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T. N. Q. SHERWOOD, Receiver soUGHKEEPsIE BRIDGE ROUTE. In Effect Friday, oct. Isth, Isss.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
THE ROANOKE TIMES. SATURDAY. DECEMBER Is

the most promin emit issue of last falls
campaign, there were many who thought
1t would but result in talk The bill as
introduced is n sweeping one, and en-
braces SSS salaries that will be affected il
the bill becomes operative. The cnt
ranges from 90 per cent. on salaries of
$4,000 or more, to 1-2 per cent. on Gala.
ries over $500 and up to $1,000.
From $500 to $500 is long
step, aud between these two it seems to
us there should be another graduation.
$1,000 may in many instances mean a
CONF etency from which S112 can be
spared and no curtailment of actual
wants follow, whereas $50, from, say a
S6OO salary, must mean a further curtail.
ment of tho actual necessities of life. The
ratio itself may be all right but we think
that the bill for reduction has extended
too far down the scale There comes n
point below which u salary will not allow
cut, and that point we think is reached
when it strikes the $500 mark.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
CEssPOOL OF CRIME.

A Chicago paper is authority for the
statement that there are 5000 men living
in that city who have been hold I'D and
robbed, whilst it would be hard to fluid n
house In some sections that has not at
some time been turglarized. If this be
true, then Chicago has record une-
Qualled by the civilized world. That
there is cause for the growing lawless-
ness Of this great city is evident and we
believe it ii to be found in the heteroge-
neous makeup OF her population. For
years it has been the cesspool Into which
foreign countries, and our own country
as well, have emptied the worst elements
of society, until the police have become
unable to cope with the ever growing in
fiuX of crime. Again and again, amid the
noisy din of trade and traffic, tidal waves
OF riot ard anarchy have swept over the
city, threatening humiliation to the best
interests of her populace. More than one
time in her history, the silent stats as
they patroIled the heavens have looked
down upon the fierce outbursts of infu-
rated mobs, who, regardless of all laws,
and wit. bitter, hellborn hatred in their
hearts, have filled the air with exploding
bombs and hustling bullets.
Bribery and corruption have held sway
in her municipal elections, and those who
would have bl ought order out of the
chaos of lnwlessness have been deflauded
at the polls. Let men of purity and ;our-
age but get control of the city govern
ment, and muruer and burglary will
cease, for the sleuth hounds of justice
will ferret ont and drive frcm her limits
the hordes of evil doors that now infest
the city When this is done the problem
solves itse.f, but until then lawlessness
must run its course.
Chicago's past as business mart, has
been a revelation; her present, aside from
her records of crime, is a marvel. nut of
her future, once controlled by law and
order. who may lift the veil and prophecy
1t? What Alexandria was to ancient
Egypt with her fertile Nile, CHICAGO is to
An erica. 1t is here that the gol lien grain
from the mighty granery of the West,
PAoN'iS i'9 AhiitioHS vi puSneiS annu-
ally, eventually finds its way, until "Chi-
caog" and grain emporium OF the
world" have become synonomous terms
This one industry alone would make her
Queen Regent of the West, but when one
adds to this her natural situation az key
to America, then the mind staggers ut the
potentialities ttat await her, and seer
nor prophet may cast her horoscope and
say what may he the zenith of her gran
deur
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

In Congress on Thursday Mr.. Wheeler,
of Alabama, put his views concerning
the gold standard before that body in an
eminen,ly practical manner. In bill
offered by Mr.. Dockery, Of Missouri,
Dem.) to reduce the salary of the deputy
comptroller from $4,000 to 81, 800, Mr..
Wheeler offered as an amendment, that
so long as the gold standard shall be
maintained in this country, that the sal
aries of all officials shall be scaled twenty.
five per cent 1t is needless to say that
the speech of the gentleman from Ala
bama was promptly ruled out on point
of order.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
ATTITUDE OF PoPULdsTs.
Members of the Party in Congress Adopt
Resolutions in Caucus


