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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
PROBABLE TROUBLE With SPAIN
About the Americans Aboard the
Competitor.
HIS Generally Undsrstoo Cd That the Court.
martial Has Passed tho Sentence OF
Death Upon All the Prisoners Cap.
tured on tho Competitor, But Our
State Department. wiz Protest vigor.
ously Against Summary Action.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-No informs ton
10 to be had from official sources in
Washington to-day respecting the Com
pehtor case In any respect, either as to
the results Of the oourtmartial or as to
the course our Government will follow
In the future. Nevertheless, 1t is gen.
orally understood that the coursmartial
has found the prisoners, one and all,
guilty and has passed the dea tn ser tence
upon them, aubject to Admiral
Navarro's approval.
This does NOS necessarily mean that
there Is to be speedy action in the ex-
ecution OF the sentences, or even that
nope for the convicted men must be
abandoned, Under the Spanish mill
tary code, as in the case of our own
military law. all capital sentences are
removable by superior authority.
The impression prevails in well-in-
formed quarters that the proceedings
OF the courtmnrtial must be submitted,
either in the first instance or eventu-
ally, to the council of ministers at
Madrid, and while this may be dore by
the free use of the cable, several DAYS
Will be required to complete action in
the case.
Meanwhile the State Department. is in
close communication with Consul Gen.
eral Williams at Havana and he will
lose no opportunity to aid the prisoners.
Indeed, It appears that he has already
been energetically protesting and maxi
Ing representations in the interest of the
Americans captured, and has raised
some points, that, although dismissed
by the courtmartial at Havana as inap-
rAlx a. H. l.
]ect OF immediate representations by the
State Department to the Msdrid author
tiles.
Our State Depai tment ia not disposed
to accept as final by any means the
construction given by the courtmartial
to the celebrated Cushing protocol, upon
which depends the safety of so MANY
American citizens in Cuba. The Spanish
authorities in answer to Mr. Williams
demand that the Americans arrested
have privileges granted by that pro-
tocol, held that the protocol did not In
clude persons captured under such con-
ditions aS were these, but applies only
to American citizens residents in Cuba
Tho Competitor case IL also compli-
Gated by wide variance between the
Spanish law and our own respecting the
defniteness of piracy. and this become
OF great moment when 1t is realized
that In the present case the captives
are accused, in addition TO treason, of
being pirates.
Secretary Olney and the President
were in conference for some time to-
day ON the Competitor case, and there
can be no doubt that strong Represents
tations will be made to the Spanish
authorities against the summary nature
OF the proceedings, and against the In
fiction OF the death sentence.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
A FAMILY FATALITy

