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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08
PLAIN OF CANIAYAGUA.

The Louisville U. B. F. and s.. M. T.
will hold their annuol thanksgiving SER
mon on May Is at their hail, Ninth and
Magazine streets. Reys J. M. Monitor
and E. W. S. Hammond will conduct the
services.
Bud Schupp, was badly cut in a fight
at Eleventh and Main streets during a
general fight. All of the men connected
with the ARRAY are warehousemen and
the fight was hot one. After it was
found that Schupp had not been badly
cut. No arrests we're made.
Mrs. Annie Bond, who lives at Ninth
and Kentucky streets, reported to the
police that her daughter had robbed her
OF $500 worth of clothing. The girl has
been wayward for some time and she
said she was unable to control her. The
police are making every effort to find
the girl.
Mary Buckner, 26 years of age, was
found lying in room Of the rookeries
on the Chute where she lived. in All
almost oying condition from consump-
ton, neglected and destitute. The am
balance was summoned and she was
taken to the City Hospital. She said
that she had been lying in helpless
condition for two days, unable to get
any one to come to her aid. At last she
managed to attract the attention of some
of her friends, who lived near by, and
they made her neglected state known.
1t is thought by the doctors at the hos
! pital that she can not recover.
Henry Bell, sixty years Of age. drop
ped dead at Preston and College street,
Saturday afternoon. He was walking
| along the North side of College street,
! near Preston, when he suddenly fel! IL
the pavement. In doing so he struck
his face against the edge of the eurbing
bruisiDg and cutting it badly. After ly-
ing there for about moment he manaq.
ed to arise without assistance and walk
some steps. He crossed the street al
the corner, but as he was about 10 ste I
over the gutter bis toe struck the edge
of the curbing and he again fell TO the
street. Several passers. by ran to his as
eistance, but he was dead in few mo
! ments and before medical assistance
could be summoned. Coroner Hood
was summoned, and upon investigation
found that he died of applexy. The
baby was removed to the Watson under
taking parlors. Bell was respected and
| we'll to do man. He owned small
home at Fifth and N streets. He was g
member of the 9. A r., and is said to
have served with caedit in the war.
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Murdered Nine!

Macon, Ga, May 4-Elijah Morton, ;.
who has the reputation of having killed
nine persons in the state OF Georgia and
has terrorized Telfair county for several
years has been caught. tieo, convicted
and sentenced to be hanged on the 81.
A few weeks ago, he went to the cabin of
his father-in-law, armed with rife and
killed Charley Cromarty, Crcmarty's
wife, his son and his own vile.
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Dr Goodwlne A1tacx,a Hla W,fe

Mayfeid. KY, May 3.-John Good
wine, attacked his wife with bottle and
lancet. He broke the bottle over her
head and cut her hands and arms will
the lancet several times. Her wounds
were stitched up by DR.. Dismukes auo
her husband placed in Jail.
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Episcopal church will be held in Egin
May 10 to H. A lengthy program will
be carried out. Bishop B. W. Arnett of
Wherefore o., bishop of the annual con
ference, will give a lecture in one of the
other churches. The Rev George W..
Gaines, Mrs. Agnes Moody, Miss Hobbs
and D. E. Butler of Chicago will give
addresses at the conference. =. -,..
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08
broken pottery, oDsldlan knives, ana deep
wells dug into the solid rock.
Remaina Of Prehistoric People.

