Call on
J. R, HuCKaDA'!,
Tlia Ploneor Aeuni,;
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Roonoke Real Estate. ?
VOL. 1X.-NO. 98.
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"SPECIAL NOTICES.
PEGIAL BARGAIN.
For ualo, two now houses in tho
eastern part of Uoanoko with eight
rooms, built on tho old Colonial
Stylo, just completed, for $2,()UU
each, on easy payments. Tho owner,
intending going North In a few
days, makes this special offer, being de?
sirous of selling before taking his de?
parture. A disoount will bo made to
party taking both properties. For fur?
ther particulars, te.'ms, etc., cill on
W1L15UK S. POLK .t CO.,
Rooms 3 and 4, Exchange Building.
N
OTiCK.
Wo can sell lota in tho heart of
tho town at 25 to 40 per cent,
lower than any other lots near
them can bo bought for.
SIMMONS. AMBLER* CO.,
HEAL ESTATE ACENTS,
Buchanan; Va.
Offioo corner Washington and Water
streets.
~NOTICK
WATER CONSUMERS.
Water rentals for the quarter (Janu?
ary, February and .March) are now due. !
Consumer.>s are hereby notified toe ill at
tho ofiiou of tho company, Exchange
building, room 13, and pay tho same.
No bills will be distributed as hereto?
fore. Water will be out olT from all con?
sumers who do not pay their bills on or
beforo the 30th of .January. An addit?
ional charge of llfly conts will be col?
lected for turning on water.
Jan4to30 J. C. RAWN, Manager.
USIC HAS ITS CHARMS.
M1
Wc desire to c:dl the attention of tho
citizens of Roanoko and Southwest Vir?
ginia to our extensive stock of superb
pianos of the following makes. We
mention separately tho celebrated
" Everett," one of the best; also the
Woher, Steck and a number of others of
Qno make. Wo. sell them on easy terms
.und guarantee,i a?_.of them togiveentiro
satisfaction. All you have to do is to
call, see them and be convinced. Organs,
all of tho best makes, constantly on
hand. M. L. SMITH.
deo21-tf
VTEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
0
RESOLUTION NO. 1,
IF YOli ARE NOT ALREADY A
SUBSCRI HER TO Til E TIM LS STA RT
THE YEAR BY SUBSCRIBING FOR
IT.
WHY?
BECAUSE YOU WANT THE NEWS
?ND IT IS THE ONLY PAPER IN
IIO A NOK E THAT PRINTS THE
NEWS AND ALL THE NEWS, LO?
CAL, NEIGHBORHOOD AND GENE
EAL SUBSCRIPTION FIFTY CENTS
A MONTH.
RESOLUTION NO. 2.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY
AN ADVERTISER IN THE TIMES
BEGIN THE YEAR BY ADVERTIS?
ING IN ITS COLUMNS.
WHY?
BECAUSE IT HAS THE LARGEST
CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN
RO?NOKE, AND ITS SUHSCRIPTION
LIST IS INCREASING TWICE AS
FAST AS THOSE OF ALL THE OTH?
ER PAPERS IN THE CITY COM?
BINED.
I'or a Gri nil Hull.
Richmond, Va., Jan. II.?fi-'po^ir.i]?
Arrangements for the ball here on tho
30th instant for tho benefit of the As
s elation for tho Preservation of Vir
g nia Antiquities arc progressing, and
i will be a grand social evi nt. Tho
Sir Roger De Covorly minuet will bo
given, and everything points to a grand
success.
E I
ROANC
CHECKING THE STREET RAILWAY.
Councilman Woodward Offers a
Set of Resolutions
-At n Special Meeting of tho City Council
I.nnt Night?DMlculty Experienced in
Obtaining a Second to tho Motion for
Itcfvroucv?Fire Chiof Kiicpi>*8 lU-porl
Sent to the l-'inuitco urnl Ordinance
Committees,
Tho City Co?Micil came together strag
glingly last night, in spi oial Bcssion. Mr.
Shoehnn took tho chair. Kiro Chief
Knepp's report was presented.
