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The morning call., 1894-07-05
their way from Dunsmuir to Sacramento by
rail. KNIGHT,

their way from Dunsmuir to Sacramento by
rail. KNIGHT,
Assistant United States Attorney.
Then came messages by telephone from
Sacramento, telling of the grievous mis-
conduct of the troops and the temporary
riumph of the strikers. The District At
torney decided that it was about time 10
call upon the President for soldiers, and
communicated with his assistant in Sacra-
mento on the subject. The call would
have been made then and there were it
not for the fact that the signature of
Judge McKenna was required and could
not be obtained, so the attorney had to
content himself with firing iDjunctions at
he rioters. He telegraphed Marshal
Baldwin to have copies of Judge Me-
Kenna's order served upon Hughes. Knox,
Compton and Mullen, leaders of the
strikers at Sacramento.
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KILLING THE NARROW GAUGE.
Strikers Take Off the Fireman and
Send the Engine Awav.

After the strikers had successfully tied
up the Berkeley and Seventh-street locals,
they turned their attention to the narrow
gauge. crowd of nearly 400 men
marched to the crossing at First and ebs;er
streets. The narrow gauge going toward
Fourteenth street was tagged at that point
and stopped. No sooner had it slowed
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said local wheat-dealer. "for the ware
house people could better afford to do with
out their serv ces now than a any other
time, for the reason that so long as the
railroads are tied up there is not much use
in doing business at all.
81 do not think that the strike will be of
any duration"
The stevedores say that they will not
stand in with the A. R. o.. but will con
duct their strike to suit themselves.
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STEyEDORES STRIKE.
One Hundred and Fifty Go Out at
Port Costa.

Port Costa.
Moved to action undoubtedly by the par
tial success of the striking railroaders the
stevedores of Port Costa, $50 in number.
have struck because of a cut of 30 cents
per day made in their wages last Satur-
day.
The men were nearly all engaged in load
ing wheat ships and their action will add
still more complication to the affairs of the
business community. All work was sus-
pended Tuesday evening. and the men will
not return to work until their demands are
satisfied.
Stevedores have been receiving S5 for
nine hours work loading vessels. The cut
was made to $4 30 for ten hours work.
An attempt will probably be made to
induce the local union of longshoremen to
join, but mem bers of the organ lZation say
that they have no grievance and will not
participate.
ut is bad time for the men to strike, I"
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TROOPS SUPPLIES.
A Big Load of Them for Sacra-
mentO.

Supplies for the San Francisco regiment
at Sacramento, including an extra supply
Of cartridges. will be loaded on the Sacra-
mento river boat this morning.
A detachment of men from the Fifth
Infantry Battalion we're at work on the
wharf at The foot of Market street all the
afternoon loading stores and equipments
on TO trucks. TO be sent to the seat of war
by the commissary train that was made up
early yesterday morning TO transport bag
gage and guns from the mole to Sacra-
mento.
Men from other companies we're about
the docks and tugboat officers making in
quiry regarding tugs that might be called
into service in an emergency.
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You need