wells dug into the solid rock.
Remains of Prehistoric People.
| Professor Squier explored some 300 of these
structures Of various sizes from twenty feet
square to eighty feet broad, by 500 feet !ong:
pyramidal, conical, terraced, or merely
enormous walls of cut, carved, and polished
stones. Many priceless specimens taken from
them adorn the Smithsonian Museum at
Washington, the British Museum, and other
collections Of antiquities, but only one soil
tary sample can be seen at Comayagua, and
that is dog-shaped figure, taken from some
Church OF Our Lady of Dolores.
Returning across the desert we met q
funeral going out or foot to the shabby little
burial inclosure mile beyond the town. The
comm, wooden box, painted blue, was borne
on the shoulders Of four men, In front of II
marched priest in black robes and shovel
hat proceeded by several boys who laborious.
~ carried and dragged along over the sand
life sized figure of the Blessed Virgin, while
behind came motley multitude-male and fe-
male, young and oId-all with flaring candles
THAI burned yellow by "the garish light OF
day" What blessing, in this world oil
graves and sorrow, Is religion in any guise!
No doubt that tawdry wooden image, with
tits suggestion of divine grief and heavenly
recompense brought to the hearts Of those
humble mourners consolation vainly sought
by many who fancy themselves more en-.
IL said to be patterned after that Of tho Unite4
States, but it contains q few original clauses
that might we'll be incorporated into the pat.
tern. For example, to be eligible to Congress
e candidate must be not only native Of Gen.
trail America, but a resident Of the state ne
wishes to represent; he must be at least 30
years old, Of good habits, and fair educa-
ton; the father Of one or more children. and
the owner OF not less than 81 900 worth Of real
estate. Congress meets once in two years. and
the session lasts only forty days-no more or
less. Members Of Congress are elected by
the people, one representatives for every IL, 0O0
population. Half OF them are elected every
two years, to serve for four years, and they
are eligible for two terms only. The Pres
dent Of the republic Is elected by direct vote
Of the people, for period Of four years. Ha
must be native of Central America and an
actual resident of Honduras for five years.
He must also be thirty years Of age not IN
holy orders, have at least one child, and not
less than IS, 900 invested in real estate in the
republic He is assisted by two Secretaries
Of State, appointed by himself, who must
also come under the same rules in regards to
rea. estate. matrimony, age, moral status,
and recognized education.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.
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HONDURAS.
THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF HON
DURAS.
Country Conquered by Cortez-Railways
Are Needed-Remains OF Prehistoric
People-Honduras Cacti-PIain of CANA


yagua. r.... 1884,
crown, and with signal success. In the hills
of Lauterique and near the villages OF Las
piedras and Aramaci are many silver
mines, now entirely abandoned-or at best
but mperfectlyworked. They need the touch
of Intelligence, enterprise, and capital to be-
come OF value Copper ores exist every
where, but no attempt has ever been made 10
reduce them, and throughout the department
are beds of marble-b.ue milky, white
veined, and sometimes cream-color; verging
on orange. The present President OF Hon
duras seems to possess broader views tnan
his predecessors. and is Offering inducements
before unheard of to foreign capital and i'm
migration.
Railways Are Needed.
l. To all Americans who have desired to es-
tablish business in the country, he has given
liberal concessions, and his great and iauda-
BILE ambition is to induce somebody to finish
the InterOceanic Railway, which was begun
and abandoned nearly sixty years ago, leay-
ing tie country with only twenty-seven miles
of poorly constructed road and an enormous
nationa. debt, upon which the interest has
never been paid. Until that is completed,
Corayagua, in the heart of a roadless coup-
try, must remain as isolated from the world
of commerce as an island in the far Pacific.
The plain into which this mountain valley
OPENS StTeLCueS lEtSiSSS lOE many lulleS, anu
the character OF its surface seems to show
that it was once the bottom of great lake.
Now its CARING sand and round, white peb-
Dles make 1t an inferno of burning heat upon
(which the sun beats its fercest rays unhip
dered by the friendly shadow of rock or tree.
We rode out upon it few miles, to investi-
gate some prehistoric ruins. and never was
q drearier jaunt than that, under a blazing
eky that near,y blinded u.s. through heavy
sand and jointed cacti of sickly light
green color which twists and sprawls itself
around like Dores serpents. Everywhere in
Honduras one encounters evidences of abb
original occupation, and the names of most
OF the towns are those they possessed before
the conquest more or less modified by the
Spanish pronunciation Of them, such as Qua
jiquero, Chapulistahua, Ajuterique, Cururu,
Huasistagua and other jaw dislocaters. Traces
of the prehistoric people-"Antiguos," the
Spanards call them-are scattered all over
the country, mounds like those of Guatema.a
and Mexico, terraced and truncated pyramids,
| inc fallen walls OF temples and fortitcatioHs,
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Political Points.

Sam B. Raymond wants his eonap-
pointed secretary of one of the legations.
Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland lie to be
the Democratic candidate for Senator
from Ohio.
F. L. Barnett Esq., is in Washington
trying to arrange matters so that he can
represent the United States in Hayti.
Col. Alfred E. Buck, whom President
Mckinley has appointed minister to
Japan. was rendered q reception last
Monday night by the Afro-Ame ricans 0
Atlanta; Ga. "5''z' -..
The Afro-American Democrats are
6 sitting some of the plums under the new
city administration. Robert NJ. Mitchell
has been appointed assistant prosecuting
attorney at $500 per year. Elijah Smith
Polk street bridge tender at $500 and
Henry Polite Clerk at Hyde Park police
station at $1,000 per year.
Col. Jas. R. B. Van Cleave has received
Governor Tanners biggest plum. He
has been appointed Insurance Commits
sioner. He we'll deserves the place; his
genial manner his made him many
friends. The Afro-Americans will be
especially pleased to hear of Van Cleave's
good luck for he has in many ways
shown his friendship for the race.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08
ii, Boy Preacher.

