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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
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DEAD MAN FOTND.

.-ardian, Tex, Feb. 16.-(Special.)-
Yesterday evening a fishing party found
Il dead man lodged in drift in the river
Il few miles below town. The body show
ed to have been dead about six or seven
weeks, and was identified as that of j. X.
Warren of this place. who mysteriously
disappeared on the night of December 81.
a nephew of the deceased man, Elmer
Warren, has been arrested and is held
for further investigation.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
HALLS FROM CANTON.

Canton. O., Feb. ia dispatch an
nounces that the Spanish authorities at
Regla had arrested Charles Scott, an
American. The prisoner is presumed to
be Oliver Rea of this city. who has trav-
cled under that name for several years.
and from whom relatives can receive no
communication. J. NJ Rea. the father.
feels certain that the prisoner is his own
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
NEWS FROM ATHENS.

Athens. Feb. 14.-(Sunday Evening"
Prince Nicholas has started for Larissa
Thessaly, with the Third artillery regi'
ment.
Ii is stated that the British admiral
commanding in the Cretan waters has or
ders to prevent any collision at sea lc'
tween the Turks aud Greeks.
Prince George arrived at Canea yes
terday. He received visit from the COM
manders of the foreign men-of-war. Later
he returned to Milo with the iiotilla.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
TURKISH VESSEL FIRED ON

warship yesterday fired on Turkish
vessel conveying soldiers from Gambia to
Canca.
AS Il result of Fridays scenes the am
bassadors decided to recommend to their
respective governments that the powers
occupy Canea, Retimo and Gambia for
the purpose of affording protection to the
Mussulmans.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
A ELLTTER In RERLIN-

Berlin, Feb. 14.-Emperor William
drove to the residence of Prince Won
Hohcnlohe this afternoon. He received
a lengthy report from the chancellor and
afterwards visited the ambassadors of
Russia, Austria and England, all of
whom later called ut the foreign office.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
TO RENONETIZE GOTD

Yokohama, Feb. 13.-According to the
newspapers, the government will intro.
duce measures at the session of the i'm.
pcrial diet to re-establiSh gold at the rn-
ito of | to 30. >"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
CONFER CONCERNING CREyrE

CONFER CONCERNING CRETE.
minister of foreign affairs. this afternoon
conferred with the foreign ambassadors
and with Admiral Brenard. the French
minister of marine. regarding the situation
in Crete.
1t is reported that the French cruiser
Admiral Charncr and the Russian cruis-
ers have arrived ut Canea.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-02-18
RIOOD Is LIFE.

1t is the medium which carries to every
nerve, muscle, organ and fibre its nour-
ishment and strength. If the blood is
pure rich and healthy you will be we'll
Hoods Sarsaparilla has power to keep
you in health by making your blood rich
and pure.
Hoods Pills are easy to take. easy to
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
TWO YOUTHFUL VICTIMS.

New Orleans, April ERNEST and
Alexis Blance We're hanged at 2:11 O'Clock
this afternoon in the yard sof the parish
Jail ut La Fayette The crimes for which
che Blances were hanged was the murder
of Martin Bagnaud on April %, 1896, at
Scott. small station on the Southern
Pacific railway, about five miles from Ia,
Fayette. The boys were working on II
farm, and had often been befriendcd By
Bagnaud. A few weeks prior to the kill
ing they read the life OF Jesse James and
resolved to become outlaws. One fatal
night they found the old man alone in
his store, and ut the point of n pistol he
was bound and gagged. They secured
$1,000 from his safe and then killed tllei +
victim by stabbir & him ffty-one times
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
The Game of Pelota.

