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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20
INTERSTATE PHONES.

The subscribers Of the Interstate Tele
phone aud Telegraph Company will
please add the following new names to
their.lis ~ complete list will be fur
nished i'll about ten days:
3o5, Assad, Elias, residence.
24S Assad. Elias, residence.
D Baldwin Detective Agency.
a, Baldwin's Detective Agency.
200, Barnes, II. c., drug store.
500, Bryan, +. NJ, residence.
335, Buiia, Chas D., residence.
"a. Butt, Price Co.. hardware.
1876, Caldwell.Sites Co., stationery
$50. Camper, j. w. justice of thepeace
Boz, Daniel, w. b., residence.
90, Daniel, w. b. 81 Co, office
313. Dicherson, S. X, residence.
242, Farrar, James, plumber.
1856, Felts, l.. T., residence
ia. Foster c. Hensel, tailors.
PSF, Goria Bros grocers.
29S. Hartwell, j. w, residence.
3S5, HaItwell j. W.. Office.
800, Ingram, l., residence
325, Marsteilpr Marble Works.
302, Murray, Capt. james, residence.
SD. RILEY & Co.. grocers.
$50, Roanoke Printing Company.
337, Rule, w w. & Son, printers.
3tS, Senones, Dr., Office.
375, Swallenberg, C.
500, Sisler, G. W., residence.
l05, Sexton, Z II coal and wool
3l6, Staples, A. P, residence.
800, Tice, DIR. f. c., residence.
BIT, Van Lear Bros, Vinton.
3S1, Nandegri:t, Is. P, residence.
$50, Virginia College.
Jus, Wilkinson, j. H.. residence.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20

We are showing a fine
Zephyr bingham in the new
plaids- block plaids and Scotch
plaids at 12hc.
The rarest of the 1898
English Percales are here.
abundance Of them, 12ac.
Case Spring Styles Outings
III perfect short lengths, sc,
worth Sc.
The new Arabesque Prints
for spring are choice, highest
class prints, 5c.
"Paint things red" about
your home--get your wrappers
of our lovely Turkey Red
prints, we have the choicest
printings, SC.
This week a big lot of Per-
Gale Remnants, yard and up
wards, 10c cloth, sc a yard.
RIBBONS.
A great show of New Rib
bons, just the latest ideas, and
the very choicest of them.
There's danger of you pay
Ing too much for Ribbons if
you don't get them here.
The new 'Bayadire' Plaid
Taifetas, 3inch, l9c.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20
HOOKER'S WOUNDS KILL HIM

Richmond, Feb. 19.-Gerald Stewart
Hooker, the youth accidentally shot by
comrade week ago while playing with
parlor rifles Mt Seven Pines. died at the
Retreat to-day. He was 16 years old,
and the son of f. S. Hooker, secretary OF
the Southern Wholesale Grocers Asso-
ciatinn
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20
DISSOLUTlON NOTICE.
I3OnnOke, Va. Sent. 9l

Roanoke, Va, Sept. 24, 1897.
The undersigned heretofore doing bus
mess at Roanoke, Va, under tho firm
name and style of Hunter 6; Co. having
mutually agreed, the said firm is this
day dissolved. The undersigned. L. II.
Hunter, retires from the firm, having sold
his interest to B. +. Donovan, said b. i.
Donovan continuing the bush, ess at the
same stand and under the same firm
name. All debts due the said firm must
be paid to said Donovan, and all the liza
bilities of said firm re hereby assumed
and will be paid by said Donovan
f. r. HUNTER.
b. +. DONOVAN.
| having sold my interest in the firm of
Hunter Il Co. to Is. +. Donovan, I be-
speak for Mr. Donovan Il continuance of
the patronage heretofore given to the firm
OF Hunter 81 Co. Mr.. Donovan will CON
tinue the business under the old finn
name of Hunter 81 Co.
f. r. HUNTER.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20
NEW THEATRE FOR NEWPORT
NEWS

Richmond, Feb. 10.-Mr Thomas G.
Lesth has signed contract with Judge
Sims, of Newport News, for ~ five-year-
lease of the $50. 900 theatre to BE err, cted
In that city by Winston Brothers, of
Chicago The house is to be completed
by October. Mr.. Leath is already lessee
OF the theatres in Richmond, Norfolk
and Petersburg.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20
BUCKLEN's AkNICA SALvE.

