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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
A FINANCIAL sTKADDLE PROBABLE

All the straightout declarations of
the Republicans Of the Northern and
Eastern States in favor Of the gold
standard may go for nothing when the
national Republican convention at St
Louis shall have completed and adopted
the financial plank in its Presidential
platform. The leaders of the G. o. P.
pretend to point with pride to the
alleged fact that this organization has
always stood for o sound and stable cur.
rency, and yet in no national platform
of recent years has 1t made plain and
straig declaration on the
money question.
In both the Republican and Demo-
crstio parties the question of the res
toration Of silver DIS money metal Of
the country, has been sdroitly strad-
died, and now, while all the indca-
tions point to plain and unequivocal
declaration ty the national Democratic
convention at Chicago in favor OF the
free coinage Of silver at ratio Of 16 to
OF gold, the Republicans are appsr-
emily still holding back, seemingly
afraid to take strong stand for gold
monometallism.
Instead Of boldly facing the issue the
friends Of Mckinley are shouting PRO
lection and prosperity" hoping in this
way 10 divert the public mind from the
all important question OF the currency.
Even nov, II the kilograms from st.
Louis are to be believed, the leaders
there are getting ready to insert a
money straddle in the platform, believ.
ing that the people will be satisfied
with 1t and vote for mckinley and
protection"
Should they succeed in this attempt
and the Democrats at Chicago declare
for the restoration Of silver they will
find that all the bright promises OF VIC
tory will shoulder in ashes of defeat.
Such platform will disgust the advo-
Gates Of the single gold standard and
Will fail to catch Republican voters who
favor silver coinage.
With plain and straight declaration
for gold, the Republicans would at lenst
make manly contest; but the chances
even then would be against them. With
milk and water mixture as the fnan-
cial medicine for the country the voters
would sicken at the thoughts of such q
dose and the Ohio Napoleon would be
sure to meet his Waterloo in November
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
Necessarily Slow.

An S-year-old San Rafael boy was be.
ing iectured on obedience
Il told you that you could play with
the Wilson boys till o'clock" said his
mother. Here it is and you are lust
home. Why didn't you come when ]
told your
Il did, mamma"
Don't tell me falschood WHY
didn't you come homo at oclockT'
II started homo at s."
Then you stopped to play ON the
way?"
mo, mamma; sure, didn't
DO you expect me to believe that il
took you two hours to walk half q mile:
l think 1 shall have to punish you for
telling me falsehoods "
Honestly, started home at 6o'clock
and came straight home"
The mother led the boy into the kitch-
en- and took down whip He turned
pale and tears welled up into his eyes
Now. sir, will you tell me the
truth?''
Wees, mamma; Charlie Wilson gave
me mud turtle-and was afraid-to
carry it-so 1 led it home. San Fran
cisco Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
DO Diamonds Breed?

One of tho queerest of the old time
superstitions was the one that is respon-
sible for the notion that pearls and dia-
monds breed" like animals do. Rues
says: AS for what 1 know concerning
the rcputed story that precious stones are
divided into sexes, male and female,
just rs are plants and animals, and that
they breed like the latter do, relate
the following, which came under my
own knowledge: A certain princess Of
Luxembourg had two diamonds, the col
ors of which betokened that they were
male and female. The princess laughed
at tho notion until one day she was
startled by finding tiny speck of o dia
mond i'll her casket She put tho two
large diamonds and the little one away
together, and they had whole family
in reasonable course Of time" A sim
liar tale is also told by Boethius. St
Louis Republic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
BOOMING GREAT AMERICA.
Swiss journal Celebrates the Nations
Variegated immensely.


