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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-20


with the sharp pointed pedals. 1t was
awful! None Of the crowd essayed to
help me, and the boys yelled with de-
light. III such moments the barbaric in
stincts of our savage progenitors assert
their sway over our minds even in this
advanced age. thought of this after
ward.
For several moments the struggle
ragged, but finally, by supreme effort,
1 showed the wheel away and managed
to get between the wall and large tree,
where cluded its repeated attacks until
it cooled down and allowed the boy to
lead it away and chain it in the cellar.
Twas urged to make another attempt,
but with my face set sternly and through
my clenched SO teeth replied, Nit.
Then in an evil hour 1 joined gay
party. the members Of which were going
TO take Il ten milo run. l mounted and
after q few wabbles / went along fairly
well. My main trouble when on Wheel
is what may be called an ingrowing ap-
prehension. I'm not afraid of falling
off-for I've fallen again and again and
like lt-but every time l come within
20 rods of anything to collide with it as
sumes proportions that my knowledge
OF drawing and perspective tell me are
utterly false But still grow unsteady.
went along until l was opposite the
estate of neighbor who doesn't like
me because l am handsomer than he is.
l glanced ahead and to my terror saw
tallyho coach with six horses coming
down the road. l learned afterward that
it was about half mile away, but
felt the hot breath of the horses on my
blanched cheeks and the clanking of
their harness rang in my ears. With n
sharp, quick motion 1 threw the wheel
to starboard and shot into chain fence.
Here left the wheel as if by prearrange.
ment and dived into n large bed of ex-
pensive roses that blushed with delight
skin with thorns.
My neighbor ran out and said quite
PLAINLY an 10" |i!'-n, +,.. I'LL o,, III
own children heard him and moved un-
easily in their seats. Then he added:
''You think that's derned funny
thing to do, don't you?"
replied with some heat, as got up ::
eff you think 1 came in here to be
funny, you err and err most erroneous
ly."
then withdrew with dignity in time
TO avoid saying anything that he might
regret, and with the scent of the roses
still clinging to me l walked home
never have taken any lessons in dis
mounting | feel that it is needless. My
own ingenuity suf1ices me in that direc-
ton, for have eight hundred and seven
ways of dismounting and they are all
different and all my own original dis
coveries. / just get off-that S all-and |
am striated with lines so that when |
am alone and i'll "the altogether" look
like an isothermal map or dress pat
tern. WALTER MCDoUGALL
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-20

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mAchlne, the AutOmhtlc cutting knl1e sharp-
ener, and tableting appurtenances are on
this floor. The wonderful and powerfv.
electric motor, which propels the machines
on all three floors, is also on this floor. Over
in one corner, hardly noticeable, is kept in
readiness, as a supplementary power, an
improved Gas Engine, to be attached at
mnmentarv notice in case of accident To tho
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-20

are right, our work AL, and if you don't
bring US work we will come after 1t, in ono
way or another, either by bringing n your
notice our prices, facilities and quality OF
execution, or personal interviews. We are
not grumbling; far from it. We've had our
share; we are still getting our share. But we
have placed at your disposal modern, and
almost ideal, printing establishment, with
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-12-10
WEST AND SOUTH.

Along tie Chippewa river in Wiscon-
sin tens Of thousands of acres Of land
were under from one to five feet of
water and hundreds of people had been
driven from their homes.
The president said al the annual con-
vention in Sacramento of the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers association that
the annual loss by insect pests In the
United States was over S3.000.0C0.
At Portage. Wis. the German-Ameri-
can bank made an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors.
1T Alton. H.. the residence of Will
liam Lewis (colored) was burned AMI
two children under ten years were
roasted to death.
Many states were represented al a
preliminary currency reform meeting
in indianapolis. Ind. and il was decided
TO bold a national convention In In
dianapIis in January. 1897. TO discuss
the financial question.
Burglars robbed every store in the
village of Moline. Mich.
Vt Italy. Tex. six business firms los,
heir goods by an incendiary fire. the
total loss being $4,000.
IRE destroyed the post ounce az
Mason City. Ia. and all the mails aud
contents were burned.
Joseph +. Johnston was inaugurated
governor Of Alabama
st Cairo and Anna, H.. earthquake
shocks of sufficient force To raftlSdishes
and furniture aud sway buildings per-
eeptibly were feh-
IN Wisconsin the official count II the
vote gives Mckinley. for pres a. a
plurality OF 02.sI2. and Scofie' (rep).
for governor. plurality OF 9s.724.
". +. Hinton, sheriff II Plymouth
county. Ia, fell fIom train near Mer-
riil ard vas so lady injured that ne
could rot ytove and frozt to death be
fore help G me
Robbers shot aad killed William T..
Counts. Ia postmaster and keeper OF
n general store at Reeisvilie. Ind.
Ala Prize fight in san FrarciscD b.
tween Om sharkey ard Bob Fi:<Ssfsi
saon. he lOrnsr Won ~ ihs aighia
rnEasi
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THE EAST.

