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and must have lat least - number not
decided upon years experience as o rail-
way conductor on q surface steam railway,
or as brakeman on a freight train or q
surface steam railway"
WHERE THE MONEY WILL GO.
In conclusion, fee will be demanded
Tor each license; complaining conductors
can appeal from the district examiners to
the supervising examiner Of the district;
witnesses fees, ETC., are TO be paid by the
Secretary Of the Treasury; the supervising
examiners are to cause the prosecution OF
any person violating the provisions OF this
act, and those licensed conductors who
"wrongfully and unreasonably refuse 10
serve in (their) official capacity" will have
their license revoked; the chief examiner,
supervising examiners and district exam
liners are TO give bonds for the faithful per-
Torrance OF their duties. coffee room,
stationery and printing and other things
necessary for the use OF their respective
offices as may be required therefor" are TO
be supplied by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, but this expense, together with the
salaries Of all officers, travelling expenses,
ETC., are TO be paid out OF "the revenue re-
ceived into the treasury from fees received
from licensing railway conductors and
from penalties received for violations Of
the provisions OF this act" ETC.; $500 is
fixed as the penalty for violations Of the
provisions OF the act by railway corpora
tons or their agents, but the last section
OF the act No. 2S provides for the appro-
priation Of an undesignated sum Of money
''for the uses and purposes of this act for
the fiscal year ending June 80, A. d. 1885,
and the intervening time anterior thereto"
In addition TO the amounts collected for
licenses etc
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THE ELECTION LAW,
How Judges and Clerks Shall Receive
and Count the Vote Today.

ohN SONhe Nh' WV ApNoss
The following is an exact copy Of the law
which governs todays election. Let every
Judge and clerk read and obey;
ARTICLE VII.
1866. When the officer receives the bal
lot, lac shall call the name Of the voter, in
distinct voice, and the clerk Of the cleo
ton shall take down, on separate list or
books, the name Of every person voting,
and shall attest the correction Of them UNI
der their hands.
1867. The officer or person and Judges
npnoinied Ia hold m election shall not
proceed or commence counting out the
votes given in the election until the polls
shall have been closed.
1908. When tho election " finished, the
returning oficcr aud Judges shah. In the
presence OF such OF the electors ~ may
choose To attend, open the bos aud read
aloud the names OF IN. persons which shall
appear In each ballot and the clerks, nj the
same time. shall number the ballots, each
clerk separately.
1869. II there he two tickets rolled up
together, II any ticket contains the names
Of moro persons that the cleclor has a
right 10 vote for, In either Of these cases,
such ticket shall not bc numbered In TAX
ing the ballots, but shall be adjudgcd void
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A Raging Hurricane.

LONDON, Jan. A violent hurricane is
raging in the Irish channel. Great dam
age has been done TO property and ship
ping. The steamship Ohio, which had
stormy weather after leaving Liverpool,
arrived at Queenstown late this evening.
She was unable TO take on board the
American mails, owing to the bad weather
and will be obliged TO postpone her de-
parture until tomorrow morning. por-
ton OF Fastnet rock has tumbled into the
sea. The light keepers are terrified. fear
ing that the sea will undermine the rock.
II Is impossible for boats 10 approach the
rock. A large vessel has been wrecked off
Duncannon, and all hands are believed to
be lost.
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Lord Randolph Churchill has started
from s. Petersburg Tor Moscow.
Lord Harrington, Lord Roscbcrry and
Sir Henry James arr guests Of the Prince
OF Wales at Sandringham palace.
Municipal authorities Of Limerick have
conferred the fnccdom Of the city upon
Mr.. sullivan, cx.lord mayor OF Dublin.
The Italian papers say that Mr.. Glad
stone will treat with the Vatican Tor its
support In the efforts being made TO obtain
autonomy for Ireland. Mgr. Pcsico having
commenced the negotiations.
Emperor William, In his remarks at his
New Years receptions yesterday, avoided
open political allusicas,. but in converse
ton with his military chiefs he referred TO
the Improvement in the general political
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TIE ELECTION TODAY.

