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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
FIRE IN. BOrETOIIRr

Fincastlc, Sept. 22.-The cry of fire
called many of our citizens from their
SUM oers this morning AT $50 O'Clock.
IL was soon ascei tanned that the house of
Ed Crowder, who lives lust uutsi1e the
corporate limits, was in a blaze. and he
ing rapidly consumed. EVERYTHING was
dry as finder, and in very short while
there was nothing left standing br the
chimney. Mr.. Crowder saved the most
OF his fl rniture, and his loss will not be
heavy financially, AS his dwelling was
insured in a good company He will
suiier great inconvenience from the fact
tlat he was prepared to build ali addi
ton 10 his house, and had u large portion
OF the material on the ground. His barn
pnd stables and. IA large stack of straw
situated close to his dwelling were, for
tunatcly, saved.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
A Terrific Gale is Moving Up the
Atlantic Coast.
SHIPPING IN GREAT DANGER.
CITIZENS OF SAVANNAH FEAR A
REPETITION OF THE HURRI-
CANE OF LAST YEAR-MANY
STEAMERS ARE AFRAID TO
LEAVE -PoRT-wIND BLOWING
SIXTY MILES AN HOUR.

Savannah, Sept. 22.-Since 10 o,clocu
this morning the residents of savannah
nave been in fear of hurricane Two
red flags with black centers have heen
nying from the top OF .he weather bn-
re"u' kilograms from the South saw
that the hurricane is coming this wav
- business mas been almost suspended since
: O'Clock this afternoon a terrific ,ain
storm mas ragged since early this morning.
Weather Observer Sherier sent out n
warning this morning for no vessels to
'eaHc port. The steamship Tallahassee.
OF the ;ean Steamship company's fleet.
wh'ch was 10 have sailed Mt , D. M. for
New York, did not go out
AT the quarantine station, fifteen miles
down the river. the wind blew sin ty
miies an hour all day. All the vessels
1here rode The gale. The quarantine otri
Ger lett his post and --came up to the citv
lie will not go back until the weather
clears.
The wind blew so hard at Tybee Island
that the thermometers of the weather bu
reau was blown away.
charleston, S. c., Sept. 22.-The gale
which Is moving up the Florida coast
tonight has demoralized shipping.
Inc Clyde steamship scheduled to sail
to-day for New York and the Iroouis for
Jacksonvill lie, remained in port and would
not venture out. All the small vessels
nave come in and have gone up the, river.
The New York steamer will sail TONER
row If it is safe.
The gale is expected TO reach here after
midnight with velocity of. sixty miles
an hour.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
HE JUMPED FOR GLORY.

William Gante Leaped From Brooklyn
Bridge and Was Picked Up.
New York, Sept 22-ThirstinC for'glory
and fame, William :Gante, 30 years OF
age, jumped from the Brooklyn bridge
this. afternoon and was picked up by a
tug.
The jump was prepared for with grea.
care. lie was padded with heavy mate
rial and weighted with lead
CAN'T is the seventeenth man to make
the jump Seven have been killed in tho
attempt. He was taken to Hudson Street
Hospital, but was founl to be only
SLIGHTLY bruised, and was arrested.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
INVESTIGATION BEGUN.
Sheriff Martin and His-Deputies Under
going Trial

wilke starre, Pa, Sept. 22.-The in
vestigation into the killing of the strik-
ing miners ut Lattimer by Sheriff Martin
and his Deputies was resumed here 70
day.
The witnesses first called were John
lngla and Andrew Nuwati. Both denied
that the sheriff told them to dispense or
that he read the riot act
Nuwati was the man whom Martin
took hold of in the crowd and who in
turn grasped the sheriff. 1t was at this
action that the firing began.
To-day four more deputies reported t
the meeting. Fifteen are still absent
Judge Lynch has sent out rec uisition pa
pers for them.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
A BoMBsHELL IN CAMP.
A. Democratic County Convention May
Have to Re assemble

~. Democratic County Convention May
Have to Re assemble.
Chatham, Va, Sept. 22-It Is asserted
here by both Democrats and Popu.ists
who are in position to know whereof they
speak that Mr.. w. Fl. II. Cooke, who was
nomnatef by the Democratic convention
for the lower house, will decline the
honor and that he will he ominated by
the Popu'ist convention to meet here
Tuesday.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Cooke would have
accepted had Mr.. Berger or some other
Popul!st been put on the ticket with
him.
If al this he true, and there seems to
he but little il any doubt about it, the
Democrats will have to reassemble either
as convention or in executive commit
tee and supply the vacancy on the ticket
to be cansed by Mr.. Cookies declination.
Probably no action will be taken until
after the holding of the Populist conven-
tion Thursday
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
THE OUESTION SETTIED