Tommy Brannon the 8-year-old boy
preacher of Chattauooge, Tenn, is doing
good work kown in Georgia, where he is
holding Evangelistic meetings every
night. The churches in which he preach
es are not large enough to- hold the
crowds of people who 20 to hear him,
and hundreds are turned away every
night. A number of conversions are
protested from the serm ons he breaches.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08
Held Without Bond.

Lexington, KY, May bud Harris,
who shot and killed Henry Mack, by
stander, while trying George Smith here
Saturday night, was held TO the Circuit
Court here this morning without bond.
Harris was found in hiding in P ach
Orchard yesterday. 49,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08

NJ. G. A. building, Grand and Franklin
avenues Monday. TIE object of the dis
play was to attract attention to the clubs
endeavors to elevate the artistic tastes
of the public school children. The de-
sire is to divert the young mind from the
gaudy chromos and superficial advertise.
ment style Of decoration and direct the
tastes toward truly artistic productions.
In order to do this. the Wednesday
Club displays pictures in public schools.
changing them from time TO time. AL
ready, these exhibits have been intro
duced into l6 of the 1872 local schools.
The Wednesdays Clubs first exhibition
was in the Columbia school in 1895. All
the pictures displayed Monday were not
owned by the club, though some of them
had been donated by the owners.
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Back from the Road.

First Actor-Empty houses, eh7
Second Actor-Nearly. Why, IN Some
places when they began to throw eggs at us,
the company jumped on the audience and
overwhelmed them by force Of numbers
Puck.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08
hanged.

John Gibson, was hanged at Green
vile, Miss, Saturday, for the murder Of
Robert Stinson. .
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08
WASHINGTON
THE CAPITAL CITY AND ITS
HAPPENINGS.

All Sorts of Doings and Sayings of the
People of the Country's Cspi:al-Items
Picked Up Here and There for the Inter
est of the Readers of The Appeal.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08
Couldn't stand the Worry.

Jakey Isaacs-Vy don'd you ged your life
insured, ladder?
Mr.. Isaacs-S' hellup me chracious, i'd
you'd worry me t death, t. tink vas livin'!-
Puck. --.-4
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1897-05-08
MILWAUKEE,.
THE CREAM CITY OF THE LAKES
AND ITS NEWS.

Stems Of all Sorts Gathered Together by
Our Ubiquitous Reporter and Served nm
In Dainty Style for the Delsetation OF
Our Readers. ,.~. g..
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a. NJ. e. Conference.
E]gin. Ill.,, May 3.-The Chicago dis
trict conference of theAfrican Methodist
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-10
WESTERN FARM LABORERS.
The Transient Workers Who Harvest tho
North Dakota Wheat Crops.

There is IL season between May and the
'Ciddlc of July during which the army of
hands" who work on these North Dakota
wheat farms wait for the crops to ripcn.
In fact. except the half score of men who
are regularly employed upon each place,
all the men who arc engaged upon the big
farmS-in blowing season, at seeding
time, during harvest and when the season
for thrashing comes the men who do the
most important worl-arc transient labor
crs. Frequently they are birds of passage,
whose faces arc familiar to the forcmcn,
but whose homes may be u thousand miles
away. Men of this character arc not ''ho-
bocs, yet how and then n tramp does
rest from his loved employ" and work
with the harvest hands" A majority
of the labOrcrS como from the south in
harvest time. These mon arc regular har-
vcstcrs, who begin with the carly June
harvest in Oklahoma, working northward
until the season closes in the Red river
country.
Men of this class never pay railroad
fare. Thousands OF thcm-pcrhaps -
men for every l 900 acres in whcat-rido
into the bonanza district on the ''blind
baggage" on passenger trains. When they
have leisure and Il taste for scenery, they
jolt placidly across the continent home
ward bound in what the lingo of the cult
calls side door slccpers" Many of these
workmcn live in the larger towns in the
middle wcst--in St. Louis, in Omaha III
St Paul, in Chicago or in Milwaukee,
And they bring home probably 81 ,000, 900
in wages. They are steady, industrious
mon with no bad habits and small amb-
tons On the hest farms there is no drink
ing and card playing is strictly prohibit
10" The lorcncn say that cards keep men
out of bed mt night, and they have not
their best strength to work during tho
day. There are no amuscmcntS on the
farm and at o'clock the fatigue usually
drives the men to bcd.-William Allen
White in .5cribncr's
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LOSING HIS PRESTIGE.
Bulldog bill Was Proud of 1t. and There
Was Il Retraction.

