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The advocate., 1895-09-04
CIyil Service For Country poutoffIce.

civil Service For Country POstOfflces.
WASHINGTON, ApguAt 3l.-ThO move.
ment to bring the scores OF thousands Of
fourth-clasS postmAsters under the civil
service rules begins to assume definite
proportions. In g few days q psper
will be established here having the ac-
complishment Of that! purpose a. its mo.
tive power. 1t Ia known that the presi.
dent looks with favor upon the main
propositions and that the conditions
under which 1t could be brought about
have been seriously considered. It 10
proposed now to educate the fourth.
class pcstmasters 40 to the benefits and
de0irsbility Of civil service and inciden.
tally organize them into compact body
which will eventually take action ex.
pressing the conviction that they should
bs included In the classified service.
The number OF employees involved 10 far
in excess OF those affected by Iany order
heretofore issued.
AS 9 political wsapon the fourth.claqs
postmssters have always BEEN regarded
az the mcss important placed in the
hands OF Q party. They are In every
village, hamlet and cross roads Ia the
Urltsd States and are able to perform
missionary work that must otherwise
remain undone. Their influence, sspe-
cially in remote and inaccessible sec.
tiOns Of the country, can hardly be over
estimated. It is 70 take this army Of
cftlOshOldsEu out politics BY dsprivlng
than cf Q personal intaRsst in politIoal
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HOW WOMEN SHALL RIDE.
Not Absolutely Necessary to Have Both
Feet ON One Side.

NVV ApSViuOolg NoOceoaHJ w uhNo DUN
Feet ON One Side.
New YORK, Sept 2,-Women may ride
horse asiride, Il they like. In the park,
says Mr.. Roosevelt, the official head Of
the police department. They ride
bicycles that way, and some Of them in
bifurcated garments. Then why not q
horHeH The board Of police received re-
Gently letter from Edward NAvratil,
who is interested in comic opera, AJAX.
ing why Miss Dorothy ChsstiC, an En-
RliHh actress, had been stopped by o
policeman while she was riding In this
manner in Central park. She had been
accustomed, said Mr.. NAvrAtil, to riding
astride in England; in fact, she never
had used q sidesaddle.
He asked for an Interpretation Of The
politeman's duty in these premises. He
also wanted to know why women should
be forbidden to ride horseback astride
when they are allowed to ride astride on
bicycles. The Communication was re.
fsrrGd to Acting Chief Ctnlin for q re-
port. The latter reported at yesterdays
meeting Of the board that there was NO
law prohibiting women from riding
asGride. Mr.. Roosevelt then announced
that women riding Gstride in q proper
manner could not be interfered will, and
Mr.. NAvrstil was 80 informed.
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Troops Called For.

Is HPEMMo, MICH, August 31.- Learn
ing that the striking miners proposed 10
fOrcibly oppose the deputies chosen 20
guard the steam shovelerB, who are
coming from outside, the business men
decided to-day to call for troops. In
consequence seven companies Of stats
militia have been ordered out and ere
moving toward Iahpemlng tonight. The
news 10 gladly received by the merchants
and many Of the workingmen them.
selves, who have not the courage to op-
CGe the AtIikers.
Four crews OF shovel men arrived by
special train and are quartersd Of the
Lake Angsline, Lake Superior and
Cleveland mines. The shovels viii be
started Monday morning. There will
probably be no opposition as the atrik-
eEs who are conducting this movement
will not be led to fight by the men now
In command. The strikers have not yet
heard that troops have been called out.
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Russianized America.

CARSON, New, Aug. 29.-To.dsy Judge
Hswlsy heard contempt proceedings
against II. A. Lemon and a. G. Dunn,
publishers OF the Tribune, for publishing
an article bearing on the mint case. The
article said that in the opinion Of ths
editors the mint investigation 90 carried
on was q farce and persecution had
been substituted by officials In Washing
ton for prosecution. Editor Lemon,
who admitted the authorship Of the
article, was sentenced to pay . fms Of
$50 and TO serve ten days In jail
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SOME NEW DISCLOSURES REGARD
ING ITS ORIGIN.
Prominent Men Outside the Railroad
Mems Organizations Favored That
Plan - ReCkOned Without
~ the Courts.

