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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 16.-Alexander
Stephens Clay, of Cobb county, chairman
of the Democratic State executive com
mittee, and eX-presidcnt of the State sem
ate, was nominated for United States
Senator to succeed John b. Gordon. bv
the Democratic Legislative caucus this
afternoon.
The nomination was made on the
thirty-first ballot AZ $500 D. m The vote
was: Clay. %; Howell, 40; Lewis. Is; Nor
wood, .; Walsh, 3; Garard, ,.
AS soon as the vote was announced nan
dcmonium rcigned. Mr.. Clay was wait
ing in the senate chamber and the cheer.
ing reached his ears. He knew he wns
elected. His friends immediately ran
over to where he was and escorted him to
the house, where his presence created u
scene of wild enthusiasm.
The friends of the successful candidate
Immediately began preparations for es-
corting him to his home in Marietta.
twenty miles from Atlanta. for Wick
point he left ut $50 O'Clock.
Mr.. Clay received the active support of
cN.Secretary Hoke Smith, Hon III. +.
DuBiGnon and Congressman Maddox and
Tate.
Steve" Clay, as the new Senator to. be
is known throughout Georgia, rs n how
worked on II farm and secu ed an e,luca-
ton by his own efforts. He studied law.
was admitted to the bar and made his
appearance in politics in the latter '1O's,
when he was returned from Cobb county
as Il member of the Legislatures He served
some years and the third term in 1889
was elected speaker of the house, ut the
same time when Hon. +. G. DuBignon
was president of the senate. He presided
over the house with dignity and was very
popular among the members. At the
next session of the general assembly he
was elected Il senator from the Thirty
nth district and was elected president of
the senate without opposition. He was
factor in much important legislation
and often took the floor to favor measures
of merit
In the convention which nominated
Governor Northcn, in 1890 there was u
contest for the position of attorney gem
eral between the late George n. Lester, /,
one-armed eN'Confederate Soldier. and
Co. clifford Anderson, the profound and
brilliant attorney general of preceding
administrations Perhaps the most thrill
ing speech ever made in the Georgia can.
itoi III nominating n candidate for office
was made by Mr.. Clay in nominating
Lester. 1t carried the members of their
feet and Lester swept the convention.
When Governor Atkinson became the
Democratic snominee in 1894 he was sue
ceeded as chairman Of the State executive
committee by Mr. Clay
In the campaign recently closed he held
the same position. He is young. active,
and vigorous and of commanding phy-
sique.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
EPISCOPAL CONGRESS.
Representatives of the American Church
to Meet at Norfolk.


Norfolk, Nov. 16.-Delegates and lay
men are arriving here tonight from var
Gus sections of the country to be in at
tendance tomorrow at the opening of the
seventeenth Episcopal Church Congress
in this city. The inaugural exercises
will take place ut II II. III. at the old
Christ Church.
Following the holy communion there
will be an address by Right Rev. II. Y.
Saterlee, ID. D., bishop of Washington
y feature of the services will be a special
musical programme in which IL combined
chorus of all the Episcopal choirs in the
section will take pait.
The first business sessions Of the four
days congress will take place tomorrow
night at the Academy of Music which
has been prettily decorated for the otca-
sion. After the address of weicomeitby
Bishop y. NJ. Randolph, of Southern
Virginia, there will be speech-making by
Edwin l.. Godllin, editor of New York
Evening Post; Rev DR. W. S. Rainsford,
of New York, and George w. Pepper, OF
Philadelphia. The initial topic of the
convention will be How Can Social
Unity he Best Attained?''
There promises to be large ATTENDANCE
throughout the congress and much inter.
est is being manifested in the prelimina-
rieS
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
FOR COAST DEFENSE.

New Orleans, Nov. 1G.--Major ]. b.
Quinn, United States engineer, recognize
ing the comparatively defenseless posi-
ton of this city against foreign force,
has evolvcda plan for the building of IL
series of forts twelve miles below this
city ut what is called Turner's Turn.
The plans Of Major Quinn take into con-
sideration the expenditure of nearly $50,
600, 600. The Importance of the SUCCESS
ton was recognized by the United States
authorities having in charge the work of
erecting the notifications along the Gulf
coast, and the board of Notifications is
now making examinations in connection
with the project. Forts Philip and Jack
son are II present the only protection
The Government has recently made many
Improvements at these forts and
equipped them both with two large guns
EACH
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
WORKING FOR EVANS.

