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Letter List.

List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Snow Hill Post. Office for the month
II July;
MALEs.-~Julius H. Brown, John Duffy
GEORGE Graham, Stephen James Mills
VIM Sclby, Col. and Samuel Solomon
FEMALEs.-Mrs Charlotte Stevenson
Mrs. Hannah Martin. Mrs. Hannah Hen.
ry, Col, Miss Bella Handy, Mrs. Belli'
Clayyille. Miss Margci Duffy (sl, Miss En-
ma G.. hell. Miss y. &. Dixon. Miss Mar
tina Slurgis. care of Robi Tyden.
Persons calling for aboyc letters will
please say they are advertised
j. ID. HACK. u. NJ
a hay recently hung himself because
somebody found fault with him. That
boy WAS not born To he country editor
= Pres a.d PriHfcr
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~ paper.
Care is needed now to proven, cholera.
morbus.
"A good ripe mclcn has dull sound
when you rapit
Several cases of diphthcria are re-.
ported in Laurel. Del.
MIR. John lIurlock is home on u visit
lie is clerking In Milford
y If the weather bureau can get along
without any more rain we can.
There is no need of going oil io wa.
tcring place. We have plenty of them RICH,
in town.
Miss Mildred G. Aull. of Philadelphia,
Is visiting Mrs. John Il. Mock ut the Wash.
ngton House.
Deputy Postmaster. &. T.. Muck. has
cen confined to his room again this week
it'll neuralgia.
MIR. William Briddcllc and wife. Of
,liimorc, are visiting Mr. liriiicllc's
hhcr in this town.
The ladies of Portcrsvillc Methodist
Dtcstant Church will hold festival on
gust 81 and ed.
George W. Covington, Jr has been
ting the family Of Col. Henry Page in
iccss Anne this week.
The Cape Charles sunday schools
have big excursion 10 Ocean City
Wednesday, the 18th.
sir. George W. Carmcan has taken
e of the store Of T.. \. Carmcan &
and will run Il in the future.
scv. Is. +. Jester will preach at Snow
,.morrow (Sundayl'"
3. z n MI Sn m
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General RoulanRsr Talks.

PARIS, Jan. General Bouianger
in an address to the electors of the
department of the Seine says: Those
members of parliament who did their
utmost to make me ineligible were be
side themselves at the sight of seeing
me elected. Ny sword caused them
anxiety and they deprived nee of it.,
but now thew are more
anxious than they were when [ wore
the sword. Really it IS not me they
fear but universal suffrage, whose re-
peated judgement teStifies to the DIS
gust which their incapacity. base in
trigues and discussions inspired. In
order to avoid being compelled TO ac-
cuse themselves they charge me with
the most Improbable dictatorlal dis
trusts. When IA minister l was over
thrown Under the preteXt that l Was
the person in quest of war. Now
am opposed as the personificatiOn of
dictatorship. If could ever have en-
tertained the idea of playing dictator
it would have been when as minister of
hands. There has been nothing in my
conduct to justify such a suspicion. L
accepted the sympathies of all without
dreaming of stealing popularity from
any. There is nothing dictatorial in a
programme that demands constitu-
tional revision by the Democratic sys-
tenn by constitutional assembly. The
Republican leaders are confident in my
Republicanism when they opened to me
the doors Of the cabinet. I challenge
the Republicans to site single mite or
profession in which have not plainly
supported the Republicans, but l de-
sire as France desires, something be-
sides a combination of ambition and
greed. France tbirsts for justice, for
equality and for disinterestedness.
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A Letter q Ins,ructsOns from msyor BOohs.

