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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
PRITCIIARD TALKS.

Raleigh. n. c., Jan. 20-The following
statement was made to-day by Senator
Pritchard: "This victory means that the
middle of the road Populists are in the
saddle" He averred that every pledge
that his party made to the Republican
party were carried out years ago and in
so doing he has not required Il single
pledge FROM me or any other Republican
and with any sacrifice OF the silver cause,
because he knows that | occupy the same
position that L did two years ago
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
SUICIDE ON THE STAGE.

Berlin, Jan. 20.-In the theatre Mt
Arad, Hungary. an actor, named Kolo-
man Balla, who was playing the role of II
young mau Coke, who had to pretend to
shoot himself dead on the stage after IL
wasted life, did So in grim reality The
public not perceiving the awful tragedy,
applauded to the echo while Balla's blood
tricklcd along the boards. Balla was
formerly an officer and public favorite
lie had especially invited all his friends,
declaring he would play better that even
ing than ever before. He is said to have
been NnluckY in love
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
LEFT AT TIE POST.
Fix. Congressman Harris in the Lead for
the Senatorship.

Topeka. ltas., Jan. 2O-A caucus of
the Popuiist members of the legislature
was held last night to nominate IL sue
cessor to United States Senator PETER.
There were ten candidates. PETER led
at the start, but bis vote grew less every
ballot, until on the fourteenth he wa,
forsaken entirely. Twcnty.four ballots
were taken up to the time of Adjournment
The vote on the last ballot stood: H..
y. King. president pro TEN. of the sen,
ate, 30; w. y. Harris, formerly congress
man-at large, now State senator, ID: Ed.
G. Little, eXconsul to Cairo and private
secretary to Governor Leedy, 20: scatter
ing, II.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
'FIRE IN CULPEPPER.

Culpeper, Va, Jan. 20.-Fire last night
mt Redwood, the home of George NJ Will
liams, destroyed one of the frame lodges
near the main dwelling. In the build
ing were stored Mr.. Williams extensive
library and all the summer clothing of
the family. There was no insurance
The loss is quite heavy, as Mr.. Williams
library was very valuable. Nothing was
saved, as most of the family were in town
attending church
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
WILL SUCCEED VOORHEES,.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 20.-At noon
to-day both houses of the Indiana legisIa-
ture met in joint session and took final
vote for Senator. a. total vote of l49
was cast, of which Charles W. Fairbanks
received So; Daniel w. Voorhees,. DEM
ocrat, %, and Leroy Templeton, Populist.
&. Fairbanks was declared elected 10 the
Senate for six years to succeed Voorhees,
and made Il speech accepting the honor.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
BOUGHT a TOWN SITE.
Swift q Co. Close Big Real Estate Deal
in Missouri

ST Joseph, Mo-, Jan. 20-A deal has
been consummated whereby Swift s: Co.
of Chicago, purchased the 81. Joseph
stock Yards, with the adjacent town site
OF st. George and the entire plant of the
ST. Joseph Stock Yards Company. The
purchase price is said to be about $500.
900, Swift & Co. will take Immediate
possession and will put force of 700 men
at work at once, putting the yards into
condition for activc..operation. They p-o-
pose to erect II mammoth packing plant
here. The contract has been signed by
the Swifts and President John Donovan.
Jr., of the Stock Yard Company
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
BXtraYaganCe
.--Esg....sNAvAL ORDERS. Wsyga gs8s

Washington, Jan. 20-The following
naval orders were issued to-day: The or
ders OF Commander +. W. Watson to
Portsmouth, n. H., navy yard, have been
revoked and he is. ordered home, with
two months leave.
Chief Engineer Habigurst is detached
from the Terror February | and granted
Chief Engineer !. X. Macaulcy.
Assistant Surgeon H. LaMotte is or
dcred before the retiring board ut Wash
in%ton.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
A FATAL EXPLOSION.
An Engineer and Eleven Suckers
Killed at Sea.

