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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15

New York, August 14.-Mr. Bryan ap-
piled himself this forenoon to disposing
of a three days accumulation of corre-
spondence In the work he had the as
sistance of Mrs. Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan will leave tomorrow morning for
Irvington- on the Hudson, where they will
remain until Monday next as the guests
of John Brisban Walker, editor of the
Cosmopolitan. From Irvington they will
proceed to Upper Red Hook, where they
will be entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Per-
rine for n week. Mrs Perrine was for
merly Mrs. Bryan's school teacher For
n week or two longer Mr.. Bryan will rest
except for the preparation of his letter of
acceptance. 1t is expected chat he. will
speak at Buffalo on August 81 and at
Erie, Pa, two days later
The arrangement of Mr.. Bryans itiuer-
airy was as much in the hands of Mrs
Bryan as it was of the candidate himself,
and through her urging, Mr.. Sewall, the
Vice-Presidential candidate, decided to 20
with them. Mr.. Walker is an old friend
of Mr.. Bryan and it had been intended to
spend the entire vacation with him until
Mrs. Bryan changed the plan. This after
noon the candidate and his wife visited a
local photographer and were photo
graphed.
To reporter for the Associated Press
MI bryan Sdlu UnlS afternoon:
81 am going for Il weeks rest, not so
much because feel wearied or physically
incapable of keeping up the work as be-
cause must prepare my letter of accept
ance, and to do that needs quiet. Mr..
Walker is friend of mine and we shall
spend Sunday with him. Mrs. Perrine Is
friend of my wife and her old teacher
at the Jacksonville Female Academy.
We shall probably stay there for week
or ten days: then 1 shall return to New
York city,
"Will you speak here again, as has cen
rumoredl'
"That is a matter we have not vet de
cided. 1t was only suggested, not talked
about
"would you personally like to talk here
again!"
81 cannot answer that question now. I
shall be governed entirely by the wishes
of the campaign committee. If they de-
sire it, shall be pleased to do it. But
repeat that no decision has been made ~
when you come back to New York
what will your future programme be!''
81 shall leave for the West, making my
first stop at Buffalo, where | will speak.
Then will go on further West, speaking
at Erie, Pa, and at Cleveland, o. Fur
Their than that we have not planned"
Senator Stewart, Senator Jones, Gov
ernor Stcne..and Mr.. Sewall were with Mr..
Bryan for several hours. 1t is believed
that Mr. Bryan will not only not speak
in the New England States, but that he
will even refrain from going OVER there
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
NANSEN IS CONFIDENT.
Says He Would Have Reached the North
Pole With Better Equipment.

Says He Would Have Reached the North
Pole With Better Equipment.
Vardo, Norway, August 14.-Dr. Nan
sen says that the Fran drifted with the
ice, in westerly direction, to "a degrees,
and he expects the vessel will eventually
arrive at Spitzbergen. He adds that
wherever they penetrated they found the
ice broken. Large patches of water were
also found, $500 meters deep. Below
the depth of 100 meters the water was
appreciably warmer, probably owing to
the gulf stream. Rocky scars, of which
the explorers had no previous knowledge,
prevented entrance into the Olenek river
for days. In consequence of the scarcity
of dogs with the expedition, Dr. Nansen
was compelled to turn back at 1918.
He adds that if he had been provided
with a sufficient number of dogs and
canoes the pole would have been reached.
The land voyage was most arduous,
but extremely valuable scientific results
were obtained
In the autumn of 1895 DIR. Nansen
reached the north coast of Franz Josef
land and built stone house, in which he
lived the whole winter.
The Jackson Farnsworth expedition ar
rived at Franz Josef Land the following
spring
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
\ HERO SHOT.
After Being Desperately Wounded H,
Saves n Train From Destruction.

