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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
THE TIDAL WAVE,

Mississippi Democrats Pronounce For
FREQ Silver.
JACKSON, Miss, April 29.-The DEM
ocratic State convention was called to
order at 11:30 q. m.
The first squabble arose as to whether
or not new executive committee should
be named. The point raised was that
the last committee WAS elected for four
years and the opposition held that each
convention elects new executive COM
mittee.
An excited howl was raised for call
OF the counties but WAS ruled down by
the chairman. a resolution was then
introduced to allow the delegates from
the respective congressional districts 10
retire and name delegates to the ma
tionAl convention and was amended so
as to allow the naming OF new execu-
tive committee.
A motion to table the amendment was
voted down, and the resolution passed.
1t was then moved and adopted that
the chair appoint two delegates from
each dietrict and four from the State at
large as committee on resolutions.
The platform reads:
Resolved, by the Democrats of Miss
ippi, In convention ssembled, That we
favor the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver ana gold at she ratio of 16 to /,
without waiting for the action or CO.
operation Of any other nation.
1--WE hereby instruct our delegates to
the national Democratic conven sion TO
be held in Chicago in July next, in
favor of platform embodying these
principles.
I'VE further instruct said delegates
to vote for no man for President or Vice.
President who is not fully and un-
squivocally in favor OF the principles
above expressed.
Resolved. That the delegates to the
nationsl convention from this State be
instructed to vote as O unit on all uues,
TONS"
Mr.. Mclean. OF Greneda county. sent
up resolution to instruct the dele
gates to Chicago to present the name OF
Hon. e. @. Walthall for the Vice-Pres-
idency and 1t was adopted.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
THE HoaE-ornY CONTEST.
The Election Committee Awards the Seat
to MT. Otey.

to Mr.. Otey.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Representa-
tive Dearmond, of Maryland, from cleo
ton committee No. 8, to-day submitted
to the House the conclusions of that
committee on the contested election
case Of j. Hampton Hoge vs.. Peter J..
Otey. from the Sixth Virginia district.
According to the returns the report
says contestee received 2.346 more
votes than the contestant.
The record contains but . few pages
OF testimony and 1t would be impossible
to give to such testimony any effect by
which the seat in controversy could be
awarded to the contestant, or could be
taken from the oontestee. Contes'ans
has asked that the case be opened for
the taking Of further testimony, but he
has failed to show sufficient reason for
such course.
Not only is there no apparent reason
for making an exception In this case,
to fair and long established statutory
rule, fixing the time for the taking Of
testimony in contested election Gases,
but from contestants own showing 1t ap.
pears as II the case were opened the re-
suit Of the contest would not be diff.
ferent. The committee therefore unan-
imously recommends the adoption Of q
resolution declaring that Mr.. Otey was
duly elected.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30

HAVANA, April 29.-The Spanish gum
boat Mensagera has captured and
brought into this port the American
schooner Competitor, of Key West.
loaded with arms and ammunition, be-
lieved to be intended for the insurgents.
The details Of the affair show that the
Mensagera on Saturday last, sighted
near Berracas, on the north coast OF the
province of Pinar del Rio, suspicious
looking schooner, which attempted to
get away from the war vessel.
She WAS pursued, overhauled and
boarded. In command of her were
Alfredo Laborde, DR.. Bedia and three
newspaper correspondents. The Com
petitor, it appears, was last from the
Mosquito coast, whese, it Is presumed,
she took on board the arms and smmu-
milton found on board her. Tho latter
consisted of $4,000 cartridges and a
number Of packages of dynamite. many
csses of Mauser and Remington rifles
and cases Of accoutrements, etc.
The schooner arrived here this morn
Ing in tow of the Mepsagera. The men
found on board Of her are held Rs pria j.
oners. Il appears. that the expedition
was an important one. A number of the
filibusterers are said to have succeeded
in jun ping overheard and swimming
ashore. Others, however, who jumped
into tho sea were drowned. 1t also
seems that the insurRent general, Mon
zon, was member of the expedition.
Lieut-CommAnder Boutron. of the
Menssgera. will be rewarded by the
governments for his capture of the Com
petitor. III addition to the arms and
ammunition captured on board the Com.
petitor there were three boxes of proc
lamations and other importans docu.
menss. DR.. Vedia Mesa, who wau m ade
prisoner with those on board the fill
buster had. 1t is said, once surrendered
himself to the Spanish authorities.
Should this be tho case, he may be
severely dealt with.
One OF the newspaper correspondents
on board tho schooner is Hamilton.
Others refuse to give their names. The
local guerrilla force of Palma, in the
province of Pinsr del Rio. where the
Com petitor was first sighted by the gum
boat has captured thirty-two boxes Of
ammunition which had already been
landed, apparently from the Competitor
The guerrillas also made prisoners
two men believed to be Americans. The
flibusters who succeeded in getting
ashore either by swimming or other
means opened fire from the swamps on
the gunboat which WAS assisting the
government force on shore and the war
ship replied, killing three of the party.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
Roanoke's Pitchers Present a Game (,
Norfolk.

