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i OL. VI?ISO. 190.
F PECIAL ATTRACTIONS
?AT TUE
Ol? STORE.
Side bain! suitings, closing price, 7c
;i yard.
Outing cloths in beautiful patterns,
i : 8 and 10c a yard.
Flannelettes in new and stylish
l> 'items at 121c a yard.
I ?ress ginghams, 5, S and lOca yard.
A few pieces of Scotch ginghams at
2C r, worth 25c a yard
Stiil a ew challies at 4c and 6}c a
yard.
Also a few more pieces of cheeked
mohair at 25c a yard.
Mohair.- in all shades at 25, :!7j and
50c a yard.
White goods in all the newest ma?
terial- and at lowest prices.
A special bargain in pure Turkey
red table covers, S"-4; 75caud 8 in 87<c
each.
Table linens, towels and napkins in
endless variety, and at prices that
lefy competition.
An >ther ease of white bed quilts at
:'l each.
Ladies' and Gents' underwear and
hosiery in great assortment and at
bottom prices.
Large stock of bleached and un?
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?? idths.
Childrens white lace hats and caps
rbni 15c up.
Pans, Fans. Fan.-, Fans, from 2c up.
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jy 18 2w.
C A. HEATH,
The well-known Jefferson Street
BARBER,
Has opened a Barber Shop in Hotc
Roanoke.
Room in basement. iuy20 1l
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,J P. BARBOTJR, ?en'l Manager.
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Office with Gray. & Boswkll, Jef?
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Large Brick Buildings a
Specially.
Homes built on easy payments, Pat
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fully furnished on application.
J. F. BARBOTJR,
GENERAL MANAGER,
je U-tf.
Still keep the largest
assortment of
HARDWARE
In South west Virginia.
f*h?y Jiave just received a 'argesppulj
?OF?
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Breech Loading Guns,
? AM)?
Sporting Goods.
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Table boarders can be accommodated
and will receive prompt and
careful attention.
STEAKS, CHOPS, AND ALL
DISHES TO ORDER
SERVED IN FIRST
CLASS STYLE.
Cold Lunch Counter attached,
where cold lunches are served from
a. m. to 12 p. to.
Fish, Clams and Game in
season a specialty.
Fred. Weber.
L. F. BURKS,
Practical Plumber
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Gas and Steam Fitters' Supplies.
Prompt Attention to Orders, an?!
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HOLLINS INSTITUTE,
VIRGINIA.
For the higher education of young
ladies, equipped at a cost of $120,000,
employs 25 officers and teachers, 7ot
whom are male professors, of both
American and European training.
Languages, Literature, Science, Art.
Music, Elocution, etc., are taught
under best standards. For nearly a
half century it has commanded public
confidence without distinction of re
ligious beliefs. 1,200 feet above sea
level, and surrounded by picturesquf
mountain scenery, it enjoys the fur
ther advantages of mineral waten
and a bracing mountain climate. At
tendance last session 20\) from If
states. The 48th session will oper
September 17th. P. O. and Station
Hollins, Va. CHAS- H. COCKE,
jy25-tf Business Manager.
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:E, VIRGINIA, SUND,
LITTLE LOCALS.
GOOD NEWS BOILED DOWN
INTO BITS.
THE STORY OF A RAINY DAY.
Funeral Services of a l.itllc <-irl
Whnl l-eojtln Arc Saying Ami J><>
liig The KnriugN Ar? Crowd.-"
Other InlcrcMtiiiK Item*,
Mr- W. H. .Mus.-, of Vinton, ehair
muu of the Lutheran Church Build
ing committee at thai place, was in
the city yesterday. He says the new
church in his town is uearing com
plot ion, and that lie is greatly en
couraged by the general interest man
il'ested by the public.
Dr. Will Gregory ret nrned yesterday
from a visit to friends at Horse Pen
('reck. His brother, of Chnse-Oity.
came with him and they will be in
Roanoke several days.
Dr. E. A Parsons and family have
returned from a trip to Virginia
Beaeh.
