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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
Cut Their own Throats.

CoLvnLE, Wash, Jan. 29.-Judce
Arthur sentenced Adolph Niese and his
wife to twenty years In the penitentiary
for beating their 1O.year.old son to
death. Shortly after the prisoners were
taken from the court room and placed in
their cells both cut their throais with a
razor. Niese is dead and his wife is in
critical condition,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
A Richmond Tragedy.

PETERSBURG, Va, Jan. ga Rich
mond special to the Index-Appeal says:
William Meadows, @ white man, to-
night shot and killed Maggie Driver, e,
woman OF bad repute, and then mortslly
wounded himself The affair occurred
In Girolomei's barroom at FIfteeth and
franklin streets. Both had been drink
ing.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
Tho Rusaia-Turhish Eneute.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Jan. 29.-It is now
believed here that tacit enente exists
between Russia and Turkey, and that
by It's terms Russia has engaged to sup
port Turkey in certain events, such as
the pauOsge Of the Dardanelles by O.
British fleet. On the other hand it is
understood that Turkey has agreed to
permit Russia to occupy and pacify
Armenia.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
inst Ranaived.

A CAR load Of handsome Oak Bedroom
Suites, seven different styles. Prices
S22.5o to S2S for the complete suite, on
easy terms, ct DoNALDsoN's, 12O Salem
avenue. and Ala Henry street, opposite
new public building.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
Clearing House EstabIished.

New YORK. Jan. 29.-The members of
the cotton exchange decided bya vote
OF l67 to &c to establish clearing house
in the city. The project will be put
afoot with little delay.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
Uprising in the soudan

LONDON, Jan. 2o.-A dispatch TO the
Pail Mall Gazette from Cairo, Egyut.
says that serious revolution has oc.
Cured at Khartoum. The disturbances.
1t is added, grew out OF differences be.
tween the Mahdi and the tribes belong.
Ing to the interior of the Soudan. The
result OF the uprising, it is further
stated, WAS that the Mahdi is practioslly
overthroWn.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
Masons Oppoaai fo war

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 29.-At the
meeting to day OF the Grand Lodge
tennessee Masons, an appeal to all
Masons throughout the world to lend
their aid In preserving peace and avert
ing war was adopted,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30

RICHARD MoILwAINE. D. D., presi-
dent Hampton Sidney College, Va,
says: 1.-THE recitals by Prof. 8. r. Ford
In our chapel on this and last evening
were superior to anything of the Kind
we have had here. They were uniyer.
sally approved and enjoyed. Both in
the selection and rendering of the pieces
great taste was displayed. and am per.
suaoeo that an excellent moral impress
sion was made, while the most hilarious
laughter was often evoked. I re0nrd
Prof. Ford as reader of yery great ar
cellence." Don't fail to hear him Fridav
night ct Y. M. O.. A. hall at s o'olooi5
under auspices and for benefit of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
Tho Kentucky senatorsh,p.

FRANKFORT. KY. Jan. 2s.-Tha
seventh ballot for United States Senator
to- day resulted: Hunter. Sc; Blackburn,
81; Buckner, 0; Wilson, 1; John Young
Brown, /.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30
Massie's Pharmacy.
r. M. SUTTON G. CO.

Capt. d. G. Booth, ngent OF r. nj. Sutton & Co.,
or baltimore, wholesale dealers in dry goods and
notions, whose sample rooms are in the Hotel
Lee, corner Salem avenue and Commerce streeD
most complete line of dry goods and notion sam.
pies ever exhibited in Roanoke city. Captain
city and surrounding country at his sample rooms.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30

THE United States Governments re-
ports show Royal Baking Powder su-
perior to ell others.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30

"neciHI S"ie' speciAI FrIced, SpecIa TeEms.
You cannot afford as 8 business
proposition, to miss the special sale Of
pianos and organs now going on at hob.
bic Music Co. II you expect to purchase
any time in the near future. The clos-
Ing Of the Lynchburg and Bluefield
houses has overstocked them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-30

WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-The session O.
the House wss brief to-day. the repor
of the invalid pensions committee, led
to the making of the point of no quoruu
early, and the House after passing sew
eraI land bills adjourned.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08

also failed, and when everybody was dis
gusted and tired of the scheme the
Standard Oil company stepped in, rented
or bought the claim, and at once began
work upon an entirely new system.
This is the system which has just been
proved a success and which will now be
placed in operation all over the sulphur
Gus belt. The system is very simple, be-
ing just the opposite to the freezing pro-
cess adopted by the Belgian engineer
main pipe has been forced down
through the troublesome quicksand some
distance into the sulphurous deposit.
Then hot water is forced into the pipe,
and this water melting the sulphur is
forced 70 the surface through other ar
engagements for that purpose When al
lowed TO cool there is found to be a de-
post of pure sulphur remaining from
this water. The opinion of those who
have seen the experiment tried is that,
when the proper machinery has all been
placed in the Standard Oil company will
be able TO take out thousands and thou
sands of pounds of the deposit hourly
New Orleans Picayune
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
"16 TO | Or BUST"
That, Says Pitchfork TiIlman, will
be the Party'S Shib-
bOleth.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 2.-''If," said SEN
ator Tillman. 'the gold people attempt
to swing to any man, or if any man at
tempts to secure their support, it will be
found thai this support is a veritable
shirt Of Nessus and it will prove the I'M
doing of any man who dons it, Mr.
Tillman seemed somewhat interested in
Mr.. Whitney's movements, speaking of
him as the great moral persuader," but
predicting that he would find when it
was 700 late that his mission would be
useless.
The South Carolina senator said thai
no compromise was to be thought of for
minute. He confessed that he was ut
terly at sea as to who the nominee would
be, saying that it was the first conven-
ton he had ever attended where the
uestion of principle received more at
tention than the question of candidates.
= ct 1 have faith that we shall find the
right man and l know we shall get the
right platform.
The shibboleth is still 16 to 1 or bust
but the other fellows are going to do
the busting
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
LOUISIANA'S SULPHUR.
Vast Bells Which Are Reached and
Worked by New System.

Vast Bells Which Are Reached and
Worked by New System.
From the reports reaching the South
ern Pacific's general office the prObabii-
ties are that there will be great deal
of activity during the next few months
and for years afterwards III Calcasieu
parish, where are located the famous
sulphur mines. After a varied expert
ence, with many sore failures and dis
appointments, it seems that these great
sources of hidden wealth are to be de-
yeloped. The mines have at length fallen
into the hands of the Great Standard
Oil company, and this company has just
proved that. with the new system of
mining, the sulphur can be taken out
These immense sulphur deposits of Cal
casieu parish are nearly 400 feet under
the ground. This fact, however, would
not have prevented the mining of it for
all these years We're it not for the LOO
feet of Quicksand which lies immediate
ly ADORE this deposit. The Southern
Pacific people say that there must be
100 or 800 feet of sulphur deposit in the
ground there, and the estimated worth
of it As anywhere from S30,000000 to
500. 600, 000 Indeed, so vast is the
supply that the fascination thus afforded
investors has been the cause of hundreds
and thousands of dollars being sunk in
vain and futile effort to extract the min
eral.
These mines were discovered accident
ally many years ago by some hunters,
who found petroleum well. Investiga-
ton proved that there was an immense
bed of sulphur underneath. and it was
not long until the Louisiana Petroleum
company was organized for the purpose
of developing the find. This company
spent a great deal of money in the enter
prise. The American Sulphur company
next undertook the work and behind it
was an immense capital. 1t employed
an entirely different system of work, but
it, too, proved Il failure. Then some en-
terprising New Orleans people secured
the services of leading scientist and
engineer from Belgium to visit the place
and see what could be done. This gen
tleman, after a close study of the situa-
ton. conceived the idea of freezing the
quicksand. with the hope of being en-
abled thereby to penetrate it and secure
the sulphur. But this enterprise. after
Il great deal of money had been spent.
proved q failure. and. finally after
few years more of idleness another com
pany took up the work. This company
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
Her Busy Mind.

