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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

organization would likewise benefit
every wsgeworker in the country:
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR. I
INDIANAPOLIS, March l6.
To Affiliated Organizations:
uFELLow WoRKERs-At the conven-
tion OF the American Federation Of
Labor resolutions were unanimously
Endorsed favorable to the free coinage
of silver by the United States govern
ment at the ratio of 18 to 1. You will
find these resolutions printed respect
lively in the printed proceedings of the
A. r. Of L., page go. Chicago conventions;
page 30, Denver conventions; page As.
New York convention.
II 10 evident that o cohesive, we'll Or
ganized movement exlsts In tho United
States Congress favorable TO the remon-
citation Of silver upon the basis above
referred to and giving 1t the legal
status rs currency of the nation.
It seems, therefore, that 1t becomes
our duty TO aid those In Congress- who
mAnds of the A. F. Of L. upon this ques-
ton.
With this object in view oil organiza-
lions are respectfully requested to send
to one Of the United STATES Senators Of
their respective States resolution
bearing upon the subject and also copy
Of the resolution to Senator Horny M.
Teller. The idea OF sending the copy
to Senator Teller is to exercise o pre-
caution or check on the Senators to
whom these resolutions are sent, 90
that in case they did not submit them
or read them in the Senate Senator
Teller might be in q position to do so.
Speedy action ia necessary on the
subject, since this question Is now
under consideration.
The officers of the national and inter-
national unions are requested to invite
their locals to Also comply with this
request.
For the convenience of all the follow
ing resolution has bsen prepared, and 1t
might be made use Of for the basis Of
the resolutions TO be sent in:
"Resolved, That we, the undersigned
officers, by direction of the above named
organization and its members, and "a 8
constituent body of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, do hereby most re-
spectfully request that the United
States Senate pass law giving to the
people Of the United States free and un-
limited coinage OF silver at the ratio Of
l6 to 1, without waiting for the aid or
ooHocHs VI any OthSH u6stOh' We nfo
of the opinion that to do so would re-
lieve the present monetary stringency
and contribute toward bringing to US q
return OF national prosperity"
Officers Of national, international or
local unions are also requested to state
the number of members in the organizl-
tion.
Hoping for prompt compliance with
the above request, have the honor to
remain, yours frAternelly,
SAMUEL GOMPERs,
President A. +. OF l.
AUG Nc .RAITH,
Secretary A. &. CT l..
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
For Cheaper Phones.

To The TIMEs:-I have felt de o m
tsrest in your fight for cheaper lele-
phones, and have done some missionary
work in this direction among the subs
scribers to the high priced so-called
"system" we now have-two hundred
phones in city CT twenty thousand
people can hardly be considered sys-
tenn. find that ninety per cent. of
these subscribers are with you In this
fight, and we all feel confident that il
you keep up your licks it will not be long
before the Bell Company will wake up
to the fact that 1t will either have to
vAcate the field or give the people Of
Roanoke the same rate it charges in
other cities of equal size. All over
Eastern Virginia the prevailing rate Is
one dollar per month for phones. In
Lynchburg the price is one dollar per
month; in Bristol one dollar and
twenty-five cents a month. What ex-
cuse can this same co,npany give Tor
charging the people of Roanoke forty
dollsrs year for phones? Verify we
are suckers IL we submit to It.
TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBER
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
LABOR AND SILVER.

The following official circular. which
explains itself. should forever silence
those goldbug newspapers which, with
rare ehrontery. presume to tell the pub
lie what the workingmen of this coun-
sry need and want. No one who ia
familiar with the movement and the
personnel of the American Federation
OF Labor will doubt its ability to thor
oughly understand what is for the in.
tsrest OF ita membership, and in the
matter OF n rci,l iegisla Ion. a. least,
what w-uid benef. the members of tina,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

PRESIDENT DIAz in his message to the
Mexican congress re commends that the
Monroe doctrine be endorsed by that
Republic in its proper application to all
the republics OF this continent; but he
is very guarded in his utteranoes as to
the merits OF the dispute between the
United States and Great Britain on the
Venezuelan boundary question. In
other words If the two last mentioned
governments should unfortunately come
to blows there Is little probability that
Mexican army will help the Ameri
cans fight the British.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
A SAVAGE MARSUPlAL.
An Australian Mammal That Is a Whole
Menagerie In Itself.

