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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
COURT OF APPEALS.
y Large Number OF Decisions of,, Interest
to Roanokers.

y Large Number OF Decision s7of,Interest
to Roanokers.
Wytheville, Va. July 3O.-(SpeciaD-
The following decisions We're handed
down in the court of appeals to-day:
w L. Dupuy vs.. Eastern Building As.
ISOLATION, from hustings court of Roa.
noke city; reversed. Opinion by Judge
Keith
Hess and others vs.. Cole and others.
from hustings court of the city of Roa.
noke; reversed. Opinion by Judge Keith.
MaddoN's administrators vs. Skinner
ct ais, from city of Roanoke; reversed.
Opinion by Judge Reilly.
Hockman vs.. Hickman, from Roanoke
county; reversed. Opinion by Judge
Reilly.
State Savings Bank VS.. Stewart, from
Roanoke city; affirmed Opinion by
Judge Buchanan.
T Eckles, administrator VS. Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, from CITY of
Roanoke; affirmed. Opinion by Judge
Buchanan.
Old Dominion Insurance Company VS..
Moomaw, from Roanoke city; affirmed.
Opinion by Judge Cardwell.
donaldson vs.. Levine, from Roanoke;
affirmed. Opinion by Judge Cardwell.
Appeals were allowed in the following
cases; Atlantic and Danville-- Railroad
Company VS.. James, from Portsmouth
Same VS.. lronmonger, from Portsmouth
Allegheny county VS.. Parrish from
Rockingham county. Crescent Horse
Shoe and Iron Company VS.. Vernon. from
Wythe. Supreme Lodge Knights of
Honor vs. Others. Rorer & Didier VS..
Payne, Shelor 4; Co., from Roanoke: and
refused in following cases: Osborne VS.
commissioners: Sanders and others vs.
Roller.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

Rome, July 30.-Father Martinel,i
prior general of the Augustinians. has
oeeh appointed successor to Monsipnor
S"toili as papal delegate to the Roman
catholic Church in the United States.
Washington, July 30.-W When the news
OF the appointment of Father Martinnelli
was communicated to Cardinal SatolIi
'hIS AFTERNOON ne paid tribute to the great
esteem IN which the superior erenaroI !;
held. but was inclined to ouestion 49,,
pope having taken action at this time
on the matter. The cardinal is witbont
oHiclai advices as 20 the appointment of
successor to himself. and regards il no
unlikely that the appointment wouId he
made at this time. Father MartinaI1;
mas not been mentioned in the .rossin
that has conferred about the successor
snip TO Monsignor Satolli. Rumors have
oeeh frequent during the last few weeks
SS 10 .he possible successor to Cardinal
Satoll, and the names of Monsio,nor To,.-
enzelli, the internuncio M Tbn H.
ana Monsignor Falconio. titulor nrch,
oishop OF Acerenza, Italy, have been per-
Sislehtiy mentioned in this connection
Father Martinelli. however. is Regarded
as an available candidates and is credited
WIN excellent executive ability. He has
been connected in various capacities with
Vhe order of the Augustinians almost all
ol MS HE. He was born over fifty wears
ago, and Immediately after his gradua-
tion at scholastic institutions of the Cath.
one Church he Joined the Augustinians
for u time he was attached in n con
su'tlhg capacity to one of the conprepa.
'lons at Rome. He rose rapidlv in
authority and several years ago was given
.he appointment to the Office he now
hoIus- AS superior general he has charge
VI ,he interests of the Augustinians
throughout the world, and about him -
grouped council which assists in the
administration of the affairs of the organ
lZatlon Father Martinell has visited
thls country only once. That was about
TWO years ago. In the course of n stay
Oh seveal months he visited the apostolic
delegate's residence and the Aurustinian
bodies in Washington, Philadelphia and
number of other cities.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Hampton Hoge Unanimously Nomina.
ted For Congress.

