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, 1897-11-26
MCKINLEY IN GOLD.


New York, Nov. 25.-Ada Rehan, in
.silver.is to he Outshone by William Nc
kinley. in gold. according to the Her
aid of today. The added fame which
the actress acquired by posing for the
Montana statue of solid silver exhibited
at the worlds fair is to be approached,
if not eclipsed, by the president of the
United States. who will furnish the fig
ure for a lifc-sized statue of solid gold.
This will be the most costly lump Of
the precious metal the people of the
modern world have ever seen. So says
F. d. Highly of Chicago. who has been
retained by western millionaires to fur
nish such a statue for exhibition at the
Paris exposition in 1900. Mr.. Highly
was in the city yesterday on hifway
to Washington to get the consent of
President Mckinley to pose for the
figure.
AS Mr.. Highly took a prominent part
in the headquarters management of the
late national republican campaign, and
has asked for no office. he is confident
of success in this mission.
You know" said Mr.. Highly, that
| designed and built the Montana statue
at the worlds fair, for which Miss Re.
han posed. suppose it was because of
my experience that have been retained
to build this statue. which, with the
base. will contain bullion to the value
of 81. $50, 900.
While it was designed primarily to
first exhibit this statue at Paris in 1900,
the directors Of the Pan-American ex.
position to be held in Cayuga island.
in the Niagara river, in 1899, are anx-
ious to have it completed in time to ex-
hibit there first. 1t is likely that this
arrangement will be made.
II cannot divulge as yet who the cap
italists are who are back of this pro-
jcct, but there are half a dozen of them
and everything is ready to begin work
on the statue as soon as the design is
completed
, 1897-11-26
KANSAS CROPS.
The Sunlower State Is Still Computing
Her Wealth.

Topeka, Kan, Nov. 25.-The Kansas
board of agriculture has issued a final
bulletin, showing the states crop yields
and farm values, and the numbers and
farm values of live stock for the year
1897.
The total yield of winter wheat is
50, 04O, 347 bushels, worth 500, 1913 ,612. or
almost 60 per cent more thar last years
crop. Its average yield per acre for the
entire state is 1907 bushels.
The corn crop is 1852, 14O, 1893 bushels,
or 6S .27S.421 bushels less than in 1896.
md it's value $7,O77. 100 less.
OF oats the yield is 23. 431 .273 bushels.
an increase of 4.116, SOL bushels. The
yield per acre was 1882 bushels.
Spring wheat shows a yield Of $780,
23O bushels, as against Col .523 bushels
in 1896.
The combined value of winter and
spring wheat, corn and oats, is $685.
76S, 1888, an increase of $751; I $3.50 over
that of last year. The figures given
are the result of probably the most
searching inquiry the board has ever
taken for learning beyond question in
careful detail the extent and value Of
the states productions.
The probable total acreage of winter
wheat sown the present autumn is
about 3.S45,O0O acres over the acreage
of the previous year. or over 16 per
cent. In spite of an unusually dry fall
in much of the state. a large proportion
Of the wheat is growing and promises
well.
The net increase in value of this
years agricultural productions over
that Of 1896 is $40, O45. 246, and of live
stock $40, sos, sos, a total net increase
Of $40, 1854, 231, OF somewhat more than
81 per cent.
, 1897-11-26
CoRBETT AND F1TzsIMMoNs.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. 25.-The Express
this morning publishes the following:
Within ten days Corbett and Fitz-
simmons will sign articles for another
battle for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world.
This positive statement was made
last night by William ]. Conner. one
Of the most trusted agents Of James J..
Corbett, and William A. Brady, who is
Corbett's manager.
This statement is made on the au-
thority Of a letter which l have just
received from headquarters" said Mr..
Conner, and 1t is positive and certain.
I could tell you the time and place
where the principals and their man
ayers will meet, but for certain reasons
l am not at liberty to do 30 until I re-
ceive permission from Mr.. Brady. Fitz
is now in st. Louis and Corbett in New
York. but they will get together within
the time mentioned"
, 1897-11-26
FOOT BALL SCORES.

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, 1897-11-26
AN INDIANS CRIME.
BEAT HIS WIFE INTO A STATE OF
COMPLETE INSENSI-
BILITY.
From the Effects of Which She Died
Killed a Man Who Endeavored to
Defend Her-Resists the Officers
Sent to Arrest Him, But He is
Finally Captured and Jailed.

