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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
! Chip Of Two
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Here and There.
GATHERED ny THE "TRAMr.

Y The cry of hard times has become very
4 familiar throughout Southwest Virginia,
and we ARE forced to admit in Roanoke
ALSO. The failure of the Loan, Trust and
Safe Deposit Company and the suspen-
sion of The Commercial National Bank.
which followed shortly after, has caused
an unwonted wariness among our citi.
xens. Money, which had began to circu.
late little more freely than it had done
since uboom times,n Immediately went
out of sight, and, we might add, in more
ways than one.
a great m any people who were accus.
toned to take their little savings to the
\ bank now hoard 1t up at home, though
some OF them are beginning to realize
that it can be saved just as advantage
ously by investing in real estate and
homes for themselves.
Rents are a great deal cheaper than they
used to be, but there is still room for
Improvement in some sections of the
city in this respect This may be &C.
counted FOR. perhaps, by the great de-
mand which there is for desirable houses.
It is we'll known fact that good houses
well locaJed are hard to get and are never
vacant for any length OF time.
That people are willing to build i'll
Roanoke just now is another sign of re-
turning confidence in the city's future,
as well as indication that money is mot
so hard to get. Shortly after the boom
days building almost entirely ceased and
many houses were left half finished.
Some of these have recently been COM
pleted and others taken away, so that the
skeletons have nearly all disappeared.
New houses are being built in all parts of
the city, but especially in the business sec
tion. Any one knows what this means.
Business men, especially those who
have ventured too near the fire before,
are not going to sink money unless they
know what they are doing.
Thos. j. Burke, of the firm of Meals {.
Burke, is just completing q pretty res
idence on South Jefferson street
j. H. Marsteller is pushing forward
rapidly three story brick storeroom on
Campbell avenue, below the Terry build
ing. The house will be 20 feet by 200 feet.
Judge a. E. King and Capt G. G.
Gooch are finishing handsome two
story brick store on South Jefferson
street to be occupied by the Southern
Express Company.
Frank Brown is building two-stDry
building on Campbell avenue, east of the
market.
Rosenbaum Bros are adding to their
store on Salem avenue. When finished
the building will extend through to
Campbell avenue, with entrances on both
sides.
w. H. Keister is erecting dwelling
on Third avenue II. W.
j. E. Powers is also having dwelling
put up on Fifth avenue N. W.
III. Markley is greatly improving the
old building at the corner of Salem ave-
nue. and Commerce street. The house
will be raised, the storeroom enlarged and
fitted with plate glass widows its whole
length on Salem avenue. This will be a
great improvement, as the building has
been an eyesore for long time.
1t would not do to let the opportunity
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
IT WOULD SEEM THAT EVERYBODY
IS MAKING PREPARATION FOR EASTER!
crowd hrg
The
new things
Wash Goods.

At &c the yard, pretty neat Zephyr
-Ginghams for children, worth 10c.
AT DC the yard, new styles in genuine
Merrimack shirting Prints, nobby
stripes. do not fade.
At 3-4c, 5000 yards of Merrimack
Printed Dimities worth 12 Lee. Selling
like hot cakes.
At y 1.2c the yard, great lines of the
new figured Wash Fabrics. All the new
large floral designs. Newest weaves in
materials, latest and prettiest color COM
binntions. Everyone Of them II gem.
Assortment endless.
At 15c, lSc, 25c, SOC and Soc the yard,
all the newest things in Lattice Weaves,
Printed French Organdies, etc. Great
range of STYLES.
II you want II pretty wash dress you
will find it nowhere so satisfactory as
here.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

Councilman i. NJ. Smith returned yes
terday morning from trip to his old
home in TaZewell county.
Gene Crawford, of New York, is in the
city on flying visit.
The regular monthly meeting CT the
Tyree Missionary Society will be held
next Sunday night at the Baptist Church.
There will be, as usual, II song service by
the children, with an address by Rev.
H. c.. V. Campbell.
DIR. J. B. Taylor will on Sunday night
preach Mt the Hollins Church.
Tomorrow morning IL lot of fancy
needle work made by the ladies of the
Episcopal Church will be offered for sale
in Mrs. II. G. Wolfenden's parlor, on Col
lege avenue. The proceeds will he used
for charitable purposes.
r. H. Carper is building q fve.room
cottage on the raybll farm across the
river. The land was purchased from j.
H. Bear.
The officers to be elected this coming
May are supervisors and magistrates, and
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
HOUSE DRESSES, TEA JACKETS
and CHlLOREN'S DRESSES.

A dozen or more styles of them, beau
tful designs. Regular value, sic to Goc
the yard; now on sale at only doc. See
the assortment.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
Silks !! Silks !!