A Letter Of Instructions from 9syor Roehs.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-The new
year was opened in Chicago by Mayor
Roche graphing promptly with the
latest phase of the anarchist problem.
The new development was the decision
by Master in Chancery Windes the last
day of the old year that the anarchists,
under the name Of the Arbeiterbund,
had right to hold their meetings, but
declining to recommend aRinjunction
restraining the police from interfering
with the gatherings, though suggesting
that one might not improperly be
granted by higher authority.
The next move in the premises, IL
was generally expected, would be an
elaborate decision by Judge TuleY on
the report of Master Windes. Mayor
Roche to-day took time by the forelock
by making the masters report text
for letter of instructions to the police
department as follows:
@MAYoR's OFFICE, CHICAGO, Jan. ],
1SS9.-George w. Hubbard, Superin-
tendent of Police: DEAR SIR-After
reading the report of Master in Chance
ny Windes in relation to the holding of
public meetings, / instructed the cor
the idea that If the court believes, under
the evidence that the Architectural
has a legal and lawful right to hold
public meetings, we wish the court so
to declare, and, if the officers of the
city have been exercising unusual
authority. they should be 50 ad-
vised, as 1, or they, do not intend to
act illegally or deprive any person of
his rights upon a mere tochnIcality.
Usa 10 dir
stances to deprive any class of citizens
of their constitutional rights, but the
police department must necessarily be
governed by experience. 1t is your
duty to inquire, il you believe man is
about to commit a murder or burg
larry or other criminal Offense, and to
take steps to prevent such act. AS the
public IS not in possession of the infor-
nation that the police department has,
it is impossible for the community to
determine what the real inten-
ton of the anarchist organizations may
be. The good order of the city
and life and property are in our hands.
We do not desire to again experience
difficulties like those we have had in
the past. we must not offer encour-
agement to such meetings and such
proceedings as the supreme court of
this state has said led up to the Hay
market riot and the unfortunate con-
sequences; and it is to be hoped that
the courts will draw the line in def
mite way, SO that we may have instruc-
tions. and if we have not sufficient
authority under existing laws, the res
possibility must rest with others and
not with us. All departments of the
city government should act strictly in
conformity with the law as laid down
by the courts.
(Signedl JOHN A. ROCHE,
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Chat Arthnr az chioaeo,

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-Chief Engineer
p. NJ. Arthur of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers arrived here
this morning from Cleveland and pro-
ceeded to the Grand Pacific hotel,
where he had breakfast. After break
fast he left the hotel saying that he was
going to continue his journey west
ward. 1t is assumed, however, that a
con ference between him and the
grivance committee on the terms of the
agreement with the Burlington road
reached last night. is now in progress.
at the time of the settlement the en-
gineers' committee requested, as ma
ter of official courtesy to Mr.. Arthur,
that the terms of the agreement he not
made public until it had been laid be-
fore the chief of the order. This re-
quest was acceded to. The agreement.
however. it should be understood, does
not depend on any action by Mr.. Ar
thur, as the committee had full power
to conclude it and the strike is. there
fore, settled beyond peradVenture. The
terms will not be made known until
Mr.. Arthur has notified Mr.. Stone of
the Burlington road that he has re-
ceived a copy of the agreement.
The Daily. News says Chief Ar
thur. of the Engineers Brotherhood,
arrived in the city this morning.
When seen by reporter he was not in
clined to talk. He said that he was
glad the s'Q' trouble was settled, but
declared that he could divulge nothing
as to the terms of settlement. Is il
said that the chief is merely passing
through Chicago to attend to some
business matters in the west.
Later Chief Arthur was closeted with
members of the conference committee
and the terms of settlement were form
ally submitted TO him. A long discus
sion ensued which was still In progress
The terms OF the truce have not vel
been made public. It is considered
| probable however that the chief points
agreed or, are, that the 90 shall taxi
back the brotherhood men as fast a
vacancies occur In the ranks. and tina
the black list shall be done away with
The conference remained in session
until noon and Immediately after il,
i Adjournment Chief Arthur left the Ct.
/ over the Chicago s. North western roaGi
His destination Is not known. He !
q Eess - 81 tp-nfElsf
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the resolution applying IS IL did to pub
lie legislation could not be called up.
The point being oyeEruled by the
speaker, Anderson raised the question
Of consideration.
Reed contended that the house hay-
ing yesterday ordered the yeas and
nays on the demand for the previous
question Of the resolution, the question
of consideration could not be raised.
Barnes, of Georgia, who is one Of the
chief opponents of the Oklahoma bill
declared that he would openly and
manfully take advantage OF the rules
to defeat a measure which he deemed
to be unjust and unfair.
The speaker said the question raised
was an entirely new one. The general
rule of the house was that q question
Of consideration could be raised
against any question called
up. In this instance, the facts were
that the resolution has been reported
yesterday as asa matter of privilege, its
consideration entered on and the yeas
and nays ordered on the demand for
the previous question. The chair
thought, and announced his decision
with some hesitation and doubt, that
under the circumstances the question
of consideration could not be made
against it, and the chair so decided.
The clerk will call the yeas and nays
on ordering the previous question, said
the speaker, after delivering his de-
cisiOn.
Don't VOTE" shouted Anderson,
and enough of his aherents respected
his injunction to break the quorum, the
vote standing yeas 1O8, nays 81. Ad-
journed.
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Another Birmingham Murdsr Mvs,.rv.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Jan 1.-The
third murder mystery within a month
came to light today near Snake Mines,
four miles from the city. Some boys
hunting in the woods found the dead
body of a well-dressed young man con
cealed in pile of brcsh. The man had
evidently been dead several days, as
decomposition had set in. Several
pistol-shot wounds were found on the
body, and pistol with evers chamber
empty was lying a short distance away.
The coroner was notified, and has gone
out tonight to have the body brought
to the city. a number of people
have viewed the remains, but
they have not been identified.
John Wylie, the man arrested in At
lanta on suspicion of~being an accom-
plice in the tiendish Halves murders in
this city, may prove an important wit
ness If he is not implicated in the crime.
The circumstances look very ugly for
WYlie now, but he may be able to clear
himself OF suspicion. He was seen
with Halves several times just before
the murders were committed, and on
Saturday night before the discovery of
the bodies, he had no money to pay for
a drink. On the Monday following he
was seen with 500, the possession of
which he explained by saying he won it
playing poker. A long chain of cir
cumstantial evidence besides the above
will make it necessary for Mr.. Wylie to
account very clearly for his where
abouts from the Saturday preceding
until Tuesday following che crime.
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Boupoed the Cbioago 4 AIton.

