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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
VlRGIhIARS VICTORIOUS.
The Tai Heel Eleven Completely
Showed Under.

Richmond, Nov. 26.-The football
eleven from the University of North Caro-
lima met with Il crushing defeat here to-
day at the hands of their old opp onents
from the University of Virginia, the score
being III to .. The latter team by their
victory are the champions of the South
for 1896.
Thanksgiving day was almost perfect
as TAR as weather was concerned and large
crowds took advantage of it's balminess
and were early on the streets CAV in the
coltrs OF their favorites and well supplied
with tin horns. Virginia colors predom-
mated, but there was IL great increase over
former years III the number who wore
the blue and white of Carolina. The
gates OF West End baseball park where
the game was played, were scheduled to
open ut l2:30 O'Clock but failed to yield to
the eager throng which had gathered out
side to the number of thousands until
fully forty five minutes later, owing to
the hardness of the .Gate-kcepers from
the contrasting colleges. Some severe
Jamming was the result, but when the
gates at last opened there was Il continue.
Gus HOW oil spectators until when the
play was called at 2:30 o'clock there were
between 5000 and 5000 persons eagerly
scanning the field and endcavorinr to
VIZ "''''N9V Va NiiNii powers 10 make all
the noise possible. Both teams STONED
ut the Jefferson, which they left Mt 1880
o'clock, arriving ut the park about >
O'Clock. The ovation here, especially to
Virginia, was very enthusiastic The
lineup was as follows:
Virginia Martin left end ;--NIoore, left
tackle; Fulton, left guard; Wallace, cen
ter; Davis right guard; 'Somiskcy, fright
tackle; Cooke, right end; Hoxton, quar-
terback; Groner, right half back: Dabncv,
left half back: Morrison, full back.
Carolina White, left end; Wright. left
tackle; Neville, lett guard Joyner, cen.
ter; Bagwell, right guard; Bennett, right
tackle; Rogers, right end: Green, quar-
terback; Butler right half back; Whitta-
ker. left half back; Beldcn, full back.
The game was. umpired by Armstrong,
of Yale; Baird, of Princeton. rs referee.
The Virginia team and their admirers
own the city tonight
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
A LONDON CELEBRATION.
Elaborate Dinner by The Ameri-
can Society.

London. Nov. 26.-The second Thanks.
giving dinner of the American Sociery
TOOK place this evening in the grand hall
OF the Hotel Cecil. Henry S. Welcome
chairman OF the Society, presided in the
absence OF the United States ambassador.
Thomas +. Bayard, who, with Mrs.
Bayard, was 'ccmmanded'' to dine with
the queen at Windsor Castle.
Inc dinner was on u more elaborate
scale than any of the previous gatherings
vi .he society ann about three hundred
ladies' and gentlemen were present.
The hall was splendidly decorated. n
special feature of the ornamentation in
addition TO the stars and stripes, which
were everywhere displayed, was II guam
tity of American corn especially brought
over for the purpose. a number of Amer.
lean dishes were on the menu ann some
immense pumpkins had share in pr,
viding the good things for the table
Sir Henry Irving and Lord Roseberrv
were invited but sent letters of regret
III the miudle of the dinner there was II
surprise provided for the guests when
each one present received a leatherbounJ
souvenir book, containing the portrnits
OF Mr.. Rayard and all the American prcs-
ldents, including President elect NIc,[in-
iey,and emhlematic pictures aud designs.
historical and political, connected with
thanksgiving words, the music of Hail
Columbia and extracts from Loupfcllow
Mr.. Bayard's letter of apology for not
being able To attend and wishing God
speed 10 the land we NIL love was fol-
lowed by telegram from the Irnitnd
States ambassador from Windsor Cnstle
in which he said:
Your charming souvenir of the dav
we celebrate has just been received and
the copy for her majesty will he prc
sented before your dnneris over All
VINO love the United States and Great
i!ritain Will join i'll mutual congratula-
tions over the peaceful relations of the
fugilsh-speaking peoples of the world. -
Mr.. Bnyard's sentiment was greeted
with loud cheering and Mr.. Welcome
the chairman of the society in alludinr
TO MI .Bayard's regretted absence said
tu't IL was good omen that the United
states AMBASSADOR WAS the guest of the
queen at the Thanksgiving dinner. The
toast To the queen was honored with un-
usual energy and with cries of Tiger. =,
All of the speeches Of the evening eulo-
gized Ambassador Bayard and regarded
the queens invitation to Windsor ne ),
great compliment
SIR Richard Webster, the attorney gen
eral, responded to IL toast TO The Com-
muhity of the English-spcaking peoples
who are now only cmulatiug each other
IN the peaceful paths of science, art and
literature
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
LAMA IURRtD DOWN.
stIth Boiling Will Probably be
State Chairman.

