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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15

No sensible man could expect to find
me cuban soldiers as Well equipped
and as efficient as Uncle Sans SOL
dlers. Yet some of the correspondents
who are now in Cuba seem to be much
surprised to find that they are not equal
to Uncle Sans regular soldiers 1t is
not safe, however, to judge soldiers by
outward appearances. The hypercriti-
cal gentlemen who are disposed to
make fun of the Cubans might turn to
history and read how the vaing!orious
General Gates ridculed Marion's brave
illtle band and then fed himself where
each one Of the Swamp Fox's men
"ould nave died in their tracks. Crit
'clshl IS all right where it is just, but
no man who allows prejudice to blind
ms judgment or loses sight of circu;n-
stances is qualified TO pose as 8 critic
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15

5 Since experience is supposed to tcacb
even fools certain amount OF wisdom
II rs difficult to understand why the
Americans are content to stand around
at Santiago and let the Spaniards talk
and palayer about surrenderine. Ne
gotlatlons having this end in view have
been going on for woek or more. In
me meantime yellow fever is gaining
q strong foothold in the American
CAMP There IS only one sort Of q de-
tn MAJ the spaniards Seem capable Of
understanding and that is the demand
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15

WANTED-BOY WHO HAS SOME
knowiedge Of the printing business
Apply at Daily Press office. II.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15

Advertising rates furnished on appli-
cation. Contractors are not allowed to
exceed their space OF advertise other
than their legitimate business, except
by paying especially for the same. Ad-
vertisements discontinued before the
expiration of contract will be charged
Tor at transient rates for the time in
serted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15
New Summer Resort.
THE Blu CKROE BEACHHOTEl

Is situated on Hampton Roads in
sight Of Fort Monroe, where electric
cars meet incoming and outgoing
steamers. This delightful summer re-
sort Will be
OPENED MAY 2. 1898.
The hotel has been enlarged. Per-
feet sanitary condition and plumbing.
Bathing Is unexcelled. Fishing ana
boating unrivalled. No malaria. The
cool breeZes OF the Atlantic. Electric
cars every is minutes for Fort Monroe.
Hampton and Newport News No liq-
uors sold or gambling permitted. Pic
mic parties allowed the use OF the
mammoth pavilion during the day.
MEsic every night except Sunday.
kDr terms apply to
CHARLES H HEWINS. Manager
Buck Roe Beach Hotel,
Hampton. Va
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15
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EXCEPT MONDAY
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PosToFFICE BUILDING.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-15

at the Continental replied the trnn
scribcr Of the musings of she matinee
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08
HE ASKS BUT LITTLE.

To the Editor Of The Times: Sir, after
reading your editorial on AR. William H.
Thorne's article "Must the Negro Go?'
l could net refrain from this expression,
that every intelligent negro admits the
fact that there are among them. those w no
do things of which they are ashamed; but
that the negro as race is "shftless,
unteac liable and immoral" is not true,
ami no ore knows it better than those of
our white friends here in the South (and,
thank God, we have many who have
watched our battles with poverty, igno-
rance and prejudices.
The negro has not improved every op-
portunity that has come with his free
dom. but he has not SO utterly failed that
any one here THINKS that he need he ''re-
enslaved, killed or exported" All these
are iinpossibilities in the category OF
Christian civilization
All the negro as n race asks of this
country, North or South, East or West,
is that they treat him as he has treated
them, be patient as he has been patient,
love him as he has loved them. bear with
his shortcomings as he has borne with
theirs. And, Mr.. Editor. let the Southern
press defend us in the right as you have
done; and year after year the world will
see added to the ranks of good citizel
ship members from the negro race. Yours
very respectfully, a. b. CAMPBELL
Salem, Va, Jan. G, 1928.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08
SPANS REIGN OF TERROR.
illustrated in the Slaughter of the
Vil|egaS Family.

