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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
DEATH OF GEN. SANCHEZ.
He Was Killed in the Battle of November
20 in Cuba.

New York, Dec. 3.-Thc Cuban junta
has received from Cuba information of
the report of death in battle of Major
General Sera6n Sanchez, inspector gene
raj OF the lnSurgent army ut Las Damas,
santa Clara province, OIL November 90.
An expedition was expected from .Jamai-
ca, and part of the forces of Generals Car
rillo and Sanchez started for the coast to
receive it, The insurgents numbered
about l, 200 men, but before reaching the
point where the expedition was to discm.
bark, the column was attacked by 5000
Spauiards under Gen. Luquc. \ desper.
ate battle cnSucd, which lasted five hours,
darkness making it impossible to con.
tinue the fight In the battle the Span.
iards suffered Il loss of 40 killed and
ninety wounded. The Cuban loss was
forty-three killed and twenty-six
wounded.
Gen. Sanchez, mounted on Il small
horse, was i'll the thick of the battle A
column of Spanish soldiers surprised the
insurgents by an attack from the rear and
Gen. Sanchez received IL bullet in the
back. He remained on his horse, how
ever, and although his compatriots tried
to induce him to retire he refused. saying
that he was not badly wounded. Ten
minutes later he fell from his horse and
soon expired. His last words were:
viva Cuba Libre.'
Gen. Sanchez was horn IL years ago in
sancti Spirtu district, Santa Clara, his
father being II wealthy planter He had
just been graduated from college when
the ten year war commenced. He joined
the men in the field, serving until the end
and earning the rank OF colonel. III 1870
when Gen. Garcia attempted to- start
another revolution against Spain Gen.
Sanchez led the movement in Sancti Spir-
it'll. The attempt, however, failed. He
then went to San Domingo and later to
Key West all the time working in the in
terests Of his countrymcn's cause. In Key
West he planned, with Jose NIarti, the
present revolution and it's success is due
ill Il large measure to his work
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
ACTOR SOTHERN MARRItD

Philadelphia, Dec. 3. Il. IL. Sothern.
the actor, and Virginia Harmed his
former leading lady, were married in
this city this afternoon. The ceremony
was performed in st. Marks Protes tnnt
Episcopal Church and the rector, Rev.
DIR. Mortimer, ofliciated Mrs Carl, of
New York, II sister of the bride, was the
only outsider present, outside of the
church attendants. The bride gave her
name as Virginia H. Hicks. 1t hai been
announced that the marriage would oc.
cur next spring, and what induced the
change of date has not yet been stated
The license was procured this afternoon
and the ceremony soon followed. Mr.
Sothern and his company are filling a
fortnights engagement ut one of the
local theatres
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
EXECUTION DEFERRED.

New York, Dec. 3.-Arthur Mayhem.
the coored murderer, who killed Stephen
Powell, II shoe manufactured in Long
Island city on March / last, will not be
executed in Sing Sing prison this week
The warden had made preparations for
carrying out the death sentence and had
already sent out IA number of invitations
To the execution. To-day Mayhew's
counsel moved before Justice Keogh, of the
supreme court, for new trial on the
ground of newly discovered evidence.
The judge took the matter under consid
Grafton and the action virtually stays the
execution. The warden has recalled the
invitations.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
WYOMINlrS NOTE

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec 3.-The official
canvass of the vote of Wyoming was made
to day. The result is rs follows: Repuh
lican electors Britain, l0,C12 Howell,
lG,03e Mrs Malloy. 9,99S. Bryan and
Watson electors: Jordan, 1875; Sims,
l3' lowering electors: Highly. 1873;
Jackson 1856 Smith, 100. Bryan and
Scwall electors: ID. $. Vanmcter, Pop.
ulist lO,l3S; John a. Martin, Democrat,
1880; r. j. Qucaly, Democrat, 1852.
Congress: William Brown, Populist,
W.; Frank w. Mondcll, Republican, 10,
oil; John Il. Osborne, Democrat, 1870.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
WIRES ALL DOWN

Washington, Dec 3.-Postonicc De.
partment dispatches indicate heavy dam
age wrought by the storm, in the South
Yesterday y telegram from Atlanta
says there is great delay and irrcgularity
i'll the train service on all lines centering
III Augusta, Ga. on account of the I'M
precedcnted ice and sleet. All wires into
Augusta are down and definite informn.
ton Is hard 10 obtain. The weather at
. clock this afternoon was moderting
III Georgia ana It was thcn thought that
the railroads would be opened again to
regular traffic within the next twenty
four hours.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
IN CONSULTATION.
Congressman Dingley Discusses the Tariff
With Mr.. Mckinley.


