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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
WEST VIRGINIA TRAGEDY.
Walter Reed Shot and Instantly Killed
While Resisting Arrest

Elkins, w. Va, June IA few weeks
ago the general store of Jesse Hays, at
Greenland, Grant county, w. Va, was
burned late at night by an incendiary fire,
the loss being about 81, 900 above the in
surance OF $1,000. Walter Reed, n
brother.inl law of Hays, having married
the latter's sister, who left him some two
or three years ago, to live with her brother
because of her husbands alleged ill-treat-
ment of her, was suspected of the crime
Reed was very angry at Hays because he
allowed his sister (Reeds wife) to live
with him, and is said-to have threatened
him in various ways. Soon after the
burning of Hays store detective ap-
peared OH the scene ard ..soon worked up
case against Reed. Justice Mcdonald,
of Maysville. vested the detective with
the powers of special constable, and the
latter attempted TO arrest Reed Mt his
home, near Greenland, when the latter
rushed at him with big knife. The--le-
tective drew his revolver and shot and in
stantly killed Reed. Great excitement
prevails at Greenland.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Tho Harvard Spirit.

Where so many men arc working on
independent lines, with SO much to keep
them apart and SO little, comparative
~, to draw them together, one may rea-
sonably wonder whether such thing
as common Harvard spirit any longer
exists. 1t does exist, so men say who
abide by the university and who ought
to know. They SEQ it and feel it. It
does not penetrate all individuals in
the same degree, but it is reckoned with
and observed as definite force. The
men best qualified to judge of it insist
that it makes for veracity, for high
sense of honor and for good manners.
Indifference has sometimes been
charged against Harvard, and perhaps
not without some basis, but not indif-
ference to truth. That is her quest in
science and ill philosophy and the basis
OF her law i'll matters of conduct. Veri-
tas was not written OH tho Harvard
shield for nothing. The Harvard spirit
may need to DO awakened and nourish-
ed and kept alive, but it is worth keep
ing alive, for trutI is its most perva-
sive element. Edward S. Martin in
Scribner's.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Went on, "and can't bear to have him

go.
II teleeraphed your father to meet
must hurry"
.Goodby, Dick" said Kate, her
voice positively ringing with cousinly
a1ection II am awfully sorry can t
go with you and see Cousin Bess, and bo
sure to give my love to Aunt Katie"
AND tlptoeing a little, she pulled his
lace down to hers and kissed him
straight on the mouth.
For moment the universe seemed to
reel about Dick s head. Then he sank
INTO the seat and pulled Kate down be-
side him.
You will DO carried by Oh.
DlckF And Kate was almost sobbing
III an agony of bushes.
i think I'll change my mind and go
on to Pinner," remarked Dick cheer
iuily, taking i'll at glance the too in
terested observer on the opposite seat.
our father-er-Uncle John might
not meet you, you know, and besides
crushing both her hands against him
as he bent over her III blissful mo-
ment when their fellow passenger was
looking tho other way" besides. YOU
have not told mo when you will marry
me. Folks ut Home
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
% Campbell Avenue.
THE WISE BACHELOR.
His Comments on the World and tho Peo-
ple In 1t.

His Comments on the World and tho Poo
plo In 1t.
Filtration is marriages. antitoxine.
An old maid is bachelor girl that
isn't ashamed Of it.
After people have passed u certain
stage of fairness they always begin to
look like fish.
A man always sneezes in the same
key he laughs and a woman in the
same key she cries.
The only thing worth living for is
old age, and the only thing worth dy-
ing for is childhood.
Life is like nutmeg grater-you
have to rub up against the rough side
of it to accomplish anything.
Every woman lives all her life with
tho fear that if she dies first her hus-
band will gee married again.
a woman can never understand why
her husband doesn't act delighted when
she calls him back whole block to see
that the petunias have grown whole
half inch.
A fishing rod is what city man
takes to the country with him; a fish
pole is what boy catches fish with.
When somSwomen get to heaven and
get their harps, they won't be satisfied
unless there is pound of ten or 2
cent vase that goes with them.-New
York Press
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
RUIZ WAS KILLED.
Calhoun Says His Death Was Due
to Violence.

