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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03

considerable anxiety among the silver
will pursue.
Chairman Harrity said the full commit
tee would have to pass upon the tempo
rary craftsmanship and in doing this they
would be controlled by their convictions
and their Judgment. If controlled by
their convictions alone, he said probably
they would select a man holding the same
financial views that they might individu
ally hold; whereas, if they consulted their
Judgment, they might select II man whose
views would be in harmony with the SEN
timents of the majority of the convention.
AS the chairman of the national commit
tee had no means of ascertaining the
sentiments of that body and did not pre-
sumo to make a conjecture thereon, the
silver men were not able to evolve any sat
isfaction from his diplomatic discourse;
but as evasion is almost always sign of
Interior designs, the silver men are more
disposed than ever to be thoroughly on
their guard, and see to it that the advo
Gates of the gold standard do not obtain
any temporary advantage from the action
of the national committee. They know
they can control the action of the conven
tion if given their rights, but are appre
hensive lest the influences at work upon
the committee may shape its action adj
versely to their interests in the prelimi-
nary work. Ii is hoped however that the
apprehensions may prove groundless, and
that the national committee will recognize
the wishes of the great majority of the
Democratic voters of the country and
shape its course accordingly
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
SILVER MEN WATCHFTL-

AS the day set for the meeting of the
Democratic national convention draws
nearer the political situation deepens i'm
interest. 1t is evident that the silver men
will be largely in the ma jorty at the con
vention, but there are various questions
connected with the preliminary arrange
ments which they desire to have definite
ly settled before the meeting of that body.
and as the powers of the national commit
tee in regard to some of these are unde-
termined, they are naturally very anxious
TO learn what the action of that body will
be, especially as to temporary organiza-
ton. contesting delegations and roll call
In order TO reach satisfactory conclu
sion IN this respect, the silver committee
consisting of Senator's Jones, Daniel and
Turpie, and Governors Altgeld and Stone.
held a conference with the national Demo-
cratic executive committee on Wednesday
and asked for information. Chairman
Harrity, as spokesman, was non-commit-
tai in his replies to questions and as it is
well known that the members of the ma
tional committee as whole incline to-
ward the gold standard, there is naturally
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
VENOMOTS SNAKE

woman who came to Bristol Tues
day from Walkers mountain. but whose
name could not he learned Yesterday,
told startling story about the death of
two of her little children. She went to
the residence of J. j. Hobson with ber-
ries for sale, and while there related that
two of her children We're bitten by rat
tlesnake and both died from the effects of
the bite. The children had retired, and
were playfully pinching each other AT
ter they had quit playing in this manner
each accused the other of keeping up the
pinching, but on examination it was
found that venomous RATHER had
crawled into the bed and was sending its
deadly fangs into the flesh of the chill
dren. Bristol Courier
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03

| chief promoters of the abolition of slavery
| in this country. So far as Mrs. Stoves
ability was concerned she was not espe
| cially remarkable in this respect, but in
writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin she struck
| Il keynote in the anti-slavery agitation
which gave to public opinion in the North
Il trend that carried it irresistibly onward
to civil war; and forcible freedom of the
negros laves. In all of this the element
of chance seemed largely conferred; but to
the rejecting mind there was everywhere
visible the hand of Providence directing
events, in which this effort of Harriet
Beecher Stowe was only one of the many
means to a common end. Her story asa
literary production has none of the inn
prints of genius visible in the works of
the great novelists of the world, but never
theless in the pathos of its recital and the
alleged evils 1T exposed it contributed
wonderfully in shaping the policy of the
North towards the extinction of slavery.
for which some of the most talented men
i'll that section were laboring, regardless
of the property rights involved and of the
fact that the sin of the institution, if sin
there was, belonged not to the South
alone, but to the whole country, certainly
as much to the North, whose people sold
their slaves instead of freeing them, as
to this section. 1t is with no disposition
to derogate from the merits of the dead,
or to rouse animosities long since buried
that this brief allusion to the book..which
made n woman famous is made but sim
ply to state the facts as they appear to
unprecedented minds. Harriet Beecher
Stowe evidently was woman with mis-
sion, and that she carried it out, the his
tory of her work and of the country prior
to the civil war and during that tremen
dous conflict fully proves
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
THE IDEAL PANACEA.

