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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
INVESTIGATION ORDERED.

New York, Dec. 2S.-The body Of Da-
vid Blakcly, manager OF Sousas band,
who died OF apopleXy in New York last
month ana was buried at Bradford, VI.
is to he disinterrcd. Blakely was insured
in accident associations in sums aggrega.
ting 100000. In the month of Septcmber
last he WAS riding bicycle in Bradford
VT. his native home ana in going down
hill the brake gave way. He WAS thrown
breaking his collar bonc and receiving in.
ternal injuries which are believed to have
resulted iii the apoplcNy of which he
died. In order to collect the accident in
surancc it is necessary that it should be
determined what was the exact cause of
his death
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
OFFICERS ELECTED.

At East Radfor,l Yesterday the follow
ing officers We're elected in Montgomery
Castle, No. !. y. o. X. of NJ. c: Sir
Knight Commander. +. :. Camper: Sir
knight Past Commander. c. b. Beamcr:
Sir Knight Vice Commander, VIM. Dud.
ley: Sir knight First Lieutenant. j. f..
Powers: Chief staff, j. u. Munhy; Assist
ant Chief staff, j. :. Green: chaplain. II.
{. Preston; treasurer, j. II. NOEL; re-
cording secretary, j. +. Il. Cassel; assist.
ant secretary, Archie QUICK: inside guard,
W. y. Rohrer: outside guard, J. NJ Kcs-
tcrson. They have "a fourishing lodge
and il very handsome treasury. They ex.
pect to whoop up things and beat Roun-
oke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
The Dwarf Elephants OF Malta.

The island of Malta is the only known
rpot where tho remains of dwarf ele-
plants are found. There are several
places on the island where the bones of
these miniature pachydernls have been
unearthed, and hundreds of skeletons
have been secured, III whole or i'll part.
One of these, whose teeth and bones
showed was Il full grown specimen, was
less than 2la feet i'll height and could
MOI havo weighed over 600 pounds when
i'll the fiesh.-St. Louis Republic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

The latest pamphlet published by the
commission of historical manuscripts in
London contains the following interest
ing and curious travesty on etiquette ::
"The Dul;c and Duchess Of Norfolk,
having been summoned TO appear before
the house Of lords IL 1889 in order to
plead their suit Tor divorce, it was de
bated Whether the lord chancellor, sit
ting as chairman, shoald lower his Dig
nifty by bowling 10 the duchess and speak
ing to her only with his cap in his hand.
This question was argued for several
days III the house OF lords until debate
exhausted Itself and several ducls result
cd. At length it was decided that the
lord chancellor should first receive tho
bows of the duke and duchess and re-
turn them with uncovered head and aft
er that he should replace his cap. " This
rule was followed to the letter and is
still adhered to today when similar con-
tinge.cics arise.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

Winston, \. c., Dec. 2S.-Judge ST
monitor, of the United States circuit
court, has notified j. w. Fries, receiver
OF the North State Improvement Com
pany, and his attorneys, Watson & BuX-
ton, of this city, to appear before him in
Wilmington, y. c., on January ii next,
when he will issue decree regarding
the sale Of the Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley railroad. 1t is understood that
the judges order will be for IL sale of the
road as a whole and not by sections, as
some of the interested parties asked for.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
WOMEN OF ARMENIA.
English Customs Are Slowly Reaching
Them Tho HIuthcr's Hulc.