San Francisco, Jan. 20.-One of the
boilers of the French steamer Saghaljen
exploded while the vessel was Off the
Chinese coast on December g bound from
Singapore for Hong Kong.
Eleven of the stokers and one of the en-
gineers were killed by the explosion or bv
the escaping steam.
The chief stoker was so badly inju, ed
that he died few hours afterwar,l, and
four other iiremen died the next day as a
result of their burns.
The vessel was crowded with pnssen-
gers, and for Il time there were the wild
est scenes of confusion on board.
n letter brought by the Rio de Janeiro
from the Orient Sives the details OF the
disaster. The passengers had lust as
Sembleu in the saloon for dinner when
there was II loud report like that of II can.
non. The deck beams were torn M
Gratings were sent dying in the air, and
the steamer trcmbled from stem to stern.
AS soon rs the steam had cleared away
men were sent below in the stokehod.
seven OF the Lascar iirrmen lay about the
floor before the ruined boiler, dead or
writing in their last gasp, with their
flesh parholet ny the terrific bath of su
perheated steam in which the explosion
had plunged them. The chief stokcr. n
Frenchinnn, was among them He died
in the most frightful agony few mo.
mentS after he had been carried to the
deck. Ten other iiremen, who were in
the stoHehold. were badly burned -Four
OF them died during the night following
the explosion.
The dead iiremen and engineer were
given watery graves. The Rev. Father
H. Rvet. of Penang, who was passen-
ger, read the funeral services.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
pICKLER AHEAD.

Bismarck. n. d., jan 20-The vote
to day for United States Senator Was rs
follows: Kyle, 80; Loucks, IA; Cody.
koontz, q; Plowman, II; Weeks, 3; Kel-
lar, =; Palmer. l; Bower, /; Pickler, Re
publican, 53. The joint session dissolved
to meet mt noon tomorrow. The silver
force will caucus to night.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
TIIE REMAINS ARRIVE

san francisco. Jan. 20.-The remains
OF the late United States Minister Willis
arrived on the steamer from Honolulu
this morning. The body. which was. ac-
companied by Mrs Willis and her son,
Will be taken to the home of the family ut
Louisville
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
SUPREME CnIrRT

Richmond, Jan. Following are to.
days supreme court proceedings:
Richmond and Manchester Railroad
Company VS.. Moore's administrator
Argued by Il. Meredith and submitted.
Western Union Telegraph Company
vs. Powell. Argued by Mai. Robert
Stiles and II. r. Pollard and continued
until tomorrow.
The cases to be next argued are Nos.
II and -
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
4 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Newport News, Va, Jan. 2O.-An
effort is being made to organize cham
Der of commerce in this city, and, judg-
ing by the interest the business men are
manifesting in the movement, it will be
success. The leading business men
have been interviewed on the subject,
and all express themselves as being heart
ilN in favor of q chnm her
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
BIG TEXAS FIRE.

Dallas, Tex, Jan. 20-News comes
from WaNahachie, about twenty miles
south of Dallas, that IL big fire started
there this morning and at noon the entire
side Of the public square had been de.
stroyed. Telephone and telegraph wires
have been cut of. Known loss about
$500. 600
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
PRITCHARD WINS

Raleigh n. g., Jan. Gothic vote for
United States Senator on joint ballet re-
suited to-day: pritchard, IS; Thompson,
AZ; Doughton, 3d. Pritchards majority
OF the votes cast, -. Majority of the en-
tire vote OF the legislature, 3.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
DELGADO Is DEAD.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Consul General
Lee cables the State Department that
Deigado died last night. Delgado was u
newspaper correspondent in IL Spanish
hospital on weom an operation was per-
formed some time ago 20 save his life.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
FOR A NEW BUILDING

Washington, Jan. 20.-The Senate
passed to-day the bill for the erection of
u new custom house building in New
York on the site of the present building
at cost not exceeding s., 900, 900 appro.
priating S2,500000 for temporary ey
penses and appointing Mt salary board
of five
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
.AFTEK TUE TRJTSTS

Albany, \. V, Jan. 20.-Thc Senate
to-day passed Senator LeXow's resolution
providing for committee Of three Senn-
tors AID four asscmblymen to investigate
trusts and report legislation remedia!
thereto. The resolution now goes To the
assembly for cnncurrencr
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
DAMAGES AWARDED.

