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THE ROANOKE DAILY TIMES. VOX. XIV.-No. 34? PIUOB IUKE1 OH.MT8. ROANOKE,VA., SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1895. ffDIX A8SOCI?TJ5D PBHS8 TELKOBAH8, AIX TUB JNKffS Ol HIB WOHLD. PTUK WEATHBB. Forecast for Virginia: Fair; slightly cooler; westerly wind*. A Rainy Day Lesson! Probably some of your furniture has been spoiled by that leak In your roof. We can find it. Roanoke Rooflng and Metal Cornice Co., Commerce .St. and Franklin Road. J. B. COLLINGWOOD,-Manager. - 'Phone 228. I i H Never Dry i I SOD? 1 FOUNTAIN. I 1 W: and 1 Ooia. Soda. m 1 MINERAL WATERS. I Massie's Pharmacy. | TBE LEADING RESTAURANT IN ROANOKE, AND TIIK 11 EST IN AMERICA FOR TUB l'RICKS. All the Delicacies of the Season Served at reasonable prices. The Table is always supplied wltll tlie best that Is to he had In tin- markets, SERVICE FIRST-CLASS. X3f Tlie only Restaurant In the city with a separate Dialog Room Tor Ladies. Meal Tickets, 21 Meals, $4. Monthly Board $15. CA.TOG-lTI'S. Flowers, Beautiful Flowers! WOMAN IS THE LOVELIEST OF ALL CRE? ATION'S HANDWORK, and NEXT COMBS THE BEAUTIES OF THE FLORAL KINGDOM; BUT FLOW? ERS WITHOUT LADIES LOdB HALF THEIR ATTRACTION. OUR STORE WILL BE FULL OF BEAUTIFUL FLOWBR8 TO-DA Y, AND WE WANT EVERY LADY IN KOAN OKE TO ADD TO turn! ATTRAC? TIVENESS BY COMING TO SEE THEM TO-DAY. Orders for Flowers WILL BE PROMPTLY Bl ..LED ALL WINTER. CHRISTIAN-BARBEE DRUG STORE A. I). RICK, Trustee, Cor. Salem Ave. and Jefferson St. TELEPHONE 46. P. S.?Always wait for street curs In our i<torc. WEDDING SILVER Se USHERS' GIFTS. Among tho new specialties In solid silver at Inviting prices wo men? tion tho new COLONIAL, which, without a doubt, is the handsomest pattern on tlio market to-day. It is the most popular pattern in the northern cities. FOR USHERS' GIFTS. Wo have a large and handsome as? sortment or these gifts and our ex perlenee has taught us how to make each article an individual bargain. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. Engagement and Wedding Rings, Plain and Jeweled. EDWARD 3 GREEN Manufacturing Jeweler and Oradnato Optician, No. 6 Salom Avenue. Kyes Examined "We ifree of Charge. Wholosale. VIRGINIA BAPTISTS CONVENE Seventy-Second Session of the General Association At tbe First Baptist Church la Peters bars?Called to Order by President Dunaway?Bev. Dr. Landrail*, of tbe Second church of Blohtnond, Prosohed the Annual Sermon?Business Session Begins To-day. Peterbuuro, Va., Nov. 15.?Tho Bap? tist general association of Virginia con? vened in Its seventy-second annual ses? sion at the First Baptist Church to-night at 7:30 o'olock. The spacious edifice was taxed to its utmost capacity to ac? commodate the large congregation. Rev. T. S. Dunaway, of Fredericksburg, who for the last two years haB boon honored with the office of president ot the body, called tho association to order. After devotional exercises Rev. W. W. Landrum, D. D , pastor of the Sec? ond Baptist Church, of Richmond, preached the annual sermon. Tbe busi? ness session of tho association will com? mence to-morrow morning. The most important question to he disaussed will bo the consolidation of tho Sunday-school and l?ble board and tho State mission board. This subject will bo reached Monday. Tho prevail? ing impression is that the boards will noi bo consolidated. The conferenco of the Baptist pastors will be continupd to-morrow and a num? ber of interesting subjects discussed. Thooonferonce adjourned until to-mor? row afternoon. MKS. CHARLOTTE MOON CI.ARK. The Distinguished Literary Lady is Criti? cally 111 In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 15.?Mrs. Charlotte Moon Clark (Charles M. Clay), a literary woman of note, is lying critically 111 at tho rosldonce of hor son, tho Rev. Frank Plncknoy Clark, rector of St. G^orgo'a Protestant Episcopal Church, West Philadelphia. She mot with a serious fall last August and has