Il,
Them Tho Ruthcr's Kulc.
The Armenian girl is lttlo troubled
with education. beyond household du-
ties, spinning and northumberland at
this last accomplishment she is always
an expert, especially ut embroidory-
unless, indeed, She attends one of the
excellent Armenian mission schools car
ricd on i'll many towns, where sho will
learn English, French and possibly hor
own language, for Armenians not inlre-
Quontly adopt the vernaculur of the
country wherein they live She will al
so acquire thirst for fiction. English
and French. The Armenian girl is deep
ly sentimental an;! likes to read Of love,
and marriage Is of course, the ultima
Thule of her ideas. This little matter is
generally arranged by her mother, and
nowhere are women of more importance
or hold moro weight i'll the family coun-
ellis. Tho mother is at the head of the
patriarchal establishment III which her
SONS, their wives and often her nephews
and nioces dwell. She rules her sons and
sons wives. the latter, perhaps, with IL
somewhat severe hand, especially dur
ing the first year of their married lives,
when, except to attend church, they
may not go ont, though. when the
daughters i'll law in their turn become
mothers greater liberty IS permitted
them.
Iii moro advanced portions of the COM
muniiy Il girl S choice Is practically I'M
restricted, and it is we'll that it is so, for
the Armenian church strenuously OPP
poses divorce, and the marriage bond is
only soluble by death. Not infrequently
the girl 5 choice falls upon an English
man or other European, and many
Persia and Turkey find them excellent
wives.
The Armenian national costume con.
sistS OF IL voluminous skirt of heavy bro
cadcd material, u tight Slowed bodice
OF the Same stuff, much embroidered
about the front, with handsome 1iligrcc
SILVER belts marking he waist. The head
coverings are iichus OF fringcd cmbroid-
cred SILK, and multitude of chains
and coins hang round their nocl,s. In
winter the embroidered bodice is OK
changed for u Wuddcd one, and huge felt
shoes are worn over tho ordinary boots
10 keep ont the biting cold. Though the
Armenian women do not wear wells TO
conceal their features rs "a point of re-
ligion, they not infrcqucntly do cover
their faces with gauzc or corner of Il
shawl.
some Of the younger women, however,
have discarded their native costume for
that Of London three years ago, and they
are evidently not quite ut ease i'll their
newly acquired corsets. They copy the
fashion plates i'll English papers and
produce wonderful combinations Of pink,
blue and violet, which are further adorn-
ed with quantities of brilliant jewelry.
They are full of curiosity regarding the
life CT civilized nations, particularly III
the matter of marriage, and never miss
an opportunity of obtaining information
Oh the subject. st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
ArrEAI.ING For AID.

Boston, Dee 2S.-The Portuguese con.
sui ut Boston has received petition from
1t. Michael Azores, which was sent by
the Portuguese governor of TIE province OF
Dom ,lacintho de rercs Adao, asking for
aid for thousands OF suffering inhabitauts
who lost nearly all their property in II
great waterspout on November :. y mum.
her of lives were lost ut the time Part
OF the city of Povocao. with Il population
of :3,OOO. WIS carried away. as was also
the small toxin of Riviera Qucnte.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
g HAVANA NEWS.
Notes of Many Happenings From the
Cpntcr Of Activity


Center CT Activity.
Havana, Dec. Is Captain. General
Weylcr since Saturday last has been
cnmped two miles from Los paicos, Il
province of Pinar del Rio The insur-
gents dynamitcd and tierailed military
train near Esperanzl, province of Santa
Clara. They then attacked the train, but
were repulsed by its escort. The report
of the death of the insurgent general,
Juan Ruiz, is confirmed. His remains
We're buried at Ruiz del Jobo.
Dir. Rodrigo I.u.npuy has sailed from
Vera Cruz, having been expelled from
the island.
Twenty persons arrested us conspirators
have arrived here from G,,airl Melena
and have been imprisoned in Moro Cas-.
tie. Two women have also been placed
in Jail.
Reports from Manzanillo state that in
an engagement. ut peralcio, the insur
gent brigadier, Salvador Rios, was SER
iously wounded.
United States Consul General Fit
hugh Lee and family and Congressman-
elect Robbins and wife paid IL visit to
the palace today. where Mr. Springer
the vicc-consul general, introduced them
to the Marquis of Ahumnia, the acting
captain general. The latter showed the
visitors through the hall of port rats, the
captain general reception hall and the
interior of the palace. The whole party
left much pleased with the Marquis of
Ahumnda'S cordialitV
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
THE CALL SENT OUT.

