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The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
ROM
NEW YORK
TRADES"
emusic

he Louis Nv. Style One of the Artistic
Productions in Piano Making.
One of the brightest specimens of the
lano makers art can be found in the re-
rod,Iction of the Louis XIV. piano of
chr Bros &; Co.. who with their usual
foGress!veness, have seen the trend of
re times toward the artistic in piano
Uses in the high grade piano and have
zen Mt work in this line, and the first of
lese styles has resulted in the produc
ON Of Louis Nv. style, which they are
by making in mahogany. 1t is an ar
site piano in every sense of the word.
ne lines are well toned, and not too
aborate, which has been the great fault
the production Of piano cases. "A great
my of these pianos have been placed in
ne of the richest homes in this and
er cities, and five of them are in the
llal chant ers Of the Hotel Waldorf, the
ognized leading hotel in New York.
lly were chosen as being of the highest
Of the piano makers art. The style
ne piano is fully up to the high stand
that has always characterized the
Bios. piano.
p1oe Piano Company sole dealers.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
LOSES HUSBAND PRETTY SISTER
Mrs. Ford Says n Crisis Came in Hel
Family Affairs


Treton, n. j., Jan. 22.-The simulta-
neous dropping out of sight Of men and
women is getting to he II common occur.
renee in this city. Alfred L.. Ford, of
No. 81 Montgomery place, is the latest
husband to disappear, and his attractive
sister in-law. who had been a sojourner
in the family several weeks, left the
house the same day.
The missing sister of Mrs Ford is a
handsome girl. Is years OF age When, a
few weeks ago, she lost Il position as gov.
erness, Mrs Ford invited her To make
her Il visit. Mile came, and size had not
been her sisters guest many days when
Mrs. Ford noticed that her husband and
sister were very attentive to each other
There was stormy interview, and Mrs
Ford ordered Mile from the house. Ford
then said that If his sister. law went he
would go with her. He appears to have
kept his word, fer he hasn't been home
for week, and his wife says she has no
knowledge of his whereabouts or the
whereabouts Of her sister
Ford was honse decorator ara found
constant employment at liberal wages
Prior to dropping out of sight, he col
lected all the money due him and left his
wife and three small children in needy
circumstances.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
POISON FOR swEErHEARTs.

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 22-Paul Mueller,
photographer, and Miss Lulu Frank
house attempted suicide late last night
They wanted to get married, but felt that
they we're too poor. Mueller played the
races yesterday and lost all. The couple
agreed to commit suicide il they could
not marry.
Each wrote several farewell letters and
then Mueller mixed npa preparation Of
arsnic and paste. They took this. Mu-
eller revived, and, seeing his sweetheart
suffering, rushed to druggist. The
druggist ran up to the gallery. admins
tered an antidote TO the girl aud Mueller.
To day the GIRL snid she was sorry her
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
more THAN SIS IN IT."
A Very Thick Package in a Big
White Envelope.

Cincinnati, Jan. 22.-The committee
from the Ohio state senate appointed to
investigate the charges or an ALLEGED at
tempt of Hanna's supporters to bribe
Representative Otis, held a session here
to-day. The principal testimony was
given by Allen o. Meyers, Jr., key clerk
OF the Gibson House. He swore that jan
nary y II. III. Boyce registered at the Glib
son House and talked by long-distance
telephone to Hanna headquarters at Col
unbus.
Meyers says he was at another .ele-
phone ana heard the entire conversation.
Boyce was talking to man whom ha
called Major BoyCe, and said that ne
could get Otis's vote for SIC, 900 cash. ma
$4,000 when the fight was over. accord.
ing to Myers, and was told to eNchanIe
notes with Otis.
Severai conversations ensued bef vyeen
boyce and the headquarters at Column
ous, one OF which was heard nj another
telephone by Miss Jacobs steuogra pher.
who took down the conversation.
Clerk Ryland testified that Boyc. left
package at the hotel. 1t was in a big
white envelope aud very thick. He left
IL with Ryland for safe.keeping, and re-
marked that there was more than 81 in
itn " :"
Detective Miller testified that he was
EN- pioyed to shadow Boyce and Fl. Fl.
hoiienneck lie heard a conversation be
tween the two over telephone. Hollen-
beck said to Boyce: "Ihave Otis here at
the depot, and can hold him all the even
ing If necessary. He says Droste and
Lane will vote for Hanna think I can
get something on Otis before morning.
ana II we get him we will be but one vote
short"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
GARCIA'S REPORTED DEATH.
Persistent Report That the Famous
Leader Was Killed..

