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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-31
THE FAIRS OF 1889.
Where and When the Independent
and State Fairs Will be Held.

and State Fairs Will be Held.
The Prairie Farmer publishes the follow
ing list Of independent and State Fairs for
1889, with the dates on which they will be
held:
Alabama, Birmingham. ......Oct 21-Nov 9
Alabama, Eastern, Eufaula. Oct 3l-NoV
Alabama, South, Greeneyille..
American Dairy Show, Chicago. Nov lSSl
American Fat Stock, Chicago. Nov 1S2l y
American Poultry Show, Chicago. Nov l2-2l
American Institute, New York. Oct 2-Nov 80
American Horse Show. Chicago. Oct 30-Nov 9
Buffalo international, Buffalo, N. Y..Sept 3-13
Canada Industrial Assn, Toronto. Sept 9-21
Central Canada Fair, Ottawa. Sept 9l4
Colorado, Pueblo. 5-9
Connecticut, Meriden. Sept 1920
Dakota, North, Grand Forks. Sept 17-21
Dakota, South, Ashton. .......:. Sept S-I
Delaware, Dover. ...::.... .SePg sULUce e 20 .
Detroit Exposition, Detroit. rs ;ssgt sg19z l9T
Great Central, Hamilton, Ont. Sept 1927
Iowa. DesMoines. Aug 30-Sept
Illinois, Peoria. ....................Se .Sept so-N %
Indiana, Indianapolis. lis.....:.......Sept gSS
Interstate Fair, Elmira, N. Y. Sept 1920
J. S. L.. Assn, Trenton, N. j.. Sept @Oct4
Kansas, Topeka. .Sept lo-S!
Kentucky, Lexington. ........ Aug EIS!
Louisiana, Shreveport. rt............. ..Oct s-l4
Maine, Lewiston. .Sept lt15
Maryland, Pimlico. :SepG S-!a
Mass. Horticultural Boston. Sept I1-20
Michigan, Western, Grand Rapids. Sept 2S-27
Minnesota, Hamline. Sept 6-l4
Minnesota, Southern, Rochester Sept So ~ y
Montana Agricultural Mineralog-
ical & Mechanical Assn, Helena. Aug 26-Sl
Nebraska, Lincoln. n............... Sept 6-l3
Nevada, Reno. Sept 30-Oct 5
New England, Worcester, Mass. :. Sept 3-6
New Era Exp'n, st. Joseph. Mo.Sept 3-Oct 5
New Hampshire Grange, Tilton. Sept 10-l2
New Jersey, Waverley. Sept 16-go
New York, Albany. Sept l2-lS
North Pacific Industrial Assn, Port -,
land, Ore. e...................Se Sept 26-Oct %
Omaha, @ Omaha, Nebraska. ..... -. Sept as
Ontario Central Agricultural and
Ontario SGN Provincial, J. London, Ont. Sept FL
PENN, western, Washington. Sept 17-20
Rhode Island, Providence. ...Sept 1927
St. Louis, st. Louis. .Oct 1-l2
South Carolina, Columbia. ....... NOV ll-l5
Southern Exp'n, Montgomery, Ala. Nov 5-15
Tennessee, Nashville. e.............. Sept 1871
Texas State Fair & Dallas Exposi-
tion, Dallas. .....:.... yet lS-I
Tri-State Fair, Toledo, O..........Sept 9-1S
Utah, Salt Lake City. ...:........ Oct
Washington and Idaho Fair Assn,
Spokane Falls. ..Sept 242S
West Virginia, Wheeling.... ..... Sept 9-13
Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Sept 1920
Wyoming, Cheyenne. .Sept I7-sO
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-31
More Room at the White House.