CHICAGO, Sept. The Times. Herald
prints the following In its news columns
to-day: Ex. Mayor Hopkins, Of this city,
Rd Vised the great railroad strike Of 1894,
which ended in such disastrous loss Of
property and life. This assertion 10
made by George W. Howard, uce.pres-
ident and ax' member Of the hoard Of d.
rectors of the American Rallwsy Union.
Mr.. Howard said to-day: mayor
Hopkins did advise Debs to tie up the
railroads and there are witnesses to
prove it. 1t 10 the truth and the ex-
mayor cannot deny it. l remember the
meeting well. 1t happened in this way
The convention was in session ia Ulich's
hall, and the question was how to bring
Pullman 10 termG II was some time
previous 10 the ordering Of the strike
against the railroads that We received
word that Mayor Hopkins would like to
sec us.
"Debs and ], cf course, were willir g to
meet the mayer. We met HIM in the
Sherman house. There were him, his
partner, Secord, and one or two city off
cisls and newspaper reporter. The
other persons were Debs and myself.
We met in the lobby near the clerks
desk. Introductiors followed :and then
the prospective strke became the topic.
l said: Il believe ! know how We can
bring Pullman to terms. Ihave thought
1t out to my satisfaction. 1--we can stop
work at his repair shops we can event.
uallY stop the running Of his cars.
Within short time car inspectors will
refuse to pass slSepers in need OF repairs.
As the roads must have the usual num-
Der; they will demand that Pullman
live up to his terms Of his contract. He
will DO unable to do 30 and the roads
will be only too glad to get out from
under his monopoly; and he will have to
do something.
"MF. Secord spoke up, obiscting to
my plan, and said the best thing was to
refuse to haul Pullman slsepers.
"Msyor Hopkins then spoke up and
said: That's right; tie them up, DsDB,
ts them up. II you only get one or two
roads, 1t will shut off the revenue and
bring the old man to arbitration. I
knew him for good many years, and /
know no will continue to fight The
shops don't cut much Of figure. Money
goes out there - well q it comes In. An
Seccrd aays, the railroads win make the
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repairs on his cars and he can shut
down the shors and keep them closed
until the men starve. The only thing to
do is to tie up some of the lines that
haul his cars."
"What did Mr.. Dsbs ssyp"
"He had little to say, but Fe made
some remark 10 the effect that he be-
ieved the mayor was right about the
best way to bring Pullman TO some
agreement"
"Whst other conference did you have
with the mayor?"
II do not recall any subsequent ones
at which Mayer Hopkins ffsred advice.
Soon after the meeting the boycott was
declared, and the trouble spread, az 10
well known. / do mot care to speak Of
the effect Of the mayors attitude on the
police or what we learned Of the way the
department wRB conducted"
A representative Of the Times. Herald
visited the McHsrry county jail at
Woodstock, where Eugene Debs lie serv.
ing his sentence imposed for contempt
Of court. HowRrd's statement, as given
above, was outlined to him..
~That statement" said Mr.. Dsbs, "is
sul stantiRlly correct. l do not think 1t
would be quite right for me to repeat
what Mr.. Hopkins said on that occasion.
1t has been good while since then, and
no public mention has ever yet been
made Of the conversation. / would not
OF my own accord repeat 1t, but since
you ask me whether it 10 true, can't
deny it without lying, and II refuse to
discuss the matter its truthiulness will
be taken for granted. I do not under
stand that the conversation was alto
gether private. Secrecy was not en-
joined, but at the same time I have
some 6elicacy about speaking OF it. II
the mayor thought no was right I do not
see why he should hesitate to stand by
what he said.
~ was very much impressed with
what Mr.. Secord and Mayor Hopkins
said about bringing Mr.. Pullman to
terms by refusing to handle Pullman
cars. We thought at the time that the
public would De with Us ard We were
willing to handle ell trains il the sleep.
ers were disconnected"
Mayor Hopkins was at one time an
en- ploYe OF the Pullman company, but
was afterward dischGred by Mr.. Pull.
man.
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Look at Texas.

DENvER, Sept. 2.-Jsmes b. Weaver
who spent most Of August in Texas
sends the following report of political
conditions In that state to the Rocky
Mountain News:
"Old party ties are completely dis
solved In Texas and there ia not I'm
gering doubt about the attitude OF the
lone star state in 1896. She viii cast her
vote BY an immense ImBjority for the
populIst ticket. Mem Of prominence, old
time leaders, openly renounce their nl.
lcgiance 10 the democratic party and
solidly align themselves with the pcpu-
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results a. well as to icrease efficiency by
making tsnures dependent only upon
capable. service that the civil Hetvlcc re-
formers now devote their attention ia
this particular direction.
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After a Well Spent Life.