Was a Retraction.
Tho editor of tho Badtown Breeze
was clipping from some exchanges in
his sanctum the other day when typic-
nj western cattle drover stalked i'll and
said as he showed gun under tho edi-
tors nose:
MIR. Editor, ye've ruined repu-
tashun that's taken mo ten Vars to git.
an l ortcr bore yo whar ye sot."
B. but how's t-that, Bill?" stammer-
ed tho editor as he looked down the
barrel of the revolver and shivered
Its all shrough that burned libel
Gus article i'll yer sheet yesterday"
"B-but, hang it all, Bill what was
there libelous i'll that? Why, it was
puff fur We. and n thing man don't
get very often"
WAL" growled tho other, with
scowl, "if ye call that puff don t
want any more o. it i'll mine Yo called
me gent, an q mild hammered, good
natured cuss, an q Teller who never
looks fur trubbie. but tends strictly to
his own bizness, an go OH to say Pm
one O. tho most respectable citizens III
tho town. Am l gent, I'd like to
know? Am L, Bulldog Bill, tho great
Texas fighter. mild hammered cuss,
I'd like to be Informed? Waal, | recl
OH not.
"But-but if it's hurt your rcputa.
ton any. Bill, off,
Hurt my reputation any! WAL,
should say it had Why. when the boys
read 1t, some O en- waltzcd over to me
an kicked my ShinS u thing they never
dared do afore, an one O the crowd pull.
ed my nose Hurt my reputashun any
NOW. ye give me a column toinurrcr
a-showln mo up dccently, or thar'l be Il
dead editor III this town. -
And next day an article appeared III
The Breeze referring to Bal as n dan
gerous man, Tho worst character III
town. - "a desperate whom 1t WASH
safe to meet after dark. etc. and that
night Bill staggered III To sec the edi.
tor again and said us no handed Inn II
cigar:
Mr. editor. ye've saved my rcpu.
tashun and yer daisy Whoop! Some
o the boys hev begged my pardin in
the others tremble when they meet me.
Ill kin go along the streets az in a-hold.
III up my head IN feclin I'm somebodyl
Come out an name yer plzcn. hut let
tins hc warnm that yc can { be too
hcrrfal when yer ioulin with man 5
good namer'-A b Lewis III New
York Sunday World
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Eating In Mexico.

Mexico is a lard where people like
to eat and eat good deal The dinner
table Is well spread, and there is an
abundance. Food is served i'll courses
and often many OF them. y common
bill of fare III thousands Of houses at
noon will be- Soup, called caldo or
broth; rice. or macaroni, known as So
pa; baked and stuffed tomatoes and ar
tichokes, il most delicious vegetable;
two kinds of meat. often chicken and II
roast, or chops and steaks; fried pota-
toes, salad. beans. which always APP
pear frnit and several kinds OF sweets
and then coffee Everything comes on
separately. served by II boy or maid
This is Il very usual rcpast and is fire.
quentiy varied with fish from Vera
Cruz or the fresh water lakes. Red wine
and pulqnc are usual table drinks
Cor Boston Herald.
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Say, Pa. said the little boy. who
was working on enc of those missing
letter puzzle advertisements I'm
stuck -
What is it," dutitully asked tho
father
Listen. 'C.Ll.-l.N. something very
disagrceablc on railroad journey -
NJ m--wcll SAID tho old man.
with vivid recollection of having tray
clcd 10 miles with Il college glee club,
I'm he diugcd If know whether that
stands for collision or collcglan. Z"
Cincinnati Enquirer
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4 Tough Cure.

Faith Will 90 wonders. a woman in
Dcvonshir:.. England, recently said to u
chemist;
I've got y. cruel. bad cough, surely
I've hccrd tha5' bronchial trochcs arc good
things. IInvcc got any"
The assistant pointed to u small box on
the table and said:
Yes; there they are.
How much Is IT, was the inquiry
The price was paid and the old woman
took her departure. At nightthc assistant
missed n box Of glyccrin soap three caiics)
y couple of days aftcrwa-L she returned
TO The shop and said:
Il want'ec to take back Two of them
things / had t'othcr day. I tool; one OF
EN-. II vas mortal hard to chew and
awful to swallow, but it cured the cough %
New York Tribune.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-10

