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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-06

In deciding not TO postpone the exam
ination into the charges against the
management of the institute for the
deaf. dumb and blind at Ssaunton the
legislaturo hiss acted wisely. The de-
svelopments already made in the inves-
tigntion are OF such character as to
excite the indignation end disgust Of
good people everywhere, and to come to
even o Temporary halt now would lead
many to fear that the delay was only
preparatory for whitowash proceedings
to be introduced later. BY all means
let tho tumor on the body polite be
fully probed now and the corruption re-.
snoved as speedily as possible.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-06
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Is never done, and it is especially wearing
and wearisome to those whose blood is
impure and unfit properly to tone, sus-
tain, and renew the wasting of nerve,
muscle and tissue. 1t is more because of
this condition OF the blood that women
are run down,
Tired, Weak, Nervous,
Than because OF tho work itself. Every
physician says so, and that the only rem
edy Is in building up by taking good
nerve tonic, blood purifier and vitalizer
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. For the trou bles
Peculiar to Women at change OF season.
climate or life, or resulting from hard
work, nervousness, and impure blood,
thousands have found relief and cure in
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-06

A largo library afs TO distract rather
than to instruct VI learner u Ia much
better to DO confined to u few authors than
to wander ut random ovor many.-Seneca.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-06

Raauon'S Nerve SEQ Tsoae OH cnrco
Eleurnattsms CuH2 SoseA Burma end
Muiaeo, Eor ASc.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-06
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81 fortRightly, beginning in two weeks.
however, those desiring to pay In full can
fccurc certificates of full paid stock at once.
Remit by check or postoflce or express
order or registered letter to AUSTIN GAL
LAdHER, Secretary. lOO Broadway, New
York.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
NEEDED FOR The navy,
Sixty.Nine Million Dollars the
Estimate for Building and
Aiming Vessels.
Some Interesting figures Are Sub
mitted by the Naval Ordnance
Bureau.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 26.-The
Naval Ordnance Bureau requires over
500, ,000. 900 next year, of which 81, 100, 1876 is
needed for the armament of new vessels
already authorized. The annual report of
Commodore Sampson, chief of ordnance,
shows seventy-one big breech-loading
rifles have been completed this year, and
that more than half OF the required
smaller guns are now IN use. The diff
Guilty of securing proper brown prismatic
powder is shown by the fact that while
699,847 were accepted last year, S35, 700
were rejected. Efforts have therefore been
increased TO perfect smokeless powder
manufacture. Powder contractors have
delivered over 1000 tons of plates up to
OCTOBER 1, of which 1705 tons were Har-
veyized. The average cost per ton, which
in 1895 was $611 26, was this year 1851 r.
Notice is taken OF the first foreign orders
for armor ever placed in this country,
Russia having contracted with the Carne-
gle and Bethlehem works for 1000 and 5000
tons respectively.
In referring to the delivery OF the new
small arm, of which 10000 have been or
dered. the very small caliber of which has
been criticized, Comm odore Sampson de-
ciares that lat the present moment no ma
tion having any pretensions to military or
naval power has in contemplation any
other change in the caliber of its small
arms than still further reduction"
The navy now has LIZ Whitehead tor
pedoes in use-186 more being held in re-
serve for new ships and torpedo-boats.
All the six-inch rifles in the service are
being changed to rapid fire weapons.
As instancing the remarkable prompt
ness with which vessels on the home sta
tion can have their explosive stores re-
plenished it is said that the Stiletto left
Newport one morning and delivered 1000
pounds of smokeless powder to Fort
n. j., within twelve hours. The bureau
has ordered 1,00O0 rounds of ammuni-
tion for the new small arm.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
cALlF0RNiA'S M0HAIR FLEECE.
Stir Caused in London BY the Exhibit of
C. p Bailey of San

