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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
FOR MORE GUNS.

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 2S.-A special
to the Citizen from Pensacola says: Ma.
jor i. y. Mahan, United States engineer.
in charge of Government work in this
harbor, arrived to- day with orders from
the War Department to select a site for
another battery OF heavy guns to he To-
Gated on the mainland near the ruins of
old Fort McRee. The force of men at
work on the battery for disappearing
guns located on Santa Rosa Island has
been increased to 225. They are divided
into three gangs, working day and night.
1t is expected that one bastion will he
ready within fifteen DAYS.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
THE TARIFF.
Conflicting Views of What Congress
VIII DO


Washington, Nov Ex-senator Sher-
man, chairman OF the Republican caucus.
said to- day that no doubt there would be
caucus called as soon s'as Congress con-
vened TO ascertain the wishes of Republi-
can Senators rs to course of procedure
and to adjust if possible differences of
opinion He said the deficiency in reve-
nue. ought to be remedied as soon as pos
sible.
Senator Harris, IL Democratic member
OF the finance committee, said that he
would resist by every legitimate means
any measure calculated to increase the
tariff. He added that if more revenue
was needed it could be easily secured by
the Increase of the tax on beer.
Senator Pugh, of Alabama predicted
that there will be no tariff legislation at
this session, and added that he would
vote for increasing the tax on beer The
Senator was asked concerning Cuba and
expressed his sympathy with the island,
but said he did not favor any action by
the United States, as it would involve the
country in war This is directly opposite
from the position OF his colleague, Sena~
tor Morgan, who believes that recognition
of Cuba would mean war with Spain, but
favors it none the less
Representative Gatherings, of Missis-
sippi, said there will be no tariff legisla
ton at the short session nor an additional
tax imposed on beer. The Republicans.
he says, will raise more revenue by in.
creased tart # duties.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
AFTER SHIPS.
The Spanish Government Tries TO Buy
Gillian War Vessels

Newcastle-on. Tyne, Nov % From re-
liable sources it has been learned that
the Spanish Government asked Chilli to
sell the new cruiser Esmeralda, 5000
tons, twenty-three knots, also the small
battleship Congreso, both of which will
be ready to sail for Valparaiso next
month. The CHILEAN cabinet informed
the Madrid cabinet, through the medium
OF the spanish minister at Santiago, that
the proposal could not be entertained
Similar advances by Spain were made
looking to the purchase of four fast tor
pedo catchers built for Chill at Yarrows
yard on the Thames
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
DEMANDS IT'S MONEY.
Alabama Illegally Retains Funds of she
State University

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 2S.- Hon
James \. Fits, treasurer of the Univer-
sity OF Alabama for thirty years past, has
addressed the general assembly and de.
manded that a showing he made to the
institution for the money due it by the
State. Mr.. Fits said that the State had
coniiscated within the past half century
moneys accruing from the sale of Govern
mcnt grants to the institution uggregat-
ing, with interest, two million and eighty
thousand dollars The State was the
trustee of the funds and used them in
paying its own obligations 1t pays the
University intel est annually on $500, 600
but up to this time has declined to make
auy showing for the balance Mr.. Fits,
who is II banker ut Tuscaloosa is backed
up in his demands by Il strong lobby of
the alumni. The University is willing to
offer the State II liberal compromise
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
GOV. Observation-Disclosures.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. ..2S. Governor
elect Taylor has decided to make the fol-
lowing appoin smcnts after his Inaugural
ton and authorizes the publication of his
determination: Commissioners of agricul.
turc. John I. Essary. Morrstown
Charles Sykes, present adjutant general
will succeed himself; DR.. Il. Y. salmon,
l.ynchburg, penitentiary physician; S b.
Williamson, coal oil inspector, Nashville;
William NJ. Casweil, coal oil inspector,
Knoxville. There are.other Offices to fiji
but governor-elect Taylor has not yet de
cided as to them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
BANK OFFICIAL MISSING.