Mere words will avail nothing today.
The time for action has arrived. Every
thing depends upon the voters and the
votes cast. II the merchants and business
men and the manufacturers will close their
places Of business and devote themselves
and enable their employees to devote them
selves TO the work OF clecting the Peoples
ticket there can be no doubt Of the result
it will be triumphant bya majority 80
decided that the elements OF opposition
will scarcely ever again attempt 10 defeat
the peoples viii in sustaining the Taxing
District government. Every man who has
influence should exert il for the Peoples
ticket. The candidates are all well known,
are thoroughly reliable and have but one
purpose in accepting q nominaton-the
good, safety and welfare Of the people OF
Memphis. Ii they arc elected, good gov
eminent is assured and the work OF street
improvement, so necessary 10 the trade
and commerce OF the city, will 60 on with
undated yigor, They are the peoples
candidates and the people should elect
them by rousing majority.
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sideration by representatives Of the En-
glish and United States governments.
Secretary Bayard, however, declined
to consent to any such arrange1
ment, basing his objections on tli
ground that the two questions were enS
tirely distinct, and as such should be con-
sidered separately. II is understood that
MIR. Jos. Chamberlain and the other rep
resentatives OF Great Britain have ex-
pressed similar views on the question, so
il is practically settled that the Canadian
fisheries question will be considered with
out regard to the seizures in the Behring's
sea.
Senator Sherman today introduced bin
appropriating 100000 TO reimburse de-
positors for losses sustained by the failure
OF the Freedman's Saving and Trust COM
pany.. No part of the money, however, to
be paid to assignees OF the depositors.
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Begnrsius Defeated.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE pigeon
shooting match at the Lafayette Gun
clubs park. this afternoon, between Capt.
A. II. Bogardus, the worlds champion,
and Fred Erb, OF this city, was won by
the latter. The match was for purse,
and the contest was for 100 live birds from
ground traps, birmingham rules govern
ing During the first half OF the match
the score was about even, but after that
Erb led. When Bogardus had rs and Erb
SO birds, the former abandoned the match.
Erb continued until the 100 pigeons had
been released to him, and he made the
record OF killing % out Of 100 birds.
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CoLoRED MEN, READ THIS.
Noah speers Says You Will Sell You
Votes to the Highest Bidder

Noah Speers Says You VIII Sell Your
Votes to the Highest Bidder.
Noah speers, the candidate on the Chase
ticket for commissioner on the board OF
public works, in the Merchants exchange
yesterday was surrounded by a group Of
gentlemen. The conversation turned upon
the election. Some oneremarked that "the
colored vote would decide the election"
To this remark Mr.. speers replied:
"And the party that has the most money
can get the colored vote"
That is what Mr. speers thinks OF the
colored vote. The colored men owe il VI
themselves to beat Mr.. speers and ~
ticket today.
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TO THE COLORED PEOPLE.

Don't be diverted from your purpose
to vote the Peoples ticket. It rep
resents your best interests. 1t repre-
sents the best interests OF every class
and should receive your votes today.
Colored voters stand by the Peoples
ticket and vote against toe Court
House ticket.
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TIE MARTYRS OF RUSSIA.

