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??????????WM?????? ? "White Slave," "Virgtnin Budft," "Little Joker," ".Sum Jones" SAIOUOTO TOBACCO. I PITM AN & EVANS I VOL. XVII. NO. 1 TUB WE&THRH ? FoTecaHt for Virginia: Fair \ P, Htutionary temperature; vari? able winds. No Matter -whether you buv a wheel or -not, we will furnish hist rue -tor and Bieycle and give you -lessons absolutely IRRE OF charge. Let us know if you -wish to tako lessons. Roanbke Cycle Go ? E .LFlipp o.Man aof REDUCTION IX PRICK ?01 ? {Sterilized Malt Extiactf To I 5c bottle; $1.75 doz * One thousand eight hundred and sixty bottles sold last year. It is an ideal Spring Tonic, nnd especi? ally indicated in convalescence, general debility nnd Insomnia. Noil alcohol'..-. ? ROANOKE AGENTS, ! MASSIE'S PHARMACY. ? ^ <-^<>*e*#*$ J Waterman's A Fountain Pens! 4-We are pleased to announce A -that we have secured tho ex T -elusive agency for Waterman's % ??celebrated Fountain Pens for A-the city. There are none better ?-and very few that can compare ? -favorably with them. Prices ^ ??ranging from $2 to $<1. Sporting hoods. I THE FISHBURlTcOMPANY, ^ Successors to Thompson-Price Co. e ***** | A Gift of 4 Solid Silver I Purchased from us Q -gives pleasure to all con p-cerned. The one who gives A -it knows that it is the stand* A -ard in high art] silverware. J -The one who receives it 5 -knows that both in material 9-and workmanship it is the f -liest that possibly can be p -purchased direct from respon Q-.silile manufacturers. Many A) -new and beautiful examples A) -are now ready for your in J-spection. v - The present low price of 9-bullion brings the cost down V -to a tignre NEVER before 9-reached. EDWARDS. GREEN Manufacturing Jeweler, 6 SALEM AVE. LAST WEEK WE SOLD SIX ORGANS I WE HAVE. OTHERS. Also largest Stock of GUITARS JIUSIC, &C Prices and Terms the Lowest. Roanoke Music Co., C. T. JENNINGS. Manager. "SEPIA OR A VU RES," SOMETHING NEW. Made Only by PHOTOGRAPHER. 213 SontU JcfTereon Street, Over I'oetonice. The Celebrated MEHLIN PIANO. J. E. ROGERS & CO.. REALE RS, >o. IIS. Jefler.soii St. 58 ROA SESSION OF SECOND DAY. A, M. E. Conference Effects an Organization. BISHOP HANDY .MADE A SHORT ADDRESS ON "MINISTERIAL, DIG? NITY," IN WHICH HE CAUTIONS HIS MINISTERS ON SEVERAL IM PORTANT POINTS?PERMANENT OFFICERS ELECTED YESTERDAY ?STANDING COMMITTEES AN? NOUNCED. Wythevlllc.Va., April 0?(Special)?All the ministers wore present this morning at !) o'clock nt the opening of the second day's session of the Virginia conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and all took part in the divine services. Bishop James A. Handy, who was confined in his bed the opening day by illness, was present and presided over the session. This was a source of pleas? ure to the members. The conference represents the oldest church organization in this country among the colored pe*ple. It wa? estab? lished in 1787 by Richard Allen, of Phila? delphia, who was consequently made, tho lirst bishop of the connection. From a blacksmith shop where they lirst met, they have grown to a large membership with some very fine church edifices, and the members In the United States num? ber 000,01)0. It requires eleven oishops to superintend the work of the church. The connection publishes two papers and one mngar.inc, which is said to bo the finest literary production of the negro race in this country. Dr. C. S. Smith, of Nashville, who is at the head of the Sunday-school publishing house of the A. M. E. Church, wns also present, and delivered a short address. Bishop Handy called the conference to order af, 0 o'clock and Rev. J. Strange made the openiug prayer. Dr. E. II. Dol? den read.the Scripture lesson. Rev. A. Ii. Gaines conducted the liturgic service. The conference being opened tho bishop made a short address on "Ministerial Dignity." He was opposed to preachers sniokiug on the street and chewing to? bacco, and told them that if they would smoke they should not do it on the street. He made some reference to the import? ance of the ministers living pure lives and working to elevate tho race along the line of morality. The bishop's experience gives him a thorough knowledge of the colored race in America. He concluded his remarks by saying that to him the conference was opened, except they sing that good old Methodist hymn of Charles Wesley, which was, "And