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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02
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SCHEDULE IN EXPECT DEC. 1, 1895,
Westhound Leave Roanoke Daily.
6:!o o, m. (WashinRton and Chattanooga
Hmited) for Bristol, intermediate sta
tione and the South and WeBs. Pull
man sleepesI, to New Orleans and
Memphts. CohAests sat Radfords for
Bluefeld and Pocxhoiftas.t
ass p. m: the Chicago Express for Rad.
ford, BlueHeld, PooahontAs, Kenova,
Oincinnati, indianapolis, ST. Louis,
Kansas City, Columbus and Chicago.
pullmAn Buffet Sleeper Roanoke
10 Columbus. Also for Pulaski,
Wysheville, Bristol, Knoxville, Chat.
tanoogs and intermediate points.
Trains Arrive at Roanoke.
From Norfolk 5:55 q. NJ; s:l5 D. %.
Hagerstown 600 a. M; 4:O5 D. m. .
+" Winston 400 p. m.
Bristol and the west 1905 noon:
11:40 p. m.
North and Eastbound, Leave Roanoke
Daily.
1915 noon for Petersburg, Richmond
and Norfolk. Sc
1915 noon for Washington, HsQern.
town, Philadelphia and New York.
1850 p. m. for Richmond and Norfolk.
Pullman sleeper Roanoke to Norfolk
anu hyhon0uCR TO BlcnmonQ.
ll.oo p. m. Washington and Chatta.
nooya ltmited) Cor Washington,
Hageratown, Philadelphia and New
York. Pullman sleepers TO Washing
ton, via Shenandoah Junction and
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad.
Durham Division-Leave Lynohburg
Union station) daily $3.50 o. m. for
South Boston and Durham and inter.
mediate stationa
Wlnston-Salem Division-Lesve Roa-
noke (Union station) daily 1928 noon
and $500 q. m. daily, except SUNDAY
Campbell street station), tor Rocky
Mount, Marsinsville, Winston-Sal
and intermediate stations.
For all additional information apply
ticket office or 10 w. B. BEvILL,
General Passenger Agent. Roanoke, va
M. E. BRAGG,
Travelling Passenger Agent.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02

SCANNING aiIsMATED POETIC FEET.
line of size with a D width, while the
next one will have 9 width and be
much higher in the instep.
It runs along something like "Lucile. :"
No pun is intended here. Poetic feet
and "Lucile" have no concealed humor-
GUS connection.
The authors rhyme is little bit free
also. This is fair sample Of the style:
Tho schoolhouse was small, and tho benches
were long,
As also the desks where the big scholars were
strung,
While in front sat US "small fry" with feet
dangling down,
Each with Webster's Elementary, then the
greatest book known.
Poetry should not be sacrificed to
sense neither should sense be sacrificed
to poesy. First, the poet should have
something TO say, and then he should say
it at an early date.
Another little book has been sent to
me for review, published in "Balti-
more, M. d." as the author calls it. 1t
is written by Bishop, the Bird Man"
of Baltimore, as he calls himself It is
treatise Oh the care of birds, but Incl
dentally he gets in some good pieces to
speak and other literature of q high
class.
On page 80 he gives us a poem called
GA Miller's Love" In a footnote ON
the same page he says:
"This song is arranged for baritone
solo and soprano accompaniment. The
air is in Tyrolese style, with n warbling
chorus, and when properly sung ut even
ing parties or private entertainments is
always appreciated and applauded.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02
His Domestio Trouble.

A colored witness in the superior court
lost week stated TINT no was unable to tcs-
tify as to IL certain occurrence because he
had domestic trouble just about that
time.
What was that domestic troublcP"
aaked tho examining attorney.
well, to toll tho truth. boss" snid the
witness, II was In tho ponitcntiary for
stealth ow"-Brunswick Times,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02
BILL NYE ON POETRY.
A BOOKLET WITH POETIC FEET THAT
ARE NOT MATES.

