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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23

Paris. Sept - The weather Is cold here
and there have been heavy snow falls In
Auvergne. Lower Burgoudy. and other
places Eight inches of snow has fallen
al Crapouuo. IN ne department % Hsuis-
loire A. Auxerre. IN the department. %
Yonn-. snow has faUeu me earliest on
record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23
Fest Hunting ana Fishing

Found on the Colorado Midland railroad.
Rates are very low 10 all points Write
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Denver Colo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23
TETUAN DENIES.

Madrid, Sept. 22.-The Duke OF Te-
tuan. tn eSpanish minister of foreign
affairs, in the course of an interview to-
day with the correspondent of the AS
ISOLATED Press, denied that the govern
ment had received an ultimatum from
the United States with regard to Cuba,
and said ne had received calblegram
from Senior De LONE, the Spanish min
lister to the United States, TO the same
effect and also denying the existence OF
,,lfi tIIr,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23

Austria, Being Kinfolks, Would Probably
FIJI. . Protest and Let 1t Go at That
Other Powers Wouldn't Bother Their
Brains About it-Woodford's ultima
tum Seems to Have Been About n he-
ported-Oueen Regent q True Dauen'er
of the Charch-Weyler'sT Typewriter In
Actiou-General Foreign News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23
AT THE PLUNKETTS'
PRESIDENT MKINLEY AND HIS
PARTY ARRIVE

Williamstown and the Ads.msss Turn Ont
There Are Military Companies For Es-
corts and Military salutes For the Sake
of the Noise of Thsm-At the Ho0sAc
Valley Fair the President Addresses tho
Peopie-Arrival of the Party ut the
Home of the Plunketts.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-23

Washington. Sept. 22-The state de-
par:ment officials refuse 10 discuss the
most important statement made in the
Associated Press cable dispatch from
Madrid today. namely. that the countries
OF Europe, with the exception Of Austria.
Justify the inierposition Of the United
States in favor OF termination OF the
Cuban war. Still. il is recalled that
while Mr. Woodford was tarrying in an
apparently purposeless manner in Lon
don and Paris, instead OF proceeding 70
mis- pos, IN Spain. il leaked OUT thai the
United States ministers a. various Eu-
ropean courts had been instructed 70
sound the governments 20 which they
were accredited with a view 20 learning
how intervention n favor Of Cuba would
. be regarded. Although IL vas generally
supposed al the time that this sffor'
would no. succeed there is now good rea-
son 10 accept the statement in the Ma
dr;d cable as fully warranted by the
facts. With such a lever in the hands o.
Mr.. wooitord, and Of its existence Tia
Spanish government; must be aware by
his time. It is regarded as extremely i'm
1 probable that i, would reject any tender
! q our good Offices, made IN Split q
/ friendships nd iisinteresteiness-
/ The Spanish minister Dupuy De LONE
remains a, Lenox. and The 7ecen: devel-
: opnents AZ Madrid have 10: led ne
/ Spanish authorities IN this country q
hasten their return 20 Washington The
minister expects - remain away anos--
e. month or more
Senior DuSoise, fist secretary q tAe e
CATION. has been here foE several days
He did no: call a; he STATE department
yes,erssy % deliver important; Dispatches
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
ONLY \ TRAMP.


