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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
MRS. M'KINLEY DEAD.
The Long Suspense AT Canton Brought
pan End

Canton, Ohio, Dec. 3.--Mrs. Nancy
Allison Mckinley, the pres:tle s
mother. passed away at 2:30 n. m yester.
day. Messages of coincidence still con.
tlnue to pour in OH the President
Pail bearers have been selected from
among the oldest members of the First
NJ. +. Church, and those who for years
have been close neighbors of the deceased.
They are: Judge William Il. Dag. WI.
liam a Lynch, Former Mayor II. a.
Cassidy, a. L. Miller, W. w. Clark,
Judge u. j. Mccarthy Davis collars,
Former Mayor John +. Blake
Nancy Allison Mckinley came. from n
family which was tran,planted from Eng
land to the hills of VIRGINIA The Ali
son family subsequently removed to
Greene county, Pa, where Abner Ali.
son, Nancy's father. was born, and where
he married Ann Campbell, of Scotch
German descent. Early in the present
century Mr.. and Mis-. Allison came from
Pennsylvania to Columbiana county,
this State, travelling by pack horses In
loOJ, near the present city of Lisbon.
Nancy Allison was born. Her girlhood
WAS passed on the farm. and in 1927 she
married William Mckinley, IA young iron
manufacturers. The couple lived first Mt
Fairfield. and afterwards Mt Niles and
folanu before remoTing to Canton Nine
children were born to them. They were
David Allison, deceased; Anna, deceased
James. deceased Mary, deceased; Helen
Minerva. now living at.Canton; Sarah
Elizabeth, now the wife OF Mr.. A. j..
duncan, Of Cleveland: William, the pres-
'dent' Abigail Cecil. deceased, and Alb.
ner, whose home is in New York
Washington, Dec. 13.-Secretaries AL
ger, Bliss, Wilson, Cary, also McKenna
and Sherman, will leave tonight for
Canton to attend the funeral of Mrs. Nc
kinley. Secretaries Long and Gage are
deti ined by pressing departmental work.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

Saturdays session of the Senate recog.
nized the gravity of the interest at stake
in the decision of the tax law, by sus-
pension of the law. The bill requiring
that more thorough notice he given the
owner before property could be sold for
delinquent taxes was passed by both
houses The bill was intended to cover
only prospective cases that might here
after arise; but so imperative was seen to
be the need Of legislation in the matter
that even at the risk of constitutions
atty. resolution was passed providing
for the suspension of the law. so that il
MIGHT relieve all who are about to suffer
it's hardships. The approaching Christ
mas tide will come with good cheer into
many Virginia home from the suspen-
sion of this law only those who have
lain awake at night striving to devise
some plan by which the hard earned
properly, threatened perhaps by no fault
of their. own, could be saved to them,
can realize the burden that will thus he
taken from their minds. The law that
gave another the right, for the sum of a
few dollars, to step in and possess him
self of that which had cost the owner
thousands, was wrong in it's very incep-
ticn, and the promptness with which the
present legislature has dealt with it ar
CUES well for its desire 10 see Justice done
to all.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
POSTMASTER SHORT.

WEIGH, w. Va, Dec. 3-The accoupts
OF II. G.. Ross, the absconding postmas.
tel at Elkhorn, this county, have been
examined by Inspector Irwin and reported
TO lie 81 500 short. lie is supposed to
have gone to Mexico. His bondsmenrh have
taken charge of the Office and will have
to make up his shortage. He at one. time
Was trainnaster OF the Norfolk and Wes-
ten railroad, and was a candidate for
clerk of the criminal court in this county
Mt the last election. Every effort will be
made to capture him.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
1.-THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONS

Chas II. Yale's "rhe Twelve Tempta-
lions" will probably claim attention for
years to come, and hence the engagement
of the fam GUS and costly ssshcwss piece at
the Academy of Music to- morrow night,
is likely to prove the banner w,tI Of the
season. The Twelve Temptations" is
an enchanting vision of unparall-l,d
scenic splendor, marvel IF gorgeous
and tasteful costumes, ylitterinv
dream and withal, Il fairy enterrainmeI t
with lots of pretty girls III dazzling ard
unique array. Many indeed, and excep
ti"nally brilliant are the grand aud gro
tesque ballets which animate il, ard the
premieres are the Italian terpsichorean
celebrities, Signoritas Ferrero and Ba.
s'ggio assisted by the largest and mo:
efficient corps de ballet outside Paris.
L: ere will be daring gymnastic feat, by
the Eosaires, up.to date Juggling by John
Harrity; an exciting boxing bout by the
Brothers Elliott: Il "Chansuu Charact, is
tique" by 'Iosie..Sisson and Gus Bruno. Jr,
and the 'GdGy Old Maid" by Rose Kess-
ner. All these artists will he in the dra-
matte east, as we'll as Josephine Ruppel,
Madge florence, LEILA Hutton, Annie
Courtney, Chas. Ii. Henry and Others, who
will interpret The speaking and pantomic
roles with great vim.
y number of Mr.. Yale's latest and best
descriptive songs viii be sung with hur-
ricanes of laughter by their quaiutness
and drollery Perhaps the most catchy
of Them all Is Cover the Bridge" describ-
ing those who cross from New York to
Brooklyn in the hours of darkness. While
it is being given the stage presents
scene OF marked animation disclosing the
brooklyn side OF the East river, with the
bridge. Fulton street ferry house, and the
stream covered with moving craft GAIL
in Row" anu Battery Park" are also
descriptive songs by Mr. Yale. which will
soon ne whistled everywhere in the streets.
The curtain will. rise promptly at 8
o'clock
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

The human memory is IL curious thing,
but the average man will have hard work
to understand how by any freak thou
sands of dollars could be showed core.
lessly away into drawers and all recol-
lection of the matter cease. Such I'M
doubtedly has been the case with Libra
rian Spoford, who has just found out
how the $4,000 shortage, which he had
to make good, occurred. Mysterious as
was the disappearance of the money, no
one ever thought of doubling his integ-
rity. AS librarian thessworld has never
seen his equal, but as custodian of
moneys the veriest school boy could beat
him, hands down.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

What we had to say the other day
about the Choral was not intended in any
way to reflect upon any previous organ
pzation of the Kind in our city, and we
had been misinformed in regard to the
life of the Beethoven" We were not Al
resident of Roanoke at .the time of the
Decennial, and hal been led to suppose
that the great chorus at that celebration
had been gotten together for that specific
occasion. We agree with GO" that it
takes good voices to render classic music,
and what we said was intended as refu,
tation of what we have often heard al
ieged-that Roanoke had no good voices
He would be brave man, indeed, to say
that Of town that has as many singers
rs Roanoke has.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

complished is to demonstrate the marvel
Gus mechanism and wonderful enduring
quality of the human boz ". Think CT
It'll @,O93 miles in 142 hours. with ten
hours in all off the track, only four of
which were devoted to sleep, giving an
average rate of nearly 16 miles per hour
for six consecutive days. OF this feature
of the race we may expect to see the pa
pers OF the ueXt few days filed with cal
culations OF what this, that and the other
kinds Of machinery could accomplish in
the same length of time, and of what the
force thus expended, if applied to so.and-
so, would be capable of producing. III
the meantir1e We can only wonder, and
wait for the next all-absorbing attrac-
ton.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
RAISING THE STANDARD.