Winston, n. c., Jan. 20.-In the suit
brought against the Winston. Salem
street Railway Company by r. j. Will
son, secretary and treasurer, for killing
his little son in 1879. II verdict was rem
dered allowing the plaintiff 81, 1000 Mr..
Wilson sued for 10000
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
THACKER LEADS

Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 20.-rwo
ballots were taken in joint session to day
but no election resulted. The vote was
ms follows; Thacker, 81: Henderson, IL:
Rawiins, IL. The four Populist menbers
voted for Lawrence and the three Repub.
iican members for Goodwin.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
BUGGY ROREs

We have the best selected stock of
buggy robes in the city, which we are
selling at greatly reduced prices. Come
and see us. Farmers Supply Company,
phone 10, Market Square.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
VEST RE.ELECTEn

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 20-Both
branches of the Legislature met in sioint
session ut noon to day, and George Gra-
ham Vest, of Sedalia was formally re-
elected to represent Missouri in the
United States Senate :
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
\ SEVERE EARTUOJrAKE

Athens, Jan. 20.-Severe shocks OF
earthquake have been experienced in the
province of Delvino Epirus. A number
of villages have been destroyed and it is
feared that many inhabitants have been
killed.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
THE ELECTION RATIFIED.

Concord, N. H., Jan. 20.-The egisla-
ture in joint session to-day ratified the
election of DIR. Jacob II. Gallinger rs
United States Senator to succeed himself.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
SVNDAY KASERALI.

Austin, Tex, Jan, 20.-The lower house
of the Texas legislature engaged in q big
row to- day over n bill to prohibit Sunday
baseball and Sunday football. No action
taken yet.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21

We have just received n nice lot of
Brush Mountain Coal, both nut and
lump. The best we have seen this win.
ter An excellent substitute for Anthra-
cite. Farmers Supply Company, phone
Is. yard phone, 42 d.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21

Scorr'S COMPOUND SYRUP or Hor,E~
HOUND, WILD CHERRY AND WHITE
ZINE was made to cure coughs and
colds and it does it. For sale at
MASSIE'S PHARMACY.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
DEATH or Mrs. HARRIs-

Washington, Jan %. Charles Harris.
son of senator Harris, received telc-
gram stating thnt his mother died last
night near Paris, Tenn. Her remains will
be buried in Paris
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
NOW SENATOR MASON

Springfield, Ill.,. Jan. 20-William f.
Mason was elected Senator in joint scs-
sion of the legislature to. day
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
TREASURY BALANCES.
RRJ-sH MOUNTAIN COAL,

NewYork, Jan. 20.-Coin, 1922, 16S
500; currency, $4?.795,S30.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21

f. IIibarger, specialist on fine aud com.
plicatcd watches.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
AN EXPRESS PACKAGE STOLEN.
t Contained 81, O00-Was Lost From n
Southern EXpress Cnr.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 20.-An express
package containing $1,000 was stolen on
saturday from Southern express car
on il branch of the Georgia railroad be.
tween Winder and Social Circle. The
package was shipped by the Bank of Win
der to the Lowry Banking Company here.
The agent ut Winder gave the package
10 y. /, Butts, the express routc agent.
and took his receipt Butts says that he
placed the package III his car, aud did
not miss it until he reached Social Cir.
Gle. Then he reported its loss to the con-
ductor.
~ message was sent to the express SUI
perntendent here, and he autographed to
have Butts arrested. Butts was arrested.
hut he deciares'that he does not know
what became of the money. He is u
years of age.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21

Phone 10, Farmers Supply Company.
Market Square, for Pocahontas nut or
lump; Russell Creek, nut or lump; Ban
ner, nut or lump; Brush Mountain, nut
OF lump; Norton, nut or lump; Anthra.
cite, nut or stove
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
Next

Next
To a Man CONES Ills UNDERWEAR.
WE'VE ALL KINDs-GooD
BETrEE. BEST; SOC TO 50. 90
GILKESON & TAYLOR.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21
INFANTA MARIA TO WE'D

London, Jan. 20. 1.-The betrothal of the
lnfanta Maria of Spain, sister of kim
Alfonso, and the Count of Turin, brother
OF the Duke of Aosta, is reported in y
dispatch from Rome. The Infanta Maria
de las Mercedes, Princess of the Aus
trias, is sixteen years old, and her future
husband is ten years her senior.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-21

Attend the National Business College.
They prepare yon for business and posi-.
ton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-04
Ingalls, Shows a Mighty Weapon.
j. J. ingalls, in N. Y. Journal |