Are We Yet Alive, and Pec Each Other's Face?" The congregation joined in singing, as i the bishop read the verses, and Dr. D. P. ' Seaton offered prayer. The conference was duly organized by electing the following officers: C. A. Holmes, chief secretary;* George D. Jira mersort, recording secretary: J. B. Tyres, statistician; J. C. Young, J. Yore, A. J, Nottingham, marshals; R. GuHins,D. D., A. L. Gaines and A. J. Nuttiugbam, re? porters to the church organs Dr. Seaton was announced as a transfer from the Baltimore conference and served in the charge at Norfolk, Va. The following young men made .appli? cation for ml mission, being recommended by their several quarterly conferences: A. R. Mordocal, L. F. Gibson, George Jones. W. R. Howerton, W. J. Wright, Wm. Peun and W. E. J. Hampton. Thejroll was called and the journal read and approved. The bishop announced a list of committees. During the first day's session, the con? ference was presided over by Revs. Strange, Cook, Davis anil Bohlen, which developed some good bishopric timber. ; This afternoon was spent in hearing re poits of pastors and to night Rev. W. R. Gallius, D. D., of Richmond, preached to a large congregation. UNDISPUTED FACTS. People in these days and times do not do business for fun. Take the every day course of life which will prove this. You cannot buy gold dollars f(?r 00 cents, neither one poor old silver dollar. So it is with everything you have to buy. The piano business is no exception. There are good pianos and there arc cheap ones; the only thing in buying is knowing how to buy. 1st. We would suggest look cnrefully nt all pianos and examine them closely in all details, when we venture to say you will be cnliuhteued In the piano business. Our stock is open for inspection and we carry all grades of pianos, and assure you we will take pleas? ure in showing you every point .tbout any piano we have in our large nnd varied stock. A cloag^nspection of our stock is what we invlter We guarantee prices, terms, etc., on any piano to be as low as can be bought of anyone of tha same grade of goods. Very respectfully, J. E. ROGERS & CO., Resident dealers, No. 11 South Jefferson St. TO ARREST THE THIEVES. Chicago, April 0.?Warrants for the ar? rest Charles W. Spantding, president; A. D. Averill, vice-president;'and O. E. Churchill, cashier, of the defunct G'obe Savings Bank, have been sworn out by Frank E. Stone, of the fi -m of ?tone & Francis, depositors of the institution, the complaint charalnc embezzlement. Three warrants were Immediately issued to be served some time to day. MINISTER SMITH ARRIVES. Washington, April 0.?Hon. IT. M. Smythe, of Virginia, minister to Hayti, arrived at home to-night on sixty days' leave, of absence, yellow fever having broken out at Port. An Prince. Mr. Smythe is accompanied by his daughter, who met him in New York. lie will re? main hero on business with the State De? partment before leaving for his home in Ta/.ewcll. NOKE, VA., SATU: MR. BRYAN'S NARROW ESCAPE. Tho Great Orator in a Serious Accident at St. Augustine. Jacksonville, Fla., April 0.? William Jennings Bryan arrived in this city from Washington at 2:80 yesterday afternoon and was accorded a hearty welcome by 600 or more men and women, who had gath? ered at the terminal station, when the train rolled in. He was asked to make a speech, but declined. He afforded all who wished to do so an opportunity to shake hands with him. St., Augustine, Fla.. April 9.?W. J. Bryan yesterday afternoon was greeted at the station by several hundred people. At. 8:30 last nieht bo nddressed fully 3,000 persons front the piazza of the San Marco Hotel. His theme was good gov? ernment and the money question, the free coinage of silver being advocated as strongly as ever. At the close of his speech hundreds of people Hocked around him, and so great was tho strain that ono section of the piazza, forty feet square, fell through, precipitating four hundred people to the ground below, a distance of twenty feet. Xo one was seriou?ly hurt, but a score of ladies and gentlemen ^received .bruises and sprains. Mr. Bryan was picked up unconscious and taken to Dr. Worley's oftiec. where he received medical attention. He is not seriously hurt. A reception was planned to take place in the Cnsiuo after the speech, but it was abandoned. Mil. BRYAN MAS RECOVERED. Tallahassee, Fla., April 