Annie Anderson Murdered by q IsaIor.
Lover-Hor Sister Met the Same Fate.
TRENTON, N. j., May 9.-Apnie
Anderson. aged "a years. was shot this
morning by Joseph Graham, who inn
mediately afterwsrd shot himself.
Both died in less than half an hopr.
The shooting took place in she dining
room of G. 1. Baumgartner, q promi.
nent merchant of this place, in whose
family the girl was employed az
domestic.
The man entered the Baumpsrtner
residence through the slley. At the
time the girl WAS in the dining room
reading en- unsigned love letter, dated
119 Mercer street, East Orange, N. ].
Graham grsppled with the girl and got
his arm around her shoulder, shooting
her In the back Of she head. he then
placed the revolver behind his left ear
and fred. the ball lodging In his brain,
Graham called ON the girl last night
ana Was there sgain this morning. He
left the house, but returned shortly
AFTER he had seen letter carrier de-
liver letter. II Is supposed that hs
was jealous OF the East Orange id.
mirer,
The murdered girl was q sister of
Mary Anderson, who was murdered by
her lover, Barclay Peak. In Mount Holly
several years ago. Peak is now serv-
Ing life sentence In prison.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
The QUAlREHHIAL CONFERENCE.
Strong Resolutions Against the
Use of Tobacco.
q RESOLUTION Introduced Looking to
Recognizing God in the Constitution Of
the United States Resolutions Rrcvid.
Ing For tho Union of the Northern and
sonthern Methodist Churches-Ger.
mon Methodists Received Into the
Northern Conferences.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May s-when
Bishop Ninde called the general confer
ence to order this morning but few dele.
gates were in their seats.
G. Louther introduced q resolution
denouncing the use of tobacco in a
preamble, and then recommended the
members to absolute abstinence; IL also
recommended that all Sundsy.school
superintendents and Epworsh League
presidents be forbidden the use of to-
bacco.
a resolution WAS introduced which
crested great deal OF laughter. Il
said that Bishop Hurst. In his speeoh
on last night, said that the frat dollar
given to the American university was
oy colored man, and therefore. tho
resolution provided that q colored man
should always be represented on the
board.
resolution was introduced recom-
mend1ng that the Senate and House of
Representatives so amend the constisu-
tion that 1t might recognize the Deitv
and In the preamble insert the words.
Trust in God" 1t was placed upon ia
passage but finally referred to the com
mtttee on state OF the church.
Secretary Monroe read communica-
tion from the secretary of the M. q.
conference. south, which in Msy, 1894,
spoke OF the matter of federation of
the two bodies. 1t recommended that
the conferences Of the churches And
missions OF British and ireland, of the
United States, OF Australia and its
branches and of Canada and it's mis-.
sions should consider the proposition.
lt announced the committee already
| appointed by the M. e. Church. Sonths
The matter wac taken up by resolu.
tion from one OF the N EN- bsrs, but Il Was
decided that no action should be taken
by the conference until official Motif
| cation was served.
Dir. Broadbeck asked leave on behalf
OF the committee on missions to submit
his report. Il related to the recention
| OF pastors OF other denominations into
the Methodist Church. Il referred 10 a
special case in Germany where the Ger.
man Wesleyans desired to incorporate,
with the M. q. Church.
Inc resolution was unanimouslv
adopted. A cablegram was sent 10 the
wesleyan Synod, now in session. i'm
forming 1t as to the conferences action.
senator Harlan. under the order of
miscellaneous business introduced the
following resolutions: Resolved, That
the second restrictive rule be so
changed as to admit VI equal repre-
senIation By the ministry and lsity i'm,
the general conference"
1t looked as II the old fight would bs
opened and the linea N ore closely drawn
than they have been heretofore. The
resolution was referred. DR.. Ssevesson,
OF Kentucky, introduced q resolution OF
sympathy for Cuba which was adopted.
Inc conference, before adiourning
passed q resolution condemntpg a
recent enactment Of the Florida Lepis.
lature. whereby IL was made illegal in
That State for colorsd children and
white children TO receive inssruc lions ia
the same school
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Some Facts of Importance.

j. E. ROGERS, the Jefferson street
dealer In pianos snd organs. handles
old, we'll known instruments, such as
the Steih and Haines Bros. pianos and
she Packard organs. The steady In
crease In his business Is an evidence
mas his instruments sell on their
merits. The Ste.f pianos and Packard
organs were the first he handled and
are now his leaders. The Haines
Bros' pianos have not been handled by
MIN until recently, yet it is an old well
known piano In Roanoke and is without
an equal. His theme seems to be 20 get
the best instruments and hold them.
Give him o call and see the difference
between the best and so-called best.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
FATALITY AT vINroN.

A Colored Woman Run Over and Killed
by the Cars.
Last night at 8 o'clock as q freight
train Was passing through Vinton, 1t ran
over and instantly killed q colored
woman named Annie LAwton. The body
was cut in twain AND the limbs COM
pletely severed from the body.
The woman lived with Virgie Wright
The latter WAS walking with her at the
time of the acciaent, and seeing
that she WAS about to pass
in front of the rapidly approach
ing engine, warned her 10 stop, but she
foolishly attempted to cross and was
caught under the wheels and crushed
into an almost unacceptable mass.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
TIE KREGLo MURDER.
Ford Now Admits That He Attempted TO
Assault Her.

