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rEpnlNc AGAINST BRneKINn1per.
Washington Public and Hts Colleagues
Conanmn The fS.ant,fris..- s-aiui.t.....l

washington Public and Hts Colleagues
washangssn. March rs far az the
Rrecklnrldge-P Pollard trial hrs prooseded
The Impression created upon the Washing
ION publlc and upon the minus OF MT.
Brecismriaves colleagues N uhe house "
,iechicaly pnfavurahie 10 the defendant.
Most OF His assoclates have CONE 80 hh.
liaNa that he has disgfncei hlmSeif and
that he az moi az to slt as Il member
or coneress There Is some talf Of ccp-1
erneslonai action A1trr the t;iNl Is oyer
II iir should be fonn1 guilty by tht jHrN,
hut this IS hardly probable. Tie house
Is rot likely 60 take up any scandal outs
side 81 ito immediate proceedings, anu
there are few mnnbcrs who care to in
tefsS, themselves III Nucb IN inquiry nH
would neccgsaisly follow.
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wEALrn OF THE NATION.
A Census Bulletin Puts the Figures at
SlXty-ilNe billion DollArs.

A Census Bulletin Puts the Figures at
Sixty-five Billion Dollars.
Washington. March 25.--census Bulletin
No. $40. prepared by Special Agent j. X.
Upton, contains interesting statistics re-
sarding the true value OF real and person
al property IN the United States, and as
compared with its assessed value. The
figures In this bulletin were complied
from the final report on valuation aud
taxation, In order TO more readily an
swer the numerous inquiries received at
II states chat ''the total true valuation
OF the real ana personal property In the
rR sa sso y e Slosf % se SSasn pe
which amount S3g,bii,biiSN represents the
value of teal estate and improvements
thereon, ana 81, 49,. b46. S6f that Of per-
sonai property, Including railroads. nines,
and Quarries. AT the same time the fetal
assessed value OF real and personal prop
cfty taxed was SIS i73,17S as ,of which
amount 1885, bS6,6I5 represented real es-
tate and Improvements thereon and &c.
5lGeie,7iS personal property
The true valuation is what would be
deemed falr selling price fer the prop
cry, and III thus termed III distinction
from the assessed valuation. which is n
value paced upon certain tuNal,le prop
erty for taxation purposes only. The true
valuation Of personal property, y iucther
states, In most cases Is that placed upon
According Ia the true valuation 1t sp-
pears there are SS,6Ss, ,32s invested IN
railroads and equipments OF which S2Ss,-
S9S.5ia Is In street railroads.; SS,05S, se2 al
In machinery OF mills and produce ON
nand, raw and manufactured sss0Sc50iQ
In live stock and fafms ana ranges. wlilc
the amount Invested In telegraphs, tele-
phones shipping and canals only reaches
Ssql 7sb, ~ There y Sli6S,V7fais IN gold
given 10 railroads and eduinments repre-
sents the cost OF construction anu ed,tp-
ment The gold and silver coin and bu-
- ppnnrfAti nv HtrRC-
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c,yLoHAnols Wan.
Argument Before tl,s court i'ipished ]

Argument Before tie Court irinished No
Desialon
Denver Col, Maieh ~ The feature IN
iodqys eciaempt ptqosedlngi was the ar
gmmcwt q celouel John Taylor for he
prosecution. lie bitterly scored i's Mayor
lsiafi Rogers or the defence who adInifted
na alad hdsieed bis clients ID DO tho acts
Tor which they were MOI being trlfsi. MI
Taylor wanted Mr. Rogers arrettfd Pad
pGnished FOR cois;csupl fs:h Mnpoi Nnn,
Horn md Commissioners Barnes and
Mullins. ar. Bctets concluded The Arati-
mint ami l.ac ease was KiVnn fn,the c9Drf
laie m inc sdeYsye No daoiEi1n IS eSssee! "a
fnfi ;YfTni9s.liiys.
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GENERAL C0XEY'S ARMY
RECRUITS FROM CALIFORNIA EN-
ROUTE TO HOUSTON.
Within Thirty Six Hours q Thousand
Of Them Are Experted to Ar
rive in This City.
SUNSET FREIGHT TRAINS WILL. sE
LOADED WIFE THEM. =
Superintendent vn vlsoh Says The Read il
fovsEless-Ths Amy Gan Not oocupy the
National Capitol Steps Hssdq quarters.


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rIIAr coLIEcToRsHIp.