Washington, Sept. %. The customs
officials of the Treasury regard the con-
struction by the Attorney General of sec
ton % of the new tariff law as conclu.
sive and settling. as far as the present law
is concerned, the question of discriminat-
ing duties. They will Immediately pro-
mulgate the Attorney Gene rails opinion
and direct that final liquidation be
made of all entries which have been sus-
pended pending the decision.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
snndy p. Figeat & 90.
KILLED AT PORTSMOUTH.

Norfolk, Sept. eat Z O'Clock to-
night Charles Stewart, of Philadelphia,
met death at the Seaboard Air lime
yards, in Portsmouth. He was struck by
a locomotive while standing on siding.
The engine knocked him down and the
wheels passed over him, completely sew
ering both legs close to the body. He
died In twenty minutes in horrible agony.
He leaves u wife and child.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
NET INSTANT DEATH

Providence, r. T., Sept %. William
J. Benner, aged 3S, and Engineer James
NJ. Brown. aged 70, were struck and in
stantly killed by fragments from n burst
ing fly wheel weighing over five tons, in
the shops of the Providence Rubber Com
pany this afternoon. Several other men
We're in iured
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
BURGLARS LOOT pOsTOFFICE

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 22.-The ..postoilice
at Fentress, Norfolk county, was robbed
last night, an entrance heing effected by
boring through some Of. the blinds. The
cabinet of the office was taken out into a
held near by, but, strange to say, every
thing was left except few pennies. OIL
GERS of the country are on the lookout for
the burglars.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
BRUISERS MATCHEn

New York, Sept. %. kid Mcfarland
was TODAY matched 10 fight Jack Eher-
hardt at the Tulane Athletic Club, New
Orleans, for purse of $4,000, with a
guarantee OF on per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts and 5000 expenses. The fight Will
be pulled off on October IS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
FOR THE HOuSE

Pulaski, Va, Sept. -Special.-Tbe
Democratic Legislative convention for
Giles and Pulaski counties met here to-
day and noinated for the house of dele
gates James w. Williams, the present
delegate. The nomination was made bv
acclamation. The Roanoke platform was
adopted and Senator Daniel endorsed
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
4 WOMAN WITH NERvE

Sharon, Pa, Sept 22,-Mrs VIM John
son, of Lake township, refused burly
tramp food to-day, whereupon he at
tempted to assault her She ran up stairs
and secured II revolver and us he was
leaving the premises shot him through
the leg, making Il serious wound Assist
ance arrived and the tramp was locked
IN
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
BREAK IN SpAIN,s BINET

Madrid. Sept. .e2 Count Tejada de
Valdosera. minister of justice, having OBJ
jected to his seeding "a certain order 10
the bishop of Palma in connection with
his excommunication,S Senior Reverter has
resigned the portfolio ot.finance. Prime
Minister Azcarraga will convoke mee.-
ing of the cabinet to morrow to consider
the situation. t
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
Sandy p. Figgnt 81 Go.
BIG BLAZE IN ATLANTA

Atlanta. Ga, Sept 22.-Fire last night
destroyed the Southern railroad depot,
the factory of Butts "a Cooper, and II
large amount Of cotton. The loss to
Butts & Cooper and the Southern rail-
way will aggregate 100000 At noon to-
day fire again started near the scene OF
last nights conflagraton, destroying six
cottnEes The loss will aggregate 81, 900
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
PRINCESS ANNE NOMINATION

Princess Anne, We, Sept. 22-The
Democratic convention of this county
convened yesterday at the courthouse TO
nominate Il delegate from r'the county to
the house of delegates. The CONVENTION
was called to order by F. r. Ward, coun-
ty chairman. DR.. George p. Snead, State
senator from this district. was unani-
mously nominated. The whole number
of delegates sent from the nl@gisterial
districts, aggregating thirty three in nil,
voted as one man without dissenting
voice
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
PATEN TO yIRGINIANs.