saves n Train From Destruction.
ST. Joseph Mo-, August 14.-Inuuiry
has been received here from the office of
the United States consul at Juarez, Mex
leo, concerning James F. Howard. a
young man we'll known here, who is re-
ported to be lying unconscious in hos
pital at Juarez, with two bullets in his
body. Private kilograms received here
state that on Wednesday evening
Howard started from Juarez and became
involved in a difficulty with several Mex
leans who attempted to assault him. In
desperate fight that followed he shot
three of them dead and escaped, though
himself badly wounded. Later the same
night, though almost faint from loss of
blood, young Howard saved the Mexican
Central train, southbound, from wreck,
apparently planned by the gang of Mexi-
cans with which he had fought He had
learned that some one had removed the
rails half mile ahead, and as the train
turned curve some distance away,
Howard set fire to his coat, and as best
he could in his weakened condition waved
the flaming garment across the track.
The signal proved effective. Howard
was taken aboard, and just before he lost
consciousness was enabled to tell the
trainmen of the condition of the track.
The train proceeded slowly, finally COM
ing to place where the rails has been
removed for two lengths and placed
across the track. Robbery was evidently
the intention.
Howard has been uncons cious since
then. He had been shot in two places
and dangerously wounded. The Mexican
Central officials are doing all possible
for him.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
WAS WELL PLANNED.

Washington, August 14-Assistant
Secretary Wike, of the Treasury Depart
ment, to-day received the following tele-
gram from Thomas w. Lamb, collector
of customs at Brunswick, Ga:
1.-THE plans of the fiibustering trip of
the tug Dauntless were so we'll planned
that with the greatest surveillance exer-
cised she could not be intercepted as a
filibuster. The tug, apparently under
ordinary circumstances, left her wharf at
0:45 o'clock night of 18th, ostensibly for
Miami, Fla, to secure tow However,
at 2;45 a. m, of the 18th, with lights ex-
tinguished, she took on body of men at
Jacksonville, supposed to number 100 at
Woodbine, at the junction of the f. c.
and p. railroad with the Satilla river, in
the customs district of st. Marys. Ga,
passing out at ST. Andrews bay about
daylight the same morning. This in
formation came too late tosstake action 1t
is said she was heavily laden with arms
and ammunition. No application was
made for clearance papers at this custom
Office
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
IT IS A PUZZLE.
German Wants Unlimited Power Before
He Will Accept.

New York, August Ex-senator Jones,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee, left to- night for Washington
without appointing either his executive
committee or the campaign committee.
Ths conferences during the day have
been lengthy and evidently of impor.
lance.
Senator German, Senator Jones, Mr..
Sewall, Governor Stone, of Missouri, and
Mr.. Bryan have talked and talked during
the day, but are evidently no nearer
solution of the mystery, which is alleged
tonight to be Senator Germans terms for
managing the campaign. The story runs
that German has said that he will head
the campaign committee provided he has
the exclusive management of affairs, or
in other words, can conduct it on the
lines he thinks best.
The silver men do not think that such
power should be given to German, and
they are urging the name of Governor
Stone. In addition to this there is said
to be decided friction in the committee
over the plan proposed to discipline the
gold State committeeman, who have not
attended the meetings of the national
committee. Chairman Jones and Sena-
tor German urge that some radical de-
parture, such as removal should be the
method employed, while others are of the
opinion that radical action of that sort
would hurt the candidate.
Whatever the difficulty, it is fact that
the delay in the appointment of commit
tees was not contemplated. Senator
Jones had announced that he would ap-
point the committees on Wednesday, and
has set certain hours during the past two
days when he would make the announce
ment Postponement has resulted each
time, and his departure to night without
taking action comes as a surprise.
.GORMAN REFUSES.
At midnight it was announced that
Senator German had refused to accept the
craftsmanship of the campaign commit
tee The national headquarters, it is an
nounced, will be at Chicago.
The selection of Chicago is out of de-
ference to the wishes of Mr.. Bryan. and
Mr.. German declines the Craftsmanship be-
cause of the selection.
THE PERSONNEL.
Chairman Jones, it is said on good
authority, has decided upon those who
will compose the campaign committee,
and they will probably be appointed to-
morrow.
They are John r. Mclean, Ohio; Gov
ernor Stone, Missouri; Clarke Howell, Jr.,
Georgia; G. A. Walsh, Iowa; j. r.
Shanklin, Indiana; J. j. Dwyer, Califor-
mia; d.. Campau, Michigan, and j. B.
johnson, Kansas. Governor Altgeld may
also be appointed a member of the COM
| mittee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
HE ABANDoNs HIS TRIP TO SAN
FRANCISCO.
The Chinese Residents There Said to Have
Formed Plot to Kill the viceroy
Should He Visit That city-Rumor
Has it That He is Responsible For
Much of the Official Corruptness in
the Chinese Empire.