Canton, o., Dec. 3-There was an nm.
usual number of callers at the McI<iplev
house to-day. Aside from the Congress-
men en- route to Washington and other
prominent men of the party who called to
see the President-clect there was an un =.
usually large number of social callers
and people who dropped in to shake
hands with the Major. In the midst of
conference with Senator Thursuon, ex-
CongressmanAIason and others, the Major
found time to most cordially greet all
these visitors.
Congressman Nelson Dingley, Jr., of
Lewiston, Me, chairman of the WAYS and
means committee and author of the Ding
ley revenue bill, arrived in Canton from
Cleveland ut |; 0S p. III. lie was met at
the depot by attaches of the Mckinley
household and went direct to the resi-
dcncc. Here lunch was had, following
which Il consultation was held upou the
pertinent questions of the hour.
The best information OF tainable to
night is that the conference to day re
lated largely to Congressional matters
Pherc has been no intimaton of the
views of the President-clect on the sub
jcct, but the concensus of opinion of
those here to day, as we'll us earlier, is
that the Dingley bill cannot be put
through the short session and that the
conditions now seem to make Il special
session probable
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
IN \ QUANDARY.
The Celebrated Laurado Under Ban o
ConfiScation,

Inv NSiSpiutct iIilrruO Onucf Il Dan OF
Confiscation.
Philadelphia, Dec. 3.-Rumors were
going the rounds in shipping circles to-
day based upon Il cable message that
was said to have been received from Cap
tain Samuel Hughes, of the famous
Philade lphia filibustering steamship
l.aurado, dated Messnn, that it is the in
tention of the Spanish government to
seize and conliscate the ship upon her ar
rival i'll Spanish territory. The fact that
she is bound by charter partly to run out
some of the Spanish fruit ports in the
Mediterranean gives color to the r,lmor
Under her terms of the charter the
lhurada must call ut two Spanish ports
and that is what is worrying the owners
OF this craft and her master, Capt.
Hughes. In shipping circles it is not re-
garded as likely that the Spanish govern
ment would either seize or confscate the
hnurada upon her appearance in Spanish
waters, and doubt whether such action
on the part of the Spanish would occasion
any interference by the American govern
mcnt. The probabilities are that Capt
Hughes, rather than risk his life and
those of his crew, will violate the terms
OF his charter and proceed direct from
McSSina To this port.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
A RECEIVER REMOVED

Winston, n. c.. Dec. 3.-Judge Hoke
of the superior court in Chambers here,
last nigh; removed DR.. r. Il. Balsley rs
receiver of the a. II. Motley Tobacco Com
pany, of Reidsville, and appointed II. l..
Scott, of that place, and Col T. H. Fries,
of salem, receivers. They will take
charge OF the business at once. The com
pany assigned Il few months ago. 1t was
Reidsvillc' largest manufacturing firm.
The creditors asked for the removal of DR.
Balsley as receiver, their plea being that
he is a son i'm law of A. II. Motley, rr.,
Of the cnmnnnY.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
TtUIHt, Dcc ., ISJO.
"Monsignor Martinelli, delegate apostle
lie. MaShinCtOn:
USUAL KENTUCKY ROW.
Three Men Killed in Fight Among the
Mountainous.

st. Louis, Dee "A special from Lex.
ngton, .ky, to the Post-Dspatch says: y
fight between old man Harrison and two
sons and Morgan and two sons, Tom and
Caleb, occurred to-day in one of the noun
tain counties. AS Il result the elder Nor
gan is dead and the two sons are dying.
Both the Harrison boys are also dead
The battle was fought with revolvels
The Morgan family were strong sup
porters of d. G. Colson and the Harrison
family were supper tiers of John ID. White
i'll the recent election for Congressman in
Letcher county William Morgan and
his three sons, Thomas, Caleb and John
were going to mill when they met Will
liam Harrison and his SONS Jim and
Henry. In the pitched battle which fol
lowed old man Morgan FELL dead ut the
first fire and when the fight was over jim
and Henry Harrison lay dead and Tom
and Caleb Morgan dying.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
THE INAUGURAL BALI.