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 26.-The
Times says: A stir has been caused in Eng
land by some lnohair fleece grown in Cali
fornia, and it is stated that if fleeces OF the
same uniform quality can be grown there
IN any amount the triumph of the United
States as mohair producer will be as
snred. United States Consul Meeker at
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, writes on
this point as follows:
"There has been on exhibition at this
Consulate for the past week an American
grown mohair fleece forwarded to Brad
ford by G. P. Bailey of San Jose, Cal. The
fleece is that of a two-year-old graded doe.
The quality of the hair has been the Won
der of all who have seen it. 1t has been
closely examined by several of the leading
mohair dealers and importers, all of whom
have expressed the highest opinion OF it.
One OF them, Jonas Whitley, ex- Mayor
of Bradford, said: Il have now in my
warehouse about 5000, 900 worth of mohair,
both Turkey and Cape, and / am entirely
sincere when l state that there is not
better fleece in the lot. l will buy all the
American mohair like that that may be
offered me at the market price. Should
~ uhAioiuAy equai lAlS ueSCo uo AoI
know but what | would pay more than
the market price. 1t is remarkable in
being most free from kemp, and do not
know that / have ever handled fleece
with so little kemp in it. The amount of
nolls is also less than usual, which is very
important, as it leaves more weight in
long staple to go into tops. l say unhesi-
tatingly that the sample fleece is as good
mohair as is grown
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
CARNAGE I'M FAIR CUBA.
Between Insurgents and
Spanish in Which Many Soldiers
Are Slain.

HAVANA, CUBA, Oct. 26-Coonel Sc
gura has reported to the Government that
his command surprised a body of
rebels at Garganta Soroa, province OF
Pinar del Rio, and that in the
fighting that followed four of the
insurgents were killed. The Spanish by
this victory gained possession of route
to the hills and started to build trenches
to defend their position. While employed
in this work the troops were continually
fired upon by rebels, but no losses were
sustained.
On October "a Colonel Segura left the
main body of his command, aud with a
small force started to reconnoitre the
country. On his way back he learned that
the Seamore battalion was engaged with
the rebels He therefore hurried to the
scene of the fighting and took part in the
combat.
The rebels made desperate efforts to
carry the Spanish position and thus open
the way for their return to the hills, but
they were compelled to retreat, closely
followed by the Spaniards. a series OF
bloody fights occurred during the two
days of the pursuit.
The rebels left sixty-one dead on the
field, but j. is said that their losses were
much heavier than this. The troops lost
lieutenant and twenty-one privates
killed, and ITO wounded. including four
captains and two lieutenanta
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
Large Numbers of the Bodies of
Victims Cast Into the
Euphrates.
CHRISTIAN HOMES DESTROYED
No Kurds in the Place ami So the
Sultan's Own People Must
Shoulder the Blame.

BOSTON, Mass, Oct. 26.-A letter dated
Harpoot, Eastern Turkey, September 29
has been received in Boston as follows:
''All the letters which have sent agree
in fixing the estimate at about 1000 as the
mum Der killed in the E gin massacre
More women and children in propor-
tion seem to have suffered this fate than
in any previous massacre of which know.
Many of the dead were left in the streets
for days as food for dogs and large num-
bers were thrown into the Euphrates
''The bodies have been seen floating
down the river forty or fifty miles below
the city. In some cases whole families
have been obiterated. Exact statistics, of
course, cannot be given, but it is feared
that 1000 is an underestimate. There is
an estimated population of between 5000
and 6000 Christians"
The letters give the number of houses
at HOO. and of these it is said only about
$50 are left. This carnage lasted from
Tuesday to Thursday. All the testimony
concurs in showing that the massacre was
official and that it was wholly without
reason. There was no disturbing element
except in the cases of few officials.
"The Vali," continues the letter, "and
the military commander were in the tele-
graph Office here most of the time from
the beginning to the end. AS far as / can
learn, the people made no resistance
whatever and no Turks were killed except
three possibly later in the division of the
spoils. There were no Kurds in the place.
The work was done by the citizens and
soldiers. The massacre has extended to
several of the Egin villages, but we have
no details.
''The local government is constant in its
assurance that no further massacres will
take place in this region, and good deal
of energy is shown IN restraining the tur-
bulent elements. Five people were killed
in the Aghum villages, one of them a
priest, but the timely arrival Of soldiers
prevented another massacre. After all
that has happened it is not surprising
that Christians have no sense OF security
and that they are unnerved by fear. The
destitution of the coming winter threat
ems to be almost as great as last year."
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
WoRKING THE WHEAT MARK EFT.
business In The Chicago Pit on a Much
Rrduced Scale.