0.?Mr. Bryan arrived this evening almost entirely re? covered from last night's injuries and shock. He will address tho legislature tonight. DR. JIM TESTIFIES. Parliamentary Committee (Jets Very Lit? tle Information From Ilim. London, April 0.?The parliamentary committee which is investigating tho Transvaal raid met to day. Dr. Jameson arrived with Sir .John Willoughby, the military commander of the raid. The former was again placed on the stand. Chairman Jackson asked him to explain Wlllonshby's refusal to give certain facts regarding the raid. Jameson replied that if the committee had asked Willoughby to divulge certain circumstances under which the letter to the war office was written he would prob? ably have given the whole story. He fur? ther said he and Willoughby had talked the matter over and that his former evi? dence covered everything. JUDGE DAY'S MISSION. Washington, April !).?Judge W. R. Day, of Canton, who has been charged by the President with a mission to Cuba, will he in Washington to-morrow, when be will receive his final instructions. From administration authority it can bo stated that the scope of Judge Day's mis? sion has been much exaggerated. He baa been selected as a lawyer to specifically investigate the death of Ruiz, and is not commissioned to handle the Cuban-Span? ish situation. generally. Tho President did not ask him to do this, and he does not expect to attempt it. He will, how? ever, report to thePresldent all that comes to his knowledge incidental to the in? vestigation he will make. NOTES FROM MEXICO. City of Mexico. April 1).?A number of tobacco plantations at Misalanta, State of Vera Cruz, have been Invaded by a de? structive insect, which has devoured the crop. The heat is remarkably intense on the const below Vera Cruz and the mer? cury registers already inid-snmmer tem? perature. The exportation of sisal grass to the United States in the month of March amounted to 37,177 bales. All persous believed to be implicated in the escape of Harold Elmer have been held for trial. Elmer, however, exonerated them. tti A TRAIL OF FIRE. PoughkeepBle, N. Y.. April 0.?The Poughkeepsie glass works were comp'ete ly destroyed by lire this morning. One large tanfc 3prung a leak and the red hot glass rushed like lava through the building, leaving a trail of tire in its wake. The only part of the factory tho firemen were able to save was a shed in which new goods are stored. The loss is one hundred thousand dollars. The in? surance ninety thousand. The works will oe rebuilt on a larger scale. H0BBIE PIANO CO. Reduced prices. New Upright Pianos $175; $8 per month. No interest charged. SHOWS NO GAINS. New York, April i).?BradstrectV. says: The business situation as a whole shows no gain. Staple lines are only fairly ac? tive. Overflows and washouts continue in Missouri nnd the Mississippi Valley, where trade is at a standstill. Rainy weather in the Central Western and Northwestern spring wheat States make roads impassable. The threatened ovei flow is causing an advance in cotton. Iron and stcd are lower. Wheat is ofT in price 4 cents. Bank dec rings are slightly liigher. Railway earnings increased in March. Absence of cutting in rates caused an advance in railway stocks. THE SITUATION SERIOUS. Ellassona,"April !>.?News has reached here that a party of Greek brigands have crossed the border and entoted Turkish territory near G re vena. Turkish troops opened lire, which has been In progress all day. Edhem Pasha has or? dered an advance. The situation is most uerious. ISOLATED AT GREENVILLE. Jackson, Miss., April iL?It is reported this afternoon that twenty thousand in? habitants of Greenville are cut off by the Hood; safe, though suffering greatly. River continues to rise. Alarm is in? creasing along the river. People of all classes are'working heroically to save property. Fresh lot of Lowney's Chocolates and Bon Rons just received at J. J. Cntogni's. RDAY, APRIL 10, THE BILL ORDERED PAID. Important Meeting of the City Council Last Night. ACTION TAKEN-ON THE BILL FOR ^ LEGAL SERVICES OF WATTS, ROBERTSON & ROBERTSON?CUT IN HALF IN VIEW OF THE HARD TIMES ? MANY .IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE TAN ORDINANCE?A NUMBER OF NEW ORDINANCES. An extra session of the City Council to consider, the tax ordinance ami other matters left over from the.regular meet? ing last