San Francisco, Cal, August ILL
Hung Chang is threatened with deposition
If not death. a few days ago the tel
egraph conveyed the information that the
diplomat had found it an urgent necessity
to cut short his American tour. The
message also said this was mainly due to
the reason that he had been advised of
threatening political intrigues at home.
and that after a short stay in Washing
ton he would hurry home via Victoria.
That Ii Hung Chang should avoid San
Francisco, the Eastern mecca of his race
seemed strange, but may now be ex-
planned,
For several days the dead walls of Chi
natown have been illuminated with
bright posters, proclaiming the purposes
of new society, known as ''Hi Chung
Woey,' and calling upon all patriotic
Cinnamon to acquaint themselves with
the principles of the new order and lend
1T their moral, physical and financial
support The circular complains in the
bltterest terms of the influences brought
to bear upon the emperor by corrupt Off
Gals, land special reference is made to the
viceroy. He is charged with traitorous
conduct in connection with the late war
with Japan.
Members of the local Chinese COLONY
entertain bitter hatred for Ii Hung
Chang. The present political movement
has increased this hatred and those who
pretend to know the state of affairs i'm
Chinatown declare the viceroy would GER
tainy be killed if he came here. 1t is be-
neved that Ii Hung Chang has been
fully advised of this fact and intends to
avoid San Francisco for this reason.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
THE PERSONNEL.
THE QUEENS SPEECH.
The Disturbances and Massacres in tn
East Give Her Anxiety.


East Give Her Anxiety.
London, August 14.-The queens
speech at the proroguing of parliament
first mentions the advance on Dongola
and then says
''The conditions in some portions of the
Turkish empire continue to furnish
cause for much anxiety. At present,
Crete is the principal centre of the dis
turbances. | have observed strict neu-
trality, but in conjunction with the other
powers of Europe have endeavored to
bring about reconciliation by proposing
the establishment of system of govern
ment which would be equitable and ac-
ceptable to both Christians and Mussul-
mans"
The speech then refers to the rising of
the Mashonas and Matabeles, pays trib-
ute to the courage and selfreliance of the
settlers, and adds:
"The efforts of my troops are telling on
the resistance of the rebels, who trust
will shortly avail themselves of my offer
of clemency."
The speech concludes with recital of
the measures adopted by parliament dur
ing its sessions just ending.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
AMERICANS SURRENDER.

Havana, August 14.-Several Ameri-
cans have surrendered to the Spanish au-
thor:ties at Puerto Principe and one
American has surrendered at Guines, this
province. They have made statements
to the Spanish officers that other Ameri-
cans with the insurgents are disguised at
the rebellion not being what they imagi-
mel it to be ..and they add that all the
Americans are willing to surrender but
are not doing so owing to the strict watch
maintained over them by the insurgents.
Captain General Weyler will place the
Americans who have surrendered at the
disposal of Consul General Lee in order
that they may be returned to the United
States
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
STATE OF TRADE.
Crop Conditions in the South Present a
Favorable Picture.

EdNoTdDle 1lctuTe.
New York, August 4.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: The volume of bus
mess throughout the country is practi-
cally unchanged. New features do not
point to improvement in prospects for
fall business. Industries generally con-
tinue quiet, with more men idle than a
week ago. The most significant feature
was higher rates for money early in the
week, and some difficulty in obtaining
time money. This disappeared with
manifest reaction against free silver sem
timent, which followed the silver demon
stration at New York August 12.
Mercantile collections are difficult to
make at Charleston and at Atlanta they
are poor. Jacksonville jobbers report re-
mittances slow, as do those at Birming-
nam and in the West. At Cleveland,
Detroit, Milwaukee and ST. Paul there is
little, or no demand for iron or steel. The
brighter side of the picture is found in
generally favorable crop conditions at
the South, which have stimulated buy
ing at Baltimore, Savannah, New Orleans
and Texas. The early movement of cot
ton is pointing to improvement in mer-
camille collections. The financial situation
at New Orleans is relieved by sugar
bounty payments.
Collections are improving at Pittsburg.
and there is better demand for dry
goods and shoes than last week. At
Omaha wholesale merchants report u
very general improvement. On the Pacific
coast the wheat yield promises we'll in
California, but general trade at Wash
ington and Oregon cities is rather less
active.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
BUTLER WINS OUT.
He Carried Every thing in the North Car
DINA Populist Convention