Variegated immensely.
One of the most amusing descriptions
Of America is that which recently up.
peared i'll The Nachrichten, Basle,
Switzerland. 1t runs as follows:
America is country in comparison
to which Europe IS small peninsula
The United States is an empire by
whose side the powers of Europe appear
as petty states America is the land Of
unmeasured capacity and dimensions,
the land of dollars and electricity, the
land where the plains are wider, the
rivers greater, the waterfalls higher,
the bridges longer, the express trains
faster, the catastrophes more horrible,
than i'll all Europe; the country where
the buildings are taller, the rascals
more numerous, the poor poorer, the
mlllionaires richer, the thieves bolder.
the murderers less bothered and educat-
ed people more rare than anywhere else.
1t Is the land i'll which the teeth are
moro false, the cOrsets tighter, disease
more dangerous, corruption moro COM
mon, insanity more systematic, the sum-
mer hotter, the winter more chilly, fire
"iu i"''oiucI' Ilinc mort costly,
than III sleepy old Europe The land
where old men are younger and youths
older the niggers blacker and the whites
yellower than elsewhere, the land of
mmeasurablo natural resources and Of
the most prodigious avarice In short,
America is the land Of tho greatest CON
Tasts, the crazicst presumption, the
most reckless hunt after tho dollar. II
is the land of everything colossal and
unapproachable-the last of course form
the American point Of view"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

delegates favorable 70 Governor McKin-
ley, which in the end would mean one
hundred and sixty additional votes,
caused me to make the statement that
did. 1 am as earnestly for Mr.. Reed
as ever, and sm with his friends doing
everything possible to bring about his
nomination, and 1 urge upon his cup
porters throughout the country to make
still greater efforts in his behalf" This
will probably satisfy the Maine candi-
date for President that his friend is still
true to him; but he certainly csnnos
repose the same confidence in his judg-
ment that he once did.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
SECRETARY MORTON.
His Very Misguided Opinion of the Value
of Silver Money.

His Very Misguided Opinion of the Value
of Silver Money.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Regarding
the statements that he WAS leaning to-
wards silver views, Secretary Morton,
OF the Agricultural Department, says:
ut makes no difference to me person
ally or to my financial faith how large
majority there may be in any nations al
political convention in favor of the free
coinage OF silver at 16 to 1.
Until my reasoning faculties are
entirely reversed in their operations, 1
can never believe in the power
OF the Government to create
values any more than l can believe in
the efficacy Of statutes to regulate the
rainfall, cure disease or restore the
dead to life.
And I believe that though q major
ity Of millions declare for debased cir.
culatipg medium and declare govern
ments capable Of creating value by
mere fat. 1t Is nevertheless the duty Of
the rightly educated citizen TO fairly
stand for the solid and estab-
lished truth that governments can
create time. and memory and rea-
son, suspend the law OF grsvitation
and abolish eternity by statute Just as
successfully as they can by mere edics
create coinage which the commerce of
modern civilization will accept at mint
valuation, which ia more than swice It's
commodity valuation In the yery coun
try which emiss It,"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

SENATOR QUAY has been practically
captured by the McKinleyites at St.
Louis. He says Mckinley will have a.
least 500 uncontested votes In the con.
vention, which will insure his nomins-
tion, and he believes that this should
be done by reclamation. 1t Is evident
that satisfactory arrangement has been
erected by Pennsylvania favorite son,
but what it Is has not yet been salts
factorily demonstrated. In the mean
time his friend Platt is out in the
streets OF the cyclone city, wholly un-
protected from the weather, speaking
fguratively.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

Boss PLATT is at St. Louis watching
the turn OF events there and with an
eye open always to the main chance. 1t
is said If the six contesting delegates
from New York should be seated that
Mr.. Plat would walk out OF the St.
Louis convention with the rest of his
delegations, but what he would do after
this or where he and his friends would
go is a question that nobody has an
swered. II looks very much to outsiders
as If the New York boss had played q
losing game and that his best political
days were over.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

GENERAL LEE is very popular in the
United States and Cuba just st this
time; but should he undertake to end
tho war in Cuba in any other way than
by looking to the ultimate independ-
ense OF the people OF that island, he
will find himself rapidly losing favor
with the American people and the
Cuban patriots. AS it Is. his great ad-
miration for President Cleveland has
already made his friends fear that the
latter will put him in an embarrassing
position.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
WILL RETIRE FROM BUSINESS.