W. Va NOuSlGSS
Lynchburg. July 80 Especial. )-Conyen-
ton was called TO order Mt 3 o'clock by a.
;. Asberry, chairman of the Sixth Con
gressional district. He stated that the
district committee had selected J. b.
Stovall, of Halifax, as temporary chair
man, and Robert Cox, of Lynchburg, sec.
rotary.
Committees on credentials, permanent
organization and resolutions were an
pointed by the chair, and their respective
reports adopted by a unanimous vote.
Temporary officers were made perma-
nent by committee on organization.
The resolutions reported heartily en-.
dorsed the Republican platform as
adopted ut the st. Louis convention, and
declared for the maintenance OF the
money OF the country on parity with
that of the first nations of the world
D. Hampton Hoge was nominated for
Congress by j. B. Stovall. and as there
was no opposition the nomination wa
made by reclamation. Mr.. Hoge, on be-
ing brought into the hall by committee
appointed by the chair, made an eloquent
speech, which lasted over an hour.
w. Lee Brand was elected chairman of
the district committee, and \. :. AS.
berry, OF Roanoke, w. H. Faulkner. of
Halifax. and w. II. Mosby, of Bedford,
We're elected members of the State com.
mittee.
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DEATH BY STORM.
Pittshurg is Again o.. Visited by Very
Destructive Storm.


Pittsburg, Pa, July 30. This CITY and
vicinity was visited by another severe
storm of wind and rain this afternoon.
Reports are coming in from the sur
rounding towns telling of great damage
to property, and up too o clock the.loss of
two lives have been announced They
are John SECULAR, of Homestead, and
young woman at Duquesne, whose name
is not yet known.
Secular, together with several compan-
ions, was in the cellar of his boarding
house drinking beer wh en- the storm came
up. He was in the act of raising Il glass
of beer To his mouth when he was struck
by lightning and instantly killed His
three companions ESCAPED unframed
The residence of Mrs. Elizabeth Oats in
Homestead, was also struck by light
ming, almost entirely wrecking it. but
the inmates escaped with only slight in
luries The storm in and around
Duquesne assumed ~ the : nature of Il
cyclone, doing great damage
The roof of the new National Bank
building was blown off. The new
Swedish church being erected was blown
down, and the roof of the st. James
Hotel was blown off. Three houses on
the Oliver plant We're blown over. On
the hill the house of John McLarkey had
its roof torn off, and the building was
almost entirely wrecked y,
The family of John Foyie, consi sting of
his wife and three children, were struck
by lightning and rendered unconscious
for some time The boy, James, II years
old, will die from the shock. The
S-months old babe was torn from its
mothers arms and hurled against the
wall, sustaining severe injuries
AT Greensburg, James Ellis. of West
Overton, was struck by lightning and in
stantlv killed
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SHIP STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Rome, July 30.-The Italian armored
war ship Roma, OF about $500 tons dis
placement, was struck by lightning yes
terday and caught fire. The flames
spread rapidly. threatening To reach the
magazine, and it was found necessary to
sink the ship by discharging torpedoes at
her. She was built in 1865, was of 5000
horse power. 2G2 feet long had speed of
about IL knots and carried two 23-centi-
metre guns and a dozen rapid fire guns of
different calibres. Her armor belt was
4 1-2 inches and her deck plating 26
inches thick.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
WATSON HEARD FROM.
Says Populists Had Better Go Slow Until
the Atmosphere Clears.

Says Populists Had Better Go Slow Until
the Atmosphere Clears.
Atlanta, July 30-Tom Watson saws
in signed editorial, after reviewing the
st. Louis convention:
at was this chaotic condition of things
which witnessed with keen anxiety and
which caused members of Georgia dele
CATION To telegraph me To allow my name
to he used to restore harmony and save
the party. Upon that express condition
consented and the object was attained.
Ii, now the Democratic managers should
refuse TO make any concession at all il
Will show that our efforts toward har-
mony have been thrown away. If they
continue to demand that the Populists
shall go out of existence as II party, they
Will prove TO all the world their object in
adopting our platform was not so much
to get free silver as it was to bury the
Populist party. There are mutterings of
discomfort all along the line, and if Mr..
Sewall declines to retire for harmony's
sake the rank and file of our party may
break away from the leaders and refuse TO
vote for Mr.. Bryan Mt all.
Therefore my opinion is that we had
better 90 slow until the atmosphere clears
itself little.
Thomas T.. Watson.n
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
NEVER AUTHBRORIZED IT.

