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The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
VIII Wood Release on Bail.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 2T.-This morn
Ing ex-Legislator James Graft, of Har-
rison, o., and David Davis. one of the
attorneys for VIII. Wood, one of the
men concerned in the Pearl Bryan murder,
qualified in the police court on he bond of
Wood, in the sum of So 600. Wood was
released.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Martin Williamson is to be presiding judge
and W. c. Creveling secretary OF the In
diana race tracks near Chicago this year.
The other officials Will be selected shortly.
Richard Dwyer is spoken of as likely to be
starter.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

A winter book is being made on the
Kentucky Derby, which will be run in May.
Ben Brush is favorite at TO /, Ramiro is
at 10 and Ulysses has been backed from
20 TO 10; Ben Eder and Captive have
fallen from 20 20 10, and Applegate, Merry
Prince and King William are steady at 90.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Steve O'Donnen will step over the ropes
again tomorrow night a the New Manhat-
tan Club, New York. He is TO meet jim
Dwyer, the New Jersey aspirant for pugil-
istic honor. He is not much, Judging from
his past, but still he is in about the same
class as O'Donnell. Folks here think O'Don-
nell has picked his mark, as he is the in
structor at the New Mania ttan Club, and
it would hardly be the proper caper for him
to be licked on his own bill. Wouldn't it be
funny were Dwyer to upset big Steve.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
YaleFacu1ty Did Not Act

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 27.-The Yale
faculty met this afternoon but took no
definite action regarding allowing the
varsity crew to enter the Henley regatta.
They will await the decision OF the profess
sors Of the scientific Department, who
will meet next Tuesday.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Another man who would like to test
the relative abilities OF Johnny Lavack is
Eddie Curry, the East Side featherweight.
Curry has done some good work in the ring
of late, and has improved wonderfully in
in his art
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Spike Sullivan of Boston, who failed TO
meet Joe Cans last Saturday night at Bos-
ton, claiming illness, has been matched to
meet Martin Flaherty of Lowell in IN eight
round contest before the Boston Suffolk
Club on Thursday, March 3, both men TO
weigh 126 pounds at the ringside.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
Sites SET THE Pace
Took the District Skating
Championsh p in $50.
BIG CROWD AT THE RINK
ugenfritz, BayIey and Saunders Were
His Only Compctitors-Pretty and
Swift Race and Close To the Finish.
G old Cup Goes TO the Lucky
Winner.

pretty and exciting skating race for
the two and one-half mile championship of
the District OF Columbia and Maryland
and handsome gold medal Offered by
Manager Towers took place ut Convention
Hall Ice Palace last evening in the presence
OF large number OF spectators.
ii was expected that there would be at
least seven contestants in tie race, but
for various reasons only four, all local
boys. entered.
Bisneau, tie fast skater OF Baltimore,
whose name was sent in, wrote Manager
Towers in the afternoon that owing to
a severe strain 10 his Lack received here
during the last hockey game il would be
Impossible for him 10 enter The race.
A telegram sent from the Monumental
City by Mr.. Eagg conveyed the infornla-
tion that be would not BE tcre for the oc-
casion. LOTUS was expected until the
las; moment. but some unforeseen event
prevented his appearance.
ONLY FOUR STARTERS.
!. Saunders. Sites, Ileenfritz and Bayiey
were the four contestants, and up TO the
lime of the start Saunders was decidedly
the favoritc. Sites, however, finished
first with ease.
The race was IN extremely exciting one,
twenty-five laps being Skated to complete
the two and one-half miles AT the start
Saunders took good lead. Sites followed
closely pushed by Bayley. HgenfritZ Jagged
behind.
Saunders. Sites and Bayley kept close to-
gether in the same position until the end
OF the fifth lap but Ilgenfritz appeared TO
decrease his speed and keep well in the
background. Il was thought by many that
he was only doing this for blind and
would hasten his pace toward the finish.
In the sixth lap Sites gained the lead
amid much applause, Bayley Jumped into
second place and Saunders was forced TO
the third. Igenfritz was still losing. There
was no practical change in the positions OF
the skaters until the sixteenth lap.
BAYLEY TOOK THE LEAD
Then Bayley, much 10 the surprise Of all.
skated ahead of Sites, and took q clear
lead. Saunders was weakening, and ngen-
fritz 10y this time was fully a lap behind
the others.
Bayley kept the lead but a short while,
however, for Sites again came to the
front.
The race at this point was clearly between
Bayley and Sites. In the twenty-first
lap. when Sites and Baylcy We're putting
| forth all their energy for the finish, the
/ latter unfortunately stumbled and brushed
| against the bench where the spectators sat,
and Icy so doing lost several seconds.
Sites then had good lead. Bayley
( tried hard to make up the lost time, but
was unable to-lo so, and Sites passed the
! line in the twenty-fifth lap with little
| difficulty.
The finish saw Bayley second, Saunders
third, and ngenfritz last. Sites time
was $50. Manager Towers refereed the
race, and McsSrs Crook. Hutchins, jr., and
Brewer acted as timekeepers.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

