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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
INCREASE OF THE NAVY.

The naval appropriation for the next
fiscal year will contain the most liberal
allowance for the increase OF the navy
carried by any bill since the war. Four
battleships and fifteen torpedo boats
was The decision yesterday OF the com
mittee on the question which had been
the principal point of discussion in many
meetings. The Democrats fought very
hard to secure six bsttleships but the
Republicans stood we'll together and
carried their point.
The four battleships will be of ii 900
tons each, and the cost is not to exceed
$3.50, 600 each, exclusive of armament,
which is thought to be an ample pro-
vision, as other ships OF the same class
have been built in recent years we'll
within thst figure. Five OF the torpedo
boats are to have speed of TWEEN ty-six
knots, and to cost within $3.50 600 each;
the other ten are to have spsed OF
twenty knots and their cost limit ia
$500. 600 each. O;her details, including
the settlement of the places where the
ships and torpedo boats are to be built,
were left undecided. The next larges.
provision for q new navy was made In
the Fifty first Congress, when the ap
preparation bill carried three battle
ships.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
ga HINT TO THE WISE"

Plenty of change in your ads. brings plenty OF
change in your store.
~.
Every article has distinct way in which it can
be properly advertised.
Don't write your ads. on the begging letter style
You are after business, not charity.
~
" men your rivals are out OF the Newspaper
that's good time for you to stay in
-
Do not write an ad. which you know would
not appeal to you IL you were purchaser.
".
Better satisfy your customers on a email proft
than let them know they are cheated Oh q large
one.
Nv
Let politeress rule in your store. The curious
caller who buys nothing o.day may be a good
buyer tomorrow.
There's something about yonr business differ
emit from all other business. WHAT'S It: Hunt
1t up, and If its good, advertise It.
-
The bueiness man OF to day hae not time to
read two or three hundred words to get one
single idea. The advertisement should be short
terse and TO the point.
Advertisements should never be prepared In a
hurry. There ought to be rome particular time
sci apart In each day or each week for the con-
siceration OF this question.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

Is ROANOKE really the Magic City?"
Would noU "Sleepy Hollow" be a more
appropriate name for city of twenty
thousand people who quietly submit to
such outrageous monopolies and extor.
tionists as the coal combine and the
Bell telephone blood suckers. Leeches
never let 60 until they are kicked off,
and the sooner the people of Roanoke
awake to this facs the better it will be
for them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

The people OF the enterprising little
city of Bristol pay SIPS q month for
telephones in residences and 81 rs a
month for telephones in business houses.
In proportion to population there are
four telephones in operation In Bristol
to one in Roanoke. The Bristol sub
scriber gets an equivalent for his no oney.
The Roanoke subscriber gets robbed, or
robs himself. Sloth and stupidity bring
their own reward. We have only our
selves TO blame for the ills we now SUI
fer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
MONEYS RELATION TO oIvILlz ALTON

There is period IN history which all
historians agree in calling the dark
ages. and no thoughtful student can in :.
vestigate the fscts that have come down
to us in regard to that period without
discovering the most potent fac.or in
the collapse of civilization that marked
the transition from the glory of the
Roman empire to the deadly decay of
the dark ages. Sir Archibald Allison,
In his history OF Europe, has described
the cause of that transition. He goes
on to say that "the fall OF the Roman
empire, 30 long ascribed in ignorance to
slavery, egotism and moral corruption.
was. in reality, brought about by de-
cline in the silver and gold mines of
Spain and Greece"
At the beginning OF the Christian era
the M stsllic money OF the Roman en- j.
pire amounted to nearly two billions of
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

The friends of Mckinley continue to
gather in the delegates to the National
Republican convention for their favor
tie, regardless of the objections Of
Speaker Reed, Allison, Morton and
others. The Third and Eighth Con-
gressional districts Of Wisconsin added
four to the list Of Ohio's favorite son
yesterday.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
GILKESON Dc TAYLOR,
HATTERs AND MEMS FURNIsHERs.
p. A. Murphy, VIM. McDermott. e. J..
Nunan, Henry Deburgh and P. T.

