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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04
WILL THE DATES BE cHANGEDs
Nothing known Here of Any Decis-
Ion to Hold Reunion In May.

ION to Hold Reunion In May.
The action of Camp No. 8. United Con-
federate Veterans. of New Orleans. In
voting for resolution urging General j.
b. Gordon. commander-in-chief. to rescind
his action Of postponing the reunion Of
the veterans from May to June soth. has
not yet been passed upon by the Com
mander-in-Ch 50 far as any informa-
ton received here goes to show. AS is
well-known. the big meeting was deferred
until the latter date so as to allow q fra
ternal meeting and parade with the @. A.
4. In New York early In July. Since the
speech Of General Walker. which was 80
unfriendly to the confederates. was de-
livered. the New Orleans camp has adopt
cd this plan for leaving oR the New York
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04
southern Baptist Convention. Chst-
tauOoRa. Tenn. NAV ath t0 18th

For the above convention the Ssaboard
Airline has made rate Of one fare for
the round-trip. and desires to run q solid
Baptist train from this territory to Chat
tanooga and return, for the EXCLUSIVES
comfort OF delegates and visitors.
For further information apply to
ii. NJ. BOYKIN,
Passenger Agent,
Ss6 east Main street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04
n the Baby II Cuttinr Teeth

be sure and use tnat Old and well-tsied
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing-Syun
for children teething. II soothes the
child. softens the gums. allays all pain,
cures wind-colic. and II the best remedy
for diarrhoea- Twenty-Five cents . bot-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04

Mume- Minor Company. Broad street,
near Seventh, are Offering the finest bar
gains In High-Grade Pianos ever known
In the city. II you contemplate buy
ing a Piano. now is your time TO saw
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04
FOUR HOURS OF FIRE.
Fifteen Buildings burned to the
Ground-Three Persons Injured.

DANBCRY. CONN. March 3.-For
four hours this morning the fire depart
ment battled with fierce fire. which
ragged in the centre Of the city. and be-
fore II was subdued property worth n50.-
900 was destroyed. Half the damage Is
covered by insurance. Captain Hoyt
and Frank Eastwood. a hoseman, were
badly injured. and Mrs. Sadie Carpen-
ter. a coiorec woman. who jumped from
a window. was internally hurt Fifteen
buildings. all but one Of wood. were burn
ed to the ground.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04

When you hear the hens caexiing daily.
and sometimes twice day. you may
know that Victory Poultry Food =
used. Buy a box Of your dealer At =
cents, or send Is cents In stamps to
POLK MILLER DRUG COMPANY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04

II you suffer from looseness Of the bousn
DR. srRGIar's Ax6osrcRA bIrrEss will sufsly
cure you. Beware Of countsrfsiis snd ask foe
the genuins article. prepared by Or. J. q -
Siegert d Sons
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04

. wAsHrxeros. March a-PHv.
m least for Virginia: Fair sna
W. Icolder weather; winds bsconinG
northerly.

| ram least for Virginia: Fair sna
~" colder weather; winds osoonine
northerly.
For North Carolina and South carr
lima; Fair and colder weather: winds -
coming northeriy.
The storm still fingers near the New
England coast. and northerly winds VII
prevail throughout New England and ~
Middle States.
The temperature Is generally lower -
cent In the Northern Rocky Mountain
reyion and on the Gulf coast tn
changes have been for the most pere
slight. ~.
Generally fair weather h indicated Ter
"wednesday in the northern districta -
will continue cloudy In the eoutheons
with slight precipitation, n any IA
the southeast there win be increaslne
clondiness. possibly accompanied By ugSt
showers. Lower temperature wfli ~
val, In the Atll attic and Calf coast 1(e<
trtcss. II will be slightly colder n ~.
Lake regions and slightly warmer p ~
Northwest.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04

We have just gotten a really dne Up
right Piano from customer. who did
not complete his payments. Plano out
only three monthr. A purchaser can
save nearly 500. Remember the new
Second. MANLY .. RAMOS 4 CO.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04

slightly he never fully regained conscious
ness, and at the hour named he quietly
breathed his last, and responded to the
final summons.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-04

Tm wsArsn n RrcrfonD yssE1.pkl
YES fsir and cold. A. uidnisht ~ sh|e
we're clear. '|. (
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
MR. WATSON'S DEMAND.