GREESv1LE, March GA. P
Abbell, one of the most prominent
members Of the Baptist denomination
of this State, died at his home here
this morning. He was Oh the streets
yesterday, but his death was not unex-
pected, as he was IS years old and in
feeble health. He Was a native of
Virginia, but before be came here, 10
1878. be was very prominent in bust
pess life in Savannah, Ca, being at the
head Of a large banking house there.
He devoted much of his life to church,
Sunday School and temperance work,
and was a knight Templar and
Mason.
The body will be sent to Charlottes-
vile. Va, to be buried by the side Of
his ouly SOD, who was killed in the
Confederate army in 1864.
Joint memorial service in memory Of
Mr.. Abel and Dr.. Broadus will be held
in the Baptist Church here OF Sunday.
These two men we're Intimate friends
all their lives.-We State.
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Small Pox at Hot Springs.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 24.-R.
G.. Jennings, secretary of the State
Board of Health, reports that at Hot
Springs, Ark, the total number of
small pox and varioleid cases ad-
mitted to date is SO total deaths at
hospital to date IS total number of
cases of small pox and varioloid in
the city to date l25 total number of
deaths in city to date 90. At the
present date there are in the hospital
81 cases in the city. Seventeen
houses are under strict quarantine as
a precautionary measure to citizens
and visitors During the last week,
but three cases of varioloid have
been reported and the citizens are
more hopeful. The situation is i'm
proving every day, and a decidedly
brighter and a more cheerful feeling
prevails throughout the entire city.
LITTLE Rock, Ark March 81
Every city of note on the line of the
railroads in this State except Little
Rock has quarantined against all
commercial travellers. The local
authorities say the Camden case,
wherein BuckaIe, the Kansas City
shirt salesman, was taken VITA small
pox, iustifes the action. Several ex-
POSED parties were made to leave
Camden to-day.
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Bloody Murder in Alabama.
One Boy Killed and his Two
Brothers Wounded by Angry
Nelghbors.

BIRMINGHAM. ALA, March 25.-A
special to the Age-Herald from TuSke-
gee, Ala, says: Yesterday about dusk
a shooting scrape occurred near Arm-
strong Chapel eight miles from here.
which resulted 10 the killing of Saeb
Bidd!e, dangerously wouoding his
brother, Charlie, az wounding
Andrew, aged S, in leg. TIE
parties who did the killing are Capt.
John Christian and his sou. William,
who are now 10 Jail. Both families
have been on unfriendly terms Cor
sometime.
It seems from what could be learned
of Williams statement LAT he vas
letting dowu the fence near BidGie's
cor pen. when the young men came 20
and ordered him off. de wen; home
and ;oid his father wat had occurred,
end both armed themselves with guns
aod returned On seeing them ap-
preach the BiGdle boys commenced
driug WITH the result as above stated.
The Biddle boys stated hat they we're
not armed. that they we're shot for
nothiDg. and did rot know Christian
ana son we're near until they sprang
out and commenced firing at them.
No arms were found % the Biddles by
several who we're at the scene immedi-
ately after the killing Andrew, it is
said, who with his sister, preceded his
father and mother, after hearing the
report of the guns, started towards his
brother. when one of tie Christian men
said "Thcre's another of them, shoot
him" The grand jury will probably
investigate the case next week.
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4 Real Peoples Party.
Col. Dargaa Gives Notice that
He Will Organize One.

For several years past the organiza-
ton of tie Peoples Party iii South
Carolina has been looked for and
confidently expected. South Caro-
lima has had for a long time such a
party in nearly all but name, but it
has never shown its head under its
real name except in the last Presiden
tia! election. Now. however, comes
Col. John j. Dargan, the Populist,
who gives warning that as soon as
the Constitutional convention fight is
over he will undertake the organiza-
ton of a bona fde Peoples Party in
South Carolina. There has been con-
siderable quiet talk about such an
organization for some time. Here
is what Col. Dargan says:
SUMTER, S. c.. March 81, 1895.
To the Editor of The State
think it proper for me to let it be
known now that as soon as the great
convention fight" is over, I am go
ing to work to organize the Peoples
Party iii South Carolina. l cannot
consent longer to sit idly by and see
this great party suffer for want of an
active body of brave and faithful ex-
p%onents. 1t is the Peoples Party in
fact as well as in name, and it needs
but to have it's noble principles and
purposes set properly before the peo-
pie to sweep over all opposition to
victory.
While ali who know me at all,
know l have long been an open and
earnest Popu1ist, I deem it honest
and wise to declare now that | am
also going to become a working Pop
ulist. The first end to be achieved
is a free ballot and an honest count.
man who is, for the sake of any
party tactional or race triumph,
willing to commit or encourage 9TH
ers to commit, fraud or perjury, or
resort to any election tricks of any
kind, need expect leadership in tins
party in Ibis State-not at least
while I am ..bove ground.
Respectfully,
JOIN J. DARGAN.
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Ii Hung Chang Assaulted

