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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
MIR. BRACKETr's RETIREMENT
A Report That Assistant Secretary Net
tIeton VIII Also Retire Shortly.

Report That Assistant Secretary Net
tletOn Will Also Retire Shortly.
The announcement of the approaching re-
tirement of Mr.. Fred Brackett from the Chief
Clerkship of the Treasury Department was
heard with regret by the many friends of that
gentleman in and out of the public service
Mr. Bracket has discharged his difficult
duties while Chief Clerk with intelligence
and as faithful official has endeavored in ali
he has done to carry out the intentions of his
superior officers. On his retirement on Sep
tember l he will take another place in the
Treasury Department which will be more to
his taste and with less exacting duties 1t is
understood that Mr.. Brackett will be sue
ceeded as Chief Clerk by Gen. Dan Macauley
of indianapolis, who is a close friend of the
President.
1t is understood there will be other changes
in the Treasury Department before long. Re-
port has it that one of the assistant secretaries
Will retire, 1t is believed because he is dissatis-
fed with his superiors and the latter are not
altogether satisfied with him. Mr.. Nettleton
is supposed to be the man. Some time
ago he and Mr.. Owen, the chief of the new
immigration Bureau, locked horns over the
manner in which the bureau should be run
Mr.. Owen is personal friend of President
Harrison and author of the bill in which
the immigration Bureau was created.
Naturally Mr.. Owen thought he knew how the
bureau should be run and how the law should
be administered, and 1t is said he resented the
attempted interference of Assistant Secretary
Nettleton. The latter is supposed to have
gone TO Secretary Foster about the matter and
receiving no support from that official, APP
pealed to the President.
Here again Mr.. Nettleton failed to get con-
ISOLATION, and naturally felt chagrined. An
other matter which made Mr.. Nettleton un-
comfortable was the refusal of his superiors
to allow him to appoint his son as his private
secretary. The scandal in the Pension Office,
growing out of the doings of Mr.. Green B.
Raum, jr, is said to have disgusted the Presi-
dent with nepotism in the Departments, and
he issued an order that no more sons Of the
Department officials should be given places
under them. Some time after this Mr.. Net
tleton and another prominent Treasury official
designated their sons as their private secre-
taries, but in each case the appointment was
disapproved by the Secretary.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
SHE MARRIED IN HASTE,
And Now RepsntS at Leisure tho Loss of
Husband and Jewelry.

And Now Repsnts at Leisure tho Loss of
Husband and Jewelry.
On Monday last Mr.. Francis E. Dent, a
well-known young man Of West Washington,
while passing the day at Colonial Beach met
pretty little brunette named Miss Marie E.
Bailey, daughter Of Mr.. Joseph w. Bailey, of
S06 First street northwest, who is employed
in the Treasury Branch of the Government
Printing Office as q proof-reader 1t was a
case of love at first sight, and the two hied
themselves to this city, where the necessary
paper was procured from Clerk Meigs and in
less than an hour the indiscreet miss had
changed her name to Dent. When the affair
came out in the papers the mother of the
groom forbid him to return to the family man
sion at the corner of Third and Fayette
streets, West Washington.
And now it transpires that the bride is
mourning not only the absence of her hus-
band, but also some very valuable jewelry, in
Guiding fine watch and several finger rings.
Mr.. Francis q. Dent, or Ewing Dent, as he is
called by his friends, has decamped, leaving
his confding bride in total ignorance of his
whereabouts. This much was learned last
night at the home of Mr.. Bailey, ON First
street, and IL the wayward son-in-law ever
gets into the clutches of his indignant father
ln-law 1t will not go easy with him. When
father, she informed him that her hus-
band was q man of means, and
was daily expecting remittance from his
people. She borrowed $40 to relieve his en-
barrassment from her father. Another loan
was made on an aunt of the bride, and then
young Dent took possession of the brides
jewelry, as stated above, and left ON Friday
morning, since which time he has not been
seen or heard from. This is the story as told
by the Bailey's, and the case has been placed
In the hands of the police Inquiries at the
Dent mansion In Georgetown elected the an
swer that they didn't know or care where he
was, as they had nothing to do with him.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
News Notes.