A'oaohes fiechers Present q Game to
Norfolk.
NORFOLK. April a9.-The Noun
taineers met their Waterloo this after-
noon and were defeated, not on the
merits OF the game, but on account of
the wildness Of Cheesbro, who went in
70 pitch and gave the first five men at
the bat bases on balls. Lipp WAS Sub
stltuted In his place and presented the
first man with four balls, struck the
second with pitched ball. The eighth
batter went out on q fly to center and
the ninth trotted to first on four balls.
which Melted the locals seven runs, q
lead which the visitors could not over-
come. Gilroy, recently farmed out by
the Washingtons to Norfolk. was very
effective in the first part Of the game.
The Mountaineers went to pieces after
the first inning and raced each other up
and down the error column, with WriQ-
ley very much in the lead. The locals
played good game from start to finish.
Score.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
ROANOKE, VA, THURSDAY, APRIL 80 1896.

the appointments when possible of .h q
judges OF elections, from more than one
party, was ignored.
I'm large part, however, what we con.
siaer improper or wrong In the conduct
OF election officers, judged fairly by the
record to which they ale not parties,
ana In which with very few exceptions
tney 90 not appear as Witnesses, may
1os unreasonably be attributed to err
roneous views respecting the reouire-
ments Of the new election law Of Wiz.
ginia In operation tor the first time in
the election Of November 1894, rather
than to any settled purpose to violate
the law or defraud the honest election. y
Muaio To hlaanr
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANs.

Meeting of the State Convention Yes.
terday.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, April 29.-Is hiss
not yet been decided whether the dele
gates at large to represent illinois at
the national Republican convention will
be instructed.
The State convention met at noon to-
day, nominated John r. Tanner for
governor, W. a. Norshcots for lieuten-
ant governor and then adjourned until
9 o'clock tomorrow mornin0. This was
done in accordance with the plan map.
ped out by tho so-called machine.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
ROANOKE.
NORFOLK.

SUMMARY.
Earned runs-Norfolk, I; Roanoke, 8, Two.
oase hits-Lankford, Gllroy, McFarlan. Three
base hite-Turner. Stolen basee-Wentz Ramp
Tate, Williams, Goodman. Don BILE plays-Lank.
lord to Wentz to Turner; VENT to Turner
Bases on balls on Cheesbro, 4; OF Lipp, s. Hit
by pitched ball-Ramp. Struck out-By Gilroy,
.; by Lipp, 2 Wild pitches-Lipp, /. Time
The Roanokes will play the Ports
mouths the remainder Of this week, and
the games, as usual, will be reported by
wire in the Old Opera House, where the
cranks can see how their favorites play
the game.
Game Stopped by Rain.
PETERSBURG. Va April 29.-To days
game between Petersburg and Richmond
was stopped ut the beginning of she
second inning by rain. Up TO that
time the locals had succeeded in knock
Ing Ames out of the box, Fitzpatrick re-
lieving him and piled up six runs. Rich
mond scored two.
Portsmouth Shut Out.
LYNCHBURe, Va. April 29.-Ports-
mouth was shut out in to days game
with Lynchburg, the score standing z to
0. The visitors could do nothing with
Boyian's delivery.
Scorc:- r. H. r
Portemouth.... 0 90 0 90 90 8
Batteries-Boylan and Schabel; Mcnamara and
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
A Man Hung.

BowDRE SHOE COMPANY hung q man
early this morning for not catching on
to their bargains in shoes as displayed
In their window. Tho man IS still
strung up st lilo Jefferson street, and
no doubt he will remain there until the
sheriff is notified or = kindly hand takes
him AWav
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
Tonight, Grecisn Art Tableaux CO
THE POLLARD MURDERERs.
New Trial Refused in tho Case OF Mar
Aharnnfhv.