AS will be seen by notice published
elsewhere. the Roanoke Loan, Trust
and Safe Deposit Company. owing to its
inability under existing conditions to
conduct Its business at q profit, have
deemed 1t best TO 60 into liquidation.
The company has been engaged In bust
ness here so long and has been 80
thoroughly identified with the best in
terests of the city that the announces
ment cannot but be received with the
deepest regret. 1t Is an encouraging
evidence OF the stability of its methods
that rather than longer risk the large
interests involved in continuance of
business, It's officers have decided to
voluntarily retire and go into liquids-
ton. which the large amount of its as
sets over It's liabilities will enable Ii to
do without loss to its creditors. Nor Is
1t probable that the even tenor Of busi-
ness nor any public interest, either
here or elsewhere, will be in any way
disturbed by such decision on the part
OF it's officers, as It's relations with
other financial institutions here are
such that they will not be affected by
she liquidation. They, however. have
many friends here and elsewhere, who
will be sorry to know that the company
has begun to close up its affairs,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
TIMELY ANNIVERSARIES.
Some Current Selections From His.
tory's Broad Page.
juno ID.

A645-Battlc of Naseby.
fT7-First form of American flag decreed by
congress. The resolution read 'that the
flag OF the 10 United States be 10 stripes,
alternate red and white that the Union be
IS stars. white in blue field, representing
a new constellation" This is the first re-
corded legislation for the adoption OF o ma
tional flag. The resolution was not promul-
gated officially until Sept. 3. The first flag
made as prescribed is believed to have been
unfurled on the Ranger by Paul Jones. who
was appointed the day the resolution pass
ed. The flag of l777 remained rs adopted
until 1894, when two additional stripes and
two stars were placed in fc4,Vermont and
Kentucky The present foi& is IS stripes
and star for every state. This was adopt
ed in 1918.
lsll-Harriet Beechor (stowe) born at Litch-
field, Conn.
ISSs-Msry n. Prescott author, died near
Newburyport; born in Calais. Me-, 1910.
lso4-John Duke Coleridge, lord chief justice
Of England, died In London: born 1921.
lsoS-Rev. Alonzo a. Miner, D. D., pastor
emeritus of the Second Universalst church
of Boston, also q prominent prohibitionist.
died in Boston born 1914.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

The coat OF arms of the Mckinley
crowd at st. Louis already begins to
wear double aspect. being silver on
one side and gold on the other. Whist
the people OF the United States want
and will have is a clear and distinct de-
olaration on the currency question by
both OF the great parties 80 that they
may be able to choose between them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
a ParasOl Holder

clever contrivanco for holding ana
protecting delicate parasols not in use is
made of pretty cretonno and lined with
silosia. 1t is made like q shoe bag, with
long pockets the length of the parasols
having lap at the top to keep out the
dust. Fixed upon the inside of a closet
door 1t Is convenient to get at and out of
Sle NaV
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

southern woman tells the story that
her grandfather, who was great PLAYER
OF solitaire was once asked by u ilippant
young man tho reason of his preference TO,
the game
II like 1t, sir, because l always know
that am playing cards with gentle
man. "--k.xohangI.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

Observation-Disclosures charged with
stealing some diamond studs. Have Won
anything to say?
Prisoner-Well, yer worship, the card
on which was the studs was marked
collar studs. so 1 took it as an invi-
tation, an did collar 'emi-London Finn
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
Fatal Effects of "A Fall

WASHINGTON. June 13-Rev. Father
William j. Fogari.y, Of Springfield, o ,
senior student in the Catholic Uni
versity OF America, died at Providence e
Hospital to night from INJURIES received
In falling from an upper window of one
of the university buildings. He would
have graduated next Wednesday.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
The Rain Saved the Roanoke Club From
Another Defeat.

The Rain Saved the Roanoke Club From
Another Defeat.
The game yesterday afternoon at
Richmond WAS postponed on account of
rain. The Roanoke team will arrive
home this morning and will play six
games st home. Petersburg will play
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday, ana
Lynchburg Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday.
The locals have been playing good
ball away from home notwithstanding
the fact that they have lost majority
Of the games. Petersburg has been
strengthened since they were here last
and good games may be expected next
week.
The Leaders Shut Out.
LYNCHRURG, Va, June 13.-Peters-
burg defeated Lynchburg to-day by the
score Of to o. Both teams played
gilt edged ball. Stultz and Stocked ale
both distinguished themselves In the
box.
Score r. H.
Lyncbburg..... ...O00-OooO oo-0 6
Petersburg ......... 0 Dol 20x-3 6 ?
Batteries-Stultz and Schabel; stocksdalc and
Rafert.
PORTSMOUTH, Va, June 13.-No game
between Norfolk and Portsmouth this
afternoon on account Of rain.
RICHMOND, June 13.-No game to-
dav-rRin
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