Richmond, Nov. 26.-The Republican
State committee tonight elected james
ID. Brady, James A. Walker, Edmund
Waddill and Park Agnew members of
the executive committee to succeed three
of Chairman Lambs own appointments.
General Walker presided at the meeting.
The anti-Lamb members were seated
in the Norfolk and Petersburg districts,
IN the latter practically by agreement on
both sides. There were over two-thrds
of the members present and ali were anti
Lamb people.
The committee adjourned to meet in
Norfolk on December II at the meeting
called by Col. Lamb, when the work done
here will be approved. Gen. Stith Boil
ling is the man picked out for State
chairman tn succeed Chairman Lamb
who will probably resign.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
MGR. MARTINELLG AT BALTIMORE.
lie Acts rs Cclehrnnt in n Pontiiical Mass
Sung in the Cathedral

Baltimore, Md, Nov. e.-NIgr. Mar
tinelli, the Roman apostolic delegate,
who arrived in Baltimore yesterday af-
ternoon, spent the night AT st. Mary's
seminary, on North paca street and took
part IN his first public function in Bal
tnore ut the cathedral this morning,
he occasion was the celebration of the
icast day OF the patron of St Mary's.
the Virgin Mary The feast occurs on
the presentation. November II, but IT,
was removed to to-day.
pontiiical mass was sung, beginning
shortly after 10 o'clock, Mgr Martiuelli
acting rs celcbrant. There was a process
sion through the church from the sncris.
ty, in which there were several hundred
seminarians and II number of local and
visiting priests Mgr. Martinelli was i'm
the ranks, walking just in front of Car
dinal Gibbons, who brought up the rear.
ihey were both attended by deacons of
honor
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
\ HOTEL FIRE

Peoria, Ills, Nov. 26.-Shortly after 0
o'clock tonight fire was..dsco, cred on
the third floor OF the ssnew Peoria House,
the oldest and second largest hotel in
Peoria. The firemen after fight of
nearly three hours, were forced to turn
in genera. alarm when the fire com.
menced spreading. The building at mid.
night seemed doomed to obstruction if
not the entire block. No fatalities oc-
CURED, though there were number of
narrow escapes. A man named VaDMeter
and two OF the female help were taken
from the hotel unconscious. The hotel
contains one hundred and twenty rooms
and many of the guests lost their bag
gage.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
1T WAS SIMPLY ROUTINE.
Foolish Construction Placed Upon II War
Department Request

Washington, Nov. 2G-The attention
of prominent War Department official
WAS to night called to the reported state
ment of Col. Alternately, of the Fourth
New Jersey National Guard, that he had
received orders to report to the depart
ment on the condition and equipment of
his command and that his regiment has
been selected to hold itself in readiness
to move to Florida on orders from Wash
ingtou.
The official referred To knew nothing of
the orders. Every year the secretary of
war III his annual report makes n state.
ment concerning the strength of the
militia. 1t so happened that the infor-
nation required by the department. for
the secrctary's report this year was lack.
ing from some of the States, and it may
he that New Jersey was one of them, in
which case the request for the data has
been sent in the regular way. The same
official also pointed out the extreme i'm
probability of the militia of one State be-
ing sent into another in time Of peace.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
ANOTHER CHICAGO CAME