Nashville. Tenn. Nov' ga NEE ting
of the state executive committee of the
Republican party met here to-day and
adopted resolutions requesting Mr.. Me
kinley to appoint II. Clay Evans, of
Chattanooga, to n Cabinet position The
resolutions We're laudatory ant also state
that the Republicans of the South are
worthy of recognition. There was only
one vote against the resolutions. by r..
w. Austin, of Knoxville, who held the
proxy of Committeeman Simerley. \
similar resolution had been..offered at the
Republican conference this morning. but
X. w. Austin made a vigorous speech
against it and 1t was withdrawn.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
THE ARCHBISHOP TALKS.
No Truth, He Says, About His Strained
Relations With Rome.

No Truth, He Says, About His Strained
Relations With Rome
st Paul, Mimi, Nov. 16.-Archbishop
Ireland to-day said to an Associated Press
representative:
In all the reports recently published
as to my relations with the Vatican
there is not one syllable of truth Not
one word has come to me from Rome in.
dicating the smallest change in the kind
feelings which the sovereign pontir ana
his Immediate advisers have been pleased
to entertain towards me. 1t is false to
say that have been summoned to Rome.
have not been asked to give an expana.
ton of any act or any writing of mine.
And certainly if the sovereign pontifr had
desired to approve or blame me he would
have communicated his will to myself in.
stead of making it known to me through
the gossip of newspaper reporters of
Europe or America. What may be the
sources of the reports or the motives of
the men who put these reports into cir
culation-whether the enemies .be politi
cal or ecclesiastical-I do mot know, nor
do | care to inquire
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
HALE \ MILLION INVOLVED.

Norfolk, Nov. 16.-Special Master
Williams handed down his decision to-
day in the matter of the many claims
against the Norfolk and Ocean View rail
road, aggregatng over half million
dollars. In most instances the decision
is against the claimants. there being six
classes as follows: First, those holding
supply liens: second, those holding ven.
doris liens: third, mechanics liens fourth
equitable liens; fifth, bondholdcrs; sixth,
the general creditors. The claimants are
scattered all over the country and the
suits employed hundle ed lawyers or
more
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
MEMORIAL SERVICES.

St Louis, Nov l6.-At to days session
of the w. c. Il. L. memorial services
were held for the members and sympa-
thizers in the work who had died during
the year. Miss Willard spoke feelingly
Of the loss Of Mrs. Sallie f. Chaplin, of
South Carolina to whom she paid high
tribute as Christian temperance worker,
and many other touching addresses were
made. AT the afternoon session, reports
of uperintendents were made. 1t was
announced that 5000 in cash and $500 in
pledges was raised at yesterdays meeting
for the relief of Armenians. which will be
sent on Immediately. II is expected to
raise 50, 900 before the convention closes.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
NO TRUTH IN IT.
Story Photographed From Jacksonville Was
n Fake

Jacksonville, Fla, Nov. 1G.-Not the
slightest foundation exists for the lurid
story of sanguinary battle in progress
in Cuba that was published in Chicago
to-day as special dispatch from this city.
jacksonville, unfortunately, harbors the
most INSCRIPTIONS manufacturer of
fakes connected with the American press.
His inventions have been exposed again
and again. and it is n mystery that repu-
table Journals continue to print his bogus
sensations. From this quarter went the
Imaginary account of the loss of 200 lives
in the hurricane mt Cedar Keys, the
actual loss being about twenty.
The fictitious character of the present
Cuban story appears in the first sentence.
which pretends that ''cipher dispatches
have just been received from Pinar del
Rio No such dispatches could have been
transmitted from Havana. No such place
as Oleaga, spoken of as Weyler's head
quarters, appears on the largest Official
map of Cuba. From no point in Pinar
del Rio could the dispatches in question
have been transmitted to Havana rs from
a reporter on the spot. Finally, this
compiler OF false bulletins did not dare
to publish them in Jacksonville, where
they originated.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

