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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
Country and City
Investments

Some men in ase neir ncomc by shaving
people, others by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS In stocks
and bonds, but the most conscrvat va and salts
factory Investment is to be f0urd In improved
eensing real estate. In a town the elzo OF Roam
okc with the permanent rental value tn at prop
crty row has money judiciousiy invested yields a
sSati,siactory return. We are in thercal estate
business and make a study OF keeping | n touch
with the values OF property so that we can con-
scientiously tell you whas is the best inyesm snt
Tor your money.
Are youa young man Just embarked on the
matrimonial sea Tho safety of your voyat G
will depend to largo extent on whether you are
In rented ship, whose bell rings morning, noon
and even at night to let in prospective purchasers
VINO want to examine II, or whether you have q
snug little craft OF Your own. We can suit you
In the latter at from $500 to $2,60 on cash pay
nents varying from $50 to $500, and the balance
In small monthly payments, Come and see US at
any time. We have teams to carry you, tho
madam and 'little ones'' too.
Arc You an Older man and,having wrestled sue
cessfuily with fortune feel entitled to comfort
able home in which you can gather your children
ana theirs around you aud still keep den for
your own particular uscf We have such places
Tor 50 and you will only have to spend from
S2,5O0 to 600, according to your taste.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
. Few Bargains

No.l-Two 5-room dwellings on Sixth avenuo
n, e., almost new. $3.50 each on very easy terms
Ihese are big bargains. Don't fail to see them.
No: as room house on John street, in good
month. -
No. S-An elegant Sroom house Eighth ave
nue. .. W. This is one OF the incest houses in
southwest only S2,5OO; worth $1,000; one.half
cash, balance one and two years.
No. i-9 room house Eighth avenue q W.. near
Park street, Price $4,000 cash, worth 5000.
No. 5-7'room brick house Seventh avenue = w
This Is certainly bargain-only S2OOl: 500
cash, balance gas per month
No. 1.-TWO houses, rooms each, on Shenau-
balance $40 per month.
NO. I-S-room house, Shenandoah avenue.
fFice Sl,oN; $75 cash; balance SIS per month
No. S-S-room house, Seventh avenue elegant
concltion, just newly painted and papered
throughout, $2OC0; $3.50 cash, balsnce $40 per
No. 9-Sroom house. Chapman avenue. 81. $50.
$3.50 cash, balance $40 per month.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
a DESPERATE BURGLAR SHOT
Death Of Mrs. r. w. G. Benbow at Her
Home in Greensboro.

Greensboro, N. c., May -(speciaD
Mrs. ID. W. g. Benbow, wife of DR..
Benbow, of this city, died last night
at her residence on West Sycamore
street. of an illness of about five weeks.
Mrs. Benbow was we'll known and
greatly beloved all over the State. She
was i'm her 61st year. She leaves a hus-
band and a son and two daughters to
mourn their loss.
A white man named Brown, who
keeps a store in East Greensboro,
heard someone trying TO force his door
Saturday night, and after few mo-
ments the door burst open, and Mr..
Brown shot and hit the intruder, but
as the thief had friends, Mr. Brown
was afraid to venture out, and next
morning marks were found where the
wounded mans friends had dragged
him to an old empty factory. Nothing
could be found of the thieves yester-
day, however.
The annual commencement exercises
at the Normal and Industrial School
will begin with the unveiling of a
Vance portrait by Randall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
THREE MEN KILLED
Explosion of a Saw Mill Engine
Near Hoffman.
TWO KILLED INSTANTLY
And the Third Has Since Died
of His Injuries.
A HAIR BREADTH ESCAPE
i HAIR BREADTH ESCAPE
The Owner of the Mill Had Log on
Which He Was Sitting Knocked
From Under Him But
Was Unhurt.

Hoffman, n. c., May 18.-(speeial)-
The boiler in the saw-mill of the
strawsburg Lumber Co, this place, ex-
ploded Saturday at 2 o'clock, instantly
killing Bob. Mclaughlin, age "A, and
jim Core, age II, and fatally wounding
Bert Williams, all colored.
Mclaughlin was torn to pieces and
parts Of his body blown in different
directions. Core was badly mangled
and scalded
Williams died to-day; both his eyes
were out and his legs broken.
Mr.. VIM Fitcs, one of the owners
and manager of the mill, had a narrow
escape. The flying boiler struck the
log on which he was sitting, knocking
it from under him and throwing it
thirty feet away. He came out unhurt,
though sitting in few feet of the man,
Mclaughlin, who was so badly man
gled
The mill shed was knocked down on
the other men, but none We're badly
hurt except those above named. The
loss is not very great and they will put
in new boilers at once.
Mclaughlin was from Rockingham,
Cores home was at Keyser and VIII
liams came here from Southern Pines.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OFF AMY NORTH GAR0ll3 DAILY