Washington, Dec. IA caucus of the
Populist IL cmbers of the House of Rep.
resentatives WAS held at the National II o.
tel tonight. The following resol utions
were adopted unanimously, except that
referring to the civil service:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
caucus that we will resist all efforts to
so modify the existing civil service laws
as to enable any party that may lie in
power to fill the different positions in the
civil service with partisans
Resolved, That we are opposed to and
Will resist all efforts tc destroy our green
backs and Treasury notes by direct legis-
lation or by the subterfuge of refusing to
reissue the same except in exchange for
gold.
Resolved, That we are opposed to any
scheme OF charging the powers OF ma
tional banks; that we oppose the conieri-
ing OF the power 10 issue notes designed
ID haze the same functions as money TO
any hank, corporation or individual.
Resolved, That we favor the early cor
sideratioh and passage Of !. Joint resolu-
tion recognizing the independence Of the
Cuban republic.
Resolvcd, That we are in favor of the
early passage Of an equitable voluntary
bankruptcy BILL
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

The bill introduced in the House last
week by Congressman Dalzell, to supply
the streets of Washington with names in
place of the present letters of the alpha
bet used, is likely to be passed. The idea
of thus giving the streets of the nation 5
capital names commemorative of Amer
ica's greatest men is n good one, but Mr.
Dalzell las allowed State patriotism to
get the better of his Judgment in that in
the list of names he proposes, he las
given his own State, Pennsylvania, too
great preponderance, thus forcing out
many names that stand far higher in
Americas list of great men.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
CA@ToREA
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CT IN ICLLC.E<I% T,appes
HOW TO PREVENT pNEI1,fo@tA

At this time of the year - cold is very
easily contracted and if left TO run its
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 IL cough or cold
than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy We
have use it quite extensively and it has
always given entire satisfaction. -Olagab.
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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 a single case having
resulted in pneumonia. Persons who
have weak lungs or have reason to fear an
attack of pneumonia should keep the
remedy AT hand. The % and 80 cent sizes
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
MURDER IN AUGUSTA.
a Wave of Crime Spreading Over the Old
Dom nion.

edmond, Dec. IA special to the
Dispatch from Lexington says: Edwin A.
Merritt, OF near Greenville, Augusta
county, aged ~ gears, son of.Capt. {. g.
Merritt, an old Mexican veteran, was
shot ana almost instantly killed nj
o'clock yesterday morning by Robert "
Frenger, who resides about two and one
half miles north of Greenville.
This shooting occurred on the farm Of
Mr.. Frenger's father, Mr. j. A. Frenger
shortly after midnight, Harriet Smith. u
colored woman living i'll II house adjacent
to the Frcnger mansion, aroused Frenger
with the report that some one was enter
ing or had entered her house.
FIenger got his breech- loader, und fol-
lowed by his mother with Il lantern, went
to invest igate. Seeing figure about the
wOman'S house, Frengel opened fire and
shot six times. Later Merritt was found
dead nearby. 1t ~ not yet explained why
Merritt was about the premises at the
time.
At the coroner's inquest the verdict
was unlawful, hut not felonious Killing.
Freneer is under arrest, and will give
bail for his appearance.
KILLED BY a CONSTABLE. z
Bedford City, Va, Dec. 17.-Ye sterday
afternoon a. Brown Overstreet, con.
stable of Otter district, shot aud killed u
Young colored man named Charles Nor
gan. whom together with another colored
man named William Watts, lie had ar
rested for sterling brandy from the Ais.
tilery OF c. d. Clayton. The constable
WAS carrying the prisoners to his house.
Morgan eludcd the vigilence of the officer
AID n ade his escape. Ocerstreet flied rs
he ran, ami with fatal effect Watts was
brought here and lodged in isil.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

