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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
GOING TO MEET HIS WIVES.
Prince" Royal, an Alleged Bigamist
Starts for West Virginia.

New YORK, Nov. 2. -"Prince" Royal,
travelling preacher, porter and alleged
bigan-ist, was stai ted for West Virginia
to-day, where he will have to face a num-
Der of women who claim that he is mar
rted to them. Detective Carlin, OF the
cetral Office. aud Detectives +. r. and
Charles Sturnbull,of West Virginia. pre-
sented the nee essary documents, includ-
ing eXtradition papers, to Superintendent
Murphy, mt Bellevue Hospital, where
Royal had been confined. and the pris-
oner was turned over to them.
Royal, when arrested, last week,
slammed insanity. The physicians at
Bellevue Hospital pronounced him sane,
and he was locked up in the prison ward.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
CAUGHT IN A NINE FIRE.
Officials of the Central Nine Rescued
After Being Exhausted.

Oh'oioiS vi .Ine central Mine Rescued
After Being Exhausted.
Houghton, Mich, November, 2.-Fire
broke out in the twentieth level of the
Central Nine this afternoon. Frank
stanton, agent OF the mine, with his
father, John Stanton, Of New York, and
secretary OF the company, and william
A. Paine, Of Boston, were caught under
ground. A relief party was Immediately
organized and saved the imprisoned men,
who had reached the :twenty-frst level,
one hundred feet beneath the fire.
They were much exhausted and suffer-
Ing from partial asphyxiation, caused by
the inhalation Of considerable quantities
OF gas, resulting from the under combns-
ton of the mine tmbers. The mine
openings have all been sealed alright and
the fire will be sutfocated in about a
week.
eB" Subscribe to THE TIMES.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
STEAMER ON a ROCK.
Wreckers Working on Her and Hope to
Save Her.

New York, Nov. O. The Josephine
Thompson, II freight steamer belonging
to the Baltimore Freight Line, while on
her way out OF the harbo- to-day ran on a
rock at Constable Hook, a promontory
jutting out into the upper bay.
There was a heavy fog at the time. and
the pilot did not see the buoy which
marks the spot. There was an ominous
scraping Of the steel plates on the bottom
of the ship rs the big freghter struck the
rock and WAS held fast.
She was in great danger of breaking in
half, and the crew at once manned the
boats under the direction Captain Smith.
Wreckers are at work and hope to save
the ship The Thompson was bound for
Baltimore, and had a big cargo of freight.
No estimate can yet be made of the dam.
age.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
TREAT YOUR CHILDREN FAIRLY.

The health OF our children is stab
born question. Some children se,m to
thrive under every adverse conditions
Others with every care are sickly and
weak and nothing seems to help them.
They are frail, puny, constantly ailing.
Take your child to the great specialist
in children's diseases, DR.. Greene, OF
Nervura fame, IS West 18th street. New
York city, or write to him and give the
little one tue benefit OF the best advice
No charge whatever is made for such CON
sultation or ad.ice, whether yon call or
writ. The success of this world famous
doctor in treating chilircn's disease. "a
phenomenal and your child should have
this chance TO be strong and we'll
Everybody admires healthy children. and
no one has done so much to make chill
dren healthy rs this specialist. Your
child Is entitled TO health and DR.
Grerne's advice and treatment will build
up and stret CITIZEN the weak constitution
Malaga Grapes, direct from Sna,n at
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
WAGES OF COTTON BpINNERs.
English Mills Give Notice Of Five Pei
Cent. Reduction.

London, Nov. "A conference of rem
resentatives of the employers and opera
tives In the cotton trade was held at Man
chester this afterr DON tv discuss the
question Of the proposed reduction of
wages, which the manufacturers say is
necessary in order to make production
yield any prefit.
The employers finally announced their
decision to give months notice OF n re-
duction of per cent. The reduct ton
will affect 5000 operatives, and u con
sequent strike would bring the foremost
trade of the Empire to a standstill.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
SHOT BY a HIGHwAYMAN.