Lieutenant Colonel John M. Wilson, Engi-
neer Corps, Superintendent of Public Build
ings and Grounds, at Washington, in his en-
nual report to the Chief of Engineers, says
that since the opening Of the Washington
Monument 121 ,S71 people have assembled it.
The Executive Mansion has been kept in
good repair. The erection of an addition as
a private residence for tho President is
recommended, and it is suggested that
it might be built on the. site of
the greenhouse, opposite tho State,
War and Navy buildings, while on
the other side of the White House, toward the
Treasury, picture gallery might be built,
opening out Of the East room, and thence
into q handsome conservatory and winter
garden, worthy the home Of the Chief E1-
ccutivc.
The estimates for the next fiscal year are:
Salaries of employees, $50, $50; Improvement
and care Of public grounds, s102, 500; care Of
Executive Mansion, repairs and fuel, $38, ,000;
lighting Executive Mansion and public
grounds SIS, 1850; repairs to water pipes,
$780, departmental telegraph lines, $40 900;
total, S221, ,6fS50 For the Washington Monu'
ment $11 900 additional is asked.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-31
Destructive Forest Fires.

TGreat rivers Of fire have been rolling in
different directions through the woods in
Multnomah County, Oregon, and in Southern
Washington. The fire was started by persons
burning brush on the Creighton Tract.
The flames, famed by q strong
west wind ate through the for.
est to the Sunderland road and played
havoc with the cordwood and standing timber
in that vicinity. The loss to proonrtv will
be in the neighborhood Of threc-quarters of
q million Of dollars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-07-31

ABOUT 5000 people have received railroad
passes to leave Johnstown, Penn Some OF
them have been sent as far as New Mexico.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
A LESSON IN POLITENEsS.
How Tramp Got Square With Rail-
way Manager.
From the Chicago Herald

From the Chicago Herald.
Paul Morton, the general freight agent of
the Burlington road, tells very good story
on the late II. NJ. Hoxie, who was manager
of Jay Gould's southwestern system during
the great strikes. One afternoon rather
tough-looking young man walked into Mr.
HoXie's private office unannounced He
neglected to remove his plug hat as he en-
tered, and he cooked it further over his
right eye and took two or three
vigorous pulls at the cannon" he
was smoking before he said: is your
name Hoxiem Mr.. Hoxie said that such
was fact. well, said the fresh young
fellow as he hit the bull's-eye in the neigh
boring cuspidor, II want job. Anything
from general passenger agent up will do
me-" Mr.. Hoxies eyebrows indicated mild
surprise. Young man." he said gently.
that Is no way TO approach an Official for
position. just take seat there and watch
me-" The young fellow sat down, and Mr..
Hoxie called his private secretary to the
seat at his desk and then walked out.
Amoment later he raped at the office door,
and his private secretary babe him enter.
The fresh young applicant looked on with
wondering eyes. rs the general manager
in, sirs' asked Mr.. Hoxie, bowling politely.
hat in hand, to his private secretary. Eyes,
sir, what can l do for your inquired the
secretary. swell, SIR said Mr.. Hoxie,
deferentially, 81 am seeking a position on
your road, and I wish to place
my application before you. What posi-
ton it is l do not care; | simply
desire a start. Can you do anything for
meT The secretary said he would take
his name and bear him in mind. "You
might call in again in a week or so and 1
may have something for you" "All right.
sir, said Mr.. Hoxie, 81 thank you" Then
he bowed again and walked out hat in
hand In moment he re-entered and the
secretary walked back TO his own desk.
That" said Mr.. Hoxie, lis the proper wav
to apply for position. Now see if YOU
can't do as well, he added, addressing the
fresh young man.
The latter went out and Mr.. Hoxie re-
sumed his seat. There was a rap at the
door. Come in" said Mr.. Hoxie The
tough young mau entered, hat in hand, and
bowed low. SIS the general manager in!"
he asked politely. Yes, sir; an the gen.
eral manager. What can | do for youYn
The young man looked at him sharply and
burted out; "You can go to -" Then
he damned his hat on his head, rushed out
and took up his still smoking cannon
which had burned a hole in the wainscotinp
where he had laid it. Mr.. Hoxie's eyebrows
expressed a surprise which was by no means
mild, while his private secretary at the
typewriter spelt tariff with four rs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
THoMAsvILLE TOPICS.
A Herd Of Holsteiu Cattle-The Regis
tration of Voters.

