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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
Washington.

SECRETARY GRESHAM received a cable mes.
sage from Minister Thompson, OF Petropolis,
near Rio. announcing that the restrictions
upon cipher kilograms had been finally re-
moved. This was taken to indicate the firm
confidence OF the Brazilian Government In
its own security. and the insignihcance ofthe
revolutionary sentiment remaining In the
country.
Mr. JARVIS, appointed By the Governor OF
ate caused by the death OF Mr.. Vance, was
present In the Senate chamber and took the
oath. In taking 1t he held up his left hand,
his right arm being disabled.
GEORGE FEASc1s TRAIN, attracted by the
notorlesy surrounding the Coxey movement,
delivered lecture at Washington wthour
securing a license. He was arrested for vio-
lating the license lecture ordinance. The
charge against him was dismissed.
THE total strength OF the regular army,
according 10 the War Departments statis-
tics, Is as follows: Cavalry, 6474; artillery,
1886 infantry, engineer and other branches
of the service, 1882. The strength Of the
drilled militia in the various States added to
this number makes total OF about 15o,O
and the estimare Of the officials Is that the
whole number Of men qualified for military
duty In the United States Is about S,OOO,00o
JUDGE BRADLEY overruled the morton 1or
q new trial In the Observation-Disclosures case.
HRS. JoHS r. MORGAN, the wife Of the
senior Senator from Alabama, died at her
residence in Washington. Mrs. Morgan
took to her bed about two weeks before, and
suffered from complication OF diseases.
FRAME HArToS, editor Of the Washington
Post, died ut his home In Washington. He
was born In Cambridge, Ohio, In April, 1886,
and in his boyhood was printers devil to
his father, Richard Hatton, who published
the Republican In Cadiz, Ohio.
The State Department received cable
gram from the United States Consul at
Libertad, Central America, announcing that
a revolution had broken out In the western
part Of Salvador.
TRu1Toy BEALE. ex-Mlnister to Persia.
and Harriet youngest daughter OF the late
james G. B.alne, were married In Washing
ton.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
Foreign.


DIR. MoSTALDo, the Caief Medical Director
of the Spanish Government, who was sent
to I.isoon. Portugal, to inquire into the
character OF the plague now raging there'
declares the disease to be Asiatic cholera.
HEsDn1cK DE JoNa, suspected OF having
murdered two women he had married, but
convicted only OF obtaining money under
false pretenses, was sentenced In Amster-
dam, Holland, to four years imprisonment.
CHOLERA prevails In Portugal, Austria,
France and Russia.
MAY DAY professions were forbidden In
Austria.
A,MrRAL DA CANA and 252 OF the Brazil
i'm refugees were rescued from tue Portu-
guess transport BY friends while the guards
were asleep.
GREECE has been visited by another earth
make. felt from the island OF Syra, OH the
eastern shores, to Zante, of the west coast,
and doing incalculable damage.
OWING to the defeat OF the Government ut
the recent elections, the Dutch Ministry mas
resigned.
PRESIDENT PEIxoTo's fleet captured Par
anacua, the last of the Brazilian rebels forts
Offering no resistance.
IT Was reported, bll. no, confirmed, that
afty persons had been drowned BY the COL
lapse of pier ct Briala, q Roumanian town
on the Danube.
THE Foreign Minister at Athens informed
the Greek Charge d. Afsires at London that
200 persons were killed by the recent earth
nuake In Greece and 20, 900 rendered bone
less and destitute.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16
SON KILLS FATHER.

The Latter Assaulted the Former ana
BroKe Furniture While Drunk. ;
Jay Seymour, OF Burr Oak, Mich, was
shot dead by his son few nights ago. Tho
father came homo intoxicated and began
smashing tho furniture His sixteen-ycar!
oil son tried to pacify him, but his father
assaulted him and the boy shot him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-16

= RECENT law passed IN Russia compels
owners Of vessels to place them st the dis
posal Of the Government In event Of war.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05

1
Morganton Herald: We are
always glad when we find
that the outside world shows
any appreciation of North
Carolina e genIus. We are
practicularly pleased to note
that Mr.. Edward. W. Box,
the scholarly editor of the
Ladies' Home Journal" "has
seen a copy OF "The Balsam
Groves OF the Grandfather,"
" Shep+rd NJ. Dugger, of
Banner Elk, Watauga coun-
ty, and that lie has been q,
completely carried away with.
the book that he devotes a
whole page Of the "JournaI"
to q review of the story and
to the reproduction of choice
bits Of the vigorous a n d
breezy English with which i'll
abounds. Mr.. Box SAYS
there is nothing like it in lit
'mrature, m aud Mr.. Box is
light.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05
NO. 3s.s
HILLS FLASH.

