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THE ROANOKE DAILY TIMES. VOI? XIV.?No. ??*. * YHlUK TBBlSJB CKNT8. fiOAlSTOKE, YA? SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1896. IfCXI. ASSOCIATE!) PRBS8 TELEGRAMS. ALL TUE NEWS OF THE WOKU). TUB WEATUMK. HB fforeeaet lor Virginia: BalnSnnday, I clonritiB. at night; colder In tho lnter tor; northeast shifting to northwest winde. Leak Detectives. We hunt leaks in roofs and put a stop to them?-if you so * in? struct us. Roanoke Roofing and Metal Gof nice Co., Commerce St. ftnd Franhlln Boad. J. E. COLLINQWOOD,-Manager. -'Phone ?28. HUNDREDS OF PERSONS In Roanoke to-day are uaing "Zoline" for their teeth and are delighted with ita pleasant and cleanb iDg efl'ect. lioconi mended by dentists. To bo bad in liquid and powdered form at Massie's Pharmacy. R. M. SUTTON & CO. Cant. D. C. Boot' agent ot R, M. Bntton A Co., ot b ultimo re, whol >?Ve dealers in dry goods and notions, who en pan. >lc rooms are In tbolloiol LeO, (corner tjalrm avenue and Commerce street) line last received and opened up the largest and most complete line ot diy goods and notion earn C> ever exhibited In Koauokc city. Captain tta will be pleaded to ?00 the mercbAnte ot the city and surrounding country at hie sample rooms. MARIE CORRELU, The Gifted Authoroas. Another new work added to her lint of Popular Novels, "Soots of Satan.''; / e sale of this work has always run in the thousands. HER OTHER WORKS: THELMA, BARABBA8, VENDETTA. "Romance of Two Worlds," Also in Stock. THOMPSON-PRICE CO. It Is said was the amount wanted govern? ment bonds. lie evidently wanted to get the c I nnn nnni',9 ea,d wae lne 2> I ?UUUiUUU that a man out west ^ ? ' to Invest In the _now WORTH... For his money and Knew where to go to get It. Are you thinking ot making any such Investment? ?peaklug ot ClukKu ? ? ? We want to say to yon that we hove something new to offer In tho cigar line?and , will also stato that It id already IM SI ULK. The name we withhold for 111 thepresont. Tho pries is the > same you pay for an ordinary cigar?A Mi/'KUL. -+4: t POTS UP PRESCRIPTIONS.4 A ItKMASUABLE KXE'.EniMENT, The Cathode ?n-s Bring to View Shot in a Babbit. New Haven, Conn., Feb. ?.?Prof. A. W. Wright, of Yale University, has just completed a most remarkable experi? ment in line with former experiments with photography by Cathode raya. After tho exposure of a rabbit Prof. Wright ditcovered on tho plate several dark spots. Thcso spots appeared on the print. His attention was at onoo directed to the foot that by tho Oathodo raya these spots, absolutely invisible on the cabbit. has brought out. The animal was at ouco dissected aud to tbAawprlse of the experimenter aev eral small shot were found In tho oar cats. Pgo&Bsor Wright bad reoeived *be mbbn, not knowing it bad been fe&llftd, and without the slightest inti? mation of tho presence of the shot. The resell of thia experiment proves that by tho Ct.thouR rays foreign BubsUnoes in the hu&nn body can hi detected whan their prweor.ee cannot b.i ascertained In any other way. VV'cll Known Lawyer Dead. Cincim?'Ati,0., Peb 8.?Wm. H. Ram? sey, a ?eil Jtnown lawyar.a .former par> *er of Steaieg Matthews, late jusiioa of tho United States supreme court, died fit ? o'clock tfcjg fljprnlng of pjjralypia. TBE SUCCESSFUL BOND BIDDERS Amounts Subscribed and Rate Offered Per $100. The J. P. Morgan Syndicate Geta s:!:5,X7<.), 850?The Sueoeiafal Blddera Were Thoee Wboae Blda Were Above tbe Prroe Offered by the Combine?1.1st of Those Whom Bonds Were Awarded Aggregating 8(100,000 or Moro. Wabhingtoh, Feb. 8.?The Secretary of the Treasury to-day made known the names of the suooossful bidders for I bonds, together with the amounts aub ! scribed for by eaoh and tho rate offered per 8100 Interest from February 1. The last revision of tbe lists completed this evening reduces the amount awarded to ; J. P. Morgan and hla associates by 832,100,000, making their allotment 833,179,250. The amount awarded at eaoh rate has not yet be ascertained. The successful