K "a. murphy, WIN. mcDetmOsb. II. y
Nunan, Henry Deburgh and P. T.
Toland.
Excellent music was furnished by
Dsvon's Orchestra and dancing WAS one
of the principal features of the evening.
VALUES, lsncers, polkas and quadrilles
were alternated, and many couples were
on the floor at time.
About Ave hundred people were In
attendance. Three long tables were
prepared sufficient to seat 12O people at
time and these tables were filled more
than four times. They we're loaded
dosn with the choicest viands OF the
season.
Everything mentionable in the way of
edibles, W aso there to refresh the inner
man, and the ladies worked hard and
exercised much patience and endurance
in serving them. The Hibernisns prom
ised the people q good time, and they
fulfilled their promise to the letter.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

THE Italian senate yesterday unani-
mously adopted resolutions thanking
the British parliament for its express
sions of sym pathy with Italy and her
soldiers. as expressed in the house Of
commons by the under secretary Of state
for foreign Affairs, Mr.. Curzon. They
ignored the dissent of the liberals and
Irish nationalists entirely.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

The Senate committee on pensions
yesterday authorized favorable report
on Senator Gallinger's bill, accepting
the fact that soldier was accepted and
mustered in at the time OF his enlist
ment as proof of soundness Of body and
mind. The bill affects o large numb Der
of pension applic cations. and the further
action of Congress In the matter will be
awaited with interest by many old
soldiers Of the Federal army.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
HIBERNIAN Il ALL.

Grand Entertainment Last Night in ST,
Andrews Hall.
Roanoke Division, No. 1, OF the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, celebrated
st. PAtrick's Day in grand style at St.
Andrews hall last night, and the occa-
sion was one that will be long remem-
bered by many OF the people Of Roa-
noke.
The entertainment was in charge of q
committee of twelve gentlemen as toll
lows: E. Fl. Pollard, chairman, ]. J..
Garry, D. Horgan, F. O'Brien, E. J.
Mcdonald, Thos. O'Conner. M. Haley,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

dollars. BY the end Of the fifteenth
century it's volume had shrunk to less
than two hundred miIlions-and this
tremendous ehrinksge WAS accompanied
by the degradation of the people, the
crumbling of institutions, tine breaking
down OF the frame work OF society, and
the almost total disappearance of civili-
cation. Poverty and misery made -rfs
of the people. As the dark ages have
no parallel in history, the shrinksge in
the volume Of money also has no his
torical parallel.-Atlanta Constitution.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

FAIR treatment by the coal crowd and
telephone blood suckers would in net re-
suits to the people of Roanoke be equiv
alent to the establishment of an INDUS
try employing three hundred men.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
A Sentence.

One of the briefest yet not least EN-.
phatic, of sentences was passed by Baron
Martin on Il hoGry headed sinner convicted
many times of felony, ''You arc an old
villain, and you'll just take ten years
penal servitudc. Temple Bar
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

THE TINES is under obligations to
Congressman Peter ]. otey for the re-
port Of the chief Of the bureau of statis-
tics of the Treasury Department on the
internal commerce of the States and
territories west of the Mississippi river
and east of the Rocky mountains.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

1t is not error that opposes so much the
progress of truth. 1t is Incidence. OBJ
stinacy, the spirit Of routine-cverything
that favors inaction.-Turgot.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
WHEN o person ia losino fesh an,

WBEN person Is losing flesh and
wasting away there is cause for alarm.
Nothing 70 worries a physician. Con-
sumptives would never die II thcy
could regain their usual weight. Ia
fact, here would be no coneump tion II
there we're no wasting OF the system
The cause of this loss OF nesh ia a fail.
ure to properly digest the food eaten.
Nine. tenths OF ell our diseases date
back to acme arrangement OF tho
stcmsch
The Shsker Digestive Cordial will
stop this wasting OF the body Itac,s
by causing the FOOD we ca. 10 pa di.
Rested 80 as to do good, for undigested
food does more harm than good. The
Cordial contains food already diges,ed
and digester OF foods KS we'll.
EVERY mother hates to make her
children take Castor OIL. Lsxol is sweet
Castor Oil.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

The cchinococous, an animal parasite,
is provided with largo number of Crap
mel hooks, by which it holds itself in posi-
ton, fastening its hooks in the animal
tissue and retaining its hold with groAv
strength.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18
"A Negligent Valet.