Since great solar disturbances in the
past have frequently been accompanied
by some marked physical phenomenon
upon the earth's surface, it is possible
that the unusual mildness of the winter
may he attributable to the great sun
spots now being studied by our astrono-
mers. The extent OF this burning space
is varionsly estimated to extend from one
hundred thousand to two hundred thou
sand miles, and it would take no great
stretch of the ilns ginaton to geo how
such vast conilf grations might affect our
own planet The appearance of these
sun spots follows very closely the pseudo.
scientific cause assigned for the coming
destruction of the world, as portrayed in
one Of NJ. Flaminarion's recent novels.
In a more or less sensational manner the
New York papers have been predicting
dire disasters to our earth, resulting
from these solar Disturbances The result
has been to cause IL certain degree Of nm
easiness among some Of Roanoke's cjti-
Zens, end we heard one of them remark
the other mornir that he watched the
sun all day ann dreamed ne smelled
smoke all night
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
DEAN OF THE SEMINARY.

Lynchburg, Dec. 17.--Rev. Dr. John j.
Lloyd, rector of the Grace Episcopal
Church returned yesterday morning
from Richmond. where he attended "A
meeting OF the board of trustees OF the
Theological Seminary at Alexandria. One
OF the matters which IL was thought
wonld come before the hoard was the
election of Dean. but this has been post
poned until n called meeting. Rev. DR..
Mckim, of Washington, TO whom it was
stated the position has been rendered, it
ls understood has declined
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

That there are some believers in hypno-
tism is shown tv the fact that one man
shot another on Thursday i'll Rhode Is
land for his alleged hypnotic influence
over the formers wife. Hypnutism as
an occult science is all right; as money
maker it is hard to beat, as Roanoke can
testify to; but In general practice it won't
do to monkey with.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
TREATY RATIFIED
IOI SAH.ESI AVENUE

Constantinoplc, Dec. IL q dispatch
from Athens announces that the treaty of
peace between Turkey and Greece has been
ratified by King George, and that it will
be dispatched by special steamer to this
city. Later it was learned that the Sui
tan has ratified the treaty of peace be-
tween Turkey and Greece.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

The oy.prodgy business is certainly
being overdone in this country This
time ii is u seven year-old sage of Atchi-
son, Kansas, who has passed his law ex-
animation 'cum laude," and has ueen
granted conditional license to practice
Next
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
PRESIDENT OF STATE NORMAL.

Richmond, Dec. 1.-THE board of
State Female Normal Echool of Farm.
vile, to-day elected Robert Frazer, H. l..
D., president of That institution. to fiji
the vacancy caused by the death of Pro-
lessor John y. Cunningham. Professor
frazer IS connected with the Mississippi
Industrial School. He is Il native of Vir.
ginia.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

Senator Opie, of Stanton, introduced
q bill in the Senate on Wednesday look
ing to the reduction Of salaries OF State
officers. This il the opening gun of a
fight that promises to he battle royal.
Although the reduction of expenses was
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

Luetgert is likely to take very sec
ondary rank in the annals of crmnology
AS compared with Zanoli, his work is ex-
tremely amateurish.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

CALL FOR BANK STATEMENTS.
Washington. Dec. IT, The comptroller
of the currency to-day issued call for
the statement OF the condition of national
banks at the clos. of business on Decem
Der 10.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18
TETTER, LT-RHEUM AND EX
JENA

The intense itching and smarting, Incl
dent to these diseases. is instantly allayed
BY applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
ointment Many very bad cases have
oeen permanently cured by it. 1t is
equally efficient for itching piles and a
lhvOrlte remedy for sore ninnles channnd
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

We pride ourselves on keeping the
BEST of everything in our line and in
making prompt delivery. Look out for
the belled teams. w. X ANDREWS
&, CO., COAL AND WOOD DEAL
ERS, 2i9 Salem avenue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-18

Geographical distance no longer pre-
sents any barriers to the ingenuity and
persevering industry of man. Whether
If be the vine-matted iungles of Africa,
or the vast ice fields of the Arctic re.
oions, all are levied on and made to pay
tribute to the luxurious and aesthetic
tastes OF mankind a million dollars
was the estimated value of the cargo of
arctic furs, landed Tuesday by the bark
Boring i'll the port of San francisco. A
portion of the cargo consisted OF natural
history specimens consigned to the Smith
sOnian Institute ut Washington.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
The Bows Are Sore. Tco.