Mr. J. H. Skinker and family left
yesterday lor a visit to Loudoun
county.
A census of Bueua Vista pli. the
population of the tow n at 2,050.
Messrs. .). D. Levy, It. II. Gray and
H. Clay Chapman left yesterday for
the Alleghuiiy Springs to spend
Sunday.
Captain Thomas C. Blair leaves
this evening for New York City on
business.
Mr. I. \V. Cardwell, .?!' Abingdou,
wa> in the city yesterday
We learn that Hon. A. L. Pedijro
has a contract for furnishing several
hundred thousand feet of bridge tim
bers for the Koanoke and Southern,
and has purchased tin- lumber of sev?
eral hundred acres :>f hind near town,
and is uow engaged in sawing same.?
Henry County Bulletin.
? 'apt. M. M. Rogers left y< stenlay
for the Sweet Chalybeate Springs,
Grcenbriar County.
Mr..I. A. Dupuy is visiting his father
in-law in Roekbridgc.
Professor Chas. Cbcke, of Hollins
institute, has returned from a visit t"
Halifax Couuty.
Mr. <i. ST. Aeree. of Roanoke, spent
last Tuesday night in town. Mr.
Acree is a line vocalist, and accom?
panied by Messrs. Glows, Forbes and
Richeson, tiny form ;\ quartette
which would do credit to any town.?
Buena Vista Advocate.
Mr. lt. C. Traynham, sin of City
Sergeant Traynham, lefl yesterday
for Bristol, where lie is employed by
the South Atlantic & i ?hio.
Mr. and Mr-. W- A. McGuire. ant!
Miss Mary Drown left yesterday for
Mountain Lake and Eggfeston
Springs.
Judge John Gothard, assistant gen?
eral freight.agent of the Last Teun
cssee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad,
passed through Roanoke yesterday.
Mr. E. T. Dadmun, assistant state
secretary of the V. M. C. A., arrived
in the city yesterday evening, and
will assist in work in this city for sev?
eral days.
Attention is called to the advertise*
ment of Mr.. Gilbert C* Walker. No.
24 Salem Avenue. ID- ha- opened up
a cigar and tobacco -tore. He-keeps
nothing lint !ir-t class goods.
J. R. Greene & Co. have com?
menced to move into their handsome
le-w store on Je/Terson street.
Prof. J. V. Crabtree, who lias been
on a trip in the interest ol I oanoke
College, returned to Salem yesterday.
Mi-ses Mattie Wilson, of Pamplins,
and Lizzie Harvey, of Lynehburg,are
visiting the Misses W?rtham on Camp?
bell street.
Mr. T. S. Terrill leave.- today for a
two weeks visit to friends and rela?
tives in Rapidan < Jounty.
Mr. R. II. Wright has return, d from
a visit to the home ol Ins wife'.-pa
rents at Buchanan. Mrs. Wright will
go to Huntington, W. Va., before her
return hi re.
Mr. Carl Ruehrmund, of Richmond,
the skilled architect of the new St.
Mark's Lutheran church, is stopping
at Hotel Roanoke.
The funeral services of Fannie Ro
berta, infant daughter of Mi. J- P.
and Mrs. Willie A. Argerbright, were
conducted at the homeol the parents
in East Roanoke yesterday at ?! I'. M..
Rev. J. A. Dullard officiating.
Big Ship Vanl.
It is announced that three millions
of English and Northern capital is
ready to place the tin est shipyard yet
built in America on tin- waters of
Norfolk harbor, provided the tonnage
lull which was recently passed by the
Senate becomes a law. This lull pays
a royalty to all American built steam?
ers engaged in the foreign trade, and
its passage, it is believed, will give a
ereat impetus to ship building in the
United States. Vice-President Chas.
(r. Eddy, of the Norfolk and Western
road, declared in a recent interview
that if the tonnage bill passed, Nor
folk would he one of the greatest ship
building points in this country, and
that the Southwest would furnish the
timber, iron and steel used in t he con?
struction of the vessels.?Richmond
Times.
Fishing in Chesapeake Bay.
