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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
Banks Ga UNDER.
A Financial Panic at Sioux CITY,
Iowa.

Sioux City, Ia, Nov. 19.-The First
National Bank of Sioux City closed it's
doors this morning, result of heavy
withdrawals since the failure of the Iowa
Savings Bank last week. The bank has
always been considered one of the most
solid financial institutions in the North
west
The bank has nearly $4OO, 900 in de-
posits; loans and discounts 1892, 900; cap.
ital 500, 600 The failure of the First
National Bank caused run on the Sioux
City Savings Bank, T. J. Stone being
president of both institutions. The Off
GERS took advantage of the sixty day law.
but late in the day f. B. Ross was APP
pointed receiver for the protection of the
stockholders and creditors. No further
trouble is looked for by the bankers of
Sioux City. J. X. Prugh 81 Co., china
and queensware, made IN assignment rs
n result of the failure of the First Ma
tional. Liabilities are given as SOB, 600.
with Sal 900 assets.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
HOFFMAN III CHARGE.
Divisions of the Seaboard EIect
Officers.

| Raleigh, y. c., Nov. 19.-The stock
holders of the Raleigh and CASTOR and
Raleigh and Augusta air line divisions
of the Seaboard Air Line system met this
| morning ut the offices of the company
The meeting was attended by President
r. Curzon Hoffman, Vice President ST.
| John and n party of Baltimore and Vir-
| ginia stockholders.
Directors of the two Seaboard divisions
were elected for year and the manage
| ment of MeSsrs. Holman and ST. John
endorsed There was no friction at all
in either of the meetings Of the stockhold-
ers or directors.
The meeting of the stockholders of the
Raleigh and CASTOR division of the Sea-
board was first held. The following
stockholders, who accompanied Mr. Hofr-
man and Mr.. St. John from Baltimore
and Norfolk, were present: w w. Cham
berain, of Norfolk; Judgesss Leigh R.
Watts, of Portsmouth: J. l.. Minis, of
Baltimore; Charles f. Meyer, ex-presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad:
w. b. Mc-Atee, of Baltimore, and John
NJ. Sherwood, of Portsmouth. In add
ton to these gentlemen there were pres
ent Il NUMBER of local stockholders,
among the number being William r.
Tucker, w. G. Stronach and Mai. ]. b.
Bachelor.
The following stockholders were elected
directors of the Raleigh ssand CASTOR di-
vision: Il. Curzon Hoffman, presidents;
Louis McLane, w. w. Chamberlain, w
r. Tucker, w. G. Stronach, Judge Leigh
II. Watts and Maj. j. b. Batchelor
The only change in the dictatorship
was the election of Judge Watts in place
of Charles Fisher, who is said to he out
of sympathy with the present manage
ment. y large majority of the stockhold
ers were present and the small volume
of business was rapidly transacted. The
reports of the officers were submit ted and
they made IL very satisfactory showing
The receipts of the road for the past year
have been the greatest in the history of
the road. The administration of the pres
ent management of the Seaboard was en-
dorsed by resolution without n dissenting
vote.
The meeting of the stockholders of the
Raleigh and Augusta railroad was held
Immediately afterwards. Reports of the
officers were also submitted and revealed
most gratifying showing. ! The follow
ing directors were elected: r. c. Hoff-
man, presidents; Louis McLane, w w.
Chamberlain, b. n. Duke, Benehan Cam
eron, j. l.. Minis and Judge Leigh r.
Watts. Judge Watts was the only new
director elected. The stockholders of the
Durham and Northern branch of the -oad
also met later and elected the following
| directors; II. G. Hoffman, president; ID.
y. Cooper, Leigh r. Watts, w. II. Bran
son, Charles f. Johnson, George w.
Watts and H. \. Carr.
The whole party left here on special
train for Atlanta, where Il meeting of the
stockholders of the Georgia, Carolina and
Northern and the Belt Line railroad will
lie held tomorrow
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
REBELLIoUs DIR. CURRY.
He Makes Some Very acknowledgements
TO Il Negro Audience