In brief it stated that tbo forly-four
alarms last year involved a loss of
87,S!)5 on property insured for 87,0-15.
Tho expenses for tho year were
81,005.04.
Recommendations woro made for the
purohasu of ii now engine, 1.500 footoi
new hose, -too feet of hianillu rope, a
new reel house for the friendship Com?
pany, the erection on buildings of tiro
t >O lpes, for the putting in of more fire?
plugs, and for a rigid building inspec?
tion law.
The report recited that the need for a
now engine was an imperative ono, as
tie- our now in use is old and unservice?
able, and that this city should not de?
pend upon tho water pretwure, a remark
which was aptly illustrated by too Clare
& Herd Uro ot Wednesday night.
Mr. Skinkor moved that tho portions
of Chief l<it; pp's report and tho Frb'tul
sMp Kiro Company's petition, calling
for appropriations, bo referred to tbo
ordinance and (iniinco committees with
instructions to draft, an ordinance for
submission to tho freeholders for bond
in"; purposes. Cnrti d.
Mr. Woodward moved that the public
property committee bo instructed to pro?
vide temporary quarters for the bui m d
out company until a pennantnt build
itlg CUU'Orcctt d. Can ied.
A proposition was presented from
Captain II. Davin, A. 1). 1.'ice and II. Ii.
Ureidef, property owners on Itandolpb
Btreet in tho vicinity of tho overlo ad
bridge erecting at that point, in which
they propo.-u to alter the method of build?
ing t ho retaining walls. They propose to
build the wall partly on their promises
and partly on the stri id, halt at their
own expense, tho city to pay tho re
maindt r.
A proposltitlon to reconsider the ac?
tion of the hist meeting providing for
the laying of a wooden sidewalk on
Nelson stroi t, in order that a perma?
nent ono might be provided for, was
ruled out on a point of order.
Tho next order of business under the
oill was street railway matters, and
Air. Woodward arose and presented a
paper for considoration of the Council.
Mr. Woodward said that when he wus
elected he understood his election to
mean that he was to represent the peo?
ple, and that corporations were not
among hisconstituehts. With that idea
in his mind, hi* felt, it his duty to ar?
raign the street railway company of
this city for gross ncgh ct of the rights
of citizens, lie contended that tho
company had failed to comply w ith, anv
one provision ot' tin ir contract. And
Ibis was not oo nil nod to the railway
company alone, for it was a habit ui cor?
porations here to uegltot the terms of
their e >nlracts.
"Hut 1 urn not afraid," .said he. "to
criticise any corporation when, in my
judgment, criticism i; deserved, and the
railway company has certainly Ik en in
that position lor t:ie past month. For
I iv, nty-six day-; no BervlC'j was render, d
on ono street, upd for nineteen days of
that period tho principal struct ot the
town was deserted of cars; yet the pro?
fitable dummy lino hud been in opera?
tion during that time.
??Arc the people and their right ; to be
totally igtiort d wltuout any protest be?
ing entered on tli - part of thoserln
authority?" askud Mr. WJj I .v.i l.
??This corporation has never complied
with any demand made upon tie in, and
1 propose lo put the matter boforo tbo
public if 1 am unable to do anything
olfco."
"Their cars," bo continued, "are not
lit for tbo ocoupancy of do<rs; in winter
yon freeze in them; when it rains ono
needs to hoist an umbrella in these cats
?o keep oil" the rain wh:ch trickles
through the roof.
??.My duty is plain to me: I feel it a
duty to the people 1 repri se nt lo bring
this matter up now. At the last icgulur
m 'ding adjournment was had tit an
0 irly hour, and I was prevent* d- from
calling attent.ii n to these things, and I
oiler the folk wing v< BO'.ution:
??Whereas at a meeting of Council
held .January n, 1888, a franchise was
granted to the Itonnoko Street Hallway
Company, investing them with the c -r
tain privileges to be obtained and held
under certain conditions; und
??\\ le r as tie-penalties tor non com?
pliance with the conditions of the fran?
chise so granted do not seem to be ex?
pressed with such degree of clearness as
to prevent c introvi rsy: therefore
??lie it ordained, Thai p unities be im?
posed on said Itoanoke Street Kail way
Company for violations of tho condition
of said franchise or other ordinances of
the city sis follows:
'?.?iist?Kcr tho violation of the s<c
end se ction of said franchise a penally
of from $5 to 825 shall be imposed and
oolh cted for every day said violation
exists.