We propose to make this Silk Week at
our store and will offer some great values.
Tuesday morning we will open II big
line of new things in Black Silks, in
Peau de Sole, Black Satin Duchessa, Ar
mure Weaves and Figured Silks, and will
offer some exceptional values. If You
want silk this week will be your op-
portunity.
At SOC the yard, pieces more of the
20-inch Changeable Tafreta Silks in all
the new dark colors, worth 69c every.
where. These silks are the scarcest thing
in the market and are not to be had
nyain.
At Csc, 2oinch wide Black Moire Vel
our Silk so popular for skirts.
At $I.l5. neat line of coiored MORE
Velour Silks for skirts and suits. Very
nobby.e
At Acc the yarh, ) pieces pretty Pin
STRIPPED Chnngeablc Tnifeta Silks, worth
6jc.
At 81 1.2c the yard, a2.nch wide real
Japanese Silks in all the leading shades
and black. Very handsome quality.
At 75c the yard, instead of SSc, . pieces
of II new number in Plain Black Peau de
Sole Silk The best value ever thrown
on the counter at the price.
At SSc, very heavy wide Plain Black
Satin Duchess, worth everywhere 81.
At 81 the yard, evening shades in
Moire Velour the most beautiful silk fri
evening dresses.
AT Zoe and 81 the yard, new things in
large figured Black Satin Duchesse FOR
skirts.
At G9c, SIC. 81 and $l.2j the yard. all
the late novelties in Figured 1'ne'eta silks
for waists. Very Lewest combination.
At 25c the yard, superior quality OF
real Japanese Wash silk, All the new
colorings.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
A Few Special Bargains Now
on Sale.

The SOC Summer Corset at SOC.
The 100 lot of Silk Gloria Umbrellas re-
duced from S1.75 to $1.39.
The great lines of Taffeta Ribbons at
way down prices
The extra well made Boys Shirt Waists
ut Poe.
The Ladies Imported Black Hosiery
ut 15c, instead of 20c the pair.
The extra quality Boys douhle.knee,
double heel and toe stockings at l2 1.2c,
instead of 1jc.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
White Goods.
Another Big LOT Of Mill Ends in
India Linun at the Very Low
Prices Now, Ready.

SC values in India Linons at &c.
10c values in India Linons at &c. :,
121,2c values in India Linons at &c.
15c values in India Linons ut 10c
zoe values in India Unions at 13c.
20 pieces of fine Checked Nainsooks,
made to sell Mt &c the yard, Oh sale to
morrow at &c.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16

Our price are always special, and we
can at any time meet competitors both in
prices and grade of goods. We do
straight, legitimate business and give
good values. j. +. ROGERS &c. co.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
Chifons, Nets and
Grenadines.

OF course you know how much in favor
all these goods are this season. We have
the biggest lines throughout ever shown
here.
Plain Gibbons, all shades.
Embroidered Chiffons of all sorts.
Brussels and Novelty Nets of ali kinds.
Grenadines in black and colors. See
the great assortment.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-16
French Printed
ChaIIieS.

When we say French Challie we mean
lust that The cloth was made in France
and the printing, as only the French
Can do, was done in France, therefore they
are high class dress goods. These are
all OF the newest designs. 1t is the incest
fabric ever made for
The evening times., 1897-06-17
SENATOR FORAKER'S JOY.
His Youngest Child Cured of Vaivu-
lar Disease of the Heart.