Chollie-.Iames, is Mis-. Nawrox hand
somey
His Man-Hi think so, sir.
why didn't you tell me so long agoi
fcliaw awskcd mo yesterday what
thought of her looks, and l didn't know
what to say. "-Indianapolis Journal
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

The manufactures of Baltimore are val
ued annually at nearly $3.50. 900, 900.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

The United States is the leading manu-
featuring nation il the world.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-18

TRY Farmers Supply Company's
"Dixie" and Tip Top" patent -four.
Market Square.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-29
VENEZUELA'S NEW DANGER
German Squadron Expected to Enforce Pay
ment for a Railroad.
IMMEDIATE DEMAND MUST BE MET
No Protest Likely Though the Little
Republic Declares the Matter
should Go to the
CouFs.

Copyright. 1896, by Press Publishing Company
CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 2s.-(New York
World egram-Special Telegram.)-A
Paris cable confirms the news that Germany
will demand immediate pay of the railroad
debt 1t is reported that German squadron
now at Havana will enforce the demand.
The press here claims that the debt does not
call for more than diplomatic negotiations,
and should be settled in the courts. The
Venezuelan government is having daily con,
ferencea and will probably meet the demand
without protest.
The enrolment of the militia continues
active. Sixteen thousand men have been en-
listed to date in Caracas alone, which has a
population of 10000. Other cities are equally
patriotic, and report proportionate enlist
ments. The society for the defense of the
national territory has established a military
academy. Foreigners living here, who are
familiar with military tactics and maneuvers,
have offered to give instruction gratis.
Much excitement has been caused by the
news that Spain will refuse to allow the
American commission access to the archives
in her possession bearing on the boundary
dispute. 1t is believed here that Spain fears
the displeasure of England.
Spains course is attributed to the action
Of the United States in insisting on the pay
ment of the Mora claim and the aid which
is given in the United States to the Cuban
insurgents. w. NEPHEW KING.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-29
ST. PAUL STILL FAST IN THE SAND.
No Likelihood of Getting ~ on Till the
wind Changes.

NEW YORK Jan. 2S.--The position OF the
American steamship st. Paul on the bar Of
Long Branch remains unchanged. However,
a pilot has been called for to go on beard
the steamer in the hope that the vessel may
be floated soon. The cargo is still being dis
charged and another effort will be made at
the next high tide to pull the steamer into
deep water.
1t was said at the offices Of the company
today that no effort would be made to feat
the st. Paul until the wind changes or the
tide is so high as to give some assurance
of success. The high tides, which are due
tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, will not
amount to much If the wind holds, as the
gain will be but little over an ordinary tide,
with the heavy wind driving the water down.
The ship is resting easily, and Captain Mer-
ritt of the wrecking company still says that
1t is in no present danger The sand has
backed up against the port SIDE of the ship,
as II has formed big breakwater and 1t will
probably be necessary to drag the ship n
short distance up the shore to get it behind
| this bank. There is a possibility that deeper
water will also be found further north.
| The first real effort to float the St. Paul
VIII commence at midnight on Thursday
At or about that hour the strain on the
kedge anchors will be increased every pound
| the cables can carry. The tugs will haul
on the other ends of the kedge lines, and
will aid In every way. The spring tide Will
occur at Z.3U CLOCK, ana IL is tnen tne
| wreckers hope to see the st. Paul float off.
| There is now about seven feet of sand about
the ship. Her starboard propeller shows one
! blade above the water at low tide. The
! wreckers say the st. Paul is as secure as II
| it was ON dry DOCK and has not sustained
! the slightest damage. The ship Is not
strained at all, and the cradle formed for
| itself in the sand holds it as firmly as could
| be wished. In case the big ship does not
! float on Thursday morning. there is consid-
| erable doubt as to when 1t Will shoot clear
of the sand. There is not another spring
tide for three weeks, and the only hope of
| getting very high water Thursday and three
weeks from that day, will. be a strong and
sustained eastern or northern wind
NEW YORK, Jan. 2S.-The Cunard line
steamer Catalonia. from Liverpool for Bos-
ton with her shaft broken, was spoken in
| latitude 47.5O longitude S4.0S on January
%, by the White Star freghter Cevic, which
reached this port today. Captain Atkin Of
the Catalonia asked that his ship be taken ir
tow by the Cevic, but Captain Nicol of ths
latter vessel was obliged to refuse because
the courses of the two vessels were so fal
| apart. A cabegram to the Associated press
from st. Mchaels Azores, received today
reports that the Catalonia, has been towet
into that port by the steamer Braunschweig
When the Cevc encountered the Catalonia
the steamers were directly In the track Of
eastbound vessels and 1t was thought that
the disabled steamer would be picked W
and towed back to Queenstown. All were
| we'll on board the Catalonia.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-29
DEATH OF GENERAL PORTER
WINS valiant Soldier During Tho
Lutc Rebellion.