Mr. Editor; am a..,,tramp. 81 traverse
this continent once or twice every year,
going South in winter, AS am now, and
North in summer. \ few DAYS ago |
called Gu gentleman near Franklin road,
] do not Know the street, and asked for
fo0d. He kindly gave inc breakfast ana
the cook wrapped up some bread in a
Roanoke newspaper When hunger re.
minded me Of the lunch in my pocket |
Vnwra pped and ate the bread and then
read the paper and found an article on
tramps, in which the writer deprecates
the recent influx ot tramps into The city
of Roanoke and warns the people against
the invasion of this army OF poor ,d.e
trampS. | wonder IL the writer of tha.
article was ever poor, crld aud hungry
| wonder if he ever locked into bright
CHEEKY home, from Il cold cbeerless street.
/ wolder if he ever felt the wind of win
ter chill the blood and bone through tat
tered coat and worn out shoes hope
not. May he never feel what have felt.
TrampS are noe as bad ms he RANTS us
Few iramps commit crimes, and know
whereof speak. for trampson tue same
road, ride upon the same bumpers,
sleep in The same woods, under the same
sky The poor tramp needs sympathy:
not curses Men OF all clas,e- are tram!
ing; men in other days who knew hst
ter conditions Mr.. Editor / would not
give my name to your paper for ul.u lea
ton. for The big hotel on he hill north
OF the depot: not that have commit ted
crime, for have not, but still love and
honor the name Of my people. and the
old home and its sweet and t-ud, rec j.
lections have not faded our al this ,n-in.
DRY of mine. Tramps, educa' e !. once Ie.
fined, frcm colleges and universities, are
Oil the road. But you ask he obi q; Of
this letter will tell you. Tramp. are
not male in "A day, hut by Slow ursduA
ton The great majority hccr tramp
ing in the Gnest of work. Tiev 90 fro y
town to town, from place tu place aud
hissppointinents follow thick and fast.
aud they realize they are living without
work, SO they wander on, living on the
road, sleeping in barns and jnils or in the
orcn. never intending at fir to drift
into such life ard would have spurned
such a suggestion IN the outset This,
briefly, * the history of many Of us
Others have their iuiirmities, appetItes
aud weaknesses All Of u have them.
he he ,ramp or president. NV avn his
tory could he written in one word o! five
letters. Poor weak humanity. So many
stumble rs we march through the allure
mtnts OF life, weak, yielding, helpless.
PITY. hrt 10 not spuyn us. If we ask
for bread. do net give Va a stone.
Even the tramp de,ests the cold, cynical,
nn'eeling man who SCOTS at the idle and
repeis the poor.
SIS it true, Oh Christ, in Heaven,
That the strongest suffer most:
That the robust wander farthest,
And most hopclessy are lost
Farewell, ONLY y TRAMP.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO You.

Once more the season has come around
to celebrate the joyous Christmas tide,
and The Times extends to one and ali
GA Merry Christmas.
Though 1900 years have rolled away
since tbs vibrant air pulsated to the
strains of the angelic choir, as it chanted
its peace on earth, good will to men, over
Be,hlenem's lowly plains, still the song
lives on. and the joy connected with it
has not passed away
The chill of winter is upon the earth:
stalk and stiff the gaunt trees sire; CHI
their lifeless limbs to the bleak December
sky; and yet amid natures bleakness and
dreariness, among the peoples of the
earth, we find evidences of great 10y.
the echo Of that seraphic anthem OF nine
teen centuries ago. For to-day ALL Chris
tendon is decked in holiday attire; over
mountain and plain, and from hey oud
the sen, come stealing the sweet notes of
the Christmas chimes. From American
home ard English palace and German
castle comes the same glad chorus. And
why should the "ells not ring merrily?
Why should the heart not beat 'oyously.
Why should heavy burdened humanity
not shake of, for one day at least. the
cares that weigh it down, and. doing
homage to the season when the Christ
child was born, return to the sweet inno-
cence and happiness of its own childhood>
Then to-day let us away with care; let
us Danish strife and bitterness from our
hearts; let US no carry into the new year
the enmities of the old; for into this days
heavenly song of Joy and peace, no dis
cordant note should enter.
Following the example rlade memora-
BILE by the Wise Men from the East, who,
revefently following the beacon light in
the skies, did not forget to bring the
offerings which their love dictated let us
seek out those less fortunate than our.
selves and make them the happier for
The coming Of the day. On every hand
around us are those to whom, unless our
generosity is freely outporred, our selfish.
ness denied, Christmas will come with
but scauty cheer. Doing this, our own
yule.log will blaze and crackle the mer-
rier for having heard and needed the
exult;nt heavenly strains each "age- long
Christmas day repeated" of Good Will
to Men,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
THERE ARE OTHERS.

