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j CHARGES AGAINST THE RIOTERS
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Witnesses Made Serious Alle?
gations Against Accused.
Important Evidence Asatnst Klobartlsou,
Ferry and Davis?Witnesses Intro?
duced by tho Defense Try In? to Show
That Me Was Trying to Pacify the
the Mob?D. D. Kennedy Examined In
Ills Own Behalf?Lawyer A. D. Pugh
Leavei the k Defense to Captain
Berkeley.
The Hustings Court opened at 9:30
o'clock yesterday morning and Juror B.
A. Houl having recovered from the at?
tack of siokness the trial of Jamos O.
Richardson, A. Perry, D. D. Kennedy,
S. W. Fuqua, Walter Davis and Brown
MyerB, under indictment for rioting
Soptember 20, was resumed. The first
witness introduced was ex-Chief of
Police M. C. Morris, who said he saw
Fuqua, one of the accused, throw a stone
at the jail door. Ho saw him again be?
tween 12 and 1 o'clock. He heard
Blchardson say that he would rather
havo Mayor Trout than the negro.
Officer Merriman was the next wltnesB
and he testified that he saw Walter
Davis, J. G. Blchardson and Abe Perry,
who were standing by tho jail door on
the right In question. He heard Richard?
son say that the people were a set of
cowards and wouldn't pay any attention
to anything he would say.
Policeman L. Johnson next testified
as follows: "I was standing at thd jail
door on tho west side; I saw stones
thrown at the jail door; the attack was
made in the neighborhood of 8 o'olock.
The stones came ffom back of tbe
crowd. I saw Walter Davis, D. D.
Kennedy and Abe Perry, they were not
throwing any stones, but wero hallooing
about getting tho negro; I don't remem?
ber seeing these three parties after tho
shooting. I saw Blchardson afterward
talking to the crowd; he said if they
would follow him ho would get tho
nogro. Richardson was making a speech
on the sidowalk In front of Hotel Ponce
de Leon. Eight or ton persons were
standing around him."
Station House Keeper J. H. Williams
was placad on the stand, and Btatid
that ho saw Walter Davis and Abo Perry
thero that night. He didn't see Davis
until after the shouting, when he came
into the Btation house in company with
four or five others, and asked for the
prisoner. -
Police Sergeant A. H. Griffin stated
that he saw the attaok on tho jail about 8
o'clock the night In question. He saw
Walter Davis throw a brick against the
window which was the first one thrown.
The witness caught Davis and tried to
put him in through the window when
the crowd took Davis away from him.
After the shooting was over he saw
D. D. Kennedy near the jail. Witness
picked him up from the ground about
four feet from tho west door of the jail.
As one of tho grand jurors was slok
tbe grand jury was then dismissed until
this morning.
E B. Woodward, who was on the
stand Saturday, was recalled, and stated
that on tho evening of September 20
be saw a voting man named Bishop,
supposed to be the son of the injured
woman, and heard him make somo in?
cendiary remarks.
A. J. Schanoks: "I saw Walter Davis
in his shirt sleeves in the crowd saving,
'Come on, come on.' I saw Blchardson
in tho crowd on Campbell street near
the jail. I saw him on the steps of the
courthouse making a speech to the
effect that if the mayor wouldn't tell
where the negro was they would go to
the Ponco de Leon, get Mayor Trout
and hang him. Mr. Blckardson was
pretty well 'In his cups.' I saw Blch?
ardson again on September 25 and
heard him say that he bad no regrets,
and by-he had no favors to ask for
what be did on the night of the riot."
J. C. Bawn testified: "At the time of
tho firing I was in front of Nelson <&
Myers. I saw two men immediately
after the firing whom I afterwards found
out were Mr. Blchardson and Mr. Ken?
nedy. Mr. Richardson's idea seemed to
be to get Mr. Trout and he was asking
the people to get the mayor. Kennedy
was one of the men who proposed to
pull down Mr. Watts when he was mak?
ing a pacifying speech. He was very
positive that Kennedy was the man.
The' witness was not sure of the exact
words used by Kennedy but they were
of the nature of lnoltlng a riot."
J. H. Walthall's testimony was to the
effect that he saw James G. Richardson
later in the night and Blchardson was
saying that they must find Mr. Trout
and foroe him to tell whore the negro
was. Just then some one came up and
said Mr. Trout was at the Ponce de
Leon hotel and Richardson and some
others went to the hotel to see If he was
there. Still later in the night heard
Blchardson' say that he wanted 100 men
to give him their names and they would
go to the depot to keep the negro from
being taken away on the train.