Friends Of Linn ana Fitch Are Hard at
Work
Washington, March p. Again the Texas
delegation. which Is al Interested on one
side o. The other. Is looking for settle-
ment Of the Eaeld Pass collecfotxhip fight
on Monday. Whenever he SENATE ad-
Journa ovef from Thursday 70 Monday.
the final action IN eil penpiag oaseS
II looked for early Monday morning
nevertheless tho story 81 curronf today
that this case VIII be decided Friends or
both Linn and flich are frequent visitors
at The treasury department. mud tho White
House. Mr.. i,asehai paid q long visit this
;nrrning rs the department and reliable
'predications stll give the place to his ean-
nlnato Nr. Fitch.
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wArI'Es ADVICE

Colorado Doesn't Want Any More Fights
nj Present
Denver. Coll March %. when The at-
tentIpp Of Governor Vain waa called to-
day 70 The report TINT Louis Houscnian.
sporting edttvr Of the Chicago Inter Ocean.
had gone % Cripple Creek q ascertain
whether assurances can be given 4hef
thofiliea e c0i'bftf and JhcIaoif decide
20 fight there. ne said; Ny advice ~
not 70 make any affanKefnSnfs for mn
enough fgi'fH on our iandgisa present
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wRArnllR nuIl.nl,lNs.

BarOmftical Readings Last Might and
Forecasts fpr roslny
The lowest pressure appears central 10
the north OF Minnesota while an area OF
high pressure is mpkns IS appearance
over the northwestern Rocky mountain
slope.
l'hc Temperature has fnlicn over the ex-
itemt northwest. the Ohio valley and
Tennessee and the East Gulf and Aiiiae
Atlautlc States and has risen generally
elsewhere
Partly cloudy weather prevails over tile
extreme southern and tort,iern portion
OF The country while L IS seneraiiy ciear
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ARKANsAs FLOODS.
rrains WIN be Able 10 Run Monday ~ ii IeI


"a Mark.
Camden Ark. March 2s.The ouachIfa
FLYER s. falling here ana traffic over the
81 Louis Iron aionn.ain ana Southern
viii be rehnmed next Monday OF Tuesday.
Cotton Belt trains can pcfhupH gel
through Monthly afternoon
The water works have been shut down
temporarily on account Of the nood. and
The city " whthout water. fif
Tonight f15 feet vas registered on ne
government eunEe the highest point
reanhfd.
The loss 81 stock IN the lowiand range
" very neavy. Clear and c0oi tonight
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TO be Mace Money Order offices IN
Anrll Appointed
Y Wasliips{op, March 2a lf;liowinK Texas
ppstoffIces wlll he msdc money order Of
Ilees On April rest:
Harley Eerclfff Calm. rehtohoua
Clhatield. Dimsritf, h;xcri Kafnes City
killesn. AosTis PARK, Myrtle SprinRs III.
pgfNn. fi2aAfnt foint and Procspf;
a. fAnnir Wee Eens6il ts1fg
removed and %. u, N.chule III Meteor
Vice ID n Boone reiirneti.
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SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTED.

washington. March q -Postmaster Gem
eral Bissfli today appointed 81 y. Nols
ton OF Missouri 70 be division slperintend-.
ent Of the railway mail service at ST,
I.ouis Mo- vice J r. Lindsay resigned
The division, 3he headquarters Of which
are located at 81. louis. comprises the
States Of Missouri Colorado and Kansas
and the Territory Of New Mexico.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-24

A Texas Case Puzzles the Civil Service
Commissioners.

a ICNuN NNNt- FUENIVN TTFr UNI EtINIUt-
Commissioners
Washington. March 2s.--A peculiar case
before the clvll service commissioners Is
that OF ex-MaIlIng Clerk Simpler Of the
isl Paso postofice While IN the classified
service rs mailing clerk, he was on the
roster Of office as chief clerk and MS such.
was removed BY The new postmaster,
Julian. lie Is here desiring TO maintain his
position In the postal service aud to be
transferred 20 the railway mail service.
The question Is whether his designation
as chief clerk has removed him from SER
vice and Hon Teddy Roosevelt Is deeply
bordering over IL.
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STATE AGENTS ron
CLEVELAND HuBnrR WORKS.