An Australian Mammal That Is a Whole
Menagerie In Itself.
The SO called zebra wolf of Australia
is also called the native tiger; but,
strange to say, it Is not even a cousin to
zebra, wolf or tiger, belonging to the
same family as the kangaroo, the slow
and gentle wombat and the sly old opos-
sum-all those animals that carry their
babies in their pockets.
The eyes, which are large, are furnish
ed with a membrane, like the eyes of
owls, and this is called the nictitatinR
membrane. This is almost continually
moving in the daytime, as the eyes are
exposed to more or less of sunshine.
Without this membrane the amount Of
light admitted through the large pupil
would puzzle the zebra wolf.
The general color of the somewhat
short woolly fur is grayish brown, a little
inclined to yellowish. Across this ground
color the black bands show ND sharp
and clear. These stripes are usually IA
In number, beginning just back Of The
shoulders. where they are narrowest,
and growing broader and longer back of
the launches. The skins are in demand
Tor lap robes and rugs, which gives an
added reason for hunting the wearers.
Two zebra wolves were taken to the
geological gardens i'll London, where
they fiourished and raised family.
When they came, it was thought Great
Britain would be too cold for them,
but there seems to be no reason why
they should not thrive even in Canada,
as they have been known to live on the
mountains of Tasmania, $500 feet
above the sea level, where the ground is
sometimes covered with snow for many
weeks and frosts are severe.
Do You wonder that his name is
slightly mixed? The marvel is that he
is not named menagerie and done with
it, for with his doglike face and short
wolf ears, eyes like an owl, zebra stripes
and pouch like kangaroo, his mixed
pickle beastship could answer to almost
any name you might wish to call him.
When he becomes extinct, we can truly
say we ne'er shall see his like again. -
TIE Sterling Bicycle is as good a.
he best.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
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HUMORS OF WHIST.
Remarks That Have Been Made Around
the Table.

neinsrks Ihat Have Been Made Around
the Table.
A good story is told of q LAWYER in
Chicago who considered himself a great
authority on whist. He wrote book on
the subject, and sent it to famous Mil
waukee player for his opinion of it. In
about week the book was returned to
him, with the following letter:
My DEAR SIR-Your favor OF the - inst.
accompanied by your book, was duly received
have read it very carefully. 1t seems to DO
very good game, but don't think 1t Is rs
good game as whist Sincerely yours.
1t is no unusual thing to hear play
er at whist remark, after being berated
by his partner for very bad playing.
We'll, play whist for pleasure. - He
does not stop to think that he gives his
partner anything but pleasure. Such
players cause their partners many "un
mauvais quart d'heure. 1t might be
great pleasure" for novice to play,
duet Oh the piano with Paderewski.
One can readily imagine how much
pleasure Pnderewski would find in
the performance. If man wants to
play whist, he should study the books
and familiarize himself with them be.
fore inflicting his play OH partner who
knows anything of the game, or else de-
vote his great mind to dominos.
1t is related of one of these gentry
that, after hand at whist, his partner
asked him, why in thunder didn't you
trump that queen of clubs?' He naive
ly replied, "Why, only had one little
trump" Sometimes, as in this case, the
humor-unknown to the perpetrator-
carries off the bad feeling engendered
by his horrid mistakes and ignorance.
1t is so easy, if one would devote a lit
tie time and ordinary intelligence to
the study of the game, to learn to play
fairly good game of whist
-Four players started a game Of whist
not long since, a noted wit being one of
them. He was dealing and made u mis-
deal. He dropped his cards and burst
into laughter. "That reminds me, " said
he, "of my dear old friend, Judge Peck
ham, father Of the present judge. He
was great whist player of the odd
school and had scant patience with a
poor player. was passing the cardroom
one day and met one Of the poorest play
ers III the club coming out. Have you
been playing whist?' 1 asked. Yes, said
he. Who was your partner Judge
Peckham,' he replied. Did he pitch
into you pretty strong?' No, indeed
He only made one remark. was deal
ing and made misdeal. The judge
said, why, you fool, you don't even
know how to dealt! This is the only
remark he made during the entire
game. Washington Star
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
AMERICANS HAVE GREAT COURAGE.
Possibilities In Long Distance Electric
Power Transmission.