Governor Aycardi, of Panama, has rendered
for exhibition at the Worlds Fair beautiful
piece OF carved marble. 1t is bas-relief
representing the landing OF Columbus, which
was presented to the State of Panama nearly
30 years ago by the Empress Josephine, who at
the same time gave the colossal bronze statue of
Columbus, which now stands in Colon, Aspin-
wall, the city that was named in his honor
The Congress of Guatemala, now In session,
has appropriated 100000 in gold to pay the
expenses Of its exhibit at the Worlds Fair at
Chicago, and 10000 additional for the cree
tion OF building of typical architecture in
which to display this exhibit
The Hamburg American Packet Company's
officials Indignantly deny that they are taking
exiled Russian Jews at reduced rates.
Clarence Three-Stars, a Sioux Indian. has
been appointed trader at the Pine Ridge
Agency, North Dakota.
William M. Allison has been appointed
Assistant United States Attorney for the Terri
tory of Utah.
Government receipts yesterday 81, 1854, 1870.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
RAISED TO FIRST GLASS.
Twelve Cities Whose Postoffices Are to
be Advanced in Grade.

Twelve Cities Whose Postoffices Are to
be Advanced In Grade.
An order has been issued by Acting Post
master General Whitfield raising the postof-
fees in the following-named cities to first
class free-delivery offices, the census OF 1890
showing that they have the population neces-
sary to entitle them to be put into this class:
Omaha. Neb.; Denver, Col; Columbus, Ohio;
Toledo, Ohio; Syracuse, N. Y; Worcester,
Mass; Richmond, Va; New Haven, Conn. !;
Patterson, N. j.; Lowell, Mass; Nashville,
Tenn, and Scranton, Pa.
The order is to go into effect on the LIST of
October. There are now two classes of car
riers in the offices in the abovenamed
cities, who receive respectively 5000
and $3.50 per annum. When the law
goes into effect the salary of the men receiv-
ing $3.50 per annum will be raised to 81 900
per annum and two other grades, with com
pensation at the rate of 5000 and $500 per an
mum will be established.
The carrying into effect of this order will
increase by $50, 600 the money paid annually
to letter carriers throughout the country.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
OPPOSED TO FUSION.
Kansas Democrats Want an Independent
Democratic Campaign.

KANSAS CITY, July 25.-The Star this
evening publishes an interesting collec-
tion of interviews with leading and
prominent Democrats relative to the
expediency of fusion OF the
Democracy of the State with the Peoples'
party. The persons interviewed represent
every faction in the Democratic party OF the
State, and the result shows remarkable
unanimimity of sentiment against such step
and in favor of an independent Democratic
campaign. The feeling that the cost of such
coalition would greatly outweigh the adyan-
tages is very general. 1t is contended that
acter and would not justify the sacrifice of
principles which would be necessary. There
is very little sympathy expressed for the flnan-
cial schemes proposed by the farmers ALI
ance, which is, in fact, the dominating factor
of the Peoples party in Kansas
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
A MARKED IMPROVEMENT.
Great Increase I'm the Efficiency of the
Railway Mail Service.

Railway Mail Service.
statement prepared at the Postoflice De-
partment shows that the increase in volume
of mail matter distributed by railway postal
clerks during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1891, was very great and that the character of
the work performed in all railway postoffices
was better than ever before. A marked i'm
proyement in the efficiency of the service in
all divisions was noticeable, and in the South
where the improvement in distribution and in
the general character of the service have not
heretofore been as great as in other portions
OF the country, the records for the year just
ended show an important and gratifying in
crease OF efficiency. For the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1890, there were distributed in the
fourth division, which comprises the States
OF South Carolina, Georgia, Florida Alabama,
Mississippi and a part Of Louisiana, 6O7, 7,624,-
S03pieces of mail matter. In the distribution
OF this mail matter 173, $50 errors were made
being one error for every 3,443 pieces dis
tributed correctly.
In 1891 the same division distributed 673,-
6oO, 476 pieces Of mail matter and made 171,-
543 errors in distribution, being / error for
each 3,927 pieces of mail matter distributed
This shows that notwithstanding the fact that
there were 66,035,673 more pieces OF mail
matter distributed In the fourth division in
1891 than in 1890, there were 2,04S less errors
made In distribution.
During the year 1891 there were received by
the Postoffice officials in the fourth division
539,351 pieces of mail matter, which were
improperly or insufficiently addressed show
Ing that for the fiscal year under considera-
tion the public made nearly twice as many
errors as the employees of the Postoffice
Department.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
Daily Attractions at Bay Ridge, all New,
Novel, and Free.