Havana, June 1.-The commission con.
Quoting the inquiry into the cireum
stances surrounding the death of DR.. Ruiz
closed its labors Saturday. A messen ger
from Washington came from Tampa ON
the steamer Mascotte, but did not land.
lie was registered on the steamer as n.
w. kimball Mr.. Fishback, secretary OF
the commission, accompanied by Consul
General Lees son, went on board the
steamer before she sailed end held brief
consultation with the messenger, and 1t
is supposed that they delivered to him the
report of the commission and other highly
Important dispatches from Consul Gene.
raj Lee and Mr.. Calhoun, who was select
ed to investigate DIR. Ruiz's death, to be
conveyed to tho State Department at
Washington.
DIR. Jose Cognosto, the Spanish consul
at Philadelphia, who represented the
Spanish government in the inquiry, is
also understood to have forwarded q long
report to Senior DeLome, the Spanish
minister Mt Washington.
Messrs. Calhoun, Fishback and Coy.
nosto will leave next Thursday for New
York direct.
The report of Mr.. Calhoun will, il is
said, agree with the statement Of Consul
General Lee that DIR. Ruiz died from con-
cussion OF the brain, the result of violence
after solitary confinement of more than
thirteen days, regardless OF his treaty
rights
General Lee declined at Fridays session
OF the commission to examine the Wit
nesses, who were Intercepted only by the
Spanish representative. Consul. General
Lee will shortly make report on the
Ruiz case, and Mr.. Calhoun will make a
further report on other matters, such rs
the money question, the state ssof the in
surrection, the, condition of American in
terests and the general Suffering due to
Captain General Weyler's style of cam.
paign.
General Lees position is just what 1t
was in February last. He holds that
Spain is responsible, since Ruiz died be-
cause he was deprived of his treaty rights.
The exact facts as to how DR.. Ruiz re-
ceived the blow which killed him General
Lee and Mr.. Calhoun could not learn, be-
cause half of the witnesses examined by
the commission were prisoners and, it is
believed, were afraid to testify fully
The remaining witnesses were the jailors,
/ who would not testify to criminnte them
selves.
The relief Of suffering Americans by
Consul General Lee goes on daily. Seve-
raj hundred have already beeen assisted
a prominent and influential Spanish
resident of Havana, upon being question
ell with reference to the suggested sale of
Cuba sad that he fayos the sale of
Cuba, not to the Cubans, but to the Uni.
ted States, for the sake of avoiding in fu.
ture ruin, desolation and bloodshed "The
sale of the island to the Cubans," he suid,
''means step backward and carries us
to harbarism, rs man. Of the chiefs of the
actual revolution were formerly bandits
The United States, as an industrious
country, symbolizes progress and civilian
ton, and the Spanish residents in Cuba
cannot be Indifferent to the welfare of
Cuba, having fertilized tie island with
sweat of their brows, and they will al
ways protest against the sale of the island
TO the Cubans''
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Theory versus Fact.

Wayworn Watson-If q guy goes in
fer stealth, I think he orter make a
good job Of it. The Teller that steals q
whole lot never gifts it in the neck like
the guy that only takes little.
Perry Patettio-Oh, don't know |
That sort of CUFF may go all right in the
million dollar and loaf of bread story.
but I know / got 90 days once fer u
chicken and year another time fer II
suit of clothes Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
SAVED THE STATE $40, goo.
An Error Made by Miss Margaret Will
liams Turns Out Fortunately.

Trenton: N. j.. June 1.-Aliss Marga.
ret Williams, the typewriter on account
of whose mistake an extra session of the
Legislature had to be called, has received
letter from Senator Johnson, of Bergen
county, in which he informs her that in
directly she was the cause" of saving the
State $40 The new bill of the con-
stltutional amenhment election in Sep
tember was passed at the extra session,
and 1t provides for fewer days of registra-
ton than the old bill. In this way the
saving is effected.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
So Like q Man.