In reply to Il question from the Atlanta
Constitution rs to what he considered as
Il fair division of the electors between the
Democrats and Populists, Hon. Thomas
l.. Watson of Georgia, the candidate of
the Peoples party for Vice President, re
plies tersely and to the point, that the
best way to settle the electoral difficulty
would be for the Democrats. to show
some patriotism and rrretire Mr.. Sewall.
While this demand might seem eXtrava-
CANT to some there is more justice and
policy in it than they--might mt first sup
pose. The .Populist party have nomi-
mated Mr. Bryan for President without
eXacting any pledge from him, and to
preserve their political organization they
have selected candidate of their own for
NicePresident. For him to withdraw
would disrupt his party, and as the Pop
ulists will cast over million votes mt the
next Presidential elections IL is not unrea-
sonable for them to ask that the Demo
Gratis retire their candidate for Vice-Pres-
ident and accept theirs. 1t would greatly
simplify matters, and enable the two par
ties to make Il straight fight against the
Republicans for President: but in order
that the reader may form his own esti.
mate of Mr.. Watsons demand, we.pub-
fish below the telegram sent him on the
Goth instant by the Constitution, ..and his
reply, as follows;
I'm your letter sent out yesterday from
Augusta, you say that if the Democrats
are ready for fair division of electors, so
are you, and if not then two sets of cleo.
tors will be put in the field. Please wire
the.Cons titution upon receipt of this your
idea of IA fair division. On the basis of
what vote do you think apportionment..o
electors in the several States should be
made2 Kindly define your position on
this point, so that we may give it public
ity."
To this Mr. Watson replied:
Replying to yours, state that what |
have heretofore said was based upon the
idea that your party would show some
patriotism and retire Mr. Sewall. If he
remain on the ticket, and your party de-
clines the st. Louis overtures, there can
be no division on electors. There can
only be a straight fight The Demo-
cratic managers must not demand that
the Populists do all the Yielding. You
must do some of it yourselves Sewall
can come off the ticket without hurting
his party. My withdrawal would kill
mine. Our people cannot he led TO the
support of Bryan and Sewall. Unless
Sewall retires, the masses of our party
Will, in my judgment, demand a straight
Populist ticket.
"THOMAS +. WATSON.n
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
CUBAN SUFFERINGS.

If only one-half of the hrutalties
charged to General Weyler, commander
of the Spanish forces in Cuba. be true he
is the most remorseless and cruel mon
ster of modern times. Being unable to
overcome the rebels in the field, he is set
ting fire to their dwellings, thus render
ing thousands of women and children and
helpless old men homeless. These for
lorn creatures are fleeing to the cities.
where they are dying Off rapidly of dis
ease and hunger. Pitiful stories are told
of individual sufferings and Spanish bru-
tality, but all the able bodied insurgents
being i'll the field, this barbarous method
of warfare effects nothing towards bring
ing the war to n close, except that in
making the Cubans fight all the more
desperately, they are that much nearer
final independence, which all unpreju-
diced persons well informed as to the
facts in the case, believe is not far dis
tant. All who can leave the island are
departing, and the exodus increases in
numbers daily. Official reports show
that nearly $4,000 people have left Cuba
since General Weyler's arrival and as this
estimate does not include the. thousands
who have departed surrepttiously, the
number, no doubt, is double what the
Spanish official reports would indicate.
With all the best citizens driven from the
island or slaughtered, Spain would gain
but barren victory after her lavish ex-
penditure of blood and treasure. Better
days, however, are in store for the un-
happy people of Cuba if they will only re-
main true to their cause and to them
selves Everything valuable must he
struggled for, and liberty when pur-
chased after years of suffering and blood
shed will be doubly treasured by its pos
SCISSORS who, from the ordeals through
which they have been compelled to pass,
will know it at its true value and cling
to it as a jewel beyond price
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
OHIO FOR BRYAN.