Music by United States Naval Academy
Band; open air concerts theatrical exhibi-
tions; Rocerau's mystic performance six
year-old George Ackerman's club exercises I;
John and George Steadman's gymnastic and
slack wire feats; Frank Cotton and his trick
Light Infantry of Washington, and four com
panies of First Battalion, D. G. N. g.; also
bathing, boating grabbing and fishing.
Trains from B. q o. station week days) 9:15
a. m. 1:30 and 4:2s p. m.; Sundays, 9:35 a. III,
l:3O and 3:l5 p. m. Round trip, $l.OO.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
NIedaIs FOR Heroism.

The Secretary of the Treasury has awarded
a silver life-saying medal to Harry f. Thomp-
son OF New York for various acts of heroism
resulting in the saving of human life.
He has also awarded a silver life-saVing
medal to Albert Owen of Maine for the rescue
Of three men from drowning near Passport,
Me-, In July 1887
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
Dropped Dead of Heart disease.

w. II. Hettinger dropped dead yesterday
afternoon at his saloon, 3lS Maryland avenue
northeast The Coroner was notified, and
after viewing the body gave verdict of heart
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26

Real Estate Sales by Mr.. @. III. FickIing.
Charles II. Ficklin, Real Estate Agent, 1864
Thirty-second street, West Washington, reports
the following sales For Christina Ehrman-
traut to James B. McCaffery, Green Spring
Canal Road, So, 100.00; for Tickling & Manogue
TO David j. Hughes, sub. 130, square 7S, imp
81, ,25000; for Anthony Gaegler to H. Walker
Tucker, south "A feet lot "a, square ITO, imp,
"a, 10000; for George Freeman to Manogue q
Curtain, east 46 feet lot 1888, square 75, imp,
$500000; for w. II. West to John Wagner
sub SO, square so, imp, $2,900O0; for I. G.
Homiller to II. w. Fisher, part lot lsl, square
104, 81 10000; for E. P. Berry ct al. through
Acker g. Gadsby to John A. Swope, sub. 3,
Dents subdivision of Linthicum, $4,6s7.6 so;
for same through Aeker & Gadsby to W. j.
Acker, sub. 4, DENTS subdivision of Linthi-
cum, $4,687.50; for same through Acker &
Gadsby to E. r. True, sub. 8, DENTS subdi-
vision of Linthicum, $4, 4,505.06; for Il. l.. &
A. b. Cropley to James Mitchell, part lot 80,
square 35, imp, $2,60000; to the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia, parts
lots 1Sl and 1S2, square S5, imp, $s,500.O0;
to Emiline M. Halstead, parts lots 243, 244,
275 and 276, square 80, imp, $7,50000; for
Tickling & Manogue through Easterday q
Haldeman to Il. q. Murphy, sub. 129 square
7S, imp, 81 $50; for B. f. Leighton to Il. F.
s. King, sub. 30, square 20, $1,S50.00;
through Tyler 81 Rutherford, parts sub.
l6l, square "a, imp, $3,500.0O
The BellVue Dairy Farm guarantee" their
milk.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
DefauIting railway Agent.

LONG BRANCH, N. j., July 25.-Charles
Bouz, agent of the New York and Long
Branch Railroad at the Hollywood and West
End Station, disappeared Thursday night,
leaving a shortage of 500 in his accounts.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26
TOWN TALK.

Thirty applicants for.membership were ini-
tiated at largely attended meeting of Capital
Lodge No. 265, Progressive Benefit Order, on
Thursday evening. MIR. 1. Cans the president,
presided at the meeting. Twenty-six new
members were also elected. This makes the.
total on the roll of members 204. Deputy
PRESIDENT >. IL. Kahn read report from the
order has now enrolled over $1,000 members
and $40 lodges. The report also showed the
hnancial condition of the order to be excellent.
The genial venerable veteran, NJ. B. Brady.
has returned from visit to his old stamping
ground and he says he is glad to get back to
this 'City of Magnificent Dlstances''-not that
ne loves Gotham less, but that he loves WASH
lngton more. While absent from here he made
arrangements by which some important addi-
tons will be made to his National Portrait
Gallery"
After visiting his sick wife at Dover, N H.,
Mr.. L. L. Page will so to Phillips, Maine, to
take charge of his hotel "The Elmwood.' -
During his absence from this city Mr. Page
LETT the business of his United States Senate
CaIe sa1i IN the entire charge, of his able and
goes without saying" that "Dick" is taking
taurant.
People in search of bargains in furniture,
carpets, etc., should call on Mr.. Thomas d.
Singleton, No, AIS Seventh street northwest.
Ia II order TO make room for fall supplies. Mr..
Sslngleton offers his goods at a reduction of
iroh lUto ~ per cent. below regular prices.
Samuel Room, colored, snatched pocket.
book containing $3.50 from Miss Emma Frank
liza, of l0l0 Virginia avenue southwest, last
night: HE was captured by Officer Kendall,
and after quite struggle was locked up at the
First Precinct Station
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26