a reliable liniment in the house and
stable. For cuts, burns, scalds,
bruises, stiffjoints, etc. there's moth
ing so healing and soothing as
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plague-laden vessel, and the boys" have
not learned yet just exactly how the
Southern Pacific stood.
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|
Throw rail across the track" he
| shouted. but seemed to get no support. He
evidently wasn't striker. for the strikers
had their plans and they carried them out
Once more they lined uD across the track
and, it is probable that for The second time
men were ready to drop helpless on the
| track 10 be run over If the engineer saw
| fit But. as it happened, il wasn't neces-
sary. As the engine neaIed tender on,
the uniforms of two policemen could be
seen in the cab. and there was sticking of
curious heads cut of the windows. The
critical point was nearing, but Edwards
was equal to the occasion. Forth frorl his
| innermost pocket there flashed in the sun
light a blood-red silk handkerchief, which
| he waved slowly across the track as sig
nal of danger, while several of his COM
panions gave the signal to stop.
There was some IN ovement in the cab for
second. the brakes were shut down some
what. and as the train came slowly on
Conductor Robert Gaunce was seen to
,nonnt the tender and wave his hand at
the crowd in front
"Geutlemen, wo are going to Brooklyn
IN tie up. II you'll let US through we'll
tie upW
"On, what are you givin' us?" exclaimed
some one.
With his right hand extended high above
his head. the forefnger extended, his face
ale and his voice trembling. the conduc-
dtor advanced step.
80 help me God. boys; we'll go into
Brooklyn to tie up"
Cheer upon cheer rent the air as the SIN
cerity of his statement suddenly lm-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
Too Much for him.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Oct. 24.-H arrison
Smith, negro laborer who worked for
w. H. e. w. B. Brigham, and who
lived ip Summe1ville, committed sui
eide. He shot himself twice with an
old British bulldog pistol once In the
breast and once through the heart. He
was found dead about o'clock last
afternoon by a party Of boys who were
out hunting in the woods in the valley
at the foot of Monte SanO, and in the
rear of the Exposition grounds near
the street car line. He was lying on
the ground on his back in pool of his
own blood and the pistol which had
done the work was tightly clasped IN
his right haud. In his pocket was
found razor, and from his having
been so we'll armed 1t is believed be
had thoroughly made up his mind and
was determined to end bis existence.
Harrlson's troubles were of domes'
tic nature. He was the father OF a
large family who were entirely depen-
dent upon his labor for support. His
house was encumbered, and Wnat made
matters worse and caused him to be-
come respondent and lead him to com.
NIT the rash act was the present OF
twins his wife made him on Sunday
which increased the count Of his chill
dren from eleven to the unluckY num-
ber of thirteen. The large and sudden
addition to his family broke Harrison
up completely, and after meditatlng
and soliloquizing he concluded life was
a burden and that the responsibilities
were greater than be could bear and
decided to shake off the mortal coll.
After dinner, while returning to work
down the lonely road, Harrison con-
cluded the time had come 20 destroy
himself, and he walked into the woods
and after finding quiet and secluded
spot under thu shade of the pines ne
laid himself down on the grass, pulled
his little gun out of his pocket, placed
it to his breast and after closing his
eyes pulled the trigger.
Not having been killed instantly ne
imagined the bullet had missed the W.T.
al parts, he located his heart by run.
ming his fingers over his breast until ne
struck the spot where the thrObS OF the
organ of life were felt palpitating, and
there he placed his pistol and hred the
second shot, which put his lights out.
Some of the negroes were of the opin-
ion that Harrison had been murdered,
but there was no reason for That theory
and 1t is believed that he intentionally
did it all by his lone self. The body was
afterwards removed to the negro
church nearby, where 1t will be kept
until after Coroner May holds an in
quest at 10 o'clock this morning.
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Reign of Terror

FORT SMITH, Ark, Oct 23.-Four
men robbed every store, and the post
Office, In the village of Watova, q sta
tion on the Kansas and Arkansas Val.
ley Railroad. A hold up at Tallala,
six miles this side Of Watovs, was an
tlcipated, but did not take place. A
posse of United States marshals have
left for Gibson, where they will be
joined by Indian police and others,
when concentrated effort will be made
to capture the robbers who held up the
train Saturday night. John Van who
held the horses for the robbers
Saturday night, Was brought In
yesterday morning and Is now in
the United States jail A reign Of
terror prevails along the line Of the
Kansas and Arkansas Vallev Road
from Fort Gibson to Coffeyville,
Kansas. Clerks and merchants In all
the towns 20 we'll armed.
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Small PUI.

WASHINGTON, D. G, Oct. 24.-Saver-
al days ago baby named Ruth CASTOR
died of smallpox and from thts source
has sprung five others. Tha chlld's
father ls an employee In the Pension
Off and he communicate the disease
to judge E. NJ. Rucksr, of the Law de.
parrmsnt of the Ponslou Bureau and
William Ovens messenger IN the
same bureau. Judge Rucker lives at
a boarding house containing twenty
six guests. Soma have bscom7 fright
ened and left while others are quarant.
lned. Three colored woman employed
at the CASTOR residence caught the dis
ease and one Mary Muudel is dead and
Mary Tnomas AMI Mary Bco%n nave
violent cases. Considerable excltem ent
prevails among the clerks in the len
slo1 Office over the matter. Inc cases
have been removed to the ho5plta! for
contagious diseases, aud the Health
Department Is taking every sanitary
precaution to prevent the, spreading OF
the disease.
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Pursuing the Cook Gang.