The Humorist Gives an Object Lesson by
Dropping itsto Rhyme Himself and Also
Explains tho Etiquette of Cards-Other
Suggestions For tho Society Novice.
Copyright, 1890. by Edgar W. Nye.l
A CHEEKY little poem of 321 verses
comes to this office reeking with divine
afflootus from the job office at Vevay,
Ind. 1t is in the form of a booklet and
looks some like Peter Henderson's Seed
Catalogue For 1896.
The title to this work is "Recollec-
lions of School Days" The only good
feature about the work is that it is not
plagiarism on James Whitcomb Riley
1t is more like Owen Meredith, think
The poetic feet. however, are not
mates. Every little while you find
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02

bEIILiNG SOCIETY FOEMALITY.
hour Of his departure on his card, SO
that at the end of the month his gas nc
count may be arranged without haggling
and acrimony.
Never offer to assist middle aged
man in putting on his overcoat. An old
man needs assistance and young man
enjoys it very much under certain oir-
cumstances, but to middle aged man
it implies encroaching years and is there
fore highly offensive.
If you are host and wish to be ex-
tremely hospitable, do not, after your
guest has his overcoat fairly on, seek to
pull down the tail of his undercoat by
reaching up among his suspenders.
Some men are quite sensitive and tic
klish under such circumstances and re-
sent too much hospitality.
In making q call, il you find that O
large "social" is being held ut the
house. You may conceal yourself at the
barn until the guests have gone away,
and then You may emerge with some
appropriate witticism.
Where gentleman calls in his Off
cial characteg as sheriff of the county in
which one lives, one cannot be too care
full in returning the call as promptly as
possible. A visiting card or p. p. G.
card sent by mail is not sufficient.
In making call at n strange house,
II you have just lighted an expensive
cigar, do not ask the footman to take
charge of it while you.are making your
call. Ho might be tempted to smoke it
all up. 1t is wrong to place temptation
in the way of servants who may be in
need.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02

VHNRUsTER'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF DRHD
"A OF uuet dated February 10. 1890 and "a.
corded In the clerks Office of the musings CONT
OF the city OF Roanoke, deed book 90, page $40.
SSxeSuloa oy Y. A. WoolSord and wife to the uR.
9srsiRned as trustee, TO secure to the Southern
Tenn, the payment OF the sum OF $4,000. "a evi,
aeneed oy the bond of the said GA. Wooiford.
nearlng even date with the said deed, payebie r.,
inc SAID corporation and to be discharSed In az
SoIaance with the terms OF the said bond and
aee9 OF trust securing the same, and dcfault hay-
INK 3een made In the payments required by said
ana DEED OF trust, and In the performances OF
the eata z. A. Wonltord for moro than ak months
ana boing requested by the said association 20 fr
90: shall, on TUESDAY, THE 4TH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 1896, at 1870 O'Clock o. m. sell at
pnonc anction. to tho highest bidder on the
premises, all the following lot or parcel Of lard
OF Virginia, viz. - N>oAoNe' o'hso
Beeinning at appoint on the south side of wo,ls
Wss 10y Ioet east Of BROOK street. thence along
feet TO point Of lot No %, thence with said lot
South adegrees Is minutes west 1Oi S-iO feet 10
Sneniandoah avenue. thence along said avenue
sSnth 70 degrees west "a 10 feet to a point of lot
No. -, tnence along said lot north 3 degrees rs
mlnmIss east liz 40 feet to beginning,
,iEhMS:-Cash as to sufficient OF the proceeds
OF g pay the costs OF executing this trust and
tsims OF said bond and deed, which amounts TO
tho sum OF 1886 p5 as OF the 18th day of Deem.
el,isso and the balance, II any, payable in one
anu eWo years. equal payments with inteyest from
gay OF sale; purchaser to give notea Tor the de-
ncoptyments and secnpe the eanno by deed OF
'H1ss On the pro. erty purchased.
ieHds hoy B. SMITH, Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02

husTEE'S salary VIRTUE OF AD DEED
OF trust dated the 18th of March, 1890. and
IeSoroea In the clerks olce OF the hustnps court
y. Inc CITY OF Roanoke deed book g. page 90,
eaecuteo oy Ches. A. Wooford and wife to the
pna9eusRned a. trustee, to secure to the Southern
Ienn.. the payment OF the sum OF 40 600. az evil
aenced oy the bond OF the said Chas A. Wool.
tSio, bearing even date with said deed and nav.
aoio 20 bslo corporation, and to be discharged In
accordance with the terms OF the said bond and
Geed OF trust securing the same; and default hay
oona ana deed OF trust, and In the performances
OF tho obligations assumed to eaid association by
the SAID Chas. A. Woolford for more than si2
montns and being requested by the said assocfa-
I l so TO d. shall. ON TUESDAY, THE 4TH
IA IA a. oE ~ tEEBkUARY, 1885, AT 10 O'CLOCK NJ,
the premises all of the following lot or parcel OF
iand, sitqsto and lying in the city OF Roanoke.
State OF VIRGINIA, viz
beginning at point on the line OF the land OF
the Roanoke Land ard Improvement Cornpany.
Whefe II Joins tho land OF DR.. Hart near Tsenfh
sneneo northeast and ai5s feet east of Brook
degrees "a minutes west 100 feet 10 q point In
nsrt.s iine thence north 70 degrees east is9 feet
70 point. thence south 10 degrees east 100 feet
fne line OF the Roanoke Land and Improyement
COMPANY. thence with said line nouth Is degrees
ws nI a 81, 1ect to the place OF beginning.
OF Gale TO pay the costs of executing this trnsf
and to pay the amount due said Association under
the terms or said bond and deed which Amounts
70 tne eum OF ,016 80, OF the 18th day OF De
oeooi, 1875; and the balance. II any, payable in
S S s1u TWO years equal payments, with ioterass
from day OF sale; purchaser to give notes for tns
ottruet on the property purchased.
lftu ROY d. 9MITH Truatea
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02
Degrees of shockIngness.