boon confined to hor bod ain^o. Mrs. Clark was born in Virginia Blxty-slx years ago. She was educuated at Oxford, Ohio, being a schoolmate and life-long friend of Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. Just after tte Franco-Prussian war Bho was correspondent for the New Orleans and other papers and haB writ? ten a number of successful books,among them "Iiaby Rue," "JJow Sho Camo Into Her Kingdom," and "Tho Modern liagor." In England Mrs. Clark m6t and made intimate friends of Bulwer and Mrs. Ritchie, and in this country numbered In tho closer circle of her friends, Jeffernnn Davis and L. Q C. Lamar. Sho is well known personally and by her work In London, New York, Washington and tho South. Her illness la incurable. DOCTORS AND LAWYERS, AS WRLti AS HAN KB KS AMD WHOLESALERS,REAL ESTATE DEALERS, MANII KACTUKBRS AND RETAIL MERCHANTS; IN FACT ALL UUSINKSS AND PROFES? SIONAL PK.OPLE CAN GRBATLV ASSIST IN AN? NOUNCING" TO THE OUT? SIDE WOHLD HOANOKK'S WONDERFUL FUTURE. TAKE AS MANY COPIES OF THE INDUSTRIAL EDI? TION OF THE TIMES AS YOU CAN USE IN A JUDI 010 US MANNER. SEND Til KM WHBRB THEY WILL DO GOOD AND YOU WILL ? GREATLY AID IN PLACING K HOANOKli IN A PROPER # ULIGHT. m* EX-CONSUL WALLEB. Be is 111 and in Need of Warmer Cloth lng?Bis Family Penniless, Washington, Nov. 15.?The family of ox-Consul John L>. Waller, now im? prisoned at Nimos, Franoe, received to? day a letter dated October 10, In which Waller gives a gloomy account of his condition 11? says that be has been suffering 'rotn a violent hemorrhage of the bowels. Be said tho new directory of the prison has, in viow of his oondition, ar? ranged so that he can purchase some food which is necessary for his hoalth and flannels to protect him from tho cold and he urges his family to send his money at once for those useB so that he can roceivo it boforo the middle ot No? vember. This found Mrs. Waller in a state of destitution. She has received no as? sistance from the government sinco her arrival and has already exhausted tho 860 received from public contributions before the State Department undertook to bring them from Mauritius. They are now penniless and dependent on charity. TOO ABSURU TO I MAO INK. Bow Senator Daniel Characterizes the Cleveland Third-term Talk. "There iin't much to be said about the political situation," remarked Sen? ator John W. Daniel, of Virginia, to a Post reporter, essaying to interview him at the Hotel Page. "One thing stands oat clearly, and that is that with the Republicans in the asoendant in both branchos of Congress tho burden will be shifted to them, and the people will anxlouBly wait and watch for the wlso and beneheent legislation that party haB promised to give. The Democrats are out of it now, for a while at least, and tbe opposition can have full play at the Capliol. Though beaten now, I do not regard the Democracy in tho light of a permanently vanquished party. It has stocd Rome soro ordeals in tho past, and can weather this storm, too. its principals c-nnot be annihilated." "lUve you any Idea, Senator, who will b? nominated by the Democracy for President?" "Nonn whatever." "Do you think there is anything in tho talk about Mr. C'.evoland having a third term?" "It is about tho most absurd thing im? aginable "?Washington Post. VETOED BY THE MAVDK. The Ordinance Increasing the City Engi? neer's Force. Mayor Jones has vetoed the ordinance recently adopted by Counoll providing for an increase in the foroe of tbo otBoe of tho city engineer. Tbe ordinance provided for an assistant at $50 and a rodman at $35 per month. Had tbe or? dinance gone into effect tbe expense of the office would have been Increased S43 per month. Tbe present assistant re? ceives $4*2 por month. Tbe mayor's message convoying the veto is as follows: To the Honorable City Council: I fail to approve the recommenda- ' tlon passed by the Counoil November 7, j 1805, giving to tbe olty engineer an as? sistant at $30 per month, and a rodman at $35 per month. I And that auction. 