"Second?For the violation of the
third section of the said franchise, n
penalty of from 85 to 825 shall be im?
posed and collected lor ( very day said
violation exists, and every Blrretoh
which such violation exists shall c.m
s: it it tea separate offense, and the allow?
ing of si ch a condition of Hie truck as
t < make it un.-afe <r inconvenient for
vehicles to be dr ven on or near or
across (ho tracks of a d Street Ituilwuy
Company shall bo construed to mean
and he a violation of the third Motion
of s tid franchise.
"Third?-Itshall be a violation of the
said franchise lor said itoanoke Strei t
Kail way Company to fail or negUet to
1 tin their cars over each street on wliilih
their tracks are laid, or on winch tin y
iKE, VA., SATURDAY
claim rights under their franchise, at I
least one.) in every twenty-four hours,
and a failure to so run their cars shall |
suhj >ct tho said Roanoko Street Kail
way Comunny to a lino of from S? to $25
for each and every day in which cars are
not so run or to a vititation of said fran?
chise at the option of the oity.
"Fourth?For any violation of any
other ordinance of the city, the Roanoko
Street Railway Company shall bo. sub?
ject to tho same lines and penalties as
may Ik; imposed under such ordinances.
This oitlinar.ee shall take off? ct from
its adoption, and all ordinance s or
parts of ordinane; s inconsistent with
this ordin?re I are hereby repealed."
The si cond and third sections of tho
charter, referred to in Mr. SVoodward's
resolution, provide that tho rai.way
shall bo so constructed as not to ob?
struct the tlow of water in the gutters,
and shall make its grades to conform to
lim street, grades at all times, und that
tin-company shall keep in repair tl.o
roadway between the tracks and one
foot on either side of the tracks, all
without exp< use to tin: city.
A painful sllenu ? greeted tho reading
of the resolutions. No on- ujnded
his motion that Cue samr> he adopt d.
and Mr. Woodward briefly commented
Upon the fact. lie said be was satislb Q
that he wen Id be clone in tho matter,
and felt assured that it. would not be
acted upon. Yet be knew he; duty, and
would hew to the line, letting the chips
fall where they might.
Mr. Huff differed materially with Mr.
Woodward. He thought tin city should
i be proud of our street railway *ervic
It was spn ad over a. largo territory, and
! was looking for its prolits to the future, j
He said it was presumptuous to tax na
i tu re, for the lato dereliction of the
company was ertaiuly the fault of na
' tun-.
At this point Mr. Skinker ruled the
1 discussion out <>f order, as there was no
motion bi for-', the. Council, but. Mr. Hull
said be would second the resolution in
: order to have it discussed, and asked
that Mr. .I. Alien Watts, attorney for
the company, be. heard.
Tilts reques t being granted, Mr. Watts
said tiiat he would reply at this time
solely hi cause representatives of thu
morning pa pi rs vvi ro pn sent, and he
want< d tho railroads side of the ques?
tion to g.) before tho public with the
resolution, to previ nt wrong imprcS
! sions.
Tin* company, he said, three yenrs
ago roe dved a francblso without a con?
sideration, it is true, but that franchise
then possessed no value; they built a
I Street railway within the city: a.id they
' also built tho dummy line to Salem und
to Vinton.
Captain Watts dwelt upon tho trade
which these, dummy lines brought to
Itoanokc, ami said that they were, a
valuable adjunct to the modes of Ingress
to the city. Jt was true these tracks
were speedily cleared of snow after the
storm, but it was comparatively easy to
do this, whereas in the city it was very
di?lciilt, and be culled attention to tho
fuct that the city had allowed the snow
to remain banked up on Salem avenue
until this week.
