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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-28
Sheriff S Sale.

Florence E. Sullivan, Dy guardian al HteIn
plaintiff, vs.. Andrew Jackson Pcore, de.
fepdant.-Execution.
DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION TO Me
directed in the above stated case, l will sell
to the highest bidder. at public auction, with.
in the legal hours of sale. at Abbeville Court
House, on MONDAY, the 2nd day OF APRIL
A. D. 1894, all the right. title and Interest o
Andrew Jackson Poore, In the following
described property, to-wlt: All the following
described Real Estate-less homestead
consisting OF the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-28
School Notice.

A IL persons holding school claims VII
n have them registered al once, as ~an'
f. COWAN,
School Commissioner.
Oct. 25, 1873, II
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-28
Dwelling House and Two
t.. G2OO] Hundred Acres

surrounding the dwelling. recently set off BY
Com missioners appointed for that purpose.
|, ALI that tract OF land In Abbeviile Conn
ty, S. c., obtaining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
The Tax Assessment Bill.

Chairman Heard has called a special meet
ing of the House District committee for to-
morrow morning at 1870 to consider the
bill recommended by the District Commits
sioners relating to tax assessments in the
District. Chairman Heard has requested a
full attendance, as this bill is considered a
very important one by the Commissioners,
and 1t is desired to obtain action upon it at
an early date
Messrs. Frizzeil and Tucker of the North
east Washington Citizens Association ap-
peared before the subcommittee yesterday
afternoon and discussed the bill, recon-
mending few changes in it.
Want Pay for Leaves of Absence.
A committee OF government printing office
employees, consisting of ]. L. Kennedy, AL
fred Thomas. w. II. Triplett. Frank Fraser
and C. F. Billopp. called at the Capitol to-
day to make an effort to secure legislation
for the payment of a sum equal to the
leaves of absence which would accrue to
those persons recently dropped from the
rolls of the government printing office. A
conference was obtained with Chairman
Richardson of the printing committee, who
agreed to introduce a joint resolution max
ing the necessary appropriation. 1t will be
referred to the committee on appropria-
ltions, and the committee from the printing
Office will ask a hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
WILL PETITION CONGRESS.
Then Fitzgerald and His Comrade,
Will Return to Boston.

Then Fitzgerald and His Comrades
Will Return to Boston.
The two-score of so-calied 'fndustrials"
who reached Washington Tuesday under
command OF NJ. d. Fitzgerald are stiii
domiciled in old Mt. Pisgah Chapel, on r
street. They held meetings yesterday after
noon and last night, which were attended
by a few of the curious colored people re-
siding In the neighborhood, and at which
speeches were made by Fitzgerald and one
Of his neutenants named Thomas May.
Both men INDUCED in the stock in trade
arguments affected by the walking delegates
Of communism. and general anathemas on
the present system of government and the
men selected to carry IL on.
The same performances will be repeated
today and tonight: The present army
Will probably follow the course pursued by
Coxey and his crowd except in making
the vicinity OF Washington a permanent
abiding place. Their petition for changes
In the fundamental principles of the pres
ent government will be presented 10 Con-
gress through proper channels and the
men Will then return to Boston.
The commonweal of Christ remains i'm its
camp on the Stegmaier property, near High
lands, and pursues the regular monotoaous
mode OF existence that has become it's sec
ond nature. The condition of the commits
sary is the chief object of interest to tbe
eommonweaiers and further than this they
display little interest in anything Carl
Browne issues his regular daily order from
the JAN. and everything else is about as IL
mas oeen Tor the past two weeks only the
nuInper OF visitors to the camp is growing
smaller and smaller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
MORTGAGE BOND ISSUE.
President Huntington OF the Central
Pacitlc Gives Hia lieMs


