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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
a Nainiater'a rarr,bie Deed

LITTLE Rock. Ark, Feb 12.-Rev. j.
FL. Hunicuts, Baptist minister, has
been arrested at Morrillton, Ark,
charged with infantioide. His house
keepers one year old baby Dried while
he WAS preparing a sermon and the
preacher became enraged at the annoy
ance and choked the child to death.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
Announcement.

We ssish to announce to our friends
thas we have discontinued handling Co
lambia and Hartford Bicycles. owing to
she fact that the Pope Msnufac turing
Company wish to restrict US to handle
their wheels exclusively, We will soon
nave In line Of WI cells of big and me-
alum grades. Very respectfully,
YosT FoRRER Co.,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
The Hogs-otoy cabi,at

WASHINGTON, Feb. i2-House COM
Dittee on elections. No. 8, heard argu-
menta today In the contested election
case OF Hoge vs.. Otey from the Sixth
virginia dictrict. A vote will be saken
upon the return Of Mr.. Walker, (Rsp.,
Va }, Who was ab7ent to-day.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
Just Received,

A CAR load OF handsome Oak Bedroom
Suites, seven different styles. Prices
S22 so to S2s for the complete suite, on
easy terms, at DoNALDsoN's, 100 Salem
avenue, and 4l3 Henry street, opposite
new public building.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
DEAF, DUMB and BLIND INSTITUTE
Work of the Investigating Com
mittee at Staunton Yesterday.

A Teacher Gives the Names OF witnesses
Who Had Seen Captain Doyle Drink.
Another Teacher Tostiles That she
Found Him Drunk-.stauraon Gentle.
men Testify tho Other way-Ran-
dolph's Shabby Treatment.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
Gold Reser.,e yJookYer Up.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-This being q
legal holiday in New York no business
was transacted nj the sub-traasury
shere. The gold reserve to>day amounts
to 64,s4i, $40, which includes mail re-
ports Of all deposits received up to noon.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
Famous Negro Joo.<ov Desf,,

LEXINGTON. KY, Sob. Is.--Isssc B.
Murphy the fan. sas negro jockey, died
early this mofning Of heaet disease. He
was about IS years of age and leaves q
fortune Of ebout $50, GOO.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13

zine Upright Plano, Little Used. $3.50.
=, a FINE dpright piano. in use short
Time. In perfect order and warranted.
Tor $3.50, on easy payments without in.
ferese. This piano originally cost S4O0.
Hobbie Music Co. S-oo'
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13

THE United States Government re-
ports ohow Royal Baking Powder gu
perior to all others.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13

IT Is said was the amount
that q man out west wanted
to invest in tho new govern
Hent bonds. He evidently
Fentedito get the
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
TUE WAR IN CUBA,
'!Tsae Government Troops Victorious In Ewo
.Engsgements-Troops From Spain

'Tele Government Troops Victorious in Ewo
'Engsgements-Troop From Spain.
HAVANA, Feb. 13.-Near Itaba the
Insurgents attacked train escorted by
| volunteers Of tho Cuencs battalion end
afew regular Roldlers. Tho insurgents
| were beaten off with loss of five killed
and quantity of arms and am munition.
They retired with their wounded. Five
soldiers were wounded during the en-
gaRement.
@ band of insurgents commanded by
Caetillo made an attack yesterday upon
the'villsge of MspRgua, Near this city.
q detachment of volunteers belonging
toNscerano, q village close by Mansgus,
was also threatened by the insurgents
anc the volunteers without making any
defente worth mentioning surrendered
their nrms and ammunition and Joined
tho insurgents.
|. The troops at Managua, however,
made brilliant defense, keeping up a
hos fire upon the enemy until the latter
retreated, with loss OF four killed.
From the preparations being made by
the hea6qusrter's staff. it is eurmised
that extensive operations ore coon to be
tnaugursted against the insurgents
Horses for the infantry soldiers have
been arriving from different sec. lions for
number of days past and the work of
teaching the foot soldiers to ride ia
being continued from morning until
night.
dispatch from Barcelona, Spain,
says: Reinforcements to the number of
1900 troops sailed for Cuba to-day, 1900
men sail tomorrow and 2, 200 additional
troops sail for Cuba on Friday.
F1fteen Thousand Dollars in Pianos and
Organs.
THE largeststock and greatest variety
In standard makes of pianos and organs
ever exhibited in Roanoke Is now in the
warerooms OF Hobbie Music Co. Special
prices and terms are offered to reduce
stock.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13
q. M. SUTTON & &c.