The story OF Russian brutality as told by
George KEENAN, in The Century Mdgo:inc,
Is one that cannot fail to arouse the sym
pathy OF all free people, Americans partic-
ularly, for the men and women who, rs
martyrs for liberty, for their inherent and
natural rights have made the long march
10 Siberia under circumstances Of cruelty
30 rcmorselcss and baseness 80 infamous Us
violated all feeling OF purity and chastity.
MIR. KEENAN, tells story Of revolving
cruelty and one that fully jusliGes the ex-
tremity Of passion and vengeance &C.
counts OF which from time to time
come to us from Europe as the spasmodic
efforts Of men contending with the relenl.
less brute force Of government that has
only ono common standard for the unior-
tunate subjects OF the Car. Two genera
tons ago the people OF Europe
were greatly stirred by the story
OF Elizabeth, the Exile Of Siberia,
which did rs much TO arouse public
sentiment In behalf Of the millions OF
scris then groaning In that country under
an abjcct system Of slavery as Mrs. Stoves
"Unclc Toms Cabin" did for the negroes
In slavery in this country. II is a story
that is often yet read, and never fails to
move the reader to pity and TO tears for
conditions Of life 10 which Americans have
happily always been strangers. Dui l, To-
weak when compared with the chapters
Mr. I~-neu hRs puprsucd IN The Century
Of prison life in the most wrctcbcdly gov.
crncd OF all the nations Of Europe. lie
rccounis the sublime hcroism Of young
women who 20 with absolute scli-abncga.
ton 10 the preparation OF crimes against
the rclentlcssly fcndish officials who ~.
sort TO every method Of espionage and
cross-cXamina,ion, every method OF
deceit and lying, false swearing
aud perjury, deception and dupliciiy
to cnirap whole families, TO ruin homes Of
comfort and crush innocent men and
women because relative is suspected Of
nihilism. Reading the awful and soul.
narrowing tale, one can easily realize why
the nihilisis are growing In numbers aud
why they are ~ 6iul In their ouiburs,s.
Tho ruler who deals with his people after
the mcrciless fashion 10 wildly painted by
KEENAN, makes himself an outlaw. lie
cannot expect to be- otherwise treated than
~ n Wild beast, threatening the empire In.
Discriminatory with death and destruction,
thus declaring the insecure tenor OF lie
and property lie is an enemy Of progress
rs well rs Of liberty, OF education, Of frcc.
donnie Is an enemy Of mankind, and as
such invites the eternal enmiiy, hate and
vengeance Of those especially whose
kindred are the victims Of his lust for
power. No wonder Mr.. Kcnnan's name
has bccnput upon the indcxcxpurgatorious
Of the Russian PostoiIicc. Ills statements
verify those contained In Underground
Russia, " and justify almost any extremity
Of nihilistic vengeance
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-05

Tng Hes Tennessee Wig Is doing good
work In advocating the building Of iron
bridges and the construction Of macadam.
lied or grayeled turnpikes through Madl.
BON county. II cites the results In this
and Knox county and asks "wiih
sueh satisfactory results before us, would
Il not BE- wise for Madison county, one Of
tie weal.hiesi. most populous and iniclli.
gent in this end Of the State, 10 consider
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TIE WEEKLY APPEAL.

The WEEKLY APPEAL is oompend-
mn Of he neus Of sern dolly APPEALS. Hs
agricultural department is prepared rih great
care n contains complete market reports. The
vedr 1855 wn BE- full of important political
ou,b aud he WEEKL Y APPEAL wiH kecp
H. readers fully informed Of GIcm.
The price Of he IrEEKLf APPEAL Is
cnly 81 ycdr. Hhos no superior.
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No Royal Hirhues..

BERLIN, Jan. 4.-The Reiohsansiger cor
reefs the Aimondch de Gothdu for comforting
upon Prince Ferdinand, Of Bulgaria, tho
little OF "Royal Highness." The Reichdn-
fi9,T asserts that Ferdinand Is not Prince
Of Bulgaria until 30 recognized by the pow
ers, and II recognized a. such, he can only
have the title OF ''Screne Highness."
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-01-05
CLOSE YOUR STORES.

Merchants and business men,
close your stores today and vote
the Peoples ticket. Close your
stores and urge your employees TO
go TO the polls and do their duty by
voting for tho Peoples Ticket.
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Mn Trull An IL

CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 4-Referring to
the special report from Greenwood, n.y.,
to the effect that additional remains
victims had been found in the debris
Saturdays wreck on the Cincinnati SOUTH
ern road, Supt. Carroll says there is not q
particle OF truth in the story. lie says that
every employee of the road connected with
both trains and all the passengers have
been accounted for. Mrs. Avey's condi-
ton remains about the came.
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the wisdom Of buldnggravel roads? The
Tishamingo gravel, used in Shelby county.
Is not more than sixty or seventy miles
away from us, and ii ought to be put down
here as cheap or cheaper than at Mem
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sign his rights to the German throne and
consent to his sons becoming regent in
case OF his fathers death. The Prince
declares his willingness to perform any
duty assigned him, and that he is in health
to undertake the labor.
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ALABAMA's coNvIors.