This summer the fishing has been
very line around the mouth of the
Chesapeake bay. Sheephead have
been scarce, but all the other varie?
ties have been taken in great num?
bers. Along the channels around
Smith's and Cobb's islands the sport
is said to be unusually good. The bot ?
torn of the Chesapeake this year seems
to be lined with crabs, and hundreds
of barrels are shipped north every
day. Great sport has been had*taking
what are known as "jumping inul
lets."' They are taken after night and
the sport is very exciting. They feed
along the shore and are frightened by
the lights from the boats. As they
leap .-onie -n ike the boats, some land
on the inside and a lew go all the wax
over.
One or the Liveliest.
Roanoke is getting to be one of the
largest towns in Virginia. It is
acknowledged to be th?- liveliest
Many of its residents find their way
occasionally to Washington on busi?
ness. Mr. *J. H. Win gate, who is at
Willard's, is one of the principal civil
engineers of Koanoke and has a large
ami important clientele.?Washing?
ton Post.
For rheumatism, lumbago, neural?
gia, cramp and colic, there is no rein?
ed v superior to the genuine Dr,
Thomas' Electric Oil.
Go to Geyer's to get your spring
and summer suits my20 tf.
VY MORNING, AUGUfc
REPAIRING Tili: LEAK!*.
Workilie i.nsi Mtflii on the Brenk In
The III? Miiin.
Eighteen inches below* the surface
of the water the bottom of the reser?
voir conld be semi.
i l was just as clear as any one could
wish, but the dry sides stared blankly
up at the reporter, and the gentle?
man with him remarked: "If this
i hing keeps on there won't be enough
water here fco drown a kitten in."
The water was shut, off again last
night, and half a dozen men toiled
about in the water ami mud of the
Roauoke trying to repair the big
main th.it limits comfort to the
thirsty souls of this town. it wasn't
a pleasant, job, and th*? men didn'l
seem to be enjoying themselves very
much, it was wet and muddy and
I disagreeable. Water was coming
I down in,mi overhead, and water was
already uuderfcet; but the work had
to !<e done.
And the sooner the better, for as
the days have gone by the break in
I the big main has grown larger and
larger. .\t the rate at which it w.is
enlarging it wouldn't have taken n
great while to i.utirely beyond
repair, and then the c i v would have
to go through the inconvenience of a
wafer famine for some time. But the
strong castings are ready at last, and
by iIiis morning will no doubt be
securely in place, and then we can
again have all the water we want and
not have to till every pot. kettle, pan
ami bucket in the house lor Ute over
uight.
i in- break in the pipe was caused
by a defective pipe, and the thing
may happen at any time. It i- tort
II mite that it was only a break ami
not a crack, or the pipe would, pos?
sibly, have to be replaced ami this
would have taken time. As tlie mat?
ter now stands the pipe will be
stronger than it was before, but no?
body knows how long it will he be?
fore the work of repairing it will he
finished.
In the meautime any one who
thinks that the water supply of Roa
noke isn't the cleanest and purest in
ii.umtry can have an opportunity
"! seeing the bottom of the reservoir
today.
Til i: en ?rcii i s i on v v.
Who will Prcneh. and What Suhjeels
Hill <? I!. .11 Selected.
101 NO MK.V'sCIIKbTI A.VASsui l.VTI<>.\
The ?. M.C A. meeting will he
conducted today at their hall at l
o'clock p. m . by'Mr. t?. 1'. Evans. All
men are envited to attend. Rooms
over First National bank.
ST. .ToHX'S E VISCOPAfc CHI- RCH.
There w ill hi- services at St. .John's
Episcopal Church rhis evening at ?
o'clock.
ST. MARK'S LUTHEKAX CHURCH.
Services at St. Mark's Lutheran
t 'hureh w ill he held in the Public
School chapel this morniug at 10
o elnck. The pastor will be assisted
by the Rev. 31. .1. Firey, of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Akron. Ohio, who
will speak upon the subject of
"Patience." Sunday school, Hon. II.
