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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-14
Entire Stock of Goods

contained in the stores Nos co., COL and COS
High street, Portsmouth. Va .,
Also THE STOCK OF GOODS ,con-s
ner or County and Cook streets, Norfolk
Sealed bids will be received by the said
trustee for the said stocks of goods, to
be opened FRIDAY, JAN. II, 1886. at my
@ny ce or IN Ha has city and the right to reject
Bids can be made for both stocks, or
for either IsElfT71 4 7N
An inventory said stocks of goods,
showing the cost prices Thereof can be
sceil at the office of said trustee.
:, Il, Inc stocks consist of Dry Goods, Boots
Notions and other merchandise. =.
.a ALEX +. WARNER, IS
1all-tdS Trustee
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-14
w. C. NASH'S,
22o High street.
TRUSTEES NOTICE.

BY virtue OF the terms Of deed of
t trust, dated the, 9th day OF December,
1873, from S. Goodman and wife to me aH
for snle tho .-7.alls-' :. - - -
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25
ALL ABOUT ABYSSINIa.
THE QUEEN OF SHEBA'S ANCIENT
REALM,
The Abyssinians as a Race Are Great
Fighters of UndOubted Courage, Strong
in Their Religion and Have Peculiar
Domestic Customs

The empire of Abyssinia fell,into the
hands OF Italy through the death of
Menelik l., King of Shoa, and TIE Italians
find themselves, after many years of war
fare, costing the lives of thousands of
men and millions of dollars, in only par
tial possession of a land once thought to
be the scene of the ceaseless warfare be-
tween the lion and the unicorn, a land
where rivers refused to flow unless over
precious stones; whose mountains were
of solid gold-the home of the Queen of
Sheba, who gathered from it's riches the
treasure which amazed King Solomon.
and finally the land which, under the
name of Ethiopia, has had history as
marvellous as that of Egypt, for whose
throne, in fact, il actually furnished
many monarchs.
That is the Abyssinia of tradition. In
reality it is nothing to boast of. italy
has conquered nothing hut few thosand
miles of extra territory, peepled by in
habltants who eat their meat raw, who
practice cruel tortures, who cut a mans
handsoff for debt, and who, strangely
enough, professlto be the oldest chris
tians in the world.
The typical Abyssinian is tough Gus
toner. BE would cast his father into
prison for small debt, chain his moth
in-law to post for some infraction of
domestic discipline, and then calmly go
to church to worship with clear con
science.
The Abyssinian is strangely mixed
individual. There is about as much of
the original stock in him as there was in
the Irishman's knife which had had
new back four times and new blades
twice as often. Historians tell us that
he was originally Caucasian, but he
has welcomed Egyptian, Jew, Arab,
Greek and Portuguese into his civiliza-
ton without restraint, and as he stands
today he is literally all things to all
men. There are probably half million
of him scattered over 10000 miles of
territ Try, and he has ached to get a
chance at the Italians, who profess 10 de-
spise him, but who in half hundred
battles and skir nishes have had their
hands full.
The Abyssinian has been fighting
against European supremacy for years,
Old King Theodore and then King John,
in the good old days, used to make pris-
oners of all embassies sent out to them
by foreign governments, and then would
night the relief parties sent out for their
rescue. These exchanges of courlesies
continued for a quarter of a century.
but the willy foreigner finally suppressed
John.
There are some 100000 fighting men in
the kingdom $4,000 of whom have be-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25
FIGHT AGAINST SILVER,
ADMINISTRATION SENDING OUT
SINGLE STANDARD APOSTLES.
Secretary Smiths Hard Wo1k. He Has
Been Delegated To Turn Georgia's Sem
tfment oyer.

Washington special.
Every day brings additional news en-
cOuragingtoI all the free coinage demo
Gratis. Counties all over the country ar
acting and adopting free coinage reso.u-
tons. The District of Columbia, sup
posed to be hot-bed of gold sentiment,
has just had primary election for dele
gates to the national democratic conven-
ton at Chicago, and has elected four dem
ocrats who are outspoken advocates of
the free, unlimited and independent
coinage of silver. 1t was a hard fight,
but the free coinage men, under the lead
ership of Andre j. Lipscomb, former
Georgian, wen.
Though this means but two votes in
the national convention. it will undoubt-
eddy have great effect throughout the
country. With the administration sol
idly arrayed for the gold standard every
one naturally supposed that the city of
Washington and the District of Colum-
bia would elect gold delegation to the
Chicago convention. Mr. Lipscomb,
however, told me several weeks ago that
believed the people of this country were
overwhelmingly for the free coinage of
silver. He asserted that the demOc rats
of Washington would vote that way if :
full and free expression could be got
from him. He went vigorously to work
to bring out, a full vote and the result
has justified his prediction.
The administration people view 1t in
alarm. They look upon it as an omen
of what the entire country may DO, and
are therefore making preparations for a
renewed effort to stem the free coinage
tide which is sweeping over every thing.
Secretary Hoke Smith, having taken
alarm, has announced that he will 60 to
Georgia within the next ten days to
make a number of speeches against the
free coinage of silver. The president, in
parceling out the states among his
cabinet officers and followers naturally
gave Georgia to Secretar, Smith,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25