'tR USTEE'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE
day of April, 1891, Ivy John b. Phillips,
recorded in the clerk $ Office of the hus,,
ings court for thu city of Roanoke, in
deed book II, page 50, whereby the here
matter described property MAS conveyed
to me in trust to secure II certain debt
theltin mentioned, and default having
been made in the raymenU OF the same,
and having been requested so TO do hy
the beneficiary therein. will, on the
18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1897, at
II o'clock M, in front CT the courthouse
III the city oil RonnoEe, offer for sale ut
public auction, to the highest bidder, the
property mentioned and described il said
deed, VIII ch is bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at IA point on the west sid7
of Ronnoke street 2l9G feet south OF
Church street, thence south 50 degrees
west 80 feet TO point, south $ degrees
east IS feet To Luck stieet; thence with
the same north 50 degrees east $50 feet
to Roanoke street, theme with the same
north s degrees w1st I3 feet TO the place
of beginning.
TERMS OF SALE:-Cash sufficient to
pay costs Of sale, including trustees
legal commission, and the sun of 50,
59332, including balance on debt, with
interest TO December II, 1897, and the
residue upon credit OF six and twelve
months from the date of sale, evidenced
10y notes OF the purchaser, secured by
deed of trnst uron the property sold.
ROBT. T.. SCOTT, Trustee.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

BY VIRTUE or y DEED or trust
executed 10y u. l.. Terry and VI. S, his
wife. 10 the undersigned trustee, dated
the l2th day If July 1890. and recorded
in deed book No %, page 50, of the
clerks Office of the hustings court for the
city Of Roanoke. Va, conveying the prop
erty hereinafter described. 10 secure the
debts therein mentioned, an default hav-
ing been made in the payment Of $1,000
with interest from January -, 1896.
thereby secured TO the RonnoRe Land and
Improvement Company. and having bee II
required so I. do ! Shall on MONDAY.
THE 10TH DAY or JANUARY, 1898,
Mt io O'Clock NJ, offer for salc. at public
auction. 10 the highest Bidder, "either in
nnrsnn or ~. ri t-nrnnN ~ In from ~ NJ
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BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
dated May /, 1893, from j. X. Bell TO the
undersigned trustee, for the purpose Of
securing G. Mark'ey the payn.ent of five
hundred (Sj00l dollars, in two equal in
stallments, payable twelve and twenty
four months after the date thereof; and
default having been made in the payment
of the said notes and having been required
to do so by the present holder of the said
notes, l Will offer for sale at pablo suc-
ton i'll front of the courthouse in the city
of Roanoke, va, on the 23RD DAY OF
DECEM Der. 1897, at 12 O'Clock NJ, the
following described lot situated in the
city of Roanoke, Va:
Beginning ut the northeast corner of
Fourth avenue and Eighth street 81. w,
thence north 81 degrees 30 minutes east
III feet along Eighth street to an alley,
thence south 6S degrees 10 minutes east
90 feet, thence south , degrees 80 min
utes west III feet to Fourth avenue,
thence north 6S degrees 10 minutes west
% feet to place of BEGINNING.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash as to so
much thereof as will be necessary to de-
fray the costs of sale and the sum of Ave
hundred $500 dollars, with interest
from the first day of May, 1898, .and as
to the residue, upon a credit of one aud
two years from date of sale, with interest
fro u date, deferred payments to lie Sc
cured by deed of trust upon the prem
Uses. :. b. MARKLEY,
Trustee.
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TRUSTEE'SS SALE. by VIRTUE OF
il deed of trust dated January %. 1891,
recorded in deed book 81, mage 23i, of
Roanoke hustings court clerks oflice,eX
ccutcd Ivy WI. and l.. Blair. Jr.. default
having been mnde in the payment of the
debt therein secured, and being required
so to 90 10y tie beneficiary, shall on
THE llTIl DAY OF DECEMBER, 1897,
ut l9:l0 O'Clock p. H., in front of the
courthouse in Roanoke city sell ny pub
lie auction to the highest bidder for cash
thc~"!ot conveyed in said deed, lying on the
east side CT Franklin road 250 feet south
OF Walnut street, fronting Al feet on
Fraukiin road and extending b.ck he
tween parallel lines TO I'm alley, and fully
described in said deed
A T.. KING. Trustee
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-10

Banks-I like the part of town that you
live i'll. It's so nice and quiet out there
Standardization me. You're mistaken
That has got to he one or the noisiest
nci2 hborhoods iii the city.
Banks-Why, | am surprised Have
they begun building factories around you?
.Iordan-No, but newly married cou-
pie have moved in next door 10 us, and he
has begun letting her buy his necktics.
Cleveland Leader