ly enters the Kremlin through the
opassky or Sacred gate, passing under
Whlch every one from the Car down
ward IS bound to uncover his head.
The Car himself and his retinue on
the occasion rides. The Czarina nat
urally drives, and that in the famous
open gild coach, with the six cream
coIored horse, which have been brought
from England specially and which for
long time past have been seen daily
training on the Champ de Mars in ST
petersburg before being brought on
here Her Imperial Majesty is follow
ed by all the state coaches. containing
all the imperial and royal ladies. the
grand duchesses and the ladies Of the
court. Those coaches, or rather state
carriages, are the most wonderful in
the world and form such O collection
as has never been gathered together in
any other country.
Ihe Gar will have as an escort a
truly remarkable cavalcade. So far as
IS a6 present known that cavalcade.
which will follow closely to the Car
Will be composed of not less than sixty
royalties, while the notables will be so
many that orders were issued re-
stricting their number.
There IS one thing which is evident
everywhere, and that is that the order
mas gone forth Bhat no money is to be
spared, and spared it certainly is not.
lU IS being shOwered around. This facf
mas given the liveliest satisfaction. for
IL IS looked upon as so much money
winch is distributed in the country. TN
10 date contracts to the extent Of 40
0OO,OOO roubles have been entered i'm
70, ana an expenditure Of two millions
more is in sight.
Ihe ceremonies viii last three vvaa1-e
ana during that time the amount az
money which will flow into the nocIa+e
q The Muscovites will be stupendous.
rance with her one million Of francs
alone IS an example Of money BROUGHT
INTO TINS town which will remain here
Austrla t1,I IS ont going to be outdone,
me German government has voted
loO,oO0 marks, and even that sum is
considered small.
Some of the leading governments
nave been obliged to rent snaciouq
buildings for the accommodation of
their embassies. The Car has accent
ed invitations to ball at the French
EN- Dassy, upon which, it is said. a
half million francs viii be expended q
bali at. the Austro-Hungarian embassy
and concert rendered by the diplo-
matte corps at the German embassy.
The American legation has found
quarters in very suitable and neat
little house in a broad avenue fbe
Rojdestyenka, in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Breckinridge, the United States min
ister and his wife, and the secretary
OF legation, Mr.. Peirce and Mrs. Peirce
will find room to live. For the occa-
sion the Franco-Russian United States
nayla attache, Commander RAYMOND
Rogers, and Mrs. Raymond Rogers win
also be here. The sum which has been
given by the United States for the cor
onation is so meagre as to give the
representative of our great republic
but the smallest scope for entertain
ing This is a great pity, as it causes
much comment in country like this,
where it is necessary to spend so much
money and where money is sent so
lavishly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

Consul General Lee is still in Wash
ington, but after talking with the
President, he viii fix definitely his ce-
parture for Cuba.
4 fire in Washington last night des-
troyed ten buildings and caused the
loss of three lives and quarter million
dollars OF property.
Thet rial of Irwin Ford, the murderer
of Elsie Kreglo, near Washington, be-
gun yesterday.
Forest fires raging in West Virginia,
over 100000 damage to lumber having
already been done in one county.
inaugural meeting of the Baptist
anniversaries held yesterday at Asbury
Park, with 5000 people in attendance.
Proposed strike by Buffalo On. -
carpenters for an eight-hour day met
by lockout.
The Merchants and Miners Steam
ship, Decatur I'll. Miller, sunk at Balti-
more in collision with steamship Bow
eIen. from jamaica.
i One life lost in the fire which de-
sFnoyed the Markham House block in
Atlanta Sunday night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
TILLMAN IN GEORGIA.

Atlanta, Ca, May 18.-United States
Senator b. r.. Tillman addressed a
crowd of three thousand people in
Sam Jones' tabernacle tonight on the
political issues of the day. He was
enthusiastically applauded by the free
silver advocates and Populists in the
audience who cheered his denunciation
of the administration Ito the echo. The
speech was largely repetition of those
he has been delivering throughout
the west, including the declaration that
he would withdraw from the Chicago
convention if it fails to adopt free
coinage platform. At the close of his
address TillInan took what he called
"a hand primary" on this question
with the result that large number of
hands were raised in approval of his
to bolt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
The ELECTIONS IN ALABAMA.
The Senate Refuses to Go Into an In
vestigation of Them.