Havana, Jan. 7.-Until confirmation
was received Of the first t, iings sent from
Sancti Spiritus concerning the terrible
fate of the Cuban, Enriuqe Villegas, his
wife and eight of bis nine children, the
Times Havana CORES pondent did not
think 1t best 10 write anything OF it for
publication. This new instance of the
savage character of Spanish warfare was
so horrible that it seemed at first rather
an invention than a fact. Bur there is no
ground now to doubt the fact, for the de-
tails hpve been verified by several trust
woi thy persons.
Enrique Nillegas was one at the best
known persons in the city OF Cie1fueos
ana belonged to a very old and wealthy
fam lily of the island. Early in the pies
ent revolution he joinel the Cuban arm V
in Santa Clara province, and attained the
rank of captain in spite of his feeble con-
stitution and small physical aptitude for
military service. He had a wife and nine
sons and was about 80 years of age
Early n December Lass ne became i'll
and WAS sent TO Cuban hospital near
Sancti Spiritus. His wife, with her sc ns,
the eldest 10 years of age and the Yong.
est ., not outstanding Villegas' warn
ings not TO come to him, went to the hos
pital to see him for the last time, know
ing that his end was near. The family
remained there until December 90. when
they, with the unfortunate Villega, were
made the victims of Spanish assassins.
On the evening of that day, when the
poor family was around the dying mans
bed. shot from the Cuban out posts
warned them of the presence of the Span
iards In addition to Villeoas and his
family there were three men and nurse
In the hos pitel When they heard the
shot, which is the signal to flee from the
raiders OF Cuban hospitals, the Others
took refuge il the woods, but N-illegas,
almost sens,less, could not move: and
his wife aud sons did not abandon him.
The Spanish guerrilleros entered the
hospital, and shouting "Viva Espana,' y
surrounded, machetes in hand, the unfor-
tunate Cuban family. Nillegas' wife
cried in vain for mercy. Nillegas was
hacked to pieces On his bed, and eight OF
hik sons shared the same fate. The wife
and the youngest son were spared, but
the poor woman could not long endure
the memory OF the barparoua scene. AS
soon as she reached the city of Saucti
Spiritus, prisoner of war, sudden at.
tack Of madness seized her. Not even il
this affecting situation did the Spaniards
have any pity, and had it not been for
the charity of some Cubans who took her
to their house, she would have died like Il
dog in the street She died few days
later without having recovnied her
senses. Her little son is now the only
survivor of the Villegas family.
News Genes from Puerto Principe that
seventy four Spanish soldiers have Joined
the insurgents there.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08
ELLIS BROS, lO4 Jefferson Street
NATI~ NAL EXCHANGE BANK BUILDING
SUBSTITUTES FOR PRAYING.
Parrots and Prayer Whcels Among the
CalmuclS Tartars.