CHICAGO. ILL.,. Oct. 26.-The net appre-
clation in the price OF wheat to-day was /
cent, but the market was nervous and in a
position to be worked" Business was on
a m uch reduced scale, not only in wheat
bu in the other grains and provisions. In
a general way 1t was bull market with
out bull news.
As is usual OH Monday the trade had
important statistics, but they did not
leave their mark There was n disposi-
tion to follow leaders or guess what the
market might do next regardless OF nat
urai influences, and this developed scalp.
ing trade.
The December options in wheat opened
at 69I cents and the highest price for the
day was 711s cents. The lowest figures
were 6914 cents. Shortly before the clos
ing hour news came of the burning of the
Pacific elevators and this caused the mar
ket to be firm, the final price being 7OL
cents.
1t cannot be said that there was any ex-
element during the days business, for
the reason, perhaps. that there was moth
ing in the information received to warrant
it. The foreign cable reports indicated a
decline of one penny, and this had it's ef-
feet in the bear campaign, but altogether
it was simply scalping movement
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
REFUGEES ARE WELCOMED.
Prominent Chrfstfans Offer Shelter 4
the Arntenians.

Prominent Chrfstfans Offer Shelter to
the Arnsenians.
NEW YORK. N. Y. Oct. 26.-Carnegie
Hall was filled tonight by 1000 persons
who attended the welcome meeting to the
Armenian refugees, held under the
auspices of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, the National Ar
menian Relief Committee, the Armenian n
Relief Association and the Salvation
Army. The Salvationists turned out in
force. Commander Booth-Tucker pre-
sided in the absence of Rev. T. De Witt
Talmage. Among those on the platform
were DR.. Grace Kimball, Ira Sankey, Con-
sui Mrs. Booth Tucker and about fifty of
the refugees.
Letters of regret from Mayor Strong,
Right Rev. Bishop Satterlie and others,
and a cablegram from Mr.. Gladstone to
DIR. Talmage were read. The cablegram
was as follows:
Irejoice in the rescue of any faction of the
Armenians from the fangs of the great assas-
sin. So long as the inaction of the powers
continues the situation will be shameful as
well as sad, but the deeds are recorded both in
heaven and before man, and constantly accu-
mulating horrors may yet work the downfall
of that crying iniquity known as the Turkish
empire. GLADSTONE.
Commander Booth Tucker then intro
duced DR.. Crate Kimball, who spoke in
part as follows: II have come from the
scene OF the cruelties inflicted upon the
Armenians. am an eyewitness Of their
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
WERE BROTHER AND SISTER.
Discovery That Prevented Happy COUPE
From Being Made Man
nnd Kife

NEW YORK, N. Y. Oct. ga wedding
announced for Sunday last at DR.. Hough-
toms Little Church Around the Corner
did not take place, because almost at the
last moment the discovery was made that
the bridal couple to be were brother and
sister.
Fifteen years ago man named Bryan
and his wife died in Chicago, leaving two
girls-Edna, aged 10, and Maude, i've
years younger. Their only son, Joseph.
had run away from home a year previ-
ously. The little girls were bright and
pretty, and Mrs. Alice Townsend, the
wife of variety show manager, adopted
them.
In course of time they went on the stage
as the Harvey sisters. A year ago Edna
married Mr.. Melrose of Baltimore and
retired to private life. Maude went to
London, where she found employment at
the AIham bra. There she met Peggy
Prime and her husband, Joe Allen.
Maude and Joe Allen loved each other
at first sight. Miss Prime objected and
finally obtained a divorce. Allen and his
new love came to the United States in
tending to marry. They obtained work
with company now playing in Brooklyn.
Miss Harvey announced her approaching
nupt1als to all her friends. Mrs. Melrose
came from Baltimore to see her sister
married.
On Friday Allen entertained them with
stories of his early life. He told them he
ran away from his home in Chicago when
a lad of 10 years because his father beat
him, and had worked as a shoeblack,
nswsboy and other lowly occupations until
he rose ana finally became variety actor.
Mrs. Melrose asked him if he had seen
his parents since he became prosperous
and he replied that he had written to in
quire about them and had learned that
both ware dead.
Their name wasn't Allen, You know" "
he said, 'it was Bryan"
A few questions hurriedly put and
answered discovered to Mrs. Melrose that
in her intended brother-in-law she had
found long lost brother. The invita-
tions to the wedding were recalled and
DR.. Houghton was notified that his SER
vices would not be required.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
REPRlMANDEO AND PROMOTED.
Nceroy Ii Hung Chang Seems to Have
Faculty for Getting
HumiHnfed.