7 he best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores. letter. Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and al Skin Erup
tons, and positively cures Piles or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by
Massie's Pharmacy
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20
WOOD! woODM WOOnNl-

For PINE or OAK woody the CORD
or 10y the LOAD-prepered for COOKING
STOVES or in BLOCKS FOR HEAT
ING STOVES, so to w. X. ANDREWS
q CO., 2l0 Salem avenue. Their beled
teams are always ready to deliver it,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20

Fast Black.
"Majestic' Corsets. Queens
might wear them with i'm
punlty, perfectly modelled.
white, drab, black, soc.
Every woman in the land
can inhabit one of these.
Strong, durable, perfect fitting.
Made IN whire, drab and ecrue
equal in every way to 80 per
cent. of the SOC corsets, SOC.
WHITE GOODS.
The best time to buy White
Goods is when they are sold
cheapest and when you have
time fol sewing. The month
of February supplies the con
dltlon and the season.
Just put on sale, one case
white checked Dimity in the
small corded checks. You'd
hardly expect such quality for
less than Toe, but they are
going for &c.
Another case finest Long
Cloth has just been opened and
will be distributed this week
for Sl.374c piece of -
yards.
Thirty pieces White Striped
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-20

CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund money If it fails to
cure. 21c. The genuine has L. b. g. on
each tablet
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29
MORNING COURIER

thousand dollars and licked bit of ashes off his collar. Now Tunwell felt that his man was blufflng.
 call you said he.
 "'Ace high said Burbridge.
 :" Ace high here,' said Tunwell. 'ueen next
 "'Queen next here.'
 Mine next
 Mine next here.'
 "'Six next
 "Tunwell tossed his four that was next on to the table face upward with out the movement of an eyebrow.
 Six wins the sixty thousand dol lars,' said he. and the contractor strolled back from the window
 Better luck next time, Tunwell, said he, smiling. while Burbridge drank a glass of water.
 There isn't going to be any next time, my boy returned Tunwell. I'm no hog "-New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29

arrived at Dyea ready to join in the rush over Chilkoot Pass when spring opens"
 writes to the New York Herald to cor rect statement in that paper of Janu- ary 9, that Captain Taylor's govern ment exploring expedition had recently returned by way of Jenean and Copper River. MT. Russell writes that in reply to this inquiry the War Department notifies him that the officials never heard of such an expedition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29
THE MODERN MTTRDER MysrEpy '

THE MODERN MURDER MYSTERY. Why should there be such thing as modern murder mystery. With all our facilities for tracking a suspect, With country more closely settled and with greater alerthess on the part of the people than ever before-at least these are the claims which are put for ward somewhat boastfully for our own time-there seems to be no reason why man should be able to commit murder and then disappear.
 Yet what are the facts? Tn lMassa- chusetts there are two recent murder mysteries yet unsolved. Some time ago, in North Adams, a money lender named Reed and his daughter were found murdered one morning. Where is the murderer? In Brookfield the Newton family were horribly butchered supposedly by the hired man who | answered to the name of Paul Mueller and who appeared-where? Here in Connecticut we have the Hotchkiss tragedy in Killingworth, which differs a little from those just mentioned in | that the hired man was tried for the murder and acquitted. But we are no nearer than before to knowing who did commit the murder, except as vague suspicion may point to the wife, Tn Wilton Mir Lambert, having gone out one evening, returns to find another man in his home, and is murdered for l interference. The murderer took the train-the last known of him.
 l So far as the two states, Massachu- setts and Connecticut, are concerned
 there seems to be no great difference in the ability to track murderers Massachusetts has it's state constabu- lary, supposedly body of men alert to ferret out crime and bring criminals l to justice. It has been urged that Connecticut ought to have a similar state constabulary, but if it proves nc more effective than the Massa chusetts body, the benefit is not obvious. The remarkable thing about the moderr murderer is that he is usually low anc | brutal type of man, with no brains apparently, to invent deep laid plans ot escape. Low cunning, however, seems
 to answer every necessary purpose. l Such murders, as a rule, are com. mitted in smaller towns or village ham. let's Yet the great cities are not ex. empt Last August, in Philadelphia
 for example, Maj Wilson, the we'll
 known bibliophile was murdered in his store. Only by luck late last week has someone been arrested against whom
 there was good ground for suspicion ] A man named Riley assaulted an6 , robbed Newell Payne, an aged druggist
 of RoXbury, Mass, and fled to Philadel | phia, where he was arrested. Its po | lice think that he was probably acces
 sory to the murder of Maj. Wilson but
 that remains to be proved.
 | These and other cases that nigh be cited bring us back to the poin | where we started, that modern life
 with all it's facilities for discovering
 and tracking criminals, has apparently
 equal possibilities for the escape o
 murderers. In proportion to the mum
 Der committed one would say, off hand
 that there are more murder mysteries
 now than ever before.-Waterbury American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29
ACCIDENT TO PRESIDING ELDER
 RATES

