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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12
TREASURE SHIP SUNK.
Fin Route From Alaska She Goes Down
Off British America.

Victoria, b. c., Aug. 11.-News Just
received from the northern gold fields
state that live Thousand Of the Klondike
gold seekers are imprisoned in the Yukon
valley between Skagway and Lake Tag
ish, and unless rescued will have to re-
main in the valley all the winter, which
means many deaths. Fierce rains caused
blockade
The steamship Mexico, en- route from
Alaska TO this point, sank off the coast
of.British America. She was one of the
finest vessels on the Pacific. The passen-
gers were rescued only after the most dar
ing efforts on the part of the officers and
crew. All reached here alive, but the
exposure caused great suffering, and
probably n few may die.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

SEE THE LIFE POLICY of the
Northwestern Mutual assets of com.
pany $07 ,OOO,O00O before insuring your
life. We write accident policies and
tickets for the Aetna of Hartford the
strongest accident company in the world.
Fire Insurance n speciality. w. S. Nc
CLANAHAN & CO., No. 7 Campbell
avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

There is gene ral stir among the police
of all countries in Europe since the as
sassination of Canovas, and evidently
fresh Anarchist outrages are apprehend-
ed. The policy OF conspirators, it is
feared, is to strike two or three blows at
different points.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

Populist Bowder, the make weight can
didate of Mark Hanna for Congress in the
Fourth Indiana district, says: anyone
who asserts that free silver will feet
Our industrial situation is an economical
ass" This shows that every ass knows
his masters crib.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12
TO MARRY MISS sCHENLEY.

London, Aug. H. The approaching
marriage Is announced of Captain Arthur
Hay, brother of the earl of Enroll and
captain in the second battalion of the
queens own Cameron Highlanders, TO
Hermione, daughter of Mrs. Schenley.
who has large property interests at Pitts
burg
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

Transactions in Wall street stocks yes
terday exceeded 700 900 shares, which is
the largest business for one day for sew
eral years. Wall street operators and
outside investors no longer doubt that
confidence has beeu restored, and tina. the
promised era of prosperity is at hand.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vernifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put
horse in prime condition. Price IS
cents per package.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12
ELEGANT LINE OF CARPETS

We have just received one of the largest
and finest lines of carpets ever displayed
In Roanoke anil of great variety. We in
wife the public to inspect them. Our
stock of furniture embraces every article
for household and office use
OVERSTREET 81 THURMAN,
Is and 90 Campbell avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

Think what country Alaska must be
Tor women. One woman says she de-
clined fifty offers of marriage in the first
fifty miles, but she held out until she
struck man with $4,000 income, and
then she sold out.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12
letter, SaIt-Rheum and Eczema.

The intense itching and smarting, Incl
dent to these Diseases isinstantly allayed
by. applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient for itching piles and
n favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 90 cts. per box.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

Mark Hanna, it is said, has arranged
for fifty speakers of national reputation to
stump Ohio for him and it is estimated
that he will spend $2,000,0U0 in his cam
paign for Senator. Mark is thorough
does not win it will not be from the lack
of the "long green"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

1t is not quite clear whether the car
and the kaiser are fond of each other or
afraid of each other.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

Senator Teller says: 81 am goir to
vote for free silver in 1900, no matter
what candidate is in the field. The free
silver Republicans will be with the Dem
ocrats, which means sure victory for
the white metal,' That's the way to talk
1T. That SORT of talk means victory for
the cause of the people.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12
TO MERCHANTS
avenue.

keep on hand complete line of dry
goods and notion samples for Guggen-
heimer e. Co., and invite all merchants
to call. rooms No l and 2, over the old
postoflice on Jefferson street.
w. III. PAULLING.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

In connection with the bin etallic prop
osition the British statesmen will now
display some of the deliberation which
was manifested by the United States Sem
ate toward arbitration.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12
A NEW APpOrNTIfEvr

Berlin, Aug. 1.-THE appointment of
Baron Won Thielmann, the retii ing Ge:-
man ambassador to the United States. as
secretary of the imperial treasury. in sue
cession to Count Posadowsky Wehner, is
gaZetted.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

