davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-29
LEGAL NOTICES.
SALE oN r

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF RESIDENCE
property In pursuance of decree OF the
circuit court OF Roanoke county, entered ut the
April term, 1876, in the chancery cause OF the Sa
,em hardware Company ct. ais. va. Yerkos and
Fulwiler ct ais, the undersigned rs special
commissioners, will ON TUESDAY, JUNE 3D.
1896, oncr for sae at public auction on the prem
ises, AT II m the following lots or parcels of
lands EXERas tesgS Vi
map and survey OF the Roanoke Developmc nt
company; each OF said lots I, improved hy n two
story frame dwelling containing seven rooms ana
cellar. This property IL situated in Roanoke
comfy; Va near the West End furnace aud tho
Dnval Engine Works saw '''
TERMS-One third cash. balance upon N credit
OF six aud twelve months, purchasers TO execute
notes for the deferred payments, bearing interest
from day of sac. SAID lots will he solo separately
JACOB BAER,
K. W. Kline,
special Commissioners
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-29

Snails were once thought 10 be cure
for consumption.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-29
special COMMISSIONER

hereby certify that bond has been given nv
said commissioners in conformity 10 said de-
cree. W. GRIFFIN, Clerk
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-29
WAYS OF ALLIGATORS
THE SAURIAN AT CLOSE RANGE IN
HIS FLORIDA HOME.

How the Female Lays Her EGGS and Cares
For Her Young-A Mother VIII Fight
Anything That Threatens Her Babies
Diet and LuNuries OF Alligators
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
Foreign News.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 29.-Fire was
discovered among 1850 bales of cotton
lying on the wharf at this port to- day,
and before the flames could be subdued
large part of the cotton was badly
damaged.
CoNsrANTINopLE, May 20. = The
Port Is sending eight battallons to
Crete to assist the troops now there to
subdue the rebe1liou5 Cretons. Ferik
Abdullah, ex-governor of Scutari, has
been appointed governor of Crete, and
has started for his new post.
LONDON, May 29.-At the Manches-
ter Whitsuntide meeting to-day the
Manchester cup of 1000 sovereigns, one
mile and three quarters, was won by
Mr.. P. Buchanan's The Doctor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
VIRGINIA NEWS.

James Wilson, of Roanoke, has sued
the John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
for S25, 900 damages for alleged unskill-
full treatment.
Rev. Thomas Shipman, of Savannah,
Ga, has accepted the call to the First
Baptist Church, of Roanoke, and will
take charge August 1.
Yesterday was observed as Memorial
Day in Charlottesville, and the graves
of the dead soldiers in the cemetery,
near the university, were decorated
with flowers. The address was delivered
by Judge r. T. w. Duke.
Capt. John Clinton Boude, clerk OF
the Circuit Court of Rockbridge for the
past thirty-three years, president of the
Association of Clerks of Virginia Courts,
a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow, a
lawyer by profession and a man OF
means, died suddenly at Lexington,
yesterday, aged sixty-three.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
NEWS OF TIE DAY.

The Chicago postofice census gives
the city population of 100000, an
increase of 2O0,0 900 over last year.
The name of DR.. D. G. Gilman, of
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore,
as candidate for superintendent of pub
lie schools of New York, was with
drawn yesterday. Superintendent Jas
per was reelected.
In Pittsburg last night Joshua Lever
ing, of Baltimore. and Hale johnson,
of Illinois, were nominated by acclsma-
ton by the prohibition national con-
vention for President and Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States, on strict
single issue platform. The party
adopted a single plank platform, ig-
noring absolutely every question but
the liquor traffic. The free.silver
element in the convention was defeat
ed by majority of 40, and a number
of them, led by Messrs. Frank G.
Odell and Lem G. Smith, of Lincoln,
who have been managing the boom OF
Rev. Charles E. Bentley, their fellow
townsman, went out of the convention
and took steps for the organization of a
new broad gauge temperance party,
with the free silver plank prominent
in If.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
Northern PresbYterians.