Late Rebellion.
NEW YORK, JAM. 2S-General Joseph
Porter died at the Grand Union hotel last
evening. The immediate cause of death
was complications from a gunshot wound
in the lung received during the war. The
body will be taken to Poughkeepste for burial
He was born in Dublin "a years ago, where
his parents, who were Virgnians, were So
journing in Ireland. He enlisted as drum
mer boy when the war broke out, and went
to the war with the Twenty seventh New
York volunteers. For bravery and meriton-
ou5 conduct he was repeatedly promoted, and
served until disabled by wounds. Subse-
quently he was sent to Egypt in an official
capacity by the government On his return
he settled in New York and practiced law.
LONDON, Jan. 28.-Sr Joseph Barnby, the
well known musician and principal OF the
Guild hall school of music, died today. He
had long suffered from an internal complaint
and was much upset at the death Of his
friend, Lord Leighton. Sir Joseph break
tasted as usual and was then suddenly at
tackled with hemorrhage OF the brain and
suffered great agony until unconsciousness
supervened Sir Joseph Barnby was born
in 1888 and succeeded Gounod as conductor
of the Royal Albert Hall Choral soc.."ty. He
was knghted in 1892, and conducted the
first passion service in England, at West
minister abbey, in 1871. His compositions
included the oratorio "Rebekah," and many
hundreds of services, anthems, hymns,
chants, etc. ...;rJ
ATLANTA, Ca, jan. 49, Colonel A L.
Harris, for years a leading character in
republican politics, was stricken with paraly-
sis last night and died this morning. He
came here after the war, from Springfield,
o. When Georgia was under military rule,
he reorganized the legislature, turning out
all the democrats and declared himself
speaker He was afterward editor of the
Railroad Record. On account OF his i'm
mense size he was known throughout Georgia
as Fatty Harris. rlE@
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2S.-George Coch-
ran Lamb Dinan, the well known artist died
today, aged 66 years. He was the eldest
son of the late James Reed Dinan, the dis
tinguished portrait painter, and was born
at Pttsburg, January 6, 1910.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-29
sACHTLEBEN IS DISCOURAGED.
Complains Bitterly of Minister Ter
relIH Indifference.

relfs Indifference.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-A special to the Re-
public from Alton, ILL.,, says: w. l.. Sach-
tleben, the American cyclist sent to Asia
Minor to search for Frank G. LEM, the miss
ing Pittsburg wheelman, has written another
letter to his father in this city. The young
American is still at Erzeroum, and takes oc-
casion in his letter to strongly condemn Mr..
Terrell, the United States minister at Con-
capture and prosecution of the murderers Of
bens last letter to w. M. Savage, recently,
the murderers of Lenz were released from
prison by the Kurds and soldiers, during the
massacre at Erzeroum, undo!ng all the
work accomplished by the American
toward the prosecution of the persons guilty.
Among the twelve locked up for the murder
of Lenz were four Armenians, but only the
Kurds were released by the rioters. After
things had quieted down somewhat Mr..
Sachtleben says he attempted to recapture
the Kurds released, but Minister Terrell
showed no disposition to aid him, and he
is wellnigh discouraged being powerless to
work alone, as the guilty men have friends
everywhere who would willingly kill him
should he become too aggressive In his en-
deavors to have the Kurds again imprisoned.
Mr.. Sachtleben expresses a hope of being
home before a great while. His attempts
to bring the murderers Of Lenz to justice
promise nothing but failure and great per-
sonal danger, and he will leave Erzeroun
II an opportunity to do so safely presents
itself
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-29
DEFENDING SECRETARY GRESHAM.
Some Light on His Relations with
Minister ThurstOn.