James l.. Francis, Alderman. Chicago,
says II regard DIR. Kings New Discov-
cry as an Ideal Panacca for Coughs. Colds
and Lung Complaints, having used it in
my family for the last five years, to the
exclusion of physicians prescriptions or
other preparations. "
Kew John Burgus, Kcokuk, Iowa,
writes; II have been a Minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for 30 years
or more, ana have never found anything
so beneficial, or that gave me such speedy
relief as DR.. Kings New Discovery. u
Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial
bottles Free at Paul Massie's Pharmacy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
DEATH OF EDITOR SHEETZ.

B. f. Sheetz, editor of the Leesburd
Wa.) Mirror, died Sunday last at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, aged 60 years
He had been in bad health for nearly a
year, and about two weeks ago went to
the hospital for treatment. Mr.. Sheetz
was born in Charlestown, Jefferson coun-
ty, West Va, where his early days were
spent. He moved to Fredicksburg, Va,
and was employed on the old Virginia
Herald, under Major j. II. Kelly. He
then, early in the fifties, went to Lees
burg, where he had lived since He
leaves wife and one son. Arthur Sheetz,
who is associated with him in the publ
cation of the paDer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
MY LADY's sOLICIToUs MAID.
She Ordered the Duke of Norfolk to
Carry in Trunk

She Ordered the Duke of Norfolk to
Carry in Trunk
Some years ago the Duke of Norfolk
filled Arundel Castle with guests for
Goodwood races. Most of them came
from London by the same train, and al
though elaborate arrangements had been
made for them, so large was the quantity
of luggage that ii could not be brought
up at one journey. says Answers.
Thus at about ten minutes TO dinner
time beautiful and accomplished count
ess found herself with no luggage except
a handbook. The eXcitable little French
maid ran out into the passage and seeing
some one of rather small stature, in his
shirt sleeves Juggling away at an enor-
nous box, called out:
Here, here, you leetle man! Bring
my lady's box
"All right, ma'am, coming as quick as
can. replied the luggage man. as he
hauled away mre vigorously than ever
Thinking she knew the voice. her lady
ship went outside, and to her amusement
and the maids horror, found that it was
the duke himself, who was so anxious for
his guests comfort.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
DOG TRAINING

According to Mr.. Peterson, an expert
dog trainer in New York, the life of a
performing dog extends to about eight
or ten years. The education of a dog for
the stage, according to Mr. Peterson 5
ideas, should not commence before the
animal is year old, and generally lasts
Tor year. Some animals, however, are
quicker than others, and dog found in
the streets repaid his rescuers from the
lethal chamber by picking up all that was
taught him and going on the stage in
three months.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03

As the silver sentiment increases in
strength there is less and less talk of a
bolt at the national Democratic conven-
ton. At least two-thirds of the dele
gates are instructed for silver, and many
not instructed will vote for free coinage.
These, with the daily converts to bimet-
allism from among the gold standard
delegates, will make the convention so
unanimous by the time it assemblies on
the 7th of this month, that there will be
nobody to bolt.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
OUR COINAGE.

The gold eagle weighs 270 grains.
The 50 gold piece weighs 1876 grains.
The trade dollar weighs 47) grains
The $50 gold piece weighs SIG grains.
The ten cent piece weighs 416 grains
The bronze cent piece weighs As grains.
The twenty cent piece weighs n. 16
grains.
The gold dollar coin weighs 81. s grains.
The cent nickle piece weighs 10 grains.
grains.
The silver five cent piece weighs 90. s
grains.
The two cent bronze piece weighed 90
grains.
The ''dollar of our daddiesn weighs 416
grains.
The common quarter of silver weighs
104 grains
The three cent silver piece weighed
12375 grains
The five cent nickle piece weighs II. 16
grains.
The fineness of our gold coins is about
80 per cent.
The old fashioned copper cent weighed
264 grains.
The quartz eagle, or 80 gold piece,
weighs 81 1-2 grains.
The three cent nickle piece, now discon-
tinued, weighed 30 grains.
The standard dollar weighs Alp / 9
grains, the half dollar POS grains.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
A VALUABLE PRESCRIPTION

Editor Morrison, of Worthington, Ind,
sun" writes: You have II valuable
prescription in Electric Bitters, and |
can cheerfullyarecommend it for Consti-
patton and sick headache, and rs a gen
eral system tonic it has no equal" Mrs.
Annie Stehle 1926 Cottage Grove Ave.
Chicago, was all run down, could not eat
nor digest food, had backache which
never left her and felt tired and weary,
but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored
her health and renewed her strength.
Prices 30 cents and 81. Get bottle at
Paul Massie's ms
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03