EUfU NOW AumftB ThAt He Attom pted TO
Assault Her.
WASHINGTON, May Another
chapter in the Elsie Kreglo murder case
was added to-day when Irwin L Ford,
her confessed murderer, made another
confession. in which he admitted he at
tempted to commit q rape on Misc
KrsRlo. but WAS unsuccessful.
His failure to accomplish his purpose,
he said, was due to the strength of his
victim. Ford, in his former confession,
strenuouslg denied having intended or
attempted an GU TRACE. The prosecu ton
OF the Ford case will be pushed. Sew
eral Witnesses made their statements
before District Attorney Birney to-day.
A speedy trial is expected.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Negro murderer HANGED.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, May 9.--Mike Nc.
Res, colored, WAS hanged to-day at
Ozsrk for the murder Of Tsngue Nc
Swesn and his wife in September, 1898.
On the scaffold he spoke for an hour,
saying that Mitchell Wooden, who was
hanged year ago, WAS innocent. He
confessed to the crime,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
CREW OF THE ComPExzroR.

sentence OF Death Said to Have been Pro-
nounced Against Them.
HAVANA. May 9-The naval officers
forming the courtmartial which tried
the men captured on board the Ameri-
can schooner Competitor, of Key West,
Fla, sentenced the prisoners last night,
but the Judgment will nos be disclosed
until 1t is signed by Admiral Navarro.
A Madrid telegram says: Dispatches
received here from Havana say that the
men captured on board the American
schooner Competitor, who were tried by
court martial yesterday, have been sem
fenced to death.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
A Settlement PROBABLE.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.,. May 9.-The
mayor this afternoon formally notified
the State board Of arbitration of the
existence of the etreet car strike. This
will probably eventuste in a settlement
OF the strike by the State board. or an
attempt to do so. There is no disorder,
but some fear lie expressed for to.
morrow
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
100 Jefferson Street.

ROANOKE, VA.
Your sterling old "ETEA" Ia q very superior
company, skilfully and economically mgnag ed
very far SURPRISING many other companies in
these respects
Clcrgymcn, OF all others, ought to insure their
lives, they can least afotd to have their families
fall Into subordinate position with the death OF
the bread winner. I believe 1t Is my religious
duty to so provide. The old home with Its hal :.
lowed associations and influences, must, and as
lar rs am concerned, God helping me, will be
continued How better can this be done than by
melancholy days shall come, as come they must,
my loved ones can say, "Yes, he made suitable
provision for ue in the Aitna Life Insurance
Company. Thank God, our slumbers in this ro-
spect are soft and peaceful"
LEN. G. BRoUGHToN,
Paetor Calvary Baptist Church.
~ This Is a sermon in itself and II every man
wonld heed the excellent advice given the misery
and ardehips OF this world might be reduced to
minimum. Wen provide. See US tomorrow
GEO. l.. HART, Agent. Room No. sec Terry
building, Roanoke. Va. Phone 49,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Platform for an Independent Party.

WASHINGTON, May Senator Stew
art to-day presented in the Sena tie, dec
ument prepared by William P. ST. John,
presidents OF the Mercantile Nation al
Bank. of New York. proposing q ma
tional platform for an independent party
for 1895. 1t proposes that the mints OF
the country shall be opened to the un-
restricted coinage Of gold and silver
alike
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Cholera I'm Eexnt

ALEXANDRIA. Egypt. May 9-There
were thirty three fresh caees of cholera
reported here yesterday and twenty
deaths from that disease were reported.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Fire Chief SHAW Deaa-

NEW YORK. May o Fire Chief Will
liam Shaw. who received a fractured
skull last night while answering an
alarm OF Are, died from his injuries
to-day.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
The Tar HaaIa Won

DANvLLE. Va, May 9.--Over 1000
people saw the University of North
Carolina baseball team take the team
from Warrington and Lee University
into camp to-day to the tune Of 10 to o..
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Women ideas

Are more practical every day,
and every day there are more
Tablets used-more people find
what patience and time-savers
they are. There are Tablets
made of all conceivable papers,
for the fastldlous and the care
less, the traveller and the stay
at-home. sc for the medium
grade and I0c for the linen, and
up and up.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
BICYCLE TROUSERS. caps and stockings
now on sale At COINS,
The MAN For the Busine,,.