A New York doctor has little daugh-
ter of an inquiring turn of mind The
doctor loves to explain things but his
manner of explaining them is elaborate
and involves many digressions and sub
explanations. On one occasion, when
his daughter asked him a particularly diff
fcult question regarding a phenomenon
she had observed he was compelled to
tell her that the explanation was very
long one.
''Oh," she replied, ''never mind the ex,
PLANTATION, only tell me why
On another occasion she asked wheth-
er Sunday was really the Lords day,
firmative:
so" she said, eve have six days and
God has ONLY one day-that doesn't seem
fair!''-NeM York Sun.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
REVENUE MAN OUTWITTED
American Officer Seizes a Canadian
Steamer, but Fails to
Hold Her.

st. Paul, Mimi, July GA special to
the Dispatch from Rat Portage, Ont,
says: "A very startling incident oc
CURED at the Fourth of July celebration
at Long Point, Mimi, on the American
side Of the Lake of the Woods. A large
excursion steamer left Rat Portage on
Friday night, and upon arriving at the
mouth of Rainy river the Canadian cap
tain went ashore and got from the
American customs officer there a clear
ance to touch at Long Point, about
twenty miles west of the mouth
THE refreshment buffet of the steam
er was not closed, as it should have been,
however, upon arriving at the American
shore. Among those present was reve-
nue. officer from Warroad, an American
station few miles away, who found the
bar of the boat open and Immediately
SelZed the craft as Smuggler and put
every British sailor and passenger under
arrest. The official called to his aid
twelve fishermen, who boarded the boat
and remained there all night.
Yesterday Capt, McRitchie was or
dered TO sail for the mouth of Rainy
river, but the captain instead of going to
the mouth made straight for British
waters. Once there Mr.. Carpenter, the
revenue collector, was politely told that
he must disembark at once and take his
men aboard the small tug Ethel, which
Capt. McRltchle had toWed behind from
Long Point for that purpose. AS the
Canadians outnumbered the Americans
ten to one Mr.. Carpenter ordered all his
men to get aboard the Ethel, which then
sailed for Rainy river, leaving the
steamer Monarch to pursue her way to
Rat Portage. The revenue officers made
the mistake of serving E. W. Bridges,
a part owner Of the steamer, with the
seizure papers instead of the captain,
who alone is responsible for the boat
while she is sailing. The matter will
now have to be settled between Wash
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
BILL DO0LIN ESCAPES.
Fourteen Out of Fifty-nine Prison.
ers Get Out of the Guthrie
Jail.

Guthrie, Ok, July 6.-Fourteen pris-
oners overpowered the guards in the
United States jail last night and broke
jail Bill Doolin and Dynamite Dick,
the last survivors of the Dalton gang
who were charged with the murders COM
mitted in the Ingalls, fight where four
deputy marshals were killed, were the
principal actors.
Fourteen out of fifty-nine prisoners es-
capped. They were all desperate charac-
tiers. They got the guards revolvers and
Winchester by a rush out of the cages
when the gates We're opened.
William Beck, one of the escaped pris-
oners, returned and said that Doolin was
so weak that he sat by the side of the
road out of the city wondering how he
would escape. Later the outlaws made
a man named Schofieid and his girl get
out of a buggy and give it to them. A
posse of deputy marshals headed by Bill
Tilghman, who captured Doolin, is in
pursuit of the escaped prisoners.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
WISH'T WUS A CURL.

WiSh't / wus a CURL,
Std Nv bein' a boy,
An bang my hair, an eat icecream,
An ride ahind my feller's team,
Like gurls duZ-
Wish't l wuz a gurl :.
Wish't / WuS 4 CURL,
An when't come Sunday mite
I'd Whack that old pianner,
Just clean up outen site,
An I'd marry sum rich Teller
Like gurlS duZ-
Wish't l wuz a CURL!
Wsh't l wus a CURL,
I'd just chaW gum and talk,
An when out ter prOmernod
I'd take up all the walk,
Like some gurlS duZ-
VISIT Wuz q CURL!
Wish't I WIS n CURL.
All boys good fer iSt
Ter carry coal an run odd jobs
An git off the walk for dudy SnObS
Like L did tother mite
Wish't | wuz a guri!
Wisht wus a CURL,
Wish't the Lord made all boys gurls,
An made gurls boys tud ben the same
An ia ben Lily Ann by name,
An she'd ben John or Joe std of Jane,
WiSh't he had
Wish't wuz CURL.
Bradford Pa) Era.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
MAY BE DUNHAM.
Bicycle Thief at Fargo Supposed to BIO a
California Murderer