The leading candidates for the Demo-
cratic nomination for President are
Bland, of Missouri, and Boies, of Iowa.
with the former considerably in the lead.
as far as instructed delegates are con
cerned, although the latter has MANY
friends who as yet have not openly ex-
pressed preference for any candidate.
Various estimates place the Bland vote
on the first ballot ut from 100 to 225 but
after this Boies may begin to climb and
Bland to descend. While these two sill
yer statesmen are now the admitted ia
vorites, Senator. Teller, of Colorado, de
spite his Republican antecedents and the
disastrous outcome of the Horace Greeley
precedent, has II latent strength espe-
cially in the South and farther West.
that may lead to important results
should there be any difficulty in nomina-
ting simon-pure Democrat But who
ever the nominee may be, the increasing
strength of the silver movement adds
daily to his chances of success; so much
so that the election of n silver man for
President this fall, which seemed a wild
dream six months ago, has now almost
become certainty, provided the friends
of the white metal everywhere agree on
one man.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
This Date In History-July 8.

HISTORIES and Indians massacred 500 Amer
leans at Wyoming, Pa.
1Sl6-MrS. Jordan, actress and mother Of the
10 children Of William ", died in obscurity
at St Cloud, France; born In Ireland l762.
is7l-Rome declared capital of Italy with i'm
posing ceremonies Rome had been the
capital of ancient Italy and ultimately of
the Roman empire. After the downfall of
the western empire it dwindled to city
of 1900 Inhabitants. Under the popes il
was restored and enlarged, but many peri
DDS of war and turbulence checked its de-
velopment. During the last 100 years 1t
was several different times occupied by
the French and on the Withdrawal of Ma.
poloon's troops in 1870 was occupied by an
Italian army. and its citizens submitted to
the authority of the king of united Italy.
le92-Tornndoes, foods and waterspouts
wrought terrible destruction in six western
RtateS.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03

Major Mckinley and Mr.. Hobart had a
conference on Wednesday at Canton,
Ohio, and no doubt enjoyed themselves
very much in anticipation of the success
mt the polls in November, which now
seems to them so certain. There is, how
ever, many a slip between the cup and
the lip, as Blaine found in 1894, when
Cleveland was elected President, and as
the latter discovered in 1892 when Harri-
son succeeded him to the Office Each
of these gentlemen on the special occa-
sion mentioned were almost certain of
success, and yet the result badly dis
counted the estimates in both instances.
So it will he with the Republican nomi-
nees in November, if the friends of silver
do not dissipate their strength in plu-
rality Of candidates
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03

Canton dispatch says that Mckinley
is watching for blunders ut Chicago, so
that he may further the cause of Repub-
licanism by exposing them. He had bet
ter watch himself and the members of his
own political household, as they are by
no means infallible
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
TUE FAIR

Have You been to the Fair Now open
mt No. Salem avenue, with an elegant
line of books, stationary, glassware, inks,
pencils, tablets etc. Give us call and
inspect our stock George Gravatt, Man
ager.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
DOUBTFUL.

Has he learned to ride the wheel yct?'
81 don't think So I've never seen any
scars on his face ''-Chicago Post.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
MISTAKE.

Little boy, Ito his mother, after pater.
nal discipline)-Ma, I'm afraid we made
a great mistake in marrying pa-Tid
Bits.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
"UNCLE TOMS CABIN

The death Of Harriet Beecher Stowe re-
moves from the stage of action one of the
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Highest Of all leayenng Power.Laiest U Cow Report
.yE!a!'l!L! R RsNasSi:
ABSOLUTELY PURE