There is not q a'happieT man in Congress
than the senior Senator from ONO, Joseph
Benson Foraker. A simple message, short,
but full OF meaning TO the tender-heaTted,
solicitouS father, is the explanation OF 1t
Arthur is practically well. Wonderful
cure"
This was the terse message received by
the Senator from his wife this week. Arthur
is his youngest son, and since the day Of
his birth has been an invalid. Back Of the
message is story of fathcrly love and de-
votion, which for five long years has been
kept family secret Meanwhile lefather and
mother have sufferedin anxious silence.
Five years ago q beautiful Child entered
the Foraker household To all appearances
ii was symbolic OF health and vigor. Much
To the anxiety of both Senator and Mrs.
Foraker, the young babe commenced TO
gradually fail away. 4 skilled clinic uf
medical experts, after rigid examination,
discovered that the child had been born
with the dreaded valvuIar trouble OF the
heart.
The medical verdict was an awful shock
to the Senator family The affnction Of
the Child was kept family secret, and not
even the Senator'S most intimate friends
were ever aware that a secret sorrow
marred the family life of the great political
leader.
Physicians OF renown tried in vain mod.
ern Treatments upon the boy. slowly but
surely the heart was failing 20 perform its
functions Despair filled the Foraker
family circle when, as a last resort, Mrs.
Foraker left her Cincinnati home last Junr
for kirkville, Mo. where the child was
placed under the care OF Dr. Still, the eN-
popcut of the new medical science OF
osteopathy.
AT itif time the lad could not sleep
fifteen minutes without awakening with a
start and groaning in the greatest agony
He had fallen away to a mere shadow II
was with much msgiving that Senator For
aker allowed his son TO receive the new
treatment which, by its enemies. had been
characterized as a fake faith cure
IL iS a wear now that the lad has teeu
under the new treatment. Within few
weeks Mrs. Foraker expects 10 bring the
toy TO Washington, where there VIII be
family reunion Of much rejoicing.
The cure is pronounced by Senator
Foraker 70 be wonderful inasmuch az not
a knife has been used to effect It The
main treatment employed was simply a
daily kneading of the bones In the region
OF the heart. which, upon examination.
were found 70 be pressing on the main
valve OF the heart This kue aiding at reg
Ular intervals, forced the tender suppl"
bones to assume their natural position, thus
allowing the heart to gradually expand
to it's normal size
The evening times., 1897-06-17
LEGAL NOTICE.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, to Witty
virtue OF writ OF fieri facias issued
by Lewis ]. O'Neal. one Of the justiCes
said, aJ the suit OF Thomas j. Fisher X
Co, plaintiffs, against the goods al nd
chatteIs or William H. Slater, defendant,
Co. me directed, / nave seized and taken
into execution all the right, title, claim,
Interest and estate at law and In equity
of said William II. slater, the defendant,
III and 70 the chattels fixtures, machinery
and other psraphernalia used in running
d steam laundry, and now located in M
upon premises number 1917 Fourteenth
street northwest, Washington, j.. C., and
/ hereby give notice that on the 2lst day
or June, 4. D, 1897, at O'CioCk y.
III, / VIII offer for sale the said property
50 seized and taken into execution, hy
public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash. Sale 10 take place at No 1877
Fourteenth street northwest. CHAS. A
DA AkLING, Constable. Washington. u
C., June I6, 1897 Iel71g
The evening times., 1897-06-17

These are the days of June weddings
ana fool friends, who stuff the grcom's
umbrella witt lice and put chalk marks
On his baggage and decorate his trulk
handles with white ribbon. Not long ago
q Pennsylvania Railroad man got mat
ried. lie took particular rains to assure
himself that nobody had tampered with
his trunk when II left the station. II was
checked through 20 New York, and when
it reached New York it had been vanished
over with glue and then covered with
rice. Half a dozen pairs OF old shoes were
fastened with screws 10 the top, and there
were messages tackled all over IL. ItJCOk
tte porter half day tC sCIape that tr.IHk
clean, and il VIII never look really respe'ta-
hle again. An the hotel IOungers, hangers
on and belboys were examining the trunk
while il was being scraped, and the bride
groom was the most conspicuous mau IN
the hotel until he left.
This sort of thing is vandalism pure and
simple. 1t has NJ sort of excuse II Is
not funny, and il requires 10 brains FOR
its manufacture. Il simply di>tarhs the
peace OF two people who should be LEFT II
peace 10 ENJOY happiness which pre>uin-
ably comes but once. II exposes the BRIDE
as Wen as the bridegroom 10 the CartlcSs
remarks Of every idle, loutish fellow who
or the baggage Toom. 1t might be appIo-
pirate for members OF tIibe OF South
Sea Islanders To celebrate 4 wedding in
this fashion, but when we are d little
more civilized we stall regard il as enc
OF the barhanc suryivals OF the Middle
Ages There IS not SO much JOY in this
world that a set Of clowns need be let
loose to spoil what there is.
The evening times., 1897-06-17

place him tFanClullD under arrest, and he
proceeded to carry out his threat. These
commands are said to have been given in
loud voices and in the presence of FanCE
ullis subOrdinatas and of a crowd OF On
lockers And it is for refusal 20 obey
such commands, given under such CirCum-
stances, that the band is likely TO lose the
services of its competent and popular lead
er. This is simply injustice. It Is "A false
discipline that requires a blind, unpru-
testing obedience to the petty tyranny that
men. calling themselves gentlemen and
clothed with a little brief autho ority,"
claim the right to exercise unhindered upon
those VINO in many cases, are in every other
respect, save that Of military rank, their
superiors. And such discipline can have
but one result. 1t makes tyTants on the
one hand and degraded men, with all self
respect gone, on the other. Surely supe-
rior - officers shOGld be taught that they
can only demand respect and obedience Of
their suboTdinates by showing that they
deserve it. F. l.. SIDDONS.
The evening times., 1897-06-17
ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL.
Desperate Efforts Of a Crooks Gang
for Freedom.