Again, the dummy lino was well
patronized, and therefore demanded
I good service and comfortable c irs.
i "And. 'said he, "when the city patron
ag'o demanded better facilities?more
I cars, better cars and regular serv'.c ??
then the c impany will furnish that in?
creased and betu r service.
The law. in his judgment, demand, d
only that reasonable efforts be made to
keep a continuous servlc*. and that in
I order to all*, ct the terms of tho charter
I there must be a willful neghot to run
cars over the line daily. Tho city wai
! equally guilty w ith thu e ir e. im-aUy, as
I it bad not cleared i's street;. In eon
, elusion. Captain Watts called attention
to the fact that tho otnpany had not
; d. lived any profit from too charter as I
'vet. j
I After some further discussion, on!
motion of Mr. Sklnker, the rosolutlon
' was ri ferred to thu ordinance committed
j ami the city solicitor.
<Jn motion of Mr. Sklnker a lire ping
was ordert d plac id at Park street and
; Shenundonh avenue.
I On motion of Mr. Woocwnrd the
petition of c -rtain residents of Tenth
avenue, between Park anil Franklin
j streets s. w., that that avenue bo put in
j repair, was referred to the street com
i mittee with power to act.
j Mr. Skinker moved that the city en?
gineer be instructed to plac? in good
! condition any street lamp which may be
j report, i! to him, from any some, to be
i out of repair.
After a short di cussion this \rai car?
ried, and the Conned adjourned.
Tili; WATKK SUSM'CY.
A Mysterious Leak Hampers the Old l'ump
? Work on the New One I'rugresaiii];.
The delay in restoring the water
service to its normal pressure is duo to
a defi ct in the old pump which pi ssih s
the experts. It was found that one of
the pumps suck) d air from some undis
o iverable leak, and a diligent search
followed. The pump itself was taken
to pic s live times, in vain. The pipes
were uncovered and a search was made
under and over the pump. but. it had re?
sulted in nothing at last accounts. It
seems probable that the leak may yet
In disc?vored in tho suction pipe, as
every joint about the pump has been
t st d for a lenk.
Work on the new pump is being for
wauled as rapidly as a foic i of ma?
chinists, under direction of an expert
from the Hoi ley works, cm push it. nriJ
some time m xt week, it is hoped, it cm
bu put in motion.
I.Ies Under a Misapprehension.
??Your c ir respondent, 'Front Seat.' "
observed Manager Ihckner last night,
"ii -s under a misapprehi ns-.on whi n ho
says that I'onnoko has to pay more
money to witness a theatric i) perform?
ance than any city In the c ?untry. The
pr.e s charged here an- the same, as
charged all over Virginia. An ad vatic
of 2."? c uts is charged for reserved seats
obtain* d hoforo tho regular sab* The
Fcht dulcis b ss. even at an iidvanc
than is charged in large cities. The
attraction* presented arc tho bast com?
panies on the road."
MORNING, JANUARY
SENATOR BLACKBURN'S SPEECH.
He Supports the Silver A-nend
menttothe Finance Bill.
The President Challenged to Veto It and
Kill tho Republican l'ssrty? lt? nto-l y
Declared to be In Line for Free silver.
The Farmen' Alliance rutted ou the
llaclt.
Washington, Jan. 0.?[Special]?The
Senat- to-day continued th ? di-cushion
of tbo Bns nc;> bill. Senator lllackburn
? coupled tbo floor a largo part of tin
day iv. h a forcible, speech.
There was not a fell vor mire, said lie,
wltuut tho limits oif Kentucky, und yet
bo fentured to assevb that her people
were as united, as earnest, honest
and Eh clamorous in their demand for
fn o coinage of silver us wire the people
<f Colorado, California, Idaho or No
vada. Opponents of free coinage might
rely on thu v 'to power of tho President,
but'that would prove to bo a vain ro
lianw'. The Pioddcntdirid not furnish
them with that veto. When tho amend?
ment passed thu Senate and House, and
tho Mil went, to tho President ho dan d
not pat his veto on it, unless he was
already prepared to s ign tho death war
rant lit a parly ulioady doomed. Hat.
even if tho Pres dent did veto the bill,
that would not save them.