Farmville, Va, Nov. 16.-Between -
and O'Clock last night II lyncting party
visited the jail of Prince Edward county.
located ut Farmville, and ATTEMPTED to
take the LIE of Elisha johnson, colored,
awaiting trial for an assault and highway
robbery alleged to have been committed
by johnson Tuesday might upon n white
man named "Wax" Price There were
i'll the party Il half dozen determined
men, one of whom climbed the high fence
surrounding the Jail and, unlocking the
gate, admitted the others. The prisoner
was confined in Il lower floor cell. and
when asked through the window if he
was Elisha the reply came back that the
man wanted was in the next room. The
would-be lynchcrs Immediately opened
fire upon the prisoner who was lying upon
his couch paralyzed from fright. lie
could not be seen well through the WIN
dow and cell bars and only one load of
shot from the volley fired ut him took
effect. His wounds were not serious.
johnson, it is alleged, waylaid Price near
Rice S depot, in this county, and struck
him on the head and robbed him. Prices
injuries are not serious
johnson was tried to-day for highway
robbery and assault lie pleaded guilty
to both charges and was given for both
oftenses twenty years in the State peni-
tertiary. There is no clue to the perpe-
traitors of the attempted lynching last
night. 1t is expected that liberal re-
ward will be offered for the apprehension
OF the mob To prevent n further at
tempt upon the 1egro's life the sheriff
and his deputy left this evening with the
crippled prisoner for the peniten tiarv mt
Richmond.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
MIR. BRYAN INTERVIEWED.
He Asserts That the Democratic Party is
Now Silver Party.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 1G.-Hon. w.
j. Bryan passed through Kansas City
this forenoon en- route from his Nebraska
home to st. Louis From ST. Louis he
starts out on hunting trip through
southern Missouri and will be accompa-
MED by number of State officials, includ-
ing Governor Stone.
Mr. Bryan refused to discuss the posi-
bic favorable acts toward silver of the
Presdent-elect, Mckinley. He talked
freely, however, and in reply to nun,er-
Gus inquiries put to..him by the reporters,
said among other things:
1.-The administration idea of civil SER
vice is a full permission for all officials to
do whatever the administration wants
them to do.
THE Democrats who worked with and
supported the Republican party in the
late campaign will be gladly welcomed
again into the ranks of the Democratic
party, but only as silver Democrats.
1.-The Democratic party is now n silver
party. There cannot be two Republican
parties.
''Thesscharge that grieved me most and
was unjust, was that l desertedthe Dem
ocratic party in 1892 and voted for Gen
Weaver Those who made the charge
knew that we had fusion in Nebraska
anu that | acted upon the recommended
tion of the chairman of the national Dem
ocratic committee These men will find
it very hard now to accuse me of not be-
ing II Democrat.
81 am not ready to make my future
plans public. l do not intend to- lose my
residence in Lincoln. | will lecture
some. l will engage in nothing that
would invalidatc my position at the head
of the silver fOrccSn
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
FRAUD CHARGED.

St. Louis, Nov. 1G.-Dwight Braman,
of Boston, Mass, Il bondholder of the st.
Louis and san Francisco railway, filed an
equity bill in the United States circuit
court to-day praying for the setting aside
of the foreclosure sale of the road on the
ground OF fraud, not only III she conduct
of the Frisco reccvcrship, but in the
purchase of the Frisco by the Atchson
system and its management by the Atch-
son.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOT
If These Shipwrecked Sailors Had Proved
to be Americans.

IL LItcSc IcCkcu .-tlllOrS i1tU l'rONpu
to be Americans.
New York, Nov 1G.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived to-day on board the
Ward Line steamer Yucatan, from H;l-
vana, were Captain Nelson and twelvc-of
the.crew of the British steamer Cola,
which ran ashore on Colorado Reef on
November 4. Later the steamer got OF
into deep water and Captain Nelson at.
tempted to run her across the strait to
Key West but the water gained so
rapidly that they abandoned the steamer,
which shortly afterwards sank in deep
water. The shipwrecked seamen landed
on the Cuban coast about sixty miles
west of Havana, where they fell into the
hands of the Spanish soldiers. The
Spaniards. believing them to be iilibus-
tiers from the American coast, treated the
prisoners harshly, threatening to shoot
all hands. Finally they were removed to
Havana. where they were taken in charge
New York. Henry w. Delorey, one of
the shipwrecked crew, after describing
the wreck of the Cola, said to day:
ION landing in Cuba we were taken in
charge by troop of soldiers, who
escorted us. to IL sugar estate. Here they
used us everyone kindly, but there was
II strong suspicion that we were Ameri-
can ilibusters. Later in the day another
troop of soldiers took us to Martial, where
they insisted that could speak Spanish.
was taken to headquarters and ques-
toned by big Spaniarl, who asked me
were we English or Americans. | an
swered English. No, American,' said
he striking me in the neck and over the
head with Il loaded cane, stunning me-
The blood ran down my face and neck
and l-felt quite weak and rs th req SOL
diers pointed their guns at me | expected
to be shot. The Spnniards failing to
learn that there were any Americans
among our crew | WAS dismissed. We
were compelled to sleep on the bare stone
floor with soldiers on guard. We were
then sent to Havana, where we were cared
for by the British consul If we had
been Americans we would never have
lived to tell the tale
The Cola was ii vessel of 1862 tons, built
ut Ayr, Scotland, in 1884.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
It Failed.
AN AB0RTIVE ATTEMPT AT
LYNCHING.

