
How the Clubs Stand.

Games Scheduled For Tomorrow.
Richmond at Roanoke; Norfolk at
Petersburg; Lynchburg at Portsmouth.
National League Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-26
HOW the Eskimo Count.

The Eskimo count their fingers
one, two. three, four, FIVE. Above five
and up to ten they use the second
hand: thus, six is 1.-The first finger of
the other hand" Above ten they en-
ploy the toes. Thirteen, for instance,
is "three toes upon the one foot and
eighteen. ''three toes on the second
foot" Twenty they describe as a
''whole man" They seldom go
farther than this, but they can do SO
if necessary. For example, they ex-
press twenty-five by saying, two on
the second man," thirty-seven by
s'two toes on the second mans second
foot;'' forty is ''the whole of a second
man." According to DR.. Nansen they
cannot, or at least do not. count be-
yond one hundred. which is the whole
of the fifth man"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-26
WHAT CHILDREN TALK ABOUT.

Boys Talked of Girls and Girls Talked OF
Their Studies.
ST once occupied two rooms on the
ground floor of an old fashioned house
which stood on corner where a
large number of school children
passed." said lady recently. zone
day it occurred to me that it would
be interesting to listen to their con-
versation. So, as the pupils reached
my front window I walked with them
to my side windows, and so to the
length of the house, I being unob-
served behind blinds and sash cur
tains.
CATER three weeks observation I
found that boys from to IA years of
age were Dragging continually of
their superior progress in the line of
lickin'.' base ball. bike ridin' and
big brother Never word of their
studies.
'Girls of the same age talked:
sAnd-mamma-said tand-teacher-
said;' I don't care, my numbers are
too hard I'll just tell mamma
and she says and my doll is as
pretty, mamma said So. etc, in the
same strain, with mamma coming in
at the beginning or end of every sem
tence. Both sexes of this age talked
as fast as their tongues allowed. Evil
IDENTIFY there were no listeners.
''Of the ages from IA to II the girls
talked, with scarcely an exception, of
their studies, and there were plenty
of listeners. The boys of the same
age talked, with scarcely an excep-
ton, of girls, girls, with plenty of
listeners.
Nov, confess, this surprised me-
had always been taught to believe
just the reverse, and it took various
listenings and peeps before I would
believe my senses. But the truth was
before me. The boys talking girls,
girls. and the girls talking studies.
studies. studies"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-26
a RuRNED-MoNEY EXPERT.
Mrs. Brown of the Treasury Department.
Reconstructs Bills.

mrs Brown OF the treasury Depar Emene
Reconstructs Bills.
The most interesting person in the
employ of the treasury is Mrs Brown,
who knows more about burned money
than any other individual living. It
is marvellous to see her take a hand
full Of charred fragments of bank
notes and, FASTING them piece by
piece upon sheet of paper transform
them into recognizable shape, SO that
the loser may be REIN bursed by Uncle
Sam. Mrs. Groth died in Rockford.
ILL.,, leaving all of her property to her
niece, Lizzie. For some reason, per-
haps. because the death was from a
contagious disease. the clothing of
the deceased was burned. After this
pious task had been accomplished it
occurred to Lizzie that perhaps there
might have been some money in the
pockets. So she searched among the
ashes, and, sure enough. she found a
few bits of what had been green
backs. She sent them to the redemp-
ton division and they were identified
as amounting to So5.
Burglars destroyed the safe of a
bank with dynamite, incidentally
blowing several packages OF nOLeS
into small bits, which were forwarded
to the treasury at Washington for re-
demption. Mrs. Brown had quanti-
ty of the stuff in a big envelope, and
it looked as though the job of putting
the pieces together would be no small
one.
Mrs Brown is equally well &C
quainted with the work of the puppy
dog which gets chew at the family
wad; also with the results accomp-
1ished by the ornnivorous goat and
the almost equally indiscriminate
baby. A half-digested roll of bills
may be recovered from the stomach
of a goat, as has been done in more
than one instance, by the simple pro-
cess of killing the beast, but the in
FAINT affords more serious problem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-26

SIT does git little cold out in Kan
sas,' said the man from the prairies,
''but in Manitoba is really where it
gifts its work in. Up there one winter
it got so cold that I nigh starved to
DEATH $50 cold that all the grub
was froze solid?" asked the man who
had never been thirty miles from
home. ''Oh. that's a regular thing.
But this time it got SO cold that the
cold drawed up the skin on my neck
so tight that I couldn't swaller
nothin'. Eff they hadn't of come a
thaw, I allow I wouldn't be here
to-day to tell you about it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-26

What has come over the woman
that she should suddenly begin all
over the country to hunt, shoot, cap
ture and scare her own burglars?
Every other day some woman scares
a burglar almost to death. Mrs. Sa-
rah McGregor of Jamaica, lone wild
ow, frightened her burglar through a
glass window recently and then shot
at him, so that he bled in her front
yard. The burglar was not caught.
A burglar fills a man with fear. He
appears to inspire contempt, or in
dignation at most, in woman. "You
get right out of here!' is what the
Widow McGregor said