600 Of Thorn Leased to Birmingham
Coal Operators.
Special Dispatch 10 the Appeal
BIRNISouAN, Ala, Jan. 4.-Thc State
board Of conyic, inspectors at Montgomery
leased all the conyicts, estimated at 600
10 the Tennessee Coal, Iron x Railroad
company at from So 30 TO So n month
apiece for the next Eve years. This aver
ages s. better than the present contract
The bulk Of the conyicts will be worked at
the Pratt coal mines.
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The Forged Documents.

BEnLrS, Jan. 4-The North German
Gd;ote, in the course Of political review
Of tie year just closed, says the publication
Of the forged documents recently sent to
the Car is without doubt the most impor-
tant event Of recent history, and affords
eloquent proof Of the loyal intentions Of
the Gar in paving the way for a modifca-
ton OF the existing situation.
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Mnxrumn. Get There.

CoLuNBus, o., Jan. 4.-The Senate TO-
day defeated resolution condemning the
action Of selecting a Democrat as one Of
the clerks OF that body. This was nc.
complished by the boiling Republican
senators joining with the Democrats, "a
they did In the organization OF the Senate.
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TuE speech OF Senator Voorhees,, in an.
swcr to Senator John sherman and in de-
tense Of President Cleyeland's policy, will
be found well worth reading. II is the
lirst OF a series Of speeches on the same
line set down for the session. The Demo
Gratis will not be left.
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Tnr Birmingham District cannot cxpec,
10 secure white laborcrs and white work.
ingmen 70 long as a preference Is given TO
convict labor at the principal mine in iis
confines.
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LONDON, Jan. i.-Thc British ironclad
Hercules touched reef OIL ferrol, Spain,
today, and knocked hole In her side. All
efforts 10 stop the leak failed, and the ship,
with difficulty, reached the harbor OF Fer.
rol, where she Is gradually sinking.
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Has George Arnold, the street railway
direcior, given any pledge that he would
work against the consolidation which the
street railway companies wish TO bring
about, and which the people oppose.
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WORKING AND LABoRIEGxEHI

Beware Of all tickets that have George
Arnold's name upon them. Arnold Is tho
street railway director. Vote the Peoples
ticket, and don't scratch name on H..
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rIHsr step toward the Investigation q
The Mississippi pcniientiary and the con.
Wet lease system was taken by the Lcgis.
laiur Of that State yesterday.
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APPEALING TO CONGRESS.
Railway Conductors Want To be Ii
censed and Improved"

Railway Conductors Want To be LII
censed and Improved"
fpm the New York Herald
The railway passengers life is not q
happy one.
tits inferred that everybody will admit
the above statement 10 bc true.
In making such n remark thcsympaihics
OF the habiiual traveller arc appealed 90,
and hc or she Is asked 20 summon nom
the realms Of thought the misty forms Of
the railway conductors they may have
shycrcd before upon various occasions,
aud also 10 recall the many terrible rail.
way disasters which have startled the
world Of late years.
Well. II Is proposed 10 Try to improve
railway service in general and railway con.
duclon In particular
Naturally, the travelling world Il here
expected 20 breathe sigh of relief.
This IL how Il Is suggested TO begin the
good work:
ruE 80. n. c.'s" BILL.
4 hill providing for licensing railway
conductors ON certain railways within tho
United States will shortly bc presented to
Congress aifd the most powerful organiza.
ton Ut the said conductors the 20. H.
c." perhaps better known To the unini.
tiaicd ~ the "0rdcr Of Railway Conduc-
iors'-is apparently strongly In favor Of
the measure.
~ much 40, In fact, that Grand Chief
Conductor &. u. Wheaton u now in Wash.
ingion, and will possibly remain there for
somc months, with the intention Of push.
ing the proposed act referred To In the In.
tcncsis Of the organization he cprcscnis
4 hasly glance NJ the hill ~ now wordcd
would seem Ia show that Il might benefit
railway conductors and the general public
NJ the same time.
coon iDEA.
bat moro careful reading Of the pro
posed congressional measure may cause.
people to think that while the idea Il em-
bodies II undoubtedly n good one, the
details aud wording proposed for adoption
NJ necessary 10 carrying u out are not sure
10 escape criticism.
At least, such seems 81 be the opinion
among some Of the railway conductors.
many Of whom were spoken 10 upon the
subject 10y Hruid reporter.
However, the substance Of the bill APP
pears to meet with favor, and will evident
w find warm support among the members
81 the Order Of Railway Conductors.
This organization was originally planted
In the west about ten years agn, has ~.
Gently been finding favor among eastern
conductors. and " now said 10 number
about 1900 members, divided among 22s
divisions. The order extends throughout
the United States. Canada aud Mexico.
In the western States u IL said that
nincty.ninc out Of every 100 conductors
belong 10 the order, hut IN the east the
proportion Is not nearly 10 large, though
rapidly on the increase.
orrosED TO srRiHrs.
One trustworthy fenlure of the organ.
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Tnr friends Of the Petit ticket should
stay At the polls till the sun goes down.
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The Alhambra theater at Antwerp was
destroyed by IRE nj midnight last night.
Thu theater was = vast structure.
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LIN all the friends Of The Petit ticket
70 10 the polls eariy today aud stay there.
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Che @rmphis appeal
THURSDAY. JANUARY o. 1899
THE APPEAL.