CLEVELAND HUBER WORKS
Betting, Hose. Packings, Etc.
REEVES PULLEY COMPANY.
Wood Split Puileys,
HENRY n woRTHiNGroN.
Steam Pumps
4. c. ATKIlSs 4 CO.,
Circtiar and Band saws, Etc.
BRADFORD BELTING Co.
Leathf -'eting
METROPOLITAN -roRs.
NiS Ta 6iSAN 81 IN iiBRICA-
MAGNOLIA METAL \. ne
Magnolia Anti.i, ~ &3,.
y. & G. TAYLOR co. ss Z
Old style Roofing Tins.
NIAGARA STAMPING AND TOOL CO,
Timers Tools and Supplies,
coVEL MANUFACTURING Co,
Saw Gpmmers, swases, Etc.
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wILsoN ANn- rAlesNEY.

SIN Anipnio, IeNnsl MHlrh 15.--tIpIl.
gressman w L. Wilson remained In bed
an day today. DR. Underwood, his medi-
cal attendant. siatca that the condition
OF his patient Is not serious ana thai he
Is simply satigucd from The long journey
from Guada,a3nsa to this city
Congressman John G.. farsney, who has
been with Mr. Wilson during his cntire
illness, VIII leave tomorrow Tor Washing
ton. Mr. Wilson VIII also leave tomor-
row for Waahinutl
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. TEXANS ABROAD.

Settlers Secured for the Pecos Valley From
New York.
washington, March &c. r. Thompson
OF Pecos Is here en- route home from New
York. where he has arranged for the mis-
grafton of several hundred famllies to
settle In the Pecos valley
Judge 4. w Goodrich of Waco is here
on business connected with the supreme
court
Henry Brown recently civ editor. Of
the Austin Statesman. Is here TO live. hay-
ing accepted n position In the government
printing office
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1872 for the retention at the docks OF
steamship COMPANIES OF goods Intended
for Immediate expectation by sea having
been found inadequate for need the time
allowed certain steamship companies
whose vessels sail semi-monthly IL ex-
tended 10 fifteen dnys
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rwn NrM cnlfNrnA FnIrs

Washington March 23-The secret ser
vice Of the irensury department has dis
covered that there are two new coun-
terfeit government bills IN circulation,
one is a Sc treasury note and the other
is OF 81 silver certificate This " the
first counterfeit ever found OF the 81 treas
urs note 1t Is OF the series OF 1891, check
letter &C. w. :, RosecIans, registrar.
Nebekcr. treasurer. The 81 silver certi-
ficate counterfeit Of the series OF ID.
check lefter - -
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Warren. Ark March e Tbs railroad
track through salins bottom, between, hero
ana Monticello il supmsr9cd ana trains
wa not come further than Wilmer. eight
miles tfom this place, until The water
ffafdt. The apuroaciles to The bfIdEr
und are ~ q dangerous condition. The
river y ttlIl rislnF
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INSTRUCTED TO REPORT.

washington March 90 Chairman Wise
was directed by the house committee on
commerce today 10 report faysrably the
senate bill eliminating from tae charter
for the con ruction Of me high bridge
across the Missouri river al Kansas city
that portion according free passnge 10
waRpns and vehicles Of all kinds and for
tile transit Of animals ana foot pnxsen-
QLra.
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ms pl,NIsn snorc1.IoN.

Washington, March ~ Representative
Morse dep9 Of Massachusetts Introduced
inIthe house today a bill TO puHisi. s.sanca
lion In the pigtrict Of Columbia.
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ment in addition TO the taxes prescribed
IN the act
There were twelve members OF the COM
mittee present and Chairman Hatch said
there were but two negative votes on the
bin those Of the members from Ntassa-
chusetts and New Hampshire, All the
nbscnt members. he said, were in favor
OF the lill
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THE pEArn ROLL.
GEORGE q q BAKER.

Washington. March s2~Gto G. Baker.
boat 'iiea b iris cl,y his afternoon.
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Washington. March e -National bunk
notes received Tor redemption today. s257.-
5oaI.
Government Rocelpss--Irrom internal
revenue, sS79,ahs: customs. $50 SO; mis-
cciIaneouB Ng36.
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1ppflu K4n1 March ~ COLONEL NFlll.-
IAN Allen selia of sells Bros oIseua
fame. died a. his hptei. she gAaslefiield
" ii.if fIlS ne had heen ~ 70. ssTtrai
VAS aot saftea as serious until ;ssss Il.
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We carry fun stock OF the above at
manufacturers prices, and sollclt your
correspondents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-09
How to Specu ate and Make Money
Out of Real Estate.