S. Trout, supeiiuteudent,at 9.30 a. in.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at the Fourth Avenue
Christian Church at 11 a. m. and s
p. m. Sunday school at 9.30 a m.
Kev. i >. ''- Moomaw will preach at
night.
(; KEENE-MEMO RIAL CTIURCn.
At 11 a. m. the Lord's Supper will
be administered. There willbeser
v;e - at 7 1?. m.. by Rev. <'. II. Buch
anau.
OPERA HOUSE SERVICES.
Morning sermon b\ Rev. ('. II.
Buchanan. Evening sermou by Rev.
IL E. Linny, and the Lord's Supper
will be administered.
SECOM) LUTHERAS CHURCH.
Service at 11 A. M.. and 8 P. M.
Sermon by pastor. J. I-;. Bushuell.
Sunday school at 1'. M.
POSTM Vis rER'S REPORT.
J in- Grcal Increase in Business Dur?
ing i he l'asi Month.
Registered letters delivered. _ 395
Letters delivered. 51,015
Postal cards. 6,075
Newspapers and packages deliv?
ered.7.. ','5,49'.)
Loral letters collected. 1,895
Mailing " " . 25,5-10
Loeai postals coUected. 402
Mailing " " . 2,990
Newspapers and packages. 730
Total number pieces handled... 115,812
Carriers employed. 7
Daily trips in delivering in
business part of the city. 3
Throughout the city. 1
Daily collections throughout
the city. 4
Mr. Cii.h Johnson.
G us Johnson, the county represen?
tative in the Legislature from Rock
bridge county, stopped over in the
city yesterday evening long enough to
get his supper with Iiis old friend,
Mr. Sam Paterson, on Campbell
street. Mr. Johnson is a medium
sized man weighingabout 100pounds,
and sporting a full set of black whis?
kers?apparently about -I? years of
age. lie was on his way home from
the Tenth district convention, which
was held at Amherst Court House on
Friday to nominate a candidate for
Congress, lie informeda Times re?
porter that Mr. Harry St. George
Tucker, sou of J. Randolph Tucker,
of Rockbridge county.was nominated
as his own successor, and thought the
chances of re-election verv probable.
Mr. Johnson is a Democrat of the
truest type.
Virginia's Census.
The result of the census just taken
in Virginia seems to promise an in
ciease in the population of not less
than a quarter of a million. Accept?
ing as a basis of calculation the in?
crease of the Petersburg district,
which is given out as 20,000, the gain
will be 200,000, and the increase in
population has probably been much
less in that section of the State than
many others. Its population is com?
posed largely of negroes, the very class
of laborers that leave home to seek
new fields of labor. Outside of the
cities the gains in population during
the past ten years have doubtless been
greatest in the southwestern counties.
Kent On.
The negro, who is charp-ed with
having caused the collision of the
mail and material trains at Max
Meadows some days ago. was given a
hearing before Justice Obenohain
yesterday, and was eent on to the
grand jury lor indictment.
Erysipelas and salt rheum was
driven entirely away from Mrs. J. C.
Anderson, Peshtigo, Wis., by Bur?
dock Blood Bitters. No equal as
blood purifier.
ST :!, lM)o;
ISTOPPEDBYRAIN
INTERRUPTED A?T ITS MOST
INTERESTING STAGE.
FflE ATTENDANCE VERY SLIM
The Last Inning Played in a llcavj
Shower lint One Error Made In ibe
Game, And 'Mutt by Ibe Bright
Slurs.
At its most interesting stage tbe
game at Riverside Park yesterday
was interrupted by rain.
The threatening weather and the
poor playing of the past two days
kepi a great many people away, and
the crowd was very small. Langgood
was again in the box for the visitors
and pitched better than previously.
In fact, the entire team was in better
conditio!! than it had been since com?
ing to the city.
Roanoke went firs! to the hat mid
Wigmore was thrown out by a pretty
ball from Smith. Sproul next took
his base on hail.- and Ford's hit to
Smith forced him to second. Rosen
thai sent a semi-circle lly to Smith
and thus wound up the Roanoke's
little ballot yarn. The Stars succeed?
ed in getting a man on first on an
error by Widgen and he stayed there
until 1'ingling ami King struck out
and Duke Mew out to Ford.