A Mob at Farmville Attempted to Take
the Life of Elisha Johnson, Who Was
Awaiting Trial for Highway Rob
bery-Failing to Get the Prisoner,
They Fired Upon Him-No Clue to
the Murderous Mob-The Prisoner
Was Tried Yesterday and Sent to the
Penitentiary for Twenty Years.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
FOOTBALL BARRED

Nashville Tenn, No Chancellor
Kirkland announced to students Wander
bilt University there would be no more
football games on the campus until the
disorderly conduct of last Saturday was
investigated and the guilty parties pull
ished. This puts stop to the games
next Saturday and Thanksgiving Day.
The faculty has so Ordeerd.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
Conference
THE FIFTH DAYS SESSION AT
LYNCHBURG.

The Report of the Board of Education
Was Taken Up and Produced Lively
&; Discussion-Repor of the Board of
Finance Showed That Collections
We're Good and That All Claims
Would be Paid-Healthy. Condition of
Finances of the Preachers Relief
Society.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
Il. IT ANOTHER RESUMPTION.

Norwich, Conn, Nov. IS Notice was
posted Mt the Falls Company cotton mills
to-day that operations will be resumed
Monday, November 30. The full force
of 600 hands will be employed on full
time schedule The mills have been idle
since July IL
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
THE MAYOR ARRESTED

New York, Nov. l6.-A warrant of ar
rest was served upon Mayor = j. Glea-
son, of Long Island City, to-day The
order was based upon an Indictment
found by the grand jury of Queens coun-
~ last week. alleging that Mayor Glca-
son had. ..violated the election law i'm
ignoring.thc .Ieffersonian party in the APP
pOintment OF Inspectors.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
THE NORTH CAROLINA VOTE

RaIeigh, \. c., Nov TO- The Official
canvass of the election returns for Presi-
dental electors give BRYAN n majority
over Mckinley in North Carolina of 49,
2GG Russell, the Republican candidate
for governor, beats Watson, his Demo-
cratic opponent, 10y 5000. Guthrie, he
Populist candidate, received 80. 600 votes.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
OPERATIONS RESITltED

Norwich, Conn, Nov. 16.-The Green
Vile cotton mills which have been idle
since July 3, resumed operations to-day
on full time and with the full complement
of hands. Between 900 and 600 hands
are employed
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
WILL SUCCEED pIrGU

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. 1G.-On the
first ballot in the Democratic caucus +.
w. Pettus was nominated for Sene tor to
succeed Senator Pugh.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR

Nunnally's candy is but 90 cents per
pound. You can't get better no matter
what you pay. Always fresh In sealed
packages only. NanLear Bros. druggists.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
Clay Won
HE WILL BE THE NEXT SENATOR
FROM GEORGIA.

The Chairman of the Democratic State
Executive Committee Was the Victor
in the Senatorial Race-The Nominee
Worked on a Farm as u Boy and Sc
cured an Education by His Own
Etforts-The Nomination Was Made
on the Thirty first. Ballot-He Has
Often Been in the State Legislature.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
\ NEW CONIlIISsIONEp r

Washington, Nov. l6. The President
has appointed William IL Fornan, ex-
Congressman from Illinois, To be COM
missioner OF internal revenue TO succeed
Miller resigned.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

The United States Government reports
show Royal Baking Powder superior to
all others.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
DON'T PAY FOR DIRT