The last number of the Southern Collie
gan, the organ or Washington and Lee
University, very appropriately styles it.
self inauguration number" being given
up almost exclusively to the ceremonies
and addresses incident to the installation
in September Of eX Postmaster General
Wilson. Very. radical changes have been
made in this historic school during the
present session, the most noteworthy OF
which is tie raising of the standard for
entrance. Temporarily, Washington and
Lee is the loser in patronage, the num-
Der Of students being smaller than at
any period since the war. We use the
word temporarily" advisedly, for the
good results sure to follow this action on
the part of the board of trustees will
more than com pensate for any falling off
in attendance during this session.
The one great trouble with M ost of orr
colleges in the South is that, whilst work
ing under the charter of colleges and
universities. they are doing too much
high school and academy work. The re-
suit of this has been felt throughout the
country in the falling Off in attendance
of our prepaI atory schools and the 1ood-
ing of our colleges with Toys badly pre-
pared for collegiate work, and of an age
too tender for the unrestricted life Of the
college student What has been gained
by the colleges in the way of quantity has
been more than Offset by the loss in
quality. The drilling necessary for the
ground work of thorough education is
not and cannot be done in college By
the very nature of circumstances, such
work must be carried out under the di-
rect supervision of the teacher, and if it
is not done there. the chances are it will
never be done. Washington and Lee has
been wise enough to see this evil and has
SET about to remedy it. The natural Sc
quence of this will be that she will raise
up for herself a host of friends in the pre-
paratory schools, whose interest she thus
indirectly subserves, who will become
feeders to the university, and thus in n
short time she will regi in in PATRONAGE
what she has lost, and will find herself
uoiHS ieEltlillttle university work with q
class of young men who will not only be
capable of doing the work intelligently.
but, What is equally important, be capa-
BILE of government AS we'll.
There ought to be nothing antagonistic
between the college and preparatory
schools. Each has it's own peculiar field
of work, and if confined to legitimate
bounds there can be no clashing of inter.
ests. 1t may be that Washington and
Lee will never again see her halls crowded
with young men, as they were directly
after the war, under tie presidency CT
Gen. K. T.. Lee, for the conditions around
her have changed, hut we predict for her,
through this rasin & of her standard for
entrance, a prosperity which she could
never otherwise have hoped for and an
added prestige such rs should he associa
tel with the h0nored names she bears.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

Imagined cries for help heard by pass
ing ship from out the Arctic night, is
the only news that has ever been heard
of Anaree and his balloon. And yet,
slight as is the clue, it will be sufficient
to start Norwegian steamer through
the foes of ice, to Spitzbergen's frozen
wastes. Human life is always precious,
but the valuation placed upon it reaches
its limit in such an expedition as this.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
RECOMMENDED HIS REMOVAL.
Full Text of the History Committee's
Report ON Mr.. S,ubbs.

1t is the unanimous opinion of the I'M
dersigned, after full and careful investi.
CATION of all the evideace taken, that the
conduct, association and relations of
Grand Commander james n. Stubs
while member of the history committee
with the agent of one of the great pub.
fishing houses Of the country. as devel-
oped by the evidence, and especially by
his own evidence, have been such as to
render it improper and ineXpedient that
he should remain II member of the history
committee of the Grand Camp of Vir-
ginia, and that his further connection
with said committee would be incompat-
ible with the best interests OF said Grand
Camp and OF the Confederate Veterans of
Virginia and of the South
Therefore, the undersignt recommend
to the Grand Camp that Grand Com
mander James n. Stubbs be removed
from said committee rs soou as practica.
BILE, and that he I've requested TO resign
the position of Grand Commander of the
Grand Camp OF Confederate Veterans,
Department of Virginia.
tine undersigned further report that no
evidence was adduced in the course of the
investigation tending directly or indi-
rectly To reflect on the conduct or charac-
ter Of any other member of the history
committee, or to raise even suspicion
that any other member of said commit
tee had ever had any improper dealings
or intercourse. with any publishing house
or any agent or representative of any
publishing house.
Respectfully submitted,
- MICAJAH WOODS,
-. o. b. MORGAN,
w. \. SMOOT,
WASHINGTON TAYLOR.
BERGMAN GREEN,
Committee r
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
THE LAW SUSPENDED.
Brief Summary Of the Debate in the Sen
ate OH Saturday.

Brief Summary OF the Debate in the Sem
ate OH Saturday.
There WIS considerable debate on the
motion to have passed under suspension
Of the rules the bill providing for n sns-
penson of the law under which delin-
Quent lands are sold for buck taxes. Mr..
Clayton led the fight for the immediate
passage of the bill, and Mr.. Wickham the
opposition. "a
Mr. Clayton said that it was of the
greatest importance that the legislature
act at once to relieve the people who are
undergoing the greatest hardships under
the existing law.
Mr. Wickham said that it behooved the
senate to proceed with the utmost eau
tion aud give the committee TO which the
measure should be referred tue aniplest
time to pass-upon the legal results Of
such suspension ms the bill proposed.
Mr.. Flanagan inquired as to whether
the contractual rights of purchasers were
not affected by the law propo sed, hut
Mr.. Wickham said he was not ready to
reply to such question
Mr.. Mcllwainc said there should not he
moments delay in granting the people
of the commonwealth the relief that the
bill provided for Only few hours pre-.
yiously, he said, he had seen an instance
OF the grievous working of the law He
did nor care whether the law proposed
vas constitutional or not, a higher law
should guide the legislature in trying to
give relief to the people. He thought that
if the legislature could pass the stay law
enacted Immediately after the war, it
could pass another that il should 20 into
effect December 10.
Mr.. Mcllwaine and Mr.. Mushbach
thought the contradiction was only ap-
parent
Mr.. Turnbull, sreaking in support of
the motion, saidsthat a dozen citizens of
MecklenburG county would lose theiI
farms unless the law was suspended he
fore the county court convened, on Mon
dav week.
The motion to place the resolution on
the calendar was finally carried, and on
Mr.. Ciaytor's further motion, the meas
IRE was pUt upon its passage aud passed
-. iuhmoud Dispatch.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
IOI SALEM AVENUE.