FORT SMITH, Ark. Oct. 24.-The
news was brought here today by Dep.
uty United States Marshals that the
Cook gang of robbers who have been
holding up trains and looting towns in
the Indian Territory raided Gibson
Station yesterday. They looted all the
shops, escaping with considerable boo
ty but it Is not known exactly how
much the band raided. The band then
rai6ed the cotton fields In the vicinity
and robbed the pIckers at work. They
are being hotly pursued by Indian
police and a strong posse Of deputy
marshals. News of fight in which
the bandits may be extermin8ted is
looked for at any moment. The pur-
suing officers say they will show no
quarter to the robbers.
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a Trrthla G0lliaiGR.

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. PA terrible
headend collision occurred at l2.4O
this morning on the Southern Pacific
at Walker station, % miles west OF
here. The west bound passenger traip
left Houston 40 minutes late and was
running very fast TO make up time.
The telegraph operator at Walker had
received a dispatch ordering the pas
senger to meet the east bound stock
train there. When the passenger train
pulled into Walker he failed to display
the regular signal, and after changing
the mail went back to his office, where
he suddenly remembered his orders.
In the meantime Jhe passenger train
in charge of Conductor Reed had pull
ed out at a high rate of speed. AtklI.
son realizing his blunder telegraphed
to way stations, but ell offices were
closed except Rosenberg. at that
point the extra stock train had receiV-
ed orders to take the siding at Walker
for the passenger. Knowing the pas:
senger was late Conductor Hesse and
Brakeman Sandsbury mounted the en-
gine, expecting to reach Walker, take
the siding in time and let the passen-
ger fly past. The extra stock train was
making DO miles an hour when the en-
gineer saw q light few yards ahead,
through the dense fog. He command
ed his fireman to jump, reversed his
engine and jumped himself. Then
came the frigntful crash, the two en-.
gines being badly mashed up. Conduc.
tor Marion Hesse and Brakeman Sans
bury of the freight, who were riding
on the engine jumped, but were caught
under the engine and crushed to death.
Connor, engineer, G. A. Honsacker fire:
man on the freight, both jumped and
each one had his right leg broken be-
sides receiving other injuries. Fire
man Dan Gibson. of the passenger tralo,
was badly hurt on the leg. j. Il. lrVln,
express agent, was injured on the head
and Mike Garvey. brakeman, badly
bruised. The most miraculous escape
was that of e. z. Randolph mail agent.
Tbe mail car was telescoped and demo!-
ished: Randolph was thrown through
his car into the express car but only
slightly bruised. The escape OF Express
AGENT Irwin was almost as miraculous,
az his car was also wrecked. Five cars
of cattle and horses were mashed 10
pieces. all the live stock belng killed.
Some OF the freight cars took IRE ana
were burned up. No damage was done
to the passengers. The track was not
cleared until tonight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-31
Getting Scared

COLUMBIA, S. G.. Oct. 24.-Since the
assassination Of Treasurer Copes of
Orangebur, the treasurerS throughout
the State are becoming frightened, and
many of them are writing letters to the
office of the Comptroller General ask
ing If there is no way for them to be
relieved of collecting tours. Some
of them truthfully say In their letters
that affairs like the murder of Mr..
Copes are contagious, and suggest sim
liar crimes to bloodthirsty men. 1t
would not be surprising to hear at any
time of the murder or attempted MUIR
der of some county officer. 1t Is proba.
bic that the next Legislature will
change the law making 1t the duty OF
County Tressurer's to 60 on collect.
ing tours. 1t is an unnecessary law,
anyhow, as the county seats are the
places for thu collection of taxes, and
few taxpayers settle at the places visit.
ed by the treasurers.-State.
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Got off Light .

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 24.-Barnard
Klotz, ST., Bernard Klotz, Jr, and
Clarence Routh, who have been on trial
since Monday. charged with shooting
President William A. Scholl of the
Olympic Club some months ago, were
relieved from suspense about 7 D. M,
when the jury being out seven hours
returned verdict which was: Bernard
Klotz, Sr. and Clarence Routh, not
guilty Bernard Klotz, Jr, guilty on
the second count, shooting with intent
to kill. The extreme penalty is three
years in the penitentiary.
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Who Was She?