Now 1rihl heiuseu In tho case OF mary
Abernathy.
FARMvILLE, Va, April 29.-At this
mornings session of court Judge Crute
promptly overruled the motion to grant
Mary Abernathy new trial, and coun-
sci for the defense filed lengthy bill
Of exceptions. The case will now 20 to
the court of appeals, Judge Crute left
On the 10 o'clock train for Bedford City,
where his son is very i'll with pneu-
monia.
Counsel are now getting ready for the
trial OF PokeY Barnes, which promises
to be even more interesting than that Of
Mary Alternately. The prosecution have
secured some evidence as to the where
abouts of Mrs. Pollard's bracelets and D
twenty. dollar bill. which, at this time,
seems to make the prospects exceed
ingly dark for Pokey.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
Testimony for the proseont,on

NEWPORT. KY. April 29.-After the
examination OF several witnesses, the
most important being two women who
claim to have seen Jackson and WAL
ling in the vicinity of where Pearl
Bfyan's body was found, the prosecu ton
In the trial OF Scott Jackson at 4 o. m.
closed Its caHe and court was adjourned
until tomorrow.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
Standing of the Clubs.
Amateur Games.

The game yesterday between the
Allegheny Institute and Terry Hills
was forfeited to the latter in the sixth
inning. Batteries-Jones and Roberts;
Ridout and Shafer.
In game of ball yesterday between
the Terry Hills snd Henry Streets the
score stood 16 to in favor Of the former.
Batteries: Henry Street. Elmo Ed.
wards and Monroe Wallace; Terry Hill,
Sam Walden, Cromer Keirsey and White
Haislip.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
Entertainment at Y. M. ca. to-n!ph
AiartinsyiIIe Failure

WINSTON. N. c.. April 29.-A. d.
Stultz, tobacco manufacturer OF Mar
tinsville. Va. has failed, making two
deeds of trust. one TO f. b. Stultz. trus.
tee, and the other to j. r. and T. B.
Brown. Liabilities aggregate several
thousand; assets unknown.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
Too good to miss, Art Tabieaux c.
Maupin Raoine Law VALID

RICHMOND. Va. April 29.-The court
of appeals today upheld the validity
OF the Maupin anti-rscing law OF the
State. but discharged from custody
Lacey. whose case WAS brought to test
the law on 8 technical question OF juris-
diction.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
The SpANIARDS MAKE 4 HAUL
The Gunboat Mensagera Cap
lures an American Schooner

Competitor. of Key West, Loaded With
Arms and Ammunition. Believed to
be Intended For tho Insursents-Dr.
Bedia and Three Newspaper Cores
pondents Were on Board = Some
Jumped From the Schooner and Swan
Ashore.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
General Lee OuaIifaa.

RICHMOND, Va, April 29-General
Fitzhugh Lee appeared before Commits
sioner Adkins to-day and qualified as
consul general to Havana. He expects
to leave for his post OF duty next week.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
Y. M. C. A. Hall tonight. only csc.
NIeIancholia Oausus Suicide

RICHMOND. Vs.. April s9.-C. ".
Clash, a we'll Unknown excursion agent,
shot himself here to-day, dying almost
instantly. He is thought 70 have
suicided from melancholia.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
"Buck Hhoan

It's chew and smoke, S cents for two
ounces. For sale everywhere. Con-
solidated Cigar and Tobacco Company
sole agents.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30

THE United States Governments re-
ports show Royal Baking Powder su-
perior to all others,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
4 Court at Roannka

WASHINGTON, April 29-The House
to day passed bill to establish a term
of the district court at Roanoke. Va.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
Butterfly Existence

The life of poor piano is like that
of butterhy's-for day. After it
has been used short time, the smooth
sweetness dies out of its tones, and is
replaced by "tinny" nerve-rasping
noises.
The Steiff and Haines Bros. Pianos
give perfect satisfaction. They are
perfectly built aud will retain their
good qualities as long as you will care
to have them.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
MASSIE'S PHARMACY.