Mr.. McSwat-So it cost you 20 cents
more to buy that screen down town
than you could have got it for at the
little store around the corner, hey?
And you said you could "savo n half
dollar by looking about u little"
Mrs. McSwat-Well, guess had to
pay something for car fare, didn't /?
How unreasonable you are!-Chicago
Tribune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Reasonable Deduction.

"I'm satisfied" said the young man
just home from college, "that the sci
ence Of electricity was understood be-
fore the flood"
Don't be fool" snorted the old
gentleman.
"Beg pardon, but Noah must have
certainly used some kind of an ark
hight. Detroit Free Press.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
No Time Lost.

Scribbler-When is that review of
my novel coming out. ScatherP
Scather-Well, to tell the truth,
have not read it yet.
Scribbler-Yet, when I brought tho
book to you you assured me that you
would lose no time i'll reading it.
Scather-Wcll, have lost no time in
reading it yet. Tit Bits.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
FEES REDUCED.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June IA spe.
cial to the News from Jackson, Tenn,
states that the Jarvis bill, which was
passed at the last session of the State leg
islature, after one of the hardest fought
legal battles in the history-of the State.
has been held to be constitutional by the
State supreme court. Thisa~bi will save
the people of the State about So, 900 600 n
year in Office holders fees
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
He Couldn't BluE.

Ho called her finally.
''Threes! she exclaimed triumphant
~.
He himself hadn't anything to show.
and nc should have said, That's good, :"
but what he did say was, "Blankety
blank;" or words to that effect.
Whereupon the nurse shifted and
Withdrew with the triplets bowling in
her arms-New York Journal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
It's Worst.

What the savage Turk particularly
resented was the intimation that his
people praoticed polygamy in its worst
form.
Anyhow" he insisted, among us a
man never has to marry his wife's
whole family. Detroit Journal,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Discipline.

My wife is rearing Bobby very care.
fully; when he is disobedient, he goes
to bed without his dinner"
Isn't that rather severe?'
'No. She always carries his dinner
up to him."-Chicago Record.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
How He Lived.

Weary Walkers-Will yer give me
something ter eat; hev not tasted food
fer sig months.
Keuben Cornstalk-Waal, I swami
How did you live?
Weary Walkers-Yer see, when I
thinks of home and mother, the lump in
me throat comes up in me mouth and /
swallow it.-Up to Date.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Making a Fortune.

Observation-Disclosures made 500, 900
last year.
Miss Wantoknow-How was that?
Glackwell-He insured himself for
500, 1000 and then worked himself to
death. New York Sunday Journal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
BRAzIL's FINANCIAL CRISIS.
Presidents Salary Will be Reduced,
Also Other Office Holders.

Also Other Office Holders.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina, June l.
Owing to the financial crisis in Brazil the
government will reduce all officials sal
aries, beginning with the President and
ministers of state. THE government has
decided that it will be-necessary, in view
of troubles in the republic, to Increase
the army to $4,000 men of all arms.
Th coffee crop Of Brazil this year is es-
timated at nine million bags. Th govern
ment will give warrants upon the coffee
stock for pressing expenses.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02

II thought that your son was pursu-
ing his studies at the university?''
so he was, but he concluded that he
couldn t catch up with them. '-Detroit
Free Press.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Getting Around 1t.

Wife-Henry, think you were ill.,
toxicated last night. You spoke to mo
as though there We're two of me.
Husband-That's because 1 am al
ways doubly happy to see you, dear
Boston Transcript.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Reasoning,

Mrs. Watts-My husband won about
500 at poker night before last.
Mrs. Potts-How do you know?
Because he said he won $25, and no
gave me $15. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Family Rivalry.

He-My sister got kissed more times
at Billy's party than you did.
She-Yes, but not by SO many differ
ent Brooklyn Life.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
what We Arc Spared.