E!kton horsemen say that Hartford county
has made the Maryland Racing a ssociation
such generous offers that they do not
care whether the bill prohibiting racing
in Cecil county passes or is killed.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
GOSSIP OF THE RING.

Friends OF Peter Maherare going to tender
the Irshman a benefit in New York City
the latter part OF next month.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
! 5
TURF NEWS In BRIEF.

James F. Caldwell, who is no W handling
the flag at the Ingleside (San Francisco)
race track, will start al the coming Memphis
spring meeting.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Judgment for $3.50 was entered yesterday
against Robert Fitzsmmons. the champion
pU gilist, III favor of Friend, House Gross
man for legal services between January 2
and October 80, 1895. Their bill was 81
600. FitZsimmonS declared the services
were worth only $3.50 and allowed judg-
ment for that amount, but the action for
the balance, 81 $50, is continued.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

On Sunday the readers of The Times
Will find the complete TOY play Gin
dereIla or the Glass slipper" pre-
scented with their paper.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
SOLD THE YOUNGSTERS.
Kellogg Horse Sale Was Slow and
Figures Were Low


New York, Feb. @7.-Peter Kenogg's
winter combination sale OF trotting-bred
horses was continued at Madison Square
Garden. There were not many bidders at
the morning sale and the bidding was
rather slow. A lot of youngsters by
Direct, the property of PIeasanton Stock
Farm Company. of California, We're sold
In the morning. They brought low prices
for the most part.
A list of horses which brought 5000 or
over follows: Property of the Pleasant
ton Stock Farm Company, PleasantoD,
CAL black filly. 1885, by Direct-Nettie,
James Butler, New York, 1925.
Property of J. f. Turner. agent. Amber,
Pa, Miss Lucille. b. M, 1880, by Director
Sister Gilmer, W. II. Crawford, Lexing-
ton, KY, $27O.
Property OF C. II. Kerner, Great Barring
ton, Mass. Lady Sherman, ch. M, 1888,
by Alcanta ra- Dolly Pome roy, John H.
schults, 500.
Black mare, 1880, by Alcantara- Dainty,
John II. SchultS, $780,
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
Munyon's Remedies
Are Positive Revelation in Medicine
Hundreds Being Converted 10 The
Use Of His Remedies Daily.
Sold BY All Druggists, Mostly fol
% Cents per Vial
Munyon's Physicians At Your
Service Free.

If you need the advice of a thorough spec
lalist, call and consult them absolute free
of charge. Office open 9 TO daily; Sun
day 10 20 IL; also Monday and Thursday
evenings s TO 3. 713 18th ST. NV
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Tom ORourke says that Bright Eyes"
who is to meet Joe WaIcott at Long Island
City next month, is a big, raw -boned fellow
and very clever. Bright Eyes is ex-
pected in town before the end of the week.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Children cry for 1t! What? Why,
the complete toy play given with the
Sunday Times This week II Is Gin
derella, or the 6 lass Slipper"
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Frank Keller knocked out Dick Wilson
in the sixth round at the Olympic Club,
Cincinnati, Tuesday night. The men are
heavy weights, and fought for $500.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

The Leeds-Everhardt match will be de-
cided at the Empire Club, New York, the
latter part of March. The agreement is to
box twenty rounds. Dixon and Marshall
will also have their tilt at the New Long
Island City Club. This is good news, as
the local lovers of boxing will have a chance
to see the fringe of the fistic carnival that
was to have been decided on Mexican soil.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
Mack and Reagan to Fight