The spectacle of men and women staIv-
ing in the streets of New York was rot
intended as an afterpiece to Mckinley
prosperity.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

It is now said that Mr.. Mckinley will
not stump the State for Hanna. But
why not? He has done everything else
but that.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12
THE NEW vAPOR COOKING

THE NEW VAPOR COOKING
STOVES are not dangerous, as some peo
pie have been led to believe. 100000
are now in use. A weeks trial of stove
will cost you nothing. Talk TO DR.. J. l..
Doggett in Exchange Building; b. +.
Parrack, OF Park street, or Mr.. Houser
at Kenny's tea store, about the value
OF these stoves and then call on u. NJ.
Jackson. agent, who sells them at 10
Campbell avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

THE WHTTLOW SIGN PAINTING CO.
We do sign painting and front decorat-
ing and glass gliding. E. r. Whitlow,
manager, ia Salem avenue, over w. Il.
Bakers store
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
rs TALES SPIRIT NAMING?
Some Dismal Views Ra to tho Effects OF Foot.
bnlI aud ROMInE Dcirnta.

New HAVEN, Conn, Oct. l7.-Tlc most inter.
esting phase of the now academic year ut Ynlc
is the discussion of the question of athletic
docndenco. The matter has reached n SUN.
GENTLY alarming stage TO justify the calling Of
n university meeting to ascertain from the un.
dcrgraduatos whether the enthusiasm of their
predecessors has disappeared. and if go. how its
influence may be rcsuscitatcd.
1t was the first time in nearly twenty years
that a meeting ION enthusiasm had been
called. In the seventies it used to he tho Gus.
tom to assemble periodically the undcrgrad.
yates and to make vigorous assaults upon their
undergraduate enthusiasm and their pocket.
books. A number OF conspicuous alumni, who
stood especially close to the undergraduate
world, were invited to be present and exercise
their o~ratory in appeals to the traditional col.
lcge spirit Of Yale men. For the last twenty
years, however, the matter had taken care of it.
self. The best quality OF Ynle's enthusiasm had
been its spontunoity. Tho fact, therefore, that
tho athletic authorities should have confessed
its docadenco by the call for a university meet
ing has proved the chief Undergraduate sensa.
ton of the opening college term.
The athletic managers entered upon n some
what broader subject than the mere question Of
athletic dccadcncc. They took occasion to dis
cuss the whole question Of Yale spirit. which,
they asserted, was on the decline. The most
noteworthy speech was made by Julian w. Cur
tiss, 70, OF New York. one Of the universities
chief advisors in athletic affairs. He declared
that during the last two ycars-the period Of
Sale's athletic rovcrses-the Yale spirit had been
falling off in n manner analogous to the growing
athletic Indifference OF Harvard. Mr.. Curtiss
declared that this phenomenon was due
probably to the enlargement of the uni
versity and the extension Of tho elective
system. He did not believe. however, that the
change was inevitable or that the opportunities
for q reform had disappeared entirely. He
aroused the enthusiasm Of the young men be-
fore him. who fairly represented the mass Of the
university, but the general trend of the meet.
ing has not been received so favorably by the
professors and the graduates of Yale. The
manner in which the speakers. for example. APP
pearcd to identify the Yale spirit and the ath-
letic spirit has caused severe criticism.
The smallness of the incoming freshman class,
that OF the preceding wear. has inspired the
charge that the university's Importance in the
educational world is entirely dependent upon
her athletic supremacy, and that with the losing
of a few more football games and a few aquatic
contests tho occupation OF the university will
be gone. The weakness of the freshman class,
after the athletic fiascos of the last year. has
given the critics Of Yale another handle. which
the recent university meeting, according 10
the discounted, has only succeeded in strength
ening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
THINK ON THESE THINGS.
Serious Questions for All Patriots and for Mon
OF business Especially.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: 1t is
only one year since the country by q trcmen-
dous effort placed at the helm of national Gov
eminent the party which stood for national
honor and financial integrity. What has been
the resulti Confidence returned, our bonds and
securities were enhanced in value. our factories
opened their doors, thousands Of idle men found
work. gold is coming back to us. and il we keep
on in the path upon which we entered a year
ago there is every sign of a period of great pros
pcrity to come.
Can it be possible that the business men Of the
great metropolis Of the country are willing to
turn back the wave Of prosperity and give
notice to the nations of the world that we have
no stable policy as a people. but are ready to
play football with our principles and reject
everything for which we stood and fought only
twelve months ago! People of other lands are
looking on. ready to deride our fckleness and
promises of such a people and what security
can there be in their financial stability
through 'W Which Ea' we passed sa' be 1n,o' the 't turnine
point came last Novemberi Who can look
back upon it without a shudder-the country
almost bankrupt and everybody suffering from
the prevailing want Of contdencef
The result OF the election of 1896 was in answer
to the cry Of the whole land to be saved from
ruin.
Are the people insane enough, to desire a
so I,teiv escaped ! Shall we nev er nros me nv na ave
pericncei
Can institutions he successfully conducted
without lcadersl Must all the professors be
Presidcntsl
Was any cause ever won without some mind
TO direct It'll
Shall we gain anything by deserving q party
that stands for an essential principle, for O
party that has only a man as its idealf
Is this a safe move under republican govern.
menti
Are we ready to repeat the experience of the
past twelve years
Beware lest in trying to down the bosses -
you destroy the only party that guards and
protects society and all your interests.
GEORGE G.. HOPKINS,
BROOKLYN, Oct. IA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
The Real Non-Partisanship.