Tlio death-knell of Ihn present.Con
gn s* would soon bo rung, and then
would ujmo another Congress, wbosi
House of Representatives would give
free c inagc to thu American people,
evi ft by tho votu required by the Con?
stitution to pass it over the President's
veto; and tlio Senate would concur in
that action of the peoples' representa?
tives, so that the icliv f of a clamoring
and overburdened peoplo was now at
hand, whether the opponents of free
c.'in.ige will? d it or not.
'This with him was not a party ques?
tion, for he had denounced tho anti
silver policy of every administration for
tbo last twenty yeai :i. It did not mat?
ter 8> him that his own party was for
four-years responsible for enduring the
wrong. Clev' i a nil's ad ml ills t ration wuh
Just as amenable to criticism and ce;.
suro as hi.u ucoii us predeo.'ssors or its
SUCOPSSOl'J
When in n >st toll was doomed to want,
and poverty, no party sliucklcs could
chain him to tbo defense? of that which
was Its c lose. Tillers of tho Boll could
endure no longer the burdens put upon
their hacks by unjust and partial legis?
lation. They had at last determined
to make their c inso ofgriovnnca known,
and their demand that it bo righted
Tho^sarihors' AllllinCo was tiowb ntral
izi-d into a national organization, and
was protesting against class legislation.
ISvery intelligent man, and every beu?
lst man. acknowledged that they had
just cause of complaint.
Mr. lUaokburn was followed by Mr.
Morgan, who also support d tho frco
coinage amendment.
I** i itii,lib in tbo Heintto.
WASiiixoTox, Jan. 0.?-[Special |?
The Vice-Pros Mont laid before tho
Senate to-day resolution of tho New
York Chain hi r of Commote ? in favor of
the shhipping and tonnage bill. Mr.
Cull on presented (as did many other
Senators) several petitions for and
against the Conger bird bill.
The li? use
WAsnixoTox, I). C, Jan, 1).?f&'po
clalj?Tho House spent tbo day over
the private c.ilandcr, and tho evening
in considering private pensii n claims.
ATTACK 1N(I A ClIAltTER.
Ju lgc Crern KnIf.rH u Fcrml.hiblo Ques?
tion in the Danville C iuris.
Panvii.i.k, Va? Jan. 0.?|Sp cial|?
Something of a sensation was onus? d in
the Hustings Court to-day. when Judge
Rerryman Qrcen, counsel, attacked iho
charter of tho Danvillo Elrotric Street
Car Company, A suit for damages was
pending which prow out of the faei that
a oitizen, of Danvillo, had been killed
by a street oar.
Judge Green held that the company's
charter was not valid as it had been do
rived from a eiicuit court judge and not
from the legislature, lie argued, there?
fore, that as tho company hud no legal
charter it was trespassing on the streets
and asked tho ouort to instruct the
jury.
The court did net rule on this point
holding that it was not germane to the
case at tbo bar. The matter will prob?
ably come up in another shape and be
tested in the courts.
Ked Homu Arrested.
Norfolk, Jan. o.?Yesterday after?
noon Oflio ts Ilnrrom, Noo and Cardoza
art cs ted on tho Hay f.ir.o steamer (leor
gia Marcellus Williams, alias "Red
Horse." who has been want'd for feloni?
ously cutting Mr. N. C, Hrcok about two
years ago. lie was locked up in the
station house. and this morning
arranged before I'olioa Justice Ji I**.
Kast in the polioi court. Mr. Hrcck
gavn his e vide no i against Williams,
telling tho story of tbn cutting, whian
nearly cost him his lifo. The police
justice asked Williams if he had any
statement to make, when he rcplii d
that "Mr. lire ok struck him with a stick
over the head as he went out of his
door, and be cut him " The prisoner
was sent to the February term of the
corporation Court for felonious assault
with iht??nt to kill, and committed to
jail. Tho withes-?os wero recognized to
appear at that time.
A Warp Mill Clone*.