Indianapolis, Dec. 2S.-Thc executive
committee u the monetary conference
TO- Hay began sending out II call to all com
nercial organizations previously written
to and not yet heard from, asking them
to send their lists of delegates as soon us
possible. No names of delegates were re
ccived to-day. Up TO this time the MINES
OF ii6 delegates have been received. ii is
now believed thar the number OF dele
gates To attend The convention Will hc
nhnnt 300
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
BRNAN,S ONLY, ONE

Lexington, Ky, ;Dec. %. -Kcntucky's
vote of twelve electors for Mckinley and
one for Bryan is final. The time has ex-
pired in which the Bryan men were per-
United to file IL notice of contest, and
Chairman. Roberts, If the Republican COM
mittee, to-day announces that the notice
of contest served on the Bryan elcctor,
Smith, was simply Il strategic movement
that will not be pushed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
\ SHIpWRECKEn CREW.

New Orleans, Dee. 2S.-rhc steamer
Queensmorc, Captain Cross, from Lon
don, has arrived here, having on board
Captain Tobiasson and his son, mate and
crew of the Norwegian bark Neptune.
picked up on December . in latitude 10,
longitude 3D. The bark had II crew of
nine men all told and was from Belse,
Honduras: bound for Hnvrc with IL cargo
of lnn wood
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
MIR. COFFMAN'S FUNERAL.

The funeral of the late Lewis Cofiman
took place Sunday afternoon at Greene.
Memorial Church and was conducted by
Rev. DR.. Carson, after which the remains
were taken To Fairview Cemetery for in
terment, accompanied by large number
of friends and IL delegation from VIM.
Watts Camp Confederate Veterans
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

"Ah, a new drama" repeated tho
playwright. About how indecent
would you like it?'
ION, from 5 to 20 voltsH answered
Inc manager.
very we'll"
People We're by no means as easily
lhocked az formerly. and art had to
Govern itself accordingly. = Detroit
pribunc.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
BALL AND RECEPTION

The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Ancient
Order of iiiberians will give their first
reception and ball Thursday cynine in the
smith building on Salem avenue Dcy-
on orchestra OF seven pieces will furn.
ish the music. The dance hall is the lara;.
est in the city and the floor VIII be in cx.
cellent condition. Supper will also lie
served
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

We are glad to announce that w. y.
Hanff, the well. known piano tuner of
this city, is now with j. f.. Rogers. No.
| Jefferson street. any one desiring their
piano tuned will leave orders with Mr.
Rogers His past and present connection
with Virginia College and Hollins Insti-
tute is an evidence of his competency ann
ability.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
BUCKLEN's ARNIcA sA1vE

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhenm,
Fever Sores, letter Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re
qulred. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded Price 25
cents per box. For sale at Massie's Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

The mitcr worn by tho Jewish high
priest was u kind Of diadem, resembling
ii turban IN shape. On the front was IL
sold plate, fastened by Is blue ribbon
and engraved with the inscription,
Holmes 20 the Lord"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
CHANGED IIEK QUARTERS.

Boston, Dec. 2&.-l.X. Queen Liliouka-
lnni, of Hawaii. has left the Parker
House, where she has been staying dur
Ing her visit here. and during the remain
der OF her stay will occupy Il house in
l}rOOklinc.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

Providence, H. r., Dec. aS-Grcgor
Kierchbaum and his wife were buried to
death in their homes at Johnson to.,;av.
The building was partially CONSUMED by
the fire, which resrlted from the explo.
sion of IL lamp.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
SUED BY AN ACTRESS

New York, Dec. 2S.-Isabellc Evcrson.
the actress has brought suit for s., 600
against L. Henry French, the theatrical
manager The nature of trenchs obi
cation is not known, but sensational cvi.
dcncc is expected when the CASE gets into
court.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

Mandol'ns, guitars, sheet music, etc.
Special attention TO the 10 cent line. i.
r.. ROGERS. -,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
STEAMSHIP MAN DEAD.

Hamburg, Dec 2S.-Thc death is an.
nounced here of Chairman Nessclscn of
the Hamburg American steamship line.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

We still receive our cream from the
Polytechnic Institute. Our ice cream
win satisfy You. Try il. j. j. Cntogni.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

Oysters in all styles by Norfolk cooks.
The best in town. Try them j. j..
Catogni.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

Have you been to see the Nmas goods
ut j. +. ROGERS, No. II jefferson street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29

Slightly used upright Marshall e. Wen
dali Piano, Crcassian walnut case, ut j.
f.. Rogers, No.1l jefferson street.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-29
BARGAIN.