At Wethersfield, Conn, Casper Hart
lein was hanged for the murder OF
Louise Marie Treble at South Man
chester February % last.
In Boston the Arena Magazine Pub
fishing company went into the hands
o. a receiver.
a submarine cable between New
York city and Hayti has been COM
pleted, and has been opened TO the
public for the transmission of messages
TO Hayti and other places in the West
Indies.
The court OF appeals has declared the
divorce law of New Jersey unconstitu-
tional.
Thomas Lennig and William Doherty
met death while fighting flames in u
church at Atlantic City. NJ j.
Sarah E. Mink, national president Of
the woman's auxiliary of the Gram
Army of the Republic. died at her home
in Watertown. y. ". eyed SO years.
In Boston the National Council Of
Women of the United States met in an
nuaI convention. Mrs. Mary Low Dick
inson. the president, occupied the chair.
Fire destroyed the administration
building of the New Jersey state insti-
tuition for Predetermined children at
Vineiand.
In Boston the Imperial Grand Opera
company, under the charge of Col.
Mapleson, was stranded for lack OF
/ funds.
1t is shown by the official canvass of
the vote for president in Massachusetts
f,u1 80 Cor Nc
/ KinIey, 1O5.5i1 for Bryan and I1,7+9 for
Palmer McKinley's plurality, 1926.
benjamin Tappan, ID. d., ex-presideni
of the Bangor Theological seminary,
died in South Norridg ,wock, Me-, aged
81 years.
From Europe to Boston the Cunard
steamer Servia broke the record, max
/ ing the run from Daunt's Rock in 6
days, Il hours and S minutes.
Fire nearly destroyed East Corinth.
! a town of 500 population in Vermont.
Z. l.. Godfrey. of Emlenton, Pa, and
Arthur Palmer. of Montezuma. o., both
/ oil men, were drowned at ST. Mary's, o.
William ISOurke. seven years old;
| Josie Bourke, II yearsOld; Daniel Ryan,
6 wears old. and Martin Burns. 10 years
old were drowned while skating at
\ Hartford. Conn.
The gunboats Nicksburg and New
/ port were launched from the yards al
bath. Ne. They cost S22a. 400 each.
In Boston Mrs. Sarah Lawrence and
her daughter Sophie. aged nine, and a
boarder named Sawyer We're srffocated
by gas
Ella and John Alpha aud Blanche
Bishop were drowned at Hawley, Pa.
while skating.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-12-10
WIDOW QUITE PHILOSOPHICAL.
Pastors Condolences on Her Husbands
Death Very Graciously Acknowledged.

Pastors Condolences on Her Husbands
Death Very Graeiously Acknowledged.
A North side Lutheran pastor recent
ly assigned % a fashionable congrega-
ton is wondering whether hereafter it
will be policy for him 10 offer con-
dolences when young nations of his
flock lose their husbands, or forever
keep his peace. lie is very much per-
turhed over an incident which occurred
quite recently. says the Chicago Chron-
icle.
Some time last summer and before be
had been assigned 20 this particular
church the invalid husband of one OF
his prominent church members went
20 the far west in the hope that change
of climate might restore him 10 health.
But the rarifed atmosphere of the
mountains instead of bencfiting the in
valid, who was a consumptive, rather
FASTENED the progress of the disease
and within very few weeks he died.
Last week the young widow returned.
What more natural than that the par
son should offer his sympathies to the
bereaved one.
lou nave my slncerest sympathy,
he said 10 the young woman. But,
after all, you have this consolation that
the dear one is now past all suffering
and probably much happier"
You are too kind, parson," answered
tie young widow. Indeed, he lasted
much longer than / thought he would
/ expected he would go much sooner.
1t was hopeless case"
Such philosophic view OF the case
rather startled the good man. II came
so unexpectedly that it left him moth
ing more to say and he beat as hasty
a retreat as he could.
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