Wii.i.nr.vNtic IJConn., Jan. 0.?[Spo
ci:?l| ? William C. Jlllsotl, owner and
business manager of the Hop - River
Warp Company, has oliMOd the mill.
An assignment is predicted in a tow
days with heavy liabilities.
10, 1891.
pr
T1IK CKOWL CASK.
Tho I eadln ; Mvmbsrt of t'n; Firm lix
pecto i Back To-day.
H. Webster Crowl and William H.
Wishart, of tho H. Webster Crowl Real
Estato Company, are expected in Roan
oke this morning from West Virginia,
where Mr. Wishart has been on busi?
ness. Thoro have boon no developments
in M -. Crowl's Ott e. and it is not known
that the Franklin Rank people propose
to take any action.
U is k-Utind that T, R. Carter, who
acts with tho firm,and not Mr. Wit hart,
was present at tho Real Estate Ex?
change meeting the other evening, and
cms; fluently the cot stitution was not
signed, as he had no authority.
R.VI.TIMottK, Md.. .Ian. '.?.?|Speclal] ?
Messrs, John M. Uttig, president of tho
Marine 15.mk; Isaac S. George, president
uf the Traders' Rank; 11. (3. Rcoho, of
Roche it Coulter, and b\ C. S'uutuns,
the committee appoint) d at tho meeting
of the stockholders of tho Franklin
Hank on Monday to confer with a c itn
mitt so on the part of the bank dirt ctors
to arrange for change of 11n- Franklin
Hank from a State to a national bank,
met in the president's room at tho
Franklin Rani; yesterday. They ex
amtncdall the bills receivable and loans
and the general condition of the assets
and liabilities of th*; Franklin. Mr.
Charles K. linker represented bis fataer,
Mr. Charles J. Uakur, who is president
of the hank.
After the examination the oomtuittee
prepared a report to tho stockholders,
m which they state that they found the
statement of the condition of the Man!;,
as present by President linker dt the
m ietlngon Monday, to be e irrt et. They
also report that the bank is < ntir. ly
solvent and able to meet all its liabih
ties. The otlic. rs of the hank say that
they have regain d much lost ground;
that their deposits have increased lit
the last day or two, and that everything
is working satisfactorily. The Frank?
lin was a creditor at the clearing house
yesterday. Tho movement to reorganize
the bank into a national institution is
progressing satlsfaut >rily. Subscrip?
tions to the e. ipital stick of SOOO.UOti are
steadily inen asing, and Mr. Itaker said
that he though^ by April 1 tho change
will have been effected.
YVKST VftlUlNtA'S l.KUlSL.VTUltK.
Ini]iurtunt Measures tt> C??mo Up?Statu
Debt I'rupoKlliouSa
WllKUI.lftu, W. Va., Jan. 0?[Spec?
ial I?The West Virginia legislature will
meet next Thursday and the session
will bean important one in a business
sense. Among tho matters to come up
fur consideration is tho proposition from
tho Virginia c irtilluat i holders of* New
York and London for an adjustment of
West Virginia's share of tho debt. A
majority of the members are known to
be opposed to tho entertainment of the
proposition, or any notion which may
ho sonstrued into an acknowledgment
that West Virginia is liable for any
part of the indebtedness.
Virginia holds that tho new State
should pay one-third, or about glfi,000,
1)00. 11 is saitl that a strong lobby will
he in attendance representing tho Lon?
don certificate holders. There nr t many
leading citizens who hold that the Statu
should pay a share of the ante-bellum
debt, but none wh'J believe that share is
one-third, as the money was expended
in public improvements beforo the Statu
was divided, and very littlo went for
Impiovements In t he territory now com?
prising West Virginia.
T.KGAL o: STACLKS IN lilt: WAV.
Ttie Attempt to Organize :i 111^ Trust tu
lie a bit it doit eil.
Chicago, Jam ?[Special]?Presi?
dent MoCormiok furnishes tho Asso?
ciated Pre ES tho following statement:
tho American Harvester Company,
after securing the opinion of eminent
cum el from different States has been
brought faob to fucu with grave legal
Obstacles to the consummation of tho
enterprise for whioh it wa> formed.