He Carried Everything in the North Car
DINA Populist Convention.
Raleigh, n. c., August 14.-The Popu-
list State convention to-day started in
with fight over Walser for attorney gen
eral between Senator Butler and Chair
man Skinner. The battle grew hot; both
men were furious and came near fighting
on the stage. Butler triumphed on every
vote, and the convention carried out his
wishes to the letter.
Walter A. Montgomery was renomi
mated for associate justice of the supreme
court. The selection of the other asso.
ciate justice was left to the central COM
mittee. The Walser matter was left to
the central committee. A central COM
mittee of elk WAS named by Butler, and
Hal Aver, the young man who edits But
ler's newspaper, was elected State chair
man.
Col Harry Skinner and Capt. Buck
Kitchin denounced in uHmeasured terms
the ''boss rule III the party, and fought
Butler .unayailingly until the curtain
fell upon the convention, which cheered
Butler, who had strong hold on affairs
throughout.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
BOLD, BAD MEN.
They Rob a Bank in idaho and Escape
Without Trouble.

They Rob a Bank in idaho and Escape
Without Trouble.
Pocatello, Idaho, August 14.-Word
has been received here from Montpelier
Idaho, that about B o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon three masked men rode into town
on horseback, stopping in front of the
Bank of Montpelier. They dismounted
and compelled six men, who were stand
ing in front of the bank, to 20 inside.
Two of them covered the men with re-
volyers, while the third went behind the
counter and emptied all the cash in sight
into their sacks. The robbers then
mounted horses and rode out of town
Sheriff Davis organized posse of thirty
men, who are in pursuit of the robbers,
only thirty minutes behind. 1t is thought
they are heading for Jackson's Hole, and
if they reach that place their capture will
be uncertain, as the hole is thought to
be filled with gang of desperadoes and
-enegades, who will resist their capture.
The bank officials refuse to disclose the
amount secured, but it is believed to be
fully $4,000
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
SON AGAINST FATHER.

New York, August 14-Gen. Powell
Clayton to-day received from National
Committeeman Msnley, of Maine, list
of the distinguished speakers who will
stump the Pine Tree State for Mckinley
and Hobart. The list includes Harold
NJ. Sewall, son of Bryans associate; SEN
ators Hale, Frye and Lodge; Congressman
Dingley, Boutelle and ..Dolliver, ..ex-Gov
Pilkin, of Louisiana, ex-senator Warner
Miller, j. Sloat Fassett, of New York.
and Gen. Clark Z. Carr, of Illinois, ex-
minister to Denmark
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
ONLY A SOCIAL VISIT.

Buzzard's Bay, Mass. August 14.-Sec-
rotary Carlisle and Secretary Lamont are
at Gray Gables to-day. Mr.. Carlisle
came from Marion, where he is to be the
guest of Assistant Secretary Hamlin for
two weeks, on the government steamer
Mistletoe, while Mr.. Lamont arrived by
train. 1t is positively denied that the
meeting of the President and his two Cab
met officers is by appointment, or has
any significance beyond the mere fulfill
ment of social obligations
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
OUT OF IT.
Nebraskan Gold Standard Men Will Not
Put Up Electors


Put Up Electors.
Lincoln, Neb., August 14.-Whatever
the gold standard Democrats will do at
indianapolis, it is quite evident that the
State of Nebraska will not put up any
gold standard electors. 1t is well known
that Tobias Castor, n. S. Harwood, A. j.
Sawyer and John A. E. Ames, of Lincoln
ID. T. Cook, of Beatrice, and other gold
standard men are opposed to any such
move. They contend that such action
would help Bryan more than Mckinley.
To-day Mr.. Castor said: 81 am not aware
what Chairman Martin proposes doing
There has been no meeting called of the
State committee and l do not know
when there will be. l do not know
whether Democratic electors win be put
up In this State. For my part am OPP
posed to it. In other States further East
and..South such action will be a good thing
for the gold standard"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
JAPANESE INGENUITY.
They Will Build Gunboats With Extra
ordinary Speed.