Glen Miller, r. l.. Cumrboil, Geof G
ID. bDOmia, Mite. Arthur brown,
Purinut 30 Eleven voter4 rfes iut,
nine { whom were Hf' an men AID
refused > take part In thu tfOcte inga.
Dolegatsf. Wa tsf e. Lyle, II. +. X H.
nnrl.
Precinct 40-Eloven votes oas'. Del.
uga,ca. J0nn 4. Axiom, Miss Susie
Harpot, r. II. Harper, Samuel Badler.
Mt. John Axiom, rhomas AiamsOu.
Predict Il-Deioga tet; j. 4. sorou-
son, Tom Mulhullaud, :. W. Morrison,
a, T.. Milford, Robert Potcher, Joseph
Lippman.
Pfccint l2-rhltly.nve voters Del
egatsG Il. J. Allen, W. 4. Highsm,
G.. IL. Brink, James Lawson, Bert Nj.
Oiso1, II. J. Fouigor Jr. Alternate;
William Williams, MITE. II. 5. Joseph,
Mra. Mary Judge, Arthur Hulac, A.
n. Lewls, All Bryan Republican,,
Precinct % - About twenty-five
votes. Delegate; E. a RiEnOn, Il.
~. Miller, w. H.. Hahn, J J. Stewart,
Fred Hale. Mfs. IL. ~. Cofiln. Alter
lates jackson Bolton, Fred Meyer.
FiFII MUNICIPAL WARD
Precinct 4i-Eoven voters me, and
al turned I'll TO light, when they will
cltct de'egHtes "a bOtn conventions.
Precinct 4j-Not q vote.
pFeoi ct 10 Not vote.
Precinct 45--Numbef OF votes cast,
81. Nance OF delegate: q. q. Good.
win, Il. Maekint3sU, Chris Dlehl, L..
U. Goliath, A. 4. Gfaham, Charles
Davis, J. w. Cotlle.
Precinct 4D--Numbet OF votes cast,
8S. Names Of doleg ,ics; u. II. wenger,
Mrs. George a. Lowe, Mrt. Thomas
Carter, Il. Spfongef, George q. Ann.
strong, Faok shelly, H. q. Kelsey.
Pfecini bO-DeleRaioi! IA. T.. q.
Coates. q. 81. Dnil, II. J. Thomas, W.
II. Cambridge, n. w. Howeti, T.. q.
Waite, \. Mcdonald.
Precinct 81, sugar wati-NumbeT OF
votes east, 10. Nam,s VI dulegA,et: =
II. Love, II. w. Ashton, A. =. limp.
sIn. n tmrs u aliornatet: q. 5. Ellis.
A precinct committee was elected Bs
followE 4. II. Love. Mary T.. Young,
Mfs. NJ. q. Morris, n. 3. rimpson, a..
3. Ellis.
Precinct 81, sugar ward-Delogatos;
George u. squiros, Fred NJ. schultz,
George H. Wing.
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tho quariormastor, commlsaary and pos
exchange, and have general supervision
OF the mess OF tho detachment loft In the
post.
3. The athletic team, consisting Of
eight men selected by tho officer IN
charge u athletics, second Lieut. q. g.
Palmer, Sixteenth inian' ny, aud under
his charge, will be ordered TO Denver,
Colo, 10 a. to roach there not later than
september 81, i,iD.
d. First Liout. o.. b. DeShon, assistant
surgeon, United $ atos army, ono hos
pital steward and thtco priyaio4 OF tho
hospital corps will accompany tho COM
mand.
z. Each company will carry fold "a
tons for dnoon days aud provide thom
solvos with nocos AIRY picks, shovels an d
axes.
8. Second LlouL q. W. Castle. six.
iuonih infantry, IL hereby appointed en-
gineor officer for this march.
@. Company commanders VIII sec thai
no bedding " carried la excess Of tho
amount authorized, aud will persona lly
SEQ tina this order " enforced.
TO- Companies will bo prepared 10 mus
ter la field.
liy order OF Col. Theakor
CHARLES T.. GrouaE,
First Lieutenant and Adiuisnt sixteenth
lniantry.
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snOCKING DrlDs IN fOnaOs,
a CAMPAIGN n wHICu THE iNNOCEN1
SUFFER- WIN the ouuHY.

