The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-25

Mnrshal Walker Asks for Authority to
Order Posse TO Capture Sims.

WAsmNGToN. D. c., August PA telegram
has been received at the Department of jus
tice from nited States Marshal Walker, of
the outhen district of Alabama giving some
Inca er details Of the arrest and suhse uent
resrue II lte outlaw Bob sims, kn wn as
"the Alabama 0utaN.7 Saturday night.
Tho mArsnal rep rted that Sims. who has
long been running an illicit still defes both
the state ana Federal authorties He lives
on or pear the border between Alabama and
Mississippi and has friends on both sides OF
the line
Ike was arrested by a small posse command
cd by "a deputy marshal on Saturday, bUt
whiie tho mani force was eating supper and
Sims was being guarded by small body
rescue vSs Effected 10y q party led by TWO
brothers and one son Of the outlaw.
oNs on rRA GUARDS WOUNDED.
One Of tho euarda was seriously wounded,
and q non participant q young man named
Depuo was shot through the heart The
posse hurried Out from the sable and fired on
the rotreetiug party, killing ono OF the
brothers and moriallv wOundlng the a1n.
Sims managed 20 make good his escape bat
the marshal thinks ho can get HIN. lie telo-
graphel to Judge Taft, the acting Attorney
GeDeial. for authority 10 organize an extra
posse OK forty men. with whom lie was conf
cent he could ret9ke the prisoner.
Judge TAFT. not clearly understanding the
nature " tho exact ohense committed by
SIMS. teeeiaphod to-day b. the marshal ask
idg him ii hs hold d legal warrant and for
what crime.
Iie is awaiting a reply before taking any
steps rs he wishes 20 be sure whether tue
expense Of orl anlzing posse. winch s. con
adorable, would be justified by the circum-
stances
ASSESSED tALUAuOS or PROPERTY
The census Office has to-day issued bulletin
on the assessed valuation OI property in the
United States IN 1890 The returns show su
increase II assessed value from slG, ,90Z. .9J3.5}J
I'm 81 SD 10 s24.24g.J5AoOt in 1850. Upon tlis
IS bAscd an estimate Of vbz6l0 coo 00O, or
nearly a. 600 per capita as the wealth n the
nation.
In 1850 the assessed value OF property in tho
District Of Columbia Vas fs949i.1s1 and IN
1880 il Is found 10 be ri53.3ol,3 ,3+l an increase
# .53,sOJ. 754. This is IN Increase nom
S559.G2 to sG65.42 per caplta.
CAPITAL MOTIFS.
Assistant Secretary Crounse has selected
the property at the southwest corner Il Perry
and Fourth streets. Davenport. iowa. as the
site of tho pubic building to be erected ia
that city. This property is owned by Walter
Chambers, and was offered the Government
for $500.
The issue of tho standard silver dollars from
the mints during tho week ended August y
was 500 .OG2 The issue during the CORES
ponding period of last year amounted 10
S777.3O5. The shipments Of fractional silver
coir since the lst instant aggregated $9t6.2'3.
The shipments # fractional silver coin during
the corresponding period of last year amount
de TO 36s3.32S.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has issued
the following order All employees OF this
department who are members Of labor organ
izations and who desire TO take part III the
celebration of Labor Day, Monday, ,sSeptem-
Der z. next are hereby granted leave OF alb
sence for that purpose. Notice 10 gwen that
leave taken under this order VIII be charged
70 the regular annual leave, and in cases where
The annual leave is exhausted absence here
under will be without pay"