not for the qualification of the eiver, nor
because OF an existing custom, Dut out
OF the love tho giver mas for the person
he has tried 10 please. 1t is an express
sion Of love, and as such has n value
that cannot he expressed in terms of dol
lars and cents. 1t may so costly, or it
may be humble--and unpretentious; the
sentiment gives 1t value or increase that
which 1T has in itself One who merely
fellows custom may eXpcnd thousands
without having spark Of true Christ
mas spirit. On the other hand, one NAV
brighten many homes with the light of
Christian charity by the expenditure OF "a
Few dollars Dickens has ably expressed
the thought and sentiment Of the Christ
mas scnson in some Of his shorter stories.
Those who are not familiar with the
Christmas carol should read or ''reread IL
about this time. 1t will serve as n trne
guide to the sentiment that il sure to
grow upon us -all during the next two
weeks.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
TIE GREATEST DISCOVERY VEL

w. NJ. Rcpine. editor Tiskilwa, Ill,
"Chiei," says: eve won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery tor
Consumption. Coughs and Colds Ex-
perimented with many others, but never
got the true remedy until we used Dr..
Kirg's New Discovery. No other remedy
can take it's place in our home, as in it
we have Il certain and sure cure for
Coughs, Colds. ,Whooping Cough, etc. {"
1t is idle to experiment with other RENE
dies, even if they are urged on you as
just as good as Dr. Kings New Discovery
They are not as good, because this rem
edy has RECORD of cures and besides it
is guaranteed. 1t never fails to satisfy
Trial bottles free at Massie's Pharmacy
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
A FARMER KILLED.

Onnncock. Va, Dec. 13-Yfsterflay
afternoon Alfred Dix, farmer, residing
near Metompkin, on the seaside, was
engaged in cutting fire wood in forest
near his home, VIII IN tree fell on him
and killed him instantly 1t is supposed
that in irving to get out..of the way of
the falling tree he fell and was caught by
it before he could rise and reach "a place
OF safety. He was about forty years old
and leaves IL wife and seven small chill
drcn in destitute circumstances.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

The Madison Square Garden race is
over and everybody, unless it be the de.
feated oDes,is hsppy-tne world at large,
because it las ended the self imposed tor
ture of the contestants; Miller, because
he has left the worlds record for long
distance racing 1873 miles behind him;
and the managers because the gate re-
.ceipts have reached the neat little sum of
100000. OF the after effects upon the
body and mind of those engaged in the
race, that is of small moment so long rs
a record has Deen broken or the harden
ing effect Upon the liner natures of those
who witnessed the sickening struggle Of
endurance, what of that, SO long as all
New York has been amused To our
minds the only thing that has been ac-
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
ANTI AMERICAN SENTIMENT.
Rarlpaut in Hayti Material Injury t
Our Interests Feared.

Wasf,n.tol, Dec. 13.-Omcial con.
firmati Il was received to-day o. the res.
igna;i' II If the Haytian cabinet. AID.
vice show that the feeling Of resentment
against the United States is very bitter
hecause President Mckinley dill not in
iervsne TO prevent their humiliation By
Germany
Material injury to our interests is
feared. The new cab net is expected to
b entirely anti-An erican in sentiment.
The Marbleliead has been instructed to
stay at P,rt All Prince for fear Of unfa.
yorable Developments. IlsrJ,,;..,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
TETTER, SALT-RHEUM AND EN-
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
been permanently cured by it. 1t is
equally efficient for itching piles and II
favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped
hands, chilblalns, frost bites and chronic
sore eyes 20 cents per box. %"*
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
HOW TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA.