Cleveland, o., Dec. 3.-Conccrning the
report gong the rounds to the effect that
the inaugural ball may possibly be
omitted mt the coming Inauguration of
Presdent-elcct Mckinley in March,
Chairman Hanna, who has charge of the
arrangements pertaining TO such matters
said to-day
II think the inaugural ball will be held
as usual 1t has become II time. honored
custom in connection with the inaugural
ceremonies and there is no reason why it
should be omitted now
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
HARD WEATHER IN FLORIDA

jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 3.-Unusually
cold weather for Florida has prevailed
here for three days. tine thermometer last
night reaching thrty-siX. Heavy winds
on the coast endanger shipping The
steamship Iroquois of the Clyde Line came
up the river this afternoon after laying
oil the mouth of the river for fifty,fou
hours, the sea being too rough for IA pilot
to board the steamer. Towns near the
mouth of the river arcalmost submerged,
the foundations being washed from IL
number of houses
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
SENATOR DANIELS VIEWS.
Would Favor IA Practical Plan For il
Silver Convention.

Silver Convention
Washington, Dec. 3.-Senator Daniel.
of Virginia, to-day gave his views OIL an
international conference TO- the settle.
ment of the money question. He declined
TO commit himself as to what action he
might take on Senator Chambers promo
sition, to be submitted to the coming SEES
sion, for the appointment of commits
sion to represent this country in an in
ternational conference. He said, how
ever, that he would favor II sspractical
plan for a conference which might
promise some results. At the same time
he had no faith in anything being accom-
plished.
con the other hand,'' said the Senator.
''we are between the gold nations of
Europe and the silver nations of the
East. If we would firmly uphold the
double standard we would create IL ten.
dency and an interest everywhere else to
adopt the same standard. If we do not
adopt it the tendency is created here and
everywhere else to minimize the use of
silver as subsidiary coin; to disorganize
existing systems; to increase debt and
taxes through the shrinllage of property,
to retard prosperity and postpone stable
conditions We caL have no solid pros.
perity until permanent system of
finance is established, and the movement
of the gold standard, if persisted in, must
be attended by II succession Of shocks
which will prolong the agony for many
years to come. The pauper labor of
Europe, which the Republicans seek to
protect against by II high tariff, is in the
countries which have IL gold standard
To create the gold standard here will he
to offset and counter weight even the par.
tial sectional and unequal advantages nc.
Cruin0 from Il lirh tariff
II have always been and still am in
III or of the immediate recognition of the
Cubans,' said Senator Daniel, talking on
this subject. '''l'hey have fully estab-
lished their right to this. hope the
President will say something in his mes
sage to that end, but have no idea what
he thinks OF the situation. | think the
first republic of the world ought to be
the first to recognize ii people struggling
as they have done to throw of the yoke of
an OdiouS European nation -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
ACCIDENT TO MRS. BEECHER.

Stamford, Conn, Dec. 3.-Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher, who sustained severe in
juries at the home of her son.in law, Rev
Samuel Scovill where she was spending
the Thanksgiving season, is much inn
proved and was able to sit up to-day
Early Sunday morning Mrs. Beecher, who
is eighty four years old, fell in moving
about her room. Her mead struck
sharp projection, which made Il bad cut.
She was found later by members of the
family lying in ii pool of blood
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
THE PErERsBIrRG STORM

Petersburg. Nov. 3.-The snow fall
ceased ut daylight this morning with II
depth of three inches on IL level. At
other points in the State it is much
deeper. The temperature rose Slightly
today All tele@raphic communication
between this city and Norfolk is cut off,
but railroad traffic continues as usual,
though it was interrupted Il few hours
during the night Norfolk was in dark
ness last night and all wire services were
thrown into Great disorder.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
BOLD HIGIIWAYMEN.

81. Louis. Dec. g. Three bighwaymen
with drawn revolvers entered the Office of
the Home Brewing Company at 3 clock
this Afternoon aud held mp the cashier
and forced him to- hand over 81 900, and
then went behind the counter and looted
the money drawers, getting 500 more and
escaped. The robbery was the most dar-
ing that has occurred in st. Louis for
years When the hoid-up occurred there
were present III the Office the cashier, a
half dozen clcrks nnl sevnrnl custnmels
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
DECoYED TO THEIR DEATH Z;

Sydney. \. S. W., Dec. 3.-Two per-
sons who mysteriously disappeared re-
Gently are believed to have been decoyed
into the bush. under the pretense of pros
pecting for gold,a and it is feared they have
been murdered and that others have met
the same fate. One body has been TN.
earthcd ut Linden. Suspicion has fallen
upon man who is now upon his way to
San Francisco. Detectives are following
him and he will be arrested on his arrival
there
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
AN UNOFFICIAL. VOTE.