Washington, May 18.-The Senate to-
day, by a vote of six yeas to forty-one
NAYS, defeated motion by Mr.. Allen
Pop, Nebraska) to proceed with the
consideration of the resolution to in
yestigate alleged election irregularities
in Alabama, occurring at the time Gov.
Oates was elected over Reuben II. Kolb,
Populist. Four Republican Senators,
Chandler, Frye, Gallinger and Morrill,,
and two Populists, Allen and Pefier
made up the affirmative vote. Mr..
Allen took occasion TO declare that the
vote disclosed the insincerity of Re-
publican Senators to their professions
in behalf of honest elections.
Mr.. Sherman responded that it was
for the present Senate to go into the
general investigation of elections, as
these resolutions proposed, and Mr..
Chandler fNeW Hampshire), author of
the resolution, explained that the adj
verse vote was due largely to the dis
inclination to displace appropriation
bills.
The resolution authorizing the em-
ployment Of stenographers and cleri-
cal staff for the investigation of recent
bond issues of the Finance committee,
was reported and agreed to.
Mr.. Chandler rep, New hampshire
secured the adoption Of a resolution
calling on the Atto1ney-G General for d
statement of the condition Of the gov
ernment suits instituted in New York
city as to the Joint Railroad Traffic
Association between Chicago and the
Atlantic seaboard.
The Senate, in executive session, con-
firmed the following nominations:
VIM. Lochren, of Michigan, to be
United States District Judge for the
district of Minnesota.
Robert Lee Jenkins, Of North Caro-
| lima, to be Consul of the United States
| at Patras, Greece.
Robert Ransom, Of North Carolina,
tn be Second Secretary OF the Legation
| of the United States to Mexico.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
Twenty Buildings With Their
Contents Destroyed.
FOUR LIVES WERE LOST
Two Dead Firemen Taken Out
and Two Unrecovered.
THREE ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED
Flames Supposed to Have Originated
From Lightning and the Total
Damage is a Quarter
of a Million,

Washington, May 18.--A conhagra-
ton which resulted in the loss of al
most a quarter of a million Of dollars
and in which two fremen were killed
and three seriously injured by falling
walls occurred in this city about s
o'clock tonight. Twenty-one build
ings, with their contents, were totally
destroyed in the space OF about two
hours. The burned district consists al-
most entirely of common and whole
sale jobbing houses, in the square sur
rounded by b street, Louisiana avenue,
Ninth and Tenth streets.
The fire started in a branch station
of the Postal Telegraph Company, To-
Gated on b street, and is supposed to
have been caused by lightning, as a
very severe thunder storm had just be-
gun.
The buildings were filled with a mass
Of inffammable material, which made
it difficult for the firemen to cope with
the progress of the flames, which
spread with great rapidity. After two
hours hard work the flames were un-
der control. The list of dead and in
iured are as follows:
Dead-Gimes, engineer, Company No.
81 Griffin, member OF Truck Company,
No. 3. Injured-Joe Mulhall, J. McIll-
wee and Arthur Donaldson.
One man named Keplar was taken
cut of the ruins alive, after being en-
tombed for five hours. Two others are
still in the ruins, and are undoubtedly
dead.
A rough estimate places the loss on
the buildings on Louisiana avenue at
S75,0 900, and on b. stiRet at $4,000.
Some Of the individual losses
are: Z. J. Adams q Co., G.
Taylor Wade, w. w. Leshire,
John A Davis, w: S. Anderson, VIM. o.
Sherye, III. G. Coleman, j. 3. Crowley,
G. w. Brown Brothers, J. III. Semme,
Matthieson s. CO., VIM. r. Clarke, Lev
ing & Co, G.. w. Swain, A. Malone,
Rothe q Geoghegan, Compton o. o.
Spicer and f. M. Walker Their losses
are mostly in stock. Much of the
property is held by the Van Ness and
Semmes estate and is believed to be
well insured.
In addition TO the above, Sam. BEN
singers horse bazar, in the same block,
was destroyed, involving an estimated
loss of SIS, 1000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
NORTH CAROLINA.

