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RADFORD TO MT. AIRY.
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Proposition to Connect Them
oy nan way Again con
sidered. The Roinokfi Times rnntsf
column article concerning the proposed
construction of a railroad from. Rad
ford, Va., to Mt. Airy, N. C, a dis
tance of forty miles. Though the Nor
folk & Western will probably construct
the line it will be due to the efforts of
the owners of the big minea and iron
furnaces of that region,
j The connection by rail of Mt. Airy
and Radford will be the realization of
the hopes of the officials of all the rail
ways of Northern Carolina and South
ern Virginia. It was the desire of
former President Qrav. of th nlri n t?
T. fe Y. V. to extend that line to the
coal and iron fields of Virginia, but he
died without carrying his plans to suc
cess, The Norfolk & Western tried to
reach Mt. Airy but found it impossi
ble to traverse the mountains by the
chosen route..
V Dewey May Return Soon.
New York, May 8rThe WaBh-
ugiua correspondent 01 the Herald
nay: "xresiaent McKinlev has
been advised that Admiral Dewey
wuutcuipiBies coming nome within
a very thoflime. As aoon as the
Filipinos have laid down their arms
10 cipeciea ne win proceed with
the cruiser Olympia to the United
C! i t 1 .
owi,c., prooauiy cnrougb the Suez
1 A. - Tk,T v
um 10 iew lork, and come im
mediately to Waahin
suit with the President "rmAt
"The Admiral has now been at
Manila for more than a year and
has been in command of the Asiatic
tation since January 3, 189S. Of
ficers returning from the Asiatic
station say he is not ill, but it is
believed that a restand change of
scene would be beneficial. Rear
Admiral Watson, commandant of
the Mare Island navy- yard, -will
probably be c elected to succeed
Admiral Dewey in command of the
Asiatic station."
Family Drowned in a Flood.
Dallas, Texas, May 8. Reports
from Benjamin, Knox County, say
that a terrific storm, with
swept over the countrv Ahnnt f-
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uiic ttchu oi inai place last Satur
day evening, and that the family of
George Humphries, consisting of
lour persons, were drowned by the
rudden overflow of a branch of the
Brazos river. Other fatalities are
believed to "have occurred in the
Panhandle, but reports cannot yet
be verified.
An Anti-Trust Conference.
Dallas Texas, May 6. Repre,
sentative Wooten, of Dallas, the
recognized Democratic leader . in
the last legislature, has addressed
a letter to Governor Sayers review
ing the growth of trusts, which
concludes as follows:
"I beg leave to suggest that you,
as chief executive of the greatest
of these states and official head of
the strongest Democratic household
in all the nnion, do call a confer
ence of the governors and ntfnmonc
W WW A W
6uo a me ooutnern ana West
em eiaies at such time and place
as may do suitable for the purpose
of discussing and agreeing upon a
uuuceneu ana enective policy and
line of legislation against trusts
anq monopolies.
Governor Sayers said tonight :
Bna" not issue a call for the
conference until the Texas Mesisla
iuic witKcs unai action on the anti
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irusi oiu now before it. I have
Deen anxious ever since the Legis
lature metto have a strong anti
irusi iaw passed. I want trusts
destroyed In the interests of legiti
mate business and the public wel
fare. 'When the Texas legiilature
passes the law now before it or one
approximately similar, I will then
call the conference of governors
and attorneys general with a view
to inaugurating a definite
by the states based on uniformity
of legislation. I believe the Texas
egislature will pass the desired
law. The conference will probably
be called soon after."
PRESIDENT AT HOT SPRINGS
A Qx eat Experiments
London, May 5. Thu r -r.rof.
of the Wireless TeWr.nh n J
pany says the first attemnt t
mit trans Atlantic messages by the
rvui ojaiem wiu De made dur
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America's cup.
.-. btations will be established at
-1 . . 7 wocucro
uu8 course laid out for th-
great yacht race from which the
caure contest will be visible. Mes
sages recording the progress of th
races will be transmitted, accord-
e, w present plans, from these
tationi 1 to appoint on the Irish
caost in the neighborhood of Water
ville. Authorities oif the United States
and Great Britian hmr k-
ntd of the project .and have ex
pressed themselves as being deeply
interested in it. . p 7
Leaves Washington in a Mag
nificent Train for the fVir-
slnla Resort.
