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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
ROBBED ON A
FREIGHT TRAIN.
A Roanoker Held Up by Tramps at
the Point of a Pistol.
A LOADED REVOLVER WAS
PLACED IN HIS FACE AND HIS
MONEY DEMANDED-AFTER BE-
ING RELIEVED OF HIS CASH
AND WATCH, THE DEsPERADoEs
FORCE HIM TO JUMP FROM THE
TRAIN.

Patrick Lillis citizen of Roanoke.
who resides on Seventh avenue II. O., had
an experience on Tuesday morning last
which he will not care to again have re.
peated. In fact, Mr.. Lillis came OK
Temely near to losing his life beside all
the valuables which happened to be on
his person.
He has been for some time employed at
Iron Gate, but owing t. the works shut
ting down he concluded to come back to
Roanoke where his family is located
Upon arriving at Clifton Forge he found
that there would he no passenger train
for Buchanan until the following day.
So in order to reach home Tuesday morn
ing MIR. Lillis concluded to ride freight
tc Buchanan He soon found comfort
able position OIL lumber car which was
located between two box cars.
When the train started two strangers
boarded the same car and for some twenty
miles all went smoothly, but soon after
passing Eagle Rock one of the strangers
approached Mr.. Lillis and putting gun
within fifteen inches of his face com.
manded him to hold up his hands. Mr..
Lillis, utterly astounded, demurred to the
proposition, but rs the cleaning barreliof
the revolver seemed TO grow larger. and
the roober assumed more threatening
attitude, it needed only repetition of
the command to enforce obedience on the
part of Mr.. Lillis.
HIS hands went up and the man with
the gun ordered his componion to search
MI. Lillis. This was quickly and syste
matically done, and it was only q few
moments before he was minus of his
p1cketbook and all his money, also a sill
yer wa tch. Not content with robbing
him of all his valuables the scoundrel
held the gun on him and ordered him to
leap from the moving train. For an in
slant he hesitated, but choosing between
the chance for life offered him and the
certainty of death should he remain
aboard the train he sprang to the 'end of
box car and swung as low as possible
from the step and let all holds go, leaving
the victorious robbers in charge The
train was running at full speed
slhr. lslllls does not remember striking
the ground, Dut knows that he nj forwards
arose in IL dazed condition, terribly hruis-
ed and shaken up. After wandering up
and down the track for some distance, he
hailed passing freight and gave the
alarm. He was then taken to Buchanan.
where he made Il thorough search for his
assailants but without avail. No suspi
cious looking characters were seen by the
agent at Buchanan who filled the descrip-
ton given by Mr.. Lillis of the robbers,
and they were supposed to have come in
the direction of Roanoke.
MIR. Lillis in speaking of the affair to n
Times reporter said that it WAS thou
sand wonders that his fearful fall fl ON
the train did not kill him outright. He
hrmly believes that if he had been paid
Off before leaving Iron Gate and had had
the money in his possession that lie
would have been killed and his body
thrown Under the wheels on the train.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
SENSATION IN .wARRENToN.
The Commonwealth Attorney Fined for
Contempt of Court.

The commonwealth Attorney Fined for
Contempt of Court.
Warrenton, Va, July g. Quite SEN
sation was stirred up in town to-day by
the fact that our commonwealth attor-
ney, James B. Jeffries, was fined Nv
Judge e. M. Spilman $50 for contempt Of
court. The circumstances which led up
to to.day's result occurred on Saturday
last in an action of detinue involving the
title to colt Mr. James p. Jeffries was
plaintiff aud Mr.. Joseph Jetfries, n prom
lnent druggist of the town, defendant
"A verdict WIS given for the plaintiff,
which was set aside. Whereupon Mr.. r..
K. Campbell, counsel for the plaintiff,
made In open court number of charges
against Judge Spilman. AS soon as the
remarkable paper was read Mr.. Brooke
and Hon. Eppa Hunton, Jr., representing
the defendant. arose and characterized
the motion as the most outrageous pre-
ceeding ever known at this bar
Judge Spilman has presided for years
ut this bar, and enjoyed the reputation OF
one OF our most respected citizens. He
TOOK no action in the matter until day,
when he had ample time for considera.
tion. MIR. James Jefries offered an apol-
ogy this afternoon, through his coun sci,
Mr.. Campbell, saying that he did not
know that the charges were true. Judge
Spiiman declined to accept it,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
WILL JAPAN GRAB HAWAII,
Talk of Secret Preparations for Selling
the islands.