Duluth. Mimi. Nov. 25.-Word has
just reached here of Il shocking Indian
murder hat took place on the Fon du
Lac reservation, forty miles north of
here. A Chippewa %haIf-breed named
John Ananmasin left the reservation
several days ago and went to the town
OF Cloquet.
Late Tuesday he returned, crazcd
with liquor. and in a fit of drunken
rage attacked his wife, who was about
to give birth to a child. He dragged
the woman from her bed and threw
her on the floor. Then he beat and
kicked her into a state of unconscious,
ness. The brutal treatment caused pre-,
mature labor and while actually receiv-
ing the blows from her husband the
m gave birth to the child. About
the time Anamasin had finished his
work, another Indian named Peterson
happened to be passing the house. and,
hearing a noise, he broke into the
and attempted to protect the
PROSTATE woman. Anamasin seized a
heavy club and turned his attention to
Peterson, who made an effort to get
out, but before he could do SO, it is
said. Anamasin knocked him down and
literally pounded his head into a pulp.
He then took the body and threw it
into a creek near by, and, returning to
the house, saturated the floor of the
room in which his wife and child lay
with kerosene, and applied the match.
Then, with the evident intention OF
covering up the act. he closed and
locked the door and left the house.
A number of ne%ighboring Indians by
time became aware that something
was wrong, and. breaking into the
house. succeeded In getting the woman
and child out. but the rescuers barely
escaped with their lives. Both Mrs.
Anamasin and the child died half an
hour later.
A squad of Indian police started out
after Anamasin and caught him about
daybreak on the Cloquet road. He
considerable fight and inform.
ed the police that they could not take
him alive; w%hereupon one of the police
at him, inficting a slight wound.
He was taken back to the reservation
and locked up.
, 1897-11-26
PROSPERITY.
AS Stated by the Rev. Johnson in
Thanksgiving Sermon.

Washington. Nov. 25.-At the Met
ropolitan NJ. E. church. where Presi-
dent Mckinley attended services today,
the Rev. D. S. Johnston read the
thanksgiving proclamation Of the
president, and said that in issuing it
the president showed piety and wisdom
which augured we'll for the nation.
Prosperity is here" said the minis
ter. THE light Of better days is shin
ing on US. and though 1t will take time
to recover from four years Of distress,
we are gaining. Times are hard. but
not so hard Us they have been. and
people should thank God that it is nc
worse, after the experiences Of the past
four years."
, 1897-11-26
THE DOG CAME IN

There is a Second avenue dog that is
likely to get into trouble. He makes a
arecialty of afterdinner barking-any
line after dinner. 1t is fun for the
!ng, but not for the neighbors. The
.DIOUd owner never notices it, unless
il attention is called thereto, and the
e usually takes advantage Of the
continuation Of circumstances t o make
merry at the expense Of the n%eighbors.
Last Sunday evening this dog was
.lOlding a praise service from the carri-
age block in tront of the house. He
offered up his Te Deums and Pater
NJst"rs with rCrsistency and yehe-
mcnc". Residents on the other side
f the street nave nerves and the dog
1t last became obnoxious. 1t was at
his point that the telephone came in
handy and ohviated a neighborly row.
lust across tn" street three young men,
anxious to bring the CANNES wailing
10 a close. hothought themselves of a
plan. One Of them went to the tele-
hone and called up the house across
he street.
Hello, is Mr.. Blank in?"
No, Mr.. Blank wasn't in.
is his dog M"
II don't understand you. Who are
you?"
I'm a man over on Brainard street."
We'll, what do you want?"
IF Mr.. Blank isn't in, let me talk to
his dog"
T his dog. Are you carzy?"
Yes, pretty near; and so is every
body else over this way. I thought
maybe | could make arrangements with
the dog"
Ting-a-ling-a-ling went the bell and
the young man had to stop talking.
But there was o a low whistle
across the street and Rover went in.
There is a GOODNESS in that Second
avenue household for every resident
on Brainard street for a block on either
side of second.-Detroit Free Press.
, 1897-11-26
SHELTERS WERE KILLED.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-New Jerseys all
team fell before the Chicago Ath-
letic eleven at Washington park oval
this morning. After a show Of defense
in the first few minutes of the game,
New Jersey gave up all semblance Of
hope and let the opponents score time
time. Fifty-two points came to
the cherry circle. and when the whistle
blew at the end, most of the spectators
had already gone away in disgust.
The heavy rain Of the night before
made the track a deep mud and the
, 1897-11-26