Mrs. Julius Z. Mickey, Of Salem,
dead.
Commencement exercises of Slater
Academy and State Normal School for
the coIored race. at Winston, began
Sunday.
Two men killed and one so badly in
iured that he has since died. by a
boiler explosion, near Hoffman, Saeur-
day afternoon.
Negroes in Iredell county not pleased
with RusselI's nomination
Sam Pearson, notorious criminal in
the western part of the State, has
escaped from Iredell county roads.
Mrs. ID. ". G. Benbow, Of Greensboro,
died Sunday night.
A burglar shot by store-keeper in
Greensboro.
Wake county Democratic convention
called to meet in Raleigh June %.
Republicans of Cleveland county in
dignant at Fortunes action in casting
the county's vote for Russell.
Tarboro to soon have an afternoon
daily paper.
People Of Edgecombe county rails
ing funds to erect a monument to Gen.
Pender.
Commencement exercises of the
J State Normal and Industrial School
begins to-day.
4 severe hail storm in Halifax coun-
ty Sunday night.
Great excitement in Mitchell county
over the arrest and trial of the lynch
ers of Robert Chambers
Senator Butler has joined the Epis-
copal church.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
PROPOSED IMMIGRATION BILLS
They win Be Considered by the House
To-Day and Wednesday.

Washington, May 1S.-Tt was expect
ed that the House would take up the
consideration of the immigration bills
on the calendar to-day, under special
order, but owing to the pressure of
other matters, the order was not pre-
scented until just prior to adjournment.
Tt was then amended so as to give to-
morrow and Wednesday until O'Clock
for the consideration of these bills.
There are four of them. The Mccall
bill, provides an educational test; the
Stone bill, provides for consular in
spection; and the Mahany and Corliss
bills. provide for more rigid enforce
ment OF the present immigration Saws,
and especially deal with immigration
from Canada.
Quite a number of minor bills and
conference reports were adopted and
three bills were passed under suspen-
sion of the rules, as follows: To allow
the bottling of distilled spirits in
bond; to expedite the delivery of inn
ported goods in parcels and packages
not exceeding $500 in value and TO pro-
vide for the registration of trade marks
on BOTTLES. barrels, corks and other re-
ceptacles used in interstate and for
eign commerce.
While bill donating condemned
cannon was being considered. Mr.. Erd-
man Dem., Pal raised a laugh by
moving am amendment requiring the
Secretary of War to see that the cam
non were well spiked. "T do this, !"
said he, because the Pensions commit
tee to-day favorably reported a bill to
give a pension of $40 month to man
who was injured by the explosion of
one Of these cannon"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
CHEATED OUT or THEIR VOTE
Cleveland County Republicans Mad
With j. 3. Fortune.

Shelby, y. c., May 18.-( (SpeciaD-
The Republicans in this, Cleveland
county, are very mad over the manner
in which they were cheated out of their
vote in the State convention. J. B.
Fortune cast the county's two votes for
Russell, and the chairman of the coun-
ty executive committee says that there
are only two Russell men in the whole
county, and they are Fortune and an
other and says that Fortune had no
business to represent the county in
that way. All the Republicans in the
county were for Dockery, and in sew
eral townships petitions were signed
by every Republican in them favoring
Dockery, and the Doclkery spirit of the
Republicans can clearly be discerned
by their open Indignation over Rus
sells nomination, all of them alleging
that Dockery was cheated out Of the
nomination.
A young white Republican here said
Saturday that he would swear he
would not vote for Russell, and he has
been very active i'm Republican politics
in the county for five years. On
the sixth ballot, if Cleveland's S vote had
been counted for Dockery, as it should
have been, that would have given him
116 and Russell ia, making Dockery
plurality, and would have caused a
stampede for him, so the Republicans
say here. The negroes also, are very
much dissatisfied over the result, and
seem to treasure up against the nomi-
nee his vile epithets about their race.
The chairman of the Republican ex-
ecutive committee says that the choice
is both bad and an unfortunate one,
placing upon the party load it will
be hard to carry.
Two Populists, who are very promi-
nent in their party, were heard yes
terday to say that so long as they lived
they would never vote for old Dan.
Russell. All the Republicans are sore
over the nomination, and say it has
caused more dissatisfaction and dis
cord than any since the war.
The County Democratic executive
committee met here Saturday and set
June 9th as the date on which to hold
the convention to nominate delegates
to the State convention. Democrats
are rejoiced over Mr.. Hollis manly let
ter, and his return to the party.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
HAIL STORM IN HALIFAX.
Revival Services at Scotland Neck
Baptist Church.

Scotland Neck. N. G., May 49, (spe-
cial Miss Jane burlington. a well
known lady Of this community, died
at her home here Friday and was bur-
led Saturday afternoon.
There was a considerable hail storm
here last night, but it did not last long
enough to do much damage.
The meeting in the Baptist church,
conducted by Rev. y. r. Edmonson,
Of Baltimore, continues to grow in
interest. About thirty persons have
made profession. The meeting will
continue during the week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
ONLY ONE LIFE WAS LOST.