SARATOGA, N. Y. May 29.-The
Presbyterian General Assembly to-day
considered an overture from the New
Brunswick Presbytery asking for q
change in the title page of the new
edition of the constitution, just COM
pleted at great expense. The subject
was recommitted. By vote the assem-
bly, fixed upon Winona, Ind, as the
next place of meeting. The report OF
the committee on bills and overtures
reported that the rate ofapportionment
for expenses of assembly be reduced
from seven to six cents per member. A
difference of $1,000 in the annual in
come of the assembly is thus effected.
The financial committees report show
ed surplus in the assembly treasury
of $50 900 on May Is, 1896. The semi
nary control report, with the substitute,
was adopted unanimously.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
THE REGENTS OF MT. VERNON.
70 the editor of the Alexandria Gazette:

i
Dear Sir:-Observing in Wednesday
evenings paper some reference to the
declination of the Board of Regents of
Mt. Vernon to inscribe the letters sc.
S. a." on the monument on which they
wished to place an inscription to the
memory of Col. John Augustine Wash
ington, / trust you will allow me space
to correct any misrepresentation which
might be occasioned by the paragraph
referred to.
About two years ago the descendants
of Mrs ne G. Washington asked per-
mission to place on the side of monu-
ment, left blank for that purpose, an in
scription to her memory. The permits
sion was promptly granted and the re-
gent, Mrs. Townsend. in a most kind
and courteous letter to one of Col. John
A. Washington's daughters, suggested
that an inscription to Col. Washington
be placed on another blank side of the
same monument, requested that the
family would indicate the inscriptions,
aud insisted that the association should
defray every expense. On account of
some difficulty in obtaining the exact
date of Mrs. Washington's birth the ep-
itaphs were not sent to MT. Vernon till
q few weeks ago, and while the associ-
alton will have the one to Mrs.
Washington inscribed on the mon
ument, the board of regents
fearing the letters sc. S. A." in
the inscription to Col. Washington
might be offensive to some Northern
visitors, and wishing to avoid occasion
for adverse criticism, asked that an
epitaph be written which would make
no reference to Col. Washington's SER
vice in the Confederate army; this his
descendants could not do, and so the
matter rests.
The objection of the Board of Regents
to using the letters &c. S. A." was not
personal, but, realizing their RESPONSE
bility as custodians of the property be-
longing to the women of the union, they
desire to do nothing to offend any
visitor from whatever section he may
come.
1t is to be regretted that any refer
ence to this incident should have APP
peared in print, but, as part has been
made public, justice to the Board of Re-
gents demands a publication of the
whole, and as it gives me opportunity
to testify to the unvarying kindness
and consideration shown by the Board
of Regents to Col. Washington's family,
it is possibly not without its uses. Be-
spectfully yours,
LAWRENCE WASHINGTON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY %, 1896.

A GOLD democratic newspaper, pub
lished in Northeru State that always
gives immense republican maJoritles'
says the silver democrats should dis
tinctly understand that if the Chicago
convention shall adopt cheap money
platform, the democratic party will or
panize q counter campaign on the spot"
No matter how wrong cheap money
NAV be, and that it is wrong, many
wise and Idisinterested democrats are
firmly convinced, such talk is ridiculous
for the democratic party, from its very
nature, must be ruled by the majority OF
its members. Democrats who decline 10
submit to such rule have perfect and
indisputable right to abandon their
party, but it is conspicuous Stiffness for
them to talk about recognizing the
democratic party, because the majority
of the members of that party don't
agree with their views upon the cur
rency question.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

News has reached San Francisco OF
the probable loss of the schooner Liz
coin in Alaskan waters. The Lincoln
had on board about 80 persons, all OF
whom have undoubtedly lost their
lives. Most of the passengers were
gold seekers.
Miss Kathryn Weston has startled
the heirs of Richard Gray, the million
aire lumberman and capitalist, OF Du,
luth, Mimi, by declaring tsat she anu
the dead millionaire were married SIX
wears ago. Gray's wealth was es'i-
mated at 81 ,000,00
Judge Brovn, of the United States
court in New York, to-day sentenced
Emanuel Ringer to six years IN the
Erie county penitentiary., Ninger Is
the man who made pen and ink Uni'ed
states notes. He did such clean WORK
with the pen, and worked his counter
feits SO smoothly, that for long Time
he baffled the detectives.
Peter Maher and Frank P. Slayin ap-
peared before Police Justice Ingram, IN
New York, this afternoon to answer 10
warrants issued against the two pugl-
lists. The charge stated that on lnfoI-
nation and belief the men were about TO
violate the law in engaging In prize
fight. Police Justice Ingram announced Geo
that he would release the men on Sl,Ooo
bail each. Their examination was SET
down for S o'clock this evening.
Godfrey Hildebrand, farmer. whose wife
was beheaded and daughter killed IN the
wreck of his dwelling,hsy tornado at Rock.
ford. H.. Monday, dropped dead esterday as
the funeral procession passed the site OF hIf
home
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29