SENATOR TELLER is watching the
movements OF the Republicans ct st.
Louis with great interest; but II he will
submit to straddle on the currency
question he may not have to bolt the
national convention.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

Men are so constituted that everybody
undertakes what he sees another sue
oessful in, whether he has aptitude for
ct or ot-Goethe.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
Bonds For Sale,

THE Peoples National Bank of
Lynchburg will offer for sale by way OF
public auction at Its banking house in
the city OF Lynchburg, Va, on Wednes.
day. the 18th instant. at II o'clock a. M
%, ooo OF the hrst mortgage bonds of the
Duval Engine Co., OF Roanoke. Va.
June 0, 1896.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

Mr.. MANLEY, OF Maine, has bee sud =.
denly called to his senses by Speaker
Reed, and now sincerely regrets his
haste in conceding the nomination OF
Mckinley. Since his bad break in that
direction he has become fully convinced
OF his error, and in order to atone for 1t
90 far as possible has issued manifesto
In which he says: THE action of the
national committee at their meeting of
Wednesday, showing clearly their in
sention Of placing on the temporary roll
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

Hon. GEORGE M. CURzoN, the parlia-
mentary foreign Office secretary. N
answering question in the house Of
commons Thursday said that nego.ia-
tions were proceeding with the United
States with view OF bringing about q
settlement OF the Venezuelan dispute
oy Arbitration, but that in view OF the
public interests involved he could no.
make any further statement on the sub.
]ecs st present. The people of England
ana America will. however, be glad to
learn that the matter has taken this
turn, as 1t means that there is not now
much danger OF war between the two
great English speaking countries about
barren strip of land in South America
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

ORDER a gallon OF nice ice c,e,r,
from Jones. Phone 81.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14
Her Eighty fifth Birthday.

HARTFORD. Conn, June l3-To.mor-
row Harriet Beecher Stowe will cele.
orate her S5th birthday, and the ami
Versery will probably find her in her
usual good health. To-day Mrs. Stowe
TOOK her usual morning walk along
f0rest street from her residence at No,
45 on that street, and she appeared in
splendid spirits. She Is in receipt of
several hundred letters. all of whi,h lie
on her table unopened as yet but they
are doubtless Of congratulatory charac.
ter.
HAVE you seen our new lawn swinpp
Yost- Forrer Co.
Pure milk (5lg schooners) at Bon
ner's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

And you'll readily see how 1t will be possibIe
10 treshen up the parlor and bedrooms a
chair here, table there to replace thosn ,.o IN
OF wearing out, makes a great difference In n
room III isn't the quantity, but quality of
furniture In "A room wIicII makes 1T nrtistic
we nave some beautiful Rockers PERTAINS
them " ~" l" Sue
we have "a new line Of window Blinds wifi,
or without fringe Price yav Jo,yn -,
Shades or Rollers roc each '
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-14

Pure milk Chg schooners) at Bon
The herald., 1896-05-14
ST. PETERS PROTEST

(Republshed by request.)
One night as old ST. Peter slept,
He left the gate of Heaven ajar. '
When through little angel crept,
And came down with falling star.
One Summer, as the blessed beams
OF morn approached, my blushng bride
Awakened from some pleasing dreams
And found that angel by her side.
God grant but this-L ask no more
That when he leaves this world Of pain,
He'll wing his way to that bright shore,
And find his way to Heaven again.
John G. SAKE. not to be outdone, and
deeming that injustice had been done
to ST. Peter, wrote the following as St.
Peters reply:
Full eighteen hundred years or moro
I've kept my gate securely fast:
There has no little angel strayed,
Nor recreant through the portal passed.
I did not sleep. as you supposed.
Nor left the door of Heaven ajar,
Nor has little angel left
And gone down with falling star.
Go ask that blushing bride. and see
If she don't frankly own and say
That when she found that angel babe
She found it in the good old way.
God grant but this-I ask no more
That should your number still enlarge.
You will not do as done before
And lay it to old Peters charge.
The herald., 1896-05-14
A VERDICT or SUICIDE
Fufshef Facts About the Westlaks Suicide
and Her Antecedeuts