Wife and Sister of the Robber Under Ar
rest as Accomplices.
Mercer, Mo, Nov. 2.-Nathan Stark. ~
prominent farmer, was held up ON the
highway last night by Ira Sexton. ~
neighbor, who attempted to rob him
Stark resisted, and Sexton shnt and
killed him. Sexton was taken To Pruce-
ton and placed in Jail. The feeling
against him is strong and an extra guard
has been placed at out the Jail.
Three other have been put under arrest
as Seyton's accomplices. They are Sex
toms wife of a week, her sister and n
stranger from Indiana. Sexton says he
did not want to Kill Stark, but the latter
showed fiUht when held up.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
ELLIOTT IN OFFICE.
he Appoints Henry Parker as Cashier for
Collector of Customs

Collector of Customs.
Newport News, Va, Nov. 9. Jesse w.
Elliott, who was recently appointed col.
lector of customs for the local port, yes
terday took charge of the Office, although
his appointment is still unconfirmed by
the Senate. Henry Parker, Jr., son of
Henry +. Parker. superintendent of ter
minals for the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road, has been appointed cashier by Mr..
Elliott, and also went on duty for the
first time this morning.
lt Is said that J. P. Harrison will sue
coed Collector Elliott as Chesapeake and
Ohio freight agent.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
LOWERING TO BE TRIED.
General Brooke Has Recommended a
Court Martial for the CaDtain.

Court-Martial for the Captain.
Washington, Nov. ARMY men are
considerably interested in the case of
Captain Lowering. who has recently been
subjected to an official inquiry at Fort
Sheridan upon a charge Of having NAL
treated and abused Private Hammond
while the latter was under arrest
II accordance with the report of these
latest proceedings General Brooke be-
comes the captains accuse,, and as soon
as President Mckinley returns the cap
tain will be duly court-martaled upon
the charges.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
= FRENCH TAxEs RENTED.
Consul Tourgee Makes Report Concern
ing the Export DUTY.

ing the Export Duty.
Washington, Nov. 2.-Albion w. Tour
gee, consul at Bordeaux, France, has sub
mitted to the State Department a report
concerning export duty. He.says:
The octroi and other municipal taxes
Levied by the cities OF France upon nearly
all products and materials brought
WITHIN their barriers for nse, sale or
manufacture are all RENTED in case of
the export of such commodities or the
manufactured articles into which they
NAV enter as components"
He asks If such remission is to be COL
strued as bounty" or grant under see
ton five OF the tariff law of 1897. The re.
port has been forwarded to the Treasury
Department for consideration,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
DECREASE IN IMMIGRATION.

Washington, Nov. "A statement
prepared by the Bureau of Statistics
shows that the number of immigrants ar
rived in the United States during the
first three months of the present fiscal
year was 40, 800, which is n decrease OF
nearly II 500 as compared with the same
period last year
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
VIRGINIA COURT SUSTAINED.
Opinion Adverse to the. Express Com
pnny Rendered.

pany Rendered.
Washington, Nov. 2.-In the United
States supreme court yesterday an opn-
ion was announced by the chief justice
in the various cases Of the Southern Ex-
press Company against the State of Vir-
gina, involving the legality of the State
statute providing penalty for over
charges by common carriers. There were
five cases, all appealed from the supreme
court OF the State by the express COM
pany. The Judgment OF the Staue cou rt
was against the express company And the
opinion atlirms this Judgment There
was no written opinion in the case Of the
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railroad Com
pany vs. Whitman.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
PAINFULLY INJURED
BY the Breaking OF a Locomotive Con
Meeting Rod

Meeting Rod.
Windsor, Va, Nov. 2.-Quite a serious
accident occurred on the Norfolk ard
Western railroad in this town yesterday.
AS the GIT O'Clock passenger train was
coming in, one of the connecting rods
broke end flew into the cab, striking the
fireman, w. L. Bradshaw and quite
painfully injurin0 him. The engine was
total wreck, but fortunately did not
leave the track, sc none of the passengers
were hurt. The engineer sustained u
sprained ankle.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
letter, salt-Isheum and Eczema.

t7f%'t 1H77CtIttr ttr'V H7NLt-IIItt'
The intense itching and smartin, Incl
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
by. applying Chamberlain 8 Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient for itching piles and
o favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
THE BEAUTY ORIT.

