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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
THE NICAR CANAL.
Ninety.slI Out of One Hundred and
Eighteen Congressman Favor It.

Ninety.six Out of One Hundred and
Eighteen Congressman Favor It.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 22 The Manufac-
turers' Record sent to every member of
Congress letter asking: IF the
special Nicarauguan canal committee,
appointed by act Of Congress-, makes a
favorable report on the feasibility Of
the canal will you probably favor gov
eminent aid looking to it's early con-
struction?"
One hundred and eighteen replies have
been received. or these ninety six are
strongly in favor Of the building of the
canal,either by Government aid or Gov
eminent ownership,two are opposed and
twenty are none ommittal. Quite a
number of those who answered are very
strongly in favor Of the canal. but ex-
press desire that the United States
government should build and own it.
Among those who favor the measure
are Senator's Morrill,. Palmer, Frye,
Sherman, Daniel and Pasco, and Com
gressmen Acheson Underwood, Hicks.
Hardy Catchings, Morse, Stewart and
Robinson,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
THE sOUrR's GREAT STAPLE

Compa rative figures of the exports Of
cotton since 1880 from India and Egypt,
the two principal competitors of the
South, and from this country, show that
the production of that staple Ia not in
creaeing in the two aforementioned
countries, the statistics for Fl o years,
on the other hand, indicating decline
CT about per cent, while in the same
period this section has made a gain of
30 per cent.
Following arc the comparative figures
OF the exports from 1890 to 1894, in :.
elusive: From Egypt and India, 7,146,-
1853 bales; from the United States,
&c, 837, SIS bales.
IT. is plain from the above that the
South is more than holding her own,
and that by reducing the acreage
Southern farmers can make cotton COM
mand almost any price they please. In
eleven years the consumption OF cotton
in India has increased nearly 300 per
cent, while the acreage of cotton has
been augmented only Is per cent, and
II this rate OF production and consump-
sion continues in that country, IN ton
years midas cotton will be out of the
European market
ut is also fact worth noting" SAYS
the Florida Times Union. that it takes
about five acres OF land in India to pro.
duce one bale of five hundred pounds OF
cotton while it takes only two and
half acres in this country to produce the
same amount. In other words. we pro-
duce twice as much per acre rs they do
in India. and as long as we do this there
is no danger from that country as q COM
petisor. When /. is thus seen how, far
the South Is ahead of the rest OF the
world iu single staple, it is easy to un-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
THE CUBAN Rebellion.
a spanish Correspondents at Washington
Seeking Public Oninion.
HATTERs AND MEMS, FURNYsur

Spanish Correspondents at WASHINGTON
Seeking Public Opinion.
WASHINGTON, Oct. e2.-The interest
taken in Spain in the policy and pur-
poses OF the United States toward
Cuba ia indicated by the arrival here
of Senior Tesifonte Galligeo, a special
correspondent of Ell Heraldo de Madrid,
ono OF the leading papers of the Span
ish capital, who comes for the purpose
of canvassirg the sentiment among the
leading public men here. Senior Gal
ligeo sought to secure an interview with
President Cleveland and Secretary Oh
ney, but did not succeed, owing to the
departure of the former for Atlanta and
the engagement of Mr.. Olney
Later MIR. Galligeo found Gen John
w. Foster, who was United States min
lister 30 Spain, the negotiator of the last
treaty with Spain, and later Secretary
of State in Mr. Hsrrison's cabinet.
General Foster said that he was out Of
politics, 90 that he had no information
as TO the policy OF this governments, but
he added:
ut is my personal opinion that il
Spain does not succeed in terminating
the insurrection by next spring, when
the dry season closes, she will be con-
fronted with the grave danger of losing
the island OF Cuba altogether. By that
time it will be difficult, if not i'm possi-
BILE, to prevent the recognition by the
United States of the Cubans as belliger-
ents, for the American people are being
awakened to the fact that Spain pro-
claimed her recognition of the Southern
Confederacy within eight weeks from
the day Fort Sumter was fred on"
LONDON. Oct. ga dispatch to the
Globe from Madrid quotes Havana
dispatch to the impartial as saying that
kabi, the chief lieutenant OF Maceo, the
insurgent leader, has held q conference
with mis- friends, the object OF which was
to point out that further resistance to
the Spanish forces WAS hopeless and in
order to study the means to end tho war.
Tho result OF the conference vas not
known when the dispatch was sent
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The initial number of "The Black
Cat" monthly magazine OF original
short stories, issued by the Short Story
Publishing Company Of Boston, Mass,
has been received. II is q unique and
interesting publication with strictly
original stories, complete in every num-
Der, which are purchased not with an
eye to the reputation of the writer's,
but solely because of marked originality
and merit, the watchword of the
publishers being fascinating tales,
cleverly told" The price is only FIVE
cents q number, which puts it within the
reach Of all.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