Chicago, Nov. 26.-'rhe proud colors of
the Boston Athletic Association went
down In the mud to-day before the cherry
ana black of the Chicago Athletic Asso-
citation Club. the Westerners winning bv
a score of II to q. The team that had
beaten Harvard and dimmed every color
but the blue of Yale, was defeated by an
aggregation of Western players which
was scarcely weak. SIX Of the men in
one victorious men were playing the
places oi expelled members, but the team
work of the men of the cherry circle wa.
rs sure and fatal as that of a veteran
team The weather was very disagreea
bic rain falling and cold wind blow
ing.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
wEYLER's LATEST ORDER.
lie Commands All Farmers to Yield Tn
Their Corn to His Army.

liz CN"i'iith'tS All FARMERS TO i lclu IN
Their Corn to His Army.
Havana, Nov. observation-disclosures
Weyler has issued orders to the farmers
in the provinces of Pinar del Rio Ha-
vana. and Matanzas to carry the new
crop of corn to the garrisoned towns and
the railroad officials have been instructed
to provide the farmers with cars ana
mules with which to facilitate transpor.
tation. The corn will he sold to the
commanders of the Spanish columns and
will he used for military purposes.
These commanders may buy the corn
at currency prices, or may admit it on
deposit. After December 20 all corn
found stored on the farms or elsewhere
without the knowledge and consent of
the military commanders will be considered
contraband of war and the farmers so
Withholding it will be crminally prosecu-
ted
Gen. Figuero, commanding the PiZarro
regiment OF cavalry, reports having dis
persed an insurgent fierce at San Jose de
Nietia, this province. The enemy left
nine killed on the field and the troops
captured quantity of arms and ammu-
milton.
y dispatch received here from Lieut.
Col. Durango says that he has encoun-
tered an insurgent force ut the Mora
farm, near Cano, in the province of Ha-
vana. He adds that his troops compelled
the enemy to retire, leaving ten killed on
the held ard carrying away many
wounded.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27

OPPOSITION TO PETER.
HIS Protectionist Views and Alliance
With the Republicans Used Against Him:

HIS Protectionist Views and Alliance
With the Republicans Used Against Him.
Topeka, Kansas, Nov 2e.-The selec-
ton of IL United States Senator is two
months distant, but that fact does not
seem to influence the numerous can.
diuates who are anxious to succeed Sen.
ator PETER. There are not less than n
dozen Populists who are looking for II
bolt of Senatorial lightning when thcSen-
atoral caucus assemblies in January.
When it WIS known that the Populists
had majority on joint ballot in the leg.
islaturc there was..littc talk of any can.
didate except Senator PETER, but rs the
contest approaches thai gentleman's
chances do not improve. This is due to
the fact that the Republicans have gem
orally expressed IL desire for PETERS re-
turn. This desire is based upon two rca-
sons. First, PETER is an old man and
would, i'll the next six years, he less Wig
orous and 90 less harm than n Younger
man. Another reason why the Repub-
licans want PETER returned is the hone
that should the tariff question become n
straight issue in the Senate PETER would
likely vote with the Republican side
This argument on the part of the Repub-
Leans has greatly injured Senator Peffer's
chances. Should he he chosen it will be
alter he has given his party direct pledges
OH this question.
Chairman John w. Briedenthal an
pears to have the advantage at present.
and will have the support of the men op-
posing PETER. He has formally an
nounced his candidacy.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
\ FOOTBALL FATALITY.

New York, Nov. 2G.-Walter L.. Rhue.
l6year-Cld boy who resided with his
parents in Brooklyn, was killed in game
of football at the parade grounds this
afternoon. He was a member OF the
BrooS lyn boys high school team and the
Senaca football team. The Senaca's
played with the team of the Manual
training school No ,, Rhue being the
right half back The lad WAS tackled and
thrown heavily to the ground When he
arose he was hardly able 10 stand and fell
again almost Immediately. Ie'ded soon
after from an internal hcmorrhage.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
A STEAMER SUNK.
All the Passengers aboard We're
Rescued.

