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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-20
Kid Gloves

Hundreds of pairs of Kid Gloves are
now moving out We are showing in Roa.
noke the greatest invention OF the age in
the shape of II fastener for n kid glove
called the Ideal The old time button
and hooks are not in it. This fastener
only comes on our best real Kid Guaran-
teed Gloves at $50. Try them, you'll
like them. We stand back of you on
every pair you buy to make any impcr-
fections good.
In shades
Black with white stitching.
Black with black stitching.
OXblood.
Tans.
Great line of the now most popular
gloves made, the clasp pique in OK
blood, Tans and Blacks at only 81.
Great line of Sl.50 value in gloves at
Toe. All the shades. OXblood, Tans,
Browns and Blacks
Heavy Wooden Gloves for men and
boys. Mitts for ladies and children.
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Country Fish Pond. Foot Ball.
Base Ball. Donkey Party.
Yachting. HaIma. Nellie BLY,.
Parcheesi. md a host of others
CH'HA! CHINA!! CHlYA!!!
Japanese China, Austrian Chi
ma, German China Great Line
Of hina Of kvery sort

Onr sales of china have been enormous.
Our third order of this line now on the
last run. No more of this to follow.
The low prices wenrc making and the high
grade we are handling are forcing the
sales more Wny up yonder Lots Of shapes
III different articles never shown here be
lore. See the great liues-buy gift of
these here and save ~ per cent. on the
purchase
Here is Il list Of the Nnricties:
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AS VIEWED IN SPAIN.
continued from first page

aim ut autonomy in Cuba in order to Sc.
cure special advantages in II political
commercial treaty, tantamount to Il
monopoly of Cuban trade and also OK
presses the opinion that the Spanish gov
eminent should establish the Porto Rico
reforms, voted by the cCrtes, while post
poning the reforms in Cuba ''until the
rebels are crushed
FL Correo, liberal, advocates granting
immediate reforms or even autonomy to
Cuba "to satisfy the Yankees and OBJ
viate war;
The impartial, although attacking Cap.
tain General Weyler, advocates "crush-
ing the rebellion by arms" as the first
necessity and advises the government to
prepare against the possibility of war
with the United States.
The Hcraldo condemns the .'hesitation
of the government in relying upon the
friendship of President Cleveland who"
the Heraldo adds, sis impotent to over
rule public opinion in the United States,
which is bent upon Quarrelinc with
Spain and gobbling up Cuba
The Correspondence considers the gov
eminent TO be between the dilemma of
accepting the friendly although deCrad-
ing intervention of the Yankees or ii war,
which would be ruinous to Spain while
the United States cannot win unscathed.
TO GATHER THE SUGAR CROP.
Paris, Dec ia dispatch to the
Journal from Madrid quotes the Spanish
premier Senior CanovaS del Castillo, as
saying chat Captain General Weyler in.
tends to authoiize tue gathering of the
Cuban sugar crop.
The Figaro expects that in view OF the
attitude OF Spain who is firmly resolved
not to draw her sword against the
United States except in case of positive
insult, Cleveland and Mckinley will re-
fRse to sanction resolutions calculated
10 make war inevitable"
4 FRENCH COMMENT.
Paris, Dec. D. lie Jour says that the
position of the Spanish government will
become singularly critical.e even desperate
in the event of a rupture with the United
States, and points out 20 the ''nrbtration
faddists' that democratic America has
twice within a year been ready to pass
from threats to action
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-20

Slightly used upright Marshall & Wen
dali piano, Circassiun walnut case, ut J.
T.. Rogers, No.ll Jefferson street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-20
Photos on Glass.

Quite the rage just now.
Photos on glass handsomely framed at
soc.
Photos on Glass, larger Mt S0c.
Photos on glass, larger, 81 80.
Larger sizes in Delft Etchings ut So %,
So so, $2.75.
Beautifully framed "Roses' and "Yio-
let's large size, 3GXlS inches, mt 81, worth
double. 49,,
This line of pictures is SO per cent
less than these lines of goods are gene
rally sold.
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BURNED TO DEATII

Sheffield, o.. Dec. 19.-Nlr. and Mrs.
Aelo were awakened about > O'Clock this
morning by neighbors and informed
that their house was in flames. Both
got ont of the burning building. but
went back to rescue their grand child,
who lived with them The floors fell in
and the three were precipitated into the
cellar and burned TO death.
Bibles in great variety at j. e.
ROGERS.
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MeCkWear

Gentlemen tell us we are Offering the
greatest line of Necllwear at SOC they ever
saw. Nearly II whole lire closed last
week New lot On Tuesday, SOC and 2oc
are the prices, real valles are 81 and 5oc
See the window display.
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clOAKs! cloAxs!