Representatives of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company appeared before the
House committee on Pacific railways today
to give their views on the Pacific railroad
bill introduced by Chairman Reilly of Penn
sylvania. President c. p. Huntington spoke
at length. The suggestion that the first
mortgage bonds should be retired ne COM
bated on the ground that it would be neces-
sary to tax the shareholders, of whom there
were 10000 and to take the property out of
their hands. He said that great roads al
most never paid their first mortgage bonds
They were replaced by other issues
The bill submitted to the Senate commit
tee was not his own plan, but he was
pleased with II because Ii outlined a plan
by which all the creditors would get their
money and under which the road could live
by selling another issue of mortgage bonds
to replace the original the government could
place $1O.OOOOOO In the treasury in ninety
days. One hundred and ten million dollars
would be required for a mortgage bond issue
at IL per cent to cover the debts of the
road to the government and all other par
ties, the government guaranteeing all the
issue. He was certain that the earnings of
the roads would be sufficient to defray its
current obligations.
Shortly before this Mr.. Huntington had
been telling of the arid lands through which
the road passed and the loss of business
from competition. In this connection Rep
resentative Sweet of Idaho inquired IL the
probability was not that the earnings of
the road would continue to fall off, but Mr..
Huntington replied that he thought no more
competing roads would be built, and that
the San Joaquin valley in time would be
filled with 10000, 600 people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
COMPETENT TRANsLATORs.
ihose In the State Department Arc
Entirely Satisfactory,

Chief Clerk Renick of the State Denart-
ment recently instituted an investiga tion
INTO the capacity Of the clerical force of
that department for the translation of cor
respondence in the modern foreign Ian
guages The result was most satisfactory.
The entire force of the department numbers
sixty-one persons. including chiefs of
divisions. In the regular force of transla-
tors there are twenty-five persons who can
translate from the French. eleven who can
translate from the Spanish. ten who can
translate from the German, seven from the
i.ahah' two from the Portuguese. two from
the Dutch. two from the Danish. two from
the swedish, one from the Russian, one
from the Hebrew and two from the modern
1reek NO account was taken of those
familiar with the dead languages. There
are two men in the department who have
perfect knowledge OF eleven languages
including the English. Both of them trans
la.e rreeiy from the French, Spanish. Ger
man, Italian, Portuguese Dutch. Danish.
swedish and modern Greek. In addition
one OF them can translate from the Rus
sian ana the other from the Hebrew. There
are Two ladies' who translate from the
trench. Spanish and German, and another
lady who translates from the French ana
spanish In addition TO the regular force
ot UanSiators there are a number of ex-
esS4enEel2sN nd Gfrnan scholars among
the offciaH. Second Assistant Secretary
Adee Is an adept in French and Spanish.
and Third Assistant Secretary Rockhill can
speak and write French and Chinese with
nuency. Mr.. Rockhill also has fair com
mand OF the Japanese language IL there
fore appears that the department is pretty
well equipped for the prompt Consideration
of business conducted in all the modern
languages that are likely to be employed in
the ordinary affairs of state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
WAR DEPARTMENT REDUCTIONS.
Cancellations to He Effected In Diff
ferent Bureaus.

The Secretary of War. having completed
the reduction of force in his Office proper
for the present, has decided upon corre-
spending changes in other bureaus of the
department. In the qIartermaster gen.
erals office, it is said, the following
branches will be consolidated: The finance
with the contract supply branch, the CLOTH
ing accounts with the clothing supply
branch. the reservation with the cemeterial
branch, the barracks and quarters with the
draftsman's branch. the transportati tion
with the accounts branch, and the inspec-
tion with the records and files branch. In
the adtutant generals Office, II is under
stood, the eleven branches will be con-
solidated into four. The record and PEN
sion Office is being gradually reduced to
meet the expenses provided for its main
tenance after July 1 next. The commissary
generals office, surgeon generals Office and
ordnance and engineer offices will. 1t is ex-
pected, feel the pruning knife severely.
The changes, which are to be made in ac-
cordance with the recommendations of
the commission appointed by the Secretary
will. 1t is claimed. simplify the labor of the
and dispense with the services
of quite number of high-grade clerks. In
view of the proposed reorganization above
outlined. the trepidation Of the employees is
great
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
A COSTLY DELAY
In the Construction of the Torpeaa
Boat Ericsson