33, chapter 1, pago 28, provides: "No money shall be expended on any department of tbo city government be? yond tho amount appropriated to Buch department in tho general appropria? tion ordinance for the fiscal year, unless sucb expenditure shall bo authorized by three-fourths of tbe vote of all the members elected to Council." Therefore, thero in no fund appropri? ated for tho paymont of these two men in tho general appropriation ordinance and if they aro employed tbore is no provision for paying tbolr salaries. A lettor from tbo chairman of the finance committee, In response to one written by me, states: "That tbe salary ap? propriation will have to besupplomented to meet salaries of different city offi? cers, now employed," and to use the langnage of the chairman of tbe finance committee, "There will bo a deficit on account of salaries at tho close of tbe year, first of July, 1896, of $1,411 37." A letter from tbe city auditor also states that the appropriation for salaries already made will not Day the regular Balariod officers already approved by Council, and that tbo appropriation will have to be supplemented, whether any additional chargea aro made to the ac? count or Dot. I, thorefora, find no fund provided to moot this additional expense of $43 per month allowed to tbe office of tbe city engineer, and for this reason fall to ap? prove tbe recommendation. Respect? fully submitted, S. E. JONES, Mayor. Capt. Wingate, the city engineer, was seen by a representative of Thk Times in regard to tbe above and be made the following statement: "I think tbe mayor erred in assuming that tbe increased force allowed to my office must be paid out of the appropri? ation for salaries This appropriation was basod upon salaries recommended by tbo committee on finance for officers elected July 9. In ordor, however, to provide for any contingency tbat might arlso, which waa not provided for in tho general appropriation, an appropriation of $1,000 was subsequently placed to tbo creditof tbe contingent account. There? fore I claim that Inasmuch as tbe in? crease In the expenses of running my office was a contingency, that the same should be paid out of the contingent fund and not out of the salary appropri? ation." _ TBE L?NEN It U KG FBISONBRS. The A11 pi i cat Ion for a Uandamna Argued Before the Court of Appeals?Decision Reversed. Richmond, Nov. 15.?Tho supreme court room was crowded to the doors when tbe case of tho Lunenburg mur? derers came up at 11 o'clock this morn? ing. Major Scott, attorney general, in? augurated the proceedings with an ad dross to the supreme judges, in which he stated the character of the question upon which the court was asked to pass. In concluding the attorney general sub? mitted the request tbat ho be given tbo privilege of opening and concluding tho argument. Tbe court refused to gran* tbe request and Major Scott read bis answer to tho potition filed yesterday. R G. Soutbair, representing tbe court of Lunenburg, then read thu petition and opened the argument. He spoke for about an hour, making a vigorous denial of tho right of Governor O'Fer rall to interfere with or oppose tbe will of Judge Orgaln in the premises. The attorney general's reply consumed the same longth of time. lie made a strong defense of the course pursued by the governor, and maintained tbat his ex? cellency bad acted wisely and within his legal province in all that bo bad done. Mr. Southall was again beard. He arraigned tho circuit court severely for its action in the case, contending that Judge Wolfcrd had exceeded his juris? diction when he committed tbe prison? ers to the city jail. The attorney gen? eral submitted the case with a brief re? ply and tbe court announced that it would reserve its decision for the pros ent. - Bids For the New Battleships. Washington, Nov. 15?The bids for tbe proposed new battleships to be built under the appropriation