A HoUsE-To HOUSE canvass is very
good thing to obtain information as to
the way the political breeze is blowing.
In fact the knowledge already obtained
on this subject by the leaders of the
combine Is making them sick. They
find they are behind in their estimate
of the Democratic vote, and that there
is no earthly way OF catching up. 1t
Ia lesson they will have to learn,
however. and will no doubt help to
soften to some extent the defeat that ia
certain in November.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
SOUTH oARoLINA's CONVENTION.
Senator Irby Offers Substitute for TILL
mans Suffrage Bill.

mans Suffrage Bill.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 22.-The South
Carolina constitutional convention con.
tinued the discussion of the formation
of new counties o-dsy and although
the old county advocates had the ad-
vantage in minor particulars, nothing
definite was accomplished. Delegate
Hodges, OF Marlborough county, died
this morning, and the convention ad-
journed, after passing resolutions, until
Tomorrow.
The caucus of the Democratic mem
bers OF the constitutional con vention
to night, after few hours session. ad-
journed without coming TO any definite
conclusion as to suffrage plan TO be
supported unanim ous]y. No test vote
vas taken to show the strength of Till
mans or Irby's force.
Senator lrbY insrod uced the following
as substitute, which he says will make
no discrimination between the illitera.e
end the educate man in voting:
Tine person apply ing for registration
must be able to understand any section
OF the constitution when read to him
and give reasonable Interpretation
thereof, and must sustain good moral
character and must have paid all take,
due to the time of his application for
registration"
The supervisors of registrations are
to be judges OF such matters Senator
Irby withdrew the amendment in order
to perfect 1t when it will be introduced.
Senator Tillman made long speech
defending his plan. No one was allowed
In the caucus except mem bers, but il Ia
said 10 hava been harmo nions
CARLOAD flooring and ceiling just re-
cRived. i 81 WIZ EINSON
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
Convention of Underwriters

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 22.-The
sixth annual convention of the National
Association Of Life Underwriters will
begin in this city tomorrow and will
continue until Friday. Nearly $50 dole
gates arc expected and many of the
most prominent insurance man of the
county have already arrived There
will be representatives present from
almost every State in the Union, and
elaborate preparations for their enter.
tainment are being made.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

GREAT BRITAIN evidently does not in
tend to pay any attention to the Monroe
doctrine when it conflicts with her
traditions and policy, and II the United
States Government is really serious in
its claims to guardianship over the
Spanish American republics, it must be
prepared to maintain them at the point
Of the bayonet. The Corinto incident
showed that the English were deter
mined to make test case to @ certain
extent, and having succeeded in that,
they now boldly send an ultimatum to
Venezuela, which brings the whole
matter to head at once. It is plain,
unless the United States intervene in
behalf of Venezuela and demand an in
slant halt in the proceedings OF Great
Britain. that, for the present at least,
the Monroe doctrine is o delusion and a
sham.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
Chinese Assassins Executod.

NEW York, Oct % The World prints
the following cable from Foo CHOW,
China; Mabel Hartford's assailants
and thirteen others convicted OF taking
part In the HWasGpR massacre were put
TO death this morning at Ku Cheng.
The execution was witnessed by tho
foreign consular commission, the
chinese project tho district magistrate
and great crowd. There were no dis
turbances.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
CITIZENS TICKET.
Fob The SENATE,
M. FL. CLAYTOR,
OF Roanoke County.
For THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
B. A. JONES,
OF Roanoke City.
j. L. HANNAH,
OF Roanoke County.