Lebanon, Pa, Nov 2S.-Geo. W.
Shiiller, the teller of the First National
Bank, is missing and his whereabouts are
unknown. He is thought to be suffering
from temporary arrangement, brought on
by the heavy defalcations of Cashier
Hotter. Shifler's family and his friends
fear for his safety.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
AN EDITOR DEAD

Boston, Nov. 2S.-IIon. Patrick Ma
guire, Democratic political leader and
editor, died at his home in Roxbury from
the effects of a paralytic shock Wednes.
day morning.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
80 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
The Coolest Weather Ever Expe-
rienCed in Montana.

Helena, Mont, Nov. 2S.-Last night
was the coolest November night in He
lena lin the recollection of the Oldest
pioneer" Thermometers registered at
the coolest hour from 81 to 80 degrees
below.
All day yesterday the mercury did not
get above ten below and at O'Clock last
evening was twenty below. From that
time until D n. IN. it gradually grew
colder. reaching the lowest point at that
hour. This city is again practically cut
off from the outside world so far as train
service is concerned The last train that
arrived from st. Paul came in yesterday
morning six hours late. The very heavy
SHOWS in Dakota have blockaded every
thing.
Railroad people here will not even
make guess as to when trains will be
running on any kind of time. At present
all west bound trains have been aban.
doned. Trains from the West are also
late. Snow trifts in Dakota are small
sized mountains. To add to this that
section is threatened with coal famine
THE TRAFFIC BLOCKADE
Washington, Nov. 2S-The traffic
blockade by the storms in the Northwest
is reported to the Postotlice Department.
in the following dispatch from the divs-
ion superintendent of the railway mail
service ut St Paul, Mimi:
ION account of the heavy blockading
snowstorm train service on the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern lines in North
Dakota and Montana is ut standstill.
Telegraph wires are down and it probably
will he ut least forty.cight hours before
regular train service is resumed
HEAVY Loss IN STOCK.
Huron, S. D., Nov. 2S.-The snow
blockade was raised and traffic on this
division of the Chicago and Northwestern
railway resumed tonight. The Great
Northern will begin business agian Mon
day. Telegraph lines are badly demon
allied. Stock losses on the Northern and
Western ranges are very heavy, but no
suffering among the settlers are yet re
ported. The storm lasted forty hours
and was one of the most severe eXper-
fenced since the settlement of this coun.
try.
LOST IN THE BLIZZARD.
Moosehead Mimi, Nov. 2S.-Thomas
Anderson, aged Is, was lost in the biz
zard Thursday night. Searching .partie.
were out all night and to-day, but nc
trace of the body could b. found. The
snow has drifted so badly since then that
the task is almost impossible.
OUT IN DAKOTA.
Devils Lake, Nov. 2S.-The blizzard
was very severe here The passcnge,
train from the coast has remained on tn,
siding since Thanksgiving. About 4:3(
p. M, on Thursday +. NJ Burrows
mail agent, left his car to go to the Depot
for orders. He has not been seen since,
and there is not one chance in Thousand
of his having escaped death in the storm.
1t is supposed that in returning to his cal
he lost his way i'll the binding snow.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Fargo, y. d., Nov. 2S.-Fmnk Vack,
OF Chicago, was found frozen to death
this afternoon two miles north of Fargo
He was out in the blizzard
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
ARTIST COFFIN DEAD.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-George Y
Coffin, who made reputation rs one of
the best American cartoonists through
his work on the Washington Post, died
here to-day after long illness. He was
native OF Pottstown, Pa, but had lived
in Washington for many years. He was
employed in the Treasury Department..
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
4 FRENCH ACCUSATION.

Paris, Nov 2S.-Tbe Figaro accuses
British ship owners and manufacturers
of fomentino the strikes at Hamburg in
order to divert trade to English ports.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29

The United States Government reports
show Royal Baking Powder superior to
all others
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
a LONG FELT WANT SUPPLIED.
\ Fine New Upright Piano 1850 on $40
Per Month, No Interest.

y fine upright piano, with the interior
the same as the much more expensive in.
strumenU, but II plain case, for the very
low price of $3.50 This is a popular price
and lust what many have asked for
Hobbie Piano Co
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-29
LOST IN THE BLIZZARD.