bidders are tho o whose bids were above no.087.7, '.tbe prloe of? fered by tbe Morgan syndicate. Those to whom bonds were awarded aggregat? ing 8500,000 or more, as follows: Robert B.'Grlendonning, Philadelphia, $500,000 at 112.75. Wllllamsburg Saving Bank of Brook? lyn, 8600,000 at 111. Albert L. Judson, Alban;, N. T? 8500,000 at 113.75. Kuhn, Loeb & Co., New York. 8850, ooo at us, 8050,000 at 112, $650,000 at ill 50. and8650,000 at 111. William Graves and associates, New York, 81,500.000 at 115.33.91. Third National Bank, New York, 5500,000 at 110 01, and $500,000 at 110 71. George Gralne, New York, 8040,000 at 112.16. J..& W. Sellgman, New York, 6360, 000 at 111.56, 8500,000 at 111.00, and 8750.000 at 110 70. Speyer & Co , New York, 81,500|000 at 110.72 6, 81,300,000 at 111.051, ? 1,000, 000 at 111 05 1, and 8500,080 at 112^03.7. Tbe New York Life Insurance Com? pany, -86,000,000 at 111. .Joseph Pulitzer, New York, ?l,coo.ooo at 114. The Hanover National Bank, of New York, 81,000,000 at 110 77G,81,000<000 at 110,677, 83,000,000 bt 111.02 and ?i,000, 000 at 111.17. 'Kid der, Pehbody & Co., Boston,>8SO0, ?000 at 112.21, 81,000,006 at 111.23 and ?32,000.000 at 110 69. F. S. Moaeley & Co., Boeton, 8500,000 at 111 357. Toe American Exchange National Bank. New York, $500,000 at 111. .J. P. Morgan and associates, 'New York, 833,170 250 at IIO-06T7. hazard Freres, New York,-?i.ooo.ooo at 110 70, 81,000,000 at 111.2?, 61,000,000 at 111 S5, 81,500,000 at 111.70, $25,000 at 111.75 and $2,500 at 111. Cora Theresa White, Boston, -8500,000 at 111.5311. Tho Investment Corporation, >Now York, 6500,000 at 1W '0979, ?500,000 at 110.8399, $500,000 at 110:9060 and 8500, 000 at 111.1560. W. B. Hlbbs & Co., Washington, D.O., 8850 000 at 111.015 and -8350,000 at 110 76. N. W. Harris & Co., (NewYYork, $90Q, 000 at 110 92, 8200,000 at 111.17,-$200, 000 at 111.42, $2.000,000 at 11107, $200. 000 at lll.OS, $150,000 at 112.17, 8150,000 at 112.42,810,000 at 11CM57 and 8100,000 at 112.70. Secretary Carlisle to day sent to each of tbe 781 successful bidders formal notice of acceptance of their 'respective bids. BODSK BON? MfliL, Another Sematfonal Speeoh lO'Cougreot te.terday?Mr. Townt'? OvaCGou. Washington, Feb. 8.?JThe debate on the Senate free coinage ttubstltato for the Houeo bond bill was <very aplrited to-day. There were -several ?strong speeches,-and one, at least, Of ?a some? what BBnsational character. Mr. Towne, a Minnesota ?er^k?can, claimed tbe attention of the >Jiouoe.and galleries lor. over anpT? ^i*b a* elo? quent efforts, o- *eh?^ of-free coinage, which w"* Tor nlra * Pewooal ovation, ~-Ov*vbas not beor^acoar^ed enyjaem ber slnoe the session begaa. &ls apeeob. was illustrated with charts, ejid aroused unbounded enthusiasm amoag tbe sitaor ioroeB. Mr. Ha.l, a Demporat from Wisconsin, on tbe other hand announced cisicon? version to "sound.money"in ? rather Bensatlonal speech, in which he?hargocl that eight Senators,who voted for.frso coinage according to credible informa? tion, had privately said that thee; be? lieved froe coinage, would bring upon this oountry national and individual bankruptcy and ruin. Ho charged them with trying to "feather their nests at borne" and declared that the greatest D*. ALBERT A. CANNADAi, SPECIALIST. Diseases of tbe ByeT?ar, fiese, Throat. Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted. Oftlco corner Salem avenne and Jof?en)on street. Over the Chrletian-Barbee Drug etore. |3*-Offlce 'Phone ?Hi. Residence No.403 Chnrch ?treet, 'phone 245. THE OLD CELEBRATED STIEFF PIANOS ? PACKARD ORGANS. Manufacturers* Brencb House. Factory Prices, Easy Payments, New Styles Just Out; Call, Examine, Buy. J. E. ROGERS, QENEHAL AGENT, 104 Jefferson St. syndicate ot the present age was tho oowardloe of statesmen. Be alBO declared that a high offloer of the administration bad said, that the silver agitation bad already coet the Government 8263,000.000 In bond issues, and in the course- of the next twelve months the bond issues would Increase to 81,000,000,000. Mr. Hall