Pierre, ;. d., Dee. 3.-The official foot
ing of the Presidential vote in South Da-
kota is not yet made, but canvass on
counties is completed The unofficial
vote is as follows: Mckinley, IL ,042;
Bryan, Al ,224; lowering, $50. Congress:
Crawford, Republican, 40,jS0; Gamble,
Republican, 4C,9l3; Kelly, 'Populist, an
10; Knowles, Populis!, II .241.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
ANOTHER AMERICAN ROOF.

London. Dec. "a special dispatch re
ccived here from Paris says that Il sensa.
ton has been caused there by an action
for divorce commenced by Princess de
Weide against her husband Prince
Adolph de Wcide, who is brother OF the
Austrian minister at Munich. 1t is re-
ported that Prince Adolph, II few days
ago, went through the form OF marriage
Switzerland.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
-
OFFICIALLY DENIED.
Rome Displeased at the Rumors Concern.
ing the University Faculty.

ih'l4aS Slilc'tScAl 1T VIC INltlOfS concern.
ing the University Faculty.
Washington, Dec. ..3.-For some time
there has been periodically published dis.
patches pretending to come from Rome
and from other points indicating proposed
action on the part of the Holy See in regard
to the archbishops and especially touch.
ing the faculty OF the Catholic University
at Washington. All sorts of rcprimands,
removals and even degradations are
promised and the names of the recipients
OF such favors were given. The following
cablcgram was received to-day from the
pnnal secretary of state by the apostolic
delegate:
Rome, Dec. 3, 1896.
"Monsignor Martinelli, delegate apostle.
lie, Washington:
The Holy Father has learned with
great sorrow of the agitation created in
the United States by pretended CORE
spondcntS and tclegrams from Rome an
nouncing measures soon to he taken
against eminent prelates and distin-
guished professors of the Catholic Univer-
sity. Your cXccllcncy will authoritatively
deny all such falschoods. which are the
product of reprehcnsible manoeuvrngs.
M. CARDINAL RAMPOLLIn
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
BRIsToL's POLLUTED WATER.

Bristol, Va, Dec. 3.-IIeus Moore was
tried and fined 800 this afternoon on a
charge Of con,aminating the water sup
ply of Bristol Va, with dead hogs.
Thirty five of his hogs which died OF chol-
era. were left in such position as to pol
lutte the city water supply, and now the
town is in Il midst of water famine. Two
other men were fined $50 each on a SINH.
lnr chnrge.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
FOR \ GENERAI. SvRIKE

Hnnburg, Dec. 3.-Varous meetings
of the strikers were held this morning to
consider the situation, in view of the re.
fuaal of the employers to submit the dis.
pute to court of arbitration, and il was
resolved to call upon tl,e strikers com
mittee 10 declare II general strike
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
NIC.uT INCHES nrrp

Raleigh, y. c., Dee, 3.-Continuous
light snow fell in this section yesterday
for eighteen hours. it reached depth
of eight inches. Clear to-day.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04
a SCHOOLHOUSE BURNED

Vineland, n. j., Dec. 3-Firc at mid.
night destroyed the New Jersey training
school for feeble minded children The
2O0 children were token ont without nc
cident Loss, $4,000
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-04

Have your fruit cake baked at Ca
togni's, the confectionery
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
S ON THE WING.

Mud wasps manifest great ingenuity,
not only in building their nests, but III
placing them in localities where they
will not be injured by rain or preda-
ciouS animals.
The wasp, like the bee and almost
every other insect, is infested with para
sites. Wasps have been captured which
had two or three dozen parasites cling
ing to their bodies.
The eye of a fly is so constructed as to
bring the entire horizon within his
circle of observations; Il fact which ex-
plains the extreme alertness of these in
sects in escaping attack.
The common cheese fly is only d tenth
of an inch long. 1t deposits about $50
eggs in the cracks of cheese. though. if
not able to find this substance, it readily
selects another.
The wasp is an insect h~ighwayman.
Wasps have often been observed to rob
bees while these industrious workers,
laden with the fruits Of an expedition,
are returning to the hive.
The bite of the mosquito would scarce
~ be noticed, were it not for the fact
that the insect ~injects into the wound
an acrid juice, which aus the itching
and painful sensation.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
FASHIONS IN MEMS NEcKwEAR.