NORTHERN newspapers, though pos
sessed of every means requisite for OBJ
tanning correct information upon every
subject, publish the most erroneous
statements even upon present and
timely matters. One of the New York
newspapers, for instance, and one, too,
with an immense circulation, a day or
two ago classed Indiana, Kentucky,
Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and West
Virginia among the gold States, when
nothing is better known, even to the
average newspaper reader, than the
fact that each and all of those States are
for free silver, by large majority.
That such is the case is by no means
creditable either to the intelligence OF
the people of those States, or their re-
gard for the welfare of the country, but
it is fact nevertheless, and there is no
sense in ignoring facts.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
RELIGIOUS.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
in the Maryland Episcopal convention
in Baltimore yesterday to have bishops
elected by q majority, instead of two
thirds vote. The lines Of archdeaconrles
were established, and officials and COM
mittees chosen. The convention will
meet next year in Frederick.
In the Episcopal convention of the
new Diocese of Washington yesterday,
the order of the day was the report OF
the committee on the revision OF the
constitution, canons, rules of order
and order OF business, and the chair
man, Rev. DR.. McKim, called the at
tention of the convention to number
of proposed changes in the constitution.
The most important was the proposed
changes in the rule relating to the cleo
ton OF bishop, making the vote a ma
jority instead of two thirds, as now is
the rule. He advocated the majority
rule aud this was adopted.
In the Methodist Episcopal General
Conference at Cleveland yesterday the
committee on temporal economy rec.
commended an annuity for superannuat.
ed ministers, instead of payments &C.
cording to circumstances, which was
carried, with few incidental changes.
The book concern committee made a
report recommending its annual appro-
priation to various publications. 1t was
decided to pay the bishops $4,000 per
year and travelling expenses. Bishops
Foster and Bowman (retire0 will be
paid the same until the first of the year,
and their permanent remuneration will
be decided upon next February. The
conference adjourned sine die.
In yesterdays session of the Presby-
terrain General Assembly, at Saratoga,
the report on church erection showed
total expenditure On all accounts, in-
Guiding loans and grants, of $165 ,5S3.
The church unity committee asked to
be "discharged from further conference
with the commission OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church on this subject"
The stumbling block was stated to be
the failure of that church to agree upon
basis of "mutual recognition and re-
ciprocity." The request WAS granted.
The discussion in the Southern Pres
byteriap Assembly at Memphis yester.
day covered the whole range of status
of the negro in connection with the
church and its work. The trouble came
up on a complaint of Elder Enslow, of
South Carolina, against the action OF
the Synod of South Carolina in con-
demning the Presbytery of Charleston
for declining to receive negro under its
care for study in the Tuscaloosa Insti-
tute for the ministry. 1t was admitted
on both sides that the only reason why
the man was refused acceptance was
that he was black and not white. The
negro first applied to small meeting
of the presbytery, and committee. of
five was appointed to examine him.
They reported back to the full spring
meeting of the presbytery, and by a
vote of % to it was decided not to &C.
cept him. One feature of the debate
was the declaration by DR.. Woodrow
that if he could not conscientiously
stay in the church and obey the consti-
tuition he would secede, saying that he
believed in the right of secession now,
as he did in 1861. The debate was
conducted in very lively manner, and
at times was most heated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29

A BILL was introduced in Congress
Yesterday, providing that all govern
ment employees who have not passed
competitive examinations, shall be COM
PEELED to do so, except they be ex-
Union soldiers. The exception is, OF
course, unjust and unconstitutional;
but, barring that, the bill should be
passed. Nearly all the offices of the
government are now filled by republic
cans, who have meyer stood the exami-
nations to which democratic applicants
are subjected, and their possession of
such offices is the mugwump excuse
for excluding democrats from govern
ment employment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29