Pelota bears an equally close resem-
blance to handball and to rackcts, but
has certain features which are said to
make it Il harder game, or, rather, u
game requiring more violent excrtion,
though probably not more skill Any
man familiar with handball or rackets
will understand ut once how pelota is
played, but he would require consider
able practice before he could take part
i'll it.
The game as played i'll Mexico and
Spain is attended with more pomp and
circumstance than any other sport The
spectators sit i'll boxes of carved stone,
and the most fashionable and beautiful
women are to be seen among them. Ii
is IL rival of bullfighting. In Spain the
queen is often present ut first class
game. The Spanish are great gamblers,
and pelota is the cause of much heavy
betting. Exchange
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

Rev. III. H. Kennedy attended the noon
prayer meeting yesterday. He leaves next
Thursday for his new home at Wood
stock, and the attendants at the prayer.
meeting will miss his''earnest prayers and
bright hopeful talks. There were more
requests for prayers for individuals than
usual, and a large portion of the half
hour was spent in prayer. 1t is Il good
and pleasant thing to take this half hour
right out Of the middle of the day ana
give it to God. The lesson tomorrow is
from the first chapter Of Johns gospel,
from the 18th verse to the close OF the
chapter.
The statement made by your CORE
spondent in Tuesdays Times that Mrs.
DR.. Strickland had gone to jamestown.
North Dakota, to join her husband, was
owing to incorrect information mistake
Mrs Strickland has gone to visit her
brother, Lester Toney, at Algoma, w. Va
The remaining lots of the b. and o.
Land Company were sold at auction
Thursday. The lots sold for 15c and up
wards. One four acre tract was bought
by L. w. Overstreet for $40.
News was Ieceived here Yesterday that
Floyd Hall, of Catawba, was assaulted
and badly beaten by Jacob Grisso. A
meagre account of the affray was learned,
concerning some property lines.
Mrs. DIR. Taylor and her daughter, Miss
Anna, left Thursday night for Baltimore,
from which city they will visit Asbury
Park.
w. Lee Brand has returned from IL bus.
mess trip to Washington city.
Thomas w. Miller, b. Lacy Hoge and
G. b. Moomaw, Of Roanoke, were attend
ing court yesterday.
Yesterday was the second day of the
April term of the circuit court. Little
business of an interesting nature was
transacted, there being no jury cases NJ
TO this time
Thursday..night the city council held
their regular monthly meeting, The bus
mess was routine with the exception OF
applications for franchises by the Bell and
Interstate Telephone Companies. a
committee was appointed to formulate
franchise with conditions in the best in
terests of the city and the same was acted
on last night at called meeting of the
council, the result of which will he givel
in Sundays letter.
M. Dobyns, of East Main street, is til,
champion April fool fooler. A suspicion.
looking box was on Thursday suspended
near his place of business with the Legend
inscribed thereon, ''Red bats" The pass
ers by naturally looked into the box to SO,
the blood sucking vampires. When, IL
they were brick bats
Geo. +. Choiniere from Sabranois
Canada, after prospecting for severa
weeks in this neighborhood, has returned
home.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
THE SPORTING WORLD.

The salary of ball player, as rule,
is paid him when he is absent from the
game through illness or disablement.
But the poor umpire is "dooked" for
every game he misses and the amount
per game paid over to his substitute.
Tim Hurst made this keen observation
last summer after his brawl with Haw-
ley at National park.
'Hawley claimed that I gave him the
worst of it ON balls and strikes, f" said
Tim. 81 may have been severe on him,
but if was I didn't mean it. An UNI
pire has to put up with too much abuse
for the money he receives. A player can
get i'll game on an off day and make
enough errors to lose the game, but
nothing is said to him. He is forgotten
the moment the game is over. But if an
umpire makes an error he is Kissed aud
made the target Of abuse by the players
and the crowd. They do not stop to
think that an umpire is human, the
same as player, and is not infallible
In nine cases out of ten when Il kick is
made there is really no occasion for it.
The umpire knows exactly how to place
himself i'll order to see the plays OH the
bases at the best angles, and i'll Judging
the strikes and balls he is more COM
petent to decide than any one else. Any
competent umpire is nearer right than
the crowd and the players who abuse
him. ("
Mr.. Hurst believes the salary of tho
umpires should equal that paid by the
magnate to the ball player receiving the
limit-that is, 80, 400. ]. Earl Wagner
Is heartily i'll favor of the increase asked
for, though i'll granting this increase
Mr.. Wagner believes that Lynch, Hurst
and Emslie should receive more money
than the junior members of the staff. If
the increase is granted, President Young
will doubtless receive more valuable
service from his staff than ever before,
for the increase of wages will prove to
the umpires that their services have
been appreciated, and they will therefore
have an incentive that will result in
good all around work. Washington
Post
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
Bicycle Handle Bars.