Tuesdpy night ,\vus held in the circuit court room last night. Tho tinaneu committee made an addi? tional report on tne bill of Watts, Rob? ertson & Robertson for services rendered. They reported that after careful investi? gation of the bill they lind that the mayor was authorize'1 to employ counsel to as? sist tho city attorney and that no stipu? lated'amount was.to have been paid. They also find that a ttreat deal of work had been done and that they did not con? sider tue bill excessive.but the committee hail had a consultation with the firm and in view of the hard times and the limited finances of the city, they had acreed to accept$1,000 in full payment of the bill, ami offered a resolution that tho city au ditor.be instructed to pay the bill and an appropriation be made for this purpose, and that the bill be paid with the under* standing that in the event the cases in which they had been employed were ap? pealed the firm would assist the* city solicitor in defending the city without additional cost. . 'I ho . resolution was adopted by the unanimous vote of tho Council. The health committee reported on tho petition of Dudley und others asking that the sale of fresh meats be' confined to the market and the petition of others more numerously signed asking Jthat tho sale of meats be continued as it is at present, not confined to any one place. In particu? lar. They reported that after careful in? vestigation it was their unanimous opin? ion that the sale of fresh meats should continue as at present, not confned to any one place in particular, and a resolu? tion to that effect was offered and adopted.. * A resolution instructing the clerk of the market to maku a weekly ^inspection of each place in the city where fresh meats are offered for sale was calendared. On a motion of Mr. Coleman the tax ordinance was taken up and read by the clerk the members of the Council making amendments as the reading proceeded. Section 18 in relation to insurance bro? kers and agents was amended so as to charge "additional for each company represented in excess of one. Section 18 was amended in relation to the license of professional men, making tho license ?10 when the income does not exceed $1,(KM). Over $2,000, $20 license; over $2,000, $1 'for each additional $100 income. Section 85 amended, imposing a license of $50 one each oil tank represented iu the city in additional to the reirular license for coal oil dealers. Section 23 was amended raising the license of private bankers from $101? to $150. Section 41 was amended raising the rate of express companies' liceuse to $150. Section 70 was amended imposing a license of $> for each delivery wagon used iu excess of one by the city laundries. Section 81 was amended raising the rate on telegraph companies transmitting telegrams from this city to other points in the State of Virginia, from $100 to|200. J; The report of the tax ordinance commit? tee with the above amendments was then adopted as a whole. A resolution was offered by Mr. Updike to reconsider th?. action of the Council in allowing the city officers to use the base? ment of Rorer Hall as a stable. Air. Buckner addressed the Council, urging upon them the necessity of such an action and reciting the fact that the ball had been recently repaired at a cost of $200 and it should briug In some rev? enue. The action of the Council In grant? ing the request was reconsidered and voted down. Several ordinances calendared from last meeting, relating to how and when city ofllcers should make settlements and de? fining theirduties, were read and adopted. The use of tho Old Opera House was allowed the Florence Crlttenden Mission to hold their meetings. An ordinance describing the city seal was adopted. An ordinance defining the duties of the sanitary inspector wits adopt cd. An ordiaance liningnnd punishing any one conducting a gaming table whereby one may lose or win money '.was adopted, to be enforced from its passage. An ordinance instructing the. clerk of the mtrket to Inspect all places in the city for the sale of fresh meats at least twice a week, was adopted. An ordinance as to the disposition of the city refuse was adopted. A petition from the citizens on Sixth street asking for grading between Second and Third avenue.", was read ami a reso? lution instructing the engineer to do this work was adopted. Several other