In the second inning Roanoke
earned a run. Quartes was retired by
a throw from Micliehuan to first and
Aleck Drodie made a three bagger.
Kecfer brought him home and was
left on third. I none. two. three order
the visitors were retired.
Ford in the third hit a hot single
into the h it but Rosenthal'sgrounder
for.I liim out on second. The visit?
ors succeeded in getting a man on
first but he died in getting to second.
Dolan's very pretty catch from Mich
flmaii ended the innings.
In the lir.-t half of the fourth Roan?
oke tried hard to get there but
couldn't make the riffle. There were
two men out when Dolan reached
first on an error by Smith and then
went to thiii! on a hit by Reefer to
the right, where the ball was fumbled.
Dohm was touched oufrby Widgins
hit to the pitcher. The ruin all dur?
ing this inning was falling fast but
Mr. Welch didn't call the players in.
It was coming down in good shape
when King took his place at the plate
and sent a bouncer to Widgiu, who
|iicked if up, but the wet ball -lipped
through his lingers and went over
Rosey's head, while the runner went
to second. The rain by this time was
ioiuing down too briskly for further
[day, ami tin- game ended.
The Roanokes played an errorless
iraiua, a.- far as it went.but the Bright
Stars made tour errors. Follow ing is
[he
SCORE 11V INNi.Ni;-.
1 J i
Roanoke.0 l 0 0?1
Star<. 0 0 0 x0
Base Ball Games of x < slerdny.
Ity United Press.
na ' Ionai. LEAGUE.
At Brooklyn?Brooklyn. 9: Pitts
burg, "J.
At i Jincinnati?I lincinnati, 1 l:Phila
lelphia, ::.
At Indianapolis?Cleveland,
New York. ".'.
At Chicago?Chicago, I; Boston. 5.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATI0 N.
New York?Brooklyn, 9; Toledo. I.
At Philadelphia?Athletic,0: Coluin
bus. :i.
At Syracuse?Syracuse, 0; Louis?
ville. S."
At Rochester?Rochester, I: St.
Louis, 5.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE.
At Baltimore?Baltimore, -"i. New
Baven, 0.
At Harrisburg?First game?Harris
bnrg, 1: Hartford, Second garni ?
Harrisburg, Hartford. 1.
At Wilmington?Wilmingt on. 0;
Newark, 5.
At Washington?First <hime?Wash?
ington. 13; Lebanon. 0. Second game
?Washington, I: Lebanon, r>,
PLAYERS' LKAOL'K.
At Buffalo?Buffalo, 7: Boston, ?">.
At Pittsburg?Pittsburg, 11: Brook?
lyn.:!.
At < lleveland?Cleveland, 0; Phila?
delphia, ?">.
At Chicago?Chicago, 6; New
York. S.
.11?-IiiiiIcy an?! lilaino.
If there is a peculiar phase in mod?
ern politics it is found in the attitude
taken on the tariff question by James
It. Blaine. When Secretary of State
under Garfield he talked wisely and
well about reciprocal obligations of
commercial nations, but .afterward
seemed for a while to drift into the
current of machine politics, and go in
for the kind of protection that pro
tects the men who furnish money for
the campaigns. Now, however, his
former convictions are reasserting
themselves, and he has killed the Mc
Kinlcy bill beyond resurrection
by a half column letter. We regret
that he has done it. for the simple and
single reason that the McKinley bill
would have effectually killed* that
wing of the Republican party which
corrupts ana debauches the ballot
with the money made by an unjust
tariff.?Graham Headlight.
Had a Fit.
Mr. Finch, a painter, who resides
on Sixth avenue, S. W., while return?
ing from his work in the northwes?
tern part of the city yesterday even?
ing, when near the corner of Park
street and Rorer avenue, was heard to
call out in very pitiful tones for help.
A number of persons who were near
by answered his call as quickly as
possible. Upon reaching the spot
they discovered the cause of his cry.