"Mme. Hulda does no. sing as woll as
she did three years ago.
"Sho does not. What shock 1t must
be when singer discovers that sho has
lost her voiGo!"
ut Is still moro shocking when she does
not discover t."-Fliegenle Blatter.
Every West Point cadet signs an obli-
CATION to serve four years in the acad-
envy and four in the army after gradual
ton.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02

You are hereby notified that on the 18TH d "
1I the Fe6rnsry term 1896, OF the hustinps court
LOT .he city OF Roanoke, Va. the Security Invest
nucian II. Cooke as trustee in two certain deeds
VI .,usI. executed by you dated the 18th day OF
In Ine nustings court for the city of Roanoke. Va
~ Eeea pook 70 pages ~ and 2s. IN the place O.
Sae ~ II. coon. the trustee named in said deeds
lieved OF said trusts s ~ 10 re
SECURITY INVESTMENT COMPANY.
t'4" BY Cooke 81 Glasgow
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-02

Rf Virtue OF A CERTAIN DEED OF
= trust dated the 10th day OF October 1850 aud
recorded in tho clerks office of tho hustins s CONT
t t sne CITY OF Roanoke In deed book &C. page is
rom NJ q. Morris to the undersigned for The mr.
Pose OF securing the Roanoke Building Associa-
70 heenn H IN Company the sum OF Ss11 40
t fssen; neianlt having been made in the payments
th secured, and having been requested by
the beneficiary. will oncr for sale, in front Of
S Sn9 t OF the CITY OF Roanoke All 10
S0,IGL0Ck NOON, ON THE 10TH DAY OF Feb
i hUdARf, 1876 the following described parcel OF
iana, situated In tho city or Roanoke:
street Sao feet east OF Barbour street, thence
noflh q degrees 81 minutes east 90 feet to a
point thence south II degrees 90 minutes cast 1s3
scet lnches to an alley thence south Is degrees
minutes west 90 feet. thence north IL deprees S6
TRRs Sess IN lss fest inches to the beginning
sale and the sum of ssas 81 and as to the sum OF
SiSon upon credit, to become due in monthly
OF % So with interest upon each in
ssatm en- from the 10th day of October, 1885, and
Ss 10 tne residne upon credit OF one and two
years from the day OF sale, all OF tho deferred
payments to be secured by decd of trust upon
inc premises conveyed. 1fo-'
~ I'd LUCIAN a. COOKE. Trnat.e
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28
REVIEW OF TRADE.

While no radical Improvement has appeared
in the general trade situation, more favorable
influences are reported than for some weeks.
The drop In the temperature has affected the
movement OF dry goods, hats and groceries
most. Advccs from leading cities I'm the south
are that the recent relatively favorable state
OF trade is marked by less active demands IN
almost all lines. No improvement Is shown in
the demand for cotton and wooden goods. The
record OF declining quotations. begun last week,
Is continuing in the tendency OF quotations
OF wool to decline, and lower prices OF
wheat flour. corn, oats. pork. lard and petro-
leum. The conspicuous advances are on coffee
and sugar, although leather Is firm. Hardly
less favorable than the mprovemont in bank
cleariugs is the sudden drop in the total num-
Der of business failures throug hout the country
that for the week being 2I6 against 3Sl last
week and 81 in the corresponding week u
wear ago
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST.
A Terrible Explosion OF Dynamite at
Johannesburg Kill Over 100 People
Mysterious Explosion in Colorado
Coal Mine Entombs 60 Miners.
100 Men KILLED in the Transv,a,.