CHATTANOOGA. Oct. 23.-About
three weeks ago lady giving her name
as Mrs. Hulda Marlno, richly attlred,
but in penniless circumstances, came to
this city from no ono knows where, and
took apartments at 431 Lindsay street.
She was evidently In great trouble of
some kind, but when approached by tho
sympathizing and interested ladies OF
the house, she would say nothing of her
woes, nor divulge her homo 0r Identity.
Although she had no money she carried
two trunks, which were filled with
gowns of the richest description, costly
laces and expensive ornaments, seen at
once to be tho owners and not stolen
property. She was a woman Of about
IS years of age and beautiful to an un.
usual degree, though pictures OF herself
hung up in her room revealed tho fact
that time had wrought changes in her
beauty. The trunks in question were
labeled with hotel tags from many foreion
as well as American cities. Two weeks
after her arrival she was taken sick.
having no money nor friends it became
necessary to take her to the hospital,
where she died Friday night. An ex.
animation led four doctors to concur in
the belief that she had sucided with
opium. Saturday afternoon she was
buried in the potter's field. County Of.
fcers took charge of her trunks and
search was made Of their contents, but
nothing was found to establish her ldenti.
ty except divorce papers granted her
March 8, 1887, by Henry Sheppard, ol
Cook county, Chicago, from her hus'
band, who was named in the bill as
,Joseph n, Marino,
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Blown Up,

ABERDEEN, Oct. PA dispatch re-
ceiyed here from Peterhead, a
seaport about twenty-five miles from
here, announces thai the Swedish schoo'
ner Allen, loaded with gunpowder,
which was at anchor near Peterhead,
has been blown up. 1t is added that
within two minutes after the explosion
nothing was to be seen on the surface
of the water but splinters from the
schooner. All her crew perished.
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So far as Spartanburg county is con.
cerned, unless great revolution takes
place IN public sentiment in the next two
weeks, we will roll up a maj orlty of be-
tween Two and three thousand against
holding a convention. We have con-
versed with al least three hundred farm.
ers and reformers from different
sections, and are yet to find
the first man who will support q
convention, unless it is submitted to the
people for ratification or rejection. We
also believe that Geenvllle and Union
will vote against it. In the latter county
Hon. Godfrey B. Fowler made the race
for the legislature as an opponent to the
convention, and was nominated by a
large majority. The objections that our
people have to convention are:
l. They demand that the work be
submitted to them for ratification or re-
Lection, and argue that If our leaders are
not willing to trust them, that it is un.
fair to demand that they place their
suffrage and political liberty at the mer.
cy of 16O mon. Such a proposition VIC.
lates the very fundamental principles Of
our reform movement.
2. If a property sufragei qualification
is adopted, 1t matters not how small
the amount, it will dlsfranchise fully
one half of the white vote of the old
Iron District; and when you take away q
poor mans ballot, you strip him Of bis
armor, and place him at the mercy OF
tho money power. We do not know
whom our reform faction may gc
out Of power in South Carolina aud
should tho antis regain control of tho
State government, they will draw the
line on the poor white man as well az
the negro, aud take his vote from him,
8. There is no doubt about an educa'
tional qualification being adopted, wh'ct
will require a voter to read the constltu
ton of his Stale ''understandinglV" ant
write his name. Now, there are between
ono thousand and fifteen hundred white
voters in Spsrtanburg county who are
unlettered, and whom you draw the ed
ucational line they are disfraEc calsed
and to be permitted to vote must violate
the laws of their State. This viii
greatly weaken the political power o.
our county, and at the same tim'
| take from these voters the only weapor
The record-union., 1894-12-03
DODGE'S INVESTMENT.
After Waiting Niue Years for II
Money lie Gets Left.