- ''N'i'S "
TO II Negro Audience.
Raleigh, y. c., Nov 19.-Dr. j. l.. NJ.
Curry, eX-minister to Spain, and trustee
of the Peabody and Slater funds, made
an address to-day before the colored
students of Shaw University here in
which he used this rather startling Ian
guage:
81 don't believe much in the idea of
having the United States flag over our
schools. I'd like to know what the United
States Government has done for our pub
lie schools in North Carolina to demand
that the flag should hang over them 1t
never gave Il cent to North Carolina
schools, except to the agricultural and
mechanical colleges. 1t is a deception
and fraud to put the flag there 1t is
the State that gives you education''
Speaking of the negro, he said:
~ never could understand why the
negro population remains so compact in
the South instead of becoming scattered
all over the Union. The Northern men
freed the negro. Why is it that the
negro does not go North to be with his
friends, instead of staying in the South
among his cnemics?"
AS to suffrage, DR.. Curry said:
II don't believe RAN who cannot read
his ballot ought to he allowed to put it
i'll the box tApplnuse among the negro
studcnts.)
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
BROKE HIS NECK,

Pittsburg, Pa, NOV. 19.-While War
den McCrea, of Erie. Pa, was en- route
to Riverside pententiary with twenty
three prisoners, Thomas Cronin, under
five years sentence for car robbery, made
n dash for liberty and jumped from the
fast moving train. McCrae followed him.
but he alighted on his head and broke
his neck Cronin was seriously, but not
fatally injured. He was later removed
to the penitentiary to serve out his SEN
tence.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
TORPEDO BOAT SINK.

Brest, Nov. 19-The torpedo boats
known by the numbers S3 and Ct, of the
French navy, came into collision during
the manoeures of Cape de I4achec The
former boat sank and its crew of sixteen
is missing. No. 81 was also badly dam
nppl
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
A SOCIETY EVENT.

New Orleans, Nov. 19.-One of the most
interesting society events of the season
was the marriage atssTrinity Church this
afternoon of Miss Sallie r. Hewes, of
this city, and Gen. Frederick II. Win
ston, of Chicago. There was large
number of relatives and friends present.
The bridal party left this evening for
New Norl,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
A TABi.ET UNVEILED.

York, Pa, Nov. 1D.-Thc memorial
tablet to Col. Thomas Hartley, erected by
the Yorktown Chapter OF the Daughters
of the American Revolution, was un
yelled Mt St. JOINTS Episcopal Church to-
day. The unwilling was done by Dr.
Charles H. Hail, of Macon, Ga, great
grandson of Colonel Hartley.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
A MACON TRAGEnY

Memphis, Tenn, Nov. ia brief re-
port from Macon, Ga, states that 300
feet of n platform fell there this after
noon. Thirty people and 5000 bales of
cotton went down in the crash. So far
fourteen injured have been taken out.
Several are thOught to hnve boon Killed
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
GOVERNMENT WILL OPPOSE

S5ucre, Bolivia, Nov. l9.-The chamber
OF deputies has asked tho government for
information ON the project to recognize
the Cuban insurgents as belligerents in
accordance with a resolution adopted by
the congress 1t is believed that the gov
eminent is adverse to the project
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
sTAIJNTON MAN DROPS DEAD

stanton, Va, Nov. 10-James \. Ar
mentrout, one of the Oldest and best
known merchants in this city, dropped
dead this afternoon while waiting on Il
customer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20

Books and coal hods, paper and curry
combs,and general assortment of every
thing. Toys, tin ware, picture hooks,
magazines. Gravatts Fair, Salem ave
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
Read ] his !!

A beautiful loo.piece i'm
ported Dinner Set at $3.50.
Just think, a nice Solid Oak
Cheffonier only $3.50.
The largest and most COM
plete line of Lamps and ONYX
Tables in the city found at
The Z. n. Stewart Furniture
Company.
our SC, loc and csc coun-
ters are loaded with Xmas
Nov tiles. cali to see them.
you will be surprised to see
the beautiful 5-piece Tapes
try Parlor Suit that we are
now offering for S25.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
Oysters 25 cents quart at Bowman's.

Andrews celebrated Red Ash is the
finest domestic coal in the city. If you
have never tried it don't hesitate to order
loa5. Look out for the belled teams.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20

Good advice: Never leave home en- a
journey without bottle of Chamber.
lain's Cole, Cholera and Dinrrhoea Rem.
edy. For sale by the Chas. Lyle Drug Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20
lN a CATTLE pAsruRE.