Philadelphia, July 30.-W. f. Harrity.
eX chairman of the Democratic national
committee, when questioned this morn
ing about rumors circulated in New York
that he had declared that Bryan election
was impossible, which statement coming
from Mr.. Harrity was regarded as hcne-
ficially influencing the stock market
said: Il never authorized such state
ment TO he made I'havc not yet seen the
interview itself and have never even seen
the alleged interviewer
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
MIR. SWANSON RENONINATED

Danville, Va, July 3o-At Martins
vile to- day Hon. Claude \. Swanson wns
nominated by acclamation hy the Demo-
Gratis to represent the Fifth district in
Congress. 1t WAS the shortest session ON
record, Exclusive OF opening prayer and
the speeches by the chairman and the
candidate less than five minutes.were con
sumed in the. transaction of the conven
tion's business
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
\ SAD FATALITY

knoxville, Tenn, July 30-A terrible
fatality occurred at Lake Ottozee, n sum
mer resort, five miles from this city this
afternoon. y Sunday school picnic was
IN progress and the recently built
chutes were doing a good business.
as one OF the boats came down the chute
having aho ri thirteen small children a
row ooat crossed its path as it struck the
water and four occupants of the row boat
We're, killed
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
IN IT TO STAY.

Boise, Idaho, July 30.-At q reception
given to Senator Dubois and Congress
man Wilson, Mr.. Dubois announced his
support of Bryan and Sewall as advocates
of binnttalism. In closing he said: so
long as the Republicans advocate Il sin
gle gold standard, just so long will | re.
fuse that party my support, but will give
my support to those candidates who most
truly represent the free coinage of silver -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
FATALLY BURNED.

New York, July 80 Two men were
fatally burned and three others severely
burned by the explosion Of a tank at the
Standard Oil Company's works at Caven's
Point, Jersey City, to-day. The works
were set on fire by the explosion. but the
flames were eNtinguished before much
damage had,been done.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
OF UNUSUAL SEVERITY.

Savannah, Ga, July 30.-A number of
prostrations from the extreme heat re
ported to-day some of which may result
fatally. The present hot spell has been
one of unusual severity. The thermome-
ter at the weather bureau recorded
l001.2 this afternoon. In private Offices
and stores the record was as hioh rs lO4
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Danville, Va, July 30-John A. Daw-
SON prominent country merchant of
inns county, was struck by lightning and
instantly Killed this afternoon. He was
struck full in the face.
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PROBABLY MURDERED.

Springfield, Mo, July 30.-Two masked
men robbed the Illinois Central station
at Walker, station between this city
and Clinton az 10 o'clock last night
Agent Campbell was shot and probably
fatally wounded by the robbers
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
SILVER IN THE LEAD.

Frankfort, Ind. July 30.-J. b. Chead-
ly was nominated for Congress by the
Democrats of the Ninth district to- day
He was formerly a Republican member of
Congress. He is for free silver and will
receive endorsement of the Populists
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
AT II AGAIN

Washington, Juy 80. The gold with
drawals to-day were S2l9, 900 in coin, and
$500 in bars; receipts were $4,000 in
coin, leaving balance of sos, 655,2l
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
HAIL IN PITTSYLVANIA.

Danville, July 30.-A very destructive
hail storm passed over the eastern part of
this (Pittsylvania) county this afternoon,
doing fearful damage to the corn and to-
bacco crops.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
A FRIGHTFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT
AN EXPRESS CRASHES INTO AN
EXCURSION TRAIN.

Thirty seven People Are known to Have
Been Killed and the Number May
Reach One Hundred-The Accident
Occurred Outside of Atlantic City.
The Scene Was One of Horror and
Agony.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
VISITED GLADSTONE

London, July 30.-One hundred mem
beers of the Manufacturers Club, of phila-
delphia, paid visit by appointment to
Mr.. Gladstone at Hawarden to-day.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
Big Clearance Sale Of Bicycles

During tho dull months Of July and August we
will sell all Bicycles on hand at actual cost for
cash-wih also sell on irstalments. Bicycles for
rent. Bicycles cleaned OILED and repaired. BIZ
cycle riding school for ladies. Hours to - m .,
2 TO and TO 10 p. m. Charges, 10c per lesson.
Al! money paid for lessons will be credited on
Bicycle when bought
Call and examine the famous "Christy,"
"Mesinger" and ''Sagsr" Pneumatic Saddles.
800 "World" Bicycles a. $3.50. Pocket Ko.
daks. IS. "Premo" and other Cameras from IS
to $780, Catalogues free upon application.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
The Secret of
Success in the
Conduct of Our
Business MRaAs.....