HAVE YOU AVAILED YOURSELF or !
4 THE GREAT CLOSING PRICES WE ARE (
MAKING ON CLOAkS
JUST ONE-iIALF PRICE TAKES THE
PICK OF OUR STOCK. 4
OWING TO THE WARM SEASON WE
DID not MOVE As MANY OF THESE {
GOODS IN NOVEMBER As WE SHOULD 4
HAVE DONE, AND ARE NOW THERE
FORE NAMING THE LOWEST PRICES
) EVEE PLACED on GOODS or THIS 4
CHARACTER or OUR STOCK AT THIS !
} SEASON OF THE YEAR.
\ m.TnE LOSS Is OUR's-YOUE's THE !
( GAIN.
OVER FIFTY or THEM SOLD DIR
2 ING TIE LAST FEW DAYS SToCK IS {
: GOlNG RAPIDLY. 3 -
COME EARLY TO GET a, CHOICE.
3 YOU CAN POSITIVELY BUY..THEM At {
! THE FOLLOWING PRICES:
$3.50 will buy Il SO Cloak
So will buy n Sl2 Cloak.
50 will buy i'm SIS Cloak.
} $40 will buy $50 Cloak.
50 will buy II $40 Cloak. 4
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-20
DIED rROM COUGHING.

Louisville, Ky. Dec. ia special to
the Times from liarrodsburg, Ky, says:
Mrs Marah Thompson Daviess died here
this morning in n coughing fit. She was
il woman OF literary attachments, Il sister
of late nited States Senator John b.
Thompson, Congressman Phil. b..
Thompson, and was related to other dis
tinguiShed pople in Ohio, Missouri ami
the South.
kIMBALI. COAL! KIMBALL COAL,
The cheapest and best substitute for
Anthracite coal W. *. Andrews x Co.
Roanoke agents.
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DEess Goods

We are fast closing our lines of Novel.
ties in Dress Goods. Many OF colorcd
Novelties which lave hcen 81 30 are nov
SLID
Coored Novelties which have been ST
are now 19c.
Some special bargains III Handsome
Black Dress Goods at reduced prices. See
the stock.
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PICTURES. PICTURES.

We have solh more than 200 pictures.
Lots of them here yet, all sizes, all
prices, clean, beautiful, claste subjects.
y handsome present for male or female.
They are called
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! FRENCH COMMENT.

Another fresh lot of Fruit Cake to-day
ut l6 2.3c per pound. Purchase now ut
y. j. Catogni's.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-20

Oysters by the quart or gallon. Low
est price Best goods. j. J. Catogn,
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BUREAUS,
CheffOniers,
Wardrobes,
WashSfands.

Smaller size about Gxlo inches. @5c
each. Big lot of pieces.
Largest size about 12Xlj inches, Csc.
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Umbrellas

\ really nice thing to present lady
for Christmas git is Il good Umbrella.
All kinds from the cheapest to the best
goods are now on our counters.
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Games ! Games

Have You seen our line Of games. 1t
takes IN nearly every thing out in this
way Games such as we sell are not only
amusing Tor children. but will he found
Il delightful pastime for older people:
Prices RANGE from DC. to 81. Here is a
list of q few:
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chiefs, large size, either colored border or
plain white at Sc, Zoe, y lie, lie, 2Oc,
Poe. Soc, 40o, soc.
GenJlemen's colorcd border or plains
white ready.to use Handkcrchiefs ut &c.
cntlemen's full sized IIemstitched
China Silk Ilandkcrchicfs, fine, pretty
quality ut Poe. Better grades ut i0c, SOC,
roc and 81.
Gentlemen's Initial Silk Handkcrchicfs
all the letters ut soc. for an extra heavy
and large handkerchief
BE sure TO see our great lines. If you
don't see on our counters just what You
want, ask for it; we have it, cheaper than
you find il.
The herald., 1896-05-28