: Senator Hill ii indeed a
curiosity in politics. Fl q
made stronglow tariff speech
esand then pranced into the
Senate arena and hellowed
for protection on "cuffs and
collars"-only 55 per cent
and helped the German
crowd in their demands for
help for the Trusts. He has
made himself conspicious,
pertinacious and ridiculous
IN his unremltting attempts
to prevent the levying OF the
most Jest, proper, needed
wholesome, righteous tax on
the incomes of bloated bond
holders and plethoric pluto
Gratis. But how he basfailed
ls shown in the healthy ma
lorlty against his drivers
amendments. His efforts
were voted down by major-
ltles averaging from ten to
twenty-f o ur. He flatters
himself that the Democrats
WHO favor the excellent wise
tax are injlring their pros
pects in the future. A direct
vote fairly given and count
I'd would show, We may not
doubt, a white majority OF
1000, 900 in favor Of an in
come tax. In the South a
nan opposing is very solitary
Ind must keep his own COM
oany. There has been not
me really sound argument
hat will hold water when
'uhjected to a proper test TO
how why SO just, equal and
desirable a tax should not
'e levied. OF AL taxes it is
he most equitable and just.
Europe has triedit with best
esults. Several States in
he American Uuion are try
1g it. Why ahall not the
lch pay on what thay have
OF as well as the poor man
hall pay on his poverty
fessengar. I
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05
Has Not Played the Party False an
Silver.

Senator Butler, OF South
Carolina, in his Rock Hill
speech, sud the pending tar
If bill is not at all as he
would like but is, neverthe-
less, the best tariff act ever
passed. A free silver bill has
mot passed AMI, he said, he
feared it never would while
Mr.. Cleveland is President.
Although the people knew
Mr.. Cleveland was opposed
to silver" said Senator But
Ter, "the people voted for
him" That is a point that
needs to be dwelt upon, for
whatever else may be the
matter with the President
we must insist that nobody
has = right to charge him
with bad faith upon this
coinage question. Ii he had
considered the coinage nlank
OF the platform to Be d ,le-
claratiOn in favor of flee sill
yer coinage on the existing
ratio, he would have repn.
dated it or declined the
nomination. II the State ,f
New York had 10 construed
i, IL would have gwen Harg
risOn 9 majority Of loo, 600. I
and Connecticut and New
Jersey would likewise have
gone for MIN overwhelminx>
y. Senator Butter saye he
iiffprs with Mr. Cleveland
about many matters but il
l0t going to abuse him.
Therein he il right, and With
he Presidents rpeord and
ltterantes, the party plat
Ortn and an the facts nj the
llntter carefully aud ilnpart@
ally weighed, no lair-lnihded
)ctntscra Team Afford to abuse
i'm 0f ssy be 1ne played tho
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05

The settlement OF the tariff
lqnetsion means bread ia
thousands who are to-dayi in
need OF it through the broad
expanse Of this great coun-
try. I e indecisim which
has attended legisln ri,,n on
this matter in recent years
and the conflicting opiliors
IN regard to the subject are
largely responsible Tor the de
pressed state OF our indus
tries and commerce. PARTIES
may come and 60, and will
continue doing 80 as long as
constitutional goyerlinentI
in it's highest condition OF de-
velopment exists; but a tariff
based upon laws which will
preventgrant fluctuationand|
yield sufficient revenue for
the purposes of government
should BE- framed und put in.
to operation at the eurliest
possible moment. There is
no reason whatever why
such phenomenalfy h ard
times should exist iii this
sountry for there atp, appar-
almost limitless sums
u money seeking inyestment
Unreasonable ra ates of inter
ut, ond there are resources
lere sufficient to usa up ten
lines the amount oi capitul
AVAILABLE. The thing Urgent /
: needed to restore conf
!ence and prosperity to all|
Iaeles il the paes6Ge Of o
arm asure, flir and Just !
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05