J. Ii. Curlln: "Saw Abe Perry in the
crowd that night. First saw J. G.
Blchardson In front of the courthouse
after the firing. He was asking the men
not to run.."
W. P. Moomaw stated that he heard
Mr. Blchardson objeot to the militia
being called out. Blchardson, he said,
was a wild talking man when drunk, but
was entirely harmless.
Police Officer W. J. Bigney saw
Walter Davis in the crowd. Also saw
Mr. Blchardson. He was talking In a
loud and boisterous manner. Mr.
Richardson, he said, is very boisterous
when drinking.
The next witness introduced was
C. E. Watson, who testified that he saw
Jamos G. Blchardson soon after the
firing at Nelson & Myers store. Richard?
son, with sovoral others he didn't know
broke open Nelson & Myers store and
said they would got guns and what they
wanted. The crowd was very boisterous.
Ritbardaon was tho loader and was the
first one to tako bold of tho door.
OKE, VA., TUESDAY
Richardson ran against the door several
times with his shoulders and the door
flew open.
Police Sergeant R. H. Gold stated:
"I saw Walter Davis urging the crowd
to come on to make an attaok on the
jail. I also saw him throw a rock agalnBt
the door."
Police Justice W. II. Turner testified
that the only one of the defendants he
saw at the attaok that he recognized
was Abe Perry, who seemed to be in?
citing the mob. Bo also saw a young
man in bis shirt sleeves that was said
tobe Walter Davis, but be didn't know
him.
George H Leigh stated that he first
saw Mr. Richardson when the people
came to the hotel to look for Mayor
Trout. "I took Mr. Richardson and
another man," ho said, "through a part
of the hotel to look for Mr. Trout. I
only showed them through four rooms,
and assured them that Mr. Trout was
not in the hotel, and they went ?ut."
W. D. Mahonoy stated that he saw
Walter Davis after the shooting. Davis
seemed to be excited. He saw D. D.
Kennedy making a Bpoeoh but did not
hear what be said. He saw Abe Perry
on the west side of the jail. He was
under the influence of liquor. I saw
James G. Richardson who said he was
hunting for some one at Hotel Roa
noke.
Col. S. S Brooke saw Mr. Richard
Bon in the clerk's office soon after the
firing. There wore more than three per?
sons together. They were looking for
the negro. Did not bear Richardson say
anything. A party tried to get into the
vault. I opened the vault and Richard?
son went into it.
Charles G. Smith, proprietor of the
Ponce de Leon Hotel, said: "I saw
Richardson and Fuqua at the hotel
after the shooting. They were there
three times. The first time Fuqua led
the mob. The second time there were
about 200 people in the mob. I only
knew Mr. Richardson. He said:
'Charlie, 1 want Mr. Trout; thereshall
not be a hair of bis head harmed.'
Richardson and one or two others went
upstairs and came back and reported
that Mr. Trout was not there. Some
of the crowd were boisterous and said,
'Take Smith It ho don't bring out
Trout.' I had advised Mr. Trout to
leave the hotel after the first visit from
the mob."
AKTKRNOON BBSSION.
The first witness introduced after tho
dinner hour was City Engineer W. W.
Dunlap, who described tho deed to the
plot of land, on which is built the court?
house and jail, and that tho jail was
the property of the city.
Luoian H. Cooko was examined and
corroborated the statements of Engi?
neer Dunlap. In reply to questions by
Captain Berkeley he said he understood
Mr. Richardson was a drinking man
and a loud talker when drinking.
Tho next witness was Polioe Officer
W. C. Aiken, who testified that he saw
Walter Davis, who seemed to be incit?
ing a riot. He also saw D. D. Kennedy
and A. Perry, who didn't seem to be
doing anything particular. He did not
see any of the other of the accused.
The next witness was M. T. C. Jordan,
who said he heard Fuqua express his
opinion next day very treoly in regard
to the militia and authorities in general.
This testimony was objected to by Ed?
ward Lyle.
John J. Sbeehan was introduced by
the counsel of D. D. Kennedy. He Bald
he had known the prisoner about three
years. He mounted the grind stones
after Mr. Watts and Judge Woods had
spoken and said tho prisoner had been
removed from tho jail and the best way
to find him was to dlaperae in squads
and look for him.