TOWNSVILLE, GA. dec. 25.-J. Wyman
Jones of New Jersey, who owns a splendid
tract of land near Townsville, known as
Glen Arven Park, has shipped a herd of
Holstein cattle from Missouri for his park.
He recently placed herd of deer in this
same park in an Enclosure of wire.
The registration of voters in Thomas
county has been completed. There are
1856 whites, and ,0l3 blacks.
Mr.. Robert Varnedol has lost his fin fox
hound. The dog was chainei in a stable
and jumped over one side, but the chain
being too short for him TO touch the floor
he was choked to death.
Miss Bessie F. Hopkins has returned from
Pennsylvania.
Mr. ". l.. Willingham is spending
Chritmas in La Grange.
Miss Belle Martin Of Macon is visiting
the family of G. b. Thompson,
Miss Kate Clifton is visiting relatives in
Mariana, Fla.
Miss Allie WADE of MurfreesbOro, Tenn,
will spend some time with Mrs NJ. H. Ran
dali
Misses Nettie and Florine Smith will
spend the holidays with friends in Balm
bridge.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
A SUNLIT CHRISTMAS.
TIE WEATHER IN THE NORTH AS
WARli AS IN SPRING.

Gotham's Fashionable Promenades
Crowded With People-The Children
of the Streets Made Happy-How
the Gay Was Passed in Stricken
Johnstown The Weather Every
where Warm.
NEW YORK, Dec 25.-Christmas dinners
might have been eaten in the parks or on the
lawns to-day, so perfect was the weather.
Windows were thrown open to admit the
balIny air and there was general resort
to the garments Of springtime, while the
unlooked-for warmth was welcome to all
except the young men who had found
pair of skates in his stocking. The fashion
able promenades were crowded and
there was large attendance
at the churches and theaters. In the ten
ement house district, the streets swarmed
with children armed with noise product ng
toys In the Tombs and other city prisons
dinners were served, while the newsboys
and other children of the streets were per-
United to gorge themselves with turkey at
the Five Points mission, newsboys' lodging
houses, and other places.
JoHNsTowN's CHRISTMAS.
YOUNGSTOWN. PA, Dec 25.-This has
been a delightful day. The thermometer
has been about GO since noon. The sun
has been shining brightly all day, and the
air is balmy as May. Johns
town never experien ced more general OBJ
servance of Christmas. and gift-making
has never been more universally INDUCED
IN. The jewelers. profited largely, as did
also furniture and variety merchants. Serv-
ices were held in all the churches, and the
Sunday school children received their gifts
from the teachers as in former years. 1t is
surprising how little reference is made to-
day to the flood. 1t is scarcely mentioned
WARM EVERYWHERE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 25.-U nseasonably
warm weather prevailed to-day all over the
country. At Chicago, co. was as low as
the thermometer got. A clear sky pre-
vailed, and the greater part of the popula-
tion spent the day out doors. At Pitts
burg, CO. in the shade and So in the sun
shine is reported, and Christmas dinners
were eaten with dining-room doors and
windows open.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
PUNTA GORDA POINTERS.
Improving the Streets - The United
States Coast Survey.