petitions from various parties for various purposes were referred to the various committees. '?Southern Wild Flowers." A booklet Beautiful in conception and design. Suitable for Easter or souvenir card, at MASSIF'S PHARMACY. A LUCKY NEW YORKER. Fli Washington, April 0.?Secretary BU?S has appointed Jeremiah Connelly, of New York, a principal examiner in the pension ofllco. NO ALL-DAY PRIMARY. The Democratic Executive Committee's Action Lust Night. The Democratic executive committee of the city held a meeting last night in the ofiice of Roy B. Smith. Mr. Smith pre? sided and A. L. Burk was secretary. A committee composed of A. Blair Antrim, C. B. Moomaw, P. ,T. Greeley, A. W. Les cure and A. J. Davis was appointed to re? port at the next meeting the advisability of inviting the coming Democratic State convention to Roanoke. A ccmmltteo was also appointed com posed of Jas. McFnll, A. Ii. Burk, J. W. Crowley, W. J. Quinn and Henry Bohn, to prepare rules and regulation? Jfor gov? erning the primary. Tho following resolution was passed by the committee: "In view of the fact that there are no offices to bo filled 'at tho May election other than members of the City Council, tho Democratic executive committeedeem it inexpedient to hold an all-day primary. Therefore be it resolved by tho commit? tee, that there shall be held in each of the wards in the city of Roanoke, on Wed? nesday, May 5, 181)7, a primary, commenc? ing at 7:30 p. in. and closing at'lhJ'O p. m. for the selection of three candidates in the First WMid, three in the Fifth nnd two each in the other wards [for Councilmen to represent the Democratic party in the May election." .T. B. Newton was elected to fill the un expired term of W. W. Payne, committee man from the tlfMi ward, made vacant by Mr. Payne's removal from the city. It was also decided tc call a mass meeting of citizens of the First ward on Friday night, the Kith instant, to elect three committeemen to fill [the places of the three whoso terms expired this spring. Tr e committee adjourned to meet again Wednesday night, April 14. COURT OF APPEALS. Many Decisions Rendered by the High Tribunal. Richmond, April !) ?The followiug de cisions were handed down in the court of appeals: Western Union Telegraph Company vs. Goddin, law and equity court; dismissed. Wildberger et. als. vs. Browning et. als. Cassey et. als. vs. Cluck and Cheek's executor, three cases: corporation court of Danville; affirmed. Taylor et. als. vs. N. II. Mahoney, chancery court, Norfolk; reversed. Dardeu et. als. vs. Ferguson &- Co., cir cuit court Southampton county; nilirmcd. Taylor et. als. vs. Mallory, circuit court of Orange countv, writ of error and sn persedeas awarded; bond $000. Jackson vs. commonwealth, (county court of Alleghany county), writ of error refused. The Norfolk and Carolina Railroad I Company vs. Suffolk Lumber Company (ln\v and equity court, city of Norfolk) writ ol error refused. National Valley Bank vs. Claytor et. rI. (circuit court of Bedford county.) Ap? peals refused. Reynolds vs. commonwealth, (county court of Pittsylvania ) "The accused was indicted and prosecuted for a felony, of which the court had original jurisdiction, and although the jury in their verdict found the accused not guilty of an assault and battery, a component part of the offense charged, yet the court having properly acquired cognizance of tho offense, we are of the opinion that it was not out of its jurisdiction to render judg , m&nt on the verdict finding him guilty of the misdemeanor which was included within the felony, for which he was In? dicted and tried. The writ of error is de? nied." KNABE PIANO, 7 OCTAVES,$100, ON $0 PER MONTH. AT HOBB1E PIANO CO. One Knabe piano, full size, 7 octaves, slightly used but in perfect op'er and tune for $100 on $0 per month. Hobble Piano Co. POVERTY STRICKEN CROWD. Rations Distributed to the Refugees From the Floods. Memphis, Tenn., April 9.?Telegrams received from the flooded areas of the Mississippi Delta report the situation un? changed. A heavy rain, accompanied by a strong northwest wind, has prevailed all yesterday anil last night. Informa? tion from the lower lake crevasse says that the break is 1,700 feet wide. Every effort is being made to tie the ends of the levee. The town of Lulu is entirely shut? out, except by telegraph. To-day was ration day for the destitute refugees at Rosedule, and a more poverty stricken band of negroes than those'gath ered at the place of distribution would he hard to picture. Only those who [were known to he actually in need were sup? plied. Vicksburg, Miss., April 0.?The wild night continued. A fierce northerly gale is blowing, and the lake, which is now nearly three miles wide, is white with foam. The waves had a long sweep at the Louisiana levee and may ilo them great harm. How About Your Easter Suit? Tins T.MI.OItlStl DEPART? MENT OF OURS is a WONDER Kot: WELI.