These are of such a character t bat after
the most serious ami can lit 1 considera
I lion, conclusion has been reached that
the whole undertaking must bo aban?
don! tl.
In doing so it, is but adopting tho
c turso such o Hinsel have united in ad?
vising. It believes that in thus promptly
! tailing this action its course will meet
with the approval of the public.
The Nebraska Muddle.
LlXOOt.X, Jan. 0.?[Special J?Tho
mornl'.ig session of tho legislature was
wasted in wrangling over the minutes
of tho joint c invention, which were
badly mixed on acc unit of Confusion in
the proceedings. This work was tin fin?
ished at noon. All of tho newly elt Cted
State others are in possession of their
odloes exempt Governor Royd. Powers,
the Albane ? c indidatc, took the oath of
ofllo ? at 1 o'cb ck t6-day, and it is now
Bald that the legislature will recognize
him as Govern >?-. All the new Mate
olllccrs have been recognized except
ilie Governor. Thomas Major w as in?
stalled as lieutenant governor and pres?
ident Of the senate under protest. Gov?
ernor las been recognized by all tho
m w Sta i- oilie irs a:. Governor, and they
1 will report to him.
An l-htrtltquitko In Ohio.
Toi.kdo, Jan., 9.?[Special]?Just at
noun a shock of earthquake was felt
hero th tt shook houses, rattled win?
dows and frightened horses. Theshcuk
came apparently from the south, and a
[slight rumble accompanied it. It was
at first supposed that u was a dynamite
explosion at sonn- point in the oil Holds,
but telephone mossagos by the Rl.ulo to
all p hits within a radius of fifty miles
to llii* south anil southeast show, d this
to bo incorrect. The shi e'< was about
the same In its effects at all points as
at Toledo and a similar shcok was ex?
perienced all over th" same area in th?
fall o' IS?-t._
finny .VI it in-,.
I, i\' in. Ian. I<> ?JSp ioial] ? The di
rtetors 'f the Hank of England to-day
reduced tho rate of di?oaunt from ."> to I
per c.-nt.
; If you war. t '. :> tncroasa ?
;yotir businoe-> in 1801,;
: advertiso V: { E TIMB3.:
IICE THREE CENTS.
SU.WJNDING THE INDIANS.
I ? _
All the Commands Ordered to
March Near the r.ost.les.
The Cordon Will be Drawn more TIgbtly
Around tbc Hostile* Till they Agree to
Iteturu l'cucnbly or Are Whipped
luto Subuil??ion?Hod iToud'? Faith
Doubted.
Pike Rioqjb, Jan. [Sp-clal)?-Yes?
terday afternoon all oom rounds in tho
Bold wero ordered to map i from thrco
to tlx miles nearer tho lio jtlles. Lato
last night tho order was | i t into effeot.
It, of course, attracted tl attention of
j tho Indians.
At intervals of two or threo days tho
cordon will ho drawn more tightly
around the hostiles until they agree
cither to oomo in peaceably or bo
whipped into Bubmission. The roluot
anoo they display to accept tho over?
tures of General Miles is susaeptlblo of
but ono Interpretation, and that is that
they propose to surrender and retain
their arms or die In their dofensu.
This is backed up by tho fact thata ma-'
Jorlty of those who oomo in from tho
hostile.! are squaws and ohildrt n who it
is desired to get out Of the way. SoffiO
bucks come in ocoaslon illy with alleged
Eriendllcs, and at tbosarao timo retain
a feeling of hostility ? bloh h.i-, impelled
till m to floo the agency.
The coining in of it d Cloud ii vari?
ously interpreted His good faith is
doubted by many becauso it is well
knoWn that hi> could not have stolen
away in the night from tho hostiles had
the latter desired to rutaln him in their
midst.
Portland, Ore,, Jan. 9.?(Sp 'oial) ?