Washington, Sept. 22.-Among the pat
ents issued to-day are the following:
Clayton d. Colley. Abingdon, Va, weigh
ing scoop; Stuart II. D.. Freed. Fishers
VILE, Va, gate; Thomas Il. Holt, Bur
lington, n. c., rocking chair; Colidge G..
Palmer, Norfolk. VA, non Reliable bot
tie; William G. Robinson, assignor of one
half to j. NJ. Goodloe and II. c. Mellow
ell, Jr.. Big Stone Gap, Va, receptacle
for linking pads. soy
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
STILL MORE GOLD MINES

New Whatcom. Wash, Sept 22-There
is veritable stampede from here to the
new mining discovery in the mountains
north of the State road to Hannigan
Pass. Several parties left here yesterday,
more went to-day and many more will
leHNh tO-mOrrnW
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
A WRESTLING MATCH

Piua, o., Sept. 22-Frank Gehle threw
Martin Muldoon. of Warren, Ohio, a
brother of the great William Muidoon,
in the Graceo- Roman championship
One fall in twenty minutes was the re-
sult
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
HAYS HOLIDAY OVER

London, Sept. 22.-Col John Hay, the
United States ambassador, returned to
London last night from his holiday trip
to Scotland. his afternoon Mr.. Hay had
long interview with Hannis l.. Taylor,
lately United States minister to Snain
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
sandy p. Figgut e. Co.
OPPOSITION TO THE BELL.

Movement to Start Local Telephone in
Danville
Danville, Sept. ''22-The movement to
establish a local telephone exchange TO
compete with the Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company received distinct boom
tonight at n general meeting of the
members of the Business Mems Associa-
ton.
The matter wns fully discussed, but
the final outcome will not be known for n
week or more yet, owing to the CORE
spondence system of ascertaining the will
OF the members of the Association on any
question. There lis not much doubt,
however, that the.new company will be
formed
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
ENGLEBY & BRO. co.
RATIFICATION OF THE TREATY.

Hawaiian Legislature Indcrses the Meas
uro of Annexation.
San Francisco. Sept. 22.-The steamer
Pekin arrived this morning from Yoke.
homa and Honolulu, but no mails were
allowed to come ashore because of quar-
antine regulations.
Correspondents whc went out in n boat
and talked over the rail with the officers
learned that the Hawaiian legislature i'm
both houses on September 10 unan;-
mously ratified the annexation treaty.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
DOUBLE WELDING.

Richmond, Sept. 90 There was n
double wedding at Lea Street Baptist
Church this afternoon. when Misses Mat
tie and Eflie Hartman, pretty blonde sis
tiers, daughters of Mr.. 3. +. Harman, n
prominent contractor, were married to
Me~srs George L Davis and Alvoy X.
Vest, respectively. The church was pref
lilly. decorated, and the wedding taheau
was II beautiful one. Rev. DR.. w. L..
Wright oflitiated.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
WALTER e. FAISON DEAD

Wilmington, n. c., sept. 22.-Hon.
Walter f. Faison, ex Solicitor of the
State Department, Washington, d. c.,
died this morning ut 20 O'Clock at the
home of his brothers E-law, DR. j. +.
Mathews, of this city, aged 40 years
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
g BECKLEHEIMER CAPTURED.

W BECKLEHElMER CAPTURED.
/ Christiansburg, Va, Sept % = Spe.
cial Hines Beckeheimer ana Luther
Walden, the two white men who broke
Jail here Saturday night, were captured
last night at Eggleston's Springs by j.
NJ. Smith. Deputy Sheriff Boone has one
after them and they will be returned to
their old quarters tonight.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
Sandy z. FIKgnt az Co.
YELLOW FEVER IN ST.. LOUIS.
No More Bills of Health to Persons Co.

ing South
st. Louis. Mo-, Sept. 22-St. Louis has
case of sickness isolated at the Marine
Hospital which is probably yellow fever.
The suspect is William Tript, aged 80.
ne came to st. Louis from East Cairo.
ny, where he was employed on the tug
boat Alpha, on which four cases devel-
oped.
The issuing of clear bills of health to
persons going South was at once stopped.
Inc cold weather here takes all the ele-
ment OF danger out of the case.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
A STRIKE MAY FOIJ.Ow

Chicago, Sept. ga strike on the
Southsde Railway Company system is
almost sure TO follow the discharge Of
seven union men yesterday. 1T will i'll
vOlve over 8 900 men
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
Suits To Order?