-KITTIX? CLOTH.es. LET US HEM" voi TO KEEL PROUD OK VOUltSELK on Eas TER SUNDAV. St iTs $?() and UP. aAfc GILkHBn & TAYLOR. TEN BUHN FD TO DEATH. Buenos Ayres, April 0.?Great damage was caused yesterday by an explosion on a cart loaded with Are works near a block of buildings adjacent to the'Bourse build? ing, which caught lire, and ten persons lost their lives III the Haines. A SINKING STEAMER. Chattanooga. Tenn.. April 0.?A report has just reached here from Charleston, I Tenn., of the sinking of the steamer I Occo, of Chattanooga, to-day; cause un? known. Two of the crew are known to I be drowned. Details lacking. ? BUY YOUR ? GROCERIES From K'h and Have a Square Meal. PITMAN & EVANS.* PRICE 3 CENTS WRECK A BANKJAULL Disastrous Work of Burglars in a Pennsylvania Town. THE EXPLOSIVE THEY USED AL? MOST DEMOLISHED THE ENTIRE BANK BUILDING ? THE BUR? GLARS ONLY SECURED ;$30, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY THING FOR THEM 1TO HAVE SE -CURED ?10,000, WHICH WAS IN THE VAULT. Delta, Pa., April 9.?The citizens of this quiet little village were rudely nwak eued from their slumhcrs nt nu early hour this morning hy a terrific explosion that shook, tho entire place ami broke many windows. It was first thought that an earthquake had occurred. '.In a short interval th? entire population were upon the streets, many scnntly'clnd. The wildest coufu slon reigned. The town was in total dark? ness, and not until an investigation was made was it known that the'. National Bank hail been eutered'and robbed. The people rushed to the scene, aud the great? est turmoil prevailed. Tho front door was swiuging wide open and the room, filled with smoke. The furniture was totally wrecked and scattered about the room. After the burglars had entered the building they drilled a hole in the door of tho huge vault which they filled with a powerful explosive, probably dynamite, and then fired it. Tho explosion was terrific, tearing oft tho door'of tho vault, springing and cracking the walls of the building and completely demolishing the room fixtures. A close investigation by the bank oQicials showed that a very small sum, amount? ing to about $!50,\ had been taken. This is probably due to the fact that jthe bur? glars used a heavier charge of explosive than they intended, and decamped with? out taking time to remove more Of the money. The vault contained nearly $10, 000, Which could easily have been remov? ed, as the whole interior of the vault was exposed when tho officials entered tho bank immediately after the explosion. A posse was at once organized and a careful search made through the sur? rounding country, hut no trace of the robbers could be found. The bank build? ing, vault and fixtures are oatlmatca Vo" bo damaged to the extent of $4,000. ^ I JAPANESE EXCLUDED. Yokohoma, April i).?The government of Hawaii having prohiblted^the .binding at Hawaii of four hundred Japanese emi? grants, the Hawaiian court has confirmed the action of the government. It is 10 ported that the United States has decided to dispatch a warship to Hawaii mid the Japanese government has decided to do the same. The Philadelphia has already sailed lor Honolulu from San Francisco. WARLIKE PREPARATIONS. Constantinople, April 0,?Preparations for war continue throughout tho Turkish empire with great steadiness. A very pessimistic feeling prevails at the failure of the powers in their attempts to coerce (J recce. SMALLPOX LN NEW YORK. New York, April 9.?Three additional eases of we'I-developed "smallpox were discovered to day in different parts cf the city. BEAUTIFUL! BEAUTIFUL! THE NEW STYLE F BROTHERS' < It is built upon recognized laws t,- of architecture and therefore truly *; artistic in every detail. It is a $2' model of symmetry and grace, ji Call and soe Ity l)obbic fHano $0 ff**" SOLE DEALERS, I ROANOKE, VA.