A dress washed with Crystal Spring"
was shown us the other day-a delicate
fabric splashed with tiny flowers. The
flowers looked as II grown afresh-forget-
,ne.nots too.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03

DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier md
ver11ifnge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put n
horse in prime condition. Price 25
cents per package.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
TO PROHIBIT FOOTBALL.
Bill Introduced In .the Georgia Legisla
tnre Owing to the Death of

OH OuulnOn.
Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 2.-As a result of
the fatal injuries received by Won Gam
mon, OF the University of Georgia foot,
ball team, in the game Saturday, the
team will probably disband.
In the house Of representatives to-da a
resolution was introduced to prohibit
football playing in all universities and
other institutions in Georgia receiving
aid from the State.
Senator A lien introduced a bill in the
Senate to-day to prohibit football in
Georgia.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03

The three yearold boy '.of j. a. John
son, OF Lynn Center, Ill. is subject to
attacks of Group. Mr. Johnson says he is
satisfied that the timely use of Cham her
lhin's Cough Remedy, during severe ut
tack, saved his little hoy's life. He is in
the drug business. a member OF the firm
OF Johnson Bros. OF thatssplace. and they
handle :, great many patent medicines
for throat and lung diseases. He had all
theset choose from, and skilled physi-
clans ready to respond to his call, bn;
selected this remedy for use in his own
family at time when his child's lie was
In danger, because he knew it to be SUI
perior to any other, and famous tt g conn
try over for its cures OF Group. Mr..
Johnson says this Is the best selling med
icine they handle. and that it gives sp!en-
DID satisfaction In all cases. Sold b, II.
Z. Barnes. "He puts up prescriptions :"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03

the ~
Famous
Flexible
Finish
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03

Look at cur % cent books Gravatt's
Fair. . Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03

Fresh oysters by the gallon, quart OF
pint at Catogni's restaurant.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
A CLEVER TRICK.

1t certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about It. Anybody can
try it who has Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean he can cure himself right away
by taking Electric Bitters This med
icine tones up the whole system, acts AS
stimulant to the liver and kidneys, is
a blood purifier and nerve tonic. IL cures
Constipation, Headache. Painting Spells,
Sleeplessness and Melancholy. 1t IL
stores the system to it's natural viuor.
Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that
they are miracle worker Every bottle
guaranteed. Only.50c II Bottle at Massie's
Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03

Malaga Grapes, direct from Spain. at
CATOGNi'S.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-03
GOVERNMENT
SELLS OUT.
The Reorganization Committee Ac-
quireS the Union Pacific.

PRICE PAID FOR THE ROAD-THE
RAILROAD AND SINKING FUND
EXCLUSIVE OF WHAT HAS
GONE INTO THE LATTER SINCE
JANUARY 1, 1897, AMOUNTING
TO ABOUT $4.5Ot ,OCO. SOLD FOR
5S,52S, 532.70.
The sun., 1897-12-12
To DAM THE SAN JUAN.
MIR. MenocnI Proposes Henve In Rocks ana
Let the River DO tho Rest.

Ono Of the matters that will come under tho
consideration of the Nicaragua Canal Commits
sion, which sailed from this port on Sunday,
is the remarkable plan of Engineer A. G. Memo
cal for damming the San Juan River at Ochoa.
II the canal is to be constructed on tho plan
already begun by the Hon. Warner Milcr's
Nicaragua Canal Construction Company. it will
be necessary TO build q dam ut point three
miles below the San Carlos River. which brings
down vast quantities or silt and sand. The
actual bottom of the river bed is rock, but 1t is
covered with twenty feet of sand. Tho river
has volume never less than 1900 cubit feet
OF water per second. and sometimes much as
10000 cubic feet. Dam building in the face of
such difficulties is puZzling. Mr.. Mcnocal has
worked out this method of solving tho difficulty:
Grent quantities of rock will have to be taken
from the colossal cut through the mountains.
eighteen miles from the dam; by rail. Mr. Men.
ocal's idea Is that such rock, instead OF being
dumped uselessly out of tho way, shall be taken,
point considerably above the ochoa dam ana
ders. Mr.. Menocal believes, win build up q dam
by themselves. Mr.. Menocais brother engineers
; were inclined to laugh ut his plan Careful in
work Of men and machines ne T Major c. f. 81 Dutton, @ @
who examined the route in April. 1891, says OF
After much reflection am fully convinced
that the project will be a successful one, and
tnaC no serious ODJeCtlOn 10 IL can be raised.
Sooner or later the stones thrown in must find
resting places. whatever the volume of water
may be that flows over them. In time and by
accretion barrier will be formed raising the
level OF the water behind it. This will produce
ahydrostatic pressure one effect of which will
be to wash out the sand in which the first blocks
are imbedded, causing them to sink. AS the
| barrier rises this action will become more
pronounced, the layers OF rocks sinking lower
and lower until they strike bed rock.
So far as the safety OF the dam Is concerned, II
may be said that IL 1t Is once built In the man.
ner proposed it will stand. Six or soven years
will be required to build it. and in that time it
will be tested by as many annual floods of long
duration"
The sun., 1897-12-12
ONO AND TIE xAvr.
one Department Lcrt Ununciested by the Dsck-
cSc Statesmen.