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Clarence Hersh-
berger, the full back of the University
of Chicago, made a anne for himself
in foot ball history today by making
three successful place kicks in the
game between the universities of Chic
6 and Michigan. One of them was
50 difficult that the attempt would
have seemed f~oolhardy had not his
made in the first half from the 17-yard
line and two in the second half, one
from the 3O-yard line. the ball at the
time being right in front Of the goal
posts. But the kick that brought Il. 900
people to their feet occurred about fif-
teen minutes later. The ball at the
time was not more than five yards from
the side lines and twenty-five yards
from the goal, and when the strong
limbed half back and Gordon Clarke
dropped back with evident intention Of
attempting to play, Chicago supporters
were amazed. The ball was passed
clearly and Clarke placed it on the 49,
yard line. An instant later the ball
was sailing high in the air. 1t dropped
sGuarely between the posts and 4 new
loot ball record had been made.
The game, which was played in the
Coliseum, was a kicking contest from
start to finish and in the punts Hersh-
berger easily showed his superiority
over Hannah of the Michigan team.
An exchange Of punts would invariably
net Chicago all the way from 5 to 20
yards.
Final score - Chicago. 81: Michi-
gan, -.
, 1897-11-26
A STORM.
Gale from the Northwest Sweeps
Across the Prairies.

Omaha. Neb., Nov. ga snow storm
of great severity swept over Nebraska
tonight.
The weather was mild today, with
wet. drilling rain. Toward evening
the mercury droppedt o almost zero and
"A gale from the northwest swept the
fine particles OF snow In every direc-
ton. Not a great quantity of snow
has fallen, but what there is is piling in
huge drifts in the streets Of the city.
impeding all kinds Of traffic.
Out Of the state the situation Is
worse. In the extreme western part
Of the state a regular blizzard exists.
The storm covers the entire state. Rail
road traffic is being interfered with.
, 1897-11-26
GONE TO MEXICO.
Judge Riner. Accompanied by His
Wife. Departs for the South.

Hon. John A. Riner. judge Of the
| nited States district court, after a
severe illness of six weeks, left for the
south Wednesday. Judge Riner is ac-
by Mrs. Riner and MI. Louis
Kirk. They will stop over several days
at Denver, after which time they will
proceed to Mexico. At Denver the
party will be joined by DR.. Barkwell.
Judge Itiner was first taken i'll with
fever while holding court in st. Paul.
His sickness has been long and severe,
but it is thought hat he is now on the
road to recovery. His numerous
friends hope to soon see him back in
Cheyenne fully restored to health
Sun-Ieader.
, 1897-11-26

dict was made and dispatched to Wash
lngton.
1t is the general opinion that Capt,
Lowering will meet with nothing worse
than a reprimand. The finding is al
ways a secret one. being forwarded to
a commanding officer of the depart
mcnt.
From Gen. Brooke it will be sent to
Washington. where it is discretionary
with the military authorities to give it
out for publication.
, 1897-11-26
GAME.

ball game between the Knickerbocker
Wheel club and the Capitol Athletic
club was played here today in spite Of
the heavy now fall Of last night. The
score was 3 to 4 in favor Of the Capitols.
, 1897-11-26

gridiron was hastily marked out onithe
grass. The field boxes were hastily
pulled out of the way and the specta-
tors. wrapped in rubber coats. crowded
up to the lines and on to the field.
, 1897-11-26
$2OOOo@o

A :aiy says: My biscuits
have a clean smell and -Aste,
since ! began to use SchiNiny's
Best baking powder"
She is one Of many.
4 Schining . Company
San fraAeisco M
, 1897-11-26
oMAHA-CHICAGo SHORT LINE.

The magnificent limited" train OF the
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul rail.
way leaves the Union Pacific depot al
Omaha daily at 5:45 p. M. arriving In
Chicago at Sis the next morning. En-
ire train lighted by electricity and
heated by steam. Ask for ticket via the
Milwaukee Route"
F. A. NASH,
General Western Agent,
1904 Nrnam st.. Omahl.
, 1897-11-26
a DISHONEST PORTER.
Broker A. r. Hill of Providence Has a
Pullman Employe Arrested.