LONDON, March 24.-The Central
Neus correspondent in Toxic says that
40 attempt was made to assassinate Ii
Hung Chang in a street of Simonoseki
this afternoon. Ii was returning from
the peace conference. 10 which he con-
ducts negotiations in behalf Of the
Chinese mission, aud q accompanied
By several Of his suite. When &c was
a short distance from his apartments. a
young japanese ran up &c him and
fred a pistol 10 his face. The young
man was seized aud disarmed at once
by the police. At the station house he
gave his nasae as koyama and his age
as t~wenty-oue. According to the short
report received in Toxic. las wound is
not dangerous.
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The Cotton Movement.

New ORLEANS, March 22-Tne
New Orleans Cotton Exchange state,
ment from September l to March %,
inclusive, is as follows: Port re-
ceipts 7,2l2,S73 bales, against 1906
l23 last year, 4,457,32S year before
last and 6,392,l29 for same time in
1892 overland to mills and Canada
SS2,564 bales, against 72l, 704 last
year, 751,199 Year before last and
1,0s4,0t1 for same time IN 1892:
interior stocks IN excess of Septem-
Der |, 277,215 bales, against 2G0,04I
last year, 250,9S5 year before last
and 3G0,2.5 Tor same tine in 1892
Southern mill takings 5I9,309 bales,
against $40. 500 last year, 5ol ,S74
year before last and 1915 for same
time in 1892; cotton brought into
sight during 2o3 days to date,
S,S9l,961 bales, against 6.83S,314
last year, 1881, $50 year before last
and s,292,237 for the same time in
1892; cotton brought into sight for
week, l43,l05 bales, against 50,953
for the seven days ended March %
last year, 50, $50 year before last and
S3,1S2 for the same time in 1892;
cotton brought into sight for the first
twenty two days of March, 424,306
bales. against 22I.I66 last wear
201,643 year before last and 335,2S2
for the same time IN 1892, Com
parsons in these reports are made up
to the corresponding date of last
year, year before last and in 1892,
and not to the close of the cores
pondirg week. Comparison by weeks
would take in POI days of the season
last year, 2Q3 Of the year before last
and 207 III 1892, against only 203
days OF this year.
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This Should Not Be-.

On Thursday Miss Mamie Ashford,
who is a sister-in-law to a brother Of
the State Treasurer, arrived in the city
from Fairfield, stopping over to spend
a day in the city with relatives. She
left her trunk in the baggage room at
the union depot. as she intended to
continue Der journey to St. Matthews
yesterday. No sooner had her trunk
been placed in the baggage room than
the liquor constabies bounced down
upon it. seized it. took it out, broke i,
open aod made a complete search
among all her clothing aud effects. OF
course nothing was found in the shape
Of liquor among the personal belong
iugs of the young lady. When she went
to the depot, in company with a male
relative, yesterday afternoon to take
the train to St. Matrhaws. she was al
most thrown into Mysteries 70 find wha,
had been done. Her male relative.
who is a most conservative man. SAID
''Such things as this are enough 10
make people go to war Here is a
copy OF what the liquor constable gave
the baggage agent, as obtained from
the young lady's relative:
COLUMBIA. March u, 1898.
This is to certify that | seized truuk
bearing Va. Mid check 2540 aud
opened it, and after examining it re-
turned it to c. T. Goodwin, union bag
gage agent. a. T. DAVIS.
State Constable.
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March 26;h.