He "had an epileptic lit. and was en?
tirely unconscious for some minutes.
After using restoratives, however, he
became allright and went on his way
home.
Ladies Ilitvc Tried It.
A number of my lady customer*
have tried '"Mother's Friend,"' am
would not be witho.it fo~ many time!
its cost. They reeommeiid it to al
who are to become mothers. R. A
Payne, Druggist, Greenville, Ala
Write Bradlield Reg. Co., Atlanta
Ga., for particulars. By Budwell
Christian ami Barbee.
"Did her father kick?" "Yes, bu
he missed, thank my stars."?Life.
Buy your cooking stoves from M.D
Jennings & Co., near market house
Salem avenue. t
LIVIXG LONG.
Hon it May in-Accomplished Some
Longr-Llvcd l'eonle.
The enchanters of China promised
iIm- emperors of that country to find
an elixir of long life that should ef?
face the irreparable inroad of years.
The astrologers and necromancers of
the middle ages flattered themselves
to have discovered the fountain of
youth, in which a person had merely
to hat he in order to recover his youth
All such dreams wer.- long ago dis?
pelled by the progp-ss of science.
Net, in the heart of most men there
is such a desire to prolong their stay
I upon the earth that the art <?f living
for a long time has not ceased to im?
passion a lar^re number of persons
who would he willing to endure all
t In-evils of an indefinitely prolonged
old age.
? >neof the perpetual' secretaries oi
the Paris Aead.my of Sciences has
written a volume to prove that man
should consider himself young up to
eighty years of age. A noble Vene
tian named Cornaro -pent twenty
years in a scale pan in order to ascer?
tain what alimentary regimen was
best adapted to him. We have known
old men.who, having learned that M.
Clievreul had never drank anything
hut water, took tlx- resolution to ab?
stain wholly from wine, hoping in
this way to exceed a hundred years.
Fortunately a rag gatherer, who
reached the sa me age as tin- celebrated
academician, spared them this sacri?
fice by informing his confrere h
longevity that he had never drank
uiiyi hing hut wine.
Q'i'he Society of Hygiene, Vienna,
has just started an extensive investi?
gation in order to determine what it
i- necessary to do in orderndentific
ally to prolong life beyond, the ordi?
nary limits ami to rival the patriarchs
of the Scriptures, as compared with
; whom M- Clievreul himself was but a
child. The society has therefore
[drawn up a circular which it has sent
to all the old men of Germany and
Austria occupying a certain position
in the world, and which coot.tin- a
j multitude of questions about their
regimen.- their habits, the duration of
their intellectual work, the nature <,|
their recreation, their manner ol
clothing themselves, etc. The good
Viennese hope in this way to get up
a practical manual designed for those
who wish some day to double their
j formidable cape of eighty years.?
I Iron.
AS A I5L\SIXJ:SS.
IVhitl Ehp'Presiiloiicy Ihin Paid Various
I it cum beut!?.
The Cape May Point gift cottage
transaction has produced a discussion
about contemporary White House
economy, in which we Gnd attributed
to the President's family the hope ol
laying by at least $100,000 from the
amount of salary which General Har?
rison will have received while presid?
ent.
if the present incumbent fails to
leave the Whit.- House with somesuch
surplus, he will form an exception
aiming modern Presidents. President
Lincoln is reputed ktO have saved
nearly $70,000 during his term of a
little more than tour years, when his
ofllce was worth only $25,000 a year.
President Grant, who lived in* the
White House eighi years, part of the
time at $50,000 a year, must have
saved much more than Lincoln,
though this was afterward sunk in
the speculations in which he was in?
volved before Iiis death. There is no
telling how much Hayes took back to
Fremont of the $200,000 he stole from
Samuel J. Tilden, through being
counted into the White House and
receiving the President's pay.
< ?ne hundred thousand dollars
would probably fall considerably
short of what Mr. Cleveland saved iii
Washington from his official $200,000.