When you order coal. We send clean
coal. Give us II trial order and see.
EARMAN & FLIPPO,
Phone 6S. los Salem avenue 5 W.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17
POSITIVE STATEMENT
(From the Musical Courier, New Yor
MnY 21, 1860

The improvement has been so marked,
both in the musical qualities and in the
other points of excellence, that the Behr
Bros. pianos of o.day are far in advance
of these OF Il few years ago, the remark
abe excellence of the pianos commanding
attention everywhere. The Behr Bros.
piano has n wide following and high
reputation. 1t is distinctly high
grade Instrument.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-17

BUY YOUR COAL AND WOOD
FROM EARMAN AND FLIPpO,
PHONE IS.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-24
DIAMOND ANKLET FOUND.
In Keeping Of a Monkey. Who Was
Holding II for Rise.

New York. November 23.--A few days
ago an actress In THE Cherry Pick
ers." at the Fourteenth Street Theatre.
lost diamond anklet at a matinee,
missing It on her return to her dressing
after the scene in which she had to
wear H. The manager offered a re-
ward for II. but believed. he said, that
It must have been found by somebody
connected with the theatre. II now
appears that he was right in this. The
monkey which appears in the play had
II. The suppositIon Is that II came of
on the stage. and the monkey picked It
up and held It as an investment.
The property man, who cnce kept a
dog, saw the monkey frequently paw
ing in the straw in a corner Of his cage,
and supposed that he must have buried
a bone there. The monkey might have
kept the a1klet till a larger reward was
offered II his vanity had not overcome
his prudence and led him to put II
around his neck on Sunday afternoon.
The property man. having engagements
for the afternoon and evening. came
to feed the monkey earlier than usual.
and 30 took him by surprise and got
the anklet back. There was talk at first
OF discharging the monkey and getting
a new one. but the injustice OF this was
quickly seen, and the question now is
in what form to pay him the reward of
$500 so as to do him the greatest pos
sible good.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-24

throw the old town In the background
and throw lts business ~ the new ad-
dltlon2 Those who are Interested more
deeply In the building Of this than any
others say not decidedly not Has the
growth Of Brooklyn and Jersey city de-
strOycd any of the business of New
York or retarded Its advancement? The
phenomenal growth Of New York City
In the past decade Is sufficient answer.
Where are the terminals Of the New
York railroads. AZ Jersey City. Wee
hawken and other suburban places. Has
Oakland lnterfered with the growth Of
San Franclsco7 Has East Portland
stopped business IN Portland? Has
South Tacoma wiped Tacoma on the
map? Did East 81 Louis take away
the business OF 81. Louis? Where
are all of the big switch yards elsva-
tors. machine shops and storage yards
Of the Chicago railroads? From Ave 10
forty miles from the center Of the city.
Every Intelligent and Travelled business
man knows that at all important points
the principal railroad terminals are out
side the main city. aud for reasons APP
parent 10 all
No. there ~ great future before
old Astoria as the leading commercial
rhipping port cf the N0rth Pacific coast.
and the quickest WY 10 develop It's Ia
tent resources ls to Join hands In the
development pf the terminals and man
ufacturlng enterprises Of the west side
which will mako dollars for and all to
the wealth o; the east side A careful
canvass OF tGe situation win prove this
to be true. aud NOM wIll respond more
quickly TO :.ie advancement OF improve
menIb on the cast side than the proper
" owners On the was, side who are al.
ready largely interested in many
schemes there.
Let there be unity Of action on the
part Of the business. then Of both sides
OF the bay. one purpose in view by all
and there can be no question rs 10 re-
suits. The laying aside OF all smaller
differences and pull together regard
less Of politics or anything else win do
in a short time what II will take years
to accomplish otherwise. II remains
alone for AstoriRns 10 say whether the
city shall be ,ity in the next few
years. or remain a gshing station The
resources are here. the money can be
had. but Astorians must lead in these
matters and stand pat as one man. Out
siders can only asis; with their capital.
but cannot and Sill not take the lead
A little Infusion - The Chicago and
Seattle spirit Is all that Is required. and
from the signs of tue times that wifi
be forthcoming. Seattle people fight on
the political field. but stay together TO
a man on a question u home improve
ment
The sentiments expressed shove are
the opinions OF the majority interviewed
upon the subject. End bear uItn their
face the stamp Of common sense.