Power Transmission.
The feasibility of power transmission
by means of electricity over distances OF
limited extent had been clearly demon
strated in the long years of experience
with the direct current, but transmits ion
by means of tho direct current speedily
reached q limit beyond which, for econom-
tcal reasons, it became inadvisable to go.
Yet 1t was transmitted over very long dis
tanccs. How best to effect this became
the urgent question of the hour.
Tho direct current was perforce discard
ed, and tho alternating current called into
reQuisition. Attainment of an economic
al solution was by no means easy. Diff
Guilty after difficulty arose. requiring
countless experiments to elucidate, and
alteration after alteration in machinery
was made, involving the expenditure of
vast sums. BY successive and painful
stages solution was finally reached, and
today the long distance transmission of
power by electricity Is an established
economic fact of a potentiality which seems
limited in its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES only by
tho exhaustion of the available natural
forces Of the earth.
Indeed everything points to a corner In
water powers, speculative enterprise keep
ing steady step with honest Industrial mi
tiative and generally little in advance.
Waterfall and cataract have suddenly AS
sumed a greater interest to THOR owners
than that impaired by their merely scenic
features. Hitherto unut.lized water POW
ers have become in sangrino Imagination
possible gold mines in future and the elm
ination of the domestic coal heap and rclo-
CATION OF tho steam engine To tho oblivion
which awaits tho discarded havo become
articles OF faith with water power proprie-
tors.
by far tho greatest number of the long
distance transmission installations of the
world are situated in tho United States.
Tho American seems endowed with the
courage of temerity and is willing to
adopt new thing with promise only
where other nationnlities demand assur-
ance or proof. a possibility has II special
attraction for tho American mind, and the
risk of Its realization Is willingly run. 1t
Is this spirit that has covered tho United
STATES with electric lighting stations, spread
q network of electric car lines over every
city of any Importance in its bOulsdaries
and initiated tho supersession OF the steam
locomotive itself from ta "a!1 line rail
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
BARBAR1r1Es OF rnn spAN1AKns.

The recent execution OF five Cubans
in Havana by the garrote, and The
horrors attendant upon the dreadful oc
casion has reused the outside world to
fuller sense OF the barbaritles OF the
Speniards, and greatly intensified the
sympathy for the struggling patriots.
At first General Weyles pretended to
have some regard for public sentiment
in the United States; but the continued
successes of the Cubsns have SO en-.
ragged him that he has thrown off ell
disguises and now declares his in.en-
ton OF treating sill men captured in
arms against the authority of Spain as
bandits. just before the strangling of
the five men already mentioned. the
brother Of . distinguished Cuban gen.
eral WAS shot, and from now on the pub
lie may expec. constant recital of the
bloody reprisals taken by the new cap
tain general. who 1t seems we'll de-
serves the title of Butcher bestowed on
him by the Cubans for his bsrbarous
methods during the ten years war on
the island.
The press has been constantly muz-
zled and no reports are allowed to 20
from Havana or any other place in Cuba
under Spanish control that are not
favorable to the cause of Spain. Cor
respondents Of newspapers in this coun-
try who manage TO send out any news
giving true account of occurrences on
the Island are expelled as soon "a their
identity is discovered, but in spite of all
the brutal officials can do the patriots
continue to gain victories and add to the
strength of their cause.
Ebert Rappleye, New York news.
paper man, who was expelled from
Cuba by order OF General Weyler, has
has just arrived at New York He was
three months on the Island, and is en-
phatic In his belief that In three months
more the Cuban cause will triumph.
The revolu!ionists now. he says. practi
cally hold the Island the Spanish
troops being entirely on the defensive.
The insurgents are as we'll differed and
as perfectly organized as the Spanish
troops and are terrible fighters. Span.
ish cruelty. he says,has not been half
described. Executions OF peraons are of
daily occurrence, and sll prisoners cap
tured by the Spanish soldiers are killed.
In regard to his expulsion the corre-
Bpondent says:
IL VS. avail led st l a. m. last We'd.
nesday by guard OF police and soldiers,
and the Captain Generals decree was
read to me. On the next day I en-
bsrked. was expelled for telling the
truth"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