Capt, D. G. Booth, agent OF r. M. ntton Sc Co.,
OF Baltimore, wholesale dealers in d. " goods and
notions, whose sample rooms are n tho Hotel
Lee, Corner Salem avenue and Conn 1erco streetS
has just received and opened Ep The largeet and
most complete line Of dry goods and motion sam
pies ever exhibited in Roanoko city,. Captain
Booth will be pcapcd TO Tho mere hants OF thu
city and surrounding country his ca mple rooE,e.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13

For his money and knew
wi ,ere to go to get 1t. Are you
thi. 1sSing OF making any Guch
Inv :stnent? Speaking OF
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13

We wa rr to cay to you thst
we ha, C something new to
oncr in the cigar llne-and
will also sta:e that 1t js
already
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-13

The name we withhold for
the present. 7 he priss is the
same You pay i,1r an ordinary
cigar-A NIUKkL.
, 1896-03-04
DAILY Telegraph 28th JAM

Very amusing is the case that has Just
occupied the attention of one Of the Pans
law courts. Some time ago a young woman
residing in the environs of this metropolis
wan united into the bonds of wedlock 10 one
of the snitors for her hand, but while the
nuntial party was gathered round the festive
boarj at a restaurant she slipped away, and
returned to her old home, leaving the BRIDE
groom and all the guests in the lurch. A
divorce was one of the results of this adven-
ture, as the lady refused persistentiy to see
bor husband. Unfortunately. however, for
bar the matter did not end here. A neigh
honr cot hold Of the story, and a song, which
was given on Il stage with plenty OF local
colour in the matter of wedding dress and
orange blossoms, was the outcome of his dis
covery. Steps were taken by the young
woman for the suppression of the objection
able performance, and a few OF the most
oo;nied illusions. such as the place where
Tho dwelt. the restaurant at which she had
a;nad and so-forth, were modified. Still,
hoveyer, she was not satisfied, aud proceed
NOS were instituted, with a claim flor
IMAGES to the amount of 20,000f. During
tba hearing of the case, which drew a crowd
70 the court. the plaintiffs counsel explained
that she was the adopted daughter OF the
widow of a physician settled IN the suburb
roforred to and that she earned a living by
r%ecitiog verses at private parties. 1t was
thus that she had made the acquaintance OF
, 1896-03-04

the young artist whom she had consented to
marry. How did the trouble begin? 1t was
after the ceremony at tle church, and before
the dinner at the restaurant, that the newly
welded couple had their first scene. The
bridegroom wanted some money, and he kept
on botlIering the lady for it. There were
high words, and not content with this, the
men returned to the charge with another de-
mand for money at the restaurant. 1t was q
veritable scandal, and more than the bride
could put up with. ''She preferred flight"
said the leaned barrister, ''to such a husband,
and so she went back to her adopted mother.
Some weeks later Il good divorce restored
her to liberty The neighbour found the
adventure "tres dr6le," and a song was com
posed on it. When the plaintiff remonstrat-
ed with the manager he exclaimed, "Take
legal action against me. The case will draw
the public" The lady acted on the hint, and
attended the performance accompanied by a
man Of law, who drew mp q report, and by a
shorthand writer, who committed the verses
to paper. The case has now been heard, and
the Court has ruled that the authors have
caused a prejudice 10 the plaintiff by putting
her matrimonial adventures on the stage
but, considering all the circumstances of the
affair, it has decided that damages to the
amonnt of lOOf will be sufficient.
, 1896-03-04