The situation in Ohio is becoming de
sentiment in favor of silver has taken
place and the lcaven is still working. So
strong has this feeling become that the
State, which has all along been placed
solidly in the gold column. is now adj
mitted, even by those who wish il other
wise, to be in doubt. Judge Otter a
gold Democrat of Hillsboro, in that
State, in a recent talk with a representa-
tive of the Washington Star, said:
IL never saw such situation in poll
tics before. Many waves of sentiment
have swept over Ohio, but | have never
seen anything like the present. In the
country districts the silver sentiment is
intense Every man you see is loaded
with arguments, and there is no use try
ing to talk with him.
1.-The silver men have been reading
everything they could get hold of on
their side of the question, until they can
outtalk Harvey. 1t has become sort of
religion with them and they will not
listen to nor tolerate opposition. You
can't make any impression on them any
more than you can argue man out of
his religious faith The thing has spread
so that | regard the result in the State as
doubtful, and perhaps with the probabil.
ity favorable TO Bryan.
AT all events, it is by no means certain
that Mckinley can carry the State The
normal Republican majority is about p, =
600. That is the safe natural majority.
There are about %, 600 Populist votes and
10000 Prohibition votes Bryan will
probably get $4,000 Populst votes and
$4,000 Prohibition That is, he will get
the silver vote OF these two parties.
In the cities there will he IA considcra-
bic gold Democratic vote for Mckinley:
in the country districts there will be
large silver Republican vote for Bryan.
These may pretty nearly offset each other.
though it looks as if Bryan would get
more Republican votes in the country
than he will lose Democrats i'm the cities
There is hardly anything talked but
silver throughout the State. The men
around the threshing machines, at lunch
time, the groups around the country
stores and about the village hotels
Republicans and Democrats head to head,
are talking about the money question
Men who never before could talk together
on politics without punching each Others
heads are hand in hand, or are talking
the matter over from different stand
points in a sympathetic spirit. If any
one says gold there will at once he half a
dozen men to jump on him. These coun-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
CONVICTS IN REBELLION.

Havana, July 30.-It is rumored that
300 people on the Isle of Pines, tine penal
settlement on this coast, have risen in re
bellion and are taking steps to attack the
town where the council, presided over by
the governor, Col. Jose Berriz, is taking
steps to fortify the place with the assist
ance of the troops. The prisoners cap
tured are believed to have been summarily
executed. Details received here show
that the conspiracy to murder the gov
ernor and capture the g'Iardship and bar.
racks was widespread The prisoners
rose when the soldiers of the garrison
We're at mass and it is possible that the
plan might have succeeded had it not been
for the fact that n woman gave the alarm
III time for the troops to be called to arms
and the instruction was suppressed.
The twenty-one ringleaders of the revolt
are likely to be ST. terely dealt with.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
ALL ONE WAY.

Secretary Hoke Smiths declaration for
Bryan and Sewall seems so substantial
TO the Democrats of Georgia that he has
been invited by the managers of the rat
ification meeting to be held at Augusta
August II, to be present and preside
Mr.. Smith has not accepted, but he has
said that if he can afford the time he will
he there, and preside, too.
Senator John b. Gordon says he will
support Bryan and Sewall. He is gold
Democrat, but he will vote and speak for
the ticket and the platform. He has
rendered his services to the Democratic
national committee.
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky has also
made an announcement similar to that
of Senator Gordon. He is not only a
gold man. but close friend of President
Cleveland,yet he will Support Bryan and
Sewall He intends as soon as he reaches
home from Washington to issue state
ment of his reasons for taking this
course.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
JUST COMMON PRISONERS.

London, July 30.-Dr.'. Jameson and his
companions, Major Sir John Willoughby,
Col. Reginald Grey, Col. H. f. White,
Major r. White and Capt. Henry f. Gov
entry, who We're convicted and sentenced
on Tuesday for violating the neutrality
laws in invading the territory of the
South Africa republic, have been removed
TO Norwood Scrubs prison, where.they
will be treated as second-class misde-
meanants. The announcement made
yesterday that they had been made first
class misdemeanants at Holloway prison.
which allowed them to have their meals
from outside the Jail, to dress in their
own clothes, to have their mental work
done by the other prisoners and TO have n
small allowance of beer or wine, was only
a temporary arrangement.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