- Acord was next introducod in
behalf of Kennedy. He saw Kennedy
on the night in question, but did not
hear him make any statement.
D. D. Kennedy was then examined in
his own behalf and Btated that he was
around the jail as a spectator; that he
was shot in the forehead, the effect of
which dazed him for a while and
knocked him down. When he went on
Commerce street he heard mention made
of dynamite, and fearing the jail would
bo blown up, thought the best thing he
could do was to state to the crowd that
the prisoner had been removed. He
thought the prisoner was in safekeeping
and it would help disperse the mob to tell
them he was gone. The witness stated
that his intentions all through the night
were in favor of law and order. He
wanted the negro to have a fair trial.
After an unsuccessful attemp to find
J. C. Davenport, a witness for the pros?
ecution, the commonwealth rested tho
case.
Thirteen witnesses for the defense
were called and consulted with by the
counsel for the accused. The first wit?
ness for the defense was Andrew John?
son, who saw Mr. Richardson at Nelson
& Myers. He saw Mr. Nelson come
from the rear end of the store, unlock
the door and ask the crowd what they
wanted. They asked for guns but when
Mr. Nelson told them he had no guns,
and asked them to leave, Richardson
said: "Boys, we can't get any guns hero
let's leave."
-Acord saw Mr. Richardson on
Commerce street immediately after the
firing had ceased. The report was
started that Mr. Nelson had offered to
furnish guns to all who wanted them,
and Mr. Richardson said, "We don't
want any guns. For God's sake, if you
have any influence help me keep this
crowd back."
The last witness introduced yesterday
was D. W. Espenlaub, who met Mr.
Richardson in the Ponce do Leon Hotel.
As Richardson was coming up the steps
he said: "There shan't be a hair hurt
on that man's head (meaning Mr.
I Trout), but all we want to know is
where that negro is."
A. B. Pugh here announced that he
would have to leave the case owing to
circumstances over which he had no
control. He had perfect confidence in
Mr. Richardson winning tho case and
would leave it with Captain Berkeley.
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock to?
day._
THE WKATUEK,
Forecast for Virgin in: Slightly warmer,
fair weather Tuesday followed by rain ?
Tnesday.nlKht or Wednesday morning.
?II ?????_
MORNING, NOVEMBE
BLOUNT'S REPORT MADE PUBLIC.
Serious Allegations Against the
Course Pursued by Stevens.
He Believes That a Great Injustice was
Done to the Queen?His Report of the
Hauling Down of the American Flag.
No Doubt But What the Previous
Administration Expected and Worked
for Annexation?Blount's Interview
With Admiral Skerrett.
Washington, Nov. 20.?Secretary
Gresham to day made public all tbe
correspondence between tbe Secretary
of State and James H. Mount, commis?
sioner paramount and later minister to
the Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Gresbam,
in giving this voluminous printed mat?
ter to the press, explained that it in
eluded everything connected with
Blount's mission to Hawaii, with the
exception of some statistical tables
relating to the stands.
The matter consists of three parts,
the first beginning with a copy of the
Instructions given Mount on March 11,
1893, prior to his departure from Wash?
ington for Honolulu, and the last part
ending with a briof letter of July 31,
1893, In which he concludes as follows:
"Tbe condition of parties in the is?
lands is ono of quiescence. The action
of the United States Is awaited by all as
a matter of necessity. The oondition,
it can be assumed, will remain until the
proposition to annex Is accepted or re?
jected. In the latter contingency no
sudden movement is likely to occur.
Tho present government oan only rest
on the use of military force, possessed
of most of tbe arms in the islands, with
a small white population to draw from
to strengthen it. Ultimately it will
fall without fail. It may preserve its
existence for a year or two, but not
longer."
Then he adi3 that he has done his
duty as well as ho could "considering I
was surrounded by persons interested
in misleading me," and his private
affairs necessitated his return home.
Secretary Grosham's letter of instruc?
tions to Mount,dated March 11th, define
clearly how far in the opinion of tho
President the use of armed force is per?
missible by the United States to pull
down or sot up govornmens.