an extra turn is given the manacle. anC
it sinks further into the flesh, until
| finally, If the case is not compromised
the debtor losses his hand. stGiven un.
der my hand and seal'' is not meaning
less legal expression as interpreted OF
/ Abyssinian notes. This form of lmpris
onment for deb has been in vogue foI
centuries.
With the prospect of going to his grave
a cripple constatly before him the Abys
sinian begins at an early age to innre
! himself to pain. He scorns suffering
ard mercy is an unknown virtue in his
moral makeup.
To test their insenSibility to pain, a
group of Abyssinian warriors will seat
themselves in a circle, bare their arms.
and invite their girl friends to place
lighted tender on the exposed skin.
Then, while the flesh sizzles, they will
smile and keep up an animated CONVEX
s Ition, obvious to the pain.
Cruelty, in fact, seems inherent in the
warrior of Abyssinia. He loves to eat
raw meat, and so anxious is he at times
to obtain q morsel of his favorite food
that he does not scruple to practice vivi-
section on his live stock, and the cattle
frequently go for days suffering from
horrible wounds inflicted by their fero-
cious owners, who do not scruple to cut
launches of steak and then turn the
poor creatures out to live or die.
The strange feature of this strange
people, however, is their religion. They
lay claim TO Christianity, dating their
conversion back to primitive times, and
that they do observe the forms and RE
tual of that faith there is no doubt. Re
fgious feast and fasts are incredibly
numerous, and are observed with pune
tillious regard. 1t is said that Che fast
days in a single year number over POI.
The Abyssinian is also a regular pro-
selyting Methodist in the way he builds
churches. There are some very fine
specimens of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
kingdom, but their number, as a general
thing, exceeds their claim to beauty.
They are usually built in concentric
circles, with an outer space for the laity,
one for the priests, md, finally, one
which is termed the "Holy of Holies,'
containing the Ark, protected by silken
canopies. This is taken whenever the
warriors go forth to battle, conclusive
evidence of the ancient influence of jew
ish customs on the country.
The mountains of Abyssinia are not of
gold, but they possess the priceless ad-
vantage of being natural strongholds
which cannot be stormed, but they are
quite likely to run red precious blood to
the sea before the waning of many
mouths.
The barbaric splendor of the Queen of
Shebas court is gone, but the traditions
still remain, aud AbyssiAia will fight to
the bitter end before the line of kinely
succession is abandoned for the hated
protectora te and sovereignty of Italy,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25

For seven years or more Mrs. w. D.
Louder, of Quincy, Ky, was subject to
severe attacks of cramp collie. Mr.. r. S.
Mors4, a druggist of that place, recon-
mended Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrh@a Remedy, which has effect
ed permanent cure, saving her much
suffering besides the trouble. and ex~
pense of sending for doctor, which
was often necessary. For sale by FAR
rar & Farrar, druggists, Dawson, and
DR.. 81. A. Wall, druggist, Bronwood.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25
come nossassed of rifles.