Presiding Elder G. H. Bates of the Norwich district of the Methodist con ference recently had a narrow escape from serious injury, He had reached Manchester on his way to Mapping, where he was to preside at the quarter ly conference, and was being driven there by Dwight Foster, when the horse took fright and overturned the carriage. Both men were dragged short dis tance, tangled up in the carriage top, when the king bolt broke and the men were released from their peril Beyond a few slight scratches and bruises both were uninjured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29
ENGLAND AND THE NILE.

Frederick c. Penfleld, long years ago a resident of Meriden, later city editor of the Hartford Courant, and who was di- plomatic agent of the United States in Egypt during MT. Cleveland's second administration, has an opportune arti- cle in the February Forum on British exploitation of the Nile valley. He shows that the real scramble in Africa is between England and France. The latter has vast possessons in Central Africa, as well as on the west coast; and Madagascar has become French protectorate. The competition be- tween England and France has for years been very great; and the present Niger controversy will serve still furth- CT to estrange these nations. Dplo- macy will be called upon to employ it's subtlest devices to keep the now hostile forces on the banks of the Niger from resorting to extreme measures.
 If conference between the two gov ernments follows, to decide their equi- ties, then may come an opening for ar l oltrat1on concerning the Nile-a cir cumStance for which France is longing. The unexpected presence of French | expedition to Fashoda, between Khar- | toum and Wadelai. has reaWakened the fears which Sir Colin Scott Mon crieff excited three years ago when he ] explained how civilized nation on the Upper Nile might, at pleasure, either Hood Egypt or cut off it's water supply. This close relationship between the prosperity of Egypt and the control of the whole Nile from the Vistoria Nyan- ga to the Mediterranean, is a powerful argument in the hands of Britain's ad- vocates of a ward policy in Northern Africa.
 MT. Penfield concludes that if the English have any really vital interest in Afica, it is to monopolize the Nile, which means more to their nation than I the control of the Niger the Congo, and the Zambezi combined; for the Nile is as potential commercially as it is l politically; and the country lying at it's mouth is the strategtcal keystone to Britain's Indian and eastern super structure Great Britain controls near ly every foot of the Nile valley not in barbaric hands, and means to have it all. She shows no intention of sharing the river with any other European l power Her vanguard moving south- ward is, at the present moment, less than three hundred miles from Khar- toum; and, that point reached, Eng land will stop at nothing in her efforts to bring the valley intervening between Khartoum and the lakes safely within her dominion. To accomplish this end, she is doubtless willing to make inn portant concessions elsewhere, and, if thought is necessary, to endure any amount of international wrangling, to defy public opinion, or to resist by force of arms any movement directed at a curtailment of her aspirations Un- der no circumstances would England willingly share her control of any DOT tion of the Nile with France.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29


 Brennison Recovering. Arthur Brennison of South Man chester. who was prevented from start ing, Monday, owing to being wounded by the accidental discharge of his re- volver, is yet at the Hartford Hospi- tai. and he is improving rapidly. As soon as he has sufficiently recovered to be able to travel, he will start for Alaska.
 The Gold Fever at Stamford. The Klondike fever is raging at Stam- ford, and is being largely developed by railroad agents, who are now mak- ing the city their headquarters. Six agents for various railroads are in that town and 1t is probable that another expedition will leave at no distant date. Many of the men of Mondays party were attired in fur clothing and sombre- ros and carried their rifles All of the party gave up good situations or busi- ness interests to make the venture.
 Notes.
 Friends of M. H. Dean of New Haven. who went with the Stamford party. gave him a fine Winchester rife. He was workman in the Winchester factory.
 w. E. Pendleton writes from Dyea. Alaska, to New London friends, that there is great difficulty in getting postage stamps. Many women have
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-29
HIGH MASONIC APPOINTMENTS.
Grand Master Havens Names Chaplain
 and Deputies.