ALTON. ILL.,, Jan. "a controversy
has been going on here for several
days between the Chicago & Alton and
the st. Louis, Alton & Springfield rail-
roads, about laying the track of the
latter road into this city along the
river road. There was no way for the
Springfield road to get into the city ex-
cept by moving some of the switching
tracks of the Chicago & Alton. This
the Chicago & Alton determined should
not be done, and it kept train of
freight cars on the track as blockade.
The city authorities requested that the
blockade be removed, and finding that
the request was not granted the city
council met last evening and passed a
resolution revoking all privileges here
tofore granted the Chicago s. Alton on
the levee front. The mayor, chief of
police and some of the aldermen pro-
ceeded to the place of the blockade and
with posse of nearly one hundred
men tore up the Chicago 81 Alton
track and began laying down the
Springfield track. This caused great
excitement throughout the CITY,
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DoDGE CITY, Kans., Jan. 4.-One of
the largest. and one of the most enthu-
siastic meetings of old soldiers ever
held in Western Kansas was held here
yesterday under the auspices of News
Post 294 G. a. r., of this city. The
most notable and most distinguished
visitors were chief VIM.
Warner; Capt. J. B. johnson, Judge
advocate general; NJ. G. Rawlings, as
sistant inspector general; Captain
Murray Myers, aide-de-camp of the ma
tional staff: o. II. Coulter, adjutant
general; a. G. McGofiin, inspector
general; B. 81. Downing. chief aide-de-
camp, and Major W. N. Caldwell. ed
itor of the Beloit Courier. Twenty-Five
G. A. r. posts Of the state were repre-
sented and upwards of 50Oold veterans
outside of the county were in attend
ance. Commander-in-chief Warner
made most brilliant address to his
old comrades on the aims, object and
purpose for which the meetings were
called. the establishment of state SOL
diers' home within the state of Kan
sas, to which every dependent soldier
and sailor may go, who can show an
honorable discharge.
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A Suit Involving SIS, 900 900.