Havana, Jan. 22.-Although nothing
appears to be known on the subject at
Spanish headquarters, persistent rumors
were in circulation to- day to the effect
that General ClaNito Garcia, the famous
insurgent leader, was k'llel in a recent
engagement with the Spanish troops
The Spanish steamer Alfonso NH
sailed for Spain to-day with Sc officers
and $50 wounded and sick soldiers on
board.
1t is announced that $50 tons of sugar
cane have been destroyed by fire at the
colony of Santa Ana, province of Santa
Clara
The local newspapers are requesting
the government TO pardon all those who
have been guilty of offenses against, the
electoral laws
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
BANNER BILL DAY.
lie Senate and House Passed
Nearly Sixty Bills.

Richmond, Jan. 22.-This was the Ian
day in both houses for the passage
DIS. More than twenty bills were
sposed of by the senate and nearly forty
The house. Both CO landers were clear
for the first time since the HOLIDAYS.
Senator Withers introduced bill to
lmblt to the voters at next falls con-
lfessional election the question OF call
convention to change the constitu-
lon. In presenting the measure Mr.
lithers said the approaching condition
fmand the revision of the constitution
an increase OF tax rate.
Delegate r. Randolph Hicks to-day
tceeeded In having Thos. e. kizor. of
oapoke, appointed to a position at the
.ate penitentiary.
MIR. Kizer, of Norfolk, introduced n
ii to make the wearing by a non. resi-
ent of a labor organization button a
isdemeanor.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
Why Waste
Your Leisure Hours

When YOU can spend them to such
great advantage at very little cost?
There is no better way to spend few
hours than by reading good book.
L With a metropolitan book store ut your
command you can get almost ANY
BOOK on n moments notice, whereas
ordinarily you would have to order new
books and wait for week to ten days
aor them. s,Ea-,saa " 4
4 1t is Il pleasure to us TO have the privi-
Sege of showing you our goods whether
4 oil buy or not. Our prices speak fol
themselves.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23

EEbE COAL. $:s.75 per
terry it. y. EE. WEEEATN-
80 co. Office, 1Os Third
stN. w. Phone 2IO.
C's MIRACULOUS EsCApE
eau u Shafting and Winfield About

60 Ah-Itih = oL'' w hiiiS' - bouO
Nimes-Dress Torn to Shreds.
Lfville, n. j., Jan. 22.- Albert,
the iold son of Stephen NJ. Wander
griile playing in the Touring mill
at Me yesterday, about six miles
from had his dress caught in an
llpriAft, which was revolving rap.
idiy'As whirled around many times
oeforhploye saw the position the
ch'd and hurriedly stopped the
machTom running. Every bit or
ciothithe little fellow was torn to
pieces.trange to relate, he sustained
no ,hJeXcept number Of severe
bruise;
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
ARTS SENSATION.

Par'i 22.-The session of the
chhm'fputies was suspended to-
DAY owa tree fight resulting from
posthterpellation of the govern
meht Minister Cavaignac on the
subject semi official note issued in
.IannarAe by Dreyfus to Captain
I.ebrun7l
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
FELL DEAD IN CHURCH.

when Christ Calls Me, Heaven is My
Ilome," Were His Last Words.
Bridgeton, n. j, Jan. 22.-while
speaking in the Newport Baptist Church
last evening George w. Newcomb, senior
deacon of the church, fell dead from heart
disease.
The regular service in the church was
about concluded when the pastor, Rev.
G. j. Meredith, gave an invitation to those
who wished to tell their experiences. MFR.
Newcomb responded. when Christ calls
ME, Heaven is my home," said he.
These were his last words. AS he ut.
tered them he dropped into his seat dead
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
socIALls I ATTACK on = PREMIER
Exciting Episode in the Belgian Chambsl
of Deputies.

Brussels, Jan 22.-Iu the chamber of
deputies to-day NJ. Demblon, socialist,
violently attacked the president OF the
house, NJ. Beenaert, accusing him OF nav
ing received police spies at his house dur
ing the term of his premiership.
Amid considerable excitement the sus
pension of NJ. Demblon was voted, and as
the deputy refused to withdraw the sit,
ting WAS SUSPENDED.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
MORE YELLOW FEVER.