Detroit Free Press: You never know
where the boys are going to pick up
wrong IDEAS" declared a prominent
business man the other day, moving
gingerly in his chair, as if in pain.
Nine men out of ten would say that
the story of Uncle Toms Cabin, as
told by the author, is all right, and its
whole moral tone elevating. But that
same book came very near being the
death of me- Yes, sir, there's many an
old soldier that never had as tight
squeak
ut was like this: 1 haven't read the
thing for a good many years, but some
where in there it tells about putting
description Of what followed to horse
and rider 1t ticl1led my two boys till
they laughed in their sleep. You know
that [ take a ride every morning as
constitutional What do those boys do
but forage until they got some burs
and then follow out the line of action
told in the story. My horse is a three
quarter bred and spirited, but intelli-
gent, we'll trained and tractable. I
thought that ne had gone crazy that
morning He first squatted and trem-
bled as if in fright. Then his hot blood
told His first spring would have taken
him from under me if l had not been
on the alert He reared, plunged,
kicked. bucked and snorted. I'm not a
tinid man on horseback, but there was
something terrific in his anger. L was
all over him, clinging to name, neck
and saddle 1t must have been a funny
sight. for the boys rolled on. the grass,
yelled and held their sides. Al last the
horse got the bit in his teeth and shot
away like a rocket. People turned to
look and policemen shouted, but it was
way out in Greenfield that 1 fell off.
You can bet that the boys are about as
sore as I am
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
MRS. LEGas STORY.
Plucky Woman the Chief Witness
Against Hofe.

San Francisco Chronicle: The state
ment of Mrs. L. A. Legg settles it be-
yond a doubt that Hoff was in the
house, SOB Guerrero street, at the time
of the murder, and was the man who
went out by the side gate Immediately
after the screaming and the heavy
fall. She is bright, sweet-faced young
woman, rosy checked, blue eyed and
has fair brown hair She is alert and
clear headed, and tells her story with a
full realization that her testimony
means. in all likelihood. the conviction
of Hoff. She is careful in her identifi-
cation, saving that she could not swear
that the man she saw go into the front
room was the one who went out the
alleyway, but adds that in her own
mind there is no question about the
fact. That Hoff is the man whom she
admitted during the afternoon, and
whom she saw come in when Mrs Clute
opened the door in the afternoon, Mrs.
Legg is convinced. She says she could
not see his face as he walked into the
front room. On this point her identi-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19

The horrible murder, at San Fran
cisco, Of Mrs. Mary Clute, formerly a
highly esteemed resident of this city,
greatly shocked the local public, and
additional details OF the crime are re-
ceived with undated interest The fol-
lowing Associated Press dispatch came
yesterday:
San Francisco, Dec. 1S.-Although the
police authorities have devoted three
days to investigating all the circum-
stances surrounding the murder of Mrs.
Mary A Clute. there is a great deal
yet 10 be done. Albert Hoff, the suspect,
proves to be a many-sided man, both
as to occupation and character, an in
dIvidual who has not only followed
many callings, but has appeared TO diff
terent people in different lights. His
vocation as a tinker and mender Of fur
niture gave him the entree to many
houses, and an unusually extended ac-
quaintance. Consequently, the work OF
gathering all the details of a life such
as be has LED has given great scope for
the eXertions of the detectives
He gave the chief of police today a
more minute account of himself than
be had before announced. He says he
was born in Walsingen, Germany, and
came to this country when 10 years of
age. He claims to have lived in Balti-
more, Cincinnati. st. Louis, New Or
leans, Houston, Tex, Denver, Ogden.
Sacramento, Stockton ana Oakland, for
various periods. ranging from one to
three years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19
HoFF ENTRAPPED.
Volunteered Information and Was
Held as the Murderer.