The evaporation against trusts and
monopolies does not arise from hostili
ty to capital, hatred of wealth or envy
of successes, but from the belief that
the inevitable effect of these combIna
tions, whether intended or not, is to
restrain competition, impair the digni-
ty of labor, destroy the independence
and self respect of the laborer and
make liberty the heritage of the few
instead of the many, for liberty and
pauperism are not compatible.
The trusts must go. 1t is written.
They will not depart voluntarily. They
will protest every step. They will
stand upon the order of their going
They will denounce all inquiry as in
iquitOus, inquisitorial and inspired by
partisan malignity. But this will not
deceive the people. They want the
truth. The object of Lexow commit
tees is to disclose the existence and
the methods of the conspiracies to
limit production, control prices, de-
press wages and strangle competition.
Public opinion will do the rest.
The problem is not insOlvable; the
power OF the people to suppress iDju-
riOus trusts and monOpolies is ample
already. The States can outlaw them
as public enemies, and through the
courts, forfeit their powers, annul
their franchises and declare them
against public policy and void, in ac-
cordance with the presidents of many
centuries.
But the nation can WELD mightier
weapon still. When the Supreme
Court declared in the State Bank
cases that the power OF Congress to
tax was the power to destroy, it dele
gated formidable weapon to discon
tent, and placed in every bondsmen's
hands the means to cancel his captiv-
ity.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-04
Nine of a Family Killed.

Nine out of family of ten were kill
ed on a railroad crossing near Sherman
Heights. a suburb of Chattanooga, last
week. The accident occurred where
the Georgia division of the Southern
railroad crosses Arrison avenue.
The family, whose name was Wood
ward, mother and nine children.
were in the wagon. The mother and
six of the children were killed instant
ly, and the other three were danger
ously hurt. Lizzie Montgomery, a
comedy young matron, descended on
the pilot of the locomotive and still
held her two year old sister, who es
capped with few scratches, and was
the only one saved, in her lifeless arms
They lived eight miles out in the coun-
try and were going to Chattanooga.
The father, w. j. Woodward, was
already in town.
They failed to notice the signals
given by the trainmen, and death came
to them before they were aware of
their danger. Both horses were killed
and the wagon utterly demolished. The
shock to the train was so severe that
all the window glass in it was Jared to
fragments. The bodies of the dead
family were taken to an undertaking
esta blishment in Chattanooga soon
after the accident. Two of the chill
dren, who were not killed instantly.
died shortly afterwards.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-04
The "Supply and Demand Boyle.

If we are to believe the sanctimoni
Gus Searles. OF the Sugar Trust, there
is one absolute ruler of mundane af
fairs, and its name is the law of supply
and demand. That regulates every
thing here below. 1t fixes the price OF
sugar and the salaries of Sunday
school superintendent. It ordains
the rate of wages and the profits of
stock gamblers. If combined capital''
is faithful to it, combined capital pros
pers; if not, combined capital goes on
the rocks and profits the wreckers and
the sea birds only. What has enabled
the Sugar Trust to make $2O, 200, 900 a
year out of an actual capital of Sc, OOO,-
900? The law of supply and demand
What has lifted John D. Rockefeller
from his grocery store clerkship 10 his
position as the richest man in Ameri-
ca? The law of supply and demand.
What corrupted the Senate and gained
the Sugar Trusts ends in the Wilson
bill against the peoples wishes? The
law OF supply and demand. Who set
fire to oil refineries the Rockefellers
could not buy or steal? The law of
supply and demand. In short, there
is nothing else that has any power or
can be charged with any responsible
ty. No doubt it was the law of supply
and demand that struck Billy Pater-
son.
What humbug it is! Mr.. Searles
knows perfectly we'll that the law OF,
supply and demand has no control
over the trusts; that. as a matter of
fact, the reason the Sugar Trust, for
example. was organized was that the
refineries wanted TO override this law;
that this is the essential point about
trusts, that they defeat the law of
supply and demand. The demand for
sugar, for instance, is a fixed quantity.
The trust acquires. control over the
supply, restricts it, and then supplies
The demand on any terms it pleasos.-|
n. Y. Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-04
A Happy Solution.