for Freedom.
Newport News, Va, June IA daring
attempt was made at Jail breaking in tie
city Jail early yesterday morning At
little after midnight Jailer SpierS was star
tied by the sound Of an explosion in the
vicinity of the felons' cell Fastening
thither, he was surprised to find that the
locks Of the door had been blown off, and
that the prisoners Were in the outside cor
ridor.
with much difficulty he got the men
back in their cell, and succeeded in again
securing the door AT little after 3
O'Clock Ee heard similar explosion, and
on going again into the cell room found
tire door to the feIons' cell opened and the
prisoners olt.
Ii was evident to the iailer from the first
that a notorious crook by the name of
PiClel johnson, who is serving a years 5
sentence for tapping till, was the leader.
johnson urged his followers, six in num-
her, 60 Kill the jailer, but the latter held
them at bay with his revolver, and finally
got them back into the cell. Several false
KEYS were found in the cell, as well as a
jimmy, knife, and razor.
The evening times., 1897-06-17
The FanciuIIl Sentence.
, the Editor Of The Times:

To the Editor of The Times:
The daily papers report that the court
martial that recently tried the leader of
the Marine Band has found him guHtyofthe
charges preferred, and have sentenced him
TO dismissal from the service And we are
told that the court wasiufluenced In reach
ing this decision by the feeling Of its men,
bers that the discipline of the service was
more or less involved or at stake in the
case. However this may be, and even
though Fanciuli may have committed
technical uffense, to the civilian mind not
attuned to the niceties of military disci.
pline, it occurs that the bandmasters slI-
perior (?) officers who made complaint
against him much more richly deserve the
fate that has overtaken him; for 1t was The
unccntradcted testimony that one OF the
orders that Fanclulli is said rot to have
obeyel with alacTity was conveyed to him
by one of the superior (?) officers in some
thing like this fashion: II told you that
we did not want any more Of your d.
clarionet solos" And the. other superior Cd
officer informed the unfortunate musician
that If he did not do as he was bid he fthe
superior 81 Officer would, "by the gvds,'
The evening times., 1897-06-17
MAY HAVE BEEN HYPNOTIZED.
\ Wedding Postponed and Bride
groom Charged With Forgery.

Syracuse, n Y, June II Stephen 6.
King and Miss Jessie Knapp were 10 have
been marncd last evening IN the Danforth
Congregational Church, tnis city. The we'd
ding has been Indefinitely postponed on
account of a remarkable adventure in
which the prospective groom was involved,
and as q result OF which he is accused Of
for -ing the name of his employer on bank
check
At .2O p m. on Monday King was found
by the elevator boy lying between parts of
the elevator machinery in the basement OF
the Lynch Building, Of which he has been
janitoT for several years. He was on his
face, his hands tied with a rope, which
had also been passed around his neck, and
he appeared TO be unconscious.
The police were notified and a physi-
clan was sent for. The doctor found the
man semi-cOnsCious, and says lIe acted like
one who had gone through a severe Strug-
gle When King revived he said vaguel Y
that some perfume had been Offered him
by two nen who came into the elevator
while he was running it during the noon
hour, and at whose request he had pro-
cured a cup OF water, part Of which h.
ing that happened. He said that he had
some money in his possession, and pro-
duced about $50, which he said ne had
saved up for his wedding expenses King
was arrested and taken TO the police sta
ton.
1t was discovered that at about / O'Clock
King had called at the Third National Bans
where Patrick Lynch, his employer, keeps
an account, and had drawn S275 in cur
rency on IA check which appeared to bear
Mr.. Lyncis's signature, but the latter say,
it is a forgery The janitor had been al
lowed to get checks cashed on some occa-
sions, and hence was not suspected at the
bank.
King does not deny drawing the money
Miss Knapp's mother had so much conf
dence in King that she signed a bond for
$500 releasing the prisoner from custody.
The wedding has been postponed. The ply
sicians say it is barely possible that King
might have been hypnotized, as some have
suggested.
The evening times., 1897-06-17
BROTHER HELD As HOSTAGE.
Unusual Method of Arrest by Vir-
Einia Constable.