Tampa. Fla, Nov. l9-Advces of IN
official nature received by to-nights boat
say that on last Sunday night Weyler
was cncamped on the Estrada cattle pas.
ture, three miles from Sarva province OF
Pinar del Rio. He had 10000 men with
him. Nothing has been heard from him
since About fifty refugees came over to-
day.
Fresh lot of Velvet molasses candy just
received ut Catogni's confectionery. 1Oc,
15c and Poe boxes The best goods.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-20

Ii You buy coal you don't want to pay
for water. Get your coal and wood from
w. K. Andrews Sc Co, 219 Salem avenue,
from under their large sheds. They keep
it nice and dry.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
The Three-Mile Law

An opinion was delivered in the case of W. E. Cotton vs. the state, by Mir. Justice Riddick, of the supreme court, recently.
 Cotton was convicted in Yell county of sell ing five gallons of whisky at his distillery, i've miles of the public school house in Dardanelle Cotton was a manufacturer of ardent liquors in Dardanelle and the sale was made at hls ware house, and was in the original package. and was made by him.
 MT. Justice Riddick. in his opinion said that the legislature of 1895 passed special act to prevent the sale or giving away of any lutOxi- eating liquors within five miles of the Darda nelle school house. The contention of Cotton was that section 1851 of the digest gave him as a manufacturer of yinous, ardent, malt or fer mented liquors, the right to sell such liquors in original packages of not less than five gallons without license, and that this right to sell was not affected by the special act above mentioned.
 Construlng these acts. MT. Justice Rlddlck said; The act in question makes it unlawful for any person to sell or give away any yinous spirltuous or intoxicating liquors z within five miles of Dardanelle public school building
 It contains an exception in favor Of wines used for Sacramental purposes, and also pro- vides that the provision of the act shall not ex- tend to Pope county; but it makes no exception In favor of the manufacturer Of liquors and the courts can make none. The judgment was right and must be affirmed.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
Conditionally Pardoned.

Gov Clarke has granted conditional pardons to Jacob Gerber and Martin Wahl, of Logan county. They were convicted of selling native wines and lined in amounts aggregating s25O. The condition of the pardons is that should either of them hereafter be convicted of violating any of the laws of Arkan- sas prohibiting or regulating the sale of liquor the fines shall be reinstated against them
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
WENT TO THE BOTTOM,
Foundering of the Steam Rsro.
 Sunatra in Lalze Michigan,
4 MILE AND A HALF FROM MILWAUKEE
Four of the Grew Weri Drowned-Th. Rest Were Rescued by the Tup Simpson and the Life Saving
 Station Grew.

MILWAUKEE, Oct l.-The Iarge barge Sumatra foundered off the gov. ernment pier, and four of the crew were drowned. The dead are all from West Bay City, Mich. They ares
 Arthur Burnsted.
 Charles Hammer.
 Patrick Peterson.
 Peter Anderson
 Capt. Charles Johnson, Mate John Burbeck and Ira Purser, the cook were rescued by the tug Simpson.
 The Sumatra was bound down from Chicago with load of railroad iron and intended to stop here to pick up the Hattie Wells Slfe was leaking on her way up, and had the pumps work. ing all night. The sea was running high and the crew bad great difficulty in keeping her from sinking. When she reached South Point she got in the trough of the sea, and in a shor, time her matches were washed of and her rails carried away The steamer sounded her whistle and the tug Simp- son at once put out for the wreck.
 The sea at that time was running very high, and great trouble was ex. perienced in getting near the sinking barge. Just as the Simpson reached the Sumatra the latter foundered. The tug men succeeded In rescuing the cook and mate from the wreckage The life-saving crew was on hand and worked hard to save the other men on the barge, but all were drowned, with the exception of the captain, who was taken ashore by the life-savers.
 The Sumatra is badly broken up, and only her mast can be seen out of water now. The wreck occurred about a mile and half out from the harbor entrance.
 The ill-fated barge went down with scarcely a moments notice, and ac. cording to the statement of Capt. Johnson and the mate, the crew did not even have time to mount the rigging after realizing that the vessel was laundering.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
Irving to Recover EmbezzIed Funds.