The favorite colors for winter crayats
will be deep reds and greens, the two
often mingled in brocaded materials.
Bright pale green, ripe g~ooseberry
and coronation red. mauvc and hello
trope, orange and yolk-of-egg yellow
for neckwear are all ~patrCnized; like
wise such colors striped with white or
black and bright plaids.
Frenchmen are going in for the eX-
trava@antly high collars that the royal
princes have brought into fashion in
London, turned down at the points.
They are also exhibiting a very gaudy
taste in cravats.
Fi~rst-ciass houses in Paris no longer
sell made-up ties, although the trades
men whose customers are of all SORTS
and conditions are obliged to furnish
them. as it requires 4 certain amount
Of leisure and some skill to tie a cravat
properly.
Beetroot ard ripe gooscberry-tte
former is in reality only a deeper shade
of the latter-will be fashionable for
gentlemen's neck handkerchiefs, silk
underwear and hose, whereas white,
striped and checked with porcelain blue
or bright pink obtains for cambria
pocket handkerchiefs and shirt fronts.
Dry Goods Economist.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
SHRtWO OFFICE RATS.
fake Advantage of a Law of Physics I
Escape CaDfure,

fake Advantage of a Law of Physics to
Escape Capture.
The employees of the Jersey City
Printing company nave for Il long time
been troubled by rats. The rodents are
Of unusual size, and are extremely bold.
They are boldest after dark, and think
nothing of running over the feet of the
employees.
Several cats were placed in the build.
ing. with the hope that they would ~
terminate the rats. but the latter made
it so warm for the cats that they were
driven away.
Various schemes have been worked
to entrap the rodents. but with little
success. Finally Engineer August
Krone hit upon a scheme that for a time
babe fair 20 be Just the thing. lie
screwed an old zinc Oil-tank about three
feet in height. and then fastened on the
edge a twO-fOot piece of board. Then
he arranged the board so that il would
swing up and down. with one end inside
the tank. He placed Il piece of bologna
sausage. fastened with n rubber band,
on the edge of the tank. and half filled
the vessel with water. \ few pieces OF
cheese were placed along the other end
of the board to coax the rats on.
The trap vas set where rats are
thickest, in the basement. and in a few
minutes a rat climbed upon the end of
the board, which protruded outside the
tank, and rested upon Il support. The
rodent ate the cheese. and then went
for the bologna. As it reached the bait,
the other end of the board tipped up,
and the rat with n squeak, fell into the
water and was drowned.
"Oh, that's the drick," said the en-
gineer. and his assistants said August
had a great head.
Within ten minutes six more rats
walked the plank. and then there was a
remarkable display of rats c~uteness.
Two rodents climbed the pile OF pa
pers, and while one stood on the safe
end of the board the other carfully made
its way to the tempting bologna, and
devoured half of it. The rats then
changed places, and the other rat ate
the rest of the bologna and half the rub
Der band.
The engineer scratched his head. and
the other spectators said something
about people going to n lot of trouble for
nothing.
During the afternoon no more rats
were caught. but n lot of cheese was eat
en- by them. The engineer solemnly
AYERS that he saw the rats not only bal
ance one another on the board while
the tempting bait was devoured. but
that the rodents actually engaged in
n game of see-saw. simply for amuse-
ment. August still has faith in his
patent rat trap, but nobody else has,
Newark Advertiser.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

keep the hay from coming down under
the c~attle's feet. Chains for the neck
take the place of stiff stanchions. y
raised walk in the rear is added. room
being afforded between this and. the
platform for a manure gutter, which
should be lined with cement. \ feed
box for grain, roots or ensilage slips in
from the feeding-fioor like a draw, and
can be removed when empty. This plan
looks TO the saving of all the MANURE
and to the greater comfort of the Ows
and those who have TO care for them,
while the changes that would have to
be made to secure these advantages
would be inexpensive. With the changes
suggested ought to be mentioned also
the need in the average old-fashioncd
barn of more windows to let in light
and sunshine.-N. Y. Tribune.