in Stevens Flint Chips These later were
obtained from a neighbouring island of St.
Domingo QiaytD, and are stated to have
been used for pounding maize.
Mr., CampbelIs specimens show no evil
dence whatever Of having ben used as pes
ties; indeed, the COAL and sandstone ae not
of the necessary hardness. The base Of each
is quite fiat and the margin not rounded.
AS might be expected from the religious H.
terests concerned, the various Spanish histo-
rians, about the time of Columbus, give full
accounts Of the beliefs and religious ceremo-
MES If tie aboriginal inhabitants of the West
Indies. All agree that they were accustomed
to make and worship images of wood, stone,
gold, &c, which they called zemes o~rjceames.
Peter Martyr. Dec. /, lib, TX ?. p, 50-54,
gives a long account Of the worship and su.
perstitions of the inhabitants of Hispaniola
(Hayti), which we may assume to be much
the same as those of Jamaica. We have the
following extracts relating to their images
They make certain images OF GoSsampine
cotton These images they
make sitting. much like unto the pictures Of
spilits and devils which our painters aIe ac-
customcd to paint upon walls. These images
the inhabitants called NemeS, whereof the
least. made to the likeness OF young devils,
thew bind to their forehead when they 50 to
the wars against their enemies. $50. ..........
OF these they believe to obtain rain if rain
be lacking, likewise fair woathels: for they
think that these XemeS are the mediators and
messengers OF the great God....--...eye
King hath his particular zemes, which he
honoureth $500. divers Of the inhabitants
honour zemes of divers fashions; some
make them Of wood, others Of stone and
marble. Some they make Of roots. They
saw also that in the Kings village there are
sometimes children born having TWO crowns,
which they suppose to be the children Of
Corechotum the zeme."
Oyiedo says "the variety Of CENTS is too
numerous 20 describe, they are made of gold,
stone. wood and earth
Where represented, the eyes mouth and
ears of our jamaican images are evidently Of
the some type as those shown IN Fig. 200 Of
the Guesde collection of West Indian anti
%ouitiee. which represents q stone stool or
chair Of human device iii dark brown volca-
mic stone. The ears, however, are not
perforated in the jamaican examples. Ac-
cording to Prof. Mason, THE eyes and mouth
present much the same appearance IN all
aboriginal s|tatuary, and beautiful shells were
doubtless inserted in them Certainly the
coating of the eye cavities III one OF our
forms with a cement-like substance Is sug-
gestive of this.
Some doubt exists as to the significance Of
two wooden images in the Museum collec-
tons. Nothing is known Of the circumstances
under which they were obtained, though
there is some probability that they are
Jamaio IN, and perhaps exam. les of the rude
wooden idols the aborigIueS made.
!. E. D.
In jamaica Cleaner
, 1896-03-04

Baron Show me the most startling thing
you have" Tailor: Certainly, Mr.. Baron
you shall see your bill in a moment.
Applicant What does a marriage licence
cost? Clerk: ::Well, really, it's hard to tell
till you've tried one for Is or 20 years"
Teacher: "Can any one explain how the
world is divided ?" Willie with very i'm
portant air. Between them that's got it
an& them that would like to have it,"
Gertie, (who has behaved very rudely to
her mamlna), to her aunt Aunt Clara, pray
don't go away yet" Aunt (aattered5 "T
had no idea you were SO fond of me, Gertie r'
Gertie "Oh! Aunty Clara, it isn't that, but
mamma said l was to be whipped VIII en- you
had gone.
BoDbie getting at it cautiously Father,
! wonder what old Santa Claus is going to
bring me this time His father: How
should l know, my son q Bobbie C1ying
another tack): Father, if I had a little boy
about six years old what would you think I
ought to get him for Christmas.
, 1896-03-04
(DemerarG Argosy 18th jim
WOMAN

q reat statesmen sway the raticns,
Kings mould a peopl eAs fate,
But the unseen hand Of velvet
These giants regulate.
The nations doom hangs ON the babe
In that wee blanket curled,
And the hand that rocks the cradle
Is the hand that rules the world.
, 1896-03-04

Mr.. Rhodes has landed in England, and
around his burly form will rage a large pro
portion of the criticism Of tll~ next few
months. 1t is a good thing that South Africa
is three or four weeks distant from England.
We have all had time to cool down and con-
slider things calmly, and after the violent
excitement over "Dr. jim" and the Empe-
ror's message to Kruger, &c, this was badly
wanted. have 10 doubt Mr.. Rhodes will
las he said HIMSELF ''faee the music, and he
ought to have the fairest of fair play. His
career and exploits are before the world, and
tkcv cannot be mmimised. But the point, of
course is, How far is he and the Chartered
Company implicated in the raid? The Daily
Chronicle, ! notice, desires TO have a grand
inquest into the whole dealings in the Chart
cred shares and the 'bullng' and bearing
thereof, to say nothing of the policy and
action Of the inner group of managers at
home and in Africa. If this is to come off
the Parnell Commission will sink into insig-
nifcancs beside this task.
, 1896-03-04
(TAe Church Family Newspaper

Mr.. Justin Mccarthy has always appeared
10 have been a fish out Of water In the Irish
Parliamentary party, When he first appear
ed on the scene he was a very respectable
literary man. WHO had written the History
of Our Own Times" and was anything but
an extreme politician, He was useful to Mr..
Parnell As an Intermediary IN London, where
he had practically passed his life as a journ-
alist, bat was quite oul OF his element as a
leader Of men. At Il time of the Parnell
split this became so obvious that Mr.. Parnell
himself applied to him the neVer-to-be for
gotten description Of "a nice old gentleman
for a teapalty.' Since then Mr.. Mccarthy
has led u blameless and respectable existence
in Parliament. anG has from time to time
made mild speeches in the character (for a
few nights only Of the leader Of his party,
He feels it is time to withdraw from his posi-
ton, and Las made his bow Of farewell.
Who will succeed him? Probably Mr.. Sex
ton. if lie will consent tie serve, which is I'M
certain. Neither Mr.. Dillon nor Mr.. llealy
nor even Mr.. Daviu is possible. Indeed, the
tale of private unimosIties is so tremendous
that we doubt if any leader will last long
against the atmos pheric pressure Of an Irish
faction fight.
, 1896-03-04