made during the last seaslon of Congress will be opened on tbo 30th Instant. It is expected tbat there will be only four bids, which will be submitted by the Bath Iron Works, of Bath, Maine; tbe Union Iron Works, of San Fran? cisco: tbo Newport Newa Shipbuilding Company and the Cramps. A Question of Consistency. Si'RlN?iTKhD, O., Nov. 15, ?In an ani? mated discussion by Michael PoBt G A. R. regarding tbe Cuban question, lien. J. Warren Kelfer claimed that tbe United States could not consistently recognize tho Cuban patriots as Wollig? eren ta for tbe reason tbat th> United States protested when Europevj powers so recognized the Confederary. Died From the Effecte of Uorphlne. New Yoke, Nov. 15? Catherine F. Goodwin, known on the stage as Marjorlo Bonner, was found dood In her boarding houao to-day. The coroner said that death ensued fro.11 an overdose of morphine. Old OfHoera Re-elected. ATLANTA, Nov. 15.?The stockholders of tbe Georgia, Carolina and Northern I Railway Company mot here to-day. Gen. I R. F. Hoko was again chosen president I and tho old board cf directors re olectod. OUR MISSIONARIES IN TURKEY They Will be Given All the Protection Possible. Secretary of State Olney Says the Bub. lime Forte Hn Promised as Much to Minister Terrell, Bat Made it Clear That tho I'nltsd States Will Take Mo Part In tho Turkish Cjaestlon, Washington, Nov. 15.?Rev. Judson Smith, secretary of the American board of foreign missions, and Honry Hyde, of Boston, had a conference with Secretary Olney to-day concerning the situation of American missionaries in Turkish territory. They placed the Sooretary In possession of all the Information they had bearing upon the matter and, It is understood, wore assured it li the pur? pose of tho administration to afford all possible protection to the missionaries consistcn; with the general policy of this government. Th?j Socrotary told them that Minis? ter Terrell had been instructed to make the strongest possible representations to the porte as to the necessity of af? fording protection to Americans gen? erally, and Bald that he waa satlofled that such representations had not only been made, but that the Turkish au? thorities hr>d virtually promised to do all that had been askod. Consequently, the propor protection of our citizens In Turkey resolved Itself into a question of good faith and of ability on tho part ot the porte to make ltB promises good. Tbe Secretary made It quite clear, however, that while the United States Government would do all in its powor to protect Americans in Turkey it would not interfere in the settlement ot the general questions In dispute and would leave these matters to Turkey and to the combined powers ot Europe to settle among themselves. The reports of the missionaries expressed themselves as entirely eatiafJed with the course of the Government in the matter. IT IS A UAUGHTEK. The Young Czar the Happy Father of a Girl, 01Ba. St. Petersburg, Nov. 15.?Tho ac couchment of the Czarina occurred thin evening. At 9 o'clock a daughter was born to tho Czar and Czarina. Both mother and child are doing well' Services connected with tho birth of the infant wore held In accordance with the rites of the Orthodox Creek Church. The baby has been named Olga. Tbe Czarina (Grand Duchess Alexan? dria Feodorovna) was born at Darmstadt, Hesse, June 6, 1873. She was the Prin? cess Allx Victoria Helen Louise Beat? rice of Hofbo and was married to Czar Nicholas II on November 20, 1804. In accordanoo with the laws of Russia, and by manifesto issued by Czar Nich? olas, ou tho 2lst day of October (old style) lS'.u, she was renamed Alexandria Foodorovna and received the title ot grand ducheiH and Imperial highness. Princess Allx was the daughter of Grand Duke Louis IV, of Hesse and of Alice, princees of Great Britain and Ireland, third child and second daughter cf Queen Victoria. When Princess Allx was but 12 yoars of age, and while In attendance at the wedding