sno ue1 AntecedeutS
At the rooms Of Kregelo & Bresee an
mortal remains of May Emerson, or Ella
Forsyth. as she has been identified from
san francisco. Nothing new was elic-
lied, the only witnesses being Mr.. Fow.
Ter. the dead girls friend, Albert Fink. to
whom she intrusted the letter for Emer-
son, or Emery. and her girl roommate,
Miss Chute. Fred Emerson, the pseudo
husband. was not to be found, although
he is said to be in the city.
lie was seen yesterday and admitted
that the dead girl was not his wife. and
mat she was Mrs. Ella Forsyth of San
had been living in this city as his wife
until a month or more ago.
Just about the time of the Durrant
murders In San Francisco. more than a
year ago. Mrs. Ella Forsyth. a young
wife. disappeared from her home sud
denly and never was found. She left a
note at home, stating that she had gone
to the ocean front for shells and moss,
and for weeks the beach was patrolled
for her body, the husband refusing to be
lieve anything but that she had been
drowned
When she left home Mrs. Forsyth met
John Emery at the corner of Taylor
and Eddy streets, and they took the
first train for the south. George For
syth. the deserted husband, finally re-
ceived an intimation of her flight and
abandoned his hopeless search for the
body. reluctantly convinced that the
woman was false. Numbers of people
connected her disappearance with Dur
rant. and the case was for time extern
sively written up in the papers.
Emery or Emerson is said to have ac-
knowledged his identity. and that he en-.
ticed the girl from her husband. They
came to Los Angeles and lived as hus-
band and wife. but he tired % her and
took up with another girl. Maggie Love.
This was when he was conducting the
Baltimore cafe on Seventh street His
creditors became clamorous. and. as he
was unable to meet his obligations, he
fled to Santa Barbara. afterward re-
turning to this city. where he worked in
the Royal bakery as a waiter.
May was even then anxious for him to
return and live with her, but he refused
and told her she could do better without
him. He knew nothing Of her having re-
ceived letter from her mother. and
had talked to her only once since the
Albert Fink, the waiter to
whom she showed the letter from her
mother. and the last acquaintance who
saw her alive. says that she only read
a portion of the missive to him, but
that it was a fiat remuneration Of her
and commanded May never to seek to
come home as the doors were shut
against her, for reasons which she well
knew.
II was the receipt of this letter which
filled the poor girls cup of bitterness
TO the brim. and caused her to seek the
waters of the lake for release from her
sorrow and despair.
The jury brought in a verdict of sui
eide in accordance with the facts as pub
lshed The body will be inferred here,
as the San Francisco relatives have made
no response to the kilograms sent them.
Today the corpse will be inferred and the
book will be closed at the last chapter of
poor. hayward May Emerson's short,
life.
The herald., 1896-05-14
Girls Lead in Brain Weight

A curious difference in the increase in
brain weight of boys and girls is noted
by Professor Donaldson of the Chicago
University, who has just written book
on the Growth of the Brain. Boys and
girls start equally in this respect, and
until they arrive at the age of IL years
the progress in this respect Is about
equal, allowance, of course, being made
for the difference in body weight be-
tween the two sexes.
After IL the girl shoots ahead Of the
boy. and her brain grows more rapidly
until she reaches the age of Is. when
the brain growth practically stops.
whereas, in the case of boys, 1t contin-
ues to increase in weight until the age
of %. These statistics may contain some
hints for the new woman in the develop
ment of her theories
In the opinion of DR.. Donaldson brain
weight is not. however. any true meas
ure of education or of intelligence
and he attaches no Importance to the
frequently cited brain weights of emf
nent persons. 1t is. nevertheless. fact
that the brains of more intellectual
people. relatively to their body weight
are heavier than those of less intellec-
tual people.