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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12

"Honors of war" is the privilege al
lowed to the enemy, on capitalization, of
being permitted to retain their arms.
This is the highest honoRa victor can
pay q vanquished foe.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-12
For Rent !!
Desirable Residence Property in All
Parts of the City.

1O-room house on Church
avenue, $50.
1O-room house on South
Jefferson street, $18.
S-room house on Ninth ave.
nue. and Fourth street, s11.25.
Groom house on Eighth ave.
nue. s. W., SIS.
8-room house Park street and
Third avenue II. W., SIS.
Groom house on Rutherford
avenue II. e., So.
Large store-room, Salem ave-
nue., excellent stand, $50.
Large store room, Market
Square, s15.
Give us &c Call.
T.E B. HartSOOk & Go.
Hartsook Building,
Market Square.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
APPEALED TO THE PRESIDENT
For Government Aid In Preventing hio'
In Key West.

WASHINGTON, June %. Friday after
noon the governor of Florida tele-
yraphed President Mckinley that
riot was threatened at Key West ahc
asked him that in lew of the distance
Of Key West from the mainland ah0
the difficulty in getting state troops y
the scene of trouble in time % he ~ aHs
avail, to instruct the commando "
the federal troops there to act.
The presid ent replied To the governor
citing the law in the ease anu ASKING
for particulars.
Secretary Alger also telegraPhed 3
the commandant of the post AZ Ney
West asking for Geographic ad'ices
giving the exact situation. The ac'
tion TO be taken Will depend upon ne
response To these inquiries
The trouble has arisen from an az
tempt To lynch a negro, accused OF AZ
sault upon white woman. Inc ne
gro was given "A preliminary hearing
before a Justice. and during the pro
ceedinps a man named Peudleton ar"st
in court and asked if there were no
white men enough present to lynch Wy
prisoner Intense excitement ehsueu'
but the authorities succeeded ia iahu
ing their prisoner in jail.
Knots of men gathered in the streets
and open threats Of lynching wa'
freely made.
Later in the afternoon. whiie rem
dleton was passing down the street =.
was attacked by mob of negroes ou'
was rescued unframed. This intehsi
fled the feeling, which ran high on
both sides, and fears of race rlo'
caused the local militia company 70 AZ
semolc at their armory. Nhiic 'hes
were not commanded into service tnss
voluntarily slept in the armory lot ''e
night.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
OVER THE STATE.
Events In Various Portions o. In.
diana Told by Wire
Airship Inventors.

Portland. Ind. June %. - Robert III.
sipes. of this city. has been struck with
the airship craze and announces that he
has nearly completed an invention
upon which he has been working for
months. The invention is of too Pc
culiar construction 10 be described
yet. Ii will be 60 feet in length. Is feet
wide. and is TO have a carrying capacity
of IL people. Ii will be propelled by a
motor power and is TO be guided some
thing after the manner of an ordinary
sailing vessel.
Portland has also another gentleman
who is working on an airship. in the
person of Rev. j. 5. Axtell. pastor OF the
Presbyterian church. who has devoted
his spare moments for years 10 the
problem of navigating the air, and now
thinks he has solved il. DR. Axtell is one
of the finest mathematicians in the
country and everything he has done is
on scientific principles.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