Richmond, Va, June 1.-THE unusual
proceeding of arrcsting as a hostage the
brother Of an accused, who could not for
good reasOls be taken IN CUSTODY ,is reported
frOSn HenricO county. The accused is Tele-
graph operator j W Batter, Of Fort Lee,
on the Chesapeake and Ohio Road, near
this city.
j difficulty occurred at this station Tues
day between Section Master Doggett and
operator Batter. The trouble grew out Of
a demand made by the former that hand
car should he stored in his office. To this
Baber objected, and both men lost their
temper After hot words and futile at
tempt 10 put the car in Baber's office,
the section master hurled q stone at the
telegrapher. Batter seized an iron bar,
and made an assault upon DoGgcit. Bl-
ber's brother, L. W. Baber, who was pres
ent, attempted to make peace between the
combatants.
Yesterday Constable Samuel, OF HenriCo
county, went TO Fort Lee To arrest Baber.
In view Of the fact that the operator could
not be taken from his office without Ell
d3ngeung passing trains, the officer ar
rested the brother as Lis hostage. He was
brought 10 this city and bailed
The evening times., 1897-06-17

The Senate, after n lively session, last
night succeeded in reaching the most ex-
hlara,lng schedule OF the whole tariff
steal We presume, therefore, that wines
and spirits next viii occupy the attention
OF the traders, and il is very well that it
should be so. Yesterday all hands in
dulgcd in such surfeit of foreign and
domestic figs, raisins, currants, lemons,
oranges, prunes, olives, nuts, getting
their appctltes up with salt which could
not be kept on the free Iist-that some
thing strong viii be needed today. 1t
even may be necessary to go back TO the
schedule OF drugs and chemicals, and take
mp paregoric, peppermint and pepper to
relieve the internal tension. California
had a red-lcttcr day at the fair. and enjoyed
the proud satisfaction Of seeing Wilson
raised 400 and Mckinley 200 per cent
The evening times., 1897-06-17
CANADA'S TARIFF POLICY.
1t VIII BE Governed Largely by
What This Nation Does.


Ottawa Ont, June Il. The government
has brought down it's resolutions in respect
to the duty on Luminous coal. The
finance minister last night expressed his
satisfaction that the United States Con-
grcss had reduced the coal schedule in the
Dingley bi.l from 75 to 60 cents per long
ton upon imporiations Of soft coal coming
from any country whose tariff on that
article was not higher than that OF the
United States. He proposed that the
Canadian duty should be 54 cents per short
ton. being equivalent to the American duty.
a further provision was made that when
the United states reduced the duty to 40
cents per short ton, Canada would also
make a similar reduction. Bitumlnous slack
coal would be taxed 90 per cent, but such
tax would not exceed 13 cents per short
ton. Anthracite would continue on the
free list until such time as the United
states imposed a duty on this article or
raised the tariff on soft coal, when Parlia-
ment would deal with the matter
The resolutions were agreed to and
passed.
The evening times., 1897-06-17

Our Cuban and Spanish budget this morn
ing contained news good, had and indif-
ferent The good news consisted Of a
report Of the Culan siege and capture Of
the town of Guines, in Havana province,
although the place was protected by
circle OF fifteen Notifications, connected
by entertainments guarded in front by
masses of harled wire. The patriots,
under Gen. Rodriguez, took the position
after nine hours fighting; held it while
the arms, Ammunition and supplies Of the
defeated garrison and the stocks OF Span
isl merchants were removed 70 the interior.
destroyed the Notifications and departed;
the town not being valuable to hold as a
base Of operations. The bad news was
that weyler is taking revenge for the cap
ture of Guines upon the helpless nacificos
and women, girls and children Of the 10
C2lity. Through starvation he ComPels
the unfortunate people to go outside OF
the town in search Of food, and keeps his
troops busy surrounding and butchering
them. The Indifferent news is that Nj
Mckinley has found an eminent corpora
tion lawyer, Mr.. Stewart L. Woodford, Of
New York, to accept the pest OF minister
to Spain. In one sense, this is not indif-
ferent intelligence. either! AIr. Woodford
is a man who is in touch with the "busi-
ness interests that resist the recogni-
tion of Cuhan belliEerenCy, and regard the
prospect Of Cuban independence with aver
sion and dismay. Therefore, t is not
likely that his appointment means anything
but more delay and further efforts on the
part Of the Spanish bondholders and the
Sugar Trust 70 rob the Cuban patriots Of
the independence they have won by inter
1ecting this Government into the sitUa-
ton with some scheme OF autonomy under
Spanish rule hitched to a huge deal in
Spanish Cuban bonds. II there were any
courage or patriotism In the suppressed
House oG Representatives Cuban bellig-
erency would he recognized, and the Pres
idont would lie furnished with proper and
popular starting point for his Cuban policy.
But courage or patriotism are qualities that
We have ceased to look for in that decon-
posed body.