Washington, May 8. President and
Mrs. McKinley left the city to-day for
a vacation of a week or tan Have at. trt
Springs, Va. The trip was made in a
handsomely equipped special train
which left here at 9.45 o'clock over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad and is
scheduled to arrive at the springs at
uyuiuvK. m-morrow morning.
The President and Mrs ririniA
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occupied the private car Cleopatra,
na3 attauuea 10 me rear of the
train, the remainder of the train being
"Jauo me compartment car Pa
tagonia and the combination smoking
car Auansic. Tne train
mm equipped with every convenience
y uo uuuiiurt 01 tne travelers. The
party included also Mr. George B.
Cortelyou, the assistant secretary to
the president, Dr. and Mrs. P. M.
Rixey, and Mr. Barnes of the White
House clerical force.
The President's hplth a u.,
ne feels the need nf root an
and hence all official business during
his absence will be attended to as far
as possible at the White House.
While at the Rnrinra tha m
stay at "The Homead"" Vhe SS
una jurs. uage are now located
for a week's stay.
Powder UiU Blown up by Tramps.
jl'oTTsviLLE, Pa., May 7. The
powder mill nlant of thm tU.-h
Hater OomDanv. Innti u
Indian Run Valley, several miles
ucrc.oxew up to-day, de
stroying eighteen tnna f 1-.a
workmen were ahnnt th- i
at the time of tha Tnia?nn u..
John K. Sieders, who lives jiear bv
r- ,..6MMJr uun. a gang of
tramps, it is believed. f
magazine, which contained 1,200
-f5j"i Diasung powder and 50
gsjoi rme powder, in all about
xuuren tons. When the flames
rcacnea tne powder it exploded
with a terrific rnnrt . -p-jii
and vicinity was shaken, and many
"-fr" f"cb m me nouses in the
ncBiern suburb nf thio i
. . i ato were
Five minutes afterWun? tf,A.
ueo
second exnlnainn
rying house, finntninit... . .
- v tour ions
of powder, went up. The two ex
plosions wreftri . .
t, 4 w buuib piani.
!WaS"rrled ''or distance
mile.
Stuck in the Ice for a Tear.
New York. Mav 6. The RtU
ship Cova. from South Amerinnn
ports, has biought additional news
01 vapi. Adrian ae krerlaches'
k A. A.' 1 ...
umrcuc exploring expedition on
the steamer Belerica. S '
On March 13 the Coya put into
jruma Arenas, a Uhilian trading
seuiement on Tierra del Fuegoi in
ine straits or JUagellan, and while
her skipper, Captain Thomas, was
1 v . -r. a. . j .
annum no mei Uook, of iirook
lyn, who was one of those in charge
ui iuo uejgica. ur. uook said he
had had an interesting voyage and
might go on another trip before
returning 10 tne united States.
For seventy days, he said, jtbe
ty was m total darkness. - Two
men were lost one overboard and
one from sickness. The Belgica
was stuck in the i
-ww j " V W
months while exploring Alexander
t. a . . t
ianu.
Captain Thomas save that Tir
Cook did not know of the S
American war until told of it j by
" a. ? mt ... . I ! r
captain x nomas, wno left him
file of newsDaDers. I !
A letter to Miss Anna E. Forbes,
Dr. Cook's sweetheart, was brought
uv vauiaifl XDOma8. MIIR WnrU.
died more than a year ago. !
it is Deiieved that the Belgiac is
f Amm v w a. m
It
on
the
The tCubian,, Knot Cut at Last.
iHItANA. Mav 6 Pnrttr tjinn.
sano will be used as the devisor in
p" w um ob ui tua soiuiers in
the $3,000.000 allotted hr th
United States government tn v
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rllVlrifkrl n m nn m K a.
T """"s vuuku (roops,
and the payment will becin at th
I j p ar ay w
end pf next week. A general order
declaring the payment and setting
forth the rule tn h nYat.r.A .:n
be! issued to Governor finArl
Brooke. The governor general and
r i uhvo ueciaea mat
it wOuld he
verify further the armr rnlla a
submitted hv t h roAnin j
CUban Assembly. General Brooke
today sent to General Gome l?of
of the commission fnr thm .
t ; "m v ao , -
erai corps asking if he wished to
uaao any cnanges. The commis
Bivucim, one uunan and one Am-;
can for each corps, will be ordered
toj meet at once in Havana to take
action as to the details nf th .11
, : ww Vi-
Tision of the money.