A CAMPAIGN n wuiCu THE iNNOCENI
SUFFER- WIN THE ouuIY.
Affairs In south FlTmosa are hcc5m-
ing daily moro desperate, according 90
o North China Daily Nows ooftsspou.
dent, who sayii 81 havo made mo-
statement which l caunol bear out
with facts. Toe japanese government
cannot know what IT, Uiiicors have been
doing Ia the Island. 4 do not SEM
nearly oil thatwo have received on THE
subject; but the accounts Of tho DO.
hAvior VI the japanese Ia south For
mosa are all alike, whatever the nation.
atty OF the writer, Ia their c0ndemna-
ton Of the action Of tho oonquefofa
ana their horror at the atrocities CON.
mitiod. To extorminalr daooits IL one
thing; 20 coniOund the innocent with
the guilty aud lay waste peaceful VII.
lages with 1ru and sword because da.
colts have taken refuge IN thom Ia an.
other.
"l.sst Water I vltltei village
which n few days previously ha1 Doe u
burned by tho soldiers. BY the time |
visited II things were quieto1 down a
bit. Macy Of the villagers hal 10.
turned anu were trying TO save some.
tbing from the debfit. In ir0nt Of one
mau's house was heap of Gmoldering
rice when a few days previously haI
teen brought Ia from tho harvest nold.
The owner went for load ot water
and was In this act OF pouring u on 10
tho rice when three soldiers came ana
killed him. Hail au hour hittTward
saw his blood ON the spot wnerc ne
fell. HIS Elm consisted In trying to
save the remains OF his harvest.
"Still worse than the burning OF vii.
lagos IL the killing Of the people. In
sonio Of the villages there were two 81
three killed, In some Ave OF six in SOME
more than ten, In some twenty or thirty,
In some forty or fifty, sixty or seventy,
anu Ia some over 100. La all they soy
there have been several hundfeI
Nillagers killed, some say over 200.
Some lay dead three or four days Nc.
fore any one went TO bufy them. IL IL
very wfetchtd. When you 10 out 10 the
villages you hear everywhere weeping
and mourning.
"At leaatthlriy Chinese were decapi.
tatod ut tho oAht gate VI Tn.onfu, n ioa
days ago, ~ maloonteut,, and the
Haimun brought over Us, deportei
on suspicion, OF for not having usrs.
ports"
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mt to Crack.

The following Il credited TO the
Saginaw, Michigan, Evening NoWs;
A dfass Lake farmer teuda tho FOL.
lowing to tho Evening News, which
In pretty near thu mnst VI the nut he L.
cracking; ION. Alger Ia All right
The price OF everything else has Roue
down with silver. 1 know this, beoaute
take 30 centl' worth VI silver today
and buy ~ much horse. az much COW,
as much hog, ~ much gram, ~ much
wool, ae much butter, as much egg,
and, In fact, a. much OF any farm pro-
duce hs | could with 81 worth OF silver
when l bought my farm IN 1870. But
when 1 come 10 make 4 payment on
my mortgage, which 10 not yet alto.
ge1her wiped out, sIlll have to put ny
81 worth OF silver Ia gold dollat) 10 pay
81 worth OF mortgage. In other worJr.
everything my farm produces, exec 1
the mortgage, has gone down half in
value. That IL why | am u tiivtf
Republican, anu why the man VINO
holds the mortgage IL gol Repub
liean. hurTah Tor rellell"
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ADJUSTMENTS.

sution't Uncle Toms Cabin Co.
Tomorrow night anu Saturday alter
noon anu evening tue above company
viii appear ut the Lyceum producing
the lime.wofn but ever popular play,
Uucle Tome Cabin. This company
has been playing the larger cities Of
the State, under canvass anu has been
giving good satisfaction. A miaiof-
tune happened tue other night, how
ever, at Lehi, when lamp was tipped
over In the car where the tent aud
scenic effects were stored preparatory
~ moving 10 another town. Almost
the entire effects Of the company wore
destroyed, but they have feplenished
their wardrobe ana will appear In this
city an above stated. In too company
will DO teen the familiar faces Of
Harry II. Adams tho comedian OF the
ATper Stock company lately playing
al the Lycsum anu MIR. q. Il. Hans Of
tue SAME company.
Mr.. Henry Il. Greene, business
manager Of Chhflab Ffohman's Gay
Parsians' company, was In town to-
DAY looking af,er the Interests Of tho
company which appears here soon.
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An eminent preacher gave as his text,
"As u man thinkcth, 20 Is he After
tho sermon lay brother said to the
pastor;
your sermon was a scholarly effort.
but cannot agree with you in your
promises
II am very sorry, replied tho
preacher II gave great deal of
Thought aud study 10 that sermon. 10
what part Of Il do you take exception"
"Woll, " said tho lay brother, lyon
say that as a man thinketli, so is he. "
Eyes, replied the minister
"Wcll, l have nephew who thinks
he knows It all, when the truth Is he is
u confoundod idiot. "--Shoo and Leath.
er Reporter
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Precinct 87-Humber Of votes cast,
/. Names VI uelegato': Gl >. Peylop,
hlrs. Aunie NJ. Al ms, l. a. Wnson,
ii. MoUune, II. w. Ande 500. Angus
X. Nicholson.
Precinct 33- Nama OF delegates:
Arthur l.. Thomas, Spencer CAwson