To the Voters of the Fourth Senatorial
District and the Election District for
House of Delegates, composed of Roa-
noke and Craig and tina City of Roanoke:
We, the undersigned members of the
steering committee, appointed by the
Petersburg Fair Elections Conference"
endorse the action of the conference held
at Salem, and urge all voters In said dis
tricts In favor of honest elections, irrespec-
tive of party lines, to vote for the candi-
dates nominated by that conference, viz:
For Senate, nj. II. Clayton; for House of
Delegates, b. a. Jones, John L. Hannah.
Respectfully,
JAMES A. WALKER,
L. p. BUFORD,
W.T.. SIMPSON,
October Z, 1895. Committee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

The days Of domineering and dicta-
tion in politics are on the wane in this
part Of Virginia. Men in the Southwest
will vote as their coneciences direct
them, regardless OF bulldozing or coax
ing. They know that they want honest
and fair elections. and are determined
to have them sooner or later, the objec-
tions of wouldbe bosses to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

THE third annual edition Of the
Chicago Dispatch, one Of the leading af-
ternoon pspers of the great West. has
been received. The edition is a volume
in itself 1t is filled with strong
editorials. other interesting reading
matter and attractive advertisements
The success Of tho Dispatch has been
phenomenal, but no more than could be
expected OF journal conducted with 80
much ability and enterprise.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

THINGS are awfully mixed" said a
prominent Democrat yesterday. Yes,
very much so. In fact, tho fair and
honest election idea is 80 mixed up
with the other good thoughts OF the
voters of the district that they are GO.
ing to elect the Citizens ticket by q
large majority.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

derstand the immense advantages Of
fered here to those seeking homes OF
case and comfort, when the other great
resources and splendid climate of this
section are taken into ACCOUNT"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

BOYS, give US some argument. Asser.
tions without proof mean nothing. Talk
Is cheap, but it takes reason and COM
mon sense to influence the voters of
this district
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
| Let's Fiqqer!"

If cheap UNDERW EAR costs 81 a suit. lasts
one season and gives you the Group and good
UNDERWEAR costs 50 or go so, lasts two
reasons and keeps you comfortable, which is
best? -
we keep all kinds-the Group kind and the
good humor kind, but you'd better have tho
Group kind than none at all
LAMBS WOOL UNDERWEAR 81, sI.25.
$3.50, 81 and $3.50 the garment. Balbriggnn
and Silk
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

w. X. ANDREWS & Co., $40 Salem
avenue, handle Pocahontas, Russell
Creek. Thacser, Banner, Brush Noun
tain, Anthracite and Semi Bttuminous
Red Ash coal; also crushed coke and
wood,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

If you wish to get the beat quality of
coal and wood buy it from w. X. An
drews & Co., 2l0 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
FOR TEMPERANCE REFORM
As the Best Means OF Securing it VIII Vote
the Citizens Ticket

the Citizens Ticket
EDITOR TIMEs:-It seems strange to a
great many OF the voters in this dis
trict that st the Democratic convention
three men who are not advocates of
Legislation to prohibit the sale Of in
toXicants should have received the
nomination. For several years the
temperance question has been
thoroughly canvassed all through this
section of the State and tho sentiment
on the subject OF local option and pro-
hibision mas changed. Many who, before
the agitation, were advocates OF the
saloon are now strongly in favor of tenn
perance. They want to be represented
in the Legislature by mon who do not
imbibe intoXicants.
/ do not criticise the Democracy or
honesty OF the gentlemen on tho Domo.
cratic ticket. In one sense of the word
believe they are good men. They are
gentlemen and would scorn to do an
unjust or @ diShonorable action; but do
the Christian people-the temperance
people-of the district consider them
the proper men to represent their in.
terests in the Legislature? l think not
Because these men are our friends is no
reason why we shall vote for them. We
are capable OF thinking on this question
and arriving at what we consider the
correct conclusion.
II then, after careful thought, We de-
eide 1t best for us as individuals, best
for our friends and best for our wives
and children that we ignore the
epithets, "holiness association" etc
flung at us in derision by the organ of
the other side and vote for the Citizens
ticket-the men who advocate reform
and then stand by our convictions, why
should we care for criticism?
FAIR PLAY.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

w. X. ANDRews & Co.. coal ard wood
dealers, 2l0 Salem avenue, can supply
you ct sll times with first-cless Poca-
hontag nut or lump coal,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23
Vinton, October 90.