Moosehead, Mimi, Nov. 2S-Thomas
Anderson, aged Is, was lost in the bliz-
zard Thursday night. Searching parties
were out all night and to-day, but no
trace of the body could b, found. The
snow has drifted so badly since then that
the task is almost impossible.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
A Warning from Webster.

he who hampers with the currency
obs labor of It's bread. He panders in.
deed to greedy capital, which is keen
sighted and may shift for itself, but he
beggars labor, which is honest, unsus-
pecting and too busy with the present
to calculate for the future. The pros
perity of the working classes lives,
moves and has its being in established
credit and steady medium of payment.
All sudden changes destroy it. Honest
industry never comes in for any part of
the spoils in that scramble which takes
place when the currency of a country
is disordered. Did wild schemes and
projects ever benefit the industrious?
Did violent fluctuations ever do good to
him who depends on his daily labor for
his daily bread? Certainly never. All
these things may crafty greatness for
sudden gain or the rashness of daring
speculation, but they can bring nothing
but injury and distress to the homes of
patient industry and honest labor
Daniel Webster, Speech at New York,
1887.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
BARGAIN TELEPHONE DEAL

Little Rock, Arkansas. Sept. 2S.-The
Fort Smith telephone exchange of the
Harrison International Telephone Con-
struction company, has collapsed after
a struggle for existence during the
past four years and passes into the
hands of the Southwestern Telephone
and Telegraph company, operating I'M
der the Bell patents. This exchange
was the foundation Of the Harrison In
ternational Telephone company, which
was originally capitalized at IS, 100000
and afterwards reduced to S4,0OO.00O.
The exchange was built in a most thor
ough manner and cost the Harrison
International Co., $26O,0O0. The South
western secures the property for less
than thirty per cent Of the original
cost.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
WHO is TO BLAME2
The Free Silver Wolf Says That the Soup d
Money Lamb Is Disturbing Business.


The wolf in the fable blamed the
lamb for stirring up the bed of the
stream and making the water muddy.
But" said the lamb, 'the water runs
from you toward me. 1 could not have
disturbed your drinking" "oh, well"
the wolf rejoined, ''if you did not, your
grandfather did" And he straightway
dined on young mutton.
The silverite wolves who are bowling
calamity and threatening to overthrow
our sound financial system pretend to
find an excuse for their sixteen to one
schemes in the unsettled condition of
business. Because loans are being called
in and capital is timidly waiting the re-
suit of the elections, the advocates of
free coinage say, in the words of their
presidential candidate: "You are inter
fering with business" All unfavorable
indications in trade and industry they
loudly ascribe to the gold standard, and
the manufacturers who are forced to
limit their output by reason of the re-
fusal of merchants to buy while there is
so much uncertainty about prices are
accused of being goldbugs who are pur-
posely making hard times.
1t should be easy for all intelligent
voters to see through the hypocrisy Of
the silverite claims. Nothing can be
more certain than that instead of being
due to the gold standard any financial
stringency which may now exist is al
most entirely caused by the agitation
for a debased currency. With large
number of of1ice-seeking politicians go
ing up and down the country shouting
for cheap dollars, and promising to cut
the measure of values in two If they
gain control of the government, how
can business be good? A tight money
market simply means that the owners
of capital are unwilling to make loans.
Does any reasonable man expect that
the threat of enabling borrowers to pay
their debts in 50-cent dollars is going
to encourage investors to part with their
capital? On the contrary, is 1t not self
evident that the clamor for a debt re-
pudiation policy is the real source Of
business depression?
So long as there remains any doubt
as TO the future financial basis of our
great industrial and mercantile opera
lions so long will there be anxiety and
fear in the commercial world. Distrust
will continue to breed failures; capital
will be scarce and interest high; debts
will be hard to collect, and investors
will hesitate to engage in productive in
dustries. This condition of affairs can
only be remedied, in so far as our money
standard is concerned, by an emphatic
declaration at the polls against free sill
yer and all other cheap money fallacies.
hold sound, stable currency to be,
among the greatest encouragements to
industry and business generally and an
unsound and fuctuating-now expand
ing and now contracting, so that no
honest man can tell what to do-as
among the greatest discouragements.-
John C. Calhoun, 1888.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
FOR MCKINLEY AND HONESTY.