Slightly used SticT piano, walnut case
ut j. L. ROGERS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

Commenting upon the glowing future
of the Black Hills, the Deadwood Min
ing Review says: From our special
correspondent we learn that great ac-
tivity is manifest throughout the south
ern Hills, and the same reports come to
us from our correspondents in Galena,
Bear Gulch, Squaw creek and Carbonate
districts. Miners are generally at work,
and men Of means and experience are
daily seen riding over our various dis
tricts examining ores and ore bodies,
making purchases and arrangements for
larger development of properties, cree.
ton of suitable machinery, building OF
roadways, etc. These reports come to
us from all sections of the Hills and
from the reports of new and valuable
discoveries being almost daily found,
we must once more affirm our statement
that the Hills can hardly be classed in
its infancy. We believe that from
Pringle ON the south to Centennial
Prairie on the north; from Cambria and
Sundance along the west to the valleys
on the east. vast body of mineral ex-
lists and enough gold will be extracted
therefrom to pay the debts ofthe world
and this great field affords place fol-
profitable employment of many millions
of capital and hundreds of thousands oi
men. No section of country known to
civilization offers as much for capital
and labor, and no spot en- earth can
boast of greater happiness and pros
perity than can be found in the Black
Hills of South Dakota"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
Declares for Mckinley.

Frank Sears. mayor of Webster, Day
county. who has for years been one Of
the most prominent populists Of that
section Of the state, has recently de-
clared himself a supporter of Mckinley
for the presidency. His reasons for
forsaking the pop party and embracing
the principles advocated by the repub-
licans are given in two column article
recently contributed by him to the
Webster Reporter and Farmer, from
which we extract the following:
"The most superficial student of H'b
tory knows that wherever the expeSi,
ment has been made of using cheap
money, either from choice or necessity,
it has alway resulted in driving better
money out of circulation. At one time
during the war 1t required 1886 of paper
money to buy one dollar in gold or sill
yer. Now, through the operation of the
law made by republicans to keep the
faith of the government, this paper
money is just as good as gold, and has
been since the first day of January, 1879.
A dollar in paper to-day will buy 1922
grains of pure gold, which is represented
in gold dollar, and no more, but it will
buy nearly double the amount Of silver
which is represented in silver dollar.
And when contemplate the possibility
Of the United States adopting the free
coinage of silver. 16 to l, may we'll stop
and consider its effect upon the farmers
of these western prairies and the labor
ing men of this nation, upon whose
prosperity and happiness our own de-
pends. / believe, nay know, that a
vote for the free coinage of silver at lG
to is vote not only for continuation
of the present depression and hard
times, but a vote for harder times and
far lower prices than have yet prevailed
Under the free and unlimited coinage
Of silver at l6 to | over $500, 600, 900 OF
gold now part Of our circulating medi.
um would leave our country, We would
be upon a silver basis, and the purchas.
ing power of dollar would be the com.
mercial value of the bullion in it, and as
a natural consequence our circulation
would shrink one-half. This inter.
ference with our monetary system
means the withdrawal of untold mill
ions of money invested in this country
and it means lower prices for American
agricultural products and bankruptcy
for those engaged in producing them.
Farmers of Day county, these are thu
questions which you and / must de
termine, and l would say to you: DE-
not vote the republican ticket next No
vember besause / say so, neither yot,
the populist ticket because some advo
cate of that party says so, but vot,
whichever way you may decide onl,
after YOU haye taken up these questions
and studied them in an unbiased ant
unprejudiced light. For myself, l hav,
done so, and hereafter I am republi
can"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
Labor Day Proclamation.