An explosion of dynamite occurred
at Viedendorp and the poor quarter of
Johannesburg, the town has been
blown to pieces. hundreds of houses
are in ruins and the havoc wrought is
fearful Thousands of people have
been rendered homeless by the terri
bic calamity, about 100 persons are
known to have been killed, some 300
men, women and children have been
severely wounded
Viedondorp is suburb of Johannes
burg. In it are huddled mem bers of
the poorer classes of the Rand, Malays,
Katlirs and Chinese.
Among the freight cars standing on
the shunt lines at Viedendorp were
eight trucks loaded with dynamite.
The deadly stuff was hidden
under CANVAS coverings to pro-
tect it from the rain and sun.
Suddenly there was an explosion near
the freight depot, so awful in the in
tensity of its force that the ground for
miles around was convulsed as if by
an earthquake. Houses rocked and
fell masses of iron, stone, earth, wood
and human remains were hurled sky
ward; the windows of almost every
house in johannesburg were broken
and people were blown through the
air like straws before gust of wind.
The explosion tore a hole 200 feet long
and so feet wide, at the spot where
the eight trucks of dynamite had
been standing. The effects of the
explosion could be seen over radius
of more than a mile, and almost every
thing within half-mile of the spot
was crushed beyond redemption.
How the explosion occurred is not
known. But a belief prevails that a
thieving kat1ir found his way to the
shunted trucks and that in trying to
break open one of the cases of the ex-
plosive, being in ignorance of what it
contained, he brought about the dis
aSter.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28
A Horror mt "a Hanging.

The hanging of James Fitzgerald at
st. Louis, for the murder of his sweet
heart, Annie Naessens, was most
horrible affair. Fitzgerald bravely
stood upon the gallows. The black
zap and moose was soon adjusted. His
legs were bound, and, with protestu-
ton of innocence on his lips, his body
was launched through the trap but
not to death. A cry or horror went
up from the crowd about the gallows
as the body fell sprawling, struggling
and strangling among the doctors be-
low. The rope had broken. bound
hand and foot, and with the black cap
still drawn tightly over his head. he
was carried into the morguc and laid
on slab.
For so minutes the condemned man
endured terrible agonies. Outside in
the Jail yard an angry, horror-stricke n
crowd watched the exciting scene. A
new rope was finally procured and
five deputies carried Fitzgerald to the
gallows and supported him until the
drop fell again, just one hour and five
minutes after the trap was first sprung.
He was soon pronounced dead, his
neck having been broken.
Fitzgerald's father, mother and Sis
ter died of grief us the result of his
conviction.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28
Commander Booth and Wife Resign.

The retirement of Commander Bal
lington Booth and wife, Maud IL.
Booth, from the head of the Salvation
Army in the United States, is an
pounced They express their regret
in severing connections with the army
and leave it with their best wishes.
They declare that they will not form
an independent army. The property
of the army, valued at about $500, 900,
will be turned over to the commanders
successor, who is announced in q dis
patch from London to be Booth Tucker.
Partisans of Ballington Booth say
that the secret of his removal lies
wholly in the fact that he has sue
ceeded in almost completely Ameri-
canizing the Salvation Army in this
country. His methods aroused the
antagonism Of a little English coterie,
headed by Col. Eadie, the chief sec
rotary, who came over from England
one year ago. Gen. Booth, father OF
Darlington, and commander-in-chie
of the army, did not fancy the idea of
the army in America breaking away
from the English presidents and was
finally prevailed upon to order the
withdrawal of Ballington Booth.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28

1t is stated on good authority that
Russia does not intend to annex Korea
but considers it duty to guarantee
the independence of Korea.
BLACK snow" fell during the recent
wild western weather at Chicago and
through portions of Michigan, Indiana
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
there is persistent rumor of fresh
massacre at Urfa. The government
objects to Miss Clara Barton, president
of the American Red Cross society,
going to Ieitoun to distribute relief.
IA dispatch from Constantnople says:
The consuls of the powers who nego-
tiate the peace at Zeitoun report the
terrible distress and illness there.
There are 5000 refugees in the town
and an almost entire absence of beds
and clothing. Many are dying of cold
and starvation.
w. II. Meyer, the Traverse City
merchant, who claimed he was robbed
of 81, 500 two weeks ago, has been ar
rested at the instance of Fred l.. Far
lee, an agent for :. l.. Johns, cigar
manufacturer of McSherrystown, Pa.
He alleges that Meyer owes Johns
$l,55o. 80, and alleges that the robbery
story was subterfuge upon the part
of Meyer to avoid paying certain debts.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28