AM prepared to furnish, on short no.
tice, all kinds OF rubber stamps, inks
and pads, wax seals and presses, stencils.
stamp holders, enamel letters aud num-
boris, check protectors and punches, and
al kinds of daters Flices vory low.
Address w. s. BLANroN, No. 3il Camp
bell avenne s w.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

CARLOAD flooring and ceiling just re-
ceived. j. a. WILKINSON.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-23

We are Agents for the famous
Jnros Health Underwear.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-16

signs are earnest and plans mature may
be that man. bat meantime G0G0 lest
women tramp the streets of London day
and night and every tongue yet ways
with the Oscar Wilde scandal.
No distractions whatever are placed tn
the path which the scarlet women follow
though the thoroughfares Of the worlds
biggest city. They may 40 where they
like and ply their trade tn public places
without fear OF moleAtation. In fact
the more open are they I'm their opera
tioRs the less likely are they to be dis
furbed. The London county council fully
permits ViciousnCss II IL be not secluded
"a course directly opposite 20 that pur-
sued In Paris. The women loiter around
the great hotels. II Is by no means TN
common to be accosted at the very TIRES
hold OF the Metropolc or Victoria. The
Strand az night Is ihickly dotted with
the moor creatures. oxford and Regent
streets are infested and Picra1ily Circus
is such a favored stamping ground thar
were Il suddenly transplantcd 20 Amer
lea II would be avoided by all self-Te-
specting folk Women drink standing in
all the public hars ana are admitted 20
the music halls without escorts. 20 roam
the corridors and Toll on the cushioned
chairs provided along the promenades at
will Omnlhuses aud underground trains
are rarely without representatives. from
the class ana ~ the best 81 restaurants
they are constantly in evidence. fire.
quentiy without male escort and pub
llcly DESTROYS ~ obtaining one. There is
scarcely a London street not excepting
the exclusively fashionable West End
residence thorougnfares-w whose sidewalks
are not on their regul ar heats. and they
make not the slightest effort 20 conceal
their trade.
The London policeman Is powerless 20
Interfere with chem 50 long as they ere
ate no disturbance. unless they stand
mere than Eve consecutive minutes in
one place tand he may order any citizen
70 move along In sim lar cir. um-
sianeesl. or unless thcy become so ofren-
siVe ia their demonstrations as 20 force
some man to the humliatlns process ~
making formal complaint and appearing
against them al the police station and
afterwarf IN coIrt They are permitted
- rent quarters AMI live wherever they
can secure Recommendations. ana they
cannot he disturbed ~ ueighhors unless
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-16
THE COLLEGE NAN.
Chauneey Depew Finds That He
Is Not a Good Speaker.
COUDERT DOES NOT AGREE.
Henry Clews VIII Not Have College
Graduates in His Employ They
Lack Business Training.

How much Of practical value is 10 he get
from a college course by a young man
about 10 engage in business or profess
sion has always been. and viii continue 10
be, nooted question. The near approach
OF the graduation season. when hundreds
Of young men will be sent out into the
world from the various colleges OF the
land. as nj for the real work of life as
careful training can make them, renders
discussion OF this matter especially timely.
Il is generally understood. ] believe.
that Chauncey NJ. Depew believes in the
modern university, and that he is IN
about as close sympathy with the college
student today as when he was himself
student at Yale. But while Mr. Depew
believes the college bred young man has
much the better chance in the race OF
life. SIN he does not considere the college
training OF these times altogether fault
less. Indeed. he believes il lacking in one
great essential. as he explained TO me a
some length yesterday in the course of
talk upon college training, past. present
and future, and its part in the general
economy OF human progress.
DO you believe" I asked him that the
college graduates OF today are better
trained than those Of forty or fifty years
ago.
Yes" was the reply. ''in most things.
But in one respect the graduates Of 1895
are far behind those of 1855 Few of the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-16
MOB.