The Daily Neans Is casting about to
know what the Democratic party at
the approaching convention is going
to do with the boilers. or gold bugs"
as they are called. Whether they are
to be let in or kicked out. We suggest
that the Meas which claims RESPONSE
bility for many of them, now take
them with it into the ranks of the
Prohibition party.
This will settle several troublesome
questions, and especially will it estab
lish the influence of the NeaCs.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-04
A Cantemntnous Fling.

Mr.. Dupuy De LONE, the Spanish
minister at Washington. made one
rather bad break, if not a fatal mis-
take, last week, when talking of Gen.
Fitz Lee. He is reported to have said:
'The Virginia rebel was II sympathizer
with the Cuban rebels. 1t is good
thing he las resigned" The fling in
tended is manifest. Mr.. De LONE is
stirring the wrong blood in such re-
marks as these, when he comes into
America and fiaunts in the face of
Southern people that they were rebels,
and in order to condone the barbarities
of which his country has been accused,
asperses the character of the people or
the cause for which Southern people
fought. He is treading on dangerous
soil. Mr.. De LONE should remember
that that privilege is accorded to those
only who were the conquerers of the
South, and that no turnkey of an effete
monarchy like Spain can stand on our
soil and faunt the shortcomings of the
South in the face of the Southern PEG
pie without rebuke. Mr.. De LONE
should remember that the people who
were the rebels of which he speaks are
the closest to Cuba, and that when
stirred they are no insignificant foe.
Just such remarks as these are the
kind to stir them. Spain had better
recall a minister with so little discre-
ton, or put lock on his mouth.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-04
What Tariff DO s.

of the many hundred ships that
passed through the Suez canal last
wear not one fioated the American flag.
This is a sad commentary on this
nation. Why have we no vessels :?
WHY is not the American flag seen on
the high seas? The cause arises from
the accursed tariff, which shuts us up
as China is shut up, which cuts off all
commerce, and leaves us to the prey
of the trusts and corporations at home,
and belittles us as nation abroad.
When will we learn enough to end this
robbery and get rid Of the thieves?
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1897-03-04
Beet Sugar.

The Richmond State last week pub
lished a letter from Mr.. 0. K. Laphan
of this city, to Mr.. Wood, the seedmar
of Richmond, requesting Of Mr.. Wood
his opinion as to the best locality iI
Virginia for the production of sugar
beets. Mr.. Wood gave as his opinion
that Hanover Junction, now boswell
station, was the point where soil and
climatic influences were in his opinion
the most favorable.
Mr.. Lapham thinks that with the
incoming administration, there will be
legislation more encouraging to pro
ducing beet sugar in this country than
before, and he now contemplates a re-
moval and rehabilitation of his beet
plant which has lain in ruins since the
disastrous fire to which it was subject
ed several years ago. After the fire
Mr.. Lapham did not push sugar Gull
ture further because of adverse legis-
lation," he tells us. Much we should
dislike to see Mr.. Lapham leave Staun-
ton, but it is possible his practical
experience with beet sugar raising
here has been such as to discourage
him in this locality, and if he thinks
there are better points in Virginia,
prudence would dictate his removal.
But Mr.. Lapham seems to rely on leg
islation, which from his past expert
ence has proven so tickle and decep-
tive, he ought to want no more of it.
Three of the best years of his life have
been spent in uncertainty and indie
termination, his plant idle and his bus
mess stagnant, all on account of the
uncertainty of the laws. 1t would
seem that If any argument were want
ed against protection and bounty it
could be found here. If sugar making
like the growing of grass, or the rails
ing of watermelons were free and I'M
tramelled it would prosper according
to it's deserts, and not sit supinely for
three years waiting for so tickle a
friend as a Republican Congress to
pull it out of the mire We believe
that the taste of bounty by the sugar
growers of the United States has done
more to paralyze that industry than
a simeon ever did to destroy the veg
citation in it's path. If beet sugar has
the merit claimed for it, it will like
the growing of wheat or corn. prosper;
if not no bounty can build it firmly in
public favor. When a bounty has
once been paid the industry seems to
die if Withdrawn, or there is always
,ome excuse for it to be continued,
ind it becomes a source of bribery and
in our legislative halls. We
hould like to see the beet sugar in
lustry prosper, but wish it no such
blight as the blight OF bounty, to be
,iven by one Congress and Withdrawn
~ the next.