Edgar w. Nye, the famous Bill
Nye, humorist is reported to be dying
of apoplcxy at his home near Ashc-
vile, n. c.
BY carelessness in not shutting off
proper valves in the keeping box at
the Wilkesbarre, Pa, gas works the
basement was filled with gas and
Geo. Maxwell, Geo. Zerbec and Samuel
Maxwell were suffocated.
Mrs, John Broughton, an old lady
who had long made her home in Pom
tiac, was found frozen to death in her
home and the family was suffering
from hunger and cold.
The steamship Victoria. with DIR.
jameson aboard, arrived at Davenport,
England from Port Natal. Two hum
dred and fifty of DR.. jameson men
have arrived in London and have been
sent to their homes. In spite of the
secrecy which it was sought Co main
tain as to the time OF the arrival, n
great crowd gathered To receive them
and greeted them with acciamations.
Dr. Jameson was secretly landed to
avoid the crowds.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28
Manitoba schoo! Question.

A dispatch from Winnipeg, Man,
says: Sir Donald Smith, who came
here as special plenipotentiary of the
dominion government in connection
with the school question, has taken
back a message from Premier Green
way which may settle the trouble
some school question. Premier Green
way declares if the dominion authori-
ties attempt coercion he will resist at
any cost, but that if they withdraw
their coercion bill and allow Manitoba
to settle the question without inter-
ference, he will make such concessions
to Catholics as are reasonable and that
they cannot fail To accept. Sir Donald
will advise the dominion government
to drop it's proposed remedial bill
which will likely be done. The do
minion government will then bring on
the general election on other issues
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28
School Census Figures.

Secretary of State Gardner has ISSUED
advance sheets of q census bulletin
showing the number of persons in
Michigan who attended school the last
census year to be 474,672, of whom
431, 767 are native, and 42,905 foreign
born. Compared with the number Of
pupils returned in 1884 there is an in
crease of 90, 40, or 25.41 per cent.
Population increased 20.92 per cent in
the same time. The increase in native
pupils is %, O06, or 27.45 per cent, and
of forcign-b born pupils 1924 of sos per
cent.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28
60 MINERS ENTOMBED.
Awful Explosion Near Newcastle, Colo.
Probably Killing Many Miners.

Awful Explosion Near Newcastle, Colo,
Probably Killing Many Miners.
With report that shook Elk mount
ain to its base the Vulcan coal mine,
at Newcastle. Colo, went up in anex-
plosion, and three score lives were prob
ably sacrificed. No warning of the
impending disaster was given. A
glance was enough to dissipate any
hope for the lives of the entombed
men. The force of the explosion had
caused cavern, and the tunnel and
air courses were filled with the fallen
rock, earth and timbers. Both fan
houses were wrecked. and the slope
and vicinity were SO full of debris, and
the gas was so bad that it was hard
and dangerous work to begin the res
cue. Nevertheless, willing hands were
soon ut work. and five men went down
as far as possible TO ascertain the con-
dition of the slope, and found it such
that it will require much work to reach
the laborcrs. The gas was so bad that
after the party had gone 200 feet they
were compelled to return.
The only man who got out of the
mine at the time of the explosion was
Edward WEIGH, who was near the
mouth of the tunnel and was blown
ont. His skull was fractured, arm
broken, face badly cut and burned and
all the hair burned from his head. He
was breathing when found, but soon
expired.
The cause of the explosion is not yet
known. The coal fields in which the
Vulcan mine is located have been
troubled with subterranean gases for
years. In many places over a distance
of 80 to 100 miles smoke has issued
from crevices in the rocks since the
country was first known to white men
and in late years more than one val
a ole coal mine has been destroyed by
fire breaking out in the workings. 1t Is
thought that the disaster may have
been caused by the breaking into an
immense pocket of gas generated by
these everlasting fires.
After "a hours hard work but four
bodies were recovered, and reliable
figures show that there are still 81
more men in the mine.
Later reports from the Newcastle,
Colo. mine explosion say that the
finding of IS dead bodies have blasted
all hopes of any of the sc entombed
miners being found alive.
The Yale expositor., 1896-02-28
-Four Lumber Killed.

A very peculiar accident, resulting
in the death of four men, occurred al
McKay's camp, near Seney. A party
of Fins and Poles we're were working
on an incline of the road shoveling
away the snow, which was piled high
on either side. The steam log handler,
which was being experimental with,
suddenly became manageable and
rushed down upon the men before
they could escape. They were ground
beneath the wheels and some were
thrown up against the snow banks.
Seven men were injured and four
killed outright.