Prof Thornton Resigns.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, April 60
Prof. VIM. M. Thornton has rendered
his resignation as chairman of the
faculty of the University OF Virginia.
His successor is to be elected at meet.
ing of the board of visitors in June
next.
Readings. music at Y.M.CA A. tonight.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
NO LIGHT CONTRACT IN FORCE
The City Council and Light Com
pany Cannot Agree.

The Special Committee Reports on the
Roanoke and Southern Railway stock
Held by the Oity-Terms OF the Reor-
ganization Committee Not Accepted.
Terms For Renting the Market Stalls
Prescribed-rhe bicycle Ordinance
Not to be Enforced Until May15
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
THE NATI ONAL LEAGUE.

At Brooklyn R H. K
Brooklyn. O1O12 OOO-4 =
Washington ........ 2021 000O-6 /
Mercer and McCauley.
AT Pttsburg- r. III. k.
Pittsburg .......... 0 0 21bx-e ID n
Cleveland. ......... D 0 0 o o. 5 3
Batteries-Klllen and Sugden; Chamberlain
and O'Connor.
At Philadelphia X. II. f.
Philadelphia ..... 3 OO6O12 Ox-J2 IA i
New York......... o 90 Go IL 8
Batteries-McGill, Taylor and BOYLE: Clark,
Donohy and Farrell.
College Game.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30

Violin and soprano solos Y. M.CA. to
night.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.

Music. Ta bleaux. Y. NJ. G. A. tonight
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30

A College Game.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, April o.
University of Virginia, is; st. Johns
College, OF Maryland. 12.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-30

Rare treat INCA. tonight t, only csc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-16

raiders in German East Africa. in Ny
resulted in the freeing of many thou
sands of slaves. Towns Of over 4Do0
refugees nave gathered around some OF
the anti-slavery stations on Lake Tan
ing four colonies Of freed slaves. and
has intrusted their education and in
dustrial training to the Catholic fathers
and sisters. As many of them as can
be received and cared for are placed in
charge of the anti-Slarery societies and
the Protestant and Catholic mission
stations. Unfortunately the receiving
capacity of the freedmen's refugees and
settlements is still sadly Inadequate to
the demands upon them.
Mr.. Hcli Chatelain. one Of our citi-
zens whose work in the African cause
in the past twelve years has made him
We'll known to all who are interested in
the development OF that continent has
started here, under the best of auspices.
the first movement for American par
ticpation in this most fruitful and
promising work. His plans for the
Philafrican Liberator's League, now
org anizing here have been minutely
worked out and are receiving the
hearty endorsement of the men in this
and other cities who are most prom-
nent in philanthropic work.
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1 Republican State Convention
WILL BE HELD IN
City Hall, Portland,
Thursday, Apr. 18th, 1896,
A. Eloven N'ciock m
At Eleven O'clock A. M.