the Islands.
San Francisco, July S.-The Japan
Herald, commenting upon the Hawaiian
situation, editorially says: 'tThe omi-
nous claim which is now prevailing re-
garding the Hawaiian question is not
difficult to interpret, and any one who
runs may read, Notwithstanding the
secrecy which attends the preparations of
tile Japanese government for descent
upon the Hawaiian Islands,
"That is their aim, and unless their
claims are fully met and promises OF fu.
ture good behavior are made regarding
the Sandwich Islands We will soon hear
that. the flag of Japan las replaced that of
the present shaky republic. That the
Japanese government has first claim
against the Hawaiian republic is beyond
question. That the japanese will press
the claim there is not II doubt. Who will
take SIDES with Hawaii? America? What
will be the result?
The japanese population of the Sand
witch Islands is about $4,000. Say Is, 900
OF them are men, and those men are prac-
tical soldiers who have been through
their conscript term in the army. To
send over two or three large transports
with the necessary arms, ammunition
and field guns is the easiest thing possi-
hle.
"There are only two harbors worthy of
the name in the Sandwich Islands-Hon.
olu'u and Hilo--and these and any other
possible landing places would be seized
upon by Japan before America could
think of moving"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
SENATOR HARRIS DEAD. .
The Veteran Tennessee Statesman
Goes Over to the Majority.

Washington, July 8.-Senator Ishan.
q. Harris, of Tennessee, expired at his
home here this afternoon after an illness
OF nearly year. He has been prominent
in political life for nearly fifty years.
He has always been touchy on the subject
of his age, which does not even appear
in the Congressional Directory, but he
was popularity supposed TO be so years
old.
During the war Mr.. Harris was upon
the staff of the commanding general of
the Confederate army in Tennessee At
the close of hositilities he resumed the
practice of law. He was elected to the
Senate in 1887, where he has since re-
manned. and his present term would not
have expired until 1901.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
Abdul Hamid Says He Does Not
Fear tho Powers.
hE May ORDER AN ADVANCE ON
ATHENS TURKS ARE RAP.
IDLY srRENGTHEN1NG THEIR
POSITIONS IN THEssALY,. -, MASS
ING THEIR TROOPS AT DnoMo
no, FoRTIFYlNG vELEsr1No
AND INTERVENING THEMSELVES
IN MANY WAYS.

Constantinople, July S.--Graeco Turk
lsh affairs appear to he re, entering an in
teresting stage. To day the Porte dis
patched circular to its representatives
abroad containing skillful defense of
the Turkish case and declining to con-
slider any frontier line in Thessaly north
OF the River Peneois, which it regards as
the natural boundary
1t appears that the sultan has con.
WINGED himself that the powers will not
resort TO coercion and has decided to test
the alleged concert of Europe to the
utmost. On Monday he summoned a
council of ministers for an exuraordjnarv
sitting to the Yildiz Kiosk, with the re-
suit that after IA heated discussion re-
port was drawn up in favor of resuminp
nostilltles II peace should not be con.
cluded within week. The minister of
war sent kilograms to Edhem Pasha an
nouncng the decision.
This accords with all the news received
for the last ten days. The Turks arc
rapidly strengthening their positions i'm
ihessaly, massing troops Mt Dhomoko.
certifying Valestino, and in other ways
lntrenching themselves more firmly. The
Thessalian harvest has already been
reaped by the Turkish soldiers, and largo
quantities of grain have been stored at
Elassona.
According to circumstantial report of
officer OF his household,s Abdul Uamid
complained that the war had been forced
upon him, and TINT, when he was yicto-
rious Europe refused him either territory
or indemnify Therefore, he intended to
resist to the utmost.
I'VE have nothing to tear,o lie said.
me SIN powers Jailed to coerce Nassos
and his 1000 adventurers. What can
they do against 800, 900 victorious troops
| in Roumeliu?
| Surprising they wished to coerce me,
| who would undertake the taskS 1 have
Information from all the capitals OF Eu-
rope indicative of the INDIGESTION of the
powers .-T,
"Edhem was fool not TO have sur
rounded the Greek army and to have adj
vance" TO Athens, but he may be there
yet. If no concessions are made, within
n few days shall give the order to ad.
vance, We can dictate our own term.
from the Acropois. Everything is ready
for immediate action''
According to this report the sultan dis
cussed the possibility Of Russia and Ger
many attempting coercion, and declared
that he was entirely ready to meet them
both.
The foregoing may be perhaps only
bll,lf, and IL Is even alleged in some quar-
ters, among others by the Italian Admi-
raj Canevaro at Crete, that peace is actu-
ally in view. But it is significant that
Gen. Smolenskt had long conferences
with King George and NJ. Ralli at Athens
to-day, and will start for Thermopylae
to morrow to assume the command of the
first division.
The distress of Greece, the stagnatiop of
trade and industry have become very Sc
rious. In Crete there are signs of contin-
ued unrest. The Mohammedans of Can
dia are preparing to attack the wealthy
Christian town of Archanes
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
MUST LOOK ELSEWHERE.
Major Mann Page Declines to be a
Candidate for Office.