suffered greatly. 1t Is impossible to
even approximate the loss Of life. Judge
Foulk OF Vandalia is said to be among
the dead.
The storm struck Just north of the East
ST. Louis elevator and passed up the
levee in northeasterly direction along
the same path as the memorable cyclone
of March 8, 1871. In it's course it struck
the Big Four freight house first, then the
blocks In which the stores front on the
levee, destroying all back to street The
swath cut was three blocks wide and
four long.
The top of the bridge was knocked off,
as well as the big abutment. Four trains,
including the wagons, contents and the
horese. were piled up on a railway near
the abutment. Hundreds of cars are
rolled from the tracks on the south side
and Broadway is completely blocked
up with parts of houses.
The Martell house, with all its guests,
was blown into Cohokio creek, and no
one but Judge Hope of Alton and Mr..
Martell was saved.
David A. Sage and his wife were kill
ed in Collinsville avenue.
Burke's hotel. the livery stable and
other places are filled with the injured
The physicians estimate the dead at 150
City Clerk Cain cannot be found His
house was blown down and destroyed by
fire. The water works were destroyed
and the city is without water or light.
1t is believed that all the people in Kip
pers restaurant in Missouri avenue were
killed.
IN NEARBY TOWNS
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May PA spec
ial to the Journal from Mexico, Mo-,
says:
Audrian county was visited by ter
rifle tornado this afternoon at $3.50. The
total number killed at Bean creek and
Rush hill is about eight. More than
twenty five We're injured. Houses barns
churches and school houses were razed
to the ground. The storm was preceded
and followed by terrible rain and hail
storm, which did incalculable damage.
In the Bean district a school house
was carried completely away and a
daughter of ]. G. Ware, one of the pu-
pills. was killed and Lulu Fairbanks and
Hilda Blase also school children, were
fatally injured.
Others along the route of the tornado
in this district whose names cannot yet
be learned. are more or less injured.
At the Dye school house, six or eight
miles further southeast, not pupil es-
capped uninjured and five children were
killed. three outright, two dying later
at this place. The school house was ut
terly demolished and several of the
children were blown a great distance
away and were not found until several
hours afterwards and then in mutt
lated condition.
The herald., 1896-05-28
NAMES OF DEAD
A Pew Of tho Many Victims Are Identi-
fled


fled
ST. LOUIS, May 2S.--At Liggett &
Meyers tobacco works there are 10 killed
and 20 injured.
One corner of the city hospital was
blown out and the building otherwise
damaged. One patient died from fright
and two others were killed by falling de-
bris. and many seriously injured, num-
Der whom will die. Arrangements
were made OmOVe the patients to anoth-
er building. The Sidell & Shenley build
ing at Seventh and Ruger streets fell.
and it is rumored that IS women We're
buried in the ruins. Engine house No. /
was blown down and all the firemen
buried. Every hospital in the city is
filled with injured victims of the storm,
and the morgue is taxed to the utmost to
accommodate the large number of dead
bodies that are being brought in from
every section Of the devastated district.
Among the identified dead are:
Sophie de Martina, killed by falling
building.
Robert Wilson. killed by falling of Lig-
gett & Meyers tobacco factory.
Katie Claypool.
Wallace Bradshaw, colored.
Charles Nee.
Julius H. Gault.
William Winklerbrush killed by street
car falling on him.
Max Wriss. driver Eberlee's livery
company.
Josephine MARITIME.
Scott avenue.
:. Jones, engineer Aetna Iron works.
Frank Fisher.
Julius Gault.
Booker Epstein.
-. Bernstein.
Fred Zimmers, chief engineer Union
depot power house.
Unknown child about years old, CAL
ifornia and Ann avenues.
J. Lemke. manager st. Louis Barbers'
Supply company.
Unknown man at A. B. Jones' broom
factory.
MOBERLY ESCAPED
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May PA spe-
cial to the Journal from Moberly. Mo-,
states that today's storm did no serious
damage at thIt place.
THE TRAIN SAFE
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, May 27-The
Chicago and Alton limited is safe AL
ton, having returned from East st.
Louis. Two Alton coaches loaded with
passengers flew from the approach to
the Eads bridge and were badly wreck
ed. but no one was seriously hurt
Decatur dispatch says that train
men on the Wabash train No. 10, leaving
st. Louis at 4:30 p. m., passed just ahead
of the cyclone and saw much of it, The
seeing trees flying past them. That was
just on the edge at East st. Louis.
Looking back, they saw a whole block
of buildings blown into the air. Two huge
elevators near the railroad track were
blown over and heavy timbers used in
their construction sent flying in the air
like bits of paper. The water works
tower at East ST. Louis was seen to go
over. 1t could be seen that there was a
big fire in East st. Louis. The train did
not stop. There has been no serious dam
age this side of Venice.
A TERRIBLE SITUATION
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The following
message has been received at the New
York Office of the ST. Louis Republic:
ST. LOUIS, May 2S, 3 a. m.-To the Re-
public bureau, New York: Impossible
to give more than rough estimate of the
damage and loss Of life here and at East
st. Louis. Probably $50 or 600 killed.
Twice that number injured. We have
rumors of cyclone at other towns in Mis-
souri,. Thirty killed at Vandalia. Stu
alton terrible.
(SigneO THE REPUBLIC.
The herald., 1896-05-28