CALL on Captain Tuley j. Mitchell,
No. Campbell avenue. opposite the
Terry building, for the renting or pur-
chase OF real estate. He has 9 ne list
OF houses for rent or sale and also
solicits the agency for business in either
line. His experience as city g SCISSOR
makes his Judgment particularly wall
liable as to the title or price Of real
estate.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Jury Failed to Agree.

Jury FhIheu TO Agree.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va. May 9.-The
jury not having agreed in the trial of
Rev. VIM. Nelson for the murder of
Thomas w. Thompson, court adjourned
to Monday morning.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Have You an Eye For the Art,.t,c

Have You nm Eye For the Artistic?
If 80. you will see some thing to
please you In the fancy cased Jewett
pianos. See them 81 the warerooms of
Hobbie Piano Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
Six Years for Criminal Assault.

DETROIT, Mich, May 9-J. Blair
Simpson, justice Of the peace. WAS sem
fenced TO day to six years in jackson
prison for criminslly assaulting Miss
Annie Hewlett. Simpson had previously
escaped conviction under similar
charge.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10

THE United States Government re-.
ports show Royal Baking Powder su-
perior to all others.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10

The best nickel cigar on the market
Spanish Twist-sJ Bonner's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10

kA A 800 BICYCLE GIVEN AWAY.
EfAus, SIZE OUR ADVERTISEMENT IN
ALA FIRST COLUMN AND THE 81.
8 CYCLE IN OUR WINDOW.
HM MASSIE'S PHARMACY,
- ~ 109 JEFFERSON ST.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
THE WEATylNR.
FL Forecast for vireinin, Fair; warm,
tho temperature will rfao above 90
deEreeas westerly winds.
Our Efficiency

In repairing roofs, as well as
in doing new roofing,
guttering and spouting- ia re-
marked upoo by our custom
ers.
Roanoke Roofing and Hetal Cornico Co.,
Commerce st. and FRANKLIN Road.
J. b. COLLINGwooD, = Manager.
- Phone a2s. -
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03
$500 Reward!

WE will pay the above reward for any case OF
Liver Complaint. Dyspepsia, Sick Headache. In.
digestion Constipation or Costiveness we cannot
cure with Vests Vegetable Liver Pills, when
the directions are strictly complied with. They
are purely Vegetable. and never fail to give sat
isfaction Sugar Coated. Large boxes, IS cents.
uine manufactured only by THE JOHN c. WEST
COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03

Insist on having just what you call
for when you go to buy Hoods Sarsa-
parilla, the One True Blood Purifier
and nerve tonic
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03
w. c. T. u.
BY 4 MEMBER
Revised Commandments
BY F. d. WILSON, NJ. D.

BY F. D. WILSON, NJ. D.
1. Thou shalt have no other
gods before Bacchus.
2. Thou shalt not made unto
thee any Prohibition law or any
likeness of any law that is in
heaven above, or of any sulnptu-
airy law that is in the earth be-
meath, or that is in the water un-
der the earth. Thou shalt not
bow down to them nor obey
them, for l, Bacchus, thy god,
am a jealous god, visiting the
iniquity OF the Prohibitionists
upon the children unto the third
and fourth generation of them
that hate whiskey, and showing
no mercy unto thousands of them
that love license and keep these
commandments.
3. Thou shalt not take the
name Of Bacchus, thy god, in
vain, for Bacchus will not hold
him guiltless that taketh his
name III vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day
to keep open. Six days shalt thy
patrons labor and do all the work;
but the seventh is the Sabbath
of Bacchus, thy god; On it thou
shalt not do any detective work;
thou, nor the constable, nor the
judge, nor the grand jury, nor
the police, nor any other cattle,
nor any stranger detective that
IS within thy gates; for in six
days the saloon has made orphans
and widows, seas of tears and all
that tears mean, nor rested on
the seventh day; wherefore the
saloons curse the Sabbath day
and violate it.
5. Honor the distiller and the
malster, that thy sprees may be
long in the land which Bacchus,
thy god, giyeth thee.
6. That shalt not kill the beer
trade.
7. Thou shalt not commit
lawbreakers to prison.
8. Thou shalt not steal a
march on the applicant for
license by counter petition.
9. Thou shalt not bear witness
against the Sunday liquor-seller.
10. Thou shalt not covet the
brewers house. Thou shalt not
covet the brewers wealth. nor
his coachman, nor his hired girl
nor his coach, nor his horses, nor
anything that is the brewers.
Thou shalt love personal lib
erty with all thy heart and with
all thy might. This is the first
and great commandment; and
the second is like unto it; thou
shalt love the liquor-dealer as
myself. On these two COM
1nand1nents hang all the lawless-
ness and the profits.
Omaha Neb
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03
life, and that for the best reason.