Look out for Faust Book Beer. Best in
tbs market.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26

"Faust Beer'' is guaranteed to be straight
lager and six months old.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26

Drink Tannhauser beer. b. Benzler.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26

"Faust Beer" is pure.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26

did you ever go up in balloon?"
"Once."
What were your sensations?"
"0h, same as usual. wanted the earth -
Hdrper's Bdzdr
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-26

The BelIvue Dairy Farm guarantee" their
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09
THE COMMISSIONERS
lCon;inued from First Page 3


and BERTHE counties. lie relnc.
family accepted, and canvassed
the district, and was elected By
a handsome majority, represent.
ing the district in the Gener,i
Assembly of 1885, with credit
To himself and his constituents.
Here again his talents were a,
once recognized and he took a
deservedly high stand both by
reason of h IS eloquence in debate
and his vigilance and ability in
the work of the session.
MIR. Mason's innate modesty
always prevented his seeking
positions of honor and profit;
his are not the ways of the dem
ago ne, but OF the wise and pa
triotic citizen, and while aiding
with all his ability the advance
ment OF Lis people and the ST te
OF his adoption and taking
deep interest in the welfare, he
unselfishlV leaves the reward t.
others. His high sense of hon
or. his integrity of character,
his requirements, special and
general, and his studious habits,
all make him peculiarly fitted
for the >oneAous duties which
he has lately been placed by the
people of the State. He will
know neither friend nor foe. but
will act with judicial impartial
jty.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09
THE DIRECT LAND TAX.

A check for S377,856.43, being
the total ainouat OF the Gi,ect
land tax collected from North
Carolina, has been sent to Gov.
Fow!e by the Secretary of tie
United States Treasury. But
names of those who paid the
money have not yet been copied
and the Governor cannot pay
out any Of the money until he
gets the list from the Treasury
Department. 1t VIII probably
be sixty days before this can be
done, wien the public will be
notified by the Governor. We
are asked every day questions
about the rCfunding Of the mon
ey, so, for the information OF
the public, we quote the follow
ing facts:
"No interest upon The taxes
was paid to the Governor and
none can be paid to the taxpay-
ers.
"No penalties interests or costs
were refunded and none can be
repaid.
off the taxpayer has lost or
mislaid the tax receipt it will
not prevent the collection of the
tax, provided the name and
amount appear on the stub of
the tax receipt book and assess
ment book.
"If the person who paid the
tax is dead, under the terms of
the act of Congress the amount
can be refunded only to the le-
gal representative, that is, the
administrator or executor. Nc
widow or heir can collect it
without letters of administra-
tion."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09

At the request of the =. \
Herald DR.. Macune has written
an article explaining the sub
Treasury plan and the condition
that made such change i'll The
countrY.s financial system nee
essary. The argument Is plain
able and convincing, and will
probably remain unanswered
We copy the article i'll full in
another column, GARNER RI
nanciers ana Their Remedy
Read it, study it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09
SAMPSON COUNTY.
UNION OF LODGES,