lS the senate, on the 2Jth. the wool.
silk and tobacco schedules of the tariff
bill were completed. leaving only the
the items passed on the first to he con
sidered on the second reading. the free
list having already been gone over.
The consideration of the silk schedule
led to a strong contest against the pro
posed duties ON silk fabrics. and the
paragraph was passed by the slender
majority Of two. The house was not
in session.
FORTUNE DE CoS-E an artist. highly
educated. once patronized by New
Works aristocracy. erstwhile dean of
the art department of the University
Of Southern California. and for the
past six months IN earnest worker in
San Francisco. died on the 25th. Pa
ralysse is given rs the cause of death.
but it is believed he was victim of
starva lion.
THE London Echo publishes an in
tcrvicw with DR. ,hauncev vi. Depew.
in which he is q1oted as EXPIRE ssing
the belief that the arbitration treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain will be law before the end of
| the present Mckinley administration.
THE Pan-American tourists devoted
the day. on the 18TH. to industrial
4 sightseeing in districts adjacent To-
Pittsburgh. Pa. and were entertained
at night by banquet. given by the
commercial men of Pittsburgh, at the
Duquesne club.
a PARTY consisting of about seventy
| five newspaper correspondents left
Washington. on the 25th. for Cape May.
y. j. Stops were made at Baltimore
and Philadelphia. where local news
paper men joined the party for four
days outing.
FAILURES throughout the United
States as reported by Il. q. Dun 4 Co,
for the week ended on the 25th. mum
bercd 22i. against ai5 for the CORE
spending week last year For Canada
the failures numbered 81. against "a
last year.
TROUBLE broke out at Fort Gibson.
]. r.. on the 25th. where the Cherokee
freedmen payments had just been re.
sumcd. and the Washington authori
TIES Wtrt aprtdi'u W ibT ussiStdntc Al
averting further disorders.
SIX and thirty-four hundredths
inches of rain fell at Fort Scott. kas.
on the cath. making the greatest pre-
cipitation recorded there by tn,
weather observer in many years.
ONE hundred striking Italians NJ
Morrisville. \. j.. were arrested and
placed in the local lookup on the s5th
ALICE LISGARD. the actress, died il
endon on the 25th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
THREE ARE DEAD.

Terrible Results OF Tornado LA saIina
County, Mas. Three Members OF the
Geesy Family Dead aud Four Othe,s
lniured- other Damage Done In the De-
sious Track of tn. Twist-r.
KANSAS CRY. Mo. June 25.--A spe-
cial 10 the Star from salins, kas.,
says:
News has just reached here Of "A ter
rifle tornado which passed IL miles
northwest of this city about 1880
o'clock Wednesday night. As far as
heard three are dead and number
dangerously injured. The dead are:
Mrs. Anna Geesy, aged 81
Nola Geesy. aged Is.
Ida Geesy. aged 8.
Four members OF this family are also
badly hurt.
Geesy was away from home. The re-
maindcr of the family had retired. and
when the storm struck they made for
their cave. Before they had gotten
out of the house. however, the tornado
had destroyed it, The work of destruc-
ton was not known till morning, when
neighbors found the dead and Injured
mem beers of the family lying about in
the debris.
The three dead were found about SO
feet east of the house, and near them
the baby. alive, but buried to her waist
in dirt The other three were found
some distance west of the house. A
ax4 scantling was driven through one
of Mrs. Gcesy's limbs. The bodies
were removed to Mrs. Deans, the moth
or of Mrs. Geesy.
At Mrs. Storey's, a half mile east OF
the Gcesy place. the family were sleep
ing in a stone basement with a frame
upright part. The framework was
blown away and the timber blown onto
the family below, ont none of them
were killed. The stone work was I'M
injured.
At q. w. Morrisy's the kitchen was
torn down anda grove of trees levelled
to the ground.
The track of the storm was narrow
but very winding. 1t tore down three
sides of the Geesy pasture without
passing through the middle of it. 1t
came from the east and after doing its
damage here, the main storm divided
part going west and the rest north.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR SPECIALS
Schedules Already Made Up Indicate
Heavy Travel Westward.

DENVER Col, June 25.--The special
train schedule of the Denver IL Rio
Grande road for the Christian Endeav-
or movement from the east is com
pleted. The result is gratifying
surprise to the officers Of the
road. and gives intimations Of
a rush of travel wholly
une xpccted earlier in the season. A
mon Tn ago it was estimated that the
low rates would bring 5000 visitors
into Colorado and through the state.
The special train schedule of the
Rio Grande road shows that the
Transcontincntal travel to the coast
during the first few days of July
will exceed the estimate by several
thousand. and nobody can prophcsy
the number of people the low rates viii
induce to come To Colorado to spend
the heated term. Between the morn
ing of June 30 and the evening of July
g. % special trains will arrive in Dem
yer. Colorado Springs and Pueblo, and
go westward over the Rio Grande.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
A MINIATURE TORNADO.
The Southw es,ern suburbs OF st. Louis Ro-
ceive "a Visit.

ttite ~ Ni-tt
ST. LOUIS. June 25.-That section Of
ST. Louis beyond Tower Grove was Wis
tied by tornado early Thursday morn
ing.
At 5:45 o'clock the wind tore in from
the northwest and played havoc with
public buildings and trees on the
grounds
The path of the twister was narrow,
and most of the damage done was
south of Arsenal street.
The 'poorhouse suffered most. One
of the largest buildings, aside from the
main structure, was partly demolished.
and glass was shattered in other struc-
lures.
There was panic and wild cries
from the ! 500 persons who are inmates
at the poorhouse, but no one was Sc
riously injured.
The insane asylum suffered some
what from broken glass and some
trees in the grounds were Frustrated.
Considerable damage was done to
the shade trees and shrubbery in For
est park.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTT-FlFTh CONGRESS-
special s~ssion.)

