Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-29
In THE MAGIC CITY.
DIG MEETING ~ THE INTEREST OF
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
A Furnace soId-A Young Man Badly
Benten-Jeaiousy the Supposed
Cause-A singular Accidcnt-TaIk
OF n strike.
OF n strike

ROANOKE, VA, June 2S-(SpeclaL)-
The religious people Of this city are
much agitated on the question Of Sun
day observance, and during the recent
Baptist tent meetings, Rev. /. q.
Broughton, pastor OF Calvary Baptist
church. OF Roanoke. and Rev. Or. White,
Of Macon. Ga, INDUCED in some severe
structures against those who were not
Of their way of thinking.
On Sunday afternoon there was at
the tent a great rally Of the Sunday OBJ
servance people, which many pastors
and others attended. on the platform
were many local ministers. prominent
for their zeal and high Christian charac-
ter. Among these were: Presiding-Ei-
der b. r. Ball. Of the Methodist Church;
Rev :. J.. Rice. Of the United Brethren;
Revs. j. G. Jones. W. d. Keene, and I.
Z. Carson. Of the Southern Methodist
Church; Rev. Il. c. Anderson, Jr., OK the
Presbyterian Church: Reys. J.. c.
Broughtou. Thomas j. Shipman, ana WI
liam Lundsford, of the Baptist Church;
Rev. &. D. Bulla, OF the Methodist
Church and divines OF other denomlna-
tions. Messrs. Carson and Brousnton
discussed Sabbath Observance ana the
last-namod brought the subject home IN
the matter Of Names ana dates. Before
adlournng. resolutions were adopted by
the meeting approving the course OF the
Mayor ard Chief Of Police IN their et-
forts TO enforce the sunday law.
FURNACE SOLD.
The West-End Furnace. formerly
owned and operated by the Roanoke
IRON Company. was sold to-day by Com
missioners David w. Flickwir and Ii. L.
Peyton Gray TO Robert Todd. of New
York. for ST. 1853 s.. The bonded indebt-
cdness on the plant and stock amounts
to $4,000. The sale Of the property was
forced by the creditors OF the company,
the largest among whom was the Mill
Creek coal and Coke Company Inc
commissioners have already disbursed 20
the supply lien and labor lien creditors
about Sl2SC00, and the amount for which
The furnace was sold to-day viii about
pay the balance due mortgage. liens,
etc.. without reaching the bonded in
dobtedness. The mortgage liens come
first 10 IS not known what Mr.. Todd's
plans are. but the prevailing opinion
seems 10 be that the plant viii event
ually be started up.
BADLY POUNDED.
A young man named Sam. Woody was
attacked by three men last night i'm
vacant lot near the First Baptist church
and very badly pounded. Re fought his
assailants desperately. and drawing "a 81
calibre revolver, put them 20 flight.
Woody IS n goOd-lo0king young fellow
and jealousy is supposed 10 be the cause
Of the attack
j.. \. HIcGeehce was sent on 70 the
grand jury to-day by Police-Justice
Wood under 500 bonds on the charge
Of making n murlerous attack on
u. 6. Good. a prominent young attorney
of this city. Lawyer Good claims that
the assault was wholly unprOvOked.
Conductor Johnson. Of the Roanoke and
Southern railway. was badly hurt by the
explosion OF an air-pipe iu one Of thu
brakes on his train last night. He was
Knocked insensihle and 10 was some time
before he was himself again.
The men i'm the erecting shops Of the
Roanoke Machine-Works were much dis
turbed over a new schedule Of rates which
Is 10 take effect on the 1st of July. Tho
men claim that this schedule Will affect
their wages from 30 20 60 per cent, and
they talked of striking for awhile: but
when they found that hundreds Of IDLE
men stood ready % take their places
they reconsidered the matter, and VIII
probably accept the proposed reduction
They. however. appointed the following
committee to wait upon Messrs. Freis and
Enfield. general foreman and foreman,
respectively. of the car department.: r. S.
Jones b. +. ChHlrcss. !. b. Newton,
Joseph Funk. and V. G. Wyceum This
committee viii adjust matters, and will
report M later meeting Of the cin-
ployees Of the department.