General Harrison, whose term will be
as long as Cleveland's, has a larger
family, but be also possesses more ex?
perience in retrenchi-jeut; and why
should he not save while president as
much as his predecessor! The pre?
sident's stipend, while $50,000 in
theory, is in fact much more. There
isadded to this a house and most of
its service, its heat and light; much
garden truck from the Federal pre?
serves, and the .-tallies.
If the present incumbent of the Ex?
ecutive Mansion docs not save at Ie.:-f
$100,0"0 while he lives there, it will be
because he has plunged into a system
of extravagance such as the Horsier
education could never countenance.
But the evidence is that his style is
not in that direction. J
There is a good deal of talk about
surrounding the ' 'biet' Executive with
greater luxuries than he enjoys now:
but considering the practical result of
living in the White House, such talk
is extremely cheap.?New York Sun.
A Good Suggestion.
"Why don't you advocate holding
a.n agricultural exhibit of some kind
in connection with the fall races at
the Melrose Driving Park?" said Mr.
.1. Bayliss, proprietor of the Conti?
nental Hotel,yesterday. -ir wouldn't
cost very much and we could make a
really lino showing. There is going
to be some big racing here in the tall,
and there will he a large crowd in
attendance. There is some line stock
around here, thoroughbreds; 1 have
some myself. It wouldn't be neces
sary to have the premiums very large.
In fact, it might do to just give diplo?
mas. What do you think of the
idea.?"
Dentil ol Sir. Falconer
Mr. W' L. Falconer, a well known
citizen of Roanoke, passed away yes?
terday in the fifty-sixth year of his
au'e.
Mr. Falconer was born in Moon
shire. Scotland, an l leave-a wife and
four children to mourn his loss. Two
of these children are Mrs. Carmichael
and Mrs. Adam Falconer.
Mr. Falconer was a consistent tie tu?
ber of the Presbyterian church. The
funeral will take place today from
that church. Mr. Campbell conduct?
ing the services.
The Market V?sterilay.
The city market yesterday was a
scene of* busy traffic, and several
thousand people made it a visit to
purchase their supplies for Sunday.
The long row of wagons reached away
out Nelson street nearly a square
from the market house. The exhibit
of country produce was unusually
large, as it generally is on Saturdays.
The busy cry could be heard in all
directions. "Here's the place to get
vour eggs at 18 cents per dozen: your
apples "at 15 cents per gallon: come
right along we can suit you in every
thing."' _^__
. IS LIFE WORTH LIVING ?
Not if you go through the world a
dyspeptic. Dr. Acker's Dyspepsia
Tablets are a positive cure tor the
worst forms of dyspepsia, indigestion,
llatulencv and constipation. Guar
anted and sold by Budwell, Christian
& Bar bee _
When a man's temper gets the best
of him, it reveals the worst of him.?
Religious Herald.
DE - - FIVE CENTS:
TARIFF TALK
IS ENDED AT LAST and THE
""bill referred
I -?
A DOUBLE HANGING IN CABOLIM
Against ih,. ? zar'nULlfe Ii , WH m
?l>cleirnte reeterdaj > ? n,,,, ?;?,,
Scum Oilier In t<i?-?t i ng Vown
By United Press.
Washington, A..- 2.-The House
today finished the consideration of
the Senate amendment* to the sun?
dry civil appropriation bill ami dis?
agreed on most of them. Theysent
the biil to conference, ami adjourn* <l
at 2 p-m.
The Senate, without discussion, re
ferred .Mr. Blairs "previous <{ues
tion" resolution.-, introduced yester
day, to tiie committee on rules ami
tiit-n resumed consideration of the
tariff bill. The general subject of
tariir taxation was discussed by Sena?
tors George, Platt, Hawleyand others.
No progress, however, was made with
the bill, and the Senate, just before,
adjourned for lack of a quorum, .ailed
to pass upon Vest's amendment x.<> re
ducethe tariir taxes on chinaware,
pending when the Senate adjourned
yesterday.
A Boublc Hanging.
My Unit?*] press.
Columbia, s. C, August 2.?