Central was unable all night to get
any information from any point on the
line south of Centralia. 1t was reported
to them, however, that a cyclone had
swept through all the country south of
that point
At East ST. Louis the destruction
seems greatest. Fl. G. Rice, the Western
Union manager at the railway depot on
the east side. climbed across the dam
aged bridge and made his way into st.
Louis. He reports that the National
hotel, fremont hotel, Martell house, De
Wolf cafe, the plant of the Hazel Mill
ing company. Horns cooper shop and
a great number of other buildings are
blown down. Many dwellings are wreck
ed and many of their occupants are
known to be dead. The Vandalia round
house, the Vandalia freight house, in
which thirty-five men are said to have
been killed, the Baltimore and Ohio
roundhouse, the Standard oil works,
East st. Louis elevator Crescent ele-
Vator and twelve other freight houses
on the levee are destroyed.
EXCURSION STEAMERS SUNK
The steamer Grand Republic and sew
eral more excursion steamers with all
on board are reported to have gone down
and there is but one boat on the levee of
all that were there before the storm.
came. 1t is difficult to estimate the num-
Der of dead and wounded, but a rough
estimate would place the number at
about 1000. The Western Union and
Postal telegraph companies have lost
every wire out of the city
After sending this brief dispatch the
telegraph wire failed. One of the worst
features of the disaster is thought to
have taken place at the race track at ST.
Louis. where the races were in full swing
and the grand stand was crowded
GRAND STAND WRECKED
Returns from the st. Louis races are
received at the track at Lakeside, Ind,
and few minutes after o'clock the
operator sending the report of the races
stopped his work long enough to re-
mark: There goes the grand stand"
ana then his wire collapsed and nothing
more was heard from him
The herald., 1896-05-28
A Pioneer Gone

EUREKA, May 27-John Carr. a
prominent citizen of this city, died thii
afternoon. Carr crossed the plains ID
1850. He settled in Humboldt county Id
1865. Early in the eighties he removed
he was elected first mayor. Later h.
returned to Humboldt. where hc fls
resided since. He held the office OF 20.
lice judge eight years, and was also JUS,
tice of the peace Carr was well kn0Wa
all over the coast states. He took part
in the early development of this state.
He was author of an interesting book,
Pioneer Days in California. He was a
native of Ireland. 6S years old. He
leaves a widow and five grown sons.
The funeral will be held Friday.
The herald., 1896-05-28
RUMORED DISASTER
Which Is OnIv Too Likely to Prove Terribly
True

tTut
CHICAGO, May 27.-It is reported the
limited train from Chicago to st. Louis
over the Alton road was blown into the
river with a section of the bridge and
200 lives lost.
CHILDREN KILLED.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 27. - The
train dispatcher at the headquarters OF
the Alton road here report from the
operator at Rood House that at Drake.
ILL.,, just south of Rood House, on the
Alton road, a tornado at late hour
this afternoon demolished big school
house and that eighty children perished
in the ruins. No confirmation of the
report can be obtained.
At Alton headquarters the report that
Mexico and Rush Hill, Mo-, were swept
away by the storm, are discredited.
The railroad wires through these places
are working, and no reports of serious
damage have been sent in.
DEATH AT RENICK.
STURGEON, Mo-, May 27.-A cyclone
passed three miles north of Sturgeon at
3 o'clock this afternoon. AT Renick three
men were seriously injured, and fam
lily of colored people We're carried over
d lille, TWO cnllurell nel1lS Ddulv Huft.
Friendship church, north of town, was
demolished.
COMMUNICATION CUT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 27-The
telegraph operator at Carondelet, four
miles south of st. Louis, says all street
car communication between st. Louis
and that suburb is entirely cut off and
the streets are almost impossible. But
little is known there concerning the cy-
clone. The railroad tracks between
Carondelet Oak Hill and ST. Louis are
blocked with debris and many trestles
have been torn away, and in many
places the tracks have been twisted
out of line. The roadbed was washed out
in places and the track is under water
From persons who have made their way
to Carondelet the operator learns that
the storm did the greatest damage in
the western part of the city.
Little damage is said to have been
done north of the city. The Missouri
Pacific has suspended all trains between
De Soto and st. Louis and will not start
anything in that direction until day.
light. Several landslides are reported
South bound trains are being held at
st. Louis and north bound passenger
trains at De Soto for further deyelop-
ments.
From reports received at Carondelet.
the Missouri Pacific has suspended ali
trains between this point and st. Louis
and will not start anything in that d.
rection until daylight. Several land
slides are reported. From reports re-
ceived, the Missouri division will he
open by Thursday.
The storm II very heavy in Bismarck
The herald., 1896-05-28
ON THE DIAMOND
Results Of Games Played by National League
Clubs