ONE OF the most absurd things IN
present politics is the urgent appeal OF
certain so-called democratic newspa-
pers in New York and Baltimore for
unity and harmony in the democratic
party, in view Of the danger OF republl-
can success next fall, though the very
same identical newspapers referred to
have, in the recent past, Joined the re-
publican press and striven, to the ut
most extent of their ability, to disrupt
and break up the democratic party in
their own cities and States, and there
by, not only to make the restoration OF
unity and harmony essentially requl-
site and necessary for the party's sue
cess, but to make that work hard in
deed. But this is the humbug age, and
though people have always liked to be
humbugged, they do so now more than
ever before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
THE STORMS.

1t will be several days before definite
information can be obtained as to
the loss Of life and injury to the unfor.
tunate people who happened to be in
the path of the tornado which swept
over portions of Missouri and Illinois
Wednesday evening. In addition to
the killed and injured in st. Louis and
East St. Louis, the tornado moved
down many people as it advanced.
Dispatches received up to last night
give accounts of serious loss of life and
maimings in quite number of places.
Appended is table showing q careful
estimate of the killed and injured,
based on those dispatches:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29

The number of killed may not be far
from 500, and of the injured about 700.
The damage done to property is es-
timated at from $10,00O,O0O to $780,
100000.
The total number of families who
are without homes, and whose every
article of household effects was swept
away by the storms is variously esti-
mated at from 500 to 500.
A good section of the business part Of
st. Louis, covering 720 blocks or
squares, is in ruins.
When darkness stopped the search
last night 315 persons were known to be
dead on both sides of the river. The
city was without gas or electric lights
last night.
Weather bureau officials say the ST..
Louis tornado was the most fatally des-
tructive in the history of the Office.
Almost reign of terror prevailed in
East St. Louis last night. Save for o
tug and few rowboats placed at the
service of newspaper men and others
whose duties called them to the scene.
the place has been cut off from COM
munication with st. Louis since late
Wednesday night. The thieves and
toughs of the city, reinforced by scores
from the surrounding country, started
in yesterday evening to pillage the
overturned trucks in the streets and the
freight cars on the sidings, and which
were filed with valuable merchandise,
groceries and provisions. The small po-
lice force had been detailed to aid the in
iured and assist in the task of search
ing the ruins, and realizing that
they were powerless to preserve order,
or prevent the pillaging, Mayor Bader
called upon Gov. Altgeld for aid. He
quickly responded by ordering two
companies of militia to the scene. The
first company arrived from Belleville
at 8 o'clock, and the second arrived
from Greenville at l o'clock this morn.
ing. The Governor himself arrived
late last night, and directed the detail
ing of the troops about the various
properties to be protected.
The tornado also swept through 9th
or portions of Illinois and Missouri.
At Anderson, Ind, the damage done
to property was S25O,OO0.
a storm yesterday passed through
various parts of Pennsylvania. At Co.
lumbia one department of the Column
bia Rolling Mills was wrecked and one
man was killed; several others were
hurt. Two men were reported killed
at Jamestown, Pa. John Walters
was killed at Hatboro, Pa. Much
damage was done at Bethlehem, Read
ing and Carlisle, Pa, and near Trenton,
M. :,
several houses and barns at the village
of Harvey, in Carroll county. There
was a violent hail storm in Caroline
county. 4 barn was destroyed by
lightning on Ghsneellor's Point, Tai
bot county. lightning struck store
In Cambridge, Dorchester county, and
set it on fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of tho Alexandria Gazette
WASHINGTON, May 90.