A new complaint has been filed in the Pulaski chancery court by Attorney General Trustworthy in the civil suit of the state against $. H. Buchanan, the ex-treasurer of the insane asylum. The state seeks to hold the asylum trustees for the year 1891, composed of John G. Fletcher, Ben $. Johnson, John D. Adams, A. L. Breysacher and R. K. Walker, and the German National bank responsible for the shortage, and asks the court to direct the master to find what portion of the moneys shall be paid by the bank and the trustees. It is recited that the board did not re- quire Buchanan to execute bond as re- quired by law, and that Buchanan had no right to withdraw the funds of the state from the state treasury and de- posit the same in private bank and the bank had no right to receive the same, and that the bank by receiving the money became liable therefor.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

DURING democratic rally at Mount Erie. H., team belonging to Joseph Sunday ran away, throwing the five occupants out and severely or fatally injuring all of them.
 COUNTY TREASURER C.. E. MORRISON, of Troy, N. Y, reputed to be worth sS00,000, has been jailed, charged with the embezzlemeDt of S250, 900.
 MOUNT HoLYoKE woman's college at South Hadley, Mass, was destroyed by fire. Loss. about Sl5O,0 None of the 400 students we're injured.
 HEAVY downpour of rain on the 26th washed away the south part of San Marcos, Tex. The houses gener- ally were tiimsy and foated away as if they were boats. The M., K & T. lost about 115 miles of track.
 Mss FRANCES F.. WILLARD, of the Worlds w. c. T. U., has sent out an appeal to the local unions in the Unit ed States to organize meetings to pro- test against the Armenian massacres and also to raise money for the suffer CTS and send it to Mrs. Helen M Barker at Chicago.
 THOMAS KIDD, aged If, was murdered at Dalton. O., on the 27th by his play. mate, Carl McIlhaney, aged seven. The boys quarreled.
 THREE big rats attacked the two. months-old baby boy of Isaac Asher at Baltimore, Md, Pnawing its face, head and neck to such an extent that he died in a short time. Mir. Asher heard the infant crying, and as he entered the child's room the rats jumped from the babv's couch and scampered off
 Mss CARRIE HoRNER, of Westminster, Md, was informed by her lover on the 27th while walking in cemetery that he could not marry her and soon after. wards she was found dying on a grave from poison.
 GEORGE DIXON, of Boston, and Tom my White, of Chicago, fought 20 rounds to draw on the 25th in the Broad dway Athletic club at New York. Preceding this fight Danny McBride, of New York, and Johnny German, of Long Island City, fought ten rounds, and the referee gave Mcbride the decision.
 DUN's review of trade gives the mum. Der of failures for the week ended the 25th in the United States as 315, against 2l6 last year, and in Canada 59, against 50 last year.
 THOMAS WILLARD, aged 50. started across the Ohio river from Wheeling. | w. Va., in boat with his son and two ] girls, aged l6 and IA, and when in the middle of the river he rocked the boat | to frighten the girls and it capsized. | The man and one of the girls were l drowned.
 THE grand session of the Select Knights of America opened at Peoria ILL, on the 22d, 400 delegates being | present.
 YALE students broke up a meeting at New Haven, Conn.,, William J. Bryan being obliged to quit speaking in con sequence of their yells.
 THE oil mills at Ennis, Tex, were re gently blown up with some explosive supposed to have been dynamite. Loss $50. 900; insurance, S40,0O
 Gov. RENFRow, of Oklahoma, has filed with the secretary of the interio, his annual report for the year ended June 80, ls96 It contains a lengthy statement as to the agricultural inter ssts of the territory.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
MURDER WILL OUT.
One of the Most Fiendish Crimes Eyer
 Committed in the state.

One of the Most Fiendish Crimes Eyer
 Committed in the state.
 The girl who was murdered and thrown into the river just above Jack sonport some time ago. came from For mora. Van Buren county. The object of the murderers was to get rid of her and thus cover up another damnable crime. These facts were ascertained from ]. D. Williams, of Jaclxsonport, who took the back track a week ago and traced the wagon and team to the starting point There he learned that just before the state election the girl had 10 men arrested for assault When the case came up in the justice court her testimony was SO horrible that the officers doubted her statement and dis charged the prisoners. An investiga- tion was then commenced and in order to get rid of the girl, one of the brutes who assaulted her pretended to make love to her and offered to marry her. To this she consented and started over- land for Indiana with the two men, who are supposed to have murdered her. The next heard of her was after the dead body had been taken from the river with her skull crushed anda heavy rock attached to a rope that was tied to her neck The last time the men were seen they were in Little Texas, in Craighead county. The affair has been mystery from beginning to end to the people of that part of the state, and this is the first light that has been thrown on one of the most horrible crimes committed in that county in sev- eral wears
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned By Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


 CHAIRMAN BUTLER, of the populist committee, denied at Washington that the populists had made a formal de- mand upon the democrats for the with drawal of Mir. Sewall in the interest ot Mr. Watson.
 PENNSYLVANIA sent two delegations to Canton, O., to visit Mai Mckinley on the 24th, one being from Westmore- land county, representing the mining industry, and the other from Oil City, representing the oil producing indus try. The marching of 45 young women, representing the 45 states, each carry feature of the occasion.
 THE report of the commission ap- pointed last January to investigate the British Venezuelan boundary dispute probably will be made to the president shortly before congress convenes in December
 REV. STkNIsLAUs KAMIsKI. of Buffalo x. Y., was selected for bishop of the Polish Roman Catholic church of America by the convention at New York.
 