for the purpose Of selecting six candidates for
electors OF President and VicePresident Of
the United States, and four delegates ut large
and four alternates to attend the National Re-
publican Convention, to be held at St. Louis,
Missouri, on Tuesday, June 18th. 1895, and
transacting any other business that may prop
erly come before it.
The basis of representation will be as fol-
lows: each City, Town and Plantation will be
entitled to one delegate, and for each seventy
five votes cast for the Republican candidate
for Governor in 1894, additional delegate.
and for fraction of forty votes in excess of
Vacancies in the delegation OF any City,
Town or Plantation can only be filed by res
ident o. the County in which the vacancy
exists.
The State committee will be in session in
the reception room of the hall at nine O'Clock.
on the morning OF the conventon,for the pur-
pose OF receiving the credentials OF delegates.
Delegates in order to be eligible to participate
in the convention, must be elected subsequent
to the date of the call for this convention;
and delegates, under this call, should not be
elected to the State convention to be here
after called for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for governor.
All electors of Maine, without regard to past
political differences, who are in sympathy
with the sentiments expressed in the call Of
the Republican Nationxl Committee for the
Republican National Convention, are cordial
ly invited to unite with the Republicans Of
the State in electing delegates to this Conven-
ton.
Per order Republican State Committee.
JOSEPH H. MANLEY, Chairman.
BYRON BOYD, Secretary.
Augusta, Maine, Jan. %, 1886.
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as one of our states. and she is worth
| more than all the rest of the West
Indies or all the archipelagoes in the
Pacific ocean.
The annexation that is clearly COM
ing viii not be due To any immediate
action Of Spain or the United States
1t Will be accepted by all concerned as
the only way for the order and the
energy that in established peace would
command enduring prosperity: and the
addition Of the marvellous island would
round out the proportions of the repub-
lie and swell her commerce with the
productions of all the zones north of
the equator.
Columbus first saw the blue noun
tains of Cuba rise from the sea on
October Is. 1492. the first great land
that he discovered. and he was in
doubt whether it was Japan or Asia
but his mind was settled that he was
sailing in the Understand he was-but
the Indies of his dreams were on the
other side of earth. The gentle natives
became friends and then slaves of the
Spanards. and persisted. The slave
trade followed. and a harder race
served the naughty masters of the land
~ tilt pam ana olahse-ldlfei tiistii
that Of which Goethe sang. The sor-
roWs Of races and the logic OF histories
say the day dawns when once more the
natives of Cuba-the name the Indians
gave it. and that has chung through all
fortunes-shall regain their ltn;- los,
Paradise. and the lonesome southern
star shine with peace and good will in
the great constellation of the north
Murat Halstead. in the April Review of
Reviews
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The liquor law that cannot be evaded
has yet to be made. The Raines law
in New York is no exception. One de-
sign of the law was to weed out the
little saloon. In this respect it is prov
ing more effective than was expected,
but effective through being Intellectual
in a more desirable sense. Saloon
keepers with money and influence are
hiring rooms over their saloons, open
ing them to dodgers and taking out
hotel licenses. They are doing this to
evade the Sunday selling law, as they
expect a very thirsty person will be
willing on Sunday to purchase two or
three cents worth of food for the sake
of buying liquor freely. 1t remains Ia
be seen whether the more transparent
eVasions of the law will be permitted
when the question is brought to test.
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the CUBAN WAR.
Murat Halstead Thinks It's End VIII be An
nexaton.

The policy of Spain is plainly to use
! Cuba for a pasture land set apart for
official favorites-thc man with pulls
| in Spain for places in Cuba-but with
| no standing on the island. or purpose
of becoming citiZens-With public
| trusts and profits; and it is the effect
of this system and that OF keeping up
a military force in Cuba by the manip-
ulation of the CONSUMPTION system 50
as to induce many thousands of young
Spaniards to go there and take salaries
for situations that permit volunteering
| at rates that exclude the young men of
Cuba from competition. There never
was invented a scheme of oppression
more acute and vicious than this / n
der il the 5000 volunteers are fed on
Cuban vitals. The cost Of the force.
like the interest on the war debt. Gene
out of the soil and sky and labor of
Cuba, and is to be charged to the com
mon account.
The Spanish colonial policy. as the
statistics of her commerce show. ~
that the Spanish manufacturers shall
have the monopoly of the markets, and
more than half the trade of barcelona
is Cuban and forced upon Cubans. SO
that though it is still true. owing TO
the burdens of bonded indebtedness
| resting upon the Cubans. that no dol
lar of the revenue raised in the island
| actually goes to Spain. Still. the Gu
| ban saying that their island builds and
furnishes the modern castles and
palaces of Spain is often true, and the
way this is done is worse than direct
taxation.
There is no reciprocity treaty be-
tween Spain and Cuba. Spain is a
buyer of sugar. Does she buy in the
Cuban market? No; she buys beet
| sugar in Germany. discriminating
| against her own sugar plantation
Spain is a buyer of tobacco. and has a
| monopoly of it. Does she patronize her
own tobacco farm? No, sN; she buys
the weed for her monopolistic manu-
facturers. in old Virginia.-From Cur
Cuban Neighbors and Their Struggle
for Liberty" by Murat Halstead, in
he April Review of Reviews.
l can see no chance for speedy close
of the war. There is desperate obsti-
macy and deadly animosity on both
sides. The insurgents are horsemen
and know the country and can live on
it and glide through it. GLIDING strong
columns and fighting weak ones. They
have faith that time is with them.
They cannot be forced to risk decisive
engagements. They have no artillery
and must dodge and skirmish--their
capacity is in CELEBRITY.
1t is we'll that the approaching con-
ditions in Cuba did not come to pass
while slavery existed in America, or
before the people of the United States
understood themselves as the great
power of this hemisphere, with CORE
spending duties. We. the people of the
United States and the people of Cuba,
would form natural union by the
island coupling her destiny with ours