Articles of agreement were drawn up
last night for a bout between Dorty Mack
and Billy Reagan of South Washington TO
take place near the city, on March 8.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

George La Blanche, the Marine" is at
present in Buffalo looking for contest
with some good 16S-pound man.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

only to get worse.
I hro at burned;
powerful sprays
used only drove it
deeper Into my
system. / had a
horrible life. My
he d, eyes, ears,
throat and stom-
acL were diseased.
Like q drowning
man j made my
last grasp, aud
caught DR.. Geo. w.
Fishers Catarrh
Cure. Over ore
year ago il cured
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

cinderella or the Glass Slipper
will be the delight of many thousands
of children on Sunday. This play Will
be given away with the Sunday Times.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Jack Cadigan is open 10 meet any 1906
pound man in the business. Cadigan is
very clever, and recently, fought George
Justice a four-round draw.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

An effort is being made for another
meeting between Dave Wall and Charley
Kelly The last time the boys met Kelly
was Knocked out.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Martin Flahcrty of Lowell, Mass. will
meet Jack Sicily, the Brooklyn feather
weight, in an eiGht-round bout at the CO.
lumbia A. C. show at the Grand Central
Palace, New York, March Z
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

On Sunday the readers of The Times
Will find the complete toy play Gin
derella or the Glass Slipper" pre-
scented with their paper.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Jack Ryan challenges Tom Frasier, the
Brooklyn lightweight To limited-round
fight before the club offering the largest
nurse. -.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
a
HORRIBLE
LIFE
CAUSED
BY
CATARRH.

Mr. r. SeWell, l412 W Lombard street, BaIti-
more, Nd, is another of the thousands who con-
sider IL his duty to say TO the world that Catarrh
can be cured Although skeptical and utterly
disguised with everybody and everything, every
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28
MAY NOT Be 4 MURDER
Mrs. Mary Thomas Survives Her
Husbands Assault.
PHYSICIANS HAVE HOPES

She Rallied and Told the Doctors of
the Brutal Attack-Pieces of Her
Skull Removed in the Hope of Saw
ing the Poor WOman's Life-Her
Husband Under Arrest
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

On Sunday the readers of The Times
will find the complete toy play Gin
dereIIa or the Glass slipper" pre-
scented with their paper
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

me and there has been no return since. One
trial will convince you that it is the only cure
PAIGE soc, at all drugstores and office, 6is
18th street northwest Consultation free TO
IL and to5.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

On Sunday the readers of The Times
Will find the complete toy play "Cin-
derelIa or the Glass Slipper" pre-
scented with their paper
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-28

Children cry for 1t! What? Why,
the complete toy play given with the
Sunday Times. This week it is Gin
derella, or the Glass Slipper"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
THE GIRL WHO WORKS.
II She is Diettante She Is Injuring Her
Sisters

II She is Diettante She Is Injuring Her
Sisters.
"Before any girl determines upon out
sioe training for outside work, would she
not do well to weigh and measure strictly
her capacity, opportunity, need and be
relatively sure of all?" inquiries Mrs. A.
ID. L. whitney in September Ladies'
Home Journal" Are you capable in
any marked and special degree for one
particular pursuit and use? Is it right
ana feasible, in the apparent providential
ordering, that you should take time and
money to equip and fit yourself for it, and
then can you reasonably expect chance
and scope to do your chosen errands Is
there need of Others to II eet, need of your
own to supply? Answer truly. DO not
resolve TO be this or thai because you
think 1T to be pretty thing to be or be-.
cause someone else has succeeded in it.
lie may have been her work, and yet not
De yours "A young girl once wrote me,
L have set my heart on being an au-
thoress If cannot be one my life will
be failure. Her letter and specimens of
authorship inclosed, were themselves ar
gument for, at least, very patient study
and practice. She needed, also, to live
longer and deeper before..she would find
true message to deliver. / told her so in
the solicited answer. l tell them so, for
this was only one appeal of many. To
you and others who only have a little
more time than money and would like
something to busy you and help fill your
portemonnaie, there are different things
to say. Compare your need with that of
others before you t,ke up occupation that
may be their livelihood To ntrude into
II crowded rank of workers only to add n
pleasure or an elegance to your comforts
would be extremis: fracture of the eighth
commandment. Forbearance from this
might leave many chance open to real
necessity which is now barred or neutral
lied by cheapening competition. Make
conscience of this as you would make
conscience against robbery direct.n
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
CHEAP REAL ESTATE
City Property and Farms.