WASHINGTON, May 30.
Max Judd, U. s. Consul General at
Vienna, has called the attention of the
State Department to the numerous diff
ficulties to which American citizens
travelling in Austria are subjected be-
cause they have in their baggage srti-
Giles not allowed by law. He instances
the case of a young American who was
fined 312 forins (S11SS7) for having
some cartridges in his trunk. The fine
was subsequently reduced, through Mr..
3udd's influence, to Is forms. Mr..
Judd thinks it would be wise to warn
the travelling public that Servia, Rou-
mania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Russia
have similar statutes.
The monthly Treasury statement
will show deficit of S3,3G0,0OO for
MAY. and for the eleven months of the
fiscal year $26, 100000.
The republican members of the Sen
ate held caucus this morning, but
merely to determine upon their order
of business during the remainder of the
session, which is confidently expected
so come to an end next week.
Neither House of Congress will be
in session tomorrow, as Decoration
day is national holiday and will be
generally observed as such here. All
the national and district offices will be
closed.
The House commerce committee to-
day agreed to report favorably the
Scrymser bill for telegraphic cable
between this country and Hawaii,
Japan and China.
Senator Daniel is in Leesburg,
where he delivered the address at the
Confederate memorial services held in
that town to-day. The Senator finish
ed his speech in favor of silver in the
Senate last evening, and even those who
don't agree with him on that question
speak Of his speech as very able one.
Congressman Tyler of Virginia was
snformed at the Navy Department this
gnorning that there is &c revenue cut
ter available for service at Norfolk and
Newport's News, and no money with
which to buy or build one.
The joint resolution granting permits.
sion to the circuit and county courts in
Rockingham county, Virginia, to occu-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
FIFTY FOURTH CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, May 20.
SENATE.

Mr.. Morgan introduced bill declar-
ing any agreement or conspiracy OF two
or more persons, one or more OF whom
is an officer, agent, or stakeholder OF
national bank, to bring about any
restriction of the current circulation, or
to refuse payment to depositors in law.
full money, felony punishable by fine
and Imprisonment. The bill was read
twice and laid on the table for the
present.
Mr.. Harris, from the finance COM
mittee, made statement preliminary
to asking the Senate to pass the House
bond bill repeating the section of the
existing tariff which allows a rebate of
the tax on alcohol used in the arts. He
said that the Treasury Department had
not been able to formulate rules and
regulations to carry out that section,
and that claims for the rebate, amount
ing to many millions, were on Tile.
There we're $50 law suits now pending
against the government to recover the
rebate. The House bill repealed that
section of the law and proposed to
create commission of three Senators
and three Representatives to consider
the subject of allowing alcohol used in
the arts and in medicine, to avoid taxa
ton. The estimate of the Treasury
Department was that the claims for
rebate would aggregate not less than
ten millions year SO that the passage
of the bill at this time was very I'M
portant. He asked unanimous consent
to have it put upon its passage.
After remarks in favor of free alcohol
in the arts by Senators Platt and SeWell,
Mr.. Dubois said that he would object
unless unanimous consent were hrst
given to fixing the time for fiual vote
on the prohibitory bond bill.
Mr.. Hill professed his willingness to
have the vote taken to-day; but as Mr..
Brown had taken the floor yesterday to
speak upon that bill and was not in the
Senate Chamber to-day, that offer could
not be accepted. Finally it was agreed
that the final vote on the bond bill
should be taken before adjournment on
Tuesday.
Unanimous consent was then given
for the consideration of the bill to re
peal the free alcohol section in the tariff
law, and the bill was passed, without
discussion.
The House bill repeating the section
as to free alcohol in the arts was passed
without amendment; also the bill con-
corning the distillation of brandy from
fruits.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bill then came up.
HOUSE.
In view of the fact that tomorrow is
Decoration Day, Mr.. Dingley moved
that when the House adjourn to-day 1t
be until Monday next. Agreed to.
Speaker Reed announced the ap'
pointment of Messrs. Cannon, North
way and Sayers as conferees on the
general deficiency bill.
Discussion was then resumed on
the reports in the contested election
case of Johnson vs. Stokes from the
7th district of South Carolina, MIR. Nc
Call, chairman of the committee from
which the reports came, making the
first speech. He was of opinion that
neither party was elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-29
Lynchine a Probability

FoRDYcE, Ark, May ga negro
Wednesday night entered the room
occupied by young white woman and
attempted to assault her but she sue
ceeded In escaping TO an adjoining
room. Some men near the house heard
the alarm and attempted 10 capture the
fend, who shot and killed one OF their
number. The murderer then made his
escape. A lynching is strong prob
ability.