Sheriff Wants Governor Restrained.
Pana, IU., May 5. Sheriff Dow.
, I mwmm. L. .
Georgia Hail Three Inches Diep.
Wadley, Ga. May S.7-A terriJj
hail storm passed over this YJeffer.
eon) county, this afternoon. The
hail was three inches deep at tbfs
place and some of the stonei were
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as large as turkey egg9. berenl
specimens weighed ' rrcr three
ounces. Farm, fruit and vegetable
crops are totally destroyed.
At Four Score.
Or. Mites' Nervine Restores Health
tiAtVfY "rZJ!."11? l a Quinine in a
j . . 77 v"VA4Ca IOTA It. AHnlt. t
w DHr nausetin tonic. Frtc750c.
friends expect him home nnn
is possible that he will return
the 8team8hiD Cacinne nf
i f W j wuw
Grace Line, which was due! at
x-unia Arenas three weeks after
captain Thomas left there.
Florida Anti-Trust Bill.
Tallahassee, Fla., May 7. The
x luwua legislature seems disposed
to join in the procession staried
by the law-makers of Arkansas
buu xexas and enact a measure for
tne suppression of trusts. There
uuw penning in the lower house
a bill of this character which,
aimougn reported adversely by the
committee on corporations, will,1 it
Bia, uo sioutiy obampiened by
owuio uj. iuo aniest turntern nf r.K
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patterned more
cioseiy alter the New York nk
trust statute than after the f.m.,-
.vuo
ATKansas law.
ney,! who was arrested nnri .11..
1 w M UAB
armed by the militia yesterday, has
instituted suits for injunction
against Gov. Tanmr. Artn
Keece, Col. Culver. Pftnt rrt.,w-
and the state militia to restrain
lu-mirom interfering with the
sheriff or the civil- ami hnPuA. i.
the DeriormAnnM nf (,.,. 1 1
, - ------ v ioir legal au-
ties. It is generally hu.., u
Judge Farmer will arBn '.k.
junction. Sheriff Downey also
brought suir for $5,000 damages
against several officers of the state
militia.
.Pwaav J
ONCLE EZEKIEL OBEAR, a5sesr:J
tax collector. Bertrly. Ma, tu
.1. C lA V. . t .,! till-
"Dr. Miles' Kestorative Nervine Las U .
great deal of good. . I tufft red f ryf i";.3
sleeplessness and nerve us heart trca--Would
feel weary and used up la the c
Ing, had no ambition and ay rk iet
CASTOR I A
.For Infimt and Children, i
The Kind You Hare Alaajs Dcught
Bears the
Signature of
Work in Harmony With Whites.
stand on the race problem has been
IBKen by the B.lrrn r..l.-Jl.. ,.
. j , - . ow mill
Uter here, in r.nnlniir,. i
Pea. The.e Utt.7 " 1"""
5S'J?rl,,,,?ii" "Dd tho,e "ho shield
i i " ujfco nome in
stitutions, and for ttiA
oi ignorant nrifndu. -iS
jsalousies of the white race. They
kl ' "'uob oi
with u.t0 WOrk in harmony
with the white people.
La GriDDA In B train -
precaution .hni k1 :UIC- ery
EldenJ IKx, says .vft:B. A?1TeJt,Mr
take, ouick to VeMant
quics to act. Howard Gardner.
zne
grand good medicine. &ud I iH 'r' .
O M S W VWV aUWf aa- -
anyone Inquiring, full particular
Mm. mm MaaHaWalSfl
uractory experience.
Dr. Miles'-Iiemedles
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re
funded. Book on d is
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address, I
DR. MILKS MEDICAL Cu.. tUt""
in.
jl Nervine j
5,;Bcstore7
rA rkarthvy
A petition sirnel bv mn;. r- " f',;:'i :J
In tbat a rublio r.i-l - '.v,
. - . . i . .1,1' mi -i
road, lea.hnjr fnm 'ri'i'"'"X:!:.e t ,!;
. running1 neailr in h .r r . ft'K
of I. K. Huilioe-. t'H '; .4 i r
near
Mills
8tnr
residence
southeast of -Absalom "''t" . ,n i I'-;;
Clapp,D. K IlufUoen. Mstn -U jj ., ..
A. 5mith, this is to notify any .;,all, t.p;v
pear before, the Hoard of County
on thefirst Monday CKf
Tisir wpak it ACK& At droi" ,