YES, SIR. THIS TAILORING
DEPARTMENT OF OURS is A
WINNER.
LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF
SUITlNGS AND FINEST WORK
MANsIilP, CONFINED WITH GAR
MENTs THAT FIT. IT'S OUR
WAY. BETTER TRY US.
SUITS SEQ AND UP.
d. NJ. TAYLOR,
HATS AND FURNISHINGS,
1l2 JEFFERSON STREET.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23

Yon cannot do better shan leave your or
der with &. NJ. hrmcs, III south Jefferson
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE.
Sensational Evidence Introduced in the
Luetgert Trial

Chicago, Sept. 22.-In the celebrated
LLetgect trial to-day the defense put ON
the witness stand teamster who swore
that he hauled bones to the Sausage fac
tory and put them in the vat in which 1t
Is alleged Mrs. Luetgert's body WAS dis
solved by chemicals
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
THE wEATHEH.

Forecast for Virginia: show ers; warm
err; high, northwesterly Winds
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23
sandy =. Figgat ~ 90.
DIR. Il. S. HENING DEAD.

Powhatan Court House, Va, Sept. %.
DIR. Thomas Scott Hening dice yester-
day at Carlisle, the residence of his
brother, Dr. William H.--Hening, lin this
county. He was one of the oldest and
most highly esteemed citizens. He was
one OF the LANDMARKS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23

just drop in ut III south jefferson street
and give Armcs your order for conI, coke
and wood. You will always get the best.
'Phonc11f.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-23

{. vi. ARMIES, III south Jefferson street, In
me place 10 get nice, Glenn coal. phone
III.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-16
True Democracy.

The platform adopted by the Virginia
State Democratic convention at Roanoke,
h its treatment Of the one living issue be
fore the people OF the United states, not
only is an admirable and noble document,
but il appeals all the more strongly TO the
heart of national Democracy when it is
Compared with the painful straddle eff
fected by a preceding convention in aneigh-
boring State. Thus speaks the Mother of
Presidents
we declare ourselves unalterably opposed
10 the British system OF recommendation,
Whlch Has aEgranGiZed that empire at the
expense or the nations producing food sup
plies and raw material, and its adoption
haS only aggravated our financial servIB tube
10 London IL Is not only una ulerican, but
anti-Amerfcan. And il can only hefastened
Oh The tinted States by the stirling of that
spirit ano love or liberty which proclaimed
our political independence in 1776, and
caused the war OF the rebellion
We demand the free and unlimited coinage
Or both gold and silver at the ratio of
10 10 J. without waiting for the aid or
consent OF any nation.
There cannot be any doubt or delusion
about such sentiments, and especially we
commend them, not only TO the party at
large, whose faith and doctrine they en-
body and proclaim, but to the people and
the press Of Great Britain, who, of late.
have been listening to a very different
and very inaccurate story from the
mouth OF Senator Gray of Delaware.
America, as well as American Democracy,
peaks to the world in the text of the
Virginia platform of 1897.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-16

Commander Booth Tuckerappear to have
found what he wants, and If he can only
follow this up by connecting it with the
people who need it, he will do what he
warts 10 do in this world, and then he
ought to be content His pet plan just now
is notwithstanding the poor cut of the
cities and putting them where they can
care for themselyes-and he has found a
place In which his colonization can be
done. lie has recently made a trip through
Missouri and Arizona, and considers the
latter the poor mans paradise. He says
he saw thousands OF acres of fertile soil,
made fertile by irrigation, and spread out
like biiliard-tabie, for him to play on.
On this tableIand he viii play his little
game, il he can raise the money.
Leaving metaphor aside, Commander
Booth-Tucker's idea is to build q colony
and run it on business principles. The
colony would have its own bank, and lend
money to no one outside the fauuers' as
ISOLATION. The colonists would be recruit
ed from the almshouses and the streets.
Commander Tucker thinks it would pay
some capitalist TO take up the scheme, and
that the scheme would pay 3 per cent.
II tie surrounding country could be per-
suaded to let the colony alone until 1t had
time TO become prosperous, and not take
means to get held of the land as soon as
1t was valuable, and If the plan is not
presented in too rosy light, so that
the colonists become discouraged with the
actual conditions, it seems quite likely
to be successful
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-16