one conspicuous hut not generally noticed ex-
ception 10 the pcrnicous or bcncaccnt activity
OF Ohio men in American politics Ia to he found
In the fact that though the state OF Ohio has
very considerable water line on Lake Erie
there has never been an Ohio man at the head
OF tho Navy department OF tho United Statos
since the establishment of tho post OF Secretary
OF the Navy in 1893. The present Secretary OF
heNavy Isl Massachusetts man, cx.Gov. Long;
tho first Secretary OF tho Navy was Massn.
chusctts man, too. George Cabot and Now
England men, generally, have been largely
represented In the administration OF this fed.
eral department
Ono reason which has occasionally been MS
signed for the nhscncc OF Ohio men, conspicuous
elsewhere in tho Navy Department of tho coun-
Try Is the fact that so far as ocean coast line Is
concerned. Ohio is nm inland State; but this view
OF the case cannot be very we'll maintained for
Indiana, which is more Of an inland State than
Is Ohio, has been represented in the Presidents
Cabinet In a Secretary OF the Navy, aud so. too,
has West Virginia. which Is in the same position
as Indiana. Moreover the State OF California,
which has longer coast line on tho ocean than
any other state. has been pnrcpresented In
OF tho Navy. Somo other reason must, thcre-
fore, be sought for Ohio's exclusion. Tho
this, that Ohio men generally have sought in
Washington other posts by prcfercnce-that Of
freslucnt. secretary or tho Treasury, Attorney
General. or Secretary Of State. which is held by
an Ohio man at present. In political way the
ofiico OF Secretary of tho Navy has usually been
regarded rs subordinate to some other places in
the Cabinet OF tho President. aud IL Is for this
reason. perhaps, that Ohio men have found in
this department very littlo attraction. In tho
last Senate there was not a solitary Ohio repre-.
sentative on tho Committee of Naval Affairs
md such has been the rule generally. Ohio men
have taken little part In t"e affairs OF the Amer
icnn navy as Admirals or CommOdorcs.
Yet IL is a fact that the city of Cleveland Is
now one of the largest ports of commerce in the
United states. and that. in the event of bostil-
itics with any foreign country with which
Canada took part. Ohio would probably DO one
OF the ch cf points, IL not indeed the chief point
OF attack. Another consideration which hns
perhaps, operated TO exclude Ohio, from prom
incncc in the naval affairs OF the country Is
this: Tho Naval Academy has long boon
established at Annapolis. Nd. as the Mil
itary Academy has been ut West Point
y. y. The proximity of Annapolis to the
States OF the Atlantic eaboard has made Wash
ington. though not harbor. the headquarters
OF those identified or desiring TO be identified
with the American navy. and Ohio men have
not sought undue distinction either Mt the
academy or at sea- 1t is worthy of note that
this exception is, in fact, the onlv conspicuous
one OF the difiioence OF Ohio men when 1t comes
to office holding in the United States. There
has been no lack Of Ohio men in military affairs
or in the War Department.
The sun., 1897-12-12
At THE ENGLISH BICYCLE SNOW.
BoveI Gear Machines shown, but Not Accepted
EullI.