anltnark: Mr s. M. Dux.
Ief nuthor OF thu 3a Issl 4,
5zk1Yea Of the sifand fnfher q
a. l|fllix hoomed III thU Isao-
Irl1lf fNre In Watau9a Bh0ulfl
Il< Nominated BIZ nd.
l1ll hall expect { 6i 1
0f 81 afeeYi III 6p
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05

influence the members to an
marked extent. T4h & ant
option bill was originally ii
troduced in the Fifty-firs
1 Congress by Representative
Funston, Of Kansas, W h
was chairman Of the Hous
60 nmittee on Agriculture a
thnt time, andit Introduce,
IN the present and in til
Fiftv-second Congresses )
Representative Hatrn, q
Missouri. nt,wnt the head q
[the committee ON Agncul
|tnre.
By the way, Speaking o
Funston, Of Kansas, t h
f1ouse committee on Flee
tions has decided that he il
not entitled to the seat he
now holds in the House. be.
cause Mr.. Moore, his Demo.
cratic colnpetitor was legally
elected thereto.
Speaker Crisp, who was
confined to his room nearly
all OF last week bF ii trouble
some attack nf indigestion,
is again presiding over the
House, which is once more
pegging AWAY at the regular
appropriation bills and will
probably continne at it until
they are all disposed Of with
The exception of the time
hat it may be necessary to
slve TO reports from the Re.
,resentatives Of the House
N the Tariff conference com
Dittee.
u 4 8
Vice President Stevenson
ertified the eases Of Messrs
iavesneyerand Seattle, 1.-THE
ugar trust, to the unitedl
'tates District Attorney and |
resentment to the Grand |
'lry, on Saturday, in nc
ordance with the lnajorityl
port Of the investigatingl
,ln,nittee. T he general
piniell j 8 that Senator's i
ray and Lindsay, the De,n-f,
ticmAnbefs Of the com Il
ittee, took the correct view
hen they started in a ,rinor-I'
y report that the commit Il
e had no authority tocom-
] Hayemever and Searle to I,
j bow much money they q
I'd contributed to state Or Ii
t h 9 Y having Is
ated that tllpy had madr n
contributions TO the Nal
,lnl organizations. 1t waste
rely to gain u little paf- /
AN capital that the two t
publican members OF the b
Illnittee Joined Senatort r
len IN ordering that Have-Io
sver and Sedrl6 be- certifie,fl ltl
the District Attolney asI i
Alcitrant witnesses. The Eli
nllittee j 4 now workinglc &
I,n its report 1T the elliife1 r
'e6tixation. bnf II c,ann.at Eti
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05
A Fair Field and no Favors.
Charlotte Observer.

AS conventions are bein
called and the campaign
nearly upon us, it become
us to enquire whether tn
! Democracy Of North Carolin
IL 10 stand it's ground thi
year Or whether it is goin,
to surrender again. Forou
part we are in favor Of nut
ting none but Democrats III
guard and standlng holt ND
right before the people. Itil
= mistake to suppose it i
necessary to concp1e up Il
the point of mpitnlation. Il
ls = mistake tosnppose tha,
hll the country people hayt
turned Populists and thai
the only way to command
their support for the Demo
cratic party IL to convert it
into a Populist party. The
people of the State are Demo
cratic yet and nothing is to
he made off them hy yielding
up any OF the innen,or.ial
principles or practices Of the
party, but mllrh is to be lost
by weakening in the presence
of any enea,y which is noisy
out OF all proportion to it's
numbers. The North Caro-
ma Democracy went too far
owo Years ago in7its policy of
.onciliation for it own self
respect. and gained nothing
. return. Every Democra
knew that Governor Holt
vas, in MI fairness, entitled
2 the nomination, set he
WIS put aside for /, gentle
nun who had humiliated|
senator Vince With Alliance
'tle,nsaads' and had exalted
ne Omaha platform above
he Democratic platform.
J vfth whit result? The peo.
'le who had already l.psolv-
y to vote against the Demo-
ratio party voted against it
nd Mr.. Carr rsceived MOI
lore votes than Mr.. Holtt'
Ould have received. A plat.
'rin framed to suit not the,
emncrats h.t the I'opnlistsI !
rs read "a; the convpntion|,
<a< -. - Il
NJ 90 odd Papdlists hold !
< seats in it Ender thel ]
lise Of Democrats straight II
ny got up and walked out.1t
thatconvention had adopt.Ia
the Ocala platform theI !,
opulists would have turned Il,
cir backs uponit unless i'll !
ID gone and nominated +,
,pnlists for nll the Statel II
Hoes. u the convention Of ),
Z 9th OF August should J,
opt the Omaha platform Il,
= party could not thereby, {,
lnlnBnd the support Of fthel /,
'pilists. Why? llecanse y
( people who are conducts y
/ this new crusade have an 4
! to Offices rather than tol q 4
asevidenced by thp 3 y
ility with which they whip =
2und from one set ofs prin-
les to another, There ia - =
thing to be made by yield j, !,
!; to them unless every. - -
ng is yielded and that -
1e there will be nothing
rth lighting for. = |.
Ve recognize the differ q,
ssin the Democratic party q Z.
l'ijt will be not only judi =.
u but right fol- Demo. -
ts oi opposing views to|,r
/ by compromise and cou- u,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