Improving the Streets 49, The United
States Coast Survey.
PUNrA GORDA, FLA, Dec 25-The citi.
zens of Punta Gorda, to a man, turn out at
sunrise every morning with axes, spades.
and hoes, and work two hours improving
the streets.
Capt. Herksheimer of the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey, has arrived
and will proceed to the Ten Thousand
Islands in the schooner Quick to complete
the triangulations to Cape Sable, connect
ing with the base lines of the
South Atlantic coast. 1t will be a
very tedious job to make out all the ten
thousand islands, most all of which are small
low mangrove keys, flooded at high tide
and separated from each other by narrow
channels and shallow tide flats. Cruisers
say that these islands so resemble each other
that 1t is the easiest place in the world to
get lost in, and is veritable "Dismal
Swamp"
Capt. Herksheimer has been twenty-three
years working out this system of coast sur
vey on the South Atlantic and Gulf coast.
The experimental Cuban cigar factory of
Emerson, Hinckley & Borges commenced
work two months ago with two men. They
now have forty-six workmen, and their in
creasing success will cause them to increase
to 800 men. There are here now four facto-
ries, and the air is full of cigar factory
schemes.
1t is rumored that the town of Naples has
been purchased by a New York syndicate.
The annual ball of the Fisherman's Club
will occur Dec. e.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Roosevelt and Thompson Will Be Con
flrmed by the Senate.

Il oosevelt and Thompson Will Be Con
flrmed by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Civil Service
Commissioners Roosevelt and Thompson
are not apprehensive that their nominations
will be rejected, because they went over
without action until after the holidays
They expected that action on them would
be delayed, because the spoilsmen, instinct
lively recognizing them as dangerous enc
mics, have made dead set against them.
It gives the spoiismen, who seem to be rela-
lively more numerous in the Senate than
in the House, al opportunity to vent their
spite against civil service reform, and all
civil service reformers are at an
especial disadvantage, because their
desperate speeches can all be
made behind the closed doors of the ex-
ecutive session. They may go so far as to
record their votes against the combinations
of Messrs. Roosevelt and Thompson, but
that is probably all that they can do. The
House and not the Senate will probably
conduct the investigation of the absurd
charges made against the civil
service commission, an investigation
desired quite as much by the
commissioners as by the spoilsmen. 1t is
believed that the nominations will be con-
fhrmed when the actual question is voted
on by good majority. Most of the demo-
Gratis will vote for the confirmation, and
comparatively few of the republicans will
vote against it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
THE CIVIL SERVICE SAFE.
Various Forms of Congressional A
tack Upon 1t, Present and Pro

Various Forms of Congressional At
tack Upon 1t, Present and Pros
pective.
WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-The most
matchmaking of the machine politicians are
fairly beside themselves with fury at the
loyalty of SO many of the more conserva-
tive ones to the civil service reform laws
and are becoming rather lunatic in their
attempts to do something to break down
the new institution before it becomes SO
strong as to defy all attacks. They gnaw
their tongue and bite their lips when they
dare not open their mouths. and only few
of them indulge In q public outbreak like
that of Cheadle of Indiana, whose bill, in
troduced the other day, is subject of
laughter even among the enemies of re-
form.
To those who know Cheadle, the bill will
be no surprise. 1t is like the man, more of
spectacle than of an idea. It would be
Infamous if it were not ridiculous 1t is,
IN brief, proposition to clean out all of
the oldest and best employees of the civil
service, those who know best how to do the
work they are assigned to do, at the end of
three years; the next best lot in six years,
and everybody at the end of ten years. 1t
is not a partisan measure. 1t is intended to
abolish everybody in the civil service at the
end of each ten years, regardless of party,
thus making no party responsible for
the conduct of the civil service. Such
a system would be even less sensible than
the "spoils system" which, in its worst
phase, at least makes the party in power re-
sponsible for the acts of employees selected
from its own ranks. 1t so completely lacks
all the elements of common sense that it
can only be characterized as idiotic, for
under it to perform the work of the civil
service would be absolutely impossible.
The work of the government would stop.
Anarchists for the abolition of all govern
ment this is the most thorough Mr.
Cheadle has seem John Most and "gone
him BETTER" with vengeance. He is the
boss anarchist of the period
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
ANOTHER POINT RAISED.
MURDERED BY A MANIAC.
The Crime Followed by the Husbands
Suicide With Razor.