and Deputies.
 Hartford, Jan. 2S.-Grand Master Frank w. Ravens of the grand Ma sonic lodge has appointed Rev. Cor nelius G. Bristol of Hartford grand chaplain. District deputies have been appointed as follows:
 Hartford county-Arthur L. Leete of Thomsonville; Fairfield county, A. J. Hallock, Bethel; Middlesex county, Will bur F. Hurd, Deep River; New London county, Justin Holden, Norwich; Tol- land and Windham counties, ex-Senator Edward c. Fuller, Putnam.
The western recorder., 1898-06-16
STILL DELAYING.
That Fleet Has Not Yet Sailed for Sd 81
ago.

49, q fss.flff-l fi7fff-
Washington, June 1O.-Out Of the
maze Of doubt and contradiction as To
the dispatch of the first army of In
vasion to Cuba, one thing stands out
clenrly, namely, that the government,
feeling strong in its, present position
and plan. Is moving cautiously and
with the deliberation which 1t believes
will secure success unattended with
disasters. With this main purpose In
view, the army and navy are cooper
attng toward the dispatch of the
troops, some 25,0OO in number, under
escort of strong feet OF. naval con
voys. made up Of sixteen warsIiips
headed by the battleslipa Indiana.
Unattended by this strong fleet, the
troops might have left last = FrIday.
when one strong naval convoy was
ready for this service. Since then.
however, reports have come as to the
presence of Spanish ships in, the
north Atlantic. Realizing that nofh-
ing wns to be gained by haste, and
that the war was progressing steadily
fowapis success. 1t. was determined
NOT to take the one small chance OF
having our troops. transports menaced
by some scouting ships OF. the enemy.
AS result. the troops transports have
not proceeded to. Culn, either yester-
day or the day before. as has been re-
peatedly asserted. They are In reaili-
ness TO go, but will not move until
the naval convoy, Is ready to accom-
pany them. assuring safe conduct
from. Florida to the point of destina-
ton.
The western recorder., 1898-06-16
General dr.ps's /. si.sikp..r..

= ,ChIckamavrn. = Ga. June. 12.-Thc
event of yesterday at Ciiickamnuga
was fhe execution Of Gencrad Fred
Grants battle problem. In this prob
lem were a number of new and diff
cult inancuvers, and 1t was watched
with great interest by officers and men.
The maneuyers were all well carried
out according to General Grants ex-
ccllently conceived plan. Ind the fact
was demonstrated TINT mnny Of them
would be very useful In actual con
flIct. The battle began at O'Clock
and was concluded before noon.
The health of the camp ronflnues to
he good and the authorities are cncour-
aged to believe that there Will be very
little serious sickness among the men.
The quartermaster's and commissnry
departments have settled down to rou-
tine work and the receipt OF provisions
are about ms they have been during the
past few days. There nrc still a large
number OF regiments partially or total
ly lacking uniforms.
The western recorder., 1898-06-16
rA. r.., o. N. -sp.nl.a A,m.a..

The June Century contains an article
on 1.-The Spanish Armada" BY william
|,Frederir Triton. with an Introduction
by Captain Alfred n. Mahnn Captain
Mnhan says: +a saa F
',rhe fate of the Spanish Armada
stands conspicuous among the great
catastrophes of wnr narrated by his
tory. According to the estimate of
the Spanish Captain Duro. who has
made a close study. of the records in
his own country, ont of one hundred
and thirty sail OF which the Armada
was composed when 1t left Lisbon on
May 80. 15SS. ,sixfy-three' were lost.
OF these only, nine fell in battle or-in
Immediate consequence thereof, al-
though the injuries received in the va
rious actions In the Channel doubtless
contributed to the ultimate shipwreck
OF many. Nineteen were cast away on
the Scottish and Irish coasts; thirty
five disappeared altogether OF these
last, 1t Is possible that some OF the
smaller classes of vessels may have
reached port, and that the fact passed
unnoted: but OF the forty-odd larger
vessels which never returned. the
probability IL that those whose fate Is
unknown per!shed At sea,
The western recorder., 1898-06-16
, DISCUSSING HAWAII.
conEressmsH. Bell Olives HIS Rsasons
Against Annexatiop- L.