After Waiting Niue Years for His
Money He Gets Left.
Superior Judge Catlin has dismissed
the petition of Charles Dodge for a writ
of mandate to compel State Controller
Colgan to draw warrant tor Sl50 in his
favor on an assigned claim from J. Z.
Burris for transcribing shorthand notes.
Burris was engaged by the Senate Com
mittee on State Prisons in January, 1883,
to report testimony taken before it, and
he was allowed $40 per day for the work
aggregating $500. A resolution was alter
ward adopted allowing him Sl50 for tran
scrIbing the notes.
The warrant for the latter amount the
Controller refused to draw on the ground
that the payment for transcribIng the
notes was provided for In the original
resolution.
Judge Catlin, in deciding the case, said:
''Burris was employed at the stipulated
compensation OF ten dollars per day for
his services as stenographer. AS such,
it was as much his duty to transcribe his
notes as it was TO take them. He was
employed for that purpose; that is to say,
to take notes in shorthand and transcribe
them into longhand, in which form only
were they serviceable to the committee.
son the llth of March this work had
cluding what work may have been done
on that day.
''It is manifest, therefore, that the Sl5O
provided by the resolution was gratuity.
There was not here even the moral
claim which was set up i'll behalf of the
pages, porters, watchmep, gate k eepers,
etc, in Robinson VS.. Dunn, II Cal, 475.
in which case the Court said:
1.-The services, therefore, were not ex-
ira, but were such as the employees were
bound to render, and this being the case.
the sum voted TO them must either have
been a gift or extra compensation after
service has been rendered, both of which
are expressly forbidden by the Constitu-
tion.' (Secs. 81, 81, Art. IV.)
1.-The work of transcription was per-
formed by Burris under his ten dollars
per day engagement. The $3.50 was an
extra allowance alter the service had been
rendered, and therefore falls directly un-
der the constitutional prohibition above
mentioned.
1.-The petition is dismissed and the writ
deuied.n
The record-union., 1894-12-03
COMPANY T..
The pool-shootiur resuIted
THE NATIONAL GUARD
Result of the Meeting of the Officers
Association.

Result of the Meeting of the officers
Association.
The eleventh annual meeting of the
National Guard Officers Association was
held at the armory of the Second Artil-
lery Regiment in San Francisco on Sat-
urday evening. General John f. Dick
inson presided.
The special committee appointed to
consider various matters of importance to
the organization reported in favor of a
number of resolutions and changes in
the Political Code, which were adopted.
1t was decided TO submit a proposed law
to the Legislature providing Tor the pay
ment OF troops out of the general Iund of
the State instead of special appropria-
uons. 1t was also decided 10 request the
Legislature to ask our congressman to
take such action as may secure to the Ma
tlonal Guard the use of Black Point Re-
ervation Tor drill and other military pur-
poses after its Abandonment by the Ma
tlonal Government.
Colonel Ill. L. Bush offered a resolu-
ton, Which was adopted, requesting Sem
ator PERKINS TO use his best efforts to Sc
cure the passage OF an Act by Congress
providing for the exchange of the old
arms OF the National Guard of California
Tor the latest improved weapons.
A resolution was adopted To the effect
that The Second and Third Regiments of
Infantry be authorized to muster in a
company, each to take the place OF Com
panies y and q, espectively, ordered to
be mustered out by Governor Mark ham,
1t was decided to draft all amendment
to the Constitution exempting members
of the National Guard from the payment
of poll tax.
The present court-martal laws were
discussed, the general sentiment being
that they are in need of revision. Tho
Executive Committee was instructed to
take such aclion as it may deem proper.
A committee consisting of Major d. h.
Miles, Captain Charles BoXton and
Colonel III. Z. Bush was appointed to ar
range for banquet TO the retiring and
incoming Governors at date 10 be Sc
lected hereafter.
The following association officers for
the ensuing year were elected: Presi-
dent. John Ii. Dickinson: Vice-Presi-
dents. Colonel Guthrie, General NJ. w.
Muller, General Montgomery; Treasurer,
Colonel II. 7. Bush; Secretary, Captain
A. A. Hanks; Assistant Secretary, Cap
tain {. ii. Crocker.
The association indorsed the entertain
ment TO be given by the regular army in
AID OF the monument fund at the Pavil-
ion next week, and will request all Ma
tIonaI Guardsmen to appear there in full
Uniform next Thu rsday evening.