Fargo. N. D., July ga man giving
his name as Frank Dalton. arrested in
this city about two weeks ago, ia
thought to be James Durham. the es-
capped murderer of San Francisco. He
is at present confined in the county Jail
serving thirty-day sentence for stealing
bicycle. He came to Fargo two weeks
ago and registered at the Elliott hotel
as Frank Dalton of Boston. One even
ing about dusk he hired a bicycle and
skipped the town with the wheel.
He was arrested at Staples, Mimi, next
day and brought back to Fargo. He
denied that he was trying to steal the
wheel. He admitted that he was not
travelling by his right name but gave as
reason for this that he had escaped
from an insane asylum and did not want
to be recaptured to be taken back. He
said he had been hurt on the skull and
that was the cause of his mental de-
rangement. There was a large. pecu-
liar shaped dent in his head. The de-
scrlption of Durham tallies with the man
who is confined in the county Jail in this
city. He has been photographed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
RUIN IN ITS PATH.
Cloudburst Causes Death and Great
Damage to Property in

Columbus, O., July GA cloudburst
near Bellaire drowned James Berey, wife
and child and destroyed the Ballaire,
GAINESVILLE and Cincinnati railroad bridge
on the Pittsburg u Ohio Valley, Pres
byterian church ard other buildings.
Wheeling, w. Va, July 6.-Traffic on
the Baltimore & Ohio and the Ohio river
railroads is practically suspended, many
bridges having been washed out on both
roads between here and parkersburg and
Grafton. The bridge at the passenger
station on the Baltimore and Ohio in this
city has just fallen and the Ohio river
railroad bridge is in great danger
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
MRS. STOWE IS DEAD.

Hartford, Conn, July Mrs. Har-
riet Beecher Stowe died at noon today.
Members of the family were at her bed
side
For the past two years her condition
has been such that the worst might be
expected at any time. Of this, however,
the public has not been generally aware.
A trained nurse has been in constant at
tendance, and up to last Friday Mrs.
Stowe was seen almost every day walk
ing with her attendant through the
neighboring grounds of Mark Twain and
Charles Dudley Warner and along
the streets in the vicinity. She walked
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
PAID JERRY SIMPSON IN SILVER.
Iowa Ways Give Him goo Cart Wheels
for Grafton,

Fort Dodge, Ia, July 6.-Jerry Simn-
son carried off 200 silver dollars from
this city Saturday night. 1t was a big
load and the day was warm. Jerry
tugged and sweat under the load. but
he was game, and not only declined TO
exchange the silver for a certified draft,
but even said he wished there was more
of it. The way it came about was this:
Mr.. Simpson delivered the Fourth of
July Grafton here at what was the great
est celebration of Independence day ever
known in Iowa. His address, which was
non-politicai, patriotic, and acceptable to
all hearers, was delivered for a payment
of 5000, and it was in giving him the
money that the committee handed over
two canvas sacks, each containing 100
silver dollars. This was intended as q
joke, the members of the committee hav-
ing arranged to exchange the coin for a
bank draft when Simpson made his ex-
pected protest. While the load was for
midable, Jerry took it good-naturedIy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
THE GAS EXPLODED.
Several Hotel Guests Injured in a Nat
uraI Gas Accident.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 6.-By the ex-
plosion of natural gas at the Evergreen
hotel, seven miles north of Allegheny
last evening six persons were more or
less injured. three it is feared fatally.
Those seriously hurt were August Still
ger, aged 80 years; AIDA Stilzer, IS
years; John Brooks, 80 years; Mrs. L.
Frank Marshall. 80 years. The hotel
was badly damaged by the explosion,
which was caused by leaking pipe
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
EARTHQUAKE TERRORS.
Inhabitants of the Island of Cyprus in .
State of Panic

Genoa, July 6.-The steamer Italia re-
ports that Larnica, Island of Cyprus,
has been suffering from earthquakes
since July L. The disturbances have
been increasing in violence and extend to
Limasol A general panic is said to
prevail at Larnica and the government
and military authorities have been pro-
viding tents for the affrighted people.
The town is deserted and the government
officers st the telegraph office were I'M
der canvas when the steamer left Cy-
DruS
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
SatOIIi's Successor.