consrrssms.. BELL olives HIS Esasons
Against Annexation,
Washington, June 13.-Before pro.
ceeding with ethe HAWAIIAN debate,
the House to-day passed Senate bills
granting American registers 10 tile
steamships victoria. Olympia. Arizona,
Columbia. Argyle, Tacoma and Ar
cadia.
Mr. NewIands then addressed the
House In advocacy Of annexation. The
pending resolutions were Introduced
by him. -Lir--te llss -lfe ,f4i1H
Mr.. Bell followed. opposing the reso-
lutions. He attacked the existing re-
public as being an oligarchy. and the
offer of the islands for annexation rs
being made by n few and In utter dis
regard of the wishes OF the vast mn-
jority Of the people who reside In the
islands. He .contended for the right OF
all people to he governed In accordance
with their will. Continuing. Mr.. Bell
argued that the population was unde-
sirablcs and that the location OF the Is
lands In the tropical. climate made IL
unlikely that Il people resident there
would ever be desirable as a COM
ponent of American citizenship. The
conduct OF American missionaries and
others who have gone to Hnwnli was
attacked ns having resulted In a sue
cessful conspiracy 10 deprive the ma
tives of their property and self-goverrI-
ment. The existence of leprosy In the
islands was commented upon ms a
drawback TO annexation.
Mr.. Bell concluded by saying the an
nexation of Hawaii would be accepted
by the world ns virtual abandonment
of the Monroe doctrine. because 1t
H..
llshment of American institutions be-
yond the boundaries within which the
Monroe doctrine originally applied.
and that the latter cou'd not occur
without reciprocal rights being con-
ceded to European powers.
The western recorder., 1898-06-16
rumoHs or rrErcr AID.
skilled Artiiierymen with Guns Ezpected
by Itlauco.

Chicago. June IRA special to the
Record from Kingston, Jamaica. says:
For some days have been investi-
eating the persistent reports which one
hears everywhere In these wnters-on
the vessels of the American aeet, In
Jamaica and other nelghboring Islands,
and particularly in Cuba itself-that
important assistance is being given by
the French-apparently with :; the
knowledge OF the government of
France-to the Spnnlards In Cubn.
This Investigation has been conducted
in quarters which would cause sur
prise. IL the whole story could be made
known.
Through secret COMMUNICATIONS be-
gun some days ago with Cubans iH
Santiago, who have an underground
railway for sending information to the
fleet by way of Aguadores. 1t has been
learned that thc-SpanIsh defenders OF
that city are expecting reinforcements
of troops IN vessel sailing under the
French flag. On Thursday of Inst week
General Blanco advised General Lin
ares by telegraph from Havana that
100 French nrtillerymen would join the
Spanish army in Cuba within n week
from that time. and that field guns and
an ample supply of ammunition would
arrive with them. si.
Last Monday night, June 9th. the
French steamer Mnrseilles. bound from
C0runna, Spain. to St Thomas, Danish
West indies, left Kingston harbor. She
had on board 12S male passengers.
most of whom bore themselves with a
distinctly military air. 1t Is believed
here that nearly Nh of them were
French artillerymen. After the vessel
sailed from this port 1t was learned
by Americans in Kingston. on what
was thought to. be good authority, that
the Marseiiies had twenty rapid-firc
guns in her hold. 1t Is supposed she
was on her way to Hayana to try to
run the blockade hnd land reinforce
ments, arms, ammunition and militnry
stores for General Blanco. The Amer
lean fleet beforei Havana has been no.
titled TO keep sharp watch for this
vessel.
It il believed in Kingston, though on
what grounds l am not permitted to
say, that the French government is
secretly equipping fast cruiser to aid
the Spanish by operations In Cuban
waters under the. Spanish flag, and
that II is continually sending men.
arms and ammunition 10 the Span,
iards, most ofsthese going to Havana.
So serious has this matter become that
have reason to believe orders have
been given from Washington for
American warships to search all yes-
sells sailing under the French nag that
may be sighted on the high seas.