William Smith, colcred, Of Laureo<,
who shot and killed Jeff Evans on
Friday has surrendered aud pet in a
plea OF self defense.
The Planters OIL Mill. Of Greenville,
Miss, was burned yesterday. Less
100000. insurance $4,000.
4 national bi-uetallic league has
been formed in Paris. with ex-Premier
Loubes as President. 81. Magniu,
the Governor Of the Bank of France
is one of the vice presidents There
are 5000 members in the league al
ready.
The Kings,rce dispenss7y has been
re-opened and R. r Stats appointed
dispenser, vice Mcdonald removed.
The Spanish Cabinet has accepted
the designations Of the ministers at
London, Washington and Paris.
Twelve japanese warships made 3
concerted attack on tae fort; at
MaAong, FiScacore ls!ards on ca;Gc-
day.
\ sensation has been developed IL
posta! circles, Savannah, Ca, by a
charge tba: the delivery clerks had
formed a conspiracy to seeare the re-
moval Of a negro clerk.
Ex-Coagressman Cultivate, of ONO,
has been appointed a member of the
board Of ordinance and Notifications
The place pays $1,000 a year.
The wound of Ii Hung Chang is
more serious than stated ia the frs:
dispatches, but is not necessarily fatal.
The ball lodged in his cheek aud has
not yet been found.
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US. Such a combination is inevita-
bic and irresistible.
Trenton, SC. B R. TnIMAN."
This letter appeared in the World
on Sunday last, along with similar
ones from men most prominently
identified with the new movement for
lS96-Pefer, Marion Butler, Con-
gresham Sibley, Weaver, Howard.
Thomas E Watson and Taubeneck.
The World also proceeds to analyze
the electoral vote of the country and
shows that the solid South and West,
with other aid, could only secure in
the electoral college 2l5 votes at the
outside, while it takes 224 to elect a
President.-Co1umbia State.
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March 25.

a party of hunters report that
they discovered a party Of Cubans
loading arms and ammunition on a
steam yatch at West Palm Beach,
Fla.
The conslabes seized a Car Of coal
in Columbia on Saturday night,
thinking it contained liquor buried in
the coal.
A severe gale swept over England
yesterday. A number of person
were killed and considerable property
damaged.
The Hotel St. James was burned
at Denver, Col, Saturday night.
Four colored fremen lost their lives.
Niblo's Garden, the oldest play
house in New York City, closed for
good on Saturday night.
The German Reichstag's refusal to
congratulate Bismarck has thrown
Germany into an uproar and that
body may be dissolved.
a passenger train wac held up and
robbed near Cripple Creek, Colorado,
on Saturday night by a gang of
robbers. They went through the
passengers pockets az we'll as the ex-
press car. The bandits were run
down by blood hounds on Sunday
and captured.
Reid Bros. packing house ct
Armourdale, Mo-, was burned yes
terday. The loss on buildings, ma
chinery and cured polk aggregates
more than a million dollars.
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~TeIegraphic Briefs:
March %.

City Tax Collector Tnonas D.
Gilbert and ex.Auditor R. Fl. Fierman,
Of Galveston, Texas. have been arrested
for stealing city funds.
The Nebraska Legislature has passed
a Law ~forbidd,og the sale Of cigarettes
to persons under 81 years of age.
The Hungarian Parliament has
adopted a law granting religious free
dom.
The State Dispensasy has ordered a
carload of standard whiskey from the
Live Oak Dissillery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Pickens and Georgetown counties
have elected delegates the Forty Con-
ference.
Adjutaut General Watts has an
nounced the order in which be Will
inspect the militia companies, begin
ming on April 18th
The contracts for the furnishings for
the Winthrop Industrial College have
been awarded.
A motion was made in the English
House of Commons yesterday providing
for the payment Of a salary to members.
The motion prevailed.
A bill has been introduced iu the
Maine Legislature making it a mis-
demeaoor, punishable with 6ne or i'm
~prisonment for a woman to wear a high
hat at a theatre.
The japanese are making an attack
on the Piscadore Islands. which lie
between the mainland aud Formosa, for
the purpose of cutting off that island
from China.
Peace has been restored in Peru and
a provisional government established.
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RightArm Paralyzed!
Saved from ST. Vitus Dance.

"Our daughter, Blanche, now if
teen years of age, had been terribly
afflicted with nervousness, and had
lost the entire use of her right arm.
We feared St. Vitus dance, and tried
the best physicians. with 40 benefit.
She has taken three bottles of Dr..
Niles Nervine and has gained 81
pounds. Her nervousness and symp-
toms Of st. Vitus dance are entirely
gone, she attends school regularly,
and has recovered complete use Of
her arm, her appetite is splendid"
MRS. r. R. BULLOCK, Brighton, n. Y.
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Estate of John E.. Law. Deceased.

r WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
OF Sumter County. on April 9Th, 1895
for q fnal discharge as Administrative OF
aforesaid Estate.
MRS. ANNA E. LAW,
Administrators.
Sumter. S. c.. March G.. 1895 At
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y large aock of DUCKS dashed against
the glass lens Of a searctls ht 90 the
steamer Nutmeg State, iu long I-l,od
Sound, Que night last week and more
than q score were killed By the COLI
sion.
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NOTICE.

WANT every man and woman in the United
States interested in the Opium ard Whisky
eases. Address L. Vi. TVoollev, Atlanta, Ga.
Box $50, ard one will be sent YOU free.