At the Stanley Cycle Show in London. Eng
land. which has just closed. the Columbia bevel
gear wheel was exhibited along with number
OF English makes which are very much like II.
and they attracted much attention. The Eng
lshmen are not inclined. however, to accept tho
bevel gear without question, and comments in
their newspapers show that they are not YET
satisfied that the bevel gear Is free from fro-
ton as the chain and sprocket.
where tho bevcl gear may be shown to pos
greater safety and greater cleanliness. 1t does
not require a cumbersome gear case. difficult to
Mt. and Is far less likely 10 give way under eX-
ceptional STRESS"
Among the novelties shown was machine in
which the cranks, instead Of revolving about
centre, move back and forth and carry this
motion 10 eccentric ratchet drums on the axle OF
the hind wheel by means OF wires. The brake Is
applied TO this wheel by pressing upon both
forces shoe brake against the hind wheel.
That there is n tendency in England to reduce
the weight OF machines was shown by some OF
tho exhibits. Tho Humber company showed
a new frame IN which thn joints are held TO.
gcther mechanically and can be detached At will
for packing. and upon this principle they mako
aluminium frames without braGing, which make
the machine weigh only ~ pounds. They also
showed cantilever'1ramCd machine OF only lS
pounds weight.
Two other firms showed aluminium frames.
One style was brazed together and the other
WAS held together AT the iOints By expanding
the tubes In lugs, much boiler tubes are held
tightly in place. Among the new saddles which
were shown one OF woven wire. which ia
declared 10 be an Improvement over the ordi-
nary leather saddles. and another which 10 so
mounted that 1t pivots freely crosswiSe and
nOhss fore and ait. This Is said to SO % sISsS
lent saddle In use.
The sun., 1897-12-12
THE RED-HAIRED MANS jon.
Dismal Figure I'm tho Omce or Ono or III,
Mushroom MIuinE Companies.

Dismal Figure I'm tho Onlco or Ono or the
Mushroom MIninE Companies.
In the office Of one of the mushroom mining
companies downtown there sits all day a red.
haired. dyspeptic-looking man. who imprcsses
the casual visitor the victim of grave re.
sponsibilities. His name doesn't figure on the
list Of officers and no one has alleged that he
has been to the Klondike. He sits at a big roll
top desk. with no papers in front of him, and he
thinks and thinks. A man who has observed
him closely for several days discovered that at
intervals OF about two hours he gets up and
goes into an inside Office, where the President
and secretary are Gagged behind ground glass
doors After every visit of this sort tho red
detected. The observers curiosity was SO much
aroused that he plucked up courage to address
the head Office boy with this question:
is TINT rcdhaircd man an officer OF this
Hist, Not so loud or you will disturb him."
well what is he doing heref'
Earning his salary; and wouldn't take his
job for twice as much"
HE is the office worrier," answered tho boy
-."Worries borcs who come in and take up the
Not on your life. he don't. That's my bust
ness. Reddy, there. Just does the worrying for
81 How do you meant
"Wby. when the others go out to lunch he
stays. and worries and worrieD. Then hc wor-
Ts 10 to day tS.
What on Earth does ko worry abopti"
ons are scarce he worries when mon mn'w wearing
squarc.toed shoes come sneaking In. and then
at the 1lrst or every month he worries at how
foe tho officers. hnt, tell YOU. wouldn't take
his Job at twice the salary"
The sun., 1897-12-12
LIBERTY OR REYEyGEY
woodeplcE Might Have Got or Jan but Pre-
rerred to Keep CorkieE In.

Two onc-lcggcd men were confined recently in
q Jail in littlo Kentucky town. Ono had a
wooden leg and the other. who was a greater
rascal and had Ind more means at his command
wore cork leg. Apparently well behaved and
quiet, both men got the privilege OF the prison
ers' walk which ran around outside Of the cells
Beyond this was the jailor's walk and beyond
that was-freCdOm.
The cork legged man was really desperate
character. but sly and cunning. lie meditated
much On tho relation OF the jailor's walk to the
outside world. 1t wns only n "step farther"
he facetiously told his companion, who ad-
mired his humor. In some manner he became
possessed OF a Ale with which he converted n
case knife into n saw. With this he succeeded
in saving In two ono OF tine bars OF his coll. He
made a conhdant of his fellow prisoner. who
expected 10 join him in his escape. The plan
was SO well concealed thnt finally nothing but
ono iron bar, which could easily bo sawed in
two during the night, stood between them and
liberty.
At almost tho critical moment Woodonleg.
thruBting his hand into his trousers pocket-on
| leg had deliberately rOhbed him OF his pilc. a
| hve.dollar bill. Ho hcsitatcd moment. Free.
| dom Is sweet; he knew that, because he had
| been deprived OF its JOYS. But revenge, 10 him.
Was sweetcr. just ns hi" companion. flushed
| with success, was almost ready 10 step out into
| the wide wide world, Woodenleg squealed, and
the escape was frustrated.
| The two are still confined In the Jail, and.
| while the one meditAtos upon honesty being the
best policy, the other ponderS over the question
I" 10 liberty or revenge the SWeetoEf