Mature is kind to us, after all. ("
''Why do you say that?''
Suppose real flowers looked like the
artificial ones. Chicago Record.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Not Overloaded.

Brown-Nly sou has very eXtravagant
ideas
Stone-Ho doesn't look rs if he had
many of them. -Yonkers Statesman.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
Early and Often.

Early and Often.
Howsoe-What is the best way to
teep your friends? Treat them kindly?
Comsoe-No. Often. Brooklyn Life.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02

BOilS and t reveal - tss , secret
pimnlac contains impurities
- AAPASOw which nature is en-
deavoring to throw off. This
change takes place every
Spring, and the sluggish, im-
pure condition of the blood
causes an unsightly complex
ion, besides an enervating,
depressing effect upon the en-.
tire system. Just now few
bottles of S. S. S.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
SQUARED ACCOUNTS.
HOW DE SMITH TURNED SEVERAL TIA
BLES ON HIS FRIEND JONES.

Started In With a Shower Bath, Followed
With Several Other Annoying PIeasan-
tries and Wound Up with Grand On.
slaught of Life Insurance Agents.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-02
The Values

NV ARE SHOWING IN CLOTH
---ING AID GENTS FURNISHINGS
---------------CAusE TIE PEOPLE TO BUY
WHERE THEIR INTERESTS ARE
-------PROTECTE
BROTHERHOOD MERCANTILE co.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-14
For Jury Commissioner.

The impression which exists that this
is an office of secondary importance
may be true so far as it's pecuniary
value is concerned; but from another
standpoint it is of the highest impor-
tance. The jury system is one of the
foundations of our liberty and it's safe
guarding should be the concern of
every true American citizen. For jury
commissioner ct this time the Republic
can party has named Charles A. Wig
gins, one Of the alert young Repub-
licans of the central city. Mr.. Wig
gins honesty is above reproach and
with him among those who supervise
the drawing Of jurors in this county
the public can rest assured that there
will not be any chicanery
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-14
An American KIondike.

a recent issue of the Los Angeles
Times contains an exposition of tho
mining industry and prospects In the
territory tributary to that charming
California city which is calculated TO
give Americans of every locality a new
sense of pride in the magnificent natur-
al resources of their own country, 1t Is
probable that every reader of The Trib-
une is aware of the attractiveness OF
Southern California as a fruit. growing
center, but to many it will be news
that in this same region there are to-
day nearly 1000 stamps, some 1000 men
engaged in mining and a capital OF
$2O,OOO,OOO proftably invested in the
mining industry; yet" says the Times.
"a beginning has scarcely been made in
the development Of the regions min
eral wealth." Our remote contempor-
ary continues:
within the limits of this country
there is mining territory that would
attract millions OF capital were II To-
Gated in some out-of-the-way section.
and advertised in an attractive man
ner. Near Acton, fifty miles north OF
Los Angeles, there is a gold mine
the Red River-which, at a depth OF
700 feet, holds out promise Of becoming
a veritable bonanza, and In the Sierra
Madre range, within sight of the City
Hall, there are deposits Of gold and
silver from which millions of dollars
have been extracted in past years. Men
are today unsuspsctingly tramping ov-
er mineral deposits that contain for
tunes. Only few months ago a pros
pector in the settled portion Of River
side county noticed a piece of float
lying by the side Of the county high
way, within few miles Of a railway,
and after a brief search located a hill
OF mineral which now has millions of
tons Of good gold ore in sight"
There are" it adds, 'very few min
ing sections in the world which offer
such facilities for the profitable work.
ing of mines as does Southern Cali
fornia. The mild climate permits Of
work being conducted in the open air
all the year round, marked contrast
TO the condition Of affairs which pre-
walls in the latest Eel Dorado in
Alaska. Supplies Of all descriptions, in
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-14