krRPAssEs EVERY OTHER MEMPHIS NEWS
PAPER ~ CIRCULATION ~ TOWN AZ
WILL As COUNTRY
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Worn the ticket authorized by the Exec.
uliyc Committee Of the Peoples Ticket.
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DEyorE the day to working for the Petit
ticket and LET business ~ for day.
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SEE THATYOUR FRIEND VOTES.

coto the polls today. vote, and stay there.
and see that every other citizen does his duty
and votes.
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BIsNABcK has failed 10 induce
the Crown Prince Of Germany to ".
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Local Meteorological Press Report.
IMnmnhls slrnal nAlrr nrl.,rt
THE rrorLEy TrcKEr.

Dor firc and rollcc Commissioner.
JAMES T. PETIT.
For noari 81 Public works.
THOMAS J. GRAHAM.
SAMUEL HIRsCm
for School Commissioner,
RICHARD D. JORDAN.
SAMUEL J. CANT
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special uuIfetiu.

wAHgroS, Jan. 4. lass, 6aS y, m.
Observer. Memphis, Tenn
Hoist coi wave signal Temperature will iali
IS by midnight of Thursday. GHruV.
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THEAPPEAL
FOR
1893.

TIE APPEAL is a Democratic paper.
Ieaches Democratic doctrines.
n@pports Democratic men.
Itsuppo,ts Democratic measures.
rs influence is derOted 10 he maintenance Of
ne supremacy Of the Democratic pary-locdl,
STATE and National.
II h,oirs no cause, no measure, bm that Of
ipsiicc and righ-hs triH Of The majority.
n has for Jorty-sacn years fought for bte ri
vaph Of Democratic principles, and in he
future wM ar be IN The hiekeS Of The fray,
eager, iealous, ,oatchfUl for de interests Of all
hepoople.
his fairly entitled 10 0ie support Of southern
nddas and business men everywhere.
n Is issued every day IN he gear. and is re-
ylac ,rih he current nei~ of he day gathered
~ telegraph and cable from all parts Of hc
uorld
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vorr the Petit ticket.
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READ your ticket, and see that Pcttits
namo heads II, and that Arnold's name is
not on II.
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sror imported voien.
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One praiscworthy feature Of the organ.
1aii0n seems 10 consist IN the fact that
ihric "a no strike clause in their
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srIEL NoRg POWER.

To the othcrpowcr which this act pro
icscs To give 10 The district boards il that
Of "iull power 10 summon AMI compel the
attendance 1T Witnesses hy n similar pro.
cess NJ In the circuit aud district courts Of
the United States andcilhcr mcmbcrtherc-
of may administer oails aud ailirmaiions
IN any party or Witnesses and examine
them under OATH and In investigations for
the suspension or revocation of any license
such reasonable noiicc In writing rs shall
bc prescribed by the regulations Of the
national board Of commissioners shall bc
given TO the alleged delinquent Of the time
and place Of such investigation"
An oath 10 faithfully and honestly"
perform his duties will be demanded by
the examiners Of each conductor who M.
cciycs license. lie viii have 10 wear a
badge with his LICENSE number upon Il.