point of doing IL by setting fire TO the
fFigtitfully inflammable material in the
Asiatic possessions OF Great Britain. 1t
is acknowledged in London, that the with
drawai OF the Afghan political agents from
Indla only can be accepted as close
prelude to open hostiIities, and fears are
hardly concealed that their beginning will
r.ark also tie Inauguration of Mohafnme-
dan Instruction in India.
The probable connection of these Develop
meats, With the deep game which has
been In progress in eastern Europe, and
which is not yet played out, will give the
greatest interest To what may occur on
the Afghan frontier and elsewhere in Asia.
Tie ANGER hardly would be likely TO
engage in wai against the English if he
were not confident Of backing from some
quarter. The Eastern Question at large
is not dead. nor is ii sleeping very soundly.
The little matter kindled last year in
Crete yet may grow INTO an International
blaze somewhere
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-16
Circulation Statement
MONDAY, AUGUST IS, 1897.


Hannaism and CIeveIandism.
When Grover Cleveland borrowed the
ephorism of the late jefferson Davis and
auneHnoed as an original proposition that
''pallic office is a public trust he was
behind the procession OF his kind. In $50
Marcus ADrlius Hanna enunciated a much
more stirring sentiment when he wrote
10 the attorney general of Ohio declaring
that mo man in public office owes the
public anything . 1t must be bitter re-
Election to Mr. Cleveland that he was not
aware of this dictum in time to appropriate
IL.
The circumstances under which Mr.
Hanna projected the saying in question
upon u waiting world are LUMINOSITY IL
Illustrative Of the morals and methods OF
that astute and good man At the time
spoken OF the Ohio attorney general felt
it To lie his duty 20 1.-The public to pro-
coed against the Standard Oil Company
No sooner did he do so than Mr.. Hanna
took alarm and began to use persuasion,
not unmixed with political menace, in
order to show the official that he was
wrong, and that from the standpoint of
good politics. and sound business
methods" the man who does not say with
the departed Vanderbilt, .-the public
be damned is 4 chameleon who doth
feed on air, whereas he easily might feed
on the fairness of subsidies from trusts
and monopoIies
There il philosophy in the position of
Marcus AuTelius Hanna Under the system
which he has inaugurated in American
politics it may be said with truth that
''no man in public office owes anything to
the public The reason is obvious. Such
a man has bought the votes which elected
him, and, thenceforward. is a free, i'm
moral agent to get back the money it has
cost him. with asance. In conclusion, let
MS remark that Marcus Aurelfus Hanna is
horse for sordid sense and an ass to
write letters.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-16
From Day
to Day,

Especially during August,
the between-seasons time,
the most watchful care is
given to the business man
agement Of our store. Ad-
Justments are constantly be-
ing made which result in a
mutual benefit to our patrons
and ourselves, and with the
new prices. new methods are
being brought in, when prac-
ticable, to sustain. and even
increase, the facility of
service at our counters and
to add to the saving you
make by taking advantage
OF the opportunities we are
daily Offering.
A striking example of our
summer policy is seen in
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-16
UNKNOWN MANS SUICIDE.
Left Note Saying That He Was
Tired of Life,

Newark, n. j., Aug. 15.-A man who
registered as j. Davis, Philadelphia. Pa,
was found dead in his room at the Hotel
Mc;ropole today. having shot himself in
the forehead On the body was found the
following note:
Il am tired OF life and want to die.
This is my reason for Killing myself
There is an H. snrance on my life, enough
to pay my burial, but If nay people were
to know l died in this way, it would
I'LL one very dear to me, SO let my
identity remain mystery
At his side lay 32-caiiber revolver, with
two empty cartridges in the cylinder On
the table was clipping from New York
paper, which bore the heading: rs suicide
/ crime? Professional Women's League
discusses the question, but cannot agree ="
In the account which followed, a woman
was reported as saying: But it is a
crime against ones self to set the spirit
free by force, and that is worse than a
crime against humanity"
This paragraph the suicide had marked
and he had drawn line from it to the
margin. where he had written:
This is good enough for me-
He had alec underscored the following
sentence in the remarks of another woman:
People say only towards commit sui
eide, but it takes courage to do So"
The suicide was about thirty-fiye years
old, and five feet eight inches tall
County Physician Washington said that
On account of the state of the body the
man INST have shot himself Friday night.