S-room dwelling on Campbell avenue, 6O-fcet
'front.', nice location, good stable, $4,000; pay
Groom dwelling, with sewer connection stable
ana otner necessary outbuildings, 1890; $50
cash, Sl250 per month without interest
room mouse on Henry street Il. W Sl.050; S25
cash and $40 per month with no interest Ia
renting now for $40.
Two 3room cottages, with basement room,
sewer connection, nice garden and good location
est.
7.room house on Sixth avenuo 3. w., nicely
papcred; with bath, hot and cold water and
good cellar, price $500; SIS cash and BIS per
month. Rents now for $40.
g Groom house on large lot, near Roanoke and
southern railroad, newly fenced, house In good
condition, 81 ,05O $50 cash and Si2 so per month
Two 10-room houses on West End boulevard
veniencc, ut about half the cost of const rnctIon
Several other fine bargains in the West End very
dcsirably located.
One l9-room house in the Southwest at 50, SEQ:
5000 cash and $50 to S25 per month This is a
great bargain.
One OF tho best residences on Church street, IS
beautiful condition inside and out Price S3 5lO
$500 cash, $25 per month; is renting now at S25
per month. Also two other splendid bargains on
Church avenue.
One of the most desirable and best located bus
mess houses In the very best part OF the business
centre OF the city One-fourth OF the price cash
and the rent will pay tho balance. 1t is renting
now for II per cent. OF the price asked. There is
no better investment in the city than this we
udFt se'cthl Quiet me bargains IN business
property on Salem avenue and Emerson street.
Groom house, large lot, nicely located in north
west, near PARK street, in good condition. 81 200;
$50 cash anG SO per month.
room house near West End round house, 1900;
$50 cash and $40 per month.
Elegant 13 room house ia the West End with
hard wood finish, cabinet mantels every modern
Improvement and convenience, with speaking
tubes and electric alarm bells, stables, chicken
house, horse and COW lot, good garden, plenty of
fruit and good shade: in thorough repair, cost
$500, price now $3.50; small cash payment and
the balance IN nine years.
Splendid business lot near the new pnblic
building, so feet front Price 81 800, on easy pay
ments. This lot will double in value in two
years.
Good 6-room housc, Eighth avenne 3. W., mod.
ern improvements stable on lot and shade, II ,fCO
easy payments.
Nicely papcrcd 6 room housc on he beet part OF
month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17

BY virtue of Il deed of trust executed
March 10th, 1890, by the Virginia Land
Company to me, and recorded in the
clerk office of the county court of Roa-
noke county on November 18th, 1890. con-
veying certain real estate therein described
in trust to secure to r. b. Moorman the
sum of SIC, 3S2. 90 in seven equal annual
inStallments with interest on each from
the date of said conveyance, and to secure
to G. O'Leary and j. Fleming Christian
the sum of IS, 1881 IA in seven equal
annual installments with interest on each
from the date of said conveyance, and de-
fault having been made in the payment
OF said debts, and being required to exc
cute the said deed by the holders thereof.
and 10y virtue of DEGREES entered at the
April term, 1896, and at the September
term, 1896, of the hustings court of the
city of Roanoke, in the chancery suit of
ID. C. Yates VS., the Virginia Land Com
pany ct. ais, l will offer for sale mt public
auction to the highest bidder ON WE'D
NESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1896, AT
$3.50 O'CLOCK p NJ, on the premises
the properties described in said deed to
wit: All that certain tract or parcel of
land lying i'll the county OF Roanoke. Va.
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
beginning at II point on the north side
of IL spring branch ut Il white oak and IL
hickory, the same being II corner Of the
land of General Edward Watts. thence
south IL degrees 10 minutes west G2l.
feet to point, thence north II degrees
III minutes west 1879 feet to Il point
thence north 80 degrees 81 minutes west
2,269.l feet to II point, thence north 53
degrees 30 minutes west 6355 feet
to IL stake, the same being cor.
ner of the property of j. c. Moomaw,
thence south along the line of ID. C. Yates
the two following courses: South 80 de-
grees 56 minutes east 9SS.4 feet to "A point.
thence south degrees l3 minutes west
1888 feet to point, the same being on
the north line of the Merose Land Com.
pany, thence south 81 degrees IL minutes
east "a ITO feet to point on the south
line of Carol avenue, thence along the
south line Of said Carol avenue south IS
degrees. 0l minute east 1873. 6 feet to a
point, thence north 30 degrees ~ minutes
west 2ol.3 feet to II point, thence north
% degrees Do minutes west 33l 3 feet to u
point, thence north 3 degrees 10 minutes
east l,02'.3 feet to point, thence north
30 degrees 10 minutes east j6J9 feet to
IA point, thence north 63 degrees 80 min
utes east 6O0.2 feet to point, thence
north Is degrees 16 minutes west 4l5.2
feet to point, thence north 50 degrees
.03 minutes west 1878 feet to point the
place OF beginning, containing 1924
acres more or less, and being the same
property conveyed by r, B. NORMAN to
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
Fla Es MIS-.