In its account of the arrest of Hoff
the San Francisco Examiner says:
Albert Hof, an aged, eccentric Ger
man, black bearded, low browed, short
of stature and toil-Stained. appeared
yesterday morning at the office of the
chief Of police. The old man said he
had come as a laW-abiding citizen to
tell the authorities what he knew of
the murder of Mrs. Mary A. Clute. The
visitor was noticeably laboring under
great nervous strain. He spoke quickly
excitedly, and at times incoherently.
AS he waited to see the chief of po-
lice he seemed to dread the interview
he sought. He was i'll at ease. and
Suspiciously held his hat over his left
hand. At a moment when the attend
ant at the office seemed not to be OBJ
serving, the cid man left his seat and
tried to slip away. He was told sharply
70 sit down. He resumed his seat. and
in few minutes was questioned by the
chleI OF ponce, The interview was
long and searching. When it was over
Albert Hoff was taken down into the
city prison and charged with the COM
mission Of the awful crime that he
had volunteered to discuss with the po-
lice officials.
The life of Albert Hoff will depend
upon his ability to trace mis- move
ments for a single day. He was en-
ployed by Mrs. Clute TO prepare her
apartments at 500 Guerrero street for
occupancy. He frankly admits that he
was in the house with Joseph Foley and
Mrs. Clute shortly before ) o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon. Foley then left
the place, and Hoff remained with Mrs
Clute. A few minutes later Mrs. Clute
was dead beneath the frenzied blows
Of an assassin. The screams of the dy-
ing woman and the fall of her body
al cused George a. Legg and his daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. j. A Legg, in the
rooms below.
They rushed to The front of the house
and Mrs. Legg started UP the stairs to
Mrs. Clute'S apartments. When half
way up, Mrs. Legg saw a man leave
the room IN which the murdered wo-
man was afterward found Mrs Legg
retraced her steps, and with her faith
er-in-law opened the door leading to
Guerrero street. AS they reached the
small veranda they saw q man emerge
hurriedly from the passage leading to
the rear of Mrs. Clute's apartments.
They called on him to explain the
sounds of violence in the rooms above.
He paid no heed, and ran rather than
walked toward Liberty street.
That man has been identified as Al
bert Hoff. He admits that he left Mrs.
Clute's room about that time and by
The rear entrance. He carried a carpet
bag under his arm and wore a black
slouch hat. When he appeared yester-
Gay at police headquarters he was ask
ed to explain newly made laceration
in the palm of his left hand. The wound
may have been made by the shoulder
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-19

About 4 o'clock Mrs. Clute told Mrs.
Uschold that she was going out to the
Guerrero street place again. as the car
pets and mating would be laid by that
time and she could sweep up. Just at
that time Hof appeared again and saw
Mrs. Clute as she was leaving. He
spoke to her about having been to the
new house according to appointment
and not having met her. She answered
that they seemed somehow to have
missed each other, but that she was not
ready for his services as she had been
disappointed in the matter Of moving
Hoff expostulated with her, saying that
these delays We're taking I'D his time
for nothing. Mrs. Clute replied that she
would make that all right with him,
and that besides she thought she had
found another customer for him, since
Mrs. Uschold had some work she want
ed him to do. Mrs. Clute left then for
SOB Guerrero street, saying she would be
back before dinner time. Mrs. Uschold
showed Hoff what it was she wanted
done. He spent some time examining
the job and agreed to come the next
day. AS he left he said he thought ne
would go out to Guerrero street, where
he had left his tools, and get them, as
they were worth $50 and he did not care
to leave them in a vacant house over
night
Mrs. Masterson, who lives at 22S1a
Page street, next door to Mrs. Uschold.
is able to fix the exact time at which
Hoff called for the first time that after
noon, and she says it was 1870 o'clock.
Several dispatches were received here
YESTERDAY from e. r. Clute, the hus-
band of the murdered woman, who will
reach this city this morning ON the
overland. He wired to F. j. Boseli and
his brother-in-law. F. A Clark, and
last night he telegraphed Chief Lees:
Leave no stone unturned to capture
the assassin The chief replied: cal
bert Hoff. upholsterer, has been ar
rested and charged with the murder. -