We stain from all Boosting, blowing
ard misrepresentation as we'll az envy,
prejudice and Islander, toward others. We
attribute our success to the merits OF our
goods. They speak for themselves; they
demand attention and admiration; they
receive 1t. Again, we mako every Gus
toner our friend: we get their influence;
we retain It; we meet the convenience of
every patron go far as 1t Is in our power;
We sell goods you know to be the best
without our telling you. Those who are
not familiar are invited to investigate.
Our line consists OF the celebrated Stieff
and Haines Bros. Pianos and Estcy and
Packard Organs.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

The United States Government reports
show Royal Baking Powder superior 10
al others.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31

1T1-i ND : II I NINNJ IJtAD.
keySvillc, Va, July 30-E. s. Pollard;
husband of the woman who was murder
ed last year by solomon Marable, died to-
day. lie had nothing to say about the
murder
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
SUCCESSOR TO CARDINAL SAT0LLI
so SAYS y DISPATCH FROM HEAD
QUARTERS,

But the Papal Delegate is Inclined to
Doubt the Accuracy of the Report.
Father MartinelH, Who is Said to
Have Been Appointed, is the Head of
the Augustin Order and Has Once
Visited the United States.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-31
THE wEATMYW

J Forecast for Virginia: Fair; pre-
coded by showers in the enrly morn
ing cooler; northerIy winds.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1896-06-04
CYCLONE KILLS FIVE HUNDRED
Missouri's Largest City and Its Illinois Con-
sort Meet Terrible Calamity.