A dispatoh from Poise City, Idaho, says:
Governor Wiley held > coUferono 1 last
night with Major Nvfos, commander ol
tho Boise barracks, and as a c insc
qucnoo tho oavalry company and an in?
fantry company here aroroady to move ,
at short notice. The Govern ir has sent
Adjutant Gonoral Curtis, of to < Idaho
National Guards, to Pt catullo station to
oonfoi with oltlzonsof Poo it !1 land tho
Union Pacific railroad ollioials. Tho
?ovornor'a action may bo detormlnod
by Curtis' report.
BKTWKEH Ell I.I. AND WEED.
Should the Governor Decline, tho hatter
Will Haben Hard Fight for It.
Al.OANY, N. Y., Jan. ?.?[Spcoial] ?
Politicians who are wa'.ehing the pro?
gress of events in tho United States
Senatorial campaign agree that tho
choice lies between Gov. Ilill and Hon.
Smith id. Wersli?--iyt!%*??y'-Hi!lit'?<?)?' Mtr
Nuugh ton has been regard od as liaving
a lighting otlanoo, as also Mayor Chapin,
of Ltrooklyn, and Hon. It. P. Slower has
been named as an aspirant for SenntOi
ial honors. The. last named is not re?
garded by those most likely to know as
ill the race at all. Ho is looked upon
as the coming candidate for governor.
Tlii'only event that will pluoi Mr
Nttughton and Chapin in tho r tu i will
ho Gov. Ilul's refusal to uooipb tho
Scnatorship.
la tho e\ent of tho Governor's atr
tempting to turn the seat over t.< either
MuNuughton or Chapin there will bj n >
end of trouble, as Smith M. Weed Still
ooii idol's himself pjrofi '. red by the Gov
er tier's promise made Inst fall, and will
light the matter bitu rly if tho Governor
attempts to substitute any one , Uc. llo
is known throughout tho State as an
implacable tighter, and has made up his
mind to bo Senator. Th s o ily oiu to
whom he will ye Id without a atrli ?' i
is Govornor Hill, and It i; t.i >iight on
this account the Governor may d oido
to jro to Washington, llo Is,.however,
keeping very quiet about it.
Tuns far Weed is the only one who
has bi cured headquarters hero or shown
J any signs of making a ovnvass. lie will
open his headquarters at tho UoleVan
next Tuesday, and then if any oth -r
candidate puts in an uppcarunO'J in tho
llosh there will be lively timoj.
Hurniorii on the Itrntiblicitn SI,to.
Sl'RiNQKIBLD, 111., Jan. '.(. ? l5>th
, housoa of the State legislature met
again yesterday, liovwruor Pifcr'S
I mossago, a summary of which was huro
i toforo Bent in these dispatches, was
I read. In tho Senate bids for tho a lop
tion of tho Australian ballot law and
for a uniform system of school text
i books wqro presented and referred. In
the home a joint resolution was aeoptod
providing for separat1 ballots In both
houses for United states Senat ?r on
January L'S, and for a joint billot oh tho
day following. The drawing for seats
then took place, and the throo Farmers'
Mutual llenevolent Association mem?
bers took seats on th ' Itupilbliom side
of tho house, to the great delight of
members of that party.
The Illinois Lcclfchituro Muddle.
Si'Kl.vOPlKLD, 111., Jan (I. ?[sj) ciul]?
It teems now that the promised at?
tempts by each party to unseat mem?
bers of tho other in order to secure ;t
majority on joint ballot will probably be
bold in abeyance, sine ?. if once entered
upon, there is no knowing w u ro it
would stop. The throat of tho Dem era tie
house to unseat Craln has 1 ? > a
c Hinter threat by the lb publican s uato
to unseat Noonan and others, and ta.?so
are urging their lift tin-, n In >.be i. uso
not to get them into t .outdo by an , rash
measures.
No Rovolutlou In Chill
\t ind ?n, Jan 0 ? |Spuoiall - dis?
patches received ftom fqillque,
niako no mention of a rovoluv r.i in
that country and say that all i l not
at ttiat port.
Tho Weather ?..-!?? ,.
Forecast: For Virginia, light cain,
stationary temporal..;;' -. east riy to
southerly winds.