Petersburg, Va, July S.-(Special.)-
The following open letter from Major
Mann Page was given out for publication
here today:
"Office of Mann Page, President of the
National Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Unlon.
Brandon, Va, July 8, 1897.
"Hon. w. H. Hale.
MY Dear Senator: am In receipt of
your postal informing me of the action
OF the Democratic and Populist conven-
lions of the county of franklin.
"Appreciating the honor, desire to
say that l am and have been for months
the friend of Major Lassiter and desire
his nomination and election as attorney
general, and had made this known to
him tefore his candidacy for the position.
Apart from that am not candidate
for the position of lieutenant governor
and could not accept the position.
You will excuse my furnishing the
papers with copy of this letter, as 1 de-
sire through you to answer others who
have made similar requests. Yours
truly. ''MANN IAGE.n
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
FALL OF AYoUrHFuL AERoNAur
Spectators at Bergen Beach Horror
Struck Witnesses to a TRAGEDY.

Spectators at Bergen Beach Horror
Struck Witnesses to Tragedy.
New York, July 8.-While 4uO specta-
tors were watching George McCroy. a
young acrobat and aeronaut, make an as
cension from the Casino grounds at Be--
gen Beach to day the..young man fell from
the basket of the balloon when fifty feet
above the ground and was sriously in,
jurcd.
As the balloon was rising slowly Nc
Croy turned about in the basket to greet
those on all sides of him. His feet be.
came entwined in slender rope con.
nected with the guy rope. He tripped
and tried to balencc himself against the
side of the basket, but his hand slippcd
and he fell over.
cry of horror arose from the crowd
as they saw the aeronaut's body twirling
through the air. He struck the beach
just as wave washed ashore and swept
over his body. The unconscious man
was taken in an ambulan &c to a hosnital,
where he now lies in n critical condition.
His shoulder is dislocated and he is in.
ternally injured.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
COURT OF APPEALS.
Number of Decisions Handed Down
by Virginia's Highest Court.

~, Wytheville, Va, july S.-(Special.)-
The following decisions were handed
down In the court of appeals to-day:
BY Judge James Keith
Gary VS.. Abingdon Publishing Com.
pany; from Washington county. AT
BY Judge John w. Riley
RAIDER ell ais vs.. the Bristol Land Com.
pany ct ais; from Washington county.
Reversed.
Bishop ct ais. vs. Bristol Land Com
pany ct ais; from Washington county.
Reversed
BY Judge r. II. CardMell-
Plum ct ais. VS.. Hearon, for ETC.; from
Washington county. Reversed.
by Judge John A. Buchanan
Preston VS.. Kindrick; from Washing
ton county. Reversed.
by Judge George NJ. Harrison
Boyd ct ais. VS.. Cleghorne; from
Smythe county. Affirmed, Judge Carl
well dissenting.
Grocer Iron Company VS.. Warden's adj
mlnistrator, from Pulaski County. Ap.
peal refused.
Marchant VS.. Healy Petition to rehear
refused
Insurance Company of North America
vs.. Gamble. Petition to rehear refused.
Southern Railway Company VS.. Cooke.
Petition to rehear refused.
The case Ct the Augsburg Land and
Improvement Company vs. Pepper was
argued aGd submitted.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
GOMEZ oUTwIrs wEYLER.
The Spanish Leader Abandons His Cam.
paign in the East.