MISS BARTON telegraphs from Turkey
that the porte is allowing the work OF
relief to the suffering Armenisns to
proceed without interruption, but, as
the work OF massacre is proceeding
pretty much at the same rate, the Red
Gross Society is likely to be kept busy
for some time to come.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

RETURNS from Rhode Island indicate
that Lippit, the Republican candidate
for governor. has been elected by the
usual plurality. As the Dutch captured
Holland many years ago. so does the 8.
o. o. hold on to little Rhody.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

ANOTHER train robbery has occurred
in Missouri. Other States often figure
in work of this kind, but in boldness o;
plan and success OF execution the hold
ups in that State are hard to beat.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

Tho rosy fingered Nom did there dis
close her beauty, ruddy as blushing
bride, gliding the morigold, painting
tho rose, with Indian chrysolites her
,hceks were dY'd. Baron.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03
At the Navy Yard.

so this is the mimic rifie?''
eyes. mum"
"And that $ the maxim gun?"
eyes, mum. The minie-,num and the
maxim mum New York Recorder.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

COLUMBUS wheels are neat, pretty and
strong. Yost-Forrer Co. (limited.)
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

EVERYTHING in sesson--Bonner's.
pHM0HS Relief Cures Sick-Headache
W. Neuralgia, Cramps, Cholera Morbus
Diarrhea, SC. as cents for large bottle.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-03

WHY not ride the "bicycle built like
WATCH"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-05-21

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The National tribune., 1896-11-19

for this purpose, but they never reached
them, and, as it was late in the after
noon, and Morgan was left to bivouac
on the ground, with gunboats in his rear
and Judah and large portion of Hob
sons force close at hand, Gen. Shackel-
ford rises in the morning to find Morgan
gone; quick of observation and fertile
in resource, with his cool and impertur-
bable courage, he had found a way of es-
cape. His sagacity astonished behold
ers, and his escape seemed miraculous
on that Sabbath night With gunboats
in the river and Federal force in his
front and rear, he seemed doomed to
capture, yet his genius and intrepidity OF
character was equal to the emergency.
With all the skill, tact, and secrecy of a
veteran Indian chief, himself at the
head, with citizen guide whom he had
procured, he led his command out OF the
dense woods and around the Federal
forces and made his escape to the road
beyond the Plains, and was some four or
five miles away and on the go again.
One more opportunity lost. Gen. Nor
gan could easily have been captured
here had Gen. Hobson known the situa-
ton and moved his force up the river a
few miles.
The National tribune., 1896-11-19

and the women would leave the houses,
with great quantities of bread and pies
on the tables or in the cupboards." The
men, he said, you could not see, only in
the militia or some place prepared for
battle. Copperheads and Vallandig-
hamers fought the hardest.
The kindness, hospitality and patriot
ism of these noble people in Indiana and
Ohio was unequaled, and it furnished
the most convincing proof to the traitor
that this Government could never be
severed. From the hands of the men,
women and children were the men, while
in their saddles, provided with food and
water most literally. From the mansion
and the hut we Jared alike and shared
their hospitality. He who witnessed this
exhibition of patriotism and love of
country in these two great States on the
passage of the Union army, and then
could doubt the ability and purpose of
the people to maintain the Government,
has certainly been given over to hardness
of heart and made to believe a lie.
From Harrison the command moved
forward to Glendale, O., following in
the track of the enemy, where most
charming greeting awaited us. The
village looked like another Eden. All
Its citizens and host of young ladies,
who were attending the Glendale College,
were all out in line along the street. In
their hands were baskets, trays, dishes
and pitchers filled with the substantials
and luxuries of life
In passing through the two States
The National tribune., 1896-11-19
inst, and was moving in northeasterly