Washington Post: The Rev Hugh
Johnston. phstDr Of the metropolitan
Methodist Chnlch, OK this city, is reported
in New ork paDer AS having declared.
Ill connection with two recent sermons
Of his, that "the Washington newspapers
hiscolored them in the most brutal man
ner. There are several ashington
newspapers. and this Is only one OF them,
hut If the Rev. Hugh Johnston intends
to say that the Post 'discoloredn his SER
mons in most brutal manner he saws
what is not tue. We hold tho pulpit in
the deepest and sincerest respect as an
agent OF civilization ana morality, but
we do not II can to submit in silence to
every injustice and abuse thata individ
ual clergy man may see fit to indulge at
our expense The press is like the pull
pit in at least one respect-it has its
worthy ana unworthy representatives.
Every preacher is not u powerful agent
of religion and light, nor IS every news.
paper writer inspired by pure and noble
motives But Mr.. Johnston cannot in
clude the Post in 81 general accusation of
dishonesty and bad faith without hearing
from us. lie cannot use his pulpit as "a
easement from which o fire on this news
paper with IMMUNITY.
Mr. Johnston goes on to say that he
NftH''chCu iiio !beOi]It uStluSp the sNuH-
day newspaper as aD institution that
threatened TO destroy the Sabbath
Does Mr. Johnston think that AL sun
day newspapers are alike? Does he not
know that some are wholesome while
others are unwholesome: II he does not
Know this he Is unfit TO teach any cougre..
eation. II he does know it why does he
pu. al newspapers in one category as
enemies of the sabbath. Hardly a week
passes without the announcement that
some minister OF the gospel, or some YES
trymhn, ar elder, or deacon. or Sunday
school uperinteudent has wrecked
bank, or dishonored his neiahbor's fire
side, or betrayed u trust or committed
some other mean or hateful crime. Does
the press. on That account, denoupee all
ministers and church officers generally as
Williams and foes of morality and enight-
ened society? it would be quite as far
to do this as it is TO assert that all sun.
day newspapers are enemies of the Sab.
bath. Mr.. Johnston seems to need Il les
son in charity from the press. But why
and in what manner does the Sunday
newspaper threaten to destroy the Sab.
bath" Does Mr.. Johnston mean 10 say
that the pulpit cannot survive the com.
petition of the press Suppose it were
true, as lie unwarrsntly intimates, that
the Sunday newspapers are engaged in
aniagOnizinG the institutions Of the Sab.
hath-is he ready to admit that the Sab
bath cannot hold its own against them?
Has the christian religion, after nearly
2.t0O years of advocacy and development,
ionnd no stronger footing in the hearts
oil men than all this comes to? Does its
perpetuation depend upon The throttlnp
OF opinion, the suppression of cuntro.
yersyf We can assure Mr. Johnson that
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
NOTHING BUT FUN.

Mirth as provided by the Smyth & Rice
Comedy Company. in that phenomenally
successful play "Afy Friend From Inhia,n
will undoubtedly enliven the attendance
at the Academy of Music w ,dnesday,
December 20. The members of the or
gahization are said to present n close and
finished study of the characters as they
exist in real life in our great cities. n
problem much more difficult to solve and
more delightful in effect than the ordi-
nary comedy companies. "Niy Friend
From India" is by II \. IDu Souchet and
Introduces theosophy f.r the basis OF the
most amusing combination of humorous
Situhtious ever offered for an evenings
entertainment. Theosophy mt once sug-
"ests something unfathomablc, dark,
mysterious, occult This natural con
cepion is an admirable foil for the funny
business OF the playwright, who uses it to
the best advantage. And SO 1.-THE Order
of the Yellow Robe of India is hr0u eht
into Imaginable contrast with frightened
barber in Fellow beds pread. The whole
pork packers family who hope to sail
into New York Society on the baIber's
back, finally become converts to theosophy
and don the yellow rofes
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

not unknown where youth may have
committed sonie cffense punishable by
imprisonment, who, by an after life of
piobity and Of usefulness, has lived
down the disgrace attendant npon his
imprisonment
Did anyone ever hear of ones living
down the disgrace of a public whipping?
1t lives while ne lives, nd is left :, heri
tage Of dishonor to his children and to his
chldrens' children. Al the moment
when poor wretch bares his back to the
public lash he taxes n last farewell of all
that is best of true manhood. The with
ing, scourging pain is Of little account
that Will pass away Even the scars and
cicatrices upon his back may, with The
lanse of time, fade away; but the memory
of the hour when he left the post cowed.
broken spirited caricature of humanity
can never pass away.
BY all means let us have legislative re-
form, retrenchment of expenses, but by
all that we as II State hold must sacred,
let it not be done at the expense of hui
manity aud common law or civilization.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
FREE PILLS.
Farewell