The Spanish Leader Abandons His Cam
paign in the East.
Havana, July 1S-All the plans of Cen
eral Weyler in the east have been blight
ed by the clever movements of Gomez to
the west When Weyler thought he could
safely withdraw forty battallions from
the provinces of Matanzas, Havana and
Pinar del Rio 20 crush General Garcia in
the east General Gomez, who W as believed
by the Spaniards to be with few follow
ers in Santa Clara Province. fell suddenly
on Matanzas with 5000 men.
General Weyler has been obliged to
abandon his Santiago de cuba campaign
and march hurriedly back west to stop
Gomez's western advance if be can.
What is sadder still for Weyler is the
fact that behind his columns comes Gen
eral Garcia also, who. after moving to-
the east from Ciego de Avila to meet
Weyler. when he saw that the Spaniards
were withdrawing to the west, again
approached the trocha with his artillery,
with the evident aim OF forcing 1t and ut.
lacking the Spanish rear guard.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
BROTHERS, DESPERATE BATTLE.
One Kills the Other While Protecting His

St. Louis, Mo, July S.-Herbert Com
wall was shot and killed by his brother,
DR.. Richard Cornwall, to day at the
place OF business of their father, DIR. John
q. Cornwall, on North Broadway. Her
bert Cornwall was very dissolute young
man, and his father chided him for per.
sisting In his bad habits. This enraged
Herbert and he assaulted his father, who
is old AID feeble
Dr. Richard Cornwall interfeIed, and
hght ensued between him and lie rbert in
winch the latter was shot five times and
had ms head and face badly smashed by
being beaten with heavy stone Jug. DR.
Cornwall surrendered to the police and
was locked UP.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
THE SENTENCE COMMITTED.

Washington, July S.-The President
to-day committed to five years suspension
from active duty the sentence of dis
missal imposed upon Commander Dennis
w. Mullen. United States Navy, for
drunkenness
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
A STAY GRANTED

San francisco, July S.-Judge Morrow,
in the Federal circuit court, to- day grant
ed stay in the famous BY the will case,
and so permitted the attorneys of Miss
Flora Blythe Hinckley to file petition
to set the decree aside
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
DISHONEST ALpERMEN.

Chicago, July S.-Criminal proceedings
will he soon commenced against Alder
man john Powers and others, charged
with soliciting brides amounting to $3.50,
600 for the purpose Of gliding the passage
of the general electric ordinance
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
HOT ENOUGH FOR YOU?

have hot weather shoes for everybody.
Keep your feet nice and COO! and you can
stand the hot weather. have complete
stocks in two storcs-Salem avenue and
Jefferson street, BACHRACH.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
HAVE LEFT CHICAGO.

Chicago, July s. The Pan. American
tourists left here this afternoon for South
Bend, Ind. where they will inspect Notrc
Dame and Studebaker's immense car
riage plant.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
Suit-inakin9
AT
Little Prices!

IT'S ABOUT CLEARING OUT TIME
IN OUR TAILORING DEPARTMENT,
AND If YOU NEED a SUIT WE'LL
ALMOST MAKE IT FOR THE FUN OF
IT.
LOTS OF PRETTY PATTERNS TO
SELECT FROM.
GILKESON & TAYLOR.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
Will STICK no WORK.

Bluefeld, w. Va, July s. There is no
trouble and none is apprehended among
the miners of the Flat-Top field. a num-
Der of agitators who have started for this
field will get the cold shoulder.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
MARK TwAIN,s NEW BOOK.

London, July S.-Mark Twain has fin.
ished his new book, "The Surviving limo.
cent Abroad and will start for the con
tinent to. morrow for n vacation.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
DENUDED BY LIGHTNING.
Fairmont Man Stripped of His Clothing
but Left IIniiurn6

Fairmont. w. Va, July S..-Curtis
Miller, young man, of Arnettsville,
while walking along the street yesterday
was struck by lightning, the bolt en-
tirely 'enuding him, stripping of even
his underclothes and shoes. He was
stunned only a little, aud, greatly fright.
ened, ran block to his home.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
CONCEDED TO TYLER

Fredericksburg, Md. July s.-The
Democrats of King George county will
elect delegates to.the State convention at
August term of court The county dele
gate are conceded to Tyler for Governor.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09

Strawberry Ice Cream made of fresh
au j. j. Catogni's
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09
TAXES. TAZES,

City taxes fol the year 1897 are due, 5
per cent. will be added August 1st If not
paid. Very respectfully,
49, j, p. COON, Collector.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-09

RELIEF FOR FRENCH SUFFERERS.
Paris, July s. = The chamber of depu-
Ties to day voted the sum of 1000, 900
francs for the relief of the victims of the
Hood in France, Guadalupe and Algeria.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-02
PercOlatlon.