Il the senate on the 10th. the opposition 10
the tariff bill won It's iirst important victory by
y yea and nay vote OF - 10 -. 10 strike out the
paragraph in regard To iioor mating. the effect
OF which j. 10 put floor mating on the free list
49,. The house was not IN session,
IN the senate. on the 2lst the last two sehed-
uleS ~ the dutianle list, including paper and
manufactured sundries were completed. with
the exception Of the paragraphs On hides,
gloves. coal and some lesser articles. which
went over la the house the only business
Of public interest was the passage OF bill
appropriating siOOoOo FOR the repair Of Dry
Dock No at New York The house adjourned
until the aith.
IN the senate. on the ri. the wool schedule
was taken up and. after somewhat aesi mo-
NOUS debate. paragraph 2S was striker out. al
The request 81 Mr. Allison and the following
amendments were agreed 20. on fir>t-cla>s. 10
cents per pound was substituted for house rate
OF II cents and senate committee rate cents per
pound: on sccond-cla>s wool for house rate OF
4 cents and senate committee rate Of . cents.
II cents per pound was substituted ---.. Inc
house was not IN session
Tin the senate on the sSd the day.was devoted
largely 20 a discussion Of the effects of the
tarir rates upon the price of wool and the
speeches were on technical lines In the main
The paragraphs Of the wool schedule relating
to raw wool were completed. and the features
relating to manufactured wooden goods were
taken up. ..... The house was not IN session
IN the senate on the gath. less than hve
pages Of the tariff bill. covering duties on man
ufactured WOODEN goods were disposed Of
many amendments proposing 10 reduce rates
being offered. only TO be rejected by decisive
malorities In the house soon after the read
ing OF the journal. Mr.. Foss. ON behalf OF the
Illinois delegation. announced the death Of
Representative Cooke. OF Illinois The Gus
tomary resolutions were adopted and COM
mittec 10 attend the funeral appointed and as
further mark Of respect to the memory OF the
deceased the house adjourned until the 18th.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
IMPORTANT PENSION RULING
by Assistant Secretary Webster Davis,
Which Will Affect Many Pension
-I.Ss

Claims.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-A policy
which will affect many pension claims
has been adopted by the interior de-
partnent in ruling just made by As
sistant Secretary Webster Davis, hold
ing that the showing of the inclusion
of mans name on the pension rolls is
equivalent to the production OF an
honorable discharge. The issue
was made in the case of Judith
). Luckingbcal, widow of n veteran
who served in the Eleventh Ohio infant
nv and the ruling reverses the action
of the pension bureau. Mr. Davis
holds that n declaration for widows
pension under the act of June -, 80,
alleging all essential elements of title,
except the date of her husbands dis
charges or duration Of his service, and
that his discharge was honorable, but
stating that he was pensioner and
giving the number of his pension GER
tifcatc, is good and sufficient applica-
ton under the law.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

Anderson. Ind, June 23.-The oil
fever in this city was boosted up to a
dangerous stage by two abandoned
wells coming in full fedged oil gushers
They were drilled in, shot and ADAM
even pulled away and they were al
lowed TO stand open. Oil was found
gushing from them. A week ago both
could have been bought for one dollar
Leases went up 20 per cent. Oil men
say this proves beyond all doubt that
the field is near n monster reservoir.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