ST.. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 4.-The most
important suit that has been filed in
the United States district court for
many years was begun last evening on
behalf of the United States govern
ment. 1t is aD action against the
Northern Pacific Railroad company
which involves between SIS, 900, 600 ana
Sc. 100000. 1t is charged that ever
since the road has been built, about
1869, it has been trespassing on govern
ment land along its line, denuding gov
eminent timber and causing great loss
and damage to the government. The
losses extend to land and timber in va
rious parts of Idaho. Montana Terrific
~ and Minnesota. In Montana the road
has cut over fifty million feet of lumber
worth 81 con. 900, i'll Idaho 10000, 600
feet worth So. DOC, 900. in Washington
Territory 10000, 600 feet worth SIS, 600
600. The road which was stamping
the timber on the lands it owned I'M
der the grant which was every alter
nate section and which was not yet
surveyed, instead of combining itself to
such alternate sections cut it contin-
uouSly along the lines.
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To be Declared OF.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-The Evening
Journal says it was announced at the
Burlington headquarters shortly after
8 O'Clock this afternoon that an agree
ment had been reached between the
company and the representatives of
the Brotherhood of Engineers and that
the strike was to be at once declared
off. A high officer of the company
confirmed the report. He said that
while he could not give the particulars
of the settlement until after the con-
ference was over he could say that the
agreement reached was satisfactory to
both sides. Only minor points of the
conference remained to be acted upon,
and as soon as conclusion is reached
official notice will be made.
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The Missouri Legislature.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Jan. 2-The
lower house OF the Missouri legislature
met at noon and Hon. George Dunn, of
Lincoln county, was elected temporary
speaker and Turner Hornbeck was
chosen temporary clerk. The members
were then sworn in by Judge Brace of
the supreme court. and the house adj
journed until tomorrow.
In the senate the new members were
sworn in and committee on rules ap-
pointed, after which the body adj
journed till tomorrow.
Governor Morehouse will send his
closing message as soon as the house
organizes, which will probably be to-
morrow. and the new governor, David
Il. Francis, mayor of st. Louis, will be
inaugurated on Monday the 14th.
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Thiei,s Novel Mode Of E,oape.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Jan. 2.-Thomas w
Vines is the name Of a young man "a
years old, who, after robbing his en-
ployers of over $4,000, attempted to
escape with the stolen plumber by hav
i1g himself shipped in trunk from
Chicago, the scene of his crime, to st.
Louis. The undertaking, which is a
novel one to the police departments
throughout the country. proved too
much for him, and he was compelled to
cry aloud to have himself released after
having travelled for more than 100 miles
in a baggage car on the Wabash road
The baggageman, John Looney, heard
Vines faint cries for help and it was
many minutes before he could locate
their origin, but when he did he
found them to come from among the
many trunks piled up in his car. A
large number of trunks had to be re-
moved before the right one was found.
1t was feet in length and 2 feet
inches in width, and was at the bottom
of all the trunks. In this, more dead
than alive, was found Thomas w.
Vines, and it was many hours before
he was able to talk. He was allowed
to come as far as East Saint. Louis,
and it was not until his arrest was
made at the Union depot yesterday
morning by Detectives LaWler and
Desmond that the true story of what
came near being trunk mystery was
told
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SAFE BLOWERS.
A Canadian Oflcer Tackles Three
Robbers on 8 Train.
ABullst Crashes Through Window
and His Hat.
The Conductor Ordered to drop IN
der that Seat"
A Burglar Goes Down Under the Hard
Side OF Board.

New YORK, Jan. 3.-Conductor
Daniel Church of train so, which left
Boston at $50 o'clock on Monday
night, on the Boston s. Lowell and
Vermont Central roads, arriving in
Montreal at 1880 on Tuesday morning
had an interesting meeting with three
bank burglars at Stanbridge Station,
Canada, about forty miles south Of
Montreal on the Vermont Central rail-
road. The story, as told to the report
or. rivals the exploits of western cow
boys. For some time gang of burg
lars have been operating successfully
on safes in the small towns of northern
New York and Vermont, and recently
they have visited Champlain, New
York and La Code, Canada. Early on
Tuesday morning they broke into two
safes in East Stanbridge a little town
in Quebec. There were three men in
the party and they stole a horse and
wagon and started for Starbridge
Station, where they boarded Conduc-
tor Church Is train. AS the train was
sWC goo ens OF Of f Esst St stsn
bridge drove up just in time
to see the burglars smiling at
them from the window of the rear car.
The officers telegraphed to Pete Smith,
q Canadian officer. to arrest the burg
lars, and he found them. With good
deal of flourish he displayed his badge,
and said: ~ arrest you in the name
of the queenl" The train had started,
and as the burglars made no resistance
Ohicer Smith asked an assistant to
watch them while he went into the
baggage car to see If any of the stolen
property was on board. In few min
utes he returned. His assistant had
disappeared and on the platform Of the
car stood the burglars, armed with re-
volvers. AS soon as the officer ap-
peared they fired two shots at him
through the glass door. One Of the
bullets went through his hat and he
dropped to the floor. Conductor Dan
lei Church heard the shooting and
came out to investigate the cause of it.
"D-n your eyes, drop under that
seati" shouted one of the robbers. The
conductor obeyed. When the train
reached a little station near st. Johns
the burglars disappeared in the woods.
Officers from Montreal traced the
burglars as far a La Code, Canada,
Tuesday afternoon, but did not capture
them
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Two Men Killed Over a Woman.