life, and that for the best reason.
We could not grow up to be sons
of the immortal in a time ele-
ment which is as reliable as
heaven itself. We must feel the
foundation, Our earthly taberna-
Gle tremble before we will look
away to the city that hath foun-
dations, eternal III the heavens !
Not until man is wrecked in
the ocean of life, and after fear
full struggles his feet strike the
solid rock of eternal truth Ill his
hopeless despair, does he know
how to appreciate the immutable
principles of truth, honesty, love
mercy, and the comfort of the
Holy Ghost. By earth S wrecks,
changes, and ruins, God is cons
stantly drawing men on and up
to a land that is chaugeless and a
throne that is fixed
Where each wreck in the pathway of might
Becomes rock in the temple of right
(6) The child is distressed be-
cause the worknlen tear down
the old stable and playhouse. Is
greatly frightened when they
begin to jack-up the house to
put new sleepers and floors in.
But it is the terror and distress
of a child. The larger wisdom
Of the father sees it is to make
things better, stronger, or to re-
place the old with the new. So
who knows but that when our
old earth jars, AID staggers, God
who is still at work, may not
find it needful. either for repairs
on the old, Or for the purpose OF
of making the "new heavens and
the new earth" in which shall
dwell righteousness, peace, and
love?
1t is said of all old German
baron, who dwelt i'll a grand old
castle that when his halls were
full of guests, he delighted them
during the day and soothed them
at night with the sweetest strains
of softest music played by master
violinists and futists. Thus for
weeks during quiet autumn be
charmed many guests. There
stood two vast towers far apart
on the extremes of his castle, and
from one of these to the other the
old baron had stretched huge
wires, thus constructing an i'm
mense Eolian harp. The soft
breezes of the ordinary day made
no sound, and the purpose of the
wires was not discovered by the
guests. But, when, suddenly
one night, as the fierce storms
and wild tempest rushed down
the mountain and hurled Them
selves against the wires then be-
gan to roll out the most majestic
strains of tlunderous music. The
guests were startled from sleep,
and in great fright inquired what
it was. The servants were sent
to the chambers to tell them to
be quiet, that it was only the
Masters hands striking the
strings of the Masters harp:
Here is this world of soft music,
of pattering rain, nurlnurlng
brooks, signing Zephyrs, travel
ling sunshine, we live and doze
and sleep, forgetful of the Mass
ter's power and presence. But
when He turns from the high
and soft keys and thunders
through the lower ones with the
sweep of a tornado, or rumbles
and jars in the deep bass of the
earthquake, why should We be
afraid? 1t is still the Masters
hand striking the chords of the
Masters harp.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03

Blood-purifers, though gradual, are
radical i'll their effect. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla is intended as a medicine orly and
not stlmulant, excitant, Or beverage.
Immediate results may not always fol-
low its use; but after reasonable time,
permanent benefit is certain to be real.
lied.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03

The bicycle races which were
announced to take place at the
Park to morrow, the 4th of July,
have been postponed until Mon
day, on account or the glorious
fourth coming this year on Sat
urday.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Dead.

Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
the noted author of "Uncle
Toms Cabin" died at her ..home
in Hartford, Conn, On Wednes-
day.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03
Confederate Reunion.

This lis Confederate reunion
week in Richmond, Virginia.
The old followers of the stars
and bars are having a good
time, and 1--WE hope they may
continue TODD so. Comrades who
have not met sincesthe stirring
scenes of 90, are meeting and
comparing experiences.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1896-07-03

If the hair is falling out and turning
gray, the glands of the skin need slim
u1ating and color-food, and the best
remedy and stirlulant is Halls Hair
Remover