voted for free coinage In tbe last Congress. The general debate will oloae Monday and the vote will be taken on Tueaday. TBE KENTUCKY MURDER. Farther Investigation Points to Cocaine aa the Drag.Given the victim. Cincinnati, O , Feb. 8.?The slow process of solution of the Pearl Bryan murder mystery now points to Thun-* day night no the night of tbe murder, and to the uae of cocaine aa the means Druggist Ulen, on West Sixth street, has notified the polioe that on Wed? nesday before the murder Jackson called at his place and purchased a quantity ot oooaine, saying he wanted it tos a patient. Ulen fqlly identified the prlaoner as the man who bought the eooalne. Jackson himself admits tbe purchase, but Bays he gave It to Walling. Thia is In harmony with his atory to Secretary Tibbetts, of tbe Y. M. O. A., that Walling waa to be the active party in produolnT aa abortion. The officers to-day scoured tbe orig? inal oopy of a letter from Jackson to William Wood, in which Jackson out dined a letter for Wood to write to Mrs. Bryan ana sign tbe name of Pearl. This letter waa to be sent to a trusted friend at La Fa te named Smith who waa to put It in ton postoffloe at thai plaoe and leave the Bryan family under tbe Im? pression that Pearl had gone to Li? Fayette so that her whereabouts after? wards might not be traced. The letter ahowa that the plot had been contem? plated for weeks and that Wood was communioaUng with Jackson. Fred W. Maxwell, of Dayton, Ky., last Monday saw a man Ret from tbe Btreet car with a .package and proceed towards the Dayton aand bar. To-day Maxwell visited the city prison and identified Walling among other prla oners as the man who taken tho package to the sand bar. DR. BROWN AGAIN Making a Determined Eight to <J?rooorvo His Bepntatlon. San Franceaco, Feb. 8.?Rev. C. O. Brown, the Congregational minister who aoouaed Mra. Davidson of black mall, la making a determined and bitter fight to preserve his reputation. There has been a serious split In his ohuroh ever since the exposure of Mrs. David aon and her charges against Rr,v. Brown, and the latter, dn asking hla congrega? tion not to judge him hastily, referred tohia spotless reputation. The Bulletin, which has been print? ing sensational, charges against Mr. Brown, yeBterday showed that he had before been in trouble and had been tried by a council at Roohester, Mich. This wai aeventeen yeara ago, and Dr. Brown, who flays himself, hemsked for tbe investigation, was acquitted. To-day Dr. Brown relates the blatory of his trial at Rochester. He says that Rev. John Armstrong, a Methodist min? ister in a neighboring town, actuated by jealousy, wrote anonymoua letters ac? cusing Brown of indecent sota. Dr. Brown saya he waa triumphantly acquitted, and that the person who was exposed aa the author of the letters was later caught in the aotof stealing money from a merchant who was his most in? timate friend. The council mot March 10 and 11, and included most of the Congregational ministers of Mich? Igan. _ Tbe aXentacJsy Bonatorshtp. LoCTsv&Lii?, Ky., Feb. 8?A special to the Post from ,-Frankfort says: Tbe flurry of renewed interest in the Sena? torial race which waa created '.by the early-morning report that Senator [I Ogllvie was unable to be out subsided ' when the feeble aenator came Into the house obaaabec .twenty minutea before i the time to ballot. When the ballot be ..-..Tan more paira than have been made ?-'or a week were announced, leaving 153 present aad -fifty eight necessary to a ?choice. The ballot resulted: Hunter, flC; Blackburn, ?2; Tyler, 5; Bate, 1. The joint caucus adjourned until Mon? day noon. _'_ . New York Banjnblleac Conventtoc. Hew Yobs:, Feb. 8.?The Republican State central committee baa decided upon March ?4 aa the date for the State contention and. thia cUy aa the place. Tnetoommittee also recognized the tight of the county committee to pass upon the question of tbe validity of tha city organization enrollment, and referred to that committee the piotest of tbe committee of Sd0. The .Presidential candidaoy of Governor Morton was en? dorsed by resolution. die Funeral ot SCee. English. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. fi.?The de? tails for Ahe funeral of the late Wm. H. ?Englishhave been arranged. The ser? vices wltt oocur at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Tap friends of the dead man will have an opportunity to view the body in the hotel parlors during tbe fownoon. The funeral services will be in charge of the Rev. John B. English, of Mew York, a Baptist minister sad a cousin of Mr. English. A Military Funeral. Washington, Feb. 8.?The late Ges. JohnGlbaon, who died Thursday in Bal? timore, will be accorded a fall military funeral here Monday, with all the at oompaalments of the obaequiea of a major gsneral. Hla remtins will be met at the railroad station by a regi? ment of infantry, a battery of artillery and two troops of oavalry, and escorted to Arlington, where the interment will take plaoe. Jost Becelved, A car load of handaome Oak Bedroom Suites, seven different styles. Prices 822 50 to 828 for the oomplete suite, on easy terms, at Donation's, 120 Salem avenue, and 413 Henry atreot, opposite new public building. Tue United States Government re? ports abow Royal Baking Powder su? perior to til others. DEAF, DUMB MID BLIP ASYLUM Investigation of the Charges Against the Managers. The Kleotlon Hills Considered by the Committee on Privileges sad Blee ? M?ns? Some of the Amendments Of? fered?The Btovall Resolution Mot s Silver Test?Military Board BUI?Lov" ensteln's Subitltate For the Insurance Commission Bill. Richmond, Va., Feb. 8 ?The house committee on privileges and elections this morning held a session to further consider the election bills. Messrs. Turpln, Bedford and others presented tbeir views with reference to measure* introduced by tbem, and Mr. Hundley explained tbe provisions of a bill which he offered in the bouBO to? day. This measure seekB toperfeot the Walton law and makes a few imma? terial changes. One looka to the ap? pointment of constables by county and corporation judges instead of by elec? toral boards. An amendment cor recta a defeot in the existing law by making a provision for voting tor Presidential electors. The bill provides also that tickets ahall be printed in plain Roman tyue and the ballots shall be uniform. The commit? tee did not reach a vote. It developed in the bouse to-day tbat the vote on tho Stovall resolution yes? terday was not a teat vote as to the standing of members on free silver. Lewis' bill to ohange the military board was reaobeS by the house this af? ternoon and Mr, Parker moved that it be recommitted. ,. In a few remarks Lewis opposed re? committal. Ho insisted tbat the matter involved in tbe measure be fought out on the floor ot the house. The house refused by a vote ot 23 ayes to 24 noes to recommit, and the bill went over un? til Monday. Mr. Lovensteiu's substitute for tbe lnsuranoe commission bill was under consideration In the senate, but a vote was reached. The Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum investigation was resumed to-day. W. W. Brenaman, a former teacher, testified that be went Into tbe yard at night in June, 1684, and found Teacher Bear and a female pupil from Petersburg In a position that oxcif d his suspicions. He reported tho matter, but could not make a positive charge, and the matter was dropped. R. D. 'Halsllp, editor of the Staunton News, knew ot no immorality. Teacher Yatee was at one time a hard drinker and others in the institution drank, in? cluding 3'rlnolpal Doyle. Other wiso he thought Doyle a good man for the po? sition. He thought tbe board was responsible for the drinking. When a previous Investigation was bad Halslip demanded it be public, but did not sue oeed. Misses Harmon and Trout bad oomplained to him about the manner ot taking testimony at the investigation of 1894. He advised that tbey be sum? moned before this oommlttee. KB. BERKELEY'S BILL In Hogard 'to Pastors Would Keep Thon? Bnsy, If Passed. Mr. Berkeley