Boat Ericsson.
The torpedo boat Ericsson. named in
honor OF the inventor of the monitor en-
joys the distinction Of being the first naval
vessel ever built I'm the interior of this
country. She was constructed by the Iowa
iron works and was launched at Dubuque
on the 18th instant. 1t is not likely that
she Will be ready for delivery to the gov
eminent before January next. She has
proved costly experiment TO her builders
and their experience is not likely to encour-
age similar undertakings in the interior in
the future. According 10 the terms of the
contract for her construction, she should
have been completed in January of last
year. The penalties prescribed for non-per-
formance of contract, in the matter of
time alone, already amount. to $II, 500, or
about 10 per cent of the contract price for
her hull and machinery.
The provisions of the contract are that
deductions shall be made from the contract
price for each and every day, excepting
Sundays. after the date set for her COM
pletion, as follows: During the three
months next uccesding the expiration of
such period. SIS per day; during the sue
ceeding three months. $50 per day, and for
each and every day excepting sundays
layed beyond the above period. $50 per day"
The contract called for the completion of
the vessel In twelve months. AS a matter
Of fact, a. per cent of the contract time
had expired before the keel of the vessel
was laid. AS the vessel is to be delivered
at the Pensacola navy yard. the question
naturally arises as to whether she can be
navigated down the Mississippi or whether
pontoons will be required. inasmuch as she
draws 3-4 feet of water, and the channel
of the river between Dubuque and Cairo is
frequently as low as four feet. The Erics-
son is $50 feet in length, 1G Ia feet beam,
and is expected to develop a speed of "a
knots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
MAIL SERVICE IMPROVING.
Interruptions Caused by the Storm
Are Now Overcome.

General improvement in the postal situa-
ton on railroad lines throughout Pennsyl-
vania and western New York is noted in
reports received at the Post Office Depart
ment today. All through western service
on the New York and Pittsburg line was
resumed yesterday afternoon. An advance
installment of the British Australian mail
was received at New York yesterday and
sent over the New York Central, instead OF
the Pennsylvania, as customary.
The regular east-bound service on the
latter road was resumed by the departure
of train from Pittsburg at O'Clock last
night. The first through southbound serv-
ice since Saturday was resumed by a train
that left Elmira for Baltimore last night
The storm On the Jersey coast has in
terrupted the service, and the Five-mile
Beach branch of the West Jersey railroad
was washed away. Mails are being convey
ed to Anglesea, Wildwood. Hollybeach and
Burleigh by messenger daily, and by boat
TO Somers' point. Northwestern mails from
New York were sent over the New York
and Chicago line late last night. Service
between Salamanca ard Olean, y. Y, Is
not expected to be restored before Satur-
day, and between Landrus and Hoytville
Pa, for ten days. With these exceptions
mail service On the short railway postal
lines was restored today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
STONE MASONS NEEDED,
There In Work Mt the Navy Yard In
Repairing the Wall.

Capt. Howell. commandant of the Wash
ington navy yard, reports a most remark
able state of affairs at that yard 1t is that
he requires the services of at least six stone
ma sons for temporary work on the wall
on the west side of the yard, and that there
are but two artisans of that class registered
by the labor board Of the yard. This means
that there is good paying employment for
six men and only two registered applicants
for it. In cases of this kind 1t is customary
to employ the men direct, without regard to
whether they have registered or not. Capt
Howell says that 1t is necessary to complete
the construction of the wall as as
possible and that he would like to have the
men to do 1t. 1t is a safe assumptio2 that
he will have plenty of applications tomor-
row morning, If. indeed. most of those look-
ing for job of this kind, do not call oh him
as soon as they read this item In The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24