of hor sister, Elizabeth, she met Nicholas, then grand duke, who was in his sixteenth year. Tho chil? dren became attached to each other, but tho Czarevitch's affection for the princess was diverted for some time. Sodden Death ot a Norfolk Lady. Petersburg, Va , Nov. 15.?A Bpeclal to the Index-Appeal from Richmond, Bays: MrB Dey, of Norfolk, mother of tho city collector of that city, died hero to-day under distressing circumstances. She camo up to attend the Mothodlst Conference. This morning just as she got off a car near Centenary Church sho became paralyz3d and passed away at 2 p. m. Corbett Boluses to Fight. Ei. Paso, Tex., Nov. 15.?To-night Dan Stuart rooetvod the following in answer to hio offer made last night: ' Corbett has retired from tho ring. ? W. A. Hrady " Stuar; showed the tolegram to tho Associated Press reporter and said: "I will go to Now York anyway and ask Corbfitt to sign and if hn dcb ltivedy refuses then I will ask Maher to go against Fi'.ziimmons." Lacks Continual Ion. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 15.?Tho report that a game will bo olayed on Christmas day between tho Yale foot? ball eleven and tho University of Geor gla eleven lacks confirmation One point is verv cioar, that the regular eleven, tho 'Varsity tonm, wlil not go. They have no knowledge of any nego? tiations for a gamo. Want Bible Heading Restored. CntCAOO, Nov. 15.?A petition bear? ing 00,00'J eipnatureB and aBking that the reading of the Bible be restored to tbo public schools will be presonted won to the board of education The pntDlon has been preoared and oircu la'.od by Woman's Educational Union, of Chicago. Transfusion of Hlood Resorted To. Montreal, Nov. 15.?Prof. Wm. Osier, of Johns Hopkins University, arrived hero to-day to attend R. L. GauH, the Canadian cotton king, who Is dying with Bright's disease As a last effort to savo bira, transfusion of blood Ib being resorted to. The Striae Foil Through. New York, Nov. 15 ?Tbe Btrlke of cab drivers and sablemon which promised last nigh'to paralylse travel by hired vehlc'es in the city for an in? definite tlmo. fell through this morn. Ing when most of the men roturned to work. Fatal Accident. Savannah, G? , Nov. 15 ?A baby carriage containing two negro children was overturned In the stroot to-day. i Evallna Moultle was kllloi and Sadie 1 Prootor fatally Injured. WEEKLY BSTIBW OV TRADE. The Stook Market Recovering?Outlook for Cotton, Wheat and Iron. R. Q. Dun 4 Go's, weekly review of trade says: Tbe aoare about gold ex? ports had no real significance, and al- j though $3,350,000 more will go out to? day tbe stock market has baen recover* ing. There was and la a substantial cause of difficulty, in tbe fact tbat ex? ports of products have been too small to meet tbe greatly lnoreaaed imports of merchandise. The collapse of Kaffir speculatlona abroad has forced many to realize on Americans held and the im? pression that our government may have to borrow again also operates to our dis? advantage. But thero is no local dis? turbance of money markets. Tbe government monthly crop report has caused, as usual, rather more un? certainty as to its Interpretation than previously existed as to orops. Tho cotton statement, lacking account of acreage on which It was based, was of only speculative value and the mero rumor that Mr. Nelll had not reduced hie ostimate of the orop actually weighed more than the official ostlmato The bottom fact Is that evon a smaller orop than anybody exacts, with throa million bales carried over, will assur? edly prevent any famine In cotton. Meanwhlio the exports decrease 30 per cont. in quantity. Whoat perplexes the oldest Inhab? itant. Thore is really little reason to expect a yield larger than last yoar's, but Western receipts, 8,S03,8G4 bushels, against 4,036,639 last year, do not moan scarcity of wheat. The output of pig Iron November 1 w?b 317,306 tons weekly, about 10 por cont. larger than ever before, and