The italian consul at Zanzibar, Sig
nor Cecchi, and 13 other members of an
exploring party were murdered by ma
tives on the coast of Somaliland, East
Africa.
Kurds raided the province of Mann
ouret-Ul-Aziz and burned and pillaged
the village and massacred the inhabi-
tants.
Australia requires 100000 tons of
wheat and -four from America on nc
count of the crop deficiency, and half
of that quantity has already been
ordered.
The catch of seals by the Canadian
sealing fleets this year was 55.67e skins.
against 20, 739 taken last year.
In Cuba local newspapers are urging
the necessity for carrying on farming
operations in the island, otherwise a
disastrous famine is inevitable.
The death is announced of Joseph
James Cheesman, president of Liberia,
and Vice President Coleman succeeds
him.
II is estimated that the wheat crop of
Great Britain is 2O,000,OO0 bushels above
that of 1895.
Homer Howell. aged -. maddened
by unrequited love, shot his former
sweetheart. Miss Annie Sims, aged "a,
at Montreal, Que, and then nut a bullet
| in his own brain.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-12-10
A TURNPIKE WAR.
Kentucky Mobs Have Destroyed Over
Three Hundred Toll Gates.

Kentucky Mobs Have Destroyed Over
Three Hundred Toll Gates.
HarrodsJurg, Ky, Dec. IA mob OF
between 40 and 60 men, armed with shot
guns and axes. rode through Mercer
Saturday night and chopped down six
tollgatcs. The gatekeepers were
warned not to repair the gates or col.
lect any more toll under penalty of be-
ing burned out. The mob passed
through this city at two O'Clock Sun
day morning en- route from Macksvil,e
for Harrodsburg and they destroyed
every gate in the line Of march. At Salt
River, one mile from here, Dave Bar
nett, a gatel<eeper, was made to chop
down his own gate and he was told to
notify the turnpike directors that it
the gate was repaired and money col
lected, the raiders would not only burn
the dollhouse, but the private property
of the board of directors. These gentle
men have ordered the gates repaired
and toll will be collected by an armed
guard if necessary. The same warning
was given at some of the other gates
Over 300 tolIgates have been burned OF
chopped down since the turnpike wal
begun in Washington county three
months ago, and as yet only five arrests
have been made. No convictions re.
suited from these. The gates destroyed
represent 500 miles of turnpike and
valued at $I,O00,000, and the state and
county authorities have furnished nc
protection whatever.
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In the Agricultural line. Texas leads all
other states in the variety Of its products
Cotton corn and the cereals grow and are
raised in every section Of the state anc IN
the central and southern portions sugar
cane and sorghum are probably cultivated:
On the Gulf Coast two and three crops OF
vegetables are raisei each year. Berries are
shipped six weeks in advance OF the home
srop in the north. Pears, peaches, plums,
oranges figs, olives and nuts all grow album
dainty and can be marketed from two TO
three weeks in advance of the California
crops. Large quantities of rice are now
grown.
III the land seeker, the home seeker and
the settler desires 10 secure farm large
than the one he occupies, on vastly more
reasonable terms; IL lie wants more lana 10
cultivate, a greater variety OF crops 10
harvest. with proportiOndtely Increased re-
muneTation at a less outlay for cost OF pro-
ductiou; if he wants an earlier season with
correspondiugly higher prices, Il he wants
milder winters, all the year pasturage Tor
his stock, improved health. increased bodily
comforts and wealth and prosperity, ne
should go to Texas.
Send for pamphlet descriptive OF tle re
sources of this great state tmailcd Iree).
Low rate HOmeseel1ers excursions WI. inc
Missouri. Kansas a Texas Railway on NOV.
Ard and nth. Dec. LIST and 18th, lSsb n a:
CnFErIER. Northern Passenger Agent 80
Marquette Building, Chicago.
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FATAL ERROR.
Causes a Railway Collision-Three Killed
and Several Hurt.