The Union Meeting Of ALI
ance Lodges at Bellvoir Acade-!
my, on last Saturday, was. large
attended. The morning was
spent in a conference between
the delegates of the various
Hodges on matters Of import
'ance to them and the Alliance
generally. The Homestead law
and the legal rate of interest
were to be discussed i'm the at
Iternoon. Mr.. D. B. Nicholson
had been invited to lead in the
discussion of tho first subject,
but sickness prevented him from
| attending. The delegates, how
ever, discussed the question,
showing that the Homestead
! act was not a law for the poor
imam, but a law against him, a
4 law that makes a pauper of
severy man who owns less than
aS1 900 of real estate and $500 Of
apersonal property. 1t is the
Sparent Of the abominable and
ubiquitous mortgage system. By
Va unanimous vote the meeting
sdecided in favor of the repeal
sof the law. The editor of TIKI
aCAUCAsIAN discussed the Ques.
ation OF interest, showing clearly
Etbat farmers could not borrow
amoney at rates higher than the
EprOfits OF their business. He
Gsaid it was the duty OF the gov
$ernment 10 fix the rate on mon.
ley, for since the amount in Cir
&culation was limited, that the
Flaw of supply and demand die
knot apply to re,ulate its cost
EThe Government should no
Eonly fix the rate, but at the PEI
¢um that would anure to the
Abenfit of the greatest number o
~.
Ette people. The Union was
Nstrongly in favor Of the lower
Eing of interest to at least 6 per
Acent.
E These Unions are conduciv,
Eof much good-they are public
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. where tn,
Epeople stop and take counse
with each other.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09

1880. There are Eow oyei two
hundred sub-Alliances with
more than ten thousand mem
beers, and our friends are organ
Jizing at the rate of one Alliance
"a day, Sundays included. Sec
sretary Demming says: 1--WE have
been battled, badgered, kicked
sand cuffed, not only by OR ma
stural enemies, but by those who
should have been orr friends"
But Notwithstanding the bitter
flight the Alliance is gaining
sground and winning friends.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09

There is more Catarrh Is this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be incurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease, and prescribed local rem
edies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment. pronounced in
durable Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
+. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio, is
the only constitutional cure on the mar
ket. It is taken internally ia doses
from ten drops to teaspoonful. Il acts
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimoni-
ais. Address,
Il. II. CHENEY s. CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold b all Druggists, at IS cents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09
COL. SAUNDERS AND CAPT. COKE.
The Late and the New Secretary o.
State.

On last Thursday morningE
at 1:30 Col VIM. i. Saunders,I
the ablest and wisest Of theI
States Secretaries, died, after
years Of suffering and confine-I
ment. with rheumatism. OneE
of the States greatest men is
gone. While but little beforeE
the public, yet his brain has
furnished the thought to back
many an eloquent tongue andI
trenchant pen. If men were t0I
blot out the records Of his bra
very as d soldier, and wisdomI
as a journalists and State officer,
yet as a histol ian and literatus
he would be famous. His de-
Tense of the Regulators was
was timely, patriotic and unan-
sweable. His able and labori-
Gus and unseiish labors on the
Colonial Records" will make
his name dear to our future gen
eratious Of patl lots.
On Saturday morning Govern
or FOwle appointed Capt. Octa-
vious Coke to the position of
Secretary of State to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of
Col. Saunders, who also became
Secretary of State IN the same
way. In 1889 Maj. Englehard
was Secretary of State, and upon
his death, in February Of that
year, Gov. Jarvis appointed Col.
Saunders. No more deserving
man could have been appointed
by Gov. Fowle than Capt. Coke.
In 1884 he was the leading op.
ponent of Scales for the nomi.
nation for Governor; in 1880 he
was the chairman of the Demo.
cratic State Executive Commit
tee; in 1877 he was a member OF
the State Senate, and though a
Virginian by birth has ever beer
true to the best interests Of the
State of his adoption. We con
graduate the Governor, Secre
tary Coke ank The State.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09
The Trials of Winter.

Winter is a trying period, even to
those who have strong constitutions,
but it is doubly trying to those who
ARE weak and delicate, or who have
Ia tendency to the various diseases
THAT are bred and fostered in the
|stagnant atmosphere of closed and
|heated houses. The system should
be kept strengthened and toned I'D
with a liberal course of S. S. S., the
great blood tonic and purifier. It
|acts like charm. 1t increases the
alpetite, so0thes the nerves. and
beauties the complexion-in short,
1T makes life well worth living.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-04-09
WHAT WISCONSIN, Is DOING.

Wisconsin, the State in which
Senator Villas says there is 20
Alliance, had only seventy eight
>uh-organiZations last June.
There are now two hundred and
thirty-six Alliances organized.
Applications for charters are re-
ceiyed by the Secaetarv every
day, and there will be over 800
organizations before the end Of
next month.