Mobile. Ala, Jan. e2-Surgeon Car
ter, OF the United States hospital service.
left this city last Thursay and Yesterday
teiegraphed from Meridian, Miss, for a
special train to take him ID Edwards,
Miss. where, he said, six cases of yellow
fever are reported.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
A NOTE
OF WARNING.
Gen. Miles Says This Country is
in no Condition to Fight.

NO AMMUNITION FOR OUR GUNS
BATTLEsHIPs COULD TAKE pos
SESSION OF OUR LARGE CITIES
WITH BUT FEEBLE RESISTANCE
APATHY ON THE PART OF
CONGRESS SAID TO BE kEsPoN
sIBLE FOR THE STATE OF AT
FAIRS.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
THE DATE SET.

Baltimore, Jan. 22.-Bishop a. W.
Wilson, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South. to-day announced that
the Baltimore conference OF that church
will meet OH March % next at 8 n. M, mt
Hinton, w. Va. Bishop Wilson will pre-
side over Tie deliberntions of the body
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
BUYING SHOES
BOHDRE SHOE COMPANY.
10 South Jefferson street.
= ,ccED riowN MOUNTAIN ROAD

v;,,;amsport, Pa, Jan. 22.-tIerinan
,,,n, and Frank Snyder had a terrible
3..,arience near Balls Mills last night.
4 !sr ,uare descendinga mountain road in
h 'oooon On which was deep box r One
he wheels broke, aud, in plunging
S~ th. horses overturned the wagon.
N,.S hoth vouua men in the box Then
4 III Jam started on a mad run. dragging
onsized wagon. Farmers who saw
n .nr hea rd voices come from the
Il I.urnen Wagon box, and followed. At
4 co. s,, of the mountain the team stop
Il and when the young men were taken
liz .hair clothes were torn of their
III ,,ss Miller was badly hurt, being
I,u n,od so that blood oozed from his body
finlsot hlotches. Snyder was not seri-
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
DEATH AFTER BUSINESS WORRY
Lumber Merchant Took Laudanuln, Per.
haps to Induce Sleep.

Newark, N. j., Jan. aa.-John w.
Stenhrenner, president OF the Chaplin
Hall Lumber Company, died to-day from
an overdorse OF landanum. County ply
stefan Washington made AN investigation,
put was unable TO determine whether the
drug Was taken with suicidal Intent or
not
MIR. Steinbrenner had been Worrying
over the financial affairs of the :Ia.iJer
company for some time past, and the APP
plication for receiver, which was made
yesterday, impressed him deeply. He had
com planned. too recently of insomnia and
1t - claimed by the members of his fam
ny that he had taken the laudanum for
the purpose of inducing sleep, taking an
overdose by mistake. He was 30 years
old and leaves widow AID and one
daughter.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23

COUNTRY JAYS

we used to re, but we are city folks now
and we sell the genuine country meal.
Floyd county buck " heat and GOOD sor.
ghum molasses. ST. CLAIR BROS.
III Jefferson street. Both phones. c..
+. BLOUNT, manager.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23

powder. Our long range guns are as
harmless as so many pop guns. They
could do no more damag e than the paint.
ed logs which the Confederates used be-
fore Yorktown in 1852 to deceive McClel-
lan's army.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
NICE CLEAN

Pocahontas Coal nut and lump $i20
per ton, 81 10 per half ton.
Russell Creek nut and lump coal, 81
per ton, So per half ton.
Brush Mountain nut and lump So per
toa, s.. 80 per half ton
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
FAMOUS INSURANCE CLAIM PAID.
Protracted Litigation Against New
York Company Ended.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 22.--The attorneys
for the New York Life Insurance ConI-
pany and for Mrs. JOHN w. Hillmon have
agreed to file papers in the United States
circuit court that SETTLE so far as the
New York Life Company is concerned,
the H'iimon ease, one of the most famous
IN insurance litigation annals The COM
pany agrees to pay the claim OF $40, 900
In iull and accrued interest amounting
to S24,C 700, and Mrs. Hillmon dismisses
the suit.
Two cases against other companies, the
Mutual Life, of New York, aud the Con
necticut Mutual, are still pending.
1t Is understood that with the judg-
nent of Custer against the Mutual Life.
of New York, in the supreme court. the
New York Life thought that further fight
would be useless, and decided TO settle
The claim and receive u Kansas license for
the new year, beginning March /.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
HANNIs TAYLoR FOR CONGRESS