The election of Gen. TRACY will be a
triumph of that genuine m patriotic non
craftsmanship which elected Mr.. MCKINLEY
President in 1896. That election was
much more than a great Republican victory.
1t was then the fortune and the honor of
the Republican party to be the defender of
good order, good money, and general Amcri.
can prosperity.
1t is the fortune and the honor of the
Republican party in Greater New York to
be the defender of good order, good money,
and the general prosperity, once more threat
ened by Organism with its socialistic and
property-hating programme.
Every vote cast for Gen. TRACY will be a
vote for non. partisanship in it's true mean
ing; that is, the practical and intelligent
patriotism which supports the party that at
a critical moment of politics is not only
the right side, but has a reasonable pros
pect of winning.
Honest men who have been deceived by
the pretence of non-partisanship made by
the Citizens Union are beginning to see
where the merits of the case are.
Gen. TRACY can be depended upon to
bring much more intelligence and admin.
istratiye ability to the Mayors chair than
any Of his competitors, and his election
will not only insure good government to
this city, but will be a great victory for
good government in the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
Our COnSulS.

After the Department of State began to
issue Consular Reports, leading men in our
industries supplied lists of questions to
help our Consuls in their quest for trust
worthy information about foreign manu-
features and N and opportunities
for our own trade expansion. These Re
ports are of great value to our exporters.
Some of the papers are of notable excel
lcnce. 1t is doubtful, for instance, il q
more valuable and interesting summary was
ever written of the great Yangtse valley. its
geography, resources, trade, and 100000
o inhabitants, than that which fills nine
teen pages of the May Report, written by
Consul a. c. JONES.
No Consul is worthy Of his place unless
lie can observe intclligently and accurately
report the facts that may be useful to our
industries and commerce. There never was
u time when our Consuls can render better
service to the country than to-day, when
we are beginning to discern the splendid
future of our foreign trade.
Our producers and exporters want the
best attainablc news about foreign indus
tries and Men who are not
gifted with the faculty of describing things
accurately are very poor timber for the
consular positions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
The Case OF Mr.. Tolon.