Kachel Catoe and William Clyburn^
negroes, were hanged at Lancaster
Courthouse yesterday forth- murder
of August Benin's, with whose wife
<.'atoe was intimate. When tin- wo?
man and the negro wer- placed on
trial she escaped the conviction on a
technicality. Catoe left a written
statement in the hands of a deputy
sheriff in which he gave a detailed
account of the killing. 11..- acknow?
ledged that he and Clyburn comitted
the deed, but says Hennis' wife was
the instigater. She witnessed the ex
ecution from a jail-window with ap
r>arent indifference. Civ hum was the
last of a remarkable family of live
brothers: other.- having been killed,
hanged or sentenced for long terms to
the penitentiary.
Against Ibe ? /irs Lite.
Uy United Press.
PAJtIS, August .'.-St. Petersburg
despatches report the discovery of
a fresh plot on the part of Nihilists
against the life of the Czar; implicat?
ing Professor Corlowski and students
of St. Petersburg University, and a
number of officers and guards were in
the plot. Two officers, it is reported,
suicided rather than undergo trials
and punishment.
Bnyaid As a Delegate.
Uy Unitol Press.
Wilmington, DeL.'Aug. 2?At the
request of the Democrat.- of tin- Elev?
enth ward. ex-Secretary of State Bay?
ard will attend the Democratic State
convention at Dover hs a delegate
from that ward.
TO KILL IvEMMLEB.
Tbe ApparattiM In Position nuA non
day Will Probably he tin-Day.
The final preparations for the elec?
trocution of William Kemmler are be?
ing made. C. P. Barnes, city electri?
cian of Uochester. arrived at Auburn,
N. V., yesterday aid immediately
went to the prison, where he was
closeted with Warden DurstonJ Mr.
Barnes will have charge of the death
dealing apparatus and will probably
lie the one to push the fatal switch.
The switchboard and other mechani?
cal appliances controlling tie- current
have arrived fromDannemora pri?on.
where they were sent for the execu?
tion of Cbapleau. They have been
placed in position in the death cham?
ber, together with the chair in which
Kemmler will receive the electric
shock. Everything points toa speedy
execution of keiniuler's sentence. Al?
though Warden Durston is silent on
the subject, it is generally believed
Kemmler will die next Monday night.
IDs appetite is gone and it is only oc?
casionally that he is induced to in?
dulge in" some delicacy procured by
the prison chaplain.
The invitations to be present at the
execution have not been sent, but it
is understood Warden Durston will
semi them today. The same persons
who were invited in April will be
present.
one.last attempt.
Arni hn. N. V.. Aug. 2.?Bets can
lie had here that Kemmler will never
in-executed. Et is claimed that he is
either demented or is pretending to
lie and that Warden Durston has un?
doubtedly laid the matter before Gov?
ernor Hill, ami suggested the proprie
tv of an inquiry into Kemmler's men?
tal condition.
THE DESPERATE XOBTONS.
They Lock Cn a Cashier and 3Ialtc a
Bold Dasb lor the Vault.
Wheeling, W. Va., \ug. i.?Today
Edward and Thomas Norton, leading
business men and farmers, lessees of
the McLure House, went to the Ex?
change Hank and demanded posses?
sion of their mother's private box.
Cashier Jones refused, when quick as
a flash one of them locked the cashier
in his private office, and they made a \
dash for the box. Hank officials heard
the disturbance, rushed in, and irn
mediatelv covered the Nortons with ? *
their revolvers, when they wilted and
marched out. The affair has created
a sensation._ _
Xow Freight Agent.
W. E. Black, who has been for sev?
eral years the efficient agent of the
railroad company at Pocabontas, baa
been promoted to the Koanoke office,
and assumed charge there the 1st of
August. We are eoulideut that we
voice the sentimeut of the business
men of Pocahontas in rejfretinef the
change. If we are not mistaken Mr.
Black himself gave up his pleasant
relations with the people whom he
has grown to know so intimately,
with extreme reluctance, and did not
accept his new position until he had
seriously weighed and considered ita
manifest advantages. In common
with many friends we hope for Mr.
Black a pleasant and profitable resi?
dence in the fair city of Roanoke?
Graham Headlight, 81st.