! Senator Hills fightagains
A the income tax was a futiI
one, andhe did not get evel
the support Of All those h
had conntedupoh. WhptheI
lit was that factorsolnethin,
else he conducted the figh,
with such bitterness that hi
has made enemies ,lmongtIIt
IDemocratic Senator's " h {
will never forgive him for The
language he nsed and for the
mannerin which he used it.
Senator H i'll could have
made i fight agninst the in.
come tax without offending
IA single Democrat who ia.
yors it but be chose to do
otheIwIse, and even those
who agree with him in OPP
posing the tax are now un-
luminous in saying he has
made q mistake that he will
4 q
never be allowed to forget.
No man objects more to be-
ing driven than he. Yet he
tried to drive his Denocra tic
&C leagues.
Iileend ofthe figlltagainst
the income tax is the end of
the legitimate fight against
the tarIff bill, and unless
mere IL some Republican,
lrH'Kery the Dill will pass the
and De IN the hands,
81 the conference comlnitta
? before the close of this week
oucn hepubllcan Senators as
Sherman and Teller,
vi 90 notnlng TO prevent .lll
,ote being reached, the legi- i
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05

call themselves Democrats il
the hope Of Democratic Of
fees ~ held ont to them hut
who will be Pop1lists other
wise. There are enoug g h
Democrats in North Carolina
to caro- it without the neces-
slty Of giving up anything
the party stands for and
without the necessity Of uuy-
ing allegiance to it with Of
fees aud honors. We need
70 keep the straight path to
keep the confidence and re-
spect OF the people. We can
not retain this by conceding
that Some other party is halfl
right whan we know it is alIl
wrong. Cowardi:e never yeti
won a victory. Nominated
good men, good Democrats. |
or every Office; let them sol
before the people abatinsI
but declaring the
Whole counsel Of the Demo
'ratlc party, and the voters
AN be deppnlednpon to take
are OF the consequences.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1894-07-05
How !
10 Invest
Small Amounts.

This Is q problem that puzzles
more than one1nan who saves a
portion Of his salary. The fol-
lowing letter gives the result Of
% investment in a Tontine
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-25

pump air lronns the works INTO til the
gas mains during the day to make the
meter go around and to make the in
dex register. This is sheer nonsense,
for not, only can the consumer at any
time by lighting a burner convince
himself that the pipes contain illumi-
mating gas and not air, but where no
gas is burned and the house pipes are
tight the consumer, by watching the
small index hand of the meter dur
ing the day, will find that it remains
stationary. t>#Tf:. -, y
: Another widespread belief is that
manufacturers of gas meters and gas
companies work hand in hand to de-
fraud the consumer, whereas the fact
is, that gas meters are measuring ma
chimes constructed with accuracy and
on scientific principles by RESPONSE
BILE manufacturers. and that before
use all machines are tested as to their
accuracy by special state meter in
spectors.-New' York Mail and Ex~
press.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-25
Artificial Granite,

The manufacture Of artificial gran
ite is now carried on at a California
establishment by what is asserted to
be a simple and effective method and
with satisfactory results. Itconsists
in first tamping a layer of the body
forming material in q mold, one in
ner vertical wall of which is formed
by a vertically movable slide. Aft
er this the process is continued by
removing the slide and tamping a
layer of: the facing material in the
space made by the lower end of the
slide, then replacing the latter with
its lower end resting on the tamped
facing layer-tamping now the Sec
@pnd body forming layer and again
removing the slide and tamping the
second facing layer. The formation
of the body and facing material is
continued in this manner by success.
siye steps until the face block of the
desired thickness is an accomplished
fact. In this way there is produced
/ q material of cheap substances and a
facing Of better quality, showing any
kind Of finish desired, the two being
lEunited while ia a plastic condition
into 8 homogeneous block.-New
York Sun.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-25