l5O-acro farm. with nice dwelling, with lovely
grove OF forest oaks around tho house, good
barn, large orcaard OF well selected fruit and an
abundance OF timber, well watered, very desir-
ably located; price $4,000. Situated three miles
from Roanoke city.
Thirtyacre farm, nice 8 room dwelling, good
BARI, three miles from the city, FOR $1,000.
GOOD storehohsc, fine stand for Business, sixty
acre farm attached, good improvements, for sale
at bargain.
~ acres OF bottom land * miles from Holl,ns
10 acre grove OF forest oaks Price $50 per acre
100 acres near lIolins Institute seven miles
from Roanoke city, forty acres of which is level
the balance upland. partly timbered GOOD water
fairly good improvements, fine peach and appIe
orchard, land well adapted TO truck farming, ali
kinds fruit and grapes, Price $3.50; very cheap,
country property. which we would be Fl to
show at any time.
II you want to buy or rent, sell or exchange.
como and sec US.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
Signaling.

During tho march of Sir Robert Lows
column over high mountains to the relief
OF the besiegcd garrison of Chitral COM
munication between the two brigades was
Kept up by means of photographs and flags.
The hello messages were flashed from one
nil to another, miles apart, and then
transmitted to the commanders camp by
lag signals. The impression made by this
signaling upon the Mohammcdan natives
was made clear through an overheard con-
versatlon between two men waiting out
side an officers tent for an audience.
extraordinary Devils these kaffirs Gun
believcrs)," said one of them "Ono army
sits down and talks to the other army with
the sun on looking glass. And at night
they put up two big lamps and talk to each
other with Them"
"Well, replied tho other, "thcy can't do
anything when it is cloudy and there is no
SUM-"
'Oh, /" answered the first speaker "you
may be sure they have some dcviltry they
make use of then"
The two natives had not yet OWNED the
meaning of flag signaling.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-17
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COMMISSIONERS SALE OF ABOUT
20 acres of land known as 'sThe Cres-
ton Land Company's Tract. by yir-
tue of decree of the circuit court for
the city of Roanoke, entered ut the April
term, 1896, of the said court in the chan
Gerry cause therein pending of r. b.
Moorman's administrator VS.. the Creston
Land Company ct ais the undersigned,
as one of the commissioners appointed
for the purpose by the said decree, will
offer FOR sale at public auction to the
highest bidder, on the premises on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, 1896,
at o clock =. M, the said tract Of land
which is mentioned in the bill and pro-
cecdings III that cause. This tract of
land contains about 20 acres lies lust
north of the corporate limits of the city
of Roanoke and is bounded on the south
by the property of the Ingleside Land
Company and Oh the west by the prop
elty of the NIelrose Land Company, and
being the same property conveyed to the
Creston Land Company by r. b. Moor
man by deed dated March 20 1890, and
recorded in the clerks office of the county
court of Roanoke county, to which deed
reference is made for more particular
description of said property.
In making sale of this property NAV.
If deem it proper so to do first offer it
in small tracts of from five to ten acres
and then offer it rs Il whole and report
the sale to the court, aggregating the
larger sum-
TERMS OF SALE:-One- third cash
and the balance in one and two years
from the day of sale, deferred payments
to be evidenced by the interest bearing
notes of the purchaser secured by Il deed
of trust on The land.
ROY b. SMITH, Commissioner.
Bond has been executed by the above
named commissioner us was required by
the above decree.
Testc: S. S. BROOKE. Clerk
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