try folks think they have mastered the
question, and they can put in ten words
TO one of the man who tries. TO show them
that they are wrong
81 had gold pug on my coat. A
farmer came up to me and took hold OF
my coat collar and held the gold bug but
ton up to view. That's the bug that got
into our wheat, he said, 'and reduced it so
per cent The rest all took it up and
thought it a good thing. There were no
sort of arguments that l could put up to
outweigh this rustic wit. That sort of
thing goes for argument. 1t is silver, sill
YER, silver, all through the country dis
tricts -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

vantages, all point to this State as the
grant should come. Here by the expend-
iture of comparatively Il small amount of
money and the exercise of proper indus
try and frugality he can soon build him
self home, where he can rear his
family in independence and comfort, with
the best of moral influences around them.
and it is to this State which offers so
many and superior advantages that he
ought to come
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
SALEM NEWS

Miss Emily Taliaferro is absent from
salem visiting friends in Wytheville.
MISS Carrie b. Pryor of Petersburg. is
IN Salem, the guest of Mrs w. II. Tins
ley.
Miss Bessie Wiley left Salem Yesterday
afternoon for II visit to friends Mt Black g
burg.
Mrs. L. A.-FoX and daughter. Miss
Aiiie, left Salem yesterday for Allegheny
Springs.
party of eight young people from
Salem went over to the Roanoke Red last
evening. '''''
Mr.. Hairless, of the Christiansburg
legal hrm of Moore .& Hairless, was in
Salem yesterday.
Mrs. James Morehead, of Wytheville,
Is III Salem on visit to her daughter.
Mrs. Ivan Yonce.
W. U Stackelford, of Martinsville, who
was student ut Roanoke College last ses-
sion, Is in Salem for II few days
Misses Myrta, Lou and Bessie Preston
nave returned home, after a very pleasant
Nlsit TO the Misses Gordon, of LAFAYETTE.
Mrs. f. y. Anderson left town yester
dly AFTERNOON for the home of her pnrents
Mr. AMI Mrs. NJ l.. Sibold, at Eppleston
Springs. '>'''O''
>. NJ: Harlowe, of Covington, Tenn.
formerly highly respected citizen of
salem, Is in town for short while To SEQ
his old friends.
Mrs. David Myers, of Hagerstown.
daughter of DIR. Jeter, of Salem. arrived
IN town yesterday afternoon, accompa-
med by her three children to pay a visit
to her father.
Work will begin this week on new
building for the Lutheran Orphanage
Home the new building to be situated
on the Boulevard near the one now occu-
pied by the home.
VIM NJ. Peyton, for many years com
monwealth's attorney of Henry county.
was in Salem II short while Wednesday
evening to see his old friend, Prof. W. A.
Smith. Mr.. Pcyton was on his WAY
home from the national silver conven.
ton. recently held in St Louis. and was
thoroughly enthusiastic in the cause of
free silver. Mr.. Peyton said the silver
convention was composed OF conserva-
tive, well-bchaved men.
Several days ago the horse attached to
the express wagon, driven by w. A Bea-
gle, became frightened while going down
the hill on College avenue, Just in front
of the house of Judge VIM. NJ Barnitz
The horse ran down the avenue and then
across several vacant lots to Water street,
where it was finally stopped by ii hind
wheel of the wagon catching on an electric
light pole. Mr.. Beagle was thrown out
and, though considerablybrused up, was
not seriously hurt; one wheel of the
wagon and both shafts were torn COM
pletely of.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

The gold Democrats of Kentucky have
decided to hold a State convention in
Louisville on the Both of August to Sc
lect delegates to Il national convention
and name Presidential electors As they
will hardly, in point of numbers, amount
to more than II corporal's guard it is not
probable that the whole outfit as an an
mex to the Mckinley kite, will amount to
anything. Kentucky neutrality-suspicious.
in the last gubernatoral election; but at
that time the silver struggle was lin its
infancy comparatively. Now the great
majority of Democrats in that State are
for silver, and will show it very effectively
for Bryan in November
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
VIRGINIA THE PLACE.

s. The frequency and the great fatalities
of storms in the West and Northwest this
year are pulling the scientists, but even
when the causes have been determined
all chances for remedy are as remote as
ever. I'm this era OF startling -meteoro-
logical phenomena no country can tell
how long it will he free from some fear
full visitation, but the comparative immu-
nifty of the South Atlantic States, so far,
from such unwelcome occurrences would
seem to point to them, when their natu.
raj advantages are also considered, as
offering especial attractions to those in
search of homes Here in Virginia par
ticularly there-i is everything to attract
the settler. The genial climate. the
cheap lands, the fertile soil, refined soci-
ETY., and the religious and educational adj
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