1
The Abyssinian fights mostly with a
sword which has blade of good steel
two feet long and razor-llke hook al
most as long. With this he can reach
over an enemy's shield and pound hole
in him before he knows what has hurt
him. He is also fully armed with spears,
javelins and other weapons, and when a
cloud of warriors, thousands strong, and
thus armed, suddenly appear in front of
detached column of European infantry
humiliation generally follows. The prac-
rice of scalping, strangely enough, is
part of the Abyssinian warfare, and the
CHASTITY trophies thus gathered constitute
an Abyssinian's best claim to recogni-
tion as warrior.
But peace has its victories for this
strange people as well as war. Thus,
for killing an elephant single handed he
is permitted to wear silver chain, for a
lion a similar ornament, etc. When he
has killed one foe his head is shaved,
, with the exception of single plat; for
two enemies he is allowed two plaits,
and so on until five advers aries have fall
en- before his prowess, and then be devel
ops into al barbaric Paderewski in the
matter of hair, being allowed to let it
grow at will.
AbyssiniaIhas been governed for a cent
ury past by kings who exercise only a
limited authority. The warrior popua-
ton is too independent to submit to tyr
amy, as more than one monarch has
found to his sorrow. Each district sub
mits to the quasi authority of chief,
and this has led to queer administra-
ton of law. The Mosaic interpretations
are carried out in detail, and San eye for
an eye and a. tooth for a TOOTH is the
basic principle underlying the Abyssinian
code.
Thus, if murder is committed the
culprlt, if caught, is turned over to the
relatives of the dead man, and they are
allowed to put him to death in the same
manner which he employed to remove
his enemy. So partial to this form of
punishment are the natives that recent
ly returned traveller tells of a case where
boy, playing with his companions, ac-
cidently fell from tree on one of them,
killing him instantly. The occurrence
was brought to tho notice of the district
chief, whose council, after deliberatiop,
decided that the dead boys relatives
might take the offender, lstand him under
the tree, and then, if they could pnt him
to death by falling on hlmfrom the same
branch
The whole criminal code is merciless
in its infliction of penalties. Thieves are |
publicly whipped, and to heighten the
moral effect of the chastisement on the
community the prisoner is made to cry |
out with each lash, take heed and profit |
by my unfortunate position"
Other Offenses are punished by the loss |
of hand or foot and by various mutla-
tions. The AbYssinian, however, sets
high estimate on honesty, and the I'M
lucky debtor who can not meet his obi
cations has short shift when he gets into |
court of bankruptcy. tHeis thrown into !
prison, chained to the wall, and pecn-
liar manacle is fastened to the wrist. !
Day by day be is visited by his creditors !
and prison officials, and if the prospects |
of an ultimate settlement are not bright |
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25
HERE TO HANG NOT TO TALK.
Cherokee Bill Died with Smile on His
Face.

4
Face.
Fort SMITH, ARK, March i7-At2aS
p. m. today Crawford Goldsby, alias
Cherokee Bill, was hanged. He was de-
clared dead in ten minutes.
On the gallows, in reply to the ques
ton if he had any thing to say, he
answered.
"No, came here to die, not to talk"
Turning, he kissed his mother goodby
and with smile on his face walked to.
his place on the trap. Father Plus said
a prayer while the doomed man was be.
ing pinioned. Bill was smiling when
the cap was drawn over his head. The
moose was adjusted and at 2:13 Turnkey
Oeff sprang the lever and threw the
trap.
Bill got his wonderful nerve from bis
mother. She stood by him on the gal
lows without finching or shedding
tear. She took the body to Fit. Gibson
at 3 O'clock.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25

J. w. Pierce, Republic, Ia, says: 81
have used One Minute Cough Cure in my
family and for myself with results so en-
tirely satisfactory that / can hardly find
words to ex ress myself as to it's merit.
will never fail to recomme end it to 9TH
ers on every occasion that presents it,
self. SALE-DAvIs DRUG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25

Owens & Gurr's carriage smith has 20
years experience. Garry them you
work.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25

Try Louise cigar. At F. NJ. McNul tvs
Best on earth.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-03-25

Each department yies with
the other in the presentation
of styles that are attractive,
desirable and price-pleasing.
The record-union., 1896-07-22
MAJOR-GENERAL JAMES.
He Was Appointed by the Governor
to Succeed General Dimond.

Governor Budd has filed the vacancy
caused by the death of Major General
Dimond by the appointment of Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Nathaniel j. James as Ma
jor-General of the National Guard of
California
General James has been an aide-de-
camp on the staff of the Governor.
and recently has been on special duty
with the battalion of Naval Reserves.
He is also President of the Board of Di-
rectors Of the Home OF Adult Blind.
The appointment was not unexpected
in military circles as the new Major
General is a warm friend of. Governor
Budd and well fitted to occupy the posi-
ton, for which he was mentioned soon
after General Dimond's death He has
also been one of the advisers of the
Governor in the recent reorganization
of the National Guard
He is graduate of the Naval Acad-
emy at Annapolis, and has served in
both the army and navy, but retired
from active service some years ago. He
took great interest in the organization
of the Naval Reserve, and infused into
it a spirit of energy and enthusiasm,
and was made Inspector of the organi-
ZGtiOn.
The record-union., 1896-07-22