ANAeNA, Tex, Jan. 2.--Jesus Harbe
and Charles DE la Graza, between
whom bad blood has existed for some
time met yesterday. They immediate
" opened fire on each other from horse
back, but dismounting after few shots
advanced on foot, firing at each other.
Graza first used Winchester and after
wards a pistol. Graza was shot through
the back. receiving also one shot
through the stomach. Harbe was shot
through both thighs, one finger was
blown of and he was shot in the body
above the heart. GraZa was dead when
the witnesses got there, but Harbe lived
for an hour. The men had fallen with
in six feet of each other. Harbe had a
brother who witnessed the shooting,
and in trying to prevent the trouble
had his horse wounded. The trouble
originated over a woman
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Polies ATTACKED.

DULUTH, Jan. 4.-The strike of
coal beavers assumed serious proper
lions to-day. About 10 a. m. some
three hundred strikers visited dock
No. 1. where about thirty Italians were
at work guarded by line of policeman
They proposed to whip the ''Dagoes, y
and attacked the line; lively fight en-
eued and the police used their clubs
freely. A number of strikers had
their heads badly cut but ne police
men were hurt. The strikers finally
retreated. Both sides refuse 10 make
any concessions.
LATER.-A fight is reported in pro-
gress at another dock but the partic-
ulars cannot be given.
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Washiuetou Notes.

The president has signed the act
granting to the Citrous Water COM
pany the right of way across the Papa
90 Indian reservation.
The house passed during the la
session bill repeating the presumption
and timber culture and other wise
amending the land laws, but no action
the senate. In order to facilitate the
passage of the essential features of
this general land bill the house commit
tee to-day took up a bill passed by the
senate In December providing that the
public lands of the United States now
subject to private entry shall be dis
posed of under the homestead laws
only after entry. After making
numerous amendments to the bill,
Mr.. Holman was instructed to
report it to the house and ask its
early consideration. The bill agreed on
by the committee to-day provides that
the public lands, chiefly valuable for
agriculture now subject to private
entry, shall be disposed of under the
homestead law only, and that the pre-
emption law shall be repealed. PEP
sons who have made presumption or
homestead entry of land, but have not
perfected title thereto, are given the
right to make another homestead
entry. Whenever n settler on the pub
lie domain is unable on account of
destruction of crops or other unavOida-
bic cause to secure support from the
land located on, the local land officers
may grant a leave of absence from the
claim to the settler for not exceeding
one year. Homestead settlers who
have made an entry of less than one
quarter section of land are given the
privilege of making another entry
Tho q tfJ rIndnr fhG
entries, however. are not to exceed l6(
acres
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White Cans Shot.

WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio, Jan. ga
few nights ago three or four men Wis
tied the homes of j. H. Stone and Clark
Silvers, living on Glad Run, about five
miles from here, and stoned the houses,
leaving a White Cap notice. Thurs
day night they appeared at oilvers'
and reused him by throwing stones
against his house. SilverS mad pro-
cured a dOuble-barreled shotgun and
had it loaded for them. When they APP
peared Silvers fired both barrels into
the crowd at short range. The loads
took effect on one or more, judging
from the noise made by the men while
fleeing from Silvers' place. Yesterday
morning considerable blood was found
on the GROUND and a search is being
made for wounded White Caps.