EAST TEMPLEToN, QUE, Dec. ga
man named W. p. Ford, who has been out
of his mind for some months, last night
about midnight murdered his wife. The
noise of the struggle awakened his sister,
in-law, Miss Busby, and his little daughter.
who were asleep up-st airs On their appear
ing Ford attacked Miss Busby with razor,
but after desperate struggle she es-
capped with the little girl to a
neighbours house about nine miles distant.
clad only in their night clothes, which wers
covered with blood. They presented a
startling spectacle AS they left the house
they saw Ford cut his own throat with a
razor. The lamp, having been upset in the
struggle, fired the house, which was burned
to the ground. 1t is supposed that Fords
body was burned with it. Ford was mem
Der of the council here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS.
The Ideas of Hoar and Lodge Very
Far Apart.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The republicans
who desire the enactment of a new federal
election law have ar obstacle in their path
which most of them do not see II is the
disagreement between Mr.. Hoar, who, as
chairman of the committee, will probably
frame the bill to DO passed by the Senate.
and Mr.. Lodge, who, as chairman of the
committee, will probably frame the bill to
be passed by the House. Not only are the
two widely separated by questions of
Massachusetts patronage, but on the oues-
tion of federal election law they are 9 ven
more radically separated by differing ideas.
LODGES IDEA.
MIR. Lodges idea is to adapt the Austria
Ian ballot system to federal elections.
When MIR. Hoar read the announcement of
these dispatches before congress met he is
reported to have expressed surprise that SO
impracticable project should have been
suggested. AT all events his own idea, al
though be has not finally and definitely
formulated it in bill, isEon the line of
strengthening the federal election law. even
IT each House should pass the legislative
bill reported to it. Therefore it will be
seen that deadlock will ensue
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
CANADIAN FISHERIES.
NO AGREEMENT YET REACHED
WITH ENGLAND.

Blaine Has Apparently Not Taken
ANY Steps Yet to Secure an Under
standing With the British Govern
ment-What One OF Blaine's Admir-
ers Thinks Eis Policy Is.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-On Jan. /, when
the Bayard- Chamberlain nlOdWs Uirendi
expires by limitation, we shall be thrown
back for Interpretation and protection of
our fishery rights in Canadian waters upon
the treaty of 1918 and the so-called recipro-
cal treaty of Great Britain and the United
States of 1880 and subsequently. So far as
the New England congressman who repre-
seat the coast district know, Secretary
Blaine has taken no steps whatever to pro-
vide substitute for the nlodUS Uirendi
NO STEPS TAKEN YET.
He has apparently taken no steps what
ever looking 10 any legislation or negotia-
tion with Great Britain to secure an agree
Jnent with Great Britain whereby our
fishermen can go in peace TO Canadian
waters next season. The New England re-
Ijublicans, of course, try to make the best
OF it. One of them, who Is devoted Blaine
Lean, said to-day: 81 have no doubt that
fsecretary Blaine has let this matter drift
this way in order that he might, after Jan.
j, carry out our policy on this subject.
WHAT HE EXPECTS.
What / expect him to do is TO give no
tlce to Great Britain, very early, perhaps
in January, that we propose to have all the
rights secured to us, not only by the treaty
of 1918, but by the reciprocal treaty legis-
lation of 1880, and that if Canada lnterferes
with our free exercise of them, we will
retaliate in kind-not by cutting off railway
communication, but by excluding her ships
from their rights in our ports, which she
denies to our ships in her ports. When
Great Britain sees, as Secretary Blaine will
make her see, that this administration
means just what it says, she will make
Canada come down off her high horse and
treat us decently.
NO DANGER OF WAR.
mo, there will be no war and no serious
threats of war. There is no occasion for
them. Ii is a mere matter of business,
reciprocity or retaliation. Let Canada
choose. And l can tell you now that Can
ada will choose reciprocity, and that we
shall never have to put our retaliation in
force. Before the spring opens Secretary
blaine will have the assent Of Great Brit
ain to our position, and our permits to
touch and trade will be accepted IL Canada
giving our fishing vessels all the rights of
our merchant vessels"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
HEBREW WORKINGMEN.
A Meeting Held to Effect a National
Organization.