New York, Nov 26.-The side wheel
steamer John f. Moore with the Clinton
Fishing Club on board, sunk on the
elbow of Romer Shoals at 1920 o'clock
to-day. All her passengers were rescued.
There were no women aboard and there
was no excitement. Only the lower deck
OF the boat was submerged, the upper
deck, both fore and aft, being above the
surface.
The fishing party consisting of 100
men started on the Moore ut 8 O'Clock for
the fishing. banks They had reached Il
point below Bedloe's Island and about
three miles north of Sandy Hook point
light when the boat struck either a
sunken wreck or II rock and sank in five
minutes. She struck Oh the starboard
bow and never changed position, going
down even keel, leaving only the upper
deck out OF water. Several of the PAS
fore they could scramble to the upper
deck.
~ heavy fog was on at the time which
caused the captain to lose his bearings.
Captain Morrcll dispatched men in a row
BOAT to sandy Hook TO report the accident
and procure help. In the meantime
about an hour after the boat struck the
steam pilot boat Walter ii. Adams heard
the Moorc's signals Of distress and went
to her assistance
All the Moorc's passengers were trans
fcrred to the Adams in small boats, eight
or ten Ut time. The Chapman Derrick
and Wrccking Company sent Il wrecking
boat down late this afternoon and an
effort will be made to save the Moore
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
SHOOTING RABBITS

Woodstock, Eng, Nov. 2G-Thcre was
good sport with rabbit shooting ut Mon
ument Park, Blenheim, to-day Instead
OF taking lunch with the shooters, the
Princess of Wales with her daughter,
Princess Victoria, the Duchess of Mari
borough and other ladies of the party
drove to Oxford and took lunch at Christ
Church with Dean Paget. They after
wards dined at Blenheim Thousands OF
persons visited Woodstock tonight to
witness the torchlight procession and the
fireworks in honor OF the visit of the
cold.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
DEMANDS OF THE UNEMPLOYED
Public Works, Government Issue of
Money and Minimum Mines

Toronto, Ont, Nov. 26-At an i'm
mense mass meeting Of the unemployed
held last night some very strong language
was used by the speakers against the
government and city council.
Resolutions were passed favoring the
abolition of the monopoly in land by re-
moving all taxation from buildings and
personal property; the spending by the
ontario government of 100000 sur
plus in developing Canada's mineral re-
sources and settling the unemployed on
Tree Lands; that the paper currency be
taken out OF the hands of the banks and
be issued by 1.-The government: that the
government establish by law n minimum
rate of wages of fifteen cents per hour,
and provide approximation fund for
Canadian laboring men in their old age.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27

philadelphia, Nov. ,26.-Fanny Raur,
aged "A years, of 752 Noble street, was
found in her room at II o'clock to. night
Strangled to death. The police have no
clue 10 her murderer, but have arrested
Frederick Burke, with whom she i,
alleged to have lived. He is held as a
witness The woman had evidently been
dead about one hour. The motive seems
to be robbery as all her money and what
iewelry she lad is missing.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
RISES FROM THE DEAD.
a Negro Supposed to be Well Hung
Brought to Life Again

Brought to Life Again.
Tuskegee, Ala, Nov. 26-Last Friday
n negro named Henry Dawson was hang
ed here for murder by the sheriff. He
was large 220 FOUNDER, and when the
trap was sprung he almost broke the
rope. Fifteen minutes after the fall he
was cut down and the physician pro-
nounced him dead from strangulation.
His body was turned over to his friends
for burial y negro named Reuben Rice
now comes forward with the statement
that Dawson is not dead; that ms soon as
the wagon was outside of town the lid
was pried off the coffin and whiskey and
other rcstoratives applied with the result
that the supposed corpse was 7esuscitated
and after an hour or two was recovered
sufficiently to walk The evidence of the
truth of the statement is that the negroes
having the remains III charge left this
neighborhood and no evidence of IA newly
made grave can he found about the Buch-
anan place, where Dawson was To have
been buried
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
OUT IN CALIFORNIA

San Francisco, Nov. 26 Stanford won
the annual football game from the Uni.
yersity of California by score of 20 to 0.
Fifteen thousand people saw the game,
which was too one. sided TO be very excit-
ing. University of California was out
played at every point. Stanford was
coached this year by Cross, of Yale, and
California had the services of Butter.
worth. also of Yale.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
Sentence of DEATH Pronounced Upon ;
Maryland Murderer.