Timber Land, act June 9, 1s7s-Notice for Pub
April 12th 1894.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provi> ions of the act of congress of June 3,
ISIS entitled an act for the sale of timber lands
in the states Of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washing On; Territory as amended BY act Of
county Of Douglas, state of Wisconsin, has this
Gay Gay hied in this office his sworn statement No
1871, for the purchase of the sell of swA of Sec 3
and an ek Of nWA and sswA of n3wA. Of section 10,
IN township u, range west and will offer proof
to sh no that the land sought is valuable
poses and to establish his claim to said land be-
fore the register and receiver of this office at Du-
iuth, Mimi, on Thursday. the 9Th day of Septem-
Der, 1894.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described land are requested to file their
Septem Der, 1894.
And you. Cyrus Redlon, who made home
stead entry No. $3.50, and Peter o Earl who made
homestead entry No. 1898. which conflicts with
timber and stone application No. 1871 above de-
scrlbed, are hereby summoned to appear at the
Y. 5. Land Office on the day above named and
Show cause, if any there be, why said proof
should not be approved and the entry allowed
A J Taylor, Register
Is N: Johnson, Atty. $50
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-25
MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the payment of
the sum of s365.lS which is claimed to be due at
the date OF this notice, upon certain mortgage
duly executed and delivered by Oskar LAWN and
Amanda LAWN to W. H. Denning bearing date
the 27th day OF March, D 1891, and duly recorded
IN the office of the register of deeds in and for
the county OF Cook and state of Minnesota on
The 18th day OF April, a. D. 1894, at I:15 o'clock
A. NJ: IN BOOK "B. OF Mortgages on pages 112 and
no action or proceeding, at law or otherwise
having, been executed to recover the debt
secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;
NOW therefore, notice is hereby given that by
virtue Of the power Of sale contained IN said
case made and provided, the said mortgage will
be forectosed, and the premises described IN and
covered by said mortgage, namely:
The whole OF Lots One ~ and Four az, the
(swN neA and the Southeast Quarter Of the the
Northwest Quarter (seA nwA) Of Section Twelve
O2), Township Sixty -four (64), North of Range
Five (5). West of the Fourth p. NJ, con-
containing 1873 25-10O acres more or less, accord
Cook County, in the State of Minnesota, with
the hereditaments and appurtenances, will be
SOLO at public auction, to the highest bidder for
cash to pay said debt and interest," and the taxes
any, On said premises, and twenty-five dollars at
torney's fees, as stipulated in and by said mort
gage in case of foreclosure, and the disburse-
ments allowed by lazy; which sale will be made
by the Sheriff of the counties of Cook and Lake.
at the front door of the office Of the register of
deeds in the village of Grand Marais. in said
September, A. D. 1894. at 10 o'clock A. NJ of
that day, subject to redemption at any time with
in one year from the day Of sale, as provided
by law.
Dated, July 30th 1894.
W. H. DEFINING,
SCHMIDT & REYNOLDS. Attorneys
Torrey Building,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-08-25
! Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878. Notice for Pub,
| location. u Land Office Duluth MINI Marci.

!, Notice is hereby given that in compliance witt
the provisions Of the act of congress of Ju1e 3,
1873 entitled An act for the sale of TIMBER land
II II the states Of California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory" as amended by act o.
august 4, 1882; Xavier Grandmaitre of Flambeau,
county OF Chippewa, state of Wisconsin, has
this day filed in this office his sworn statement
No 1867 for the purchase of lot and swA of SEX
OF section % and M of neA of section 81 twp 81
north range !, west 18th p m; and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more valuable.
for its timber stone than for agricul tural pur
poses and to establish his claim to said land be-
fore the register and receiver OF this affce at Du
1894.
He names as witnesses:
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
any and all persons claiming adversely TIC
above described lands are requested to file their
claims in this office before said 18th day of
August 1894
And you, Ready Kennedy. who made home
stead entry No: 1897 which conflicts with timber
and stone application No 1857 above described
are hereby summoned to appear at the S Land
Office on the day above named and show cause
If any there be, why said proof should not be a,-
proved and the entry allowed
j Taylor, Regi stcr
II Marble. Atty 6-5