Can you give me any details of per-
collation. tests?-N. N. We
do not know that we have at
hand extensive details, but We
can give the following from Stor-
er: so long ago as 1868 the
English chemist, Dalton, sunk
cylinder three feet deep and ten inches
in diameter into the soil, filled it With
earth, made it level with the surfacs
of the land, and after the first yeal
grew grass upon it. By collecting the
water at the bottom of this cylinder
he found that rs per cent of the yearly
rainfall had percolated through the
earth into it. The difference he attri5-
uted to evaporation. simultaneously
with Dalton, Maurice, at Geneva, using
an iron cylinder filled with earth,
found that the percolation was eGua! tc
80 per cent of rainfall amounting tc
20 inches per annum. Gasparin, in the
south of France, in 1902, noted &c
pc: cent of percolation from rainfall
OF 20 inches. Dickinson, in England
IN lSo6-43, at locality where the aver
age rainfall was 26.6 inches, used d
Dalton rain gauge three feet deep and
IL inches wide, filled with gravelly
foam and grass-grown at the surface
he found as the average of eigh,
years observations that 11.3 inche:
percolated in year, Or about 42.5 pei
cent of the rainfall, while SIS per cen;
either evaporated or remained in the
SOIL. In round numbers two-ffths OF
the rainfall would pass out of the land
through the drains, though very con-
siderable variations were noticed, rang.
ing from 80 to 81 per cent, in the
course of the experiments. Risler, in
Switzerland Qs67-6S), by gauging
drains that had been laid four feet
deep in a compact impervious Soil
which bore crops at the time of the
experiment, found that 90 per cent OF
the average rainfall of II inches Ter.
colated, while 70 per cent of it evapor-
ated' Ffaf, in Erlangen, and Void
rich, at Salisbury and at Vienna, found
mat only one-fourth of the yearly ruin
1all percolated through two feet Of bare
SOIL when the evaporation was greater
than the rainfall; that almost one
third percolated when evaporation was
equal to rainfall, and that rather more
IMAM one-half percolated when the
evaporation was somewhat less than
the rainfall. Woldrich found invaria-
ply that less water percolated two fee,
IN SOIL upon which grass was growing
than IN bare soil. Very light rains
were wholly lost by evaporation from
the grass leaves, because the drops
clung to the leaves until they evapor.
ated.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-02
Protection Against Colds.

While every one admits the neces
sity that exists for guarding against
exposure, especially when there are
sudden changes from heat to cold,
there are very few persons who take
these imperative precautions in the
proper way. They are chilly when the
weather changes and.immediately seek
out an overcoat, a jacket, scarf or
muf11er. The shoulder cape comes into
use and the feather boa or wrap that
is pulled up close about the neck and
covers the chest. This is precisely the
region that neds the least protection in
these changes. If, instead of this,
thicker shoes and warmer hose were
put on and warmer covering for the
limbs were afforded, the trunk of the
body could take much better care Of
itself. Cold and exposed extremities
and too much wrapping around the
body creates congestion and paves the
way for disease. The hygienic and
sensible method is to give the throat,
chest and arms dash of cold salt
and water every morning upon rising.
An entire sponge bath of this sort is
of great advantage but this treatment
of the throat and chest is almost alb
solutely necessary if one would avoid
multitude of ills that affect this por-
ton of the system.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-12-02
MRS. OLIPHANT,
her lndomtable Courage and Saving
Sense of Humor-A Pretty Woman.

Sense OF Humor-A Pretty Woman.
One day in the last week OF her life
Mrs. Oliphant said: Many times I
have come to a corner which l could
see no way around, but each time a
way has been found for me- The way.
was often found by the strengthening
of her own indomitable courage which
as long as her children were left to-
her never seemed to flag; it was the
courage of perfect love, says the Fort;
nightly Review. But it is certain that
if she had no moral qualities except
courage she could not have toiled on as
great capacity to enjoy what was really
comic and everything that was beau
tiful, made life easier for her, and the
great JOY of kindnesses" was one never
absent from her. So that whatever
suffering might be lying in wait to
seize upon her solitary hours there was
almost always pleasant welcome and
talk of the very best to be found in her
modest drawing room. If the visitors
were congenial her charm of manner
awoke, her simple fitness of speech
clothed every subject with life and
grace, her beautiful eyes shone (taey
never sparhled), and the spell of her
exquisite womanliness made a charm
ed circle around her. She was ne1eFra
beautiful woman at any time of her
life, though for many years she was
very pretty one, but she had, as FAM
lily Inheritance, lovely hands, which
were constantly busy, in what she
called her Idle time, with some dainty
sewing or knitting; she had those Won
derful eyes which Kept their beauty
to the last minute of her life, and she
had a most exquisite daintiness in all
her ways and in the very atmosphere
about her which was pure womanly."