Columbus, Ind. June 23.-Kev. c. w.
Lee. of Nevay. was nominated by the
republicans TO succeed William 5. I!ol-
man in congress from the Fourth dis
trict. The nominee is a retired Metho-
dist minister. and owns and lives upon
good farm. He is about 60 years of
age. lie reached the rank Of major in
the army.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

indianapolis. Ind. June %. - Former
Gov. Matthews gives emphatic denials
TO the oft-repeated statement that he
is n candidate against Senator Turpie
for the democratic senatorial nomina-
ton. He says Mr.. Turpie has been n
true friend. faithful public servant,
and deserving democrat, and under
no circumstances will he enter the race
if the senator desires to succeed him
self
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

indianapolis, Ind, June 23.-Calvin +.
Divine. veteran newspaper man of
this city. was buried in Crown Hill Gem
etery by the Scottish Rite Masons Di-
vine had been in the newspaper BUSH
ness for years. and at one time owned Il
newspaper in San Francisco. lie sold
this to join the famous Nicaraguan fill
clustering expedition, and later came 10
indianapolis. where he started daily
paper. The paper was not success.
and of late years he had been with the
Journal as advertising manager.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
Four Generations Present.

Martinsville. Ind. June 23.-Orville
Beeler and Sarah j. Bailey. of Brooklyn.
were married at the home of the brides
parents. and four generations of the
brides relatives were present, while
her great-greatgrandmo of the
fifth generation is still hale and hearty
at the age of 90 years. Mrs. Beeler's
mother. aged "a; grandmother, aged 63.
and great-grandmother. aged 70, were
present
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

Hammond. Ind. June 90. - Officials
Of Braun g. Fitz. makers of butterine.
visited this city. with a view of locating
their plant here. They announce that
Hammond or indianapolis will get the
plant. This city is making strong bid
for the concern. and the promoters be-
lieyc they will locate it here.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

Jacksonville. Ind, June 23.--George
7. Kleespies, one Of the best-known men
In this city. suicided at the Strauss
hotel 10y taking GO grains of strychnine.
Friday his sweetheart, Maria Dcnsford
Ross. died after a short ;hness. Since
her death he had been respondent, and
the suicide followed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
EIectton Conte.t Fails.

Nincennes. Ind. June s3.-Judge
Shaw oyerruled the injunction filed by
Peter Philippe versus Prof. John l..
House. and the case has been dismissed.
House was elected county superinten-
dent. but Philippe disputed the validity
Of the election and endeavored TO en-
join House from entering upon his du-
ties. Philippe declines TO vacate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

Hammond. Ind. June 49, - The Sol
diers' Memorial association has been
organized here for the purpose OF erect
ing n monument TO the soldiers OF the
rebellion. A granite monument 10 feet
high, with the form OF n soldier. will be
erected. much of the cost having al
ready been subscribed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
INTENSE HEAT.
Many Farmers In Kansas Compelled "a
suspend Harvest Work.

KANSAS Cry, Mo, June 25.-The
most intense heat tina. has prevailed
In central Kansas for several years has
been experienced for the past four
days, the thermometer averag-
ing 100, and finally reaching
1o4. Many prostrations among farm
hands are reported. and Mt some points
farmers have been compelled to aban-
don their harvest work. In the vicinity
Of Larned it was hot enough TO eur.
the leaves of vs0etation.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

Fog the second time within week
the United States government was. on
the 22d. loser Of large sum by fire.
First the immigration station on Ellis
Island went up in smoke, involving a
loss Of 5000 and, on the night OF
the 2lst. the ordnance building in the
Brooklyn navy yard was reduced ia
ashes with its contents, consisting OF
field pieces, rapid-fre guns and White.
head torpedocs, valued in all at $780,
QUO
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

SENATOR NJ. 4. HANNA emphatically
saws that John sherman will continue
to be the secretary of state lie said:
There is absolutely no truth in the
story which is being circulated that he
is TO retire To make room for Judge
Day. of Canton"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

THE training brig Sea Lark, con
corning whose safety anxiety had been
expressed, reached spithead. on the
gath. TO take part in the jubilee naval
review The brig had been disabled
in gale and had been detained by
head winds.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

THE special grand jury appointed to
investigate the robbery of ballot
boxes and other frauds committed in
Denver. Col. at the late city election
there has returned IS indictments
against 10 election officers for viola
ton of the election laws.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
DEATH OF NAT. CHAMPION
On. OF the Earliest Pioneers OF the >'''' -
Illinois.