FUR MCKINLEY AMI hONtSl l.
Dubuque, Iowa. Sept. 2S.-Generals
Alger. Howard, Stewart, Siegel and
Corporal Tanner arrived from the West
before daylight this morning and even
at that early hour were welcomed by
a large number of citizens. They re-
manned in their special car until $3.50 a.
m. when they were escorted to Wash
ington park where they spoke for two
hours in behalf of Mckinley. During
the early morning special trains
brought in hundreds Of excursionists
and it is estimated that not less than
10000 people were present. Several
hundred local and visiting G. A. r. men
formed their escort and they were ac-
companied by a detachment of cav
airy long line of march
ing clubs and several
bands. On the platform at the
park, beside the generals and other dis
tinguished visitors, were Senator Alli-
ernor Drake. Col. Henderson, presided
and presented the speakers each being
received with enthusiasm and cheers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
AS long as gold, either from it's in

....As long as gold, either from its in.
trinsic superiority as metal, from its
rarity or from the prejudices of man.
kind, retains SO considerable a pre-
eminence in value over silver as it has
hitherto had, a natural consequence OF
this seems to be that its condition will
be more stationary. The revolutions
therefore, which may take place in. the
comparative value of gold and silver
will be changes in the state of the lat.
ter rather than in that of the former
Alexander Hamilton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
ADMINISTRATORS NorICE.

To all whom the same may concern:
/. the undersigned. was by the Coun-
ty Court of Bexar County, Texas,
upon the 22nd day Of September,
1896, appointed administrator of the
estate of julius Suess, deceased, and
all persons having claims against the
said estate are hereby required to
present the same within the time pre-
scribed by law.
MY residence and pOstoffice address
is San Antonio, Texas.
FRANK ARNOLD,
Administrator of. Estate of julius
Suess, Deceased. 3 % Anon
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
Women Live Longer.

The statistics of life insurance show
that in the last rs years the average
woman's life has increased from near
ly AZ to nearly 46, or more than eight
per cent, while mans life average has
increased from nearly AZ to A, which
Is per cent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
ube Daily Light.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1896.
THE COTTON MARKET.

New York, Sept. 2S.-Cotton market
opened stronger on better Liverpool
cables. Trading was active and prices
opened up at 10 to 16 points higher;
there has been an accumulation Of buy
ing orders since Saturday the execu-
ton of which the market eased off to
points and became quiet. At 1880
o'clock the market was quiet and show
ed a net advance of IL to 13 points.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
Russian omcsrs, Widows.

Widows of Russian officers who are
not entitled 30 pensions are to be pro-
vided with a novel means of obtaining
q livelihood. In the autumn ten va
cancies at one of the principal schools
of dentistry will be open to them, and,
after two years course of instruction,
the successful candidates will be in o
position to practice.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
Jinrikshas In London.

London society was startled on q re-
cent Sunday by seeing half dozen
jinrikshas drawn by coolies at the
church parade in HYDE mark.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
ST. LOUIS MARKET.

st. Louis, Sept. 29.-Cattle-Re.
ceipts. $500; market l0c lower.
Texas steers, $2.50@3.40. Sheep
Receipts, 1000 head; market
Steady
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
MARBLEHEAD BOYS.
Marvellous Deprsvity with Which They
Have Been Charged.

Marvslous Deprsvity with Which They
Have Been Charged.
Speaking of boys reminds me, says a
writer in the Boston Gazette, of story
which Polly told the other day, when
she came up from Marblehead Neck to
cheer my malarial gloom. 1t seems
Marblehead boys have the reputation Of
being the worst in the state, and a
worthy minister who went there to fill
a vacant pulpit one Sunday had occa-
sion to verify the truth of this, for on
his way to church he was numerically
hooted and stoned. Filled with right
eous indignation, the worthy divine re-
marked from the pulpit in mournful
tones upon the depravity manifested
by the old towns boys. Some time later
he again visited the place, and this time
he met with no insults and did not even
see single hoodlum on his churchward
walk. Being just man he desired to
praise as well as blame, and so he said
that he was truly rejoiced to see that
the youth had seen the error of their
ways and had turned aside from the
path of the evildoers. Thereupon arose
small boy in the gallery, who shrieked
forth in gleeful malignity: Don't you
believe it. They've just gone down to
Barnegat to stone funeral, and when
they come back won't you catch it'll"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28
COLD WAVE PASSING.