introduced tbe follow ins bill, which, he said, was to require ministers to remain within their spnere and to let politics alone: "Be itenacted by the general assembly of Virginia that section 2219, oode of Virginia, 1887, be amended and re enaoted as follows: "When* minister of any roligious de? nomination, whether Christian, Hebrew or Mohammedan, or other religious pro? fession, persuasion or acception shall before the.court of any oounty or cor? poration in this State produce proof of his ordination and of hla being in a reg? ular communion with the religious socl | etyof which ho ia reputed a member and give bond in penalty of 8560; such court may make an order authorizing auch person to celebrate the rites of mar? riage and promulgate their doctrines; provided, however, tbat the aald per? son or persons exercising tho privilege hereby granted shall be a man of high moral .oharacter and teacher of the doctrines of the faith of per? suasion to which he belongs; and pro? vided further, that he has visited at least twice in every thirty days every in dlvidul member of his congregation or those who habitually attend bis p'ace of worship and shall have held in tbe domicile of every householder or head of such family privat? worship at least twice in thirty days and who shall have visited tho bedside of every ln j valid or Blck person in need of spiritual I advice and comfort and who has not ! tbeen absent from bis church or place of I worship, unless prevented by siok icess, more than four Sundays in a year, and any person celebrating the rite of marriage er discharging any of hie.duties delegated to such profession ?hall be deemed guilty of a misde? meanor, and on conviction then ho shall be fined not less than ten nor more than five hundred dollars, and ahall bo In? capable of exorcising any of tho powers in this .act granted until tbe aald fine {?ball b=> paid."?Norfolk Landmark of y.wterday._ Congressman Kllettfe Condition. Richmond, Va., Feb. 8.?Oongressu an Tazewell Rllett is juBt as low as be csn be to be alive. His doctorB say ttey have sot given up hope of saving his lite but the chances are very slim. His pulse to-night is at 104. chubert PIANOS. RICHMOND MUSIC CO. C. T. JENNINGS, Manager. HACK FROM SOUTH AVRIOA. Story of Captain Knight and Party Ho. cently In the Gold Fields. Chicago, Feb. 8.?A dispatch from Ironwood, Miob., says: "Capt. William H. Knight and hie party, who left here last spring for the gold fields of South Africa, have returned home rather un? expectedly, For a couple ot weeks be? fore Jameson's raid the officers of the mining companies wore smuggling rifles and ammunition into the country in the bottom of coke oars. On Tuesday, De* comber 31, the mines were shut down, and the men were ordered to take guna and ammunition and be prepared to maroh to Johanneaburg by 4 o'clock in the afternoon. "The Michigan men refused to obey this order, whereupon they were told that they must either take up arms against the Boer government or leave the mines. Captain Knight and party left at once, and were just over the line in the Orange Free State when the battle between the Boers and Jameson ooourred. Many other miners, bow ever, were foraed into taking up arms by the offloials, who shut up all the boarding houses and bou'he all the available provisions, and literally starved the men into accepting their terms. "The Miohigan men say the miners, or the foreign population ot Johannesbnrg, have no fault to find with the Boer gov? ernment. They also say that John I Hays Hammond deserved no sympathy." CONVIOTED OF ARSON. Father Fitzgerald Sent to Prlaon Ten Years for the Crime. Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 8.?The Rev. Father John M. Fitzgerald, recently oonyloted of arson in the second degree, was to-day sentonoed to ten years' con? finement in the State prlBon at Auburn. Father Fitzgerald affirmed his inno oenoe, and denied that he had either committed arson or instigated any one to the crime. Fitzgerald was Indicted last July of the charge of aettlng fire to the paro? chial sobool building on the 17th of last July. His servant, John Cronln, who aotually set tbe fire, was convicted last December. I', was shown on the trial that tho priest, just before the ftro, had insured the property for much more than it was worth, had made a audden trip to Troy on the night ot the fire, and had sent a mysterious telegram to his servantB, whioh exolted the suspicions of the telegraph operator, who set a watoh and oaused the arrest ot the in? cendiaries. OHRI9TIANS in TURKEY. Their Horrible Condition and Coaatan Dread of Farther Fersooutloni, Boston, Feb. 8.?The pressing need for relief for the destitute in the dis? turbed region of Turkey is illustrated by a letter from Arabkir, received here to-day, in whioh it aald: "The refugees wander about from morning until even? ing begging and are obliged to return empty-banded, hungry, weary, cold and almost dead to Bleep on the atones." Continuing tho writer says: "Hun? dreds of women are violated in Turkish houses. Some have embraced Islamlsm beoause of their wrotohedneBB and some have given their daughters to Turks. At this plsoe 1 800 houBes have been burned and 3,000 persons have been sac? rificed. The romalnder are terrified by an awful threat of the Turks who say: 'Your turn Is coming, we will massacre you later.'" T1IH ROYAL AND LENNOX ARB THE Bit AN 1)3 OY TWO TOOTII llRUSRKi Til AT WE IMPORT AND RAVE CONTROL OK IN ROANOKB. TIIEY ARE PROVING VERY SATIS? FACTORY TU OUR TRADE. DROP IN AND SEK TM UM. M ASS I ICS PHAR? MACY. Robbers Raid a Bank. St. JosurH, Mo , Feb. 8.?Bank rob? bers made a bold raid on the State National Bank at Savannah, Mo., six? teen miles from here last night. Tbey beat the night watohmen into Insensi? bility and then effected an entrance to the vault. Here they aeoured about $300 worth of stamps belonging to the poatomoe, but were unable to open the safe containing the funds of the bank. Throe characters who have been hanging around tbe town are suspected. In the private boxes con? nected with the vault tbe robbers found $14,000 in bonds, which they carried away with them. The coupons on the bonds due January 1, 1896, had not been detached. Tkelr Relations Cordial. Madrid, Feb. 8.?The government organs regard the resolution of the United States Senate committee on foreign relations in favor of thereoog? nitlon of tbe Cuban Insurgents as bei* llgerents as being of no importance. Tbey deolare that the relations between the Spanish and the American govern? ments are very cordial, and that the campaign in Cuba has not changed them. Marshal Martinez de Campos dined laat evening with the queen regent. ivies I can Capital News. Mexico City, Mexloo, Feb. 8.?Don oral Eioobedo has applied for a con? cession to tulld a railway to unite tho principal eitles of the States of Coahulta, Nuevo Leon and Chihuahua. The ar? rest of Dr. Fabio, the Cuban, at ihe instance of the Spanish minister, is said to be due to oharges of a criminal nature against him. Extradition papers are expected soon from Cuba. It is reported tbat a political motive under? lies the arrest. ?'Nothing Succeeds Like Succesi." Success Is always Imitated by those who have not brain* enough to succeed upon tboir own merits. The successful merchant, manufacturer, advertiser and tho professional man are liz.ltatod by their inferiors, but they, in this way, without intonding it, pay a deoided compliment to the successful, itobbio Music Company aro leaders In planes and organs. Tbey never follow. Ex? amine their stock, prices and terms, and you will understand wby they are a success. TBE BUSINESS HER BF MME ? ? 