Mobile, Ala, Ian. % AT dinner
given TO- night in honor of HanDis Tayl or,
eX minister co Spain, Taylor announced
his candidacy for Congress from this dis
trict.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
u RECEJVt.D

9s onitehead the prettiest wheel
maze anfice is right S75. ENGLE-
BY 81 Bb.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
|, WEATHER..

forecas,rpInia. Raj, carly SIM
DAY morpllowed by fair, slightly
warmer htheastcriy winds, becom.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23
DON'T FAIL to avail your

DON'T FAIL to avail your
selves of the reduction we have
made in the price of our Os-
born Cream Flour.
1t is manufactured under the
pure food laws of Ohio, and is
PAR EXCELLENCE.
Don't be deceived by similar
sounding names. Ask for Os-
born Cream, and insist on get,
ting it.
Hunter g. Co,
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23

A gift with every package of School
Books at CALDWELL. Sites Co.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23

Everything in the School Book line at
Caldwell. Sites &c.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-23

The '9S Union cannot be beat for dual.
ity or price, $50, $65 and S75. Eng LEBY
s. BRO. co.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
AFFLICTED WITH APHAsIA.

John McMonahan is farmer in small
way living some little distance ho1t iron IRON
weeks ago he fell from the roof or
house near his place upon which he was
assisting in some repairs, ana struck ms
forehead heavny against piece OF scant-
ling When picked up he was apparently
dazed and half unconscious, and, as his
condition grew steadily worse ne was
brought to New Orleans for medical
The physicians found him. suffering
from a well-developed case or aphasla.
Aphasia roughly described, Is a condlt1on
in which the victim loses the faculty or
language, but 1t is not necessarily accom-
panied by any mental arrangement ne
is simply unable to translate his thoughts
into appropriate words, and this affection
is usually the result of some injury to the
frontal portions of the brain.
McMonahan was very much emaciated
and presented a stupid, dull appearance,
as if under the influence of some narcotic
When the doctors questioned him Sharply
make what seemed to be an earnest effort
to reply but his words were always frrele-
want and unrelated to one another.
What is your name?" said one or the
examiners, close to his ear.
A violent spasm conVulSed McMonahan S
features and he made a motion with his
hand. as If brushing aside something: Inc
gesture was immensely expressive; 1t was
as If he knew the wrong word was coming
to his lips and was endeavoring TO thrust
Fourteen" he said at length.
When the question was repeated, he
said Never wait" and the phrase SEEM
ed to stick to his tongue, for he required
to it several times in the course of the ex-
animation
After dozen or more futile efforts the
patient lapsed into moody silence and
could not be induced to speak again. In
some cases of aphasia the sufferer retains
his ability to write coherently, although
he cannot reproduce the same words in
speech McMonahan is unlettered and
cannot read or write, hence the test could
some slight symptoms of paralysis the
right side. but they were not particularly
marked and the physicians were inclined
to believe that the man would in time re-
cover his faculties. He was plainly suffer
ing for lack of nourishment and was put
on proper diet.-New Orleans Times-Dem-
Ocrat,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
MILLIONAIRE IN A MOMENT.

It falls to the lot of but few men to
make the discovery that they are stand
ing on a mine of fabulous value This
good fortune has recently befallen Mr.
T. c. Bassett, a mining expert, whose
keen eye and a stroke of luck converted
him in a moment from a poor man to be
master of millions. Mr.. Bassett, who is
attached as expert to a mining corpo-
ration in South America, was on a short
visit to relatives in California, when il
occurred to him that he might utilize
some of his time prospecting for gold
His wanderings took him in the direc-
ton of the famous Death Valley where
one day he mounted a small, cone-shaped
hill in order to get a better view of the
surrounding country. He was about to
descend the hill, to continue his tramp.
when a patch of blue at his feet arrest
ed his attention. Bassett's trained eye
recognized in the blue patch the blue
float" which is sure indication of the
presence of turquoise in the SOIL He
lost no time in locating a claim, and
was soon hard at work with pick and
shovel His most sanguine expectations
were more than realized, for at the depth
of six feet he found the "boxite vein,'
which was thickly studded with beauti-
full stones. The deeper he dug the more
magnificent were the gems. and within
a fortnight he was able to return to San
Francisco with no less than seventy
pounds of the most brilliant and fiawless
turquoises that have ever been discov-
ered-London Tit-Bits.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
The Orpheuna