An Englishman, writing of the picy.
Gle, and of handle bars in particular,
says: II do not at all care for the pres
ent fashion Of fixing the handle bars so
that the handles Of machine are in n
parallel line with the ground There is
no doubt that the system originated ow-
ing to the custom of society cyclists
riding with their handles very high and
thinking that COW horn handle bars curry
cd upward add considerably to the APP
pearance of these machines and them
selves. But it is wrong for all that
There should not, to ride any distance
comfortably, be any bend i'll the wrist
or the sinews thereof be at tension vi
bration is much more keenly felt than
when the hands are in normal posi-
ton. Different positions OH machine
really require the handles, not the bars,
set ut different angle. Therefore l
strongly favor the use of the adjustable
bar, though for the ordinary rider ham
dies set at right angles from the steering
pillar will amply suffice. ''-Philadel-
phia Times
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
4. h. Y. M. c. A.
Secretary MorroW's Report for The
First Quarter.

Secretary Morrow yesterday made pub
lie his report Of the work of the Railroad
Department Y. NJ. G. a., for the quarter
ending March 81, of which the following
is n copy:
Religious Department-Two meetings
for men only, total attendance, 25;
eleven meetings for men and women,
total attendance, ,494; average attend
ance, 1856; sixteen shop meetings, total
attendance, $50; average attendance, 81;
number requesting prayer. ID; personally
dealt with, 18; confessed Christ, 10; uni
ted with churches, 8.
Social Department-One musical and
literary entertainment, total attendance,
11S; three members receptions, total at
tendance, 500.
Educational Department-Two free
lectures, 1876 attended; one practical talk,
81 attended.
Miscellaneous-Pres paid-up mem
bership, Age; total number of visits to
rooms, week days, 10,353 daily average,
12S; total number of visits to rooms, sun
days, ZIG; weekly average. 81; grand total
of visits to rooms, ,069; number of
baths taken, 507; daily average, T:number
of times wash looms used, 1,759; pieces of
reading matter sent out, 236; letters
written by men lin rooms, 4S0; books
ASAAA ''chutJJ illece'
ings held, IL; visits of secetary to men ut
shops yards, ETC., 272; visits of ser rotary
and committee to sick and injured, 1J9.
Receipts-Balance from last quarter,
$2O.99; railroad appropriations. $3.50 re.
ceipts from memberships, S131.50: sub
scriptions, SS9.25; receipts from two con.
certs, $10.91: miscellaneous. So. Total,
5000. 60.
Salaries. $500; expense
of bath rooms, $16.12; repairs and sup.
plies SAG. ~; note i'll bank, $50; printing
and stationery, S31.25; sanitary work, 81
subscriptions to State and international
committees, $50; incidentals and postage
$40; miscellaneous, $500 Total, s47o o.
Total receipts, $500. Go; total expenditures,
S4!3. 90; balance in treasury, S27. so; I'M
paid bills on hand ,S53; due from railroad
company on membership fees, S24.
Special features-Good religious inter
est during the quarter. Begun the yeal
with deficit of about 5000, closed the
quarter practically Tree from debt. Spleen
did success with lectures and practical
talks. Good success with two concerts.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
Queer Prizes For Race Horses,