W hom the Supervisors Of the county re-
Gently decided to begin an action, ap-
peared before the committee and stated
that he had closed down his mine ana
would not again operate 1t until the
association was satisfied that no 1ur-
tker injury would result from his opera
ton.
Manager W. T. Phipps submitted MS
monthly report, showing the exam1na-
tions made by the watchmen and the
condition of the mines looked after by
the association.
George Ohleyer of Yuba City sent
letter with reference to the stand the
association should take on the recent
appropriations made by Congress for
the erection of restraining barriers In
the Sacramento and Feather Rivers.
The attorney of the association, r.
T. Devlin, reported as to the condition
OF the cases, County of Yuba VS.. All
Sing, County of Yuba VS.. Cleveland and
Sierra Mining Company, County of Sac
ramento VS.. Seth Loveless, United
States VS.. North Bloomfield, and some
criminal proceedings commenced under
the law of Congress pending in the Fed
eral Courts, which the association is
prosecuting.
After a general discussion on various
matters the committee adjourned to the
third Tuesday in August.
The record-union., 1896-07-22
rlinOr Police Court Cases.

Annie Smith was convicted of vag-
rancy yesterday morning in the Police
Court and was sentenced to seventy
days in the County Jail.
John Sweeny was also convicted of
vagrancy and sentenced to six months
in jail, but as he was a cripple the COM
mitment was withheld. and he was Civ
Ell an hour in which to leave town
The case Of NJ. Greene Curtis. charged
with violating the sanitary ordinance,
was continued till the 24th.
The two cases of NJ. Graf, charged
with a similar offense, were dismissed.
The case of b. II. CoveIl, Jr, charged
with e1nbezzlement, was continued till
the 23d
The record-union., 1896-07-22
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The DaintOn Sewer Contract Dis
Cussed, But Nothing Done.

The City Board of Trustees held an
adjourned meeting last night, Trustees
Bentley, Wachhorst and Mckay being
absent
Pennish said he would like to have the
matter of the Dainton contract for the
Fifteenth-street sewer settled. He be-
lieved that the contract was let, but De-
vine had succeeded in having his vote
recorded "aye" in order ITO move recon-
sideration
T. A. w. Shock said that the COM
pany represented by him wished the
matter settled, as it did not wish to put
down its track and it's portion of the
street and then have to do it over again.
Dainton said he had discussed the
matter with James Touhey, who was
putting down bitumen pavement ON the
street, and they had arrived at an un-
derstanding, and Mr.. Touhey would not
stand in his way. He could proceed
with the work right away
Leonard said that fear had been ex-
pressed that the street would settle
where the dirt had been taken up and
put in again.
Pennish and Kent also expressed the
same fear
The matter was laid over till Monday
night
"A Mr.. Weaver said he wished to pass
an examination as plumber, but there
was no Plumbing Board, and those COM
posing the old board refused to act
Leonard said he had found an ordi-
nance that bore on the subject, and the
Clerk read it,
Corporation Counsel Johnson said he
thought the State law vested the power
of examination in the Board of Health
alone, and the ordinance was not now
valid.
The matter was referred to him, to
report on it next Monday night
On motion of Tozer. each police off,
Ger was presented with a copy of the or
dinances.
The board then adjourned.
The record-union., 1896-07-22
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
Attorney General Fitzgerald Says They
Must be Published.
Information for Voters Regarding the
Proposed Changes in the
Constitution.