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, PIERRE, South
Dakota, August In conformity with
the provisions Of an act of congress, ap-
proved June %, A. ID. 1894. designating
the first Monday of September "cele-
brated and known as labors holiday"
as a legal, public holiday.
/, Charles II. Sheldon, governor of the
State of South Dakota. do hereby ap'
point Monday, the seventh day of Sep
tember next, legal holiday throughout
this state, and ask at the hands of our
people its faithful observance.
mo people in the union feel deeper
heartier sympathy with all the hopes
and aspirations of labor, than the peo.
pie Of our state. None recognize more
fully than we the just claims of the men
who labor with their hands. All
thoughtful men are willing to aid by all
the means in their power IN trying to
secure to honest, intelligent labor the
full reward to which it is entitled. The
comforts and luxuries which we enjoy
are the products of human hands di'
rected by human skill. Let us all OBJ.
serve this day by uniting heartily with
those who are supposed to be especially
interested, in doing all which lies in oul
power to build up and ennoble the
character of American working men.
In testimony whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and caused the grea
seal of the state to be affixed at Pierre
the capital, this fourth day of August
A. ID. 1896.
[Seal.] CHARLES II. SHELDON.
By the Governor -
THOMAS THoRsoN, Secretary of State.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
To Survey Ruby Basin.

DIR. McGillicuddy, Dean of the School
of Mines, returned from Omaha and
Lincoln where he went to get data Of
surveys made in the Ruby and Bald
Mountain districts by the Elkhorn and
B. & NJ. Railroads to assist in the geo.
logical and typographical surveys to be
made by the School of Mines faculty
Prof. Smith will return from the east
on the 18th and the survey will com
mence about the 18th. DIR. McGilli.
cuddy, who was topographer of the first
government survey of the Hills under
DR.. Newton. will have charge of that
department of the present survey and
Prof. Smith of the geological department
The suryev is looked forward to by min.
ing men with great deal of interes,
and it will greatly interest the scientific
men. The presence of tellurium and its
action on the treatment of ores will be
given special attention. The discoveries
already made in that line by Professor
Smith has saved thousands of dollars
that were going up in smoke.-Pioneer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
New Telephona System

The city is being wired by George
Cornwall, superintendent of instruction
for the new Harrison telephone system.
There will be central Office in Lead
and it will be conducted by w. B. Per-
kins, Jr. Lead people have long felt
the need of a central telephone office in
this city and this feature will be the
means of securing many new subscribers
here. A canyass of the town has not
yet been made but it is thought that
there will be about 80 instruments plac.
ed here within the next month. The
system extends over the entire Hills
add connections will be made with
Deadwood by the first of next week.
Lead Call.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

A recent Sioux Falls special says a
dispatch from Castalia, in Charles Mix
county, indicates that the situation there
is very favorable to the republican tic
ket. Such democrats as II. C. Tucker,
editor of the Edgerton News, d. l.. p.
lamb, states attorney and Hon. c. w.
Pratt, president of the Commercial
State bank, have repudiated the Chicago
platform and come out for Mckinley
The detection of these men has caused
a hubbub unknown hitherto in the
politics in Charles Mix county. A straw
vote taken in Castalia revealed the fol
lowing result: Mckinley 107, Bryan
90
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

1 rowning effort of the entire sessions
was the Passion Play of Ober Ammer
gan" by that "woid wizard DR.. c. C..
Lasby. "Finest thing ever brought to
the Hills" "Best ever heard" ""Chan-
cellor can't you have DIR. Lasby repeat
the Passion Play? ?" were heard at every
turn. The people of the northern Hills
are much pleased with Chautauqua,
and say they must have it again. Nc
Govern Hill is a charming spot, ten
thousand people live within three miles
OF it. the people as a whole support it
with their presence and their money,
and Deadwood has the largest local
Chautauqua Circle in the state. Won
der if Chautauqua will be permanently
located there?
EoZooN.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

Henry Schenk while in Custer Mon
day attended very enthusiastic silver
rally. People in Custer county are
waking up and are flocking to the silver
cause and its standard bearer William
Jennings Bryan, and though il is prob
able that the banner republican county
Of the Hills may be carried for the &. o.
p. its old time majority, however, will
be greatly reduced.-Hill City News.
Yes. it was q great meeting. Won.
There were oyer forty demo.pops and
popo.crats, all told, in attendance, and
the enthusiasm was so thick you might
have cut it with a dull knife. You are
sale in your assertion, Won, that the
banner republican county of the Hills
may yet be carried for the G. o. p, not
withstanding the manifestation of such
phenomenal enthusiasm as you refer to,
which, had you not spoken of it, many
of US here might never have known OF
its existence. You will probably be
better able to figure out the problem OF
the reduction of the republican majority
next fall after the votes are counted.