Causes a Railway CoIIision-Three Killed
and Several Hurt.
Cincinnati, Dec. S.-A collision oc-
Cured Monday morning on the Balti-
more G. Ohio Southwestern railroad at
SedamsviIle, between the Aurora ac-
commodation, eastbound, and the Off
GERS special inspection train, by which
three persons were killed and several
injured. The killed are:
John Price, engineer Of engine No 102.
Omcr Dixon. fireman of engine No. l0f
L. Zipperling, civil engineer of North
Bend.
The injured are:
George f. Randolph. general traffic man.
ager of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern, head bruised and badly cut.
j. NJ Chesbrough, general passenger
agent Baltimore & Ohio Northwestern. head
cut and bruised about body.
F. Moore, Delhi chief clerk of chief
engineers Office. Baltimore & Ohio South
western, badly bruised.
w. II. Sexton. conductor of train No. IS.
badly hurt.
Tom Jones. engineer OF train No. %. bad
ly hurt.
John Kennedy. fireman of train No. %.
jumped and was hurt about the head.
Clark Harvey, baggagemaster. badly
bruised.
Chales e. whiting. passenger. Law
renceburg. badly hurt.
Mrs. Alexander Patterson. of Aurora.
Ind, bruised.
B. II. Brooks. brakeman. face and body
cut.
f. II. Gay, of Aurora, slightly hurt by
broken glass.
The special train should have stopped
at Storrs' station to let the accommo-
dation train pass, but it went ahead
,,d ,,.ac r,puipu about Is miles an
hour when the collision occurred.
The morning was cloudy and foggy,
aud at this point the track bed is low
and the mist from the river made it
difficult TO see very far ahead.
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The News Of the Week.
FROM WASHINGTON.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL.

On November so the amount OF ma
tional bark notes in circulation was
/ S235.3l2, JOB. an increase for the month
of $i14, 446, and for the last IL months
/ of 81, 440, 907.
In the month of November the to-
tai coinage at the minis of the United
States was s7.45s.722. of which s5.064.-
200 was gold, 50. 305. 022 silver and $751;
600 minor coins. The coinage of stand
ard silver dollars was Sl.9l4,00
A statement issued from the treasury
I department shows that all kinds CT
money in circulation in the United
States on December aggregated ST..
646, 444,7i6.
The house of representatives OF the
Fifty-fifth congress will be composed
/ of 2O4 republicans. 1874 democrats. u
/ fusionists, IL populists and silverites.
ard there is one vacancy. from the First
Missouri district.
The president issued a proclamation
reimposing tonnage and lighthouse
duties upon German ships entering the
United States because of a fruitless
effort to induce Germany to no longer
impose such taxes upon American
ships, and the action is in the nature of
retaliation.
At the leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 4th aggregated
81 ,2s5, as. sO4, against s135.953.1l3 the
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1895
is 40.
n, 81 Vr,itai C4atas tbara ,xaro 2-Q
business failures in the seven days end
ed on the 4th. against 300 the week
previous and 324 in the corresponding
period of 1895.
II. +. Preston, director of the mint.
in his report shows that during the past
fiscal year the total coinage was SILL
lSs.52s. lie states that the silver coins
are being counterfeited, exactly simi-
lar to the genuine in size. weight end
devices, and some cannot be distin-
guished from the genuine, even by ex
perts.
Secretary of the Interior Francis
shows in his annual report that the
total number of acres disposed of up to
June 30 last was 100000. leaving
public domain still vacant estimated
at over 10000. 900. not including the
district of Alaska, with ar area of over
369. 100000 acres.
General Dumont, supervising in
spector of the steamboat inspection
service, in his annual report says that
COG. GOO 900 passengers were carried or
steam vessels during the year and that
221 lives were lost, a decrease from the
t,ravfortE raar of III
1t is said that the battle ship Texas,
which cost the government Si.125, 900.
is a complete failure.
Secretary of the Navy Herbert in his
annual report warns the country of
the insufficiency of its navy for the re-
quirements of war. There are AZ vessels
in commission, and s.165 enlisted men
and 1,35s apprentices in the navy. The
department expended during the year
sl3.OO2,6 25.
An energetic protest has been lodged
by the German government with the
state department in Washington
against the action of the president in
imposing tonnage duties on German
ships entering American ports.
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WOMEN MEET AT BOSTON.
Opening sessIon OF the National Council
Its Objects.