-'''i A'ii'i
l.alPlnta, Md, Nov. 26.-Georgc Mat
thews was this afternoon found guilty of
murder III the first degree for the killing
of James d. Irwin, at Aliens Fresh
Charles county, on the night of Sunday,
August last, and sentence of death was
passed upon him. Before the extreme
penalty of the law was pronounced by
the court Matthews confessed that he
killed Irwin, but said that he was led into
doing it through the representation of
the victims wife and her SISTER. Mrs.
Charles II. Barnes, who told him that r.
win had threatened to do away with him.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
DUEL NEAR paris

London, Nov. ga special dispatch
from Paris says that a duel with pistols
was fought near that city on Sunday last
between the Marquis De Montmorte and
j. ~ Hutchinson, an American resi-
dent Six shots are said to have been
exchanged ut twenty-five PAGES with no re.
ci1lts
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
TOWN NEARLY DESTROYED.

Seattle, Wn., Nov 26.-Nearly the en-
tire business portion OF the town of I.eav-
enworth, the headquarters OF the Cascade
division of the Great Northern railroad,
was burned to-day I.eavenworth is
located in the eastern slope OF the Gas
eade mountains and is thriving town of
about 900 people, inhabited by railroad
men and miners.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
VIRGINIA KNIGHTS TEMpLAR.
Officers Elected ut the Grand Communi-
cation Inst Night.

Richmond, Nov. 26.-The annual grand
communication of the Most Eminent
Grand Commandery OF Knights Tenn
plars CT Virginia tonight elected the
following Officers: T.. III. Miller, grand
commander; f. p. II. Woodin, generals
imoi b. +. Buchanan, captain general
Rev. j. q. Fair prelate j. H. Alexan-
der, senior warden; H. p Ecker, Junior
warden; George w. Poe, treasurer; james
Is. Blanks, recorder; John T.. Townes,
standard bearer; j. II. Lescure, sword
bearer; ]. w. BRYANT. warden.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
KNIGHTED BY TTJE OrEFN

London. Nov. 26.-The queen ut Wind
sor Castle to night knightcd Edward j.
Poynter, the recently appointed president
of the Royal Academy in succession to
the late Sir John Millais. ES;ss-
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
4 SPANISH CAplITRE

Madrid, Nov. 26.-An official dispatch
received here from Havana says that the
Spanish cunboat Baracua has captured
three boats laden with Insurgents arms
and ammunition in the Mniari river
province of Santiago de Cuba.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
wELL.INFoRMED MUSICIANS

Every weII'lnformed musician will ac-
knowledge the superiority of the Behr
Bros piano Is. reputation as an artistic
instrument OF the highest class has long
been established Therefore, about The
standing of the Behr piano in the musi
cal world there can be no question.
Hobbic Piano Co., sole dealers.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27
DON'T PAY For DIRT

When you order coal. We send clean
coal Give us trial order and see.
EARMAN 81 FLIPPO,
Phone 6S. los Salem avenue W.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27

The United States Government reports
show Royal Baking Powder superior to
all others.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-27

continued on eighth page.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1896-12-04

Always a fresh supply of Whit
mans fine candies on hand ar
Troxlers.
Birdsey 6; Co. have without a
doubt the fiRist stock of crockery,
lamps, etc, ever brought to Ocala.
Call on them; they will be pleased
to show the pretty things to you.
WAKTED-At Chatterton, Citrus
county, saw mill men, timber fallerS
and choppers. John Lynch. tW
Just received Italian chestnuts,
seeded raisins, cleaned currants,
new cluster raisins, citron, figs
and new almonds at French Bak-
cry.
The best garden and flower seeds
in the city at very low prices at
Tydings & Go.
Mr.. TydiDgs, the druggist, is
considered the most careful and
thorough compounder of prescrip-
tions ill the city.
The Champion boarding house
is one of the most popular board,
ing houses in the city. especially
so for railroad men. Try it. A
good square meal for IS cents.
Pleasant rooms. Cheap weekly
board. One block south of the
Methodist church.
Watch the surprising low prices
at the Autobiography drug store
in stationery and papers, a first
class box paper and envelopes %
each for Ioc.
You can get the most delicate
flavors of toilet soap in the market
az Tydings & Co.