St. Louis. Mo-, Nov. 25.-Lee Pitts. a
negro Pullman porter, living in this
city. is a prisoner at the Four Courts
on the charge of attempted robbery.
A. r. Hill. 4 broker OF Providence,
r. l.. alleges hat Pitts tried to steal
from his pocket IN envelope containing
S39. 600 in certified checks and So, 900
in cash.
Broker Hill was a passenger on the
Baltimore and Ohio train which ar
rived in St. Louis from the east. AS
soon as the train reached Union sta
ton he caused the arrest of Pitts. At
the Four Courts Mr.. Hill related his
story as follows: Just as the train
passed Odin. H., this morning." said
Mr.. Hill. the porter pulled the cur
tains aside and reached into my berth.
He took $40 out of my %trousers pocket,
and then thrust his hand into my in
side oat pocket, where | had an en-
velop containing $40, 200 in cash and
checks.
Il awoke just in time 70 save the n
velope. l grappled with the negro and
the encounter attracted the attention Of
the Pullman conductor. j. B. Hodges.
He ordered the negro to return the $40
he had taken"
Mr.. Hill is the owner of several lead
and zinc mines at Joplin, and he is on
his way there. He says he will re-
main in St. Louis long enough to push
the prosecution.
, 1897-11-26

Il see." said the shoe-clerk border,
that there is a king in Africa who has
been drunk for fifteen years" That
said the Cheerful Idiot, sis what might
be called a soaking reign."-Indianap.
oils Journal.
, 1897-11-26

furnished housekeeping rooms for
at. Saver Hansen. 1El Ath strNet.
, 1897-11-26

Old papers Is cents per 100 at The
Republican office.
, 1897-11-26

LovETT. Second s,rest.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-20
THE COURT BEING TRIED.
Nine Members of it Charged With
Misrepresentation Of Funds.

Wheeling, W. Va, Nov. 10 The nine
members oi the Marshall county court
We're put on trial yeste rdny "iieiu at
Mcuudsville, on charges of gross eNtraya-
gance ard misrepresentation of funds.
The case is the most unique in the his
tory of the State.
The court is charged with contracting
for need ess improvements and changes
in the courthouse and other county build
ings The citizens held mass meetings,
and The investigation they placed on rout
was followed by indictments agains, he,
court To-day when the case WIS opened,
it was fouEd that every lawyer, except
ing one, in the county mad been retained
to defend the county officials. Several
leading attorneys from exterior points
were also hired by the defendants.
The citizens are represented by Two ut
torneys, but they expect to prove their
allegations. Should there be convictions
special election Will have TO be held TO
create II new court.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-20
Roanoke Shoe Co.,
Spot Cash Money Savers.
ROANOKE, VA

the State; hut now they are among the
most numerous and respected of the re-
ligious worshippers here, and in every
city and community the spires of their
churches point up towards Heaven. To
the Association now in session the city
extends n hearty welcome. 1t is engaged
in u grand work and is deserving of every
success. 1t represents the thought aud
energy of one branch of the greatest relig-
ious organizations in the world, and with
full realization of its mission is pushing
forward TO the mark of the high calling
which is the reward of all who really
love their fellow man and are striving to
make the world better The Times hopes
the members of the Association will find
their stay here bothspleasant and profit
able, and trusts that the mutual benefits
to he derived by them and the people of
Roanoke Will long be remembered with
pride and satisfaction by both.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-20
SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

To the Editor Of The Roanoke Times:
Complying with your request herewith
submit my opinion, briefly expressed, as
TO the rights OF parties under the hypo.
thetical questions submitted by you,con
sidered with reference to the uelihQue mt
tax law:
Question lin 1892 A borrowed 81 900
from b ard secured him hy giving Is II
mortgage on his lot. LII 1893 the lot was
sold at delinquent tax sale amt bought by
the State. Has b been depriyd of his Sc
curity:
Acknowledgement us the State Geo
ton GG4, Code of Virginia, 1887 AS amend
ed by acts lSS9-'90) allows the "owner of
such real estate. his heirs or assignees, or
any person having the right to charge
same with debt, uutil II further sale
thereof, to redeem sans by paying the
State tax and county or city levies, with
the penalties and fees thereon, b has not
been deprived of his security but still
has lis lien, subject, however, TO the
prior lien for taxes and liable to be de-
feated in case the State should sell said
real estate before :; VI some other person
having the right to redeem has awaited
himself of the privilege.
Question 2-Iu 1892 a borrowed 81, 900
from Is and secured him by giving b IL
mortgage on his lot. In 1893 the lot was
sold at delinquent tax sale and bought by
the State. In 1896 a bought back ire
deemed) the lot by paying tho delinquent
taxes ard cos. and Nn additional amount
equal to the taxes that would have nc
crued had the lot not been sold to the
State. Will BIS mortgage nod good or
was it Cancelled when the lot passed to
the State?
Answcr---.B would still have his lien
upon the property, if for no other reason
on the ground that while admitting for
the sake of argument that a become di-
vested of his title by tue circumstances
stated, when the title again vested in
him, BIS lien buld attach.
Questicn Sin 1892 \ borrowed 81 000
from B and secured him by giving b II
MOI tguge on his lot. In 1898 the lot was
State and subsequently sold by the State
to under the act of 1895 9Gentitled ian
act to amend and 1e.enact section GGG of
the Code of Virginia as amended and re.
enacted by an act approved March s.
1894, in relation to delinquent lands pur
chased in the name Of the AUDITOR What
becomes of BIS mortgage?
Answer-In this case ,B is completely
deprived of his lien upon the property,
but has right Of action against A per
| sonnliy for the amount of his debt See
Jones VS.. Thomas, Virginia Law Regis
| ter. All of the above answers arc based
upon thessassumption, first, that the stat
utes have been complied with and that
tic law III question * constitutional
Respectfully submitted.
ATTORNEY -AT-LAW
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-20
BIG LONDON FIRE.
The Great. English City Damaged Over
$l0,000,000