and written referred only to the influence
Of the sugar trust in democratic politics.
The committee took a recess at 1 o'clock
for lunch but had not then concluded the
examination Of Mr.. Edwards
1t Is understood that the committee press
ed him very hard for definite information as
to his authority for the statements made
reading extracts from his letter and press
ing for the names Of persons who could be
summoned in substantiation of the state
nents made, but that while he gave the
source OF his Information in some in
stances he declined to state it in others.
Hunton and Kyle to He Exonerated.
The committee has sent the testimony
taken in the first part of its inquiry. relat-
ing to the attempted bribery Of Senators
Hunton and Kyle, to the printer, and ex-
poets to report to the Senate within a few
days the result of its investigation in this
direction: 1t Is understood that the report
will entirely exonerate Senator'S Hunton
and Kyle In the matter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
NIGHT SESSION PROSPECTS.
The Senate May Devote This Evening
To the Tariff BILL.

There is a possibility that the democratic
managers of the tariff bill may seek to
prolong the session of the Senate today
into the evening hours. This was intimated
during the day to the republicans, who an
swered that they were ready for asprolong-
ed session. Senator Harris, when asked by
Star reporter as to the probability of a
night session, gave a characteristic reply:
Watch and see."
This extensive interview was all that
could be obtained from the leader of the
majority. 1t is not thought, however, that
the Senate will be asked TO sit at night
regularly for some time. The democrats
feel irritated over the lack of progress to-
day and yesterday, but the republicans an
swer that they alone are responsible for
the delay, as most of the talk of yesterday
and today has been caused by Mr.. German
and his speech.
The tin plate paragraph now under con-
sideration is bone of great contention and
fruitful source of discussion. Hence 1t is
not surprising that the progress on the bill
should have been checked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
DEPARTMENTAL SUPPLIES.
The Commission Organized Today as
Required by Law.

Assistant Secretaries Curtis and Sims and
Assistant Postmaster General Craig met at
the Treasury Department this morning and
organized the departmental commission,
called for by the law, for the purchase of
miscellaneous supplies of the government.
Mr.. Curtis was chosen president and ar
rangements were made for a detail of six
clerks to assist the commission in its work
bids for all the supplies were opened in all
the departments on the 9TH instant. Most
OF these have been scheduled and arranged.
They were submitted to the commission
hut were not considered. No reports have
as yet been received from the District Com
missioners and the public printer in regard
to the bids for supplies received by them
but II is expected that these schedules will
also be submitted IN few days. The new
contracts will take effect July next
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
QUAY'S VERBOSE OPINION
In Regard to the State Ticket of the
Pennsylvania Republicans.

There is nothing in which Senator Mat
thew Stanley Quay excels more than in
the golden art of silence. This Senator
has reduced the interview problem to a
fine point and seldom wastes words with
newspaper men. A Star reporter sought
hts opinion today of the Harrisburg ticket
nominated yesterday by the republicans
of Pennsylvania. The reporter. with a
faint ghmmering in his mind Of the ac-
knowledged fact that the convention was
nicely under the control of Senator Quay.
felt that he was about to get long, glow
ing eulogy OF the ticket and of the prospects
of the party in Pennsylvania this year.
This Is what he did get:
Yes, good ticket. Fine ticket Strong
ticket. 1t will be elected by big majority.
There will be great campaign. Big
ticket"
And then the Senator went back to his
desk in the Senate chamber and resumed
his reading of the special reports Of the
convention printed in the Philadelphia
papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
A NEW METROPOLITAN BILL.
To Be Reported to the Senate in Lieu
Of the House Bill.