The police-courts have been rich in humour
this week. Take the charming case of a
bicycle-thief, aged 20, who one fine day
mounted an attractive machine, and rode
away in triumph, For three months he
enjoyed the ,sweots of a romantic life upon
wheels, anu then, at last. lie was tracked,
discovered, and arrested ..by Nemesis arrsyed
in blue. The case vas proved to the hilt.
He had sold the cycle, and was identified.
"Anything to say" remarked MIR. Bodkin,
"why you should not be sent to Jail for three
months % please, sir, ] am an infant, and
plead infancy" This. from a hulking fel.
low with yellow Iwhiskers. was too much for
the court, which dissolved in laughter. Then
Mr.. Bodkin: Il fear infancy is no plea to
theft. Remove the prisoner"
, 1896-03-04
take Notice.
SUCAR CANE MANURE.

manufactured at the Reef Manure
& Chemical Works. in Barbados,
L. BERT, Proprietor. Cheap and
good. Analysis guaranteed.
Any one wishing to see the re-
suits Of this manur in growing
canes, can do so by paying a visit
to the Estates Lower Love. Castle,
River, Golden Grove, Adventure,
Paradise, or Manning's Bay, where
t has been used this season.
Directions for using.
l ton for 10 acres Of sprouts.
" 6 rattoons.
For further particulars apply to-
BARTRAM BROTHERS.
Sole AGENTS fSr st Cro'S
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
FOREIGN.

Heavy freshets have caused great
damage in various sections of Brill
The floods in Uruguay have caused loss
of life.
Madrid, Spain, was startled Sunday
over the city. There was a vivid glare
of light and local report, followed by a
general panic. All the buildings were
shaken and many windows were shatter-
ed. According to the officials of the
Madrid observatory the explosion &C.
Cured 20 miles above the earth.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
oOme5rlC.

VIM Il English, Nho was the Demo-
crane candidate TO, vice-president in le-
50, died Friday AT indianapolis, Ind,
aged II years.
The American luc steamer st. Paul,
which went ashore Of Long Branch, N.
49,, turing heavy toy the m0rning of
Jan %. was hoafri last week by the
aid Of tugs.
Schlattcr, The heater, is believed to be
IN Jail a. San Brrnardino, Cal. The
mysterious prisoner was arrested at Red
Lands ON Friday ~ vagrant. He de-
clines to disclose his Identity to the 9th
er prisoner, aud holds alOOf from them.
Friday morning, At IIedrick, La, three
boys named Mortified, living alone,
quarrellcd in regard to. getting up and
m liking the fire. Joe, aged II, told the
other, to get up or he would kill them.
They refused aud he fired with rifle,
killing Hugh. aged 8. He then shot
himself through the head.
Consumption has, it is now believed D.,
at last been conquered. The Medical
Record. the most important and cOnserv
alive medical periodical in the United
States, announces the complete and mar
velous success, of remedy for tuber-
cuusis discovered by DR.. Cyrus Edison
of New York city. Carbolic acid is the
basis of the remedy.
EVapOrated potatoes, prepared in the
same manner AS evaporated apples, are
to he put on the market from Minnesota
next fall. Last seasons potato crop was
so large that many millions of bushel;
were wasted, and experiments were
III lde in evapOrating potatoes. The ex
perments were successful, and two big
factories for preparing potatoes in this
manner are building.
Uhe experiments with cathode photo
graphv applied to surgery are being car
ried on at McGill university in Montreal
with great success. Recently Prof
Cox experimental on a patient who haC
been shot in the left leg about Christ
mas. rne bullet could not be located
and III man suffered intense pain. The
wound had closed up. The leg was pho
tographed, and though it took forty fiv,
minutes, the bullet was found.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
General Uews.
MATTERS AT WASHINGTON.