Governor Budd has requested the
opinion of AttOrney-G General Fitzgerald
as to the necessity of advertising all
porposed constitutional amendments in
the newspapers, and has received his
opinion, which is as follows:
Hon. James H. Budd, Governor of the
State of California, Sacramento, CAL
Dear Sir: am in receipt of your favor of
the 9th inst, in which you request my
opinion and advice concerning the pro-
posed amendments to our Constitution.
have carefully examined the Consti-
tuition and laws relative to such publi-
cation, and l am of the opinion that it
is your duty to publish the proposed
amendments in the manner provided by
the Act entitled AN Act to provide for
the submission of proposed amendments
TO the Constitution of the State of Cali
fornia to the qualified electors" ap-
proved March Z, 1888 (Statutes 1883,
53)
Section of Article XVIII. of the Con-
stltution provides, among other things,
that 1t shall be the duty of the Legisla-
ture to submit proposed amendments
to the people in such manner and by
such publication as may be deemed ex-
pedient''
Section / of the Act Of 1883, above re-
ferred to, provides that:
Whenever the Legislature shall pro-
pose any amendment or amendments to
the Constitution of this State, which
amendment or amendments shall have
been passed in the manner and form re-
quired by Section 1 of Article XVIII. Of
the Constitution, and no other mode is
provided for by law for the submission
OF SUCH amendment or amendments to
the people for their approval, it shall be
the duty Of the Governor to advertise
SUch proposed amendment or amend
ments In at least four newspapers of
general circulation in this State for
three months next preceding the next
general election One of said newspa-
pers must be published at the city Of
Sacramento, and two at the city of San
Francisco, and in issuing his procla-
nation for an election at which amend
ment or amendments to the Constitu-
tion are to be voted upon, he shall in
clude such amendment or amendments
therein, and he shall designate them by
numbers in the order in which they have
been proposed"
III AcoI lHc PROVIDED an
other mode, by so amending Section
lI9o of the Political Code as to require
proposed constitutional amendments to
be included ''in the publication pro-
vided for in Section 1894 of said code
Statutes 1891, 169) But in 1893 Sdc-
tion 1874 of the Political Code was so
amended as to do away with the pub
hcat1on that was formerly provided for
IN that section. (Statutes 1893, 104)
Therefore the mode contemplated by
the amendment of Section 1895 of the
Political Code was by the subsequent
amendment of Section 1874 of that code
completely done away with, and the
only mode now provided by law for the
submission of the proposed amendments
to the people for their approval is that
contained in the section of the Act Of
1888, above quoted. Respectfully.
w. f. FITZGERALD.
AffOrnaU 4,
The record-union., 1896-07-22
CY. MULKEYS MONITOR.
It is Not Now Tearing Down the
COSumneS HiiISideS.

President j. NJ. Morrison presided at
Che opening of yesterdays meeting of
the Executive Committee of the Anti
Debris Association. but relinquished the
chair to Vice President j. c. White of
yuba. as he had other public business to
attend TO.
Cy Mulkey, owner of a hydraulic
mine on the Costumes River, against
The record-union., 1896-07-22
Coffman DISCHARGED.

Louis ]. Coffman was examined yes
terday in Judge Catlin's court on the
charge of seduction brought by Sarah
+. Oughton, and discharged
The testimony was such that the court
did not see how the plaintiffs trouble
could be successfully saddled upon
Ccffman
The record-union., 1896-07-22
Speaking OF Pianos!

Here's choice. We have the Jacob
Doll. Kranich & Bach. Behr Bros.
Sterling. Conover, Mathushek and the
unrivaled Steck, al on sale at our new
warerooms. 116 J street Neale. Eilers
Co Cooper Music Coz.
The record-union., 1896-07-22
One Cent.

NO one need be without music Call
and see our stock of over ten thousand
copies that we are Offering at one cent
copy; ten copies for 10 cents: 100
copies for 81. Hammers Music Store
SIS ] street
The record-union., 1896-07-22
Bargains for Bakers.

The remaining stock and fixtures OF
the Washington Bakery of 1121 Third
street will be sold at auction on the
premises by Bell & Co. at 10 O'Clock
this morning; also, the book accounts OF
the business
The record-union., 1896-07-22
New State Grammar.

The State Board of Education has
fixed the price of the rev State gram
mar at forty seven cents at the State
Printing Office and eight cents addi-
tional for postageJto other points
The record-union., 1896-07-22
One Dollar

VIII buy one bottle Sutter Bourbon,
the finest family whisky, or four bot
ties Idan-ha mineral water at B. K
Bloch & Co, Fifth and j.
The record-union., 1896-07-22

Electric light fixtures and electrical
supplies. Tom Scott, the plumber,
BOB J.
The record-union., 1896-07-22
Readers Panamhar

This will be the last opportunity to
get lots at auction prices in South Sac
ramento. Apply Edwin K Alsip & Co..
1915 Fourth street
The record-union., 1896-07-22
Datrvmen MIX Cans.

Seamless necks, extra heavy and very
strong. See this can and get our price
before purchasing. American Cash
Store, Eighth and X
The record-union., 1896-07-22
Inventory Filed.

J. c. Tubbs, w. c. Hart and George
Suydam, appraisers of the estate of
James Perry, deceased, have filed their
report. showing the estate to be valued
at $500
The record-union., 1896-07-22

Wash vests for summer wear. We
have very strong line that will be sold
at 81, 81 80, 50, 50 So So William M.
Petrie, 622 ] street.
The record-union., 1896-07-22

Must be sold-Fine Square Grand
Chickering Piano, only S165 Left with
me for sale. a. j. Pommer Ninth and
] streets.