Opening sessIon OF the National Council
Its objects.
Boston. Dec. Ain Association hal.
Thursday morning the National
Council of Women opened its an
nual convention. This is undoubt-
edly the largest and most not
able gathering of women that New
England has ever seen. The council
was organized by women having the
belief that the hes; good of their homes
and OF the nation would be advanced by
their own greater unity OF thought,
sympathy and purpose. and that an or
ganized movement of women would
best observe the highest good of the
family and the state.
This outline constituted the principal
point of the opening address of Mrs
Mary Lowe Dickinson. president OF the
council. II was expected that the
countess of Aberdeen would represent
the international council, but she was
unable TO come from British Columbia
in time, and Mrs. Willoughby Cam
mings brought greetings from her and
from the women across the border.
Addresses were made by Susan Prescott
Porter. Mrs. May Wright Sewall. Mrs.
Susan b. Anthony. Rev. Anna II. Shaw.
Mrs. Susan H. Fessendep and Mrs Mar
garet j. Sands.
The closing address was made by
Mrs. Emma +. Wallace. of Illinois. rast
president of the National Woman's Re-
lief corps, auxiliary to the G. a. r., who
said the ASSOCIATION number ID 10000
members divided into 5000 corps. In
1s years the corps had distributed ST.
81 500.
Boston, Dec. Sat Fridays session
of the National Council of Women the
reports made were of the most enter
tanning nature. For the Indianapolis
council Mrs. Elizabeth Vinton Price re-
ported that the council had petitioned
the Indiana legislature TO pass an act
requiring that woman be placed on
all boards of government of institutions
| in which both men and women are con-
| fined.
| A greeting from Miss Mary Desha. of
the committee for equal pay FOR equal
work." was read and reports were made
by Mrs. Helen Campbell, of Detroit. FOR
the committee on domestic science and
4 MIS-. hdtt DiONht1C AotNt NOC1 "a AhO
subject of patriotic instruction.
| Rev. Anna G. Spencer said he Prov
idence council h=d succeeded in raising
the age limit of child labor from ten 10
twelve years. and in the appointment
of both men and women as factory in
spectors.
Mrs. Florence r. Baker, first national
president of the Women's Relief corps,
emphasized the need of patriotic les
sons in the homes of the country and
Miss Annie White Johnson spoke for
the committee on dress. SAID the lat
ter: THE committee does not cham
picn a movement which seeks TO de-
stroy the aesthetic sense, neither do we
undervalue the Importance of tasteful
and becoming dress. We would clothc
women not less beautifully, but more
artistically."
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Washington. Dec. 5.-The report OF
II. E. Preston, the director of the mint,
shows in elaborate details the opera
lions of the mints and assay offices
during the fiscal year 1896. together
with statistics OF foreign countries,
relative TO the production. coinage and
monetary conditions of each. The
total coinage Of gold and silver by the
yarious countries of the world was as
follows: Gold. $23l .0s7 ,43s; silver. s12l,-
cI0..ig: total. S552 .697.55 The total
metallic stock and uncovered paper in
the world was estimated on January
/. 1896. to he si0,93s 100000.
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rrainmnn 60 to sleep.

San Antonio, Tex, Dee. IA head
end collision between two through
freights on the Southern Pacific road
near Waelder Sunday morning resulted
il, the death of two engineers. two fire
men and brakeman. The crew of the
east-bound freight went to sleep while
waiting on blind siding, and the crew.
on waking. thinking that the second
section of the through west-bound
freight was the third section of the
train, took to the main line. The wealth
er was foggy, and the east-bound freight
and the third section of the west-bound
train came together at the bottom Of
a sac in the road few miles firm the
siding.