NEW YORK, Dec ga convention was
held tonight in the Essex market assembly
room of delegates representing twenty
eight organizations of Hebrew working
men, with total membership of
10000 The organizations repre-
sented are in Boston, Provi-
dence, Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia,
and Baltimore, and sixteen in this city.
The purpose of the meeting was to effect a
national Hebrew organization. The meet
ing was presided over by Michael Lind
warff, and it was of preliminary charac-
ter. 1t was decided to form an organization
under the name of the Hebrew Labor
Union of the United States. 1t was also
decided to publish a daily newspaper in the
interests of the union.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
BLAINE AND DELAGoA BAY.
The Secretary of State Will Brtn,
Portugal to Terms.

The Secretary of State Will Bring
Portugal TO Terms.
WASHINGTON, Dec 24-There is concert
Of action between Lord Salisbury and Sec
rotary Blaine in the matter of Portugal's
confiscation Of the Delagoa Bay railway,
and American even more than English in
terests are involved IN the contention. The
dispatch Of English gunboats to Delagoa
bay and the arrival OF the American feet in
the Tagus are simultaneously reported to-
day, and between the two Portugal is likely
to be impressed with the idea that day Of
reckoning is at hand. The English case
is complicated and intensified by
Serpa PIntos alleged encroachments upon
British rights in Africa, but the American
claim grows out of an act Of downright
and lnexcusable spoliation by the Portu-
gueSe government The Delagoa Bay and
Transvaal railway, which is the shortest
route from the South African gold fields to
the sea coast, was built under a concession
granted by the King of Portugal to Ed
ward McMurdo, an American citizen, who
was native of Kentucky and gallant
soldier in the union army. 1t was ex-
pressly stipulated in the articles of conces-
sion that his American citizenship should
not be waived Col McMurdo built the
road with the aid of English cap
ital in the face of difficulties
which everybody else deemed
insurmountable. Immediately after
his death the Portuguese carried out their
threats to confiscate the property against
the protest of the American and English
governments, and Mrs. McMurdo then
came to Washington and filed her claim for
So, 100000 on the basis of a valuation
which the Portuguese themselves at an
earlier day had placsd upon the contiscated
property. After an investigation which
ran through several months, and arguments
by Mrs McMurdo's counsel, Colonel Inger-
soil, Secretary Blaine took up the cause and
has pushed it vigorously ever since, with the
result that Portugal admits its justice, and
now only disputes the amount of the indem-
nifty to be paid
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-26
QUAY's VINDICrIvENEss.
The Independent Pennsylvanisns
Harassed at Every Turn.

@hO AAQSpSaO6nJ EennBXlVan1RnS
Harassed at Every Turn.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Congressmen
Kelley, Harner, Scull, and Culbertson were
the four Pennsylvania congressman who
signed against Senator Quay by voting for
both Mr. Mckinley and Mr. Carson in
caucus IN spite of Senator Quay's command
that they should vote for Messrs. Reed and
Mcpherson. All four failed through Sena-
tor Quay's influence to get what they wanted
on the committees. This was bad enough.
bnt they are experiencing even more
annoying troubles in finding Senator Quay's
caveat waiting for them whenever they GO
70 an executive department to ask favor
Tor their constituents. They seem to have
been blockaded by the senator, and this
seems to mean political death. Mr.. Gull
bertson says he has had all he wants OF con-
gressional life, and that Senator Quay can
have his seat next time. Senator Quay has
ms eye on the seats now filled by the other
rebeIs