Send your address to II. f. Bucklen &;
Co, Chicago, and get II free sample box
Of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. \ trial
will convince you of their merits THESE
pills are easy In action and are particu-
larly effective in the cure Of constitution
and sick headache. For malaria and
liver trou b!es they have been proven in.
valuable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deletericus
substance and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action, but
by giving tone TO the stomach and bowels
greatly invgorate the system. Regular
size 25c per box. Sold BY Massies Phar.
macy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

An ideal home on Terry, Hill, corner
lot, IL large rooms. exclusive of bath
closets, Easements, and property has MI
modern c1nveuicuces, hard wood finsh,
,cvely cabinet NANTES. stoves and crates
This property sold in May 1891, FOR $40.
COO. We now offer it ut 81 ,0OG $3.50:
balance small monthly payments or so
much per year 10 suit customers. Don't
miss this opportunity.
Broom brick residence: hest location.
Church avenue. upto date improve
ments, sl.G50; very cheap and reasonable.
One of the most expensive residences i'll
all Roanoke, just lovely. large lot, fine
sable, house alone cost s., {; o, in the lest
of rcpi ir. situated on Nirth avenue south
west, 50 300. 81 200 cash; ihla CO TO suit.
room brick house, Campbell avenue,
$l,900 500 cash: $50 per n'onth
Splendid Groom home, Wheat street,
near Brown Bros. store, eooh stable,
other outdoor buildings. worth $1,000,
We now oiler at only 81, 200; 5000 cash
balance $40 per month.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
a RELlCT OF BARBARISM.

The recent bill introduced in the legis-
lature for the ie.esta blishment of the
whipping post is not likely to meet with
much favor throughout the Sta;e 1t is
IA retrograde movement Were IT, to he
passed, Virginia would lose all claim to
spirit Of lnogressiveness. IL is IL relic
of barbarjsm, and as such should be rel
egated to that limbo prepared tor all
things barbnrous and Inhuman About
the only claim its advocates can make for
it is that Of economy, aud while Nir-
ginia is confesSe,ly in need OF retrench-
ment in expenses she cannot afford to
retIench AT the sacrifice of placing slch II
stigma as this unon her name.
There are some things that are greater
evils than death. The whipping post is
one of these Not that the State has not
plenty of worthless characters upon
when a whipping now aud then might
have most shlntary effect, bat this may
hot be done by legislative act. Cases are
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

Once more the country is called upon
to mourn the death of the original Sun
Gle Tom" of cabin fame. Mrs. Stowe
was building better than she knew when
she created this character in literature.
For the past decade this "only ORIGINAL"
has been either on the verge of starva-
tion, or has just died, but no sooner is
he disposed of 20 the satisfaction of all,
than we find him cropping up in some
other out of the way place. Truly he
seems immortal, but this time may he
rest in peace"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

None Of us may be able to make the
princely Offering donated by employees of
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
road to its president. Mr.. Samuel Sloan,
but oil of us can by even SONS trining
gift bring into many a household more
real pleasure and gladness than the SIG
COO gold service will bring tc the Sloan
mansion. Good will is not measured by
standard of dollars and cents.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

The returns are beginning to come in
through the newspapers of the skating
fatalities. Tuesday gave "A list of five
drowned in different parts Of New York :;
"Wednesday added one more from the
same State and two from Pennsylvania
Summers bathing and winters skating
about strike an even balance in the death
list year in and year out.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

There is quite hit of excitement over
the find of gold in the YukI districts Of
Mexico. Old miners who are prospect
ing there declare the whole region 10 be
lneXpressihly rich in all kinds Of miner
ais, AID that Colu is plentiful enough to
give room for Il thousand mines in a com
paratively small area. The discovery OF
the klondike fields seems to have renewed
prospecting in other parts of the world
The result has been new discoveries in
the Ural mountains: new fields in Africa:
quite q number OF fairly paving veins III
different portions CT the South, and now
these new regions in Mexico. No Que OF
these districts affords the hardships of
climate that the Klondikc country offers,
and it is pretty certain that the result
will be a slumping oil of gold seekers for
that country.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
THE SURPRISE OF All,