First. Secure piece of property of
say 800 lots in good location, on some
main thoroughfare leading from the city :;
let it be well situated and surrounded
by growing improvements and where a
street railway is in operation or dead
certainty.
Second. Subdivide into building lots,
laying off wide streets, etc.
Third. Advertise and sell off 100, or
one-fifth, of your lots at lowest possible
prices, even less than they actually cost
you, and on the very easiest terms
Fourth. Construct a system of under
ground watermains, artesian wells, tanks,
etc.
Fifth. Advance price of lots about 40
per cent.
Sixth. Build number of good houses.
sell on long and easy terms, with small
interest.
Seventh. Advance price of lots again
about 40 per cent.
Eighth. Build more houses and con-
tinue to improve the property in every
way possible, and advance the price of
lots about 10 per cent. every sixty DAYS.
BY following the above directions hun
dreds of men have made thousands and
even millions of dollars by developing
property in this way, and millions of men
and women who have bought at first
prices offered have doubled and trebled
their money in a remarkably short time.
To invest in property at first prices where
it is to be developed is better than a
savings bank. Jasper Springs, on Bay street
extension, is going to be developed by the
above plan, and will be carried out to the
letter. The first sale of lots now on the
market, and electric railway has been
completed and will be running now in a
short time. Only one hundred lots will
be sold at the price and terms offered,
$3.50 and $500 each, 81 cash and 81 per
week. Edward w. Brown, 1O7 Bay street,
who controls the sale of these lots, has
already long list sold, and they are in
creasing very rapidly. Do you want one?
-ad
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SURPRISES ON The TRACK.
Anna N. and South Jersey PatChGn
Win the Events.

George W. Second in the 2:27 Glass.
Bessie Made Pretty Race-Hadley,
Jr., Wins the FIRST Two Heats in the
Special Race, and Loses the Last
Three-The Final Heat Neck and
Neck Race.
The races on the card yesterday after
noon furnished some fine sport for the
patrons of the Thunderbolt Driving Park
The attendance was small, but apprecia-
tive. The last heat on the programme
was driven in the dark, and it was very
pretty sight.
Tom kerr's black mare Anna M won
the 2:27 class, with George w. second.
The best time made was 2:35 Gypsy
Haight's little bay mare Bessie Jordon
showed up well in this race. Although
she did not win a heat, she was much ad-
mired for her smooth way of going.
The special race between Hadley, Jr.,
and South Jersey Patchen was a surprise
to every one. Hadley captured the two
first heats, and the big stallion did not
appear to be in it any part of the road.
In the first heat Hadley broke the tracks
record by pacing mile in 2;2915.
HADLEY IRIS, SURPRISE.
When the two champions were brought
out for the third heat the big stallion APP
peared to get a different move on himself
in the scoring, and Dave Kelly, his
driver, looked as If he was out for blood.
On the second attempt they got away and
much to the surprise of the talent Kelly
kept the stallion on his feet around the
first turn. Down the back stretch to the
quarter the two horses moved together
and made pretty race of it until Hadley
loft Tu foot Ia
that point the stallion had everything his
own way and won by a length. Time
2:3l15.
Hadley made several bad breaks during
the fourth heat and it was won by the
stallion in 2:35 The fifth heat proved
great race from wire to wire. The horses
went away at a lively clip, with the stall
lion slightly in the lead. Around the first
turn the pace was not so fast.
HADLEY oUTFooTED.
Down the backstretch to the quarter
pole the pair made 220 clip, and the
stallion clearly outfooted Hadley. On
the lower turn Hadley went up to Patchen
and succeeded in passing him, but broke,
and before Cannon could settle him.
Patchen was again in front. AS they
passed the stand the first half the race
was pretty one, both horses moving
like pieces of machinery. AT
the three quarter pole the
| stations nose was in front. Hadley
| gained on him around the lower turn ana
when they entered the home stretch the
| two horses moved like double team.
The race to the wire was the finest ever
seen on the track, and the stallion won
| by half neck. 1t was a great heat
driven by two finished reinsmen.
! The driving of Dave Kelly with a
broken leg, behind South Jersey Patchen
was remarkable, and he was loudly
| cheered after winning the race.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-09
THE LARGEST FIRE ENGINE.
The Tariff Association May Want
Savannah to Have 1t.