Senators Harris and Mcmillan had a con-
ference today and practically agreed upon
bill to report to the Senate solving the
Metropolitan railroad problem. The House
bill is taken as basis and amended some
what to conform with the idea embodied
in the bill on the same subject presented
some time ago by Mr.. Mcmillan. The chief
features of this bill aside from the debt
question, relate to the furnishing of the
road with new cars under q penalty for
Noncompliance. There is also feature
which prescribes a penalty for the failure
of the road to replace its horse power with
the new motive power within a specified
time. The bill, which will be reported prob
ably bmorrow to the Senate, will thus
represent the best features of both meas
ures. The plan of the House in relation
to the road and the dispute between 1t and
the District will be probably followed in
this bill. The new measure will be dis
cussed at tomorrow's meeting Of the Dis
trict committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24
Attacked by Illinois Strikers.

A serious riot occurred at LasalIe, I'LL. yes
terday In which several men were injured.
Ever since the mines closed the Union Coal
clean up. Nothing was said against 1t by
the strikers, but last evening as the men
came from work they were set on and bru-
tally beaten by mob OF at least LOO
strikers.
Some sought shelter in the captains Of
flee and barricaded the doors and windows
with office furniture. This only added to
the fury Of the members, and the doors were
battered in and the men set upon.
Benjamin Hetherington was pounded into
insensibillty. Edward Cummings was IA
tally beaten and several other men roughly
handled.
The sheriff arrived last evening, and after
swearing In deputies went to the mines and
dispersed the mob.
Attacked by Indiana Strikers.
ties coal mines at Little's Station, Ind.
Two hundred and fifty miners from Wash
ington and other mines in Daviess and Pike
countless armed with Winchester rifles and
a wagon load of ammunition, marched to
Lfttie's mines in the afternoon for the pur-
pose of compelling the force at work at that
point to join the strike.
A battle occurred about o'clock between
the strikers and those who have continued
at work, in which five men We're wounded
and two killed.
For some days past deputy sheriffs have
been stationed as guards at the mines, but
they were disarmed and driven away by the
strikers. The strikers evidently intend to
remain at Little's. as they have gone into
camp and brought about sixty days pro-
visions with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-24

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in fee eating. Tesferoap's
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space.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-26
Double Murder for Eycney.

MONTICELLO. \. y, Feb. ga double
murder, which for atrocity, Mt least,
equals that ut the Halliday farm, was
discovered in Rushvillc. Sullivan county,
when the mutiiated bodies of Moore and
his housekeeper, Mrs. Black. We're found
side by side in Moores farm house.
Moore, WHO WIS So years old, lived in an
old fashioned, two-story house. the upper
part of which Was vacant, alone with his
honsekeeper. who was 80 years old. He
had just received IA check for his pension
money, and it is supposed ne was muir
dered for this and other money he usually
carried in his pocket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-26
Suicide of an Old-Time E,i,iara;st.

BLOOMINGTON, H., Feb. 26-Hira,n r.
levin, n saloon and sporting man Of CEN
tral Illinois, who had been in bloomington
eleven years, shot and killed himself at his
home on North Main street. He was a
years old and had been suffering from
scia,ic rheumatism for several years.
Lately he had been Respondent and often
talked of suicide. He leaves "a widow and
one daughter, who is married. Levin
was born in Rutland. Vt, and had resided
in Illinois for nearly twenty years. lie
travelled through the west when a lad
playing billiards, and was known as the
champion boy billiard.st OF the United
States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-26
Wisconsin Epworth League.

Lacrosse, Wis, Feb. 26.-The Epworih
league convention divided itself up into
seven conferences and for an hour dis
cussed various departments OF league
work, after which reports Were made to
the general session without further dis
cussion. In the afternoon Systematic
Giving" House TO House Nisitations,' -
and Temperance" We're discussed, follow
ed by reports from the presiding elder dis
tricts. Il. W. Chain was elected presi-
dent; a. E. Dixon, vice president, and L.
ID. Hopkins, secretary. In tbs evening
DIR. Berry, editor of Tie Epworth Herald,
delivered an address on THE League
That Wins"