Mr.. James Jones. of the drug firm of
Jones L. Son, Cowden, Ill, in speaking
Of Dir. Kings New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with la
grippe. ard her case grew so serious that
physicians at Cowden and Pana could do
nothing for her. 1t seemed to develop
into hasty consumption. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in store, and sell
ing lots OF it, he took bottle LONE, and
to the surprise of all she hogan to get
letter from first dose, and half dozen
dollar bottles cured her sound and we'll.
Or. Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton, coughs and colds isguaranteed TODD
this good work. Try it. Free trial
bottles at Massie's Phnrmncy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

When bank like that of the Chestnut
Street National OF Philadelphia closes
its doors people may veil wonder where
it is safe to trust their savings. The
very name has always stood for
synonym of strength and security among
the financial institutions OF the Quaker
City.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

We see Lieutenant Peary is contem-
plting another voyage to the North Pole.
Perhaps by the time he is on his way II
rescuing party may have succeeded in
bringing Andree back Some such end
less chain as this has managed for IL long
while to keep us current with the affairs
in and about this much sought for point.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

Amid war and pestilence, the -"Peace
on earth, good will to men, must come
this Christmas morning with bitter
mockery to Cuba, that "jewel pendant of
the Western continent
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
Whats a Christ
mas, Anyhow,
IN ANOTHER MAA's N0usE :?

Brace up; he a man, n husband to your
wife, a father TO your children
Get your heels into mother earth; own
the roof over your head Wen help you
put the deed to ZONE in your wife's
stocking Christmas eve.
Now it will pay you to see this at once:
Groom property. best location. Dale s.
e.. near school building 500; 500 $40 per
month.
Desirable G-room house, Seventh ave
nue. II. e.. $500: no cash payment; IS per
month; good house.
Splendid 4-rocm cottage Rorcr avenue
<. w. large lot, beautiful! shade, good
location. just reduced from $500 to 1928:
$40 cash: balance IS per mouth.
we'll built Groom houses. Fourth ave-
nue. u W.. near Melrose school: worth
$1,000; will sell fol- 500 each; $50 cash;
$40.
8 loom residence, Tazewell avenue ;.
e.. newly painted and in good repair,
$500; $40 CASH Sl2 50,per month.
Lots any where and any price.
The move is only partial list of what
we have 10 offer; if You have decided to
pat your rent money for ISIS into IL
home cali 10 sec us and we can get any
thug YOU want in the shape Of II hone. .
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
The Enormous Trade

We have had on Shoes convinces us that
out SPOT CASH MONEY SAVING
METHOD is the true ore to sell shoes
Only one class of buyers we have not
reached. Those VIII, have shoes charged
and who don't care to make a dollar 20
as tar as possible. YOU may belong to
different class and want To see us OH
shoes.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

We pride ourselves on keeping the
BEST OF everything in our line and in
making prompt delivery. Look out for
the beiled teams. w. X. ANDREWS
& CO., COAL AND WOOD DEAL
EkS, go Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
Roanoke Shoe Co.,
Spot Cash Money Savers.

his fears are not shared by many minis
ters of the gospel Of Christ. And we re-
joice in the sure knowledge OF this fact.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
HOW TO PREVENT PNEJTMONIA

1AO'' ~ J. ITsN I'm IN II l. MONlA "A.
at this time of the year n cold is very
easily contracted and if left to run it's
course without the aid of some reliable
cough medicine is liable to result in that.
dread disease, pneumonia. We know of
no better remedy to cure /. cough or cold
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. we
have use it quite extensively and it has
always given entire satisfaction. Olagah,
Ind. Ter, Chief
This is the only remedy that is known
to be certain preventive of pneumonia.
Among the many thousands who have
used it for colds and In grippe, we have
never yet learned Of single case having
resulted in pneumonia. Persons who
have weak lungs or have reason TO fear nm
attack of pneumonia should keep the
remedy at hand The % and 80 cent sizes
for sale by II. c. Barnes, che puts up
prescrir tions.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

Bonner's oysters and meals needs no
commendaton-they recommend them
selves. Best on earth.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

Oysters by the pint, quart or gallon at
Bonuer's restaurant.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25
FASHIONS OF MEM YORK.
A Movement to Supcrsede Dear
Old Santa Claus.
TIE NEW "AEGBL OF CHRISTMAS"

Mate Leroy Describes M Appropriate
Costume For "Bis Sister" to VICAR
When sho Impsrsonatas tho CANCEL"
other Attractive Outfits.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-25

Copyright. 1897 by American Press Assc