PEKING, CHINA, Oct. 26.-Li Hung Chang
has been reprimanded for having entered
the summer palace for the purpose of pay
ing a visit to the Dowager Empress with
out observing the formalities usual upon
such occasions.
LONDON, ENGLAND, Oct. 26.-Telegrams
received here from Peking announce the
appointment of Lii Hung Chang as Chi
nese Minister of Foreign Affairs. The an
nouncenent has caused great deal of
comment here.
The st. James Gazette says that Ii
Hung Chang, upon leaving Southampton,
told the reporters that his ability to carry
out reforms which be desired established
in China depended upon his return to
power after he got home. The success of
his mission to Europe is consequently
eauged by his appointment to the Foreign
Ministry.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
FORTY MILLION ACRES.
Title to That Vast Tract of
Land Involved in a
Lawsuit.
The Contest Of The Atlantic and Pacific
Against Mingus in the Su-
preme Court.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 26.-The
title to forty million acres of land is in
volved in a case pending in the Supreme
Court of the United States, wherein the
United States to-day asked leave to file
brief because of its concern in the ques-
tions presented. The title of the case Is
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com
pany VS.. Robert Mingus ct al. from the
Supreme Court OF the Territory of New
Mexico. The litigation was over the title
to a tract of land situated within the linn
its of that part of the grant originally
made il 1866 to the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad Company and declared to be for
feited to the United States by the act of
1866. because the road co-terminous there
with had not been constructed in accord
aEce with the conditions OF the grant
The Supreme Court of the Territory at
tirmed Mingus' title to the land and the
railroad company appealed TO the Supreme
Court OF the United States.
1t is claimed by the railroad that by an
act passed in 1881, Congress expressly au-
thorized the company to mortgage the
land grant, and that having been done
Congress could not forfeit the land at least
until after the time when that mortgage
became due, which time has not yet ar
rived. Joseph Call, assistant counsel for
the United States, in his brief stated that
the land in question com prises all that
part of the grant lying between Isleta
Junction and Sprin gield, Mo-, and be-
tween the Colorado River and the Pacific
Ocean, forty out of the fifty million acres
contained in the original grant. II the
claims of the railroad company should be
sustained, all of the patents issued by the
United States, and entries allowed to set
tiers for parts of such lands since 1886,
would be null:tied He contends that the
forfeiture act must be upheld, and the
judg of the Territorial Court in favor
oF Mipousi titfa affirmed
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
HATRED Fon BARrHo1omEw.
Arnsenians Object to His Spbserrience tt
The NnIfan

Arnsemians object to His Subserrience to
the SuIt6yn.
CONSTANTINOPLE,T TURKEY, Oct. 20
While Monsignor Bartholomew, who on
August 8 last was selected as locum
tenens of the Armenian patriarch Mat
thew Izmirdian, was driving through the
streets to-day he was attacked by four
men who attempted to murder him. The
escort accompanying Monsignor Barthol-
new seized the would-be assassins and
turned them over to the police. An ex-
animation elected the fact that one of the
prisoners was an Armenian officer.
Monsgnor Bartholomew has excited the
hostility of the Armenians by his subser-
vience to the Sultan, and the attempt to
murder him is undoubtedly due to this
feeling. He is highly esteemed by the
Turks for his Mohammedan sympathies.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
BURIAL OF THE BODIES.
Health Horries Turkey More Than Crme
Massacres.