a con? tinuance of the same production for six weeks more would make tbe halt-year's output 5,930,000 tons or more, about 450,000 tons greater than in another half year. Tho startling fact is tbat demand for products of iron and steel falls off, notwith? standing the Increases In output of pig, and though only a few concerns have closed on any lack of orders, prices aro sinking, having declined 2 7 per cent, for the week and 6.4 from tho highest point. For the past week fail? ures b%ve been 383 in tho United Statos against 270 last yoar and forty-nine In Canada against thirty-eight last yoar. Rold Attempt to Rob a Rank WoonsKiKLi), O , Nov. 15,?An at? tempt was made at an oarly hour this morning by four men to rob tbo Monroe county bank at this place. They drilled several holes In the vault, destroying the time locks,but failed to got in. Just before they began operations in the bank, Sheriff J. P. Keyser had occasion to go to his stable in tbo rear of tbo bank building, and while walking down the alley the four oraoksman pounced upon him, bound and gagged him and robbed him of 860 and a gold watch. They then placed him In the stable, where ho was found this morning. Thero was a large amount of monoy in the bank vault._ Anxious to Settle the Question. Paris, Nov. 15 ?M. Boribelot, ao oordlng to tbo Matin, is desirous tbat bis department, the ministry of foroign affairs, ehould settle tbo question of legality of tbo proceedings in tbe case of Jobu L Waller, undergoing sentence of twenty years imprisonment for cor? responding with tho liovas, as ptomptly as possible. This desire la brought about by tbo fact that the United States government is insisting upon a final reply to Its representations In the case. Lou More Than Was Koported. Denver, Col , Nov. 15 ? It Is bolieved at police headquarters in this city -bat the amount of money stolen from tho WellB Fargo Kxpress C. mpany at Col? orado Springs was $55,000 instead of t~0 000, as given out at the time of tbe robbery. The officials of tho company are uxiromoly retlcont. So far as known no tangible clues to tbe thieves have boon found. Dcclnrrd a Fabrication. London, Nov. 15.?A story from Washington to the effect that a second ultimatum bad boon sent to Vonozuela by Great Britain is officially declared to be a complete fabrication. The original so called ultimatum has not yet boon delivered to tho Venezuelan govern? ment. _ Death of Dr. Durham. Raleigh, N.C.. Nov. 15 ?Rev. Dr. 0. Durham, one of tbo most prominent figures in the Baptist Church in this State, died to-day in his 52d yoar. lie was corresponding secretary of tho mis? sion board and led tbe fight against tho State making appropriations for hlghor education In North Carolina. Guarded to I'revent Lynching. Winston, N. C, Nov. 15.?White, the Indian dootor who assaulted a 16-year old girl In Carbarrus, is In jail at Con? cord It is reported that ho ia being guarded to prevent the indignant friends of the girl's father from lynch? ing him._ Augnata College Earned. AuousTA.Ky , Nov. 15.?Augusta Col? lege, tbe most historic building in tbe city, was to-day destroyed by fire. It caught at noon, with400 children in the buiutng. Tbete was a mad rush and ihu greatest difficulty In r eculng them. All were saved. No Donbt of Hla Identity. Washington, Nov. 15 ?It is stated at the Postotfico Dopartment that there is no doubt tbat the man held at Bruges is Russell, tbo postolfice robber, who escaped from tbo Ludlow atroet ja>il, New York. Ilrltlah Launch Sunk. London, Nov. 15.?Tbe admlrallty baa received a dlapatob from Shanghai saying that tho launch of tho British cruiser Edgar had beon sunk with a loss of many lives. Ebon D. Jordau Dead. Boston, Nov. 13 ?Eben D. Jordan, tho head of tho great dry gooda firm of Jordan, Marsh A Co., this city, died to? day. Mr. Jordan was 73 years of age, and his Illness roBulted chlelly from ad vanclug ago. VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE Proceedings of That Body of Methodists Yesterday. Dr. Paul Whltehead Creates Something of a Sensation by Mentioning Beportfl Derogatory to a Member?The Case of Rev George Bay Make? a Tangle on Technicalities?Ministers Admitted to Deacons' Orders. Richmond, Vb., Nov. 15.?In the Methodist oonferenoo to-day Dr. Paul Whitohead made something of a sensa? tion by Baying when the name of Rev. J. R. Griffith was called that there were reports that Mr. Gri?lth did not pay his debts. Mr. Griffith denied the charge and asked for a commltteo of Investigation, which was afterwards ap? pointed. The case of Rev. Gaorgo H. Ray, Jr., also oxclted interest. This preacher had decided to leave tho Methodist church and finally lo enter tho ministry of tho PruBbytorlarj ohurch. East Hanover PreBbytory declined to take any action out of doforonco to tho con fnrence until an otllclal endorsement of Mr Ray by thlB conference. Thnro was something of a tangle of technicalities in this case, and while tho approbation of members of the per? sonal worth and slnosrlty of the young preacher was expressed freely there seomed to be somo perplexing details of church law in tho matter. It waa finally Bottled by a resolution of the conference that Mr. Ray bo given his freedom from tho membership of the Methodist Church and a certificate of good standing at this dato given him. Rovb. Samuel C. Hatcher, J. S, Poters, George E. Booker and Ernest Hey were admitted to deacons' orders and Revs. Ernest P, Hall, R. s. Bang han. R. T. Waterfleld, W. S. Beau champ, F. W, Proctor, A. A. Whitmore and Jarnos W. Ilakcr to full connection. SHOT by A DETECTIVE. Much Excitement Caused in Chicago by tho Shooting of Frank White. Chicago, Nov. 15.?Frank White, a brotbor of Claronco White, a noted bur? glar and thief, was shot and instantly killed last night by Edward Dlx, an officer of a private detective agenoy. Tho officer was looking for Clarence White when ho root Frank riding In a buggy. Stories differ as to how tho shooting began, but Dix claims that White fired tiDort him first and that he returned the fire. TnlB Is denied by tho friends of White. Dlx was arrested. The shooting has caused a great deal of discussion among citizens and prom? inent attorneys as to the assumption by private doteotive agenoles of authority to arrest men without warrants and muoh Indignation is expressed thereat. Tho case promises to become a cele? brated one In this line, as it is asserted that in no State exoept Illinois are prU vato detect!ves allowed such latitude. REAL, ESTATE DEALERS it is to tour advan? tage to assist in send? ing out asmany op the industrial edition of the times as possible, let us have tour or? ders as early as poss1 hlb. A Contest In the Danville District Danville, Va , Nov. 15.?W W. Cobbs, the defeated Republican candi? date for State senate, ye?"irday served notice of oontest on H >n Eugene Withers, tho Democrat wno .vis e-iected by 203 majority. Mr C^bb* alleges fraud In tho Third ward of hin city, and asks that that w*rd be thro vn out. Ho also alleges fraud In tho S 'C ind ward, and at Stukes precinct In this county. Weettiy Hank Clearing*. New YORK Nov. 15 ?Following are the total hink clearings for the wr.ok ending November 15, showing In croaso or decrease compared wttn cor? responding we?k last vear. Total United States, 81,170.350,164; increase, 14 5 Erolustv? of New York, S519, 703,070; Injrpaop. j| rf Domiiion of Canada, 825,378,695; increase. 14 D The Foil Tax Dlscuised Yesterday, Columbia, S. C, Nov. 15.?The con? stitutional convention devoted a day to a discussion of the proposed increase of the poll tax. The propositions to make it 82 and 81.50 Instead of SI, wore voted down. The committee reported in favor of exempting all persons 00 years old and over from the poll tax An amend? ment to make the limit fifty years was lost._ The United States Government re? ports show Royal Baking Powder su? perior to all other*