where it left, somewhere near the Eads
bridge, there is wide path Of ruins. Fac
tory after factory went down, and piles
of bricks and timber mark the spots on
which they stood Dwellings were picked
up and thrown in every direction. Busi-
ness houses were fiattened. There was
no chance for the escape Of the occupants.
The ruins covered bruised and mangled
bodies that will not be recovered until
systematic search is made. Thousands Of
families in South st. Louis are homeless,
practically, and the temporary hospitals
shelter scores and hundreds.
At the time the storm broke the streets
were thronged with crowds of people re-
turning from their work. Among these
the sudden fall Of almost inky darkness
penetrated almost momentarily by flashes
of vivid lightning, the ominous rattle and
rumble of the thunder, the torrents of
singing rain and the raging and bowling
Of the mad tornado created a panic that
made the streets Of the city resemble the
corridors Of a madhouse. Chimneys,
cornices, signs, everything that came in
the winds way, were swept away and
dashed among the frenzied people. Pc
destrians were themselves caught by the
wind and buffeted against the walls Of
buildings or thrown from their feet like
mere playthings. Overhead electric wires
were torn from their fastenings and their
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lady clerks standing about waiting for
the time to go home. They saw what was
going on at the desk and began to scream.
This attracted the attention of Mr.. Mar
shall, who was in another part Of the store
talking with his general manager. Just
as he was about to start toward the desk
one Of the other men approached him
and leveled two revolvers at MS head.
Frightened by the screams of the girls.
the burglar at the desk started to back
out of the store, guarding his retreat with
his revolvers. Marshall advanced toward
the man who was coming his way and he,
90, started out Of the store, keeping Mar
shall covered all the time. Seeing that
he latter was bent upon his capture. the
man fired both revolvers just as he reach,
ed the door. One ball struck MARSHALL
in the temple and the other in the heart
and he fell back dead. .
Half hundred suspects were rounded
up by the police, and out of the lot the
four named above were identified by the
clerks as those who participated in the
tragedy.
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and 1000 men were thrown out of en-
plOyment. Five large bridges were swept
away. Cars and lumber floated upon the
mad torrent. All trains on the Pennsyl-
vania and Baltimore and Ohio railways
were abandoned. Men. women and chill
dren were panic stricken. The fatality
list exceeded 1,200. The water reached
q depth of fifty feet, and it required
prompt, persistent and heroic action to
rescue the inmates of a valley in which
death rode through upon a wave of merci~-
less water.
The rain descended in torrents for sew
enty-two hours. Hundreds of dead bodies
fioated upon the bosom of the river for
distance of fifteen miles from the scene
Of the disaster. Wires were down and
all telegraphic communication temporar-
lily cut off. Galleries in the vicinity were
forced to suspend. The damage extended
to the properties of the Lehigh Valley
and Reading railways.
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darkness increased until the storm broke.
The descent of the storm was so sudden
the fleeing women and children were
caught in the streets and hurled to de-
struction or buried under falling walls.
Before the mass of clouds in the west,
hanging over the villages Of Clayton,
Fern Ridge, Eden and Central. gave vent
to their frightful contents tunnels shot
out from them. Some of these seemed to
be projected into the air, others leaped
to the earth, twisting and turning. Light
ming played about them and there was
marvellous electrical display. Then came
the outburst. Three of the tunnels ap-
preached st. Louis with wind that was
travelling at the rate Of eighty miles an
hour.
From them and the clouds above.
strange, cracking sound came. This filed
the air and at times was stronger than
the incessant peals of thunder. The
tunnels enveloped the western side of the
city, and in thirty minutes were wreak
ing destruction in the business heart. Men
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deadly coils, with their kissing blue
flames, joined in the destruction of life
and property. People were killed by the
score and the city hospital, which fortu-
nately escaped serious damage by the
storm, was soon crowded to the doors
with wounded and dying. Long before
the tornado had spent itself many Of the
downtown streets Of the city were impas-
sable with the wreckage of shattered
buildings and the strands Of broken cleo
trio wire which were sputtering and blaz-
ing everywhere and had it not been for
the floods of rain the tornado might have
been but the prelude to the destruction Of
the entire city by fire.
On the river the destruction was even
more complete than on land. Only one
steamer out of all the feet that crowded
the levee remained above the surface of
the Mississippi The others fell easy
prey to the fury of the tempest and quick
ly sank, in many cases carrying down
with them all on board. The Great Re
public, one Of the largest steamers on the
river, was sunk along with others.
Death List Is Appalling.
Ten millions of damage to property and
five hundred persons killed and thou
sand injured, is what has been accom-
plished. East st. Louis is as badly dam
aged as st. Louis. Half dozen small
towns close to st. Louis, in Missouri, and
at least two villages in southwestern Hill
nois are gone. There has been loss of life
in each Of these communities. What
seemed to be three distinct and separate
cyclones struck the city at 10 minutes
past 3 o'clock in the afternoon. They
came from the northwest, the west and
the southwest.
When they reached the Mississippi river
they had become one, which descended
upon East st. Louis and from thence
passed on toward Alton. The day was
an oppressive one in the city. There was
no wind and the people suffered from the
heat About 4 o'clock in the afternoon
the entire western horizon was banked
with clouds. These were piled one upon
the other, with curling edges, yellow in
tinge. A light wind sprang up and a sud-
den darkness came upon the city. This
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tropolis the terrors Of a cyclone have come
upon it's avenues and boulevards ravaged
the business streets and brought death to
hundreds. st. Louis, with its 100000
people, passed through in one brief half
hour Wednesday night an experience
paralleled only by the horrors of the
Johnstown flood. Cyclone. flood and fire.
This triple alliance wrought the dreadful
havoc.
The grand stand at the race track
was blown down, killing 80. The east
end Of the great Eads bridge was de-
stroyed and it is reported that an Alton
train went into the river. Steamers on
the river were sunk with all on board. A
station of the Vandalia in East ST. Louis
was destroyed, and it is reported thirty
five lives were lost. The roof of the Re-
publican convention hall at st. Louis was
taken off. The two top stories Of the
Planters Hotel are gone. The Western
Union and many other buildings are
wrecked. The city was left in darkness.
Fires broke out and threatened to destroy
what the wind spared, but rain finally
checked the flames. At Drake, ILL.,, a
school house is said to have been demol-
ished and eighty pupils killed. Telegraph
wires were down and it is difficult to Sc
cure information. Heavy damage to life
and property is reported from other local
tiles.
After the wind and rain had done their
work, fire added much to the storms loss
account. Down wires, wild currents of
electricity, crushed buildings, all contrib
uted to this element of destruction. The
alarm system was paralyzed. Approaches
were blocked; 100000 confagration on
the st. Louis side was supplemented by a
dozen lesser fires. In East st. Louis a