CHICAGO Jan. 2S-"Lorin A. Thurston
begged Secretary Gresham not to forward his
letter of recall to Honolulu" said Mr. Lam
dis, who was the private secretary of the
dead secretary of state, "and offered, II the
letter was not sent, to Immediately return
to Hawaii and tender his resigation as min
lister to this country"
Mr.. Lands returned to Chicigc today. He
had read the charges OF Mr. Thurs.on against
Gresham and President Cleveland. As the
private secretary and conhdante Of Gresham
during the last years OF his life, he said:
Long prior to the recall Of Thurston II was
known that ne was maintaining, In the
Hawaiian legation at Washington, press
bureau. This was known to the members OF
the diplomatic corps and to the best posted
men on newspaper row. The object of this
bureau was to secure the publication of mat
ter abusive of the administration and those
Americans who opposed the annexation OF
Hawaii.
"An original draft of an article coming
from Mr. Thurston was secured and sub
mitted to Secretary Gresham. He delayed
several days in considering it, but finally
MIR. Thurston was called to the State de-
partmcnt and the original shown to him.
"Thurston said that he had been indis-
Greet had not meant to say what he did,
and regretted that the matter had taken
that turn. He left the Office apologizingly
for the matter, and promising that it should
"As matter of fact, 1t was learned after
wards by the State department that this at
tack on the administration, which Thurston
permitted newspaper correspondents to copy
in his Office came, on the statement of
Thurston, not from himself but from their
minister of foreign affairs at Hawaii, Hatch,
who is now the minister to this country. AS
| I understand it, Hatch himself prepared the
matter, and it was forwarded to Thurston
| for dissemination.
| ~ regret the whole discussion from the
| one point of view that Secretary Gresham is
| dead. cannot speak fer the white house.
| But from all | can understand and learn.
Mr.. Thurston occupied the unpleasant posi-
| tion of being in bad odor in his own coun-
try. He was persona non grata with them
| as with us.
mo official of the government was bound
| by any code Of diplomacy to perpetnally
endure the press attacks which Mr.. Thurston
authorized from the legation of which he
was the head. Mr.. Thurston did not deny
the origin of these attacks and he Knew
why he was recalled. through Secretary
| Gresham, long before his government did.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-29
DETECTED by A MERE ACCIDENT
what Appeared Like II Suicide Proven
to Have Been Murder.

to Have Been Murder.
PARIS, Jan. 2S.-In the court of assizes
at Draguiguan, Victor Robello has been SEN
fenced to Imprisonment with labor for life for
the murder of Able Gabriel Segui in old
Compton street, Soho, London, in October
1894.
Sesui belonged TO a rich and influential
family in the Argentine republic. He was
found dead in his bed at the period above
bed post by a silk handkerchief, which had
been tied tightly around his neck Nobody
then knew who he was, but on the table
in the room was found this note:
Dear Sir: Do not accuse anybody of my
DEATH | am finished with life. l am dis
gusted with my family l do not require
any nurse after my death. / have no papers
/ do not wish anybody to know the other
motives. Once more, keep silent so as not
to have any scandal. May God bless you
| am a native of Peru" .H '-- 'ft-.
1t was concluded that the dead man was
the Caseres and that he had in fact COM
mtted suicide until few days afterward,
when the officials of the Argentine legation,
Segui having been chief chaplain in the
Argentine army, identified the dead man
also said that they had reason to believe
that there had been foul play. 1t was
found that an unidentified man had forged
Segus signature to a draft for f4O0, and
had obtained the money from bank in
Hayre 1t was, however, months afterward
before Robello was arrested at Toulon for
taking part in brawl. He was personating
Gabriel Segui at the time, and has been
proved to have been Segui's murderer.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-01-29
KENTUCKY's SENATORIAL BATTLE.
sound Money Democrats Vote for
Henry WattersOn.

LOUISVILLE, Jan, 2S.-A special to the
Post from Frankfort says: The sixth ballot
of the joint session of the Kentucky leglsa-
ture was taken today. There was the same
interested crowd present when the roll was
called. A call of the roll showed 1872 members
present and voting. The following pair.
were announced: Gross. democrat, witt
Jones. republican; Gillian, republican, will
Swinford, democrat.
The sixth ballot resulted Hunter, Go
Blackburn, 56; Henry Watterson, 8; Johr
Young Brown Il Wilsin. /; total, 1872.
The sound money democrats voted today
for Henry Wattorson and are seemingly a,
far as ever from Blackburn. Representa-
tive Grlder, republican Of Casey. was 81
deeply immersed In his correspondence that
he voted for Blackburn. The crowd ap,
plauded until Mr. Grider changed his vote
to Hunter Populist Poor's vote for JOIN
Young Brown was applauded.
The joint convention adjourned until II
o'clock tomorrow.