inst, and was moving in a northeasterly
direction. -
"I left Knoxvillenat o'clock a. m.
northwardly, and joined Gen. Shackel-
ford at o'clock cat Hammondsville.
From thence we proceeded to Salineville,
my command taking1the advance. At
the latter place we Rserned that Morgan
had been seen at M6dresville, going east
wardly on Beaver Creek road toward
Smiths Ford, on the Ohio River. l
was at once sent forward by Gen. Shack
elford to intercept Gen. Morgan, if that
were possible, at some point on the
above-named road.
az started forward at the rate OF
seven miles an hour with my command,
which was reduced to nearly 300 men
by detachments going off to their re-
spective regiments. On coming within
half mile of the junction of the Beaver
Creek road, | was surprised to learn that
Morgan was passing the intersection OF
the roads on gallop. l then consid-
cred the chances. of catching up with
him rather desperate. | learned from
the citizens that private road led to
the right of the road upon which we
were moving, and intersected the Beaver
Creek road at distance of something
over mile, while Morgan would have
to 90 two miles on the main road to
reach the same point.
Gas Morgan had half a mile the
start of US, we had about equal chances
to reach the desired spot at the same
time. The road was very rough, but |
ordered my command to move forward
on the double-quick, and the order wa:
carried out vigorously, moving at the
greatest possible speed. | took the ad.
vance, accompanied by Capt. Pond and
Adj't Pierce, with about 20 privates
from Co. A, 11th Ky. Cav. We dashed
forward over the rough, hilly road, and
reached the Beaver Creek road about
$50 yards in advance of the rebels.
To be cO,tfinued1
The National tribune., 1896-11-19
Have You Asthma or Hay.Fevere

Medical Science at last reports positive
cure for Asthma and Hay-fever in the wonder
full kola Plant, new botanical discovery found
on the Congo River. West Africa. Its cures are
really marvellous. Rev. J. l.. Combs. of Mar
tinsburg, w. Va. writes that it cured him OF
Asthma of fifty years standing. and Hon. J.. g.
Cute. of Greeley. Iowa. testfes that for three
years he bad to sleep propped up in chair in
Hay-fever season, being unable to lie down
night or day. The Kola Plant cured him at
once. To make the matter sure, these and
hundreds of other cures are sworn to before
notary public. So great is their faith in its
wonderful curative poHsrs, the Kola Importing
CO., of 1854 BroadwsyJ New York, to make it
known. is sending OUT large cases OF the kola
TRIBUNE who are spTegers from Asthma and
Hay. fever. All they ASK in return is that
when cured yourself 'yofii tell your neigh
bors aboutit. Send your hame and address
a postal card, and tHey wAl send you large
case by mail free. 1t costs you nothing, and
JOu should surely try it.
The National tribune., 1896-11-19
iHa'per's Reand TaJle.l

iLNHVof IHeNH 4uOfc.
A very small girl was learning to write.
Her teacher ruled thesaslate and set her
copies" and Lucy took great pains with
the pot-hooks and round o's with which she
began. One day the teacher set down some
thing new for Lucy Ito copy y-M-o-o-Moo.
What is ir?" asked Lacy, with puzzled
look. VI ,lR1 ea
THAT is Moo The noise COW makes,
Lucy. See, it is made up Of pot-hooks and
round o's, just what you have been learn
ing on"
So Lncy sat down and prepared to copy
Moo" But she did 1T in queer way.
She made an NJ at the beginning of each
line, and followed each M with a whole
string of o's all across the slate, like this,
MOoOoO.
But that isn't right, Lucy" said the
teacher, when the little girl showed her the
slate. "You must copy the word as l have
written it, SO-Moon
Lucy looked at the teachers copy, and
then at her own attempts, and then she
shook her head decidedly
Well, think mine is right, Miss Jones'"
she said. For / never saw COW that gave
such short Moo as you wrote DOWN.
The National tribune., 1896-11-19
Humbugs Among Animals.

One who has deeply studied the habits of
animals has discovered that there are hum
bugs among them.
In military stables horses are known to
have pretended to be lame in order to avoid
going to military exercise. A chimpanzee
had been fed on cake when sick; after his
recovery he often feigned coughing in order
to procure dainties.
The cuckoo, as is well known, lays its eggs
in another birds nest, and, to make the de-
ception surer, it takes away one of the other
birds eggs. Animals are conscious of their
deceit, as is shown by the fact that they try
to act secretly aud noiselessly; they show
sense of guilt if detected; they take pre-
cautions in advance to avoid discovery in
some cases they manifest regret and repent
ance. Thus bees which steal hesitate often
before and after their exploits, as if they
feared punishment
A naturalist describes how his monkey
committed theft While he pretended to
sleep, the animal regarded him with hesita-
ton, and stopped every time his master
moved or seemed on the point of awakening.