People who are interested in fire de-
partment matters, and there are a good
many who are, will be interested in the
the following description of the largest
steam fire engine in the world, in a recent
number of Harper's Weekly: ''The engine
is owned by tine city of Hartford, Conn,
and is of the Amoskeag type. The name
with which she has been christened,
Jumbo" is one to which her dimensions
Will entitle her. Over ten feet high and
seventeen long, she weighs eight and one
half tons, and can throw $50 gallons of
water per minute. Her boiler contains
3Ol copper tubes.
The engine at her first trial threw,
through fifty feet of hose three and one
half inches in diameter, a horizontal
stream of water a distance of 34S feet,
and threw two streams, each as large as
that thrown by an ordinary fire engine a
distance of over 300 feet. The size of this
leviathan is better appreciated when we
think that common horse draught engine
only weighs about 5000 pounds, and has
capacity of only 800 or 600 gallons per
minute.
The road driving power of the engine
Is applied through two endless chains
running over sprocket wheels on each of
the main rear wheels, permitting these
wheels to be driven at varying speeds
when turning corners. The engine may
be run either forward or backward, and
can be stopped inside of fifty feet when
running at full speed
When in the house the boiler is con-
nected with steam pipes from a heater
in the basement, and steam is always
kept up to about ninety-fVe pounds
which would run her about a quarter of
mile. The fire box is kept full of ma
terial ready for lighting, and a steel arm
under the engine carries a quantity of
waste saturated with kerosene oil in
close proximity to a card of matches in a
holder under a scratcher, the latter be-
ing attached to a cord tied to a ring in
the floor. At an alarm of fire the steam
pipes are disconnected, the throttle
opened, and before the engine has moved
six inches the cork pulls the scratcher,
and the rod carrying the blazing waste
swings around under the fire box, ignit-
ing the shavings and wood. Camel coal
is burned, and steam enough can be gem
Grated in two minutes to run the engine
at speed of thirty-one miles an hour.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-09
a NEW INDUSTRY TO START.
The Seemann Manufacturing Com
pany Organized.

The Seemann Manufacturing Com
pany Organized.
A petition for incorporation of the Sec
mann Manufacturing Company has been
fled with the clerk of the superior court.
Asuficient amount of stock has been sub
scribed to commence business on a large
scale, and the company viii commence
operations at once. A site for the fac
tory, near the new water works, on the
Florida Central and Peninsular railroad.
has been secured and the plant will be
erected Immediately.
The inCorpOratOrs are H. 7. Seeman.
Julius c. Schwarz and George +. King.
The company viii manufacture lamp
black, printers ink, shoe backing, shoe
polish, stove polish. oils, varnishes and
paints. Nothing so surely indicates the
progress Of a city as It's manufacturing
enterprises. They are source of supply
to all parts Of the country, besides giving
employment to many, and aiding in the
Development Of the section in which they
operate
This new enterprise will open up a
field Of industry particularly adapted TO
this section, as the raw material is near
at hand and can be utilized at the least
cost. The articles which the company
proposes to mauufac ture are in demand
all over the world, and there will be no
trouble in disposiug Of the output.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-09
FEAST OF PURIM.
1t Will Be Celebrated on the Twenty
Second.


Second.
The Jewish feast of Prrim will occur
March %. This is a festival that is OBJ
served, but is not commanded in the
Bible, and it commentaries the wonder
full deliverance of the Israelites when
they were under the Persian rule of King
Ahasuerus.
Hannah, one of the chief officers of the
king, sought to destroy all the Jews in
the kingdom who would not bow down
to him and pay him homage. Mordecai,
a Hebrew of the tribe of Benjamin,
who had been carried into captivity by
Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, re
fused to bow down or pay homage to
Hannah, because he considered such rev.
erence should be paid to God alone Be
cause of Mordecai's refusal, Hannah, who
had been given full permission by the
king to do with the people as it might
please him, sought to destroy the offend
ing Mordecai and all the Jews. He did
not carry ont his designs, for a deliverer
arose in Esther, Queen of Persia, Hebrew
maiden, who. was the cousin of
Mordecai. She interceded with the
king in behalf of the Jews, and
the result was that King Ahasuerus
became angry with Hannah and ordered
him and his sons to be put to death. The
king then instructed the Jews to defend
themselves and to fight against their enc
mics, which they did, and thus they
averted the evil that Hannah sought to do
them. On account of the day being
changed from day of sorrow to one OF
happiness they observed the event with
Joy and festivity, and the day is cele-
brated up to this time because the Jews
enjoined upon their descendants to OBJ
serve the day during all future time