PHILADELPHIA, May 27-Chicago,
5; hits, II; errors, 3. Philadelphia, s;
hits, 16; errors, !. Batteries-McGill and
Boyle; Mcfarland and Kittredge.
BOSTON, May 27.-Score: Boston, Is;
hits, IS: errors. 3. Pittsburg, IA hits,
10; errors, 0. Batteries-Nichols, Mains
Stivetts and Camel; Killen. Hawley and
Sugden.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Score: Cleve-
land, II; hits, 10; errors, s. New York, 5;
hits, 13; errors, 3. Batteries-Young and
O'Connor; MeelSin, Campfield and Will
son.
BROOKLYN, May 27.-Score: Brook
lyn. s.: hits, Is; errors, 6. Louisville, Z:
hits, 10: errors, s. Batteries-Grim, Abb
bey and Daub; Miller and Frazer.
WASHINGTON,M May 27-Score:W Wash
ington, 6: hits, s.; errors. 8. Cincinnati,
10; hits, 8; errors, s. Batteries-Gorman
and Mcclure; Ehret and Vaughn.
BALTIMORE. May 27.-Score: Bal
timore,. 8: hits, Is; errors, 2. st. Louis, 0;
hits 9: errors g
The herald., 1896-05-28
HORROR ADDED 10 HORROR IN CYCLONE LAND
Mo. Rain is falling in torrents at Ca
rondelet now.
HOSPITAL WRECKED

MEMPHIS, Tenn. May 27.-Word
reaches here by way Of Carondelet. Mo-,
that sixty dead bodies have been taken
from the st. Louis city hospital, which
was completely wrecked, and every pa
tient has probably been killed. The
buildings of the Refrigerator and Wood
Cutter company were demolished and
caught fire and are burning. The loss of
life In these buildings is believed to be
very heavy. The United elevator was
blown down. Liggett & Meyers big to-
bacco manufactory. the largest in the
west. was totally wrecked and the loss
of life there was great. Twenty dead
bodies and many wounded have been
recovered from this building.
The scene on the river was appalling
Steamboats, moored at their landings
were torn away, turned over and sank,
drowning all on board. Many people
were seen clinging to floating wreck
age and piteously appealing for help.
The herald., 1896-05-28

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The Sher-
man statue commission today selected
as design for the statue the design
submitted by Carl Rohl Smith of Chi
cago, from the four models prepared in
enlarged form by direction of the com
mission 1t happened that the design
selected was the only one of the four not
recommended by the art committee.
The herald., 1896-05-28
The WalIing Trial

NEWPORT, KY, May Pin the Wal
ling trial today sixty-seven men out of
a. yenire of SeVenty-five responded.
Only five jurors were obtained out of
this list. and three of them We're per-
emptorily challenged by the defense.
This left only eleven jurors. Another
venire was ordered and court adjourned.
The herald., 1896-05-28

SACRAMENTO. May -. - The first
full carload of apricots shipped east
this season was forwarded today from
Winters. The apricots are of good size,
excellent color, and have every appear
ance of being good shippers. This week
will wind up the cherry crop in this
neighborhood of Vacaville and Suisun.
The crop has been light
The herald., 1896-05-28
THE REPUBLIC.


Bulletins giving details of the st.
Louis cyclone will be displayed as re-
ceived in front of The Herald business
Office, Bradbury block, beginning at 6:3O
o'clock this morning.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-04-02
Wren Items.

At the republican primaries
held today Scott King, Isaac
Norton and R. B. Blodgett were
elected delegates.
The boys here say that there
is no use for a man to stick him
self up for Office that favors the
proposed stock law.
Scott King is nursing one of
Jobs comforters just below his
eye, but we would judge it is
not of much comfort to Scott.
Scott King was nominated for
justice of the peace and Frank
Skies for constable. If the boys
are elected they will undoubted-
ly deal out law and justice to
the people about right.
The county court will be ask
ed by petition to change the
boundary lines of Blodgett pre-
cinct, which, If changed, will
make 1t much more convenient
for some of the voters, as they
have to go clear to Kings valley
to cast their votes.
ONE OF EN-.