Gresham says: "In the opinion of the
President your authority, as well as
that of commander of naval forces in
Hawaiian waters, should be and is
limited In tbe use of physical force to
such measures as are necessary to pro?
tect the persons and property of our
citizens; and while abstaining from any
manner of interference with tho domes?
tic concerns of tho islands, you should
indloate your willingness to intervene
with your friendly office in the interest
of peaceable settlement of troubles with
tbe limits of sound consideration.
"Should It be necessary to land an
armed force upon Hawaiian territory
on the occasion of popular disturbance
when the local authority may be unable
to Hive adequate protection to the lifo
and property of the citizens of the
United States the assent of such author?
ity should be first obtained, if it can
be done, without prejudice to the in?
terests involved.
"Your power in this regard should
not, however, be claimed to the exclu?
sion of similar powers by the represen?
tatives of other powers for tbe protection
of tbe lives and property of the citizens
or subjects residing in tbe Islands.
"While the United States claim no
right to interfere in the political or
domestic affairs or in the international
oonfllcts of the Hawaiian Islands other?
wise than as herein stated or for the
purpose of malntaing any treaty or
other right which they possess."
In a letter, dated April 6, Blount an?
nounces his arrival at Honolulu, and
tells of bis refusal, against the strong
urging of Minister Stevons, to accept a
house and tho use of servants, car?
riages, horses, etc , furnished by the
provisional government, paying "what?
ever I wanted for it, from nothing up."
He also notes the refusal of tenders
from tho ox-quoen and others.
Appended to a letter of April 18. In
which Mount deplores the perverted In?
fluence of Minister Stevons and Consul
General Severance, to which heasoribes
the existence of the provisional govern?
ment, is a stenographic report of an in?
terview between Blount and Admiral
Skerrett, In whloh the following occurs:
Admiral Skerrett?I oalled at the
Navy Department on the 30th of Decem?
ber to see Mr. Tracy, tho Secretary of
the Navy, to ask him if he had any
final instructions for me, as I was going
to leave the next day for San Francisco
to assume command of tho Pacific squad
roon. He replied:
"Commodore. I have no Instructions
to give you. You will go there and
perform your duty, as I know you will,
and everything will be satisfactory."
I remarked: "Mr. Traney, I want to
ask you about these Hawaiian affairs.
When I was out there twenty years
ago I had frequent conversations with
the United States minister, Mr. Pierce,
on tbe subject of the islands. I was
told that the United States Government
did not wish to annex the islands of
Hawaii."
Ho replied: "Commodora, the wishes
of the Government have oh an god. Tbey
will be very glad to annex Hawaii." lie
said as a matter of course none but tho
ordinary legal means can be used to
persuade these people to come into tho
United States.
On April 21 Mount, for the second
time, disapproved of a request of the
provisional government that a force be
landed for drill.
Blount says ho called on tbo ox
queen, and In for mod her that no person
was authorized by President Clevoland
nor himself to place the government cf
the Unitod States in the attltudo of
I desiring an adjustment between herself
and tho provisional government, and
the queen replied that she did not in
R 21, 1893. PR]
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hearty reception by the people of this city,
who know a good thing when they see It.
I It Isn't often that a paper 1. able to make
auch a liberal oflTer, and people are not
slow In appreciating the fnll benefit of It.
Hut It must he understood that The
Times Is run nlug no coupon arrangement..
The tickets printed In another column are
only fnc-stiulle of those which are pre?
sented to every subscriber when six dol?
lars Is paid in advance for a vear's sub?
scription to The Times. The advertise?
ment Is only to show you the idea of the
whole plan. Tickets which will Insure
you the discount stated on each can he ob?
tained through agents of The Times, or
at the publication office, No. 122 Camp?
bell avenue southwest.
tend to onter into an; negotiations until
tbe Washington Government had taken
action on Blount's report.
On May 4 Blount wrote: "At this time
the indications aro unmistakable that a
large majority of the people of the
islands are utterly opposed to annexa?
tion. I do not look for any obange from
the situation through future informa?
tion."
In the third part of the correspond?
ence is printed a statement of Minister
Volney Ashford dated March 8, 1893, in
which he says he has put in writing cer?
tain information in regard to Hawaiian
affaire at Blount's request. In this state?
ment Queen Llluiokalani la spoken of as
a woman notoriously loaded with the
grossest social vioos but which state?
ments are discredited by Blount.