Rome, July 6.-Accordins to a news
paper statement Bishop Falconio of
Acernza will replace Cardinal SatolE as
papal abegate in the United States.
Bishop Falconio was once engaged at
st. Bonaventure college, Allegheny, Ale
ghany county, n. Y.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
Sinking a New Shaft.

Iron Belt. Wis, July 1.-[Special.l j
sinking their new shaft which will be
20 feet by 6 feet inside, 2 feet longer
than any other shaft ON the range. 1t
will have partitions for two skips one
cage and ladder road and will be sunk
100 feet
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
Stanlev Has Another ReIapse.

London, July 6.-Henry NJ. Stanley,
who has been seriously i'll for some time
past. had another relapse this morning.
1t followed a slight Improvement yester
day evening and is causing anxiety to
his friends.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-07-08
POTATOES A DEAD LOSS.
of Bushels Go to Waste at Iron
Belt.

Iron Belt. Wis, July 1.-[Speciall-
years crop are now being hauled to the
dumping grounds, there being no sale
for them. The new crop looks disas-
trous as only a part of the potatoes are
springing up and the folds planted are
small.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
How TO Treat a Wife.

From Pacific Health Journal.)
First, get wife; second, be patient
You may have great trials and per-
plexities your business, but do not
therefore, carry to your home cloudy
or contracted brow. Your wife may
have trials, which, though of less mag
nitude, may be hard for her to bear
A kind word, a tender look, will dc
wonders in chasing from her brow al
clouds of gloom. To this we would add
always keep bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in the house. 1t is the
best and is sure to be needed sooner Oh
later. Your wife will then know you
really care for her and wish to protect
her health. For sale by l.. Stabler &
Co., druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-26
Ale*a,saria @azfttf,
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY %, 1886.

The following, which was originally publish
ed in the GAZETTE, is reproduced by re
quest:l
DESIGNATION
To the Confederate Statue at Alexandria. ia
By SAMUEL ADAMS wIGGIN.
A grand and noble figure fair,
With dropping head bowed down with care
bruised spirit hard to bear,
A soul in SORROW clad.
A manly, sweet. and gracious face,
Each feature full of perfect grace,
A bone Apollo in the place,
Majestic, bold and brave.
A haloed Tenderness divine
About the figure seems to shine,
And mid the curling locks TO Irvine
That cluster ON his brow.
The patient lips of sorrow, sad,
Once smiling, loving laughter glad,
Are set as if with tor.,'-e. mad.
His soul in auguished flame.
Lost to the world and country dear,
Ibe gallant brave, that used to cheer
The stalwait hearts that knew 10 fear,
The wa riors clad in gray.
OeEcdLu NlISlJld oOut
In meadows where the golden-rod
To-day blooms bright, their souls with God
Faith III aud true, they rest.
And yet the gentle mourner stands
With dropping head and folded hands,
irievipg the loss of gallant bands,
Horsemen and footmen dear.
Listening, hear the sad lips say,
My brother omrades clad in gray,
We are not lost, know to-day
Yedwell in Paradise.
Fathers and soma, my soldiers dear.
A gallant host, no longer here.
For you this day the falling tear,
You and the ruined cause.
Comrades surviving here to-day
lift your bent hrows to heaven and say,
Our Father God, to whom wepray,
7 hey will on earth be done
Comrades surviving hearts OF flame,
Comrades in gray, gallant name
Ye won in battle, It's net shame
That bows your head to-day.
"Ye mourn with me, heroic dead.
Our owed ores in their Lowry bed,
7 n mea:o ws where the flowerets shed
Their FRI GRANGE on the breeze"
Listening, / hcsr the sad lips say,
Dear Comrades of the silveTy gray,
Surviving still the fatal day,
Uplft your hearts and pray.
ICED loved all soldiers, blue and gray,
He knows what's best for you to-day;
God is our Father softly say.
And kiss his Christening rod
His dow ncast head is raised on high,
To heaven turns the fearful eye,
The fled hands point to the sky,
The sad lips smile again.
The splendid figure CLOVIS with light,
The bronzed face is pure and bright,
The warriors robes are spotless white.
His brow is crowned with stars
Behold, no more tho warrior gray,
Standing in beauty there to-day;
Behold Gods angel softly pray,
'Tby will on earth be DONE"
THE SPRUcEs, VA, September, 1889.