San Francisco, August 14.-The steam
ship Coptic brings news that the Japanese
are aspiring not only to catch up with
the leading nations of the world in manu-.
featuring Industries, but to excel all the
rest of the world in the production of en-
gines for naval warfare.
About the time the Coptic left Yoke
hama, 1T was reported from good sources
in naval circles that plans had been sub
mitted to the admiralty for the building
of a fotilla of small gunboats to develop
the extraordinary speed of forty knots an
hour. The vessels are to be driven and
lighted by electricity, the twin screw pro-
pellers to be placed not right aft, but
only little abaft amidships The boats
are to be wholly or partially submerg-
able and to make this process easy they
will be little more than mere hulls de
void of outworks of any kind 1t is be
lieved that the new class of war vessels
will be designed entirely as an attempt
to embody the principle which has been
advocated by so many naval experts of
putting into small compass with extra
ordinary speed, fighting power which
may cope with really big warships.
Whether or not the Japanese navy de-
partment has reason to feel assured that
it bias advanced beyond mere experiment
III this direction, it is not known.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
SENATOR MITCHELL A CONVERT.

Milwaukee, Wis, August 14.-Senator
John l.. Mitchell of Wisconsin, who
has thus far been classed with the gold
standard Democrats, to-day authorized
the announcement that he would support
Bryan and Sewall and the free silver
platform. Mr.. Mitchell is in Washing
ton, and his determination to stand by
the Chicago nominees is wired by him to
friends here
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
ICE CREAM SODA,
PEACH sHRRBET,
EGG PHOSPHATE,
8 CENTS.
MASSIE'S PHARMACY.
A HORRIBLE CRIME.

Mobile, Ala, August ia horrible
affair was made known here to day on the
arrival of Rev. Gardiner G. Tucker, one
of Mobiles most prominent Episcopal
clergymen, from Battles Wharf, on the
eastern shore, where the family had been
for the summer. His five-year- child
was taken from her bed at midnight by a
man, supposed to be white, who took her,
to the woods and horribly outraged her
afterwards bringing her back and depos.
iting his bleeding burden ON the porch
Two counties are shocked by the news
and the Mobile police have been called
upon. Many men have left here heavily
armed and with dogs to scour the country
and the fiend will have short shift if
caught.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
THEIR RELEAsE DEMANDED

Constantinople, August 14.--The Uni
ted States minister, Mr.. Alex w. Terrell,
has demanded the immediate release of
six Armenians, naturalized Americans,
who are imprisoned at Aleppo IN SO
doing Mr.. Terrell intimated that any fur
ther Imprisonment of the American Citi-
zens would not be tolerated.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
FLOODS N BoMBAY.

London, August IA special from
Bombay says that heavy floods have been
caused by the rising OF the river Kistnah
Immense damage has been done and thou
sands have been rendered homeless. At
one place river boat capsized and 200
persons were drowned. Seven miles of
the Nizam's railway have been washed
away
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
THE EIrTuRITY

New York, August 14.-To.morrow
will see .the ninth Futurity Stakes run
off, and it should be AN interesting race,
for the two-year- olds thus far have been
an uneven lot, each winning in turn and
then being beaten by much poorer horses,
until the hackers have been in despair,
not knowing which way to turn.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
ENTERTAINED AT LUNCH

Canton, Ohio, August Ex-Governor
and Mrs. Mckinley entertained at lunch
to- day Thomas McDougal, of Cincinnati.
The governors mail continues to be quite
large. and he is daily in receipt of tele-
grams and letters telling of the forma-
ton of Mckinley clubs in all parts of the
country
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
1896
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
Mr.. BRYAN WILL TAKE A REST
PREPARING TO WRITE HIS LET.
TER OF ACCEPTANCE

He Will Leave New York To-day for a
Short Visit to Irvington, as the Guest
of Mr.. walker-He Says He is Not
wearied, But Needs Quiet-He Will
be Glad to Speak Again in New York,
But Will Not Go to New England !.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-15
GOLD WITHDRAWALS.

Washington, August 1.-THE gold
Withdrawals to-day amounted to S202,
600 leaving the net gold reserve $l06,.
063 916