Blount's conclusions of facts are em?
bodied in his report to Secretary Qres
ham dated, July 17. It is a very long
document, filling thlrty-soven large
printed pages and indicates very clearly
that he understood that he was to con?
fine himself to a plain statement of
facts, for nowhere he makes the slight?
est suggestion or recommendation.
The incident which created such a
stir, that of hauling down the American
flag, Blount describes as follows:
"My Instructions directed me to make
inquiries which, in the interest of can?
dor aud truth, could not bo done when
the minds of thousands of Hawaiian
citizens were full of uncertainty as to
the presence of American troop9, the
American flag and tho American min?
ister, it was necessary that all those
influences must be withdrawn before
these inquiries could be prosecuted in a
manner befitting the dignity and power
of the United States.
"Inspired with such feelings and
confident no disorder would ensue, I
directed tho removal of the flag of the
United States from the governnent
bulldlag and tbe return of tho Ameri?
can troops to their vosboI. This was
accomplished without any demonstra?
tion of joy or grief on the part of the
populace.
"Tho aftornoon before, in an inter?
view with President Dole in response
to my Inquiry, he said that tbe pro?
visional government was now able to
preserve order, although it could not
have done so for several wteks after
the proclamation establishing it."
The report reviews in detail the sub- ,
sequent events, making much of the
testimony tending to show that Minister
Stevens recognized tho provisional "be?
fore tho queen had been called upon to
yield and quoting Minister Stevens him?
self as saying that he knew the bar?
racks and station house had not beon
delivered up at the time; that he did
not caro for that, for twenty-five men
well-armed could have run the whole
crowd.
Steven's despatch to Secretary Foster
is quoted where ho says he recognized
the government after it was in posses?
sion of all the government buildings
and Blount said: "The qulok recognition
was tho performance ot his pledge to the
committee of safety." He criticises a
statement made by the Hawaiian com?
missioners to Foster and says: "Did
the spirit of annexation mislead these
gentlemen. If not what malign influ?
ence tempted President Dole to a con?
trary statement in his cited letter to
the American minister?'1
Said Mr. Blount: "Tho loaders of
tho revolutionary movement would not
have undertaken It but for Stevens'
promise to protect them against any
danger from the government. But for
this tbelr mass mooting would not have
been held. Had tho troops not been
landed no measure for the organization
of a new government would have been
takon. The American minister and
the revolutionary leaders had doter
mined on annexation to tho United
States and had agreed on the part each
was to act to the voryond."
in concluding this report for tbe
remaindor Is made up entirely of sta?
tistical matter and a disquisition on
the trade of this land and tue character
of the population Blount sajs:
"That a deep wrong has been done
tho queen and tbe native race by Amerl
cal oSlcials pervades the native n.inds
and that the queen has a hope tor re?
dress from tho United States there
can be no doubt. . In this connection It
is important to note the inability of
tho Hawaiian people to oope with
any great powers and the recogni?
tion of It by resistance to their en?
croachments.
The suddenness of the landing of the
United States troops, the reading of the
proclamation of the provisional govern?
ment almost in their presence and the
quick recognition by Stevens easily
prepared her for the suggestion that
tho President of the United States had
no knowledge of these occurrences and
must know of them and approve or dis?
approve of what have occurred at a fu?
ture time.
Her information and the prevailing
sentiment among the nativos point to
her bolief, as woll an their's, that tho
spirit of justice on tbe part of the Presi?
dent would restore hor crown.
One Death and One New Case.
Brunswick, Ga., Nov. 20.?Only one
case of yellow fever was reported to?
day, Miss Hattio Mock, white. There
was one death, ft. Sonlatter, white.
Eight patients wore discharged, three
of them being whites.
CE THREE CENTS
COUNCIL S ADJOURNED MEETING
Matters of Importance Before
the City Fathers Last Night.
Matter of Sweeping the Streets Roferred to
the Street Committee to Investigate.
Report of the Health Committee?Con?
tractor Fortune and the Sewer Com
mlttee Ilelng Considered.
An adjourned meeting of Uity Counoil
was presided over last night by Presi?
dent It. A. Buokner. Tho following
members were preient: Boehm, Olingen?
peel, Crabill, Davies, Dickerson,
Duggan, Dupuy, Faokontball, Graves,
Groves, Rough, Johnson, Moomaw,
Pattie, Ramsey, Stevenson, Striokland
and Terry.