mUSSdcTeS.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Oct. ga let
ter from S. G.. Zavatizino, United States
Sanitary Inspector at Constantinople. ad-
dressed 10 Surgeon-General Wyman of the
Marine Hospital service, gives striking
idea of the recent massacres in that city.
He writes:
A commission has been appointed in
consequence of an trade or imperial order,
the mission of which commission was to
ascertain if the corpses of the massacred
people have been buried according to the
rules OF hygiene and have not endangered
public health. The above e-mentione6 COM
mission, the memb bers of which are mostly
members of the International Board of
Health. have visited the Armenian .ceme-
terry at Shisley, where they saw three large
graves, one of which was forty-five by five
meters and nearly two meters deep. The
two other graves were smaller, about eight
by three meters each, where several hun
dred corpses were buried.
The above mentioned commission has
not visited the other Armenian cemeteries
OF Constantinople, where the massacred
people have been buried.
LII u elttlug VI tuc COLI ullSSlOn
the question whether the prison will not
endanger the public health of the capital
was discussed. 1t has been said, for in
stance, that the arrested Armenians are
so many and SO thronged in the prisons
that the poor prisoners are obliged to stay
on foot all the time they are in prison.
being unable to lie down on account of
the lack of room. Twill be aple to state
the sanitary condition of the prisons after
the commission presents its report. If
what has been said is true such a condi-
tion may cause the outbreak of infectious
diseases. There are already several cases
of typhoid fever, but every year at this
season this disease exists. What a physi-
clan can see now are frightened patients
suffering from the effects of what they
saw during the 26th and 2Sth of last Au-
gust, when all along the streets of Galata
men armed with swords were striking liv-
ing men or dead bodies, dreadful and
terrific sight"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
Destruction of Elevators in the
Goose Island District in
Short Order.
PERIL OF THE FIRE LADDIEs
While Fighting the Flames They
Narrowly Escape Terrible
Death.

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. 26.-In less than
one hour at noon to-day fire destroyed
81, 200, 900 worth of property on the north
branch of the Chicago River, in dilapi-
tated locality known as Goose Island. The
Pacific grain elevators A and B, owned
by the Chicago and Pacific Elevator Com
pany, were completely destroyed and sew
eral frame dwellings adjoining were swept
away in the avalanche of flame. There
were more than !, ,O00 600 bushels of wheat
stored in the two great elevators. Tho
loss of that is estimated at 1851, 900, on corn
$34, 800 and a small loss on oats. The loss
on the buildings and machinery is placed
at nearly $500, ,0O0 Insurance fully covers
the losses.
Superintendent Perry said the fire
started IN elevator B in the south part,
and he believed it was caused by sparks
from passing tug in the river No en-
ploye of the company knows anything
more definite about the origin of the de-
struction.
No more dangerous spot for big fire to
start could be found in the city. Close to
the burned structures are the Armour ele-
vator, the biggest in the world, the i'm
mense building of Hale and Curtis and
the extensive docks and sheds of the Cres-
cent Coal Company.
Burning brands from the cataract of
flaming grain and falling roofs and walls
ignited the roof of the malthouse every
few minutes and dozen leads of hose
were needed to save the building from de-
struction. When the first of the twenty
five engine companies arrived on the
scene water attack was at once made on
the boler-room, where the fire was re-
ported to have started, but in a few min
utes the fremen were forced by binding
steam and fierce heat to beat hasty re-
treat, leaving behind them part of their
hose equipment.
Five firemen of another company, who
were fighting the blaze from the roof of
the elevator Office, one-story brick build
ing, had narrow escape from death. The
roof they were on fell in by the building
catching fire underneath them and they
fell with it before word of warning could
be given. Fortunately the firemen seized
the hose and the walls projecting a little
above the collapsed roof they hung over
the fiery furnace until rescued by their
comrades.
A hundred or more freight cars on the
Milwaukee and st. Paul road were rescued
from beneath the flaming pillars at the
peril OF the railroad men who coupled the
cars, and then some had to be left.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-27
TRIAL OF THE MASSACHUSETTS,
No Defects Found During the Cruise of
the Battleshin.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 26 The
United States battleship Massachusetts,,
just returned from her final trial trip, has
no superior in the world. Her perfor-
nance on trial has exceeded that of the
Indiana. The report of the inspection
board, of which Commodore Dewey is
chairman, and which ran her Tor forty
eight hours at sea last week, reached the
Navy Department to-day. On October %
she ran thirteen knots by the log for two
hours, her engines averaging little more
than 101 revolutions, developing 5044 horse
power. During the succeeding forty-eight
hours run all guns were fired on the level
and at maximum elevation with service
charges, the structure of the ship and gun
mounts showing ample strength and free
dom from any injury or straln5.
The board found that upon the trial no
weakness or defect appeared in the hull,
machinery, fittings or equipment due to
defective workmanship or mat erials.