Atlanta, Ca, May 1s.--A close search
of the ruins of the Markham House
block, which was swept clean by fire
last night, revealed this morning, the
charred remains of a human body.
which proved to be that of w. 4. Seach-
airy, negro driver, who was asleep in
a carriage in Patterson's livery stable,
which was one of the first buildings
destroyed. So far as known no other
lives were lost.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Summaries Of Yesterdays Games in
Various League Cities.

Cincinnati, May 18.-The Reds batted
Lucid freely and won with ease. Fore
man was puzzle to Philadelphia.
Grady was knocked senseless by coll
liding with Hoy at the plate in the
first inning but recovered sufficiently
to continue the game. Attendance, p
600. Score:
Cincinnati 0 x-9 IA /
Philadelphia 0 2 0 2--5 o
Batteries: Foreman and Peitz; Lu
cid and Grady. Umpire, Keefe.
WASHINGTON, 5; LOUISVILLE,3
Louisville, Ky, May 18.--Hilrs Wild
ness and the home teams failure to
hit McJames lost them the game to-
day. Manager McGunnigle protested
the game or umpire Hurts decision in
sending Joyce up two bases on a block
ed ball. McAuley had finger split
in the seventh inning and Mcclure
took his place. Attendance, 1920.
Score:
Washington 10121o o 0-5 8 2
Louisville 0 0 / 0 1 0-3 6 3
Batteries: McJames and McAuley
and Mcclure: Hill and Miller. TIM
pire, Hurst.
CHICAGO, IS; NEW YORK, 3.
Chicago, III, May 18.-New Yorlz's
pitching this afternoon was very weak,
Seymour's work in that line being the
poorest seen here this season. He
gave ten bases on balls, nine Of them
ending in runs. After filing the cor
ners in the seventh Campfield relieved
him, when Lange scored them all with
a terrific drive for four bases. Terry
pitched a good game and was well sup
ported. Weather cloudy. Attendance,
1900. Score:
Chicago, 2 110740 &15 l.
New York, 0 0 0 2 0 o. 3 Q 2
Batteries: Terry, Briggs and Kit
tredge; Seymour, Campbell and Far
rell Umpire, Sheridan.
CLEVELAND, A; BALTIMORE, 3.
Cleveland, O., May 18.-Errors by
Donnelly and Clark, of the Baltimores,
and two-baggers by Blake gave Cieve-
land two runs and the game in the
ninth inning to-day Attendance, q
500. Score:
Cleveland, 2 900 o 0 2-4 o 0
Baltimore, 0 100 2 0 o. z 4
Batteries: Young and thinner; Es-
per and Robinson. Umpire, Weidman.
BOSTON, 3; ST. LOUIS, 2.
St. Louis, May 1s.-Twelye hundred
saw one of the closest and best played
games of the season here to-day, in
which the Bostons won by a narrow
margin Both Hart and Nichols pitch
ed superbly, and their support was OF
the best. Neither team could make
more than six hits. Score:
st. Louis, / 0 0 o 0 0 0 - 2 6 2
Boston, 0 o 3 o. 6 q
Batteries: Hart and Mcfarland;
Nichols and Bergen. Umpire, Lynch.
MISUNDERSTANDING
Pittsburg, Pa, May 18.-Broolzlyn-
Pittsburg game postponed, wet
grounds.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
At Petersburg:
Petersburg ~. 2O450O00 3-14 IL 6
Portsmouth. 000000062- il 4
Batteries: Packard and stanhope;
Mcnamara and Rollins. Umpire, Con-
ners.
At Lynchburg:
Lynchburg. 80. 102 30001 OF ia
Roanoke. 1O0000000-1 5 2
Batteries; Wilson and Fear; Coons
and Williams.
AT Norfolk:
Norfolk. 100O03000-4 Q 5
Richmond 80. 000O3011---5 IL 0
Batteries: Pfanmiller, Gilroy, Blank
enship and Bowerman; Tannerhill and
Bolan. Umpire, Kline.
THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE.
New Orleans, May 18.-New Orleans,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
FINANCIAL.

Stock speculation began the day
with pronounced depression, but later
became firm and closed at the best
prices of the day.
: Crop improvement and other bearish
Influences caused wheat to decline
III cents.
Extreme dullness, with nnimportant
fluctuations in prices characterized
trading yesterday in cotton, the market
closing steady at an advance of I to
points.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-19
CnNGR.EssI0N-AL.

The Senate yesterday refused to go
into an investigation Of election irreg-
Iarities in Alabama
Quite number of bills of minor inn
portance passed by the House.
Four proposed immigration bills to
be considered by the House to-day and
Wednesday.
The nomination of Judge Lochren,
Robert Lee Jenkins and Robert Ram
som, confirmed by the Senate.