Under the head of new business a
petition for a new street sweeper was
read. The board of publio works was
ordered to purchase one out of the
funds appropriated for street cleaning.
On motion of Mr. Hough the matter
of sweeping the streets by the city was
referred to the street committee with
instructions to investigate and report.
The finance and street committees
jointly submitted a report whloh con?
tained a resolution that the olty audi?
tor should not Issue any more warrants
until further ordered by Council. The
objeot of this resolution la that money
may accumulate In tho treasury to pay
the interest on the olty bonds due Janu?
ary 1, 1804
Mr. Graves moved to amend that the
treasurer be ordered not to pay any war?
rant issued bv the auditor from this date
until further directed by Council. Mr.
Boehm moved as a substitute to the
amendment that the matter be referred
to the city solicitor.
The motion to refer the matter to the
city solicitor was lost by a vote of 15 to
4. The vote was then taken on the
amendment of Mr. Groves with the
following result: Ayes, 7; noes. 11,
not voting Mr. Groves. The vote on
tho original resolution offered by tbe
financial committee was: Ayes, 4;
noes, 14, and the resolution was de?
clared lost.
The committee recommended that
the salary of J. f. Terry from Septem?
ber 20 until October 23 bo not paid, but
bo loft open until the charges against
him be decided. The recommendation
was adopted.
The chairman, Dr. J. T. Strickland,
offered tho report of tbe health com?
mittee. Tho committee did not believe
there was any serious danger of small?
pox In Roanoke. While It heartily
approved of the plan of the health com?
mittee in regard to the plans for vac?
cination, it did not think it was neces?
sary to have it done now, and recom?
mended that it be not done. The report
was adopted.
Mr. Fackenthall, chairman of tho
committoo on sewers, stated that tho
commlttoe had been considering the
difference of opinion between Contractor
W. W. Fortune and tho city engineer
about tho construction of section 10 and
asked permission to examine the sewer
in several places and ascertain which Is
corroct. it Is the opinion of tho city
engineer that thoexcavation is the same
width as the conorote, while Mr. For?
tune claims that it Is one foot wider.
The committee was empowered to make
the examination.
The public property committee re?
ported that it had examined tbe bids
spoken of at last mooting and recom?
mended that no purchase be made. The
report with the rocommendation was
adopted. Council thon adjourned until
next Monday night.
No Smallpox at Radford.
Radfokd, Nov. 20.?All reports to
the ofTeot that there is smallpox in Rad?
ford are untrue. Hugh C. Pukston,
Mayor.
Notice.
Owing to tho death of my superinten?
dent, J. P. Melhorn, I have decided to
close up tho business of tbo Roanoke
Sanitary Plumbing Company. Partie?
indebted to said firm are hereby re?
quested to make settlement of their
accounts with J. B. Walker or myself
on or before December 1, 1893. Accounts
remaining unpaid on that date will be
plaoed in hands of attorney for collec?
tion unlosH otherwise arranged with
me. All bills due by Roanoke Sanitary
Plumbing Company will be paid by mo.
D. H. Matson.
UAKN AND 1-1 MULES BURNED.
It Was the Property of the Atgoma Coal
and Coke Company.
Ai.goma, Nov. 20.?Ono of the barns
belonging to tho Algoma Coal and Coke
Company, at this place, of which L C.
Hansbrougb, of Salem, is president, was
burned to tbe ground last night and
with It fourteen mules, which wort) in it.
Secretary Carlisle Goes to New York.
Washington, Nov. 20.?Seoretary
Carlisle left here on the Congressional
limited at 4 o'clock this afternoon for
New York. He will deliver the principal
addresB at the banquet of tbe New York
chamber of commerce on Tuesday night.
He will devote Tuesday to official busi?
ness witb treasurer of the treasury at
Now York. *
Notice.
Parties indebted to tho Roanoke
Sanitary Plumbing Company are hereby
Ioautlonod to not pay any money on
their accounts to anyone except J. B.
Walker and myself. J. V. Towler is
no longor authorized to make collections
for tho above named company or for
me; nor Is he authorized to contraot
any debts In my name or that of tho
Roanoko Sanltary'Plumbing Company.
D. H. Mason.
Train Snowed In Near London.
London, Nov. 20.?The 4:45 express
train from London for Cambrldgo was
snowed In yesterday morning near Roy
ston. Ono hundred men worked a'l day
long in dlpglng out the train.