That the present visible indications are
in favor of the election of the Democratic
ticket is made plain by the fact that the
New York sun, the most vehement of all
the boilers, says: 1.-The result of the
two conventions in St. Louis last week
increases the possibility of disaster in
November. 1t is both useless and foolish
to blink that fact" Yes, the fact is too
patent to be blinked, and is just as APP
parent in New York and in the New Eng
land States as it is anywhere else. The
wiser, and therefore the better plan for
such Democrats as don't approve all the
planks lin the Democratic platform to
pursue is, not to stultify themselves by
voting for man who opposes every car
dinal principle of Democracy, but to vote
their party's ticket.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
STORM FORECAST FOR AUGUST

Henry r. Turner, the Portsmouth
storm prophet makes the following pre-
dictions for August next:
August will open bright and clear in
all parts, except light rains west and
north of Cape Hatteras on the 1st~and
2nd. Look for severe wind, thunder and
rain storms during the 4th and 9Th This
storm will 10 doubt be severe all along
the Atlantic coast, but not so severe as
in the West and Northwest The 9th to
18th is the next storm period; very
heavy rains, with probably hail in West
ern and Northern. States, followed by
blustery weather until about the 18th
Another violent storm will pass over
the Chesapeake bay on the 18th or 18th
Warning * given for all vessels TO re-
main in harbor on these dates Prepare
for violent storms on the 22nd and 23rd,
after which look for cloud and threaten
ing weather on the remaining days of the
month.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
a NOBLEMAN AT WORK.

There is now living in Vineland, y. J
man, humble in occupation, known as
plain Mr.. Swift. None but his closest
friends know that he is struggling for a
seat in the house of lords of Great
Britain Mr.. Swift, the patient toiler in
the fields, the humble mechanic in a
workshop, the modest vender of house
hold goods of his own handiwork, is the
Right Hon. George Goodwin Barnham
Swifte, the son and rghtful heir to the
title and estates of the late Lord CARING
ford, of Swifte's Heath, Ireland He is
working in order to secure means to pros
ecute his claim to estates yielding $780,
COO a year.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

f7T-Lafayette began active service in the
American army.
lSS-Captain John Ericsson born in Sweden
died 1870.
1El-PhGbe Cary, distinguished American
poet sister of Alice Cary, died; born 1924.
1ss5-Andrcw Johnson, senator and expresi-
don't died in Carter county, Tenn. born
1903.
lSS-Abbe Franz List. great pianist, died at
Baireuth B;!varia; born 1914.
1SSS-Robort Morris, poet laureate of Froema-
sonry, died in La Grange, Ky: born 1916.
lap-Politicnl outbreak in Buenos Ayres; 1909
men killed and 500 wounded.
1eS-John Stephenson, noted street car build
er, died at New Rochelle. n. Y. born 1903.
1siS-Richard NJ Hunt, noted architect, died
ct Newport, r. l.. born 1927.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
This Date In History-July 81.

1Ee-Ignatius Loyola, founder
of the Jesuits, died; born
1901.
l653--Martin HnrpertSon Van
Tromp, famous Dutch adj
miral, was killed and his
feet annihilated in an en-
gpgement near Texel.
Ef6-qwo lovers killed by
lightning at Stanton Har-
coOrt. near Oxford, giving
ocrnsion for poems by Gay.
D.. ~
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

That Columbia Surrey is daisy. Two
more sold yesterday by Yost-Forrer Co.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
r. W. Browns Hardware,
8 jefferson st. ROANOKE, VA.

Fly Traps, Fly Fans, Rat Traps. Mouse
Traps, Gem Ice Cream Freezers, Blizzard
Freezers, Fishing Tackle, and many other
goods particularly suited to the heated
term.
Our line Of Hammocks Is about cleaned
out, but we still have few Mexican Ham,
mocks left which will be sold at 20 per
cent. discount until they are gone.
Il. w. BROWN. Hardware.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

Angel cake p cents at Catogni's.