Washington, D. c., Sept. Is
For Western Texas: Fair and
warmer, southerly winds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-28

EVER SHIFTING BRYAN.
Boston, Mass, Sept. 2S-Bryan and
party passed through the city today
from Bath, Maine.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-21
TnE rRoUnLN Ar Asnunr.
Pastor Gates Informed That He Cannot be
Transferred Now

1t now looks as il the Rev. NJ. l..
Gates, who had made arrangements to
take charge OF church at Poughkeep-
sic, N. y, may yet remain at Asbury
Church, to which was recently called
by tho congregation. He and Dr.
Tinker of Poughkeepsie had come to
an agreement whereby they were to ex-
change churches, anu as the Congrega.
lions of both churches were quite will.
ing that the transfer should take place,
there appeared to be nothing in tho
way, but il was learned this morning
that Presiding Elder Barrett, who
is attending the General Confer
ence in Cleveland, has written Mr..
Gates to the effect that he and Bishop
Warren, after a conference over the
matter, had decided that the transfer
cannot be made at the present time at
least.
This information was rather unwel-
como to Pastor Gates and many of the
members of Asbury's congregation, who
had hoped that the transfer would be
approved at once so that the change
would not be delayed. The letter also
stated that those attending tho General
Conference wero having too much
trouble of their own to bother with
other matters at tho present timo. From
tho tonor of the letter some arc led TO
believe that the bishop is of the opin-
ion that there must by some trouble in
the church and that it is his intention
to have u full investigation made, and
should the result warrant the transfer
may then DO sanctioned.
At any ratio Mr.. Gatcs must remain
at Asbury Church until the General
Conference has adjourned. 1t is likely,
however, that in the meantime both
Presiding Elder Barrett and tho bishop
will be communicated with by mem.
bera of Aabury Church, who will urge
haste in the matter.
Ono of the official members of the
church, who was seen by reporter of
The Gazette Friday morning, stated
that there is no trouble at the church,
and they would be perfectly satisfied
and in fact glad to have Mr.. Gates re-
main at their church, but az they are
satisfied that his vito cannot come
hero on account of hcr health, are
anxious that tho wishes of tho pastor
will be aeceded to us soon as possible.
They think that tho case has been
understood by the bishop, and that no
will not stand in the way of the change
when he aees matters in their proper
light.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-21

bility whatever. What business man
is there who would take ADVICE Of such
body on any point affecting his
private atfairs-how he should manage
them, or what he ought TO do? And
yet the next Presidential election will,
owing to the nature of the issues, be u
great business operation. Usually, elect.
ing President is prrferring one coed
man to another, because no 10 more
magnetic" or was good soldier, or
believes in 80 per cent on woolens or
furs. The next election, on tho con.
trary, will decide what the standing of
the United States, and of every man in
1t, will be in the commercial world for
30 years to come.
Finally, the effect on foreign nations
of Mckinley's nomination and election
will he serious. We need not point
out TO business men the Importance of
this. To the Dervishes, who believe
foreigners sell securities cheap in order
TO annoy us, we have nothing TO say.
but large numbers OF foreign investors
have been waiting to 500 what we
should do about the currency before
either selling out or going in. The
nomination and election of Mckinley
will be to them proof positive that we
mean to go down into the pit, and
reach nationality and sound finance
through panic. Moreover, il is diff.
iicult to estimate the blow which his
nomination will give the general faith
in popular government. Few of those
who are hollering'' for Mckinley,
know anything whatever about his con.
nection with the tariff-know whether
he drew it, or even understood it-or
could tell in what manner he is "pros
perity's advance agent, Z" any more than
If they wore born in Calabria. They
are bringing no more intelligence to
the work of government than Russians
or Moroccoans. Think of the effect Of
this on owners of gold. on prudent
fathers, guardians and trustees.