 Frenzel, treasurer. and C. V. Holman, chief of the literary bureau of the gold standard democratic committee, form ally opened their headquarters at Chicago on the 95th. As soon as Chair. man Bynum gets business we'll in hand he will call meeting of the ex- ecutive committee and energetic cam paigning in the interests of Palmer and Buckner will then be commenced.
 WILLIAM !. BRYAN made two speeches in Boston on the 95th, one at Music hall and the other on the common, big audiences being present at both places. Arthur Sewall, the democratic nomi- nee for vice president, was also present at the meetings and stated that he was on the ticket and was in the fight to stay
 A DELEGATION of glassworkers from Marion, Ind, visited Maj. Mckinley at Canton, O., on the 25th before break fast Then a delegation from Craw- ford, Pa, which included students from Allegheny college, arrived, fol- lowed by a delegation of farmers from WyaDdotte county, O., and another delegation of citizens of Tiffin and Seneca county,O. The last delegation presented the major with portrait of Gen. w. H. Gibson, sent by his widow.
 SPECIAL from Shanghai said that everywhere through Thibet the revolt against the Chinese government was spreading.
 ToM WATSON, populist candidate for vi l New York World a review of the po- litical situation, in which he said that Chairman Jones would make the blun- der of his life if he listened to the fusion leaders and believes full popu- list vote can be had for Bryan and Sewall on the ticket.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
Five Years for Escaping.

E. D. Jenks, an intelligent young white man.. was convicted in the Pu- laski circuit court of escaping and given five years in the penitentiary, the max tion of law was sprung on the court by the defense. It was contended that Jenks did not escape direct from the penitentiary, but Judge Lea held that the insane asylum and the penitentiary were identical, which applied to this case. An appeal will probably be taken to the supreme court to settle the new point which has been raised.
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
VincenheIler to the Farmers.

State Agricultural Commissioner Vim cenheller recently issued the following manifesto to the farmers of Arkansas:
 The cotton crop in Arkansas will not exceed 450,0O0 bales. or 50 per cent of that which was expected from the acreage That is the esti- mate made three months ago. and the reports received from other states show that the same decrease exists elsewhere Cotton ought to bring 91s cents by November 15 and my advice to the farmers Is to hold 1t The surplus from the immense crop of 1894 was exhausted by the demand brought about by the much smaller crop of 1895. and there is no recourse to recum- penSate for this years shortage. wish cotton seed would get down to &. instead of s6 a ton: then farmers would use it on their land rather than sell it to these fellows to squeeze the oil out and impoVeriSh their land. Cottonseed is q fine fertilizer Col. John M. Grace informs me that he used POD tons on his land in Jeffer- son county this year and increased his average from ? to 33 bushels of corn per acre. while his nelghoors who used no fertilizer report de-
The Forrest City times., 1896-10-02
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

County Judge w. J. Jones, of Garland county. has approved the settlement of Sheriff Reb Houpt for the revenues of 1895.
 The regular communication list of state convicts to be released during October has been made out It contains 20 names.
 Conductor Ferguson and Fireman Dixon, of the Cotton Belt, were held up in Pine Bluff the other night by high waymen.
 Col. John G. Fletcher, of Little Rock, has just been elected vice-president for Arkansas of the American Bankers as- sociation.
 Buck Cobb, colored, is in jail at Nal vern. He is charged with murderinp George W. Landreth, an old white man. near Malvern on Septemper 16
 Springdale's annual fruit show has been abandoned on account of the short crop.
 The water works at Fort Smith are to be improved to the amount of over $40, ,O00.
 The governor has pardoned Madison Reams, colored, of Lincoln county. con victed in 1888 of murder, and sentenced to the penitentiary for 15 years.
 
 Knox Elliot is under arrest for shoot ing Will Jackson. colored, at Reedy Vance's place in Little Rock. Elliot is victim of aime.novel literature.