cluding machinery may be purchased
in Los Angeles as cheap as, or cheaper
than, in any other mining section Of
the United states. Gold is by no means
tho only valuable mineral that is found
in Southern California. Among other
minerals that exist here are boraX, cop
per, cinnehar, iron, lead and marble.
Little or nothing has yet been done in
the development Of these deposits"
In view of the intelligence now being
received from the Canadian Klondike
region Of the beginning of a predicted
winter of intense discomfort among the
rash seekers after fortune who per-
mitted themselves to be allured to that
bleak area where absolutely no provis-
ion has yet been made for the support
of a l9rge immigration, It seems a pity
that the ld-hunting mania so far
as Americans are concerned does not
first exhaust the mineral possibilities
of our own land before impelling n per-
ilous and for the greater part a vain
exodus to foreign parts. The Los An
geles Times, which is a reputable pa
per whose representations merit conf
dence, has performed genuine public
service in making known at this time
how and where American prospectors
can add to their own and their coun-
trys wealth without incurring dangers
beyord the power of the imagination
to conceive.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-14

bound closely together by q common In
telllgible English speech. In Great Britain
the conditions are just the opposite.
o
We ourselves put ourselves forward in
the guise of Uncle Sam, or Brother JON
athan, twenty times where any Briton
or continentalist so puts us forward
once. The things one says of oneself are
naturally believed. What wonder Is II
then that In large part OF the civilized
world we are thought to be little better
than savages, having no recognizable
tongue, therefore no standards accepted
by the enlightened classes OF the globe2
No marvel that American Is regarded as
distinct language from English in truth
no language at ALL but a derivative from
our Indian tongues. our love of humor
Is so great and so peculiar that we con-
slider II Jest to hoax anybody, es-
pectally a whole community or nation.
IL seems very droll, In our eyes, that the
leading nation of the earth in all that
constitutes progress and humanity should
be esteemed as deficient in what lies at
the base OF advanced government. Any
other nation would feel so gross q mis-
Chief incalculable harm. But such a ma
tion can have, as we judge, no Keen
sense of humor. Is not our perception OF
humor tho strangest of all humor? Is 1t
not time for us to introduce a new SYM
Dol of Uncle Sam, which represents us,
instead of burlesquing us? as 1t not time,
In this our second century, that we
should begin to be serious?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-14
INDEPENDENT POLITICS.
From the carbondale Leader.


All admit that party organization is es-
sential in popular government, and that
the majority must rule. 1t is Idle to talk
of independent action in politics save in
exceptional cases. 1t is true that corrupt
and designing men are active in all par
ties, but the masses are honest and well
meaning. If they will take an interest in
political affairs and do their duty at the
primaries, the Vaccinations of corrupt
partisanS can easily be thwarted.
o.
Just now there is a great cry raised in
certain quarters that some Of the defeat
cd aspirants for office in this county have
been cheated Of their rights. The Demo-
cratic leaders through their party press
and orators, QIeaven save the markD are
charging the Republicans with having
held a Doodle" convention, and put in
nomination ticket that is not the choice
of the masses of the party. This cry is
Joined in by O. few dissatisfied men among
the Republicans. But no one comes for
ward with an iota of proof OF these alle-
cations Of fraud. They have nothing to
say against the character or competency
of any candidate on the ticket. They
were nominated at the dictation of one
man." they say, land money was used to
corrupt delegates" But where is the
proof? Their accusations are mere gener-
alities. Why do not these accuserS specify
some individual case? The man who has
committed larceny has been known to
join heartily in the cry of stop thief"
and so 1t Is quite natural for those who
have resorted to questionable practices in
securing the support of delegates to at
tribute base motives to their competitors.
No Republican voter can Justify him
self In refusing to support the regular
ticket of his party unless he is satisfied
that there has been wrong doing on the
part of those who, under the rules of the
party, have put it in the field. He should
not be moved by the shouting of the
avowed enemies of the party or its false
friends. You may be sure that all this
cry comes from interested parties who, on
the one hand are striving to elect the Dem
ocratlc ticket, and on the other to be re-
venged on the party that refused to put
them in responsible and lucrative offices.