Finally il you spend most of your timo
rs did, among tho natives on tho hurri-
cane deck, your attention will be attracted
by third class of worshipcrs-namcly,
the Calmuck Tartars, who live in felt
tents or kibitkas (kcc- beet .kas) along the
lower Volga, and who wander, with great
herds of cattle and camcls, over tho steppcs
of eastern Europe and western Asia. These
Hat faced, i'll looking nomads are al Bud
dhists, and not only do they pray, but they
may fairly claim the credit of having re-
duced devotion to n science.
Praying five times q day, as the Moham-
mcdanS do, or even twice day, after tho
custom of the fire worshipcrs, seems to
have been too severe a tax upon the cner-
sics of the original Buddhists, and they
set their ingenuity ut work to devise some
means of lessening the labor. The first cx-
pedicnt that occurred 10 them was teach
ing parrots to pray and then claiming the
credit OF the prayers thus said by proxy
This answered The purpose very we'll ut
first. But teaching parrots was trouble
some, and besides that, the parrots in
spite OF all precautions would occasionally
pick up scraps Of profanc learning, which
they intcrminglcd with their devotions in
n manner not ut all ctlifying. so tho
Buddhats finally abandoned the instruc-
ton of parrots ana calling in the aid of
applied science invented the prayer wheel.
Nobody, it seems to me- but the LATEST
OF Asiatics would ever have thought OF in
Producing labor saying machinery into the
realm OF the spiritual. But the Buddhists
cot only thought OF it, but put the idea
promptly into execution. The prayer
wheel used by Tie Calinuck Tartnrs on
the lower Nolga is II small wooden cylin-
der 6 or 8 inches in length and about 2
inches in diameter, turning upon YER
teal axis. tho lower end of which is OK"
tended and thickcncd to form handle.
This cylinder is stuffed full of short, writ
ten prayers, and every time it is turned
upon its axis all the prayers that it con 3.
tains arc regarded as duly said. Could
anything be moro simple or satisfactory?
There is no shutting CT the eyes, no get
ting down on the knees in uncomfortable
positions, no facing in any particular di-
rcction. All that the supplicant has to do is
to give his wheel twirl and it grinds out
prayers with II rapidity and flucncy which
leave nothing tn DO desired. But from
an occidental point of view the whole per-
fornancc Is, 0f course, an absurdity.
could feel some respect for the prayers of
tho Mohammcdnns and of the fire worship
crs, but the wooden wheels of tho Cnlmuc k
Tartars excited only contemptuous amuso-
mcnt.-Gcor9e Kcnnan in independent.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08

A new and important industry is to
find it's first trial on American soil dur
ing the coming February. The enterprise
is to be an extensive velvet mandatory.
A transfer of the plant is being made
from the little town of ..Seuchtein, Prus-
sid. to New Haven, Conn. The owners
of the factory, Rosie Brothers, control
the velvet trade of the world. but under
the new tariff the duties on velvet i'm
ports are SO high that the manufacturers
find it to their interest to locate branch
factory in America N order to hold the
trade of this country.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08

An ideal home on Terry Hill, corner
lot, - large rooms, exclusive OF bath
closets, Easements, and property has all
modern conveuicnces. hard wood finish,
lovely ca biuet mnuties. stoves MD Crates
This property sold in May, 1891. for So,
GOO. We now offer it ut "a 600; $3.50:
balance small monthly payments or so
much per year TO suit customers. Don't
miss this opportunitv
Broom brick residence; hest location.
Church avenue. up-to date improve
ments, S4.650; very cheap and reasonable
One of the most expensive residences i'll
all Roanoke, just lovely. large lot, fine
sable, house aione cost 81, 600, in the best
of rep, ir, situated on Nirth avenue south.
west, So 300. 81, 800 cash; bsla ce to suit.
s room brick house, Campbell avenue,
1900; $500 cash: $50 pei month.
Splendid Groom home, Wheat street.
near Brown Bros. store, good stable,
other outdoor buildings. worth $4,000.
We now offer Mt only 81, 200; 5000 cash
balance so per month.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08

President Mckinley is making for him
self record as pardoner. It would
seem, however, that his executive Glenn
ency eXpends itself on favored class of
criminals, bank robbers appealing to him
most strongly. Since his inauguration
he has set. free no less than twenty of this
fraternity, the last 10 benefit by his len
jency being little army of eight sent
home Oh Xmas day in time to enjoy the
festivities of the season. This makes an
average of about two month since he
has been in Office. The Wholesale Job of
Nmas day has brought about his ears a
perfect deluge of protestations from the
religious press. Moderation in all things
Is good motto, but it applies to nothing
more fittingly than to an iudscreet ana
indiscriminate exercise of the pardoninr
power Of the executive.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08

Flooding Pete Wanted the Football
Clothes and Wanted Them Badly.