4 Have Set an Example That Gives Glorious Results. The Noonday I'rayor Mcetlnsi Held by Them Here Have Led to Meeting* at Ashland. Keatneky, and Winston, North Carolina,?Bread Cast Upon the* Waters Bear Much Fruit - r.wrco Bales ' of a Good Book. The following, taken from the Ash? land, Ky., Bepablloan ?3d the Evening Newa of the 4th, will show to you the result of our Buiineia Hen's Noonday Prayer Meeting in Roanoko, aa this Baalneaa Men's Prayer Meeting In Ash* land, Ky., la the outoome of our meet? ing. There 1b also one in Winston, N. 0., whlob is the outoome of our Busi? ness Men's Noonday Prayer Meeting in Rcanoke, and several other places throughout the country, seeing the suc? cess and the good resultB ot the Busl neaa Men's Noonday Prayer Meeting at Boanoke, have commenced the aame. So our bread cast upon the water is bearing much fruit, quickor than we ex pectea; but there are business men la Roanoke that are not coming to this prayer meeting and whioh, if they would attend at some sacrifice to their bull* 1.030 for a short time, wo know that they would not neglect it in the future, and the relief that it brings to their own hearts beaides the good they can do to others and where the acriptures ate studied and interpreted by tbe Holy GhoBt, and where we get awayjfrcm our own preconoelved views that are erro neoua and the traditiona of man, and where the scriptures are learned as a little obild. whlob ia pleating to our Father in Heaven. We beg you to oome a while. This book spoken Of bo highly in Ashland, Ky., "Tho Ohrlatian'a Swore* of a Happy JLlte," oan be had at 40 cents apieoe at the Business Men's Noonday Prayer Meeting. Noonday Prayer MeeUnjr. ??Much interest is being manifested in the Busloeaa Men's Noonday Prayer Meeting, whioh is being held over the Bee Hive store. The attendance yes? terday was larger than ever before. The partition was taken out and the room nicely carpeted and fitted up to? day." "Tbe book entitled 'The Ohristlan's Secret of a Happy Life,' which waa ao highly recommended by Ho vs. 0. B. Strouae and J. W. Daan, haa met with quick sales. The first oonalgnment have been sold, but more will be on aale at Geiger &. Geigor's furniture store in a few days tor the amall sum of 40 cents. There ia no profit made on the book whatever, but ia sent out simply aa a ? helper, and each family should possess a copy of this book." "The room in which the man hold their noonday meetings shows quite a different appearance from what it did at first. Owing to the increase in num? ber who attend, the partition haa been taken out, throwing two rooms in one. Besides having it neatly carpeted, they have had it oomfortably furnished with obaira, stands, bibles and hymn bosks," To be Bxamtned at Newport Xo\v?.gB3 Petersburg, Vs., Feb. 8.?A special from Newport News to the Index-Appeal Bays: Superintendent S. N. Smith, of the Newport News Ship-building and Dry-dock Company, received a telegram tbla evening from C. B. Oroutt, presi? dent of the company, to tho effect that tbe International Navigation Company bad deckled to send the steamship St. Paul to this city to be dooked tor exam? ination. The St. Paul will arrive here early Tuetday morning. Insarxents Burning Trams. Havana, Feb. 8.?The insurgents have plundered a number of stores at Calvario, this provinoe, and a train fiom Jovellanos, province of Matanzas, was derailed yesterday near Colieeo after a pilot engine had previously been de* railed. The engine sent ahead had an armored ear attached to it. f his wsa> y burned with the bsggage oar and three passenger oars of1 the regular trala. Great lose ot life laaald to have resulted from this outrage. Bristol Bridge Aesident. New Britain, Conn., Feb. 8.?No more bodieB have bees found at the scene of the Bristol bridge accident and the recount now stands alx dead; three missing. In Favor of Bimetallism. Brcsski.8, Feb. 6?The Central Agri? cultural Assoolation hae presented a petition to parliament in favor ot bi? metallism and bagging tho Government to bring the matter to the notice ot the foreign governments. Fifteen Tboaiand Dollars in Pianos and Organs. The largest stook and greatest variety in standard makes of pianos and organs ever exblbited in Roanoke is now in the warerooms of Robbie Music Co. Special prices and terms are offered to reduce stook. BUY THE CELEBRATED ESTABLISHED 1836. Factory Price?. Easy Payments. No Interest. Hobbie Music Co., SOLE DEALERS.