NArrEgvIIrE. H., June 20 20
thaniel Champion. one OF ,nc '"'.'s
pioneers of Illinois, died here yesOs.
day morning, after prolonged Illness i,asI
Mr.. Crpmpton was born in "uili1 ,,,i,
Conn. in March, isiA. lie came " -
nois with his father in 1886, locating Z.
Napiervillc. where he resided uh''i -
death. an
Mr.. Champion although never a.
oflice-seeker, nss held NUMEROUS
political positions
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

TnE steamer Finance arrived at New
York, ON the 2lst. from Colon, with
three cases of yellow fever on board,
three others having died en- route.
Both passengers and crew we're quar-
antined.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

EA-PREsIDEST CLEVELAND and family
left Princeton, y. j., ON the 22d, for
their summer home at Gray Gables,
Buzzard's BAY. Mass. The party was
made up of Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland.
the three little girls, their governess
and one handmade. The other servants
were 10 follow in few days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

Col. EDWARD ID. BAKER, United
States consul at Buenps Avres, Argen-
tine Republic. since 1874, was terribly
injured there, on the I'D, in railroad
wreck. The colonel lost his right arm
and was otherwise badly injured. lie
is brother of Judge David IL. Baker.
OF Cairo and the late Judge Henry ,
auler, OF Alton, Ill.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

A DISPATCH from sinla says: 1t Is
announced that over 5000 lives have
been lost by the earthquake disturb
ances which have recently visited the
province of Assam. message of con
dolence has been received from Queen
Victoria.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

ALBERT T.. ELsroN. paymaster for the
L. t. Aver Post and Tie Co, was at
tackled by four robbers on the prairie
near Leavitt and Twenty-ninth streets.
Chicago, ON the evening of the 2lst,
and terribly beaten with revolvers,
robbed OF Sass and left unconscious be-
side his buggy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

A cABIEGRAM received at the state
department, ON the 18th, from ex-Sec-
rotary Foster. who has been at ~. Pc
tcrsburg engaged in negotiations with
the Russian government for the better
protection. by mutual agreement of
the seal life in the North Pacific and
Behring sea. announces the complete
success of his mission.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

ABoUr so. 900 pounds of tea, arrived
at san Francisco since the LIST of May,
has not been allowed To be imported
because it did not come up to the
standard OF quality established by the
secretary of the treasury in April.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

JoHS |. BLAIR New Jerseys greatest
and most generous millionaire. was re-
ported. on the 2lst. TO be dying. For
months he has been in delicate health.
Mr.. Blair is said to be worth sdO,-
OOO 900
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

The beginning of the jubilee mark
ing the completion of the sixtieth
year of Queen Victoria's reign, was
cele brated. ON the 10th. by religious
services throughout England aud the
British empire; and in many cities of
the United States special service were
held.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

The treasury department is receive
ing considerable number of requests
for small notes in unusually large
quantities. This inquiry was entirely
unexpected. and is confidently re-
garded by the treasury officials as an
indication of improving business con-
ditions.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

A BRoNzE bust of Beethoven was un
yelled in Lincoln park. Chicago. on
the 10Th, in the presence OF a large
gathering of admirers Of the famous
composer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

The Western Reserve university at
Cleveland. o.. on this ed. conferred the
degree Of LII. ID. upon President Nc
kinley.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

A DISPATCH from Montevideo. Uru-
quay. says that the rebels have gained
decided victory over the government
troops commanded by Gen. Nillar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02

Warsaw. Ind. June 30. = While en-
gagged in removing from fat cars two
Columbiad guns. which the war depart
ment had shipped TO this place on APP
plication of Henry Chapman Post No.
James T. Grill. were killed. and the
contractor. Lewis Petry, sustained a
fractured limb. The tackle gave way
and in the fall to the ground the two
worlSmen were crushed TO death be-
meath the weight of the 23.Ooo-pound
gun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-07-02
Insurance business Transferred.

indianapolis. Ind. June 23.-Judge
Harvey has ordered the transfer of the
industrial business of the Mutual Life
Insurance company, Of Indiana. to the
Western Life Insurance company. of
Indiana, at the same price and with the
same benefits The Mutual Life recent
ly went into the hands of receiver on
account of trouble between the policy
holders and the management. 1t had
$500 holders of industrial insurance pol
icies in western states