London. Nov. 10.-The most extensive
fire that has been experienced in London
in ten years started at | o'clock this af-
tcrnoon in Oppenhcimer's paper factory,
near Aldersgate street. The flames
spread rapidly to Wells, Jewiu, IIamsell
streets, and Nichols Square. At3o'clock
twenty large warehouses were burning,
and the fire being beyond control is
spreading in all directions
The entire fire department was sum
moned, and there is serious panic in the
surrounding neighborhoods in The burn
ing section. The flames extended within
a short distance of the general postofIce,
and the wind is blowiro in tha. direc-
ton.
AT 4 o'clock it is estimated that the
damage is over two million pounds. The
flames are not yet under control
Al o'clock more than fifty buildings
had been burned. The fire has been
checked on three sides, but is still making
progress northpastwarh ia wedge shape
line. It. is supposed that it started from
an explosion of gas in IA warehouse on
Hamscll street.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-11-20

member the late civil war and the causes
leading thereto could not be induced ITO |
forget or forego the principles for which
the men In gray then coutended, 1T
should. not be forgotten that another
generation is upon the stage, and that,
although the influence of home tesching
Is strong, what children learn at school
is lasting. 1t matters little if they hear
at home that tie South was right, when
they seesthe authority of the Union every.
where paramount and learn at sch DOL that
the causr for which our people fought
was wrong. If they do it will be COM
paratively easy for them to fall into that
way OF thinking, and to receive as facts
the one sided accounts of battles which
gave the victories to Northern soldiers.
Unless this evil is stopped by giving
to Southern schools histories that tell the
truth, the poison will he so deeply in
stiled into the minds of the youth of this
section that in time the part which
the Confederates took in the late war
w II be hardly "a memory.
1t is therefore. first in Importance that
suchabooks should be writen.by fair and
imperial persons, and that they should
be competent to properly educate the
events which they attempt to record
They should be able to deal justly and
omprehensively with all the questions
| leading up to the civil war; and should
state the facts SO fairly and concisely
that they can be understood and apprc-
ciattd by all of average mental ..capa city.
1t is not that we would encourage sec
tionalism is recommending this, for the
question of secession and slavery has
been forever settled by the sword; but nc
an act of justice we would have the chill
dren of the country, and OF the South es-
pecially, fairly instructed upon these i'm.
pcrtant matters.
In other words. they should not be
taught to believe that slavery, which was
practiced at the North as long as it was
profitable, was wrong in tho South, sim
ply because n Historian partial to the
first named section says so; or that ssse
cession which was threatened ty New
England in 1919 was sin and crime
when attempted by the South in 1861.
There are many things to he learned in
this great and wonderful country with
out resort to fables or fiction, and it is
better TO give a true account of the late
war and the events leading thereto than
to attempt to distort facts anywhere. In
the history of the United States there
is too much for all Americans to be
proud OF, for anyone to attempt to hide
the chagrn of defeat.by recording as his
tory events which have no foundation in
fact or theory. The South can we'll
afford to stand by the truth of history,
and the North ought TO be able to do
likewise; but until historiansssof the lat
ter section can learn to throw aside pre-
judce and reason with greater depth and
fairness. it is better for Southern chill
dren to study text books prepared by
those in sympathy with them than by
those alien in thought and sentiment.