Flooding Pete Wanted the Football
Clothes and Wanted Them Badly.
Flooding Pete had been wrapt i'll ST.
lent meditation for long time.
de first Ting ye KNOW remarked
Mcandering Mike, "ye'll be t'inkin."
Il got u license ter think, :" was tho
answer
'Mebbc, but We want ter look out.
Yell keep t'inkin an Thinking, an do
fus' ting ye knows yell git an ideo yo
wants ter carry out, an de mex Ting
ye knows yell be workin."
Would ye call holdin man up All
maxim i'm change clothes wit yer
workin?"
81 dunnos 1 kin cxackly say" re-
piled Meandering Mike, rubbing his
chin reflcctively.
Did We see dat wagon load o. football
players goin up dc road:"
No. | happened to have mo eyes
shut ut dc time. 1 heard 'em plain
enough, so didn't go to de exertion o.
strainin me lids. -
"Ye didn't git good look at de kind
o clothes 1cy had on?''
No, but I've seen 'em. -
Dem togs is what want ter high
way rob somebody of dc fus' chance I
gits.'
Pete, ye want ter look out. Football
develops mans muscles an makes i'm
ono O. de hardest subjects fur larceny
in Gle list"
can't helpit. wants dem clothes. "
You'll be wantin dress suit case
an silk umbrella next"
Nope Mo tastes is moro luxurious
ner that. never hankered fur clothes
before. But de idea of wearin mo own
mattress around Oil me frame SOS ter
have it handy whenever wants ter lay
down fur nap is so allurin dat I'm
almost willin ter take exercise ter real
lZe it. Washington Star.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08
MEN THAT ARE DOOMED!
And Yet Who Do Not Realize
Their Danger.
is Too Late, Explained by Scion of
Science.
Science.

"Imet a gentleman on the street to-day
whom L have not seen for so",e time, buC
the moment my eyes rested upon him
could see that he was doomed"
1t was a member of the faculty of a
New York Medical College who made this
statement.
az saw" he continued, "that peculiar
color of countenance, that lack of express
sion in the eyes and puffiness under the
lids which indicate the presence of the
most horrible of all known diseases.
1.-THE corners of the mans mouth were
somewhat drawn down and the lines of
the face were distinctly marked. felt
like warming him, but was not on suffi-
GENTLY intimate terms to warrant my do
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08

q The bill introduced by Mr.. Folkes and
reported favorably by the house committee
on labor and poor, providing vestit uled
is both humane and pl oper measure and
should become law. Despite the oppo-
sition that was brought to bear by the
street railways against the measure the
committee was in deliberation less than
one minute before reporting. There are
few occupations that carry with them
more discomforts and suffering in winter
than that of mot ormen, and where much
Of such discomfort can be obviated it is
clearly the part of humanity to see that
it is done.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08

AS soon as the Columbus affair shall
have been settled one way or another, the
people will have leisure to devote some
of their attention to the Gould McComas
muddle now being hatched up in Annap.
oils. The spectacle just now presented in
Republican politics is not one to make q
follower of that faith advertise himself if
he has any pride of self left in him After
these two latest family squabbles and
factional wrangles in New York the Re
publicsns may we'll pause before pointing
the finger CT scorn 1T the factionized con-
ditioh of the Democracy. GLOW pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together IN
unityp'
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08

The movement to change the nam. of
the Congressional library to the National
Library and give the general public the
free use of it's books is one hat will meet
the full approval of all lovers of books
Under the present system favored few
have access to this magnificent collection,
and such change as is contem plated
would enhance it's public usefulness very
greatly.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08