~" ~ l NEW I'm L I'm EO MONA.
At this time Of the year cold is very
easily contracted, and if left TO run it's
course without tho aid of some reliable
cough medicine is liable to result in thar.
dread disease, pneumonia. We know of
no better remedy to cure IL cough or cold
than Chamberlain Cough Remedy. we
have use it quite extensively and it has
always given entire satisfaction. -Olagah.
Ind. Ter, Chief
This is the only remedy that is known
to be certain preventive of pneumonia.
Among the many thousands who have,
used 1t for colds and In grippe we have
never yet learned Of single case having
resulted in pneumonia. Persons who
have weak lungs or have reason to fear IN
attack of pneumonia should keep the
remedy at hand. The % and so cent sizes
for sale by II. c. Barnes, ''hc puts up
prescriptions.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14
WEYLER is SORE.

Madrid, Dec. 13.-Weyler declared in
an Interview to-day that the Spanish
government would find means to avenge
The insults contained in McKinlev's mes
sage, as well as the threats of interven-
ton
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

The REV" Anna Shaw shopes soon to
become a member of Chicago's police
force. We may yet look for the rolling
pin to supersede the "billet.'
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

Virginia Carriage Factory No. 400
Henry street, opposite p. o. Headquar
tiers for ali kinds of repair work.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-14

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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05

PLAZA AND EAST FRONT OF THE CAPITOL.
Where the president will be inaugurated.1
Of cavalry, four troops from Fort Meyer
and four from Fort Ethan Allen, 10 bat
teries Of heavy artillery, marching as in
fantry, and two light batteries. The ma
tional guard of the states will be repre-
Bented in the parade by several regiments
and independent commands. A large
number of separate companies also are ex-
peoted to be present Pennsylvania may
have 200 men in line, and Ohio's repre-
sentation will be unexpectedly small.
The parade will start from the east front
of the capitol and will march west along
Pennsylvania avenue, past the president's
reviewing stand in front Of the White
House, to Washington circle, returning on
z street to Mount Vernon square, where
1t will disband. General Porter will review
the parade on Z street at Mcpherson
square.
The decorations of the city, which are
practically complete, are unusually attract
i've. The reviewing stands for the first
time will be decorated by the inaugural
committee in accordance with a general
design furnished by the Floral Exchange
of Philadelphia. The presidents re-
viewing stand will be exceptionally fine,
the design for it having been selected from
q large number received in answer to an
offer of prize for the best. Colonel Wright
of the public comfort committee reports
that the applications for quarters are rapid
ly increasing, and every indication points
to q largo crowd. Nevertheless Colonel
Wright says there are good accommoda-
lions for all who may come and at reason
able rates. GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-03-05
TREASURY BUILDING.


themselves hoarse, and Major MCKINLEY
will bow to right and left In acknowAeog-
ment Of their greeting.
But greater crowd VIII be waiting for
him on the plaza at the east 'front.' or the
capitol, when, after the 1nterlude IN the
senate chamber, he is escorted to the broad
platform where he is to take the oath.
Ten thousand men, women and children
will stand expeotantly, patiently waiting
for his appearance. When he comes, escort
ed by a member of the senate committee,
this great crowd will send up shout
which can be heard for half a mile. If
rain is falling, the president elect will
stand under an umbrella. But not the
people in his audience. Should any one
venture to raise an umbrella In that crowd,
1t will be beaten down and torn to ribbons
In q minute.
The inaugural ceremony Is brief event.
Less than five minutes after the people on
the platform have settled into their places
Chief Justice Fuller will have admins
tered the oath, Mr.. Mckinley will have
kissed the open Bible and Mr.. Cleveland
will have joined the army Of has beens'
Mr.. Cleveland will be there to see the act,
and no doubt he will vie1 with feeling
Of relief this act which takes turbulent
people off his hands.
A man in uniform, flag in hand, will
stand at one end of the inaugural platform.
As the president kisses the book the flag
will drop. Another man at the north end
Of the capitol will pass the signal along.
am taking longer to tell 1t than it will
take for the signal to flash to. the gunners
standing a quarter of mile away with
lanyard In hand. AS the new president