The Orpheum's new bill opened strong
with four new acts last evening. Cav
thorne and Forester come with q very
funny skit entitled, "a Damage Suit, in
which there are any number of funny
complications over a name, of itself moth
ing new, but this couple uses the old idea
in an original and taking manner. Miss
Forester demonstrated that she has good
grounds upon which to base her claim as
the May Irwin of the vaudeville stage, for
she has mastered the genuine coon sWag-
ger" and the true Southern dialect, While
Mr.. Cawthorne is a comedian far above
the usual line. The Carpos Brothers do
some very neat acrobatic feats, and, as
strong men, surpass any seen here since
the days of sandow. Mulvay and In
man were good in their character
changes, and as dancers they excel. AS
to the rest of the bill Lew Hawkins is in
front with more new witty monologues.
The Dustins and company in The Man
Up Stairs are favorites. The Anglo
American quartet, the Paolis and the foot
ball dog and the biograph complete an
ENJOYABLE bill
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
WHAT CUBA COST SPAIN.

The mass of the Spanish people now
think that it is not worth while spend
ing their lives and money over the reten-
ton of territories so disaffected to the
mother country. In fact, the Spanish ma
ton is tired of a war which has brought
nothing but disaster. From March, 1895,
to June, 1885, Spain has sent to Cuba
$50 431 soldiers, 6222 officers, 615 high Off
cials, and 10 generals; or with 1900 men
already In Cuba before the rebellion
broke out, a total of 200 900 men. The
fighting losses have been, proportion
ately, very small, viz: generals, al
GERS and S164 soldiers wounded, making
losses equal to per cent of the whole
Spanish army. The victims from yellow
fever have been 313 officers and 1900
men, and from other diseases the num-
Der of deaths has been given at 127 Off
GERS and 40 900 men.
Therefore. the total losses of the Span
ish army in Cuba from the beginning of
the rebellion up to June 80 of this year
amount to over 104.0 900 men. These fig
ures do not include the losses in the
Philippine Islands, nor those Of Santiago
and Puerto Rico.
The total expenses of the campaign on
the Spanish side amount to over 1874 000,-
900 pesetas, or about $3.50, 900 ,000 not in
elusive of losses in property, ships, mer-
chandise, indemnities, etc, all Of which
it is as yet impossible to assess.
tt is quite natural that the Spaniards
should be tired of the war, and think
that they have done enough for the ma
tional honor. 1t remains to be seen
what the people will do with its Gov
eminent and with its future affairs
Paris messenger.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
Columbia.

In the role of Philip Garth, Mckee
Rankin gave a clean-cut mastery ex-
hibition of acting. In Bill Sykes last
week he was rugged, rough and almost
ranty; in Philip Garth last night he was
gentle, tender. self-contained and showed
without visible effort the one touch of
nature that makes all men kin. The role
was not even melodramatic. The old man
coming out of prison yearning for sym
pathy had but to weep and his audience
wept with him. When he told his pftfful
story he evoked as much sympathy from
his hearers as he did from the philanthropy
list on the stage, or from his daughter when
she discovered the relationship existing
between them. Philip Garth would be a
success on any stage In any country and
in any language, for his lines are written
In the universal language of the heart.
thoroughly understandable alike by the
savage and the sage.
The acting of Miss O'Netl as Mrs. Anna
Dunning was in strong contrast to that Of
her tutor. Where he was restrained and
quiet and most effective she was loud and
declamatory. This was unpleaSantly no.
ticeable in the closing scene of the third
act when she announces to Baldwin, her
benefactor, that she is going to comfort
her father in his distress and share with
him the ignominy of his name Other
wise it was only occasionally that the mus
cular predominated.
The play is melodramatic enough for
the most exacting Bowery audience but
it would be most Risky for Bowery com
pany on account of the superabundance
Of talk and the paucity of action. A
novelty is introduced in the matter of
court procedure, when in the last act the
committing magistrate holds a prelmi-
nary examination in his private chambers
without the attendance of the prosecut-
ing officers or the attorneys for the de-
fendant
There was only one misft in the piece.
That was Mrs. Higgins. Her brogue was
of all nations by turns and moved the
weepers to laugh away their tears.
Speaking of tears, the play abounds in
them. The actors wade ankle deep in