1t Is understood that Secretary SHERMAN
is to instruct Gen. WooDFoRD to insist
upon the settlement of the claim of Mr..
SAMUEL T. ToLoN for damages.
The case is one that has been inherited by
the present Administration from its prede-
cessor. The claim presented was for an in
demnity of $4,000, based on a very simple
statement of facts. Mr.. ToLoN was natur-
allied in this city nearly twenty years ago,
and has been for many years a merchant in
Cardenas. Rather more than a year ago,
while on a steamer bound from the latter
port to Havana, with intent to continue on
to the United States, he was seized and
thrust into prison. After being subjected
to various discomforts he was released, and
came to this country, where he filed aclaim
for remuneration.
When Secretary OLSEY presented this
claim through Minister TAYLOR, the reply
was that Spain did not regard herself as
under any obligation to pay damages, and
II memory serves us, our Government was
also informed that, with the release of Mr..
ToLoN, Spain regarded the case as closed.
But our Government does not look upon it
in that way. 1t will consent to close the
case only when justice is lone for the
wrongful detention of one Of its citizens.
Andthc is the more important because
1t will es, fish a precedent for others where
wrongful b rests have been followed by un.
Just imprisonments.
1t is fair to say that for a long time the
indiscrect zeal of Spanish officials in ar.
resting and maltreating American citi,
zens has greatly diminished. 1t has been
found a dangerous game to play. This
fact, however, docs not remove our obliga,
ton to secure compensation for those OF
our citizens who nave already suffered.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
The Army and Its Needs.

The reports of the staff departments, now
coming in, show, as was expected, that the
army still maintains its high degree of
efficiency. With a year almost free from
field service against public enemies, there
has been little anywhere to interrupt con-
slant attention to drill, discipline, and
administrative duties.
One of the significant reports, always
turned to with interest for it's indication of
the state of the army, is that of the Judge
Acknowledgement. 1t is gratifying to OBJ
serve a large decrease in the number of
trials by court. MARTA over the pre-
ceding year, and a decrease nlso in
the convictions for dcsertion. Perhaps,
however, this last result may be part
ly due to the fact that the reward offered
for experimenting descrtcrs is far below
what it used to be, and. in fact, Gen.
LIEBER advises its increase.
The health of the army for the year re-
ported upon has been excellent, and about
up to the best on record. The Department
of California has the highest record for
health, although Fort Yellowstone, in
Wyoming, is the hest among single posts.
The Potomac marshes cause the great
''t i'iN VI lllN ti w III
posts to fall upon Washington Barracks
and Fort Myer, where malaria is prevalent,
while Jefferson Barracks are AT the top for
percentage of Constant Sickness" Some
Texas posts have relatively large hospital
lists. But, as n whole, Gen. S%TERSBERG
finds great Improvements in quarters, in
drainage and sewerage, in water supply, in
food, in clothing, and in the personal clean
illness due to the greater attention to
bathing. The recruiting shows that physi-
cally better men are offering themselves,
and the ratio of the accepted was larger
h in former years.
The food of the army is better now than
in old times, not only because there Is
greater variety in the %rations, but because
the post gardens, the post exchanges, and
Other appliances allow additions to be
made to the old.time bills of fare. Gen.
SuLLIvANs shows that 0li,257 rations were
distributed to sufferers by flood, besides
424,O76 forage r%ations, the basis of the
former being pork or salt meat, cornmeal,
and molasses. a trial of the emergency
ration was made by troops.
The check and envelope system of paying
the army is reported by Gen. STANTON to
be unpopular, and a change is recommend.
ed. But the deposits OF soldiers with the
Government at interest increase. Twenty
years ago there were 5,024 depositors,
with n total of T~32S,5s5; now there are
1873, with $3.50 800. The TRIPPING of
the number is especially noteworthy, as is
also the large ratio of the total number of
enlisted men who put at least a small
amount on deposit.
Gen. WEEKS shows a goodly u~nexpended
balance in the Quartermaster's Department
for the year. Tho whole cost of sending
troops to the Grant Monument ceremonies,
the inauguration of the President and VA,
rious other occasions, was $lS2,6i1.
In planning for the year to come, the first
| great need, outside Of the routine appropria-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18
The snEe Memorlnl WINDOW peaIc.,.a