Hanna. 1t has come to serve merely us
punctuation mark for the editorial page
of every raper that one picks up, so per-
sisteptly does it recur. Much time and
labor in the composing room could be
saved were some sign Oh symbol TO be
agreed upon by which to represent it.
Puns and plays upon the name have been
suggested by the photographer until gray
brain matter is at an unheard OF pre-
MUM. No pennya.liner of "a country
paper feels that he has properly flushed
his editorial task until he has had his lit
tie bout with Hanna. No editorial writer
on any of our great dailies would feel
that he had honestly earned the daily
part of iis ten thousand dollar salary
| should he leave the editorial desk with
out suggesting to the readers of his col
umns some new and unthougbt of aspect
in the great Hanna mill, now being
fought to a finish in the Columbus arena.
a dozen times day one catches oneself
in time to check the asinine query of
whats the matter with HANNAH" Hot
and cold flushes succeed each other as
every now and then some dazzling sug-
gestion of passable new play upon the
name flashes across the mind, to be fol-
lowed by the calm conviction, bred of
despair, that such thing is an impossi-
bility. Modern and ancient history,
psychological or Biblical alwsions, all
have yielded up their treasures in the
mad desire to win undying fame by ad-
ding some new Quip on Hanna. Never
has the old conundrum, whats in "a
name,h been so fully and so exhaustively
al swered as in the past few weeks. The
cartoonst who the other day made the
now famous hi; on "the pulling of Han
mas leg,". thus successfully forming
new combination of two most stale gaes,
is reported to te suffering from complete
collapse, and when Hanna shall succeed
very soon in securing those four lacking
| votes, we Will not answer for the conse-
Quences 10 the American people.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08
KOANOKE'S FRIEND 70

Our neighbor. The Times, came out
this morning with its first page so full of
prosperity that it was forced over on
page four. just opposite the announce
ment of a $4,000 business failure. Many
people, no doubt, re ad the said prosperity
article with a feeling of doubt. and espe-
cially those who cannot find an honest
days work to earn An honest dollar. In
fact the conditions are such as not to
warrant any such poppy cock prosperity
stories. Certain public journals have
been predicting good times for many
years, nut i'll vain, and January is the
time they do their predicting Evening
World, January D.
For paper that nearly every day
makes frantic appeals n its editorial col
Unns. calling upon the IL erchants of
Roanoke to advertise, it would appear
that the above comes With very bad
grace. Our esteemed contemporary has
clamorously advised the business men of
this city that the long promised pros
pcrity had arrived and that ''now is the
time to advertise and the Evening World
is the best medium"
Such has been the nature of the Worlds
attempt to secure business, and yet be-
cause The Tines saw fit to give expires.
sions to the concensus OF opinion OF many
Roanoke merchants interviewed, The
World thinks it good thing for Roam
oke to deride the exposition Of their views
and say, in effect, that Roanoke is on the
verge Of bankruptcy and that our bust
! ness fabric is tottering to its ruin. We
fail to SEQ how & calamity croaker can
be of advantage to our city
On Tuesday, January 6, Immediately
following the publication of the clipping
above referred to, the World prints an
additional appeal for business and nses
it's editorial columns for that purpose &.
as follows:
If you haven't made many New Year
resolutions, there is yet time. If you are
in business there 10 chance to make a
resolution, which, if adhered to, will be
great boon to you in years to come Let
the resolution be: 81 will do business on
business principles. ! will search for
business, and not sit down and wait for
business tc come to me. 1 will look fer
merit, and, finding 1t, take advantage OF
| III. VIII put away Inc tnt1quateu idea
Of following the crowd, Of doing this and
that because others do it. will adver.
iise ia the papers which the people who
answer advertisements read'' Such q
resolution as this would be great thing
in bringing back the prosperity which we
have been looking for and hoping for
The Evening World is the Roanoke paper
which reaches the people who answer al
refreshments. II you doubt this ask those
merchants who have used its columns.
Here is consistency" for ypu. Tht
editor Of the World is so eager to indulge
in small journalism that he apparent,
forgets, in his desire to "spit venom a
the lines, what he writes from one da,
to another; but in this state Of forgetful
ness he may resi- assured he is not alone
His readers are with him.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-08
WHAT 1T MEANS.

When we advertise that we will guar
antee DR.. Kings New Discovery, Electric
Bitters, Buckien's Arnica Snlve, or DR..
Kings New Life Pills, it means that we
are authorized by the proprietors to sell
these remedies ON a positive guarantee,
that If purchaser Is not satisfied with re
suits, we will refund the purchase price
These medicines haze heen sold on this
puatan:ee for many wears and their could