The fact that Cheshire cheeses are
given as an extra inducement to owners
to enter their thoroughbreds in the Ches-
ter cup brings to mind other curious
forms that prizes for race horses have
taken. Probably cheese has never pre-
vionsly been given except at Chester
but everybody has heard of the port and
claret that used to form part of the re-
ward for success i'll races. Coming to
later times, i'll 1878 Lord Rosebery's
Touchet beat Sir Frederick Johnstone's
Posthaste in IL match for $500 and a
hogshead of claret. Mr.. George Baden
of Elemore Hall once gave piece Of
plate" to be run for at Newcastle on
Tyne. This ''picco of plate" took tho
form of Il coal wagon-whethcr real
one or Il silver model the reader will
have 10 Judge for himself. Sketch
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03

SOLICITORS WANTED FOR DIR.
Talmage's "rhe Earth .iirdled." or his
famous tour around the world. IL thrill
ing story of savage and barbarous lands
-Four million Talmage's books sold and
1.-The Earth Girdled'' is his latest and
grandcst. DEMAND ENORMOUS. Every
body wants this famous book: only 50. So
BIG BOOK, BIG COMMISSIONS. a
gold mine for workers CREDIT CIV.
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of books and make 5000 month. Adj
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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
AGAINST THE RAILROADS.

Nashville. Tenn, April 3 -Never In
the history of this State has such a vic,
tory been won against the railway compa-
MES us was won to-day when the senate
passed the railroad commission bill. The
fight against this measure by the corpo.
rations has been bitter one end every
means the ingenuity of lobbyists with
unlimited funds could invent has been
brought TO bear to defeat tho measure.
1t has been tho sole topic in the legisla.
tive halls for the last two months, and
the people of the State have been aroused
to the highest pitch
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
MET A HORRIBLE END.

st. Louis, Mo-, April "A special
from Cairo, ILL.,, to the Scripps, McRae
Press Association states that information
was brought to Cairo by commercial
traveller that relief boat yesterday
found the bodies of young girl, an aged
woman and child in flooded house,
on tho Missouri side of the river, at {.
point about thirty miles south of New
Madrid. The people had either starved
to death or died of fright. The water
was at the caves of the house and the
victims were in the attic
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
A POLITICAL SCHEME.

Washington, April 2.--An effort to re
move the office of supervising architect OF
the Treasury from the classified service
was begun to-day by Senators Platt, OF
New York; Proctor, of Vermont, and Quay
and Penrose, of.Pen:sylvania They had
a conference on the subject with Sccre-
tarv Gage. The Senators reported that
the Office was OF too much importance to
be subject TO civil service rules, particu-
larly as the duties involve the exrendi-
ture of several million dollars annually.
All the Senators have candidates for a
successor to Supervising Archiu ect Aiken.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
FREE PILLS.

Send your address to II. T.. Bucklc len <,
Co., Chicago, and get free sample box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. \ trial
will convince you of their merits These
pills are easy in action and particularly
effective in the cure of constipation and
sick headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have been proved invalua-
Die They are guaranteed To he perfectly
free from every deleterious substance and
TO be purely vegetable. They do not
weaken by their action, but by giving
tone to stomach and bowels greatly invig-
crate the system. Regular size 2Jc. per
box Sold at Massc's Pharmacy.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
NOTICE OF MEETING.

NOTICE. regular annual meeting
OF the shareholders of the Roanok e'Build
ing Association and Investment Company
will he held at the Office of the treasurer,
Masonic building, corner Jefferson and
Campbell streets, Roanoke, Va, OIL the
10th day of April 1897, ut O'Clock pm,
when an election for officers will he held
and such other business transacted rs
may properly come before the meeting.
ID. ii. MATSON, y. j. LOUGHERY,
President. Secretary.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALYE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re.
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction or money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For.sale at Massie's Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
HUNG A BLACK BRUTE.

Holston, Tex, April..2 Terrall
the negro convicted OF criminally assault
ing white woman named Jackson in De-
cember last, was hanged here to-day The
drop fell ct 1874 II. m, and Terrall was
pronounced dead three minutes Inter.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
SPECIAL NOTICES

NOTICE.-rhose having brick and
stone work or vitrifed brick pavements
to be laid would do well to call on or ad.
dresssJ. 7. Falls, the practical contractor
and builder. Also all kinds of carpenter
work, plastering, painting, kalsomining
and paper hanging done on short notice.
All work guaranteed. J. II. FALLS, No.
lis Fifth avenue n, C.. Roanoke, Va.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
GLADSTONE SPEAKS AGAIN.