SYRACUSE, Oct. l7.-Mrs. Russell Sage. wife
OF the New York inancicr. was In Syracuse To-
day at tho service attending the dedication of
the memorial window which Mrs. Sage and her
orother. john Slocum, caused to he placed in the
FIRST presbyterian Church, of which her father
was one OF the organizers and which she at.
tended in her early days. Miss Mary Filling.
hast tie artist who designed the window, was
also present.
The window is Is by 6 feet and is placed in
the organ loft. On the left is n figure of tho
saviour robed in white. holding in one hand the
Book OF Life while with the other he points TO
the new Jerusalem above. At his left. in the
1ther panel, Is the figure OF a woman. will
minus clasncd. looking upward. The Holy
,'hosl Is seen III tte panel between the two
Larger panels. The inscription beneath is as
IN my rather,S house are many mansions; n II were
for you. f'P"N P@'"
Jns'lh Slocun, trustee OF the First Board OF this
chuT'l' founded Doc. Ia, 1894; born in Schayticoke
Mur"I 80, lsi3. "' ''' u'oN
the LORD IL risen upon thee. "
MhrsaTtl fierson Jermain, his wife, born In Ssa
hSfhor. j.; l., March I. 1904; died July 10, 1891.
70 the glory OF God. Ia loving memory this window
hpiesehteu Oy their children. Joseph Jermain Slocum
AID Margaret oliver siocum. wife OF Russell SAGE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18

not been conspicuously prominent when
serious fighting was on hand. The official
statistics Of the nationalities OF the troops
composing W~ELLINGToN's army in Spain in
the war against N~ApoLEoN's Generals, show
that ~ per cent. of his troops were Celtic
Scotch and Irish, and that of those nut
down as English large numbers were Celtic
Welsh. But to come down TO more recent
times, It is In the memory Of many how the
English Government during the Crimean
war had to scour the continent of Europe,
and even invaded the emigrant sheds OF
our American ports, in order to find men to
go and fight for it against our Russian
friends and allies.
The reduction of the population OF ireland
by half and the displacement of the Scotch
c~roftcrs by deer In the interest of sport have
destroyed the sources that furnished the
best fighting material that ever gathered
under the British flag. As the predominant
ing partner in the United Kingdom and
in the advantages to be derived from the
maintenance of the British Empire, it
would appear only fair that the English
people should o take on their own shout
dcrs the proportionate share Of the burden
of sustaining 1t. Hitherto it has been al.
most wholly borne by the minority part
ncrs and the subject races Of India.
1t will be very interesting to see whether
the English people will be as ready to fur
nish the men as Lord SA%LIsBURY's major
ity in the House of Commons will be found
ready to vote the money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-18

n colorless manner. The Ncue Fyeie
p,.esse. which though German and Liberal
holds fast to the Empires foreign policy,
has given more attention TO Cuoan affairs,
but has displayed none of the tendencies
attributed to Austria blythe London and
Paris dailies. About two weeks ago,
this journal considered quite calmly the
possibility of the Queen Regents be-
ing driven from Spain by revolution. 1t
remarked that she had had n thanklcss and
onerous Office from the first, that she well
might be weary of the effort to better
SPANS desperate condition, and that size
probably would not find 1T disagreeablc to
be relieved of her ceaseless anXicties and
be allowed to pass the rest of her days in
the quiet of her Austrian home. Other
Aust rian and Hungarian journals, whether
with or without official connections, ignore
SPANS distress, except when they publish
a few lines of the press dispatches.
Ii view Of these facts and the explicit
denials that the Austrian and German En-
perors have conferred regarding the Span
ish. American outlook, it is difficult to &c.
count for the existence Of the bugaboo OF
Austro-Gcrman Intervention between this
country and Spain. 1t is known generally
that Paris financiers carry n load of
Spanish Government n railway secu-
rites. They may have started some of
the wild stories credited to Paris sources
by the London press. In the case of
london journals, however, the aim seems
less clear and direct. Perhaps these jour
nails are animated by the spirit of England's
semi-oficial news agency, which informs
Americans hat Germans prefer to see
Samoa English rather than American, and
at the same time tells both Germans and
Americans that Spain prefers to have Cuba
under English rather than American intlu-
ence. This criss.cross of newspaper dccep-
tion has failed of whatever purpose it may
have had, owing to the regularity of the
mails which bring the German and Spanish
~cwspaper to this city. The intervention
bugaboo seems to have been disposed of by
the same means.