The British public regards all this with
the same Indifference with which the
British law regards f. Indeed. il some
times seems as II the feeling leans a bit
tho other way and becomes absolute
complaceney. No one complains of the
presence OF the women and the plying of
their trade in the street or in the cars and
omnibuses or other public places; their
supper clubs are apparently looked upon
as being entirely legitimate and their
brazen exhibition at the music halls by
no means keeps either the virtuous Brit
ish matron o. any Of her family away
from those popular places of amusement.
This Is a strange city.
london Is not without It's clever bur
glars. Few bUrglaries occur here. COM
paTatively speaking. but the vast stores
of plate and Jewels which some London
houses contain. especially during The sea-
son. make tempting bait. The cleverest
burglar who has operated I'm London since
Jimmy pcase was a chap captured
toward tho end OF last years season.
Every second night for weeks some fash
ionahlo IVES; End house was ulundered.
In each case the ear marks the bur
glar left behind were the same. and the
police became convinced that they were
all committed By one man. who worked
without an accomplice and who worked
with The most carefully devised and ex-
pert tools popularity OF his work was
his splendid judgment OF valuables. He
never In any circumstances carried off
bit ~ plate re only took solid silver,
and only OF the finest sort. lie was never
greedy II was evident that he did not
care,to risk tie chance OF detection which
too much plumber would bring about OF
two solid teapots be invariably chose
the one Of most artistic design. l. is
matter % tradition that he distinguished
between diamonds and paste with the
same unerring accuracy He robbed the
house Of a noble dame one nigh, after
dinner party. She mad four diamond
hairpnls Of which she was very fond But
she wanted eight. and finally had four
pins made OF paste gold mounted. as
we're tho real stones ard so exactly like
the genuine Jewels that she frankly adj
United that 10 was only after the most
minute examination that she could distin-
guiSh herself between the false and the
true. When she retired careless maid
lett the eight pins lying together on a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-16

boys who will leave college this year will
be good takers. They may be as good
thinkers. as those who were graduated
four decades ago-better. for all l know.
They may be able TO grasp business and
scientific problems as readily, bat they
will not be nearly so capable of telling
what they know or what they think as
the older chaps Why? Because of the
decline of the debate as means OF train
ing. There were debating societies i'll
college when | was a student, and all the
brightest men belonged and took part in
the discussions. Nowadays few college
students would think OF stopping so low
as to belong TO a debating society or of
engaging in set discussion OF any prob
lem. | regard this as a national calam-
ity, which. however, is mitigated TO some
extent by the fact that while the debat-
ing club has been practically abandoned
by the college boy, it has been taken up
by the workingman. who. by its use, as
he could by no other means. is clarifying
his mental vision to certain matters.
In England there is more OF this Than here
for over there mock parliaments, before
which current topics in politics. morals
and economies are deliberately discussed.
are held In every city and town. II is a
good sign when the people of any country
begin Systematically to debate on current
affairs. They sometimes take up the
long run. People had better be mistaken
than not to think and discuss. since
thought and honest discussion are sure,
sooner or later, to set them right
LAS 10 the advantage of a college train
ing in actual everyday business and pro-
fesional life" Mr.. Depew went on, there
is this 10 say: Some exceptionally strong
men there he. in the aggregate. indeed.
great many of them who seem to get
through life as we'll without the knowl
edge and training to he acquired at cox
lege as IL a full course had been taken.
Yet IL is my opinion that these men,
even those of most marked success, would
have done better had they been college
trained. They might not have risen
higher. but the rise would probably have
been easier. and. on the whole. more sat
isfactory 10 them. To the average man
the college course is extremely valuable
II teaches him how 10 use his mental
powers; how to reason from cause TO ef-
feet and back again. how 10 concentrate
his energies; how TO adapt himself quickly
to sudden changed conditions. Whoever