London. April 2.-Tbe Hon. Phillip ].
Stanhope, NJ. p. for Burnley, has re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Gladstone.in
which the eX-prime minister says he
hopes that parliament will firmly resist
the claim of the powers to choose ruler
for the Cretans
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
TROUBLE Bee ms TO.MORhOW

London, April 2.-The Star in it's issue
OF this afternoon asserts that it has au.
thority for the statement that the blockade
of the ports of Greece by the powers will
begin on Sunday, April 4.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
HANNA IN A POOL.

Cleveland, April 2-The organization of
the iron ore pool OF Orange mining in
terests were completed Mt the Office of NJ.
a. Hanna s. Co, to-day. The pool in.
cludes all the mining interests in the lake
superior region except the Meseba range.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03

WANTED-Agents to sell the celc-
DRAFTED Rogers Bros silycrware. Also IL
superior line of lace curtains, chenille
covers, clocks, rugs, wringers. bed
springs etc, etc. Address GATELY &
FITZGERALD, p. O. Box 4Gl, Roanoke,
Va. l2lm
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
GEO. c. M'CAHAN, Secretary.

THE REGULAR ANNUAL. MEET
ing of the stockholders of the Roanoke
Electric Light and Power Company will be
held in the Office of the secretary in the
Terry building, in the city of Roanoke,
Va, Saturday: April 10, 1897, at 1890
O'Clock p. Ill.
GEO. c. M'CAHAN, Secretary.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03

FOR SALE OR RENT. The property
known as the Western Hotel at Fincas-
tie, Va. The hotel adioins the courthouse
two story brick, twenty seven rooms
good garden AMI stable. Address A
MCCARTNEY, Ripley Mills, Va 3.11-lm
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for Roanoke and
on the road TO sell our fine line of house
hold goods on monthly payments
STANDARD INSTALLMENT CO., 81
Campbell street.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03

THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEET
ing of the stockholders of the Roanoke
Street Railway Company will be held in
the office of the secretary in the Terry
building, in the city of Roanoke, Va,
Saturday, April 10, 1891, at II O'Clock
noon.
GEO. G.. M'CAHAN. Sccretorv.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-03
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One Cent a Word Each insertion.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Full unlimited scholarship
in the Roanoke National Business Gel
lege. Apply at The Times office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-17
OFF FOR THE ANTARCTIC.
Departure from Antwerp of the South
Pole Expedition.

ANTWERP, Aug. 16.-The steamer Bel
gica with the Gerlache Antarctic expedi-
ton on board sailed at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Crowds Of people assembled to bid
farewell to the explorers who were heartily
cheered as the Begica left port. The crew
of the Belgica numbers twentyone men.
She has on board provisions for two years.
The United States cruiser San Francisco
saluted the departing explorers.
The Belgica will attempt to reach point
within the Antarctic circle by oct, 80, when
the summer season of that zone is fully un-
der way. The vessel will touch at the Ca
naries, at Rio de Janeiro and at La Plata
A final stop will be made at the Falkland
islands, in the Straits of Magellan, in or
der to coal up for the final journey. The
BeIgica will then take her course towards
Graham's Land and viii penetrate the sea
Of George " as far as possible When Ice
or land shall finally stop all progress by sea
the explorers will 1isembark, put on skis,
pack their sledges and continue their jour
ney south over the ice fields. At the ap-
proach of the winter season-that is, to-
wards March. 1898. the Belgica viii sail
for Melbourne. TO reorganize her crew If
necessary, and to take in provisions and
coal She will then cruise In the South Pa
cifc until the following summer when, in
October. 1898. she will take her course to-
wards Victoria Land. The return VOYAGE
will be made in 1883 by way of Australia
the Indian ocean and Suez canal
The expedition was planned and will be
executed by y young Belgian lieutenant Of