The house of representatives commit
tee on public buildings and grounds on
Friday ordered favorable report on a
bill making an appropriation for pub
lie building at st. Adams to cost
$4,000
Senator Proctor has submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; "ResOlvCd. That the
sergeaut-at-arms of the senate be, and he
hereby is, authorized and directed to APP
point manager for the committee on
agriculture and forestry, who shall be
paid at the rate of one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars per annum
from the contingent fund of the senate,
upon vouchers to be approved by the
committee to audit and control the con-
tigent expenses of the senate, until other
wise provided for
The award of the new bonds, made
late Saturday afternoon, gave the Nor
gan syndicate S33, l79, $50, or an Amount
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14

III report from the New York sta
tion Professor Roberts makes plain that
horse manure when thrown out i'll a
pile unsheltered from the weather loses
nearly half its value i'll six months
Mixed bainyard manure when piled i'll
a close pile so that fermentation is very
SLOW but without protection from rain
fall, loses about one-tenth of its value,
while the loss if thrown under the caves,
to be leached by rains and thaws of
winter, is much greater. At this station
fresh manure piled in conical heaps in
January shrank 50 per cent in eight by
April, and the loss of its fertilizing in
gradients was equal to SO per cord of the
mamma
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14

We raise our calves on skimmilk and
hay, with the exception that IN the first
few weeks of skimmilk feeding they
get a handful of oatmeal each. The
heifers are grown ON pasturage and hay
till nearing the time Of coming into
profit. They are all the time kept thrifty
and growing The cost of thus raising
then is small. because they are fed
ON low keep We now have string of
them /, 2 and 3 years old, as promising
as any to be found in the pampered
herds. Maine Farmer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
RECEN DEATHS.

The death of Mrs. K. NJ. Sargent, wife
of Rev. X. NJ. Sargent, occurred on the
3lst of January at the home of her son,
Rev. C. S. Sargent of ST. Louis, Mo.
Rev Milton Bradley died on the Sd
inst. at Richland, Mich, aged 81 years.
He was "A native of Stockholm, n Y,
and graduate OF Middlebury college in
the class of 1885. He was pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Ricnland from
1914 to 1877, when he was made pastor
emeritus. He had united over 400 couples
in marriage and had preached more than
500 funeral sermons.
George w. Walker, Il member of com
pany ii of the 18th Illinois infantry,
died at the soldiers home at Bennington
Friday, at the age of ~ years. Mr..
Walker was a native of Goshen, and was
wellknOwn in Addison and Rutland
counties. He enlisted on May 81, 1861,
and served three years He was adj
mitted to the home on October 10, 1885,
from East MIddlebury. AT the time of
his admission he was suffering from
heart disease and dropsy and was al
ways cared for in the hospital. He was
buried at Brandon. This is the Gath
death in the home.
The Valley Springs Vidette of Valley
Springs, 5. d., gives an extended notice
of Horace Alden Plnney, whose death
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. DeOda-
tus Bingham of Valley Springs, on the
Goth of December last has been an
nounced in these columns. Mr.. Pinney
was within Il few days of 70 years of age.
He was born in Weybridge and was the
son of Altman and Almira Pinney. He
settled in Minnesota, near the South
! Dakota line, in 1872. These brothers
and sisters survive him. Henry ii. Pin
ney of Fort Hill, H.; Oliver Pinney of
Cleveland, o.. VIM. Plnney and Mrs. II
ID. Cushman of this town, Mrs. p. NJ
Sherwood of Glencoe, H., and Edwin
and George Piuney of Valley Springs, $
| ID. Mr.. Pinney married at Middleburv,
/ Feb. l3, 1870, Eliza Piper, who died
/ eight years ago. OF the four children
/ born TO them two survive, a. ). Pinney
who lives near Valley Springs, and Mrs
/ Bingham. Mr.. Pinney became Il mem
Der of the Methodist church at West
] Cornwall many years ago and was "A true
and epnsi tent Christian To the end The
! Nldctte adds: ale had a kind and affnc
ton &c heart and many will there be who
will hold in kind remembrance Grandpa
| Pinney, rs he was called by all. Ole
and young alike will miss this good ole
gen lenan, his form bent with age, or
his daily trips to and from the post of
ticA." The funeral was largely attended
and there we're numerous handsome
floral tributes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-02-14
subdulng a Drained Swamp.

A farmer who has cleared and tile
drained four acres Of swampy land
which has for many years been covered
with bogs tells i'll The American Agri-
culturist that the sod was so tough that
it had to be broken up with double
team of oxen. The easiest and most eff
fectiv0 method Of subduing the land
next spring is to SOW corn broadcast fol
fodder, and the following year put il
corn or potatoes in hills and cultivate
thoroughly. After that the land may he
seeded down or used for any crop de
sired.