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The evening times., 1897-05-01

Among the nominations OF postmasters
which it is expected will he sent TO the
Senate on Monday will probably be that
of Judson w. Lyons, colored man, to be
postmaster at Augusta, Ga.
Lyons is d lawyer and has a good
practice Theonly objection that has been
made TO his appointment is ON the ground
of his color. There have been emphatic
protests, on this ground, however, and
citizens of Augusta, including many Re-
pubIcanS, have been urging the President
to appoint Lyons to some other place, on
the ground that the postmaster comes into
contact with more persons than other
Federal officers.
Several white women are employed in
the office under the civil service rules,
and il is argued that if i colored man is
appointed these clerks will all have to
res an, as they could not serve under a
colored chief.
The Georgia Senators and Representa-
tives have protested to the Postoffice De-
partment against the appointment, and
Postmaster General Gary gave them the
impression that the appointment would
not be made. He is understood 10 be op-
posed to it, but the President is understood
to have oyerruled the Postmaster General
and determined upon the appointment.
Lyons. who is the Republican National
Committeeman from Georgia, was one Of
Mr Bucks chief lieutenants in capturing
for Mckinley the delegation from that State
to the Republican National Convention, and
as the action OF Georgia influenced other
Southern States and made Mr., Mckinley 5
nomination practically certain, the Presi-
dent has felt that he is under obliGatiorc
TO appoint Lyons
The protests which have been made TO
the President against the appointment OF
LYONS will be made to the Senate against
his confirmation 1t is believed, however,
that he VIII be confirmed. The Demo
cratic Senators, it is thought, will allow
the confirmation to be made without much
opposition. on the ground that it is good
politics to have the Republican Admins
tration put negroes in office in the South
ern States, as it will tend to ALLEVIATE froni
the Republicans the support OF many men
who eft the Democratic party and voted
for Mckinley.
When the news Of Lyons probable APP
pointment reached Augusta it excited the
| citizens, and extraordinary efforts were be-
| gun to oppose confirmation OF the appoint
ment 10y tie Senate. Senators Bacon and
| Clay agreed to lead the opposition, and have
| Just returned to Washington, pfter a cen
| ference with leading business men at Au-
gusta They have already interested sew
eral Northern Senators, and no doubt is
| felt as to what the Southemers will do
Augusta is the most allstocratic city of
the South, and neither its local. State nor
Federal offices Of any responsibility have
ever been filled by colored men. The
chamber of commerce, hoard of trade and
| other organizations have made formal pro-
test against Lyons, and a mass meeting is
now being arranged for.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Election of Officers.

The Washington Sanitary Improvement
Company has elected the following Off
GERS: George NJ. Sternberg, president; s.
Walter Woodward, vice president; George
NJ. Kober, secretary; John Joy Edison, treas
urer. The directors are: David j. Brewer,
Charles c. Cole, John w. Foster, Charles
J. Bell, George Truesdell, Gardiner G. Hub
bard, Anthony Pollok, Walter Wyman,
HenryF Blount, Mrs. George Westinghouse,
Crosby S. Noyes, George H HarrieS, Will
liam ]. Boardman, William Woodward,
Augustus S. Worthington, Henry Y. Sat
terlee, George L. Andrews, Bernard T. Jan
ney, Mrs Clara G. Addison, William C.
Whittemore, 6. Lloyd Magruder, Joseph G..
Breckinridge, Marcus Baker Katherine Hos
mer, Charles E. Foster and Simon Wolf.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Marshall Hairs Pianked shad.

The regular Sunday planked shad dinner
win he given at Marshall Hall tomorrow,
and should the day he a pleasant one the
management viii make preparations for
one OF the largest crowds that have 50 far
this season journeyed TO the Han THESE
dinners are considered by many To 6c The
finest that are served in this section of
the country, and everyone who enjoys one
of these feas;s is anxious for the next Sun
day to come. The dinners are served in
the handsome dining g-rOoms at the Hall,
and ladies are especially invited 10 attend.
Besides the planked shad dinner there
are many other attractions offered, 10th
for the young and old, the principal nne
being the green lawns, which are noted
for their cool hreeZes and shade 1t
win he hard to find more ideal place to
spend Sunday out OF the city than at Mar
shall Hall The steamer Manchester will
leave at IL a. m and 2: 80 p m, and re-
turning viii leave the Hall at ITO and
g. 80 .. M The fare for the ROUND trip is
% cents, and the price Of the dinner is
placed at 75 cents.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
IGARNER & CO.'S NEii1iN' sAIE.
Seventh and III Streets
DRUNK FOR TWENTY YEARS.

A correspondent writes: Il was drunk
on and off for over twenty years, drunk
when / had money, sober when / mad
none Many dear friends l lost, and num-
beTs gave me good advice TO no purpose;
but, thank God, an angel hand came a5
last in the form Of my poor wife, who adj
ministeTed your marvellous remedy, ANTI
Jag 20 me without my knowledge or cons
sent. am now saved and completely tranS-
formed from worthless fellow 10 a Sobep
and respected citizen
Ii "Anti-Jag'' cannot be had at yC-s
druggist, it viii be mailed in plain wrapper
with full directions how TO give secretly,
on receipt of One Dollar, by the Renova
Chemical Co., 66 Broadway, New YORK, or
they will gladly mail full particulars free.
my1-tu, tn salty
The evening times., 1897-05-01
RnraI Arch Mnsnns,

Last evening st. Andrew 5 Chapter, Eure-
ka Chapter, and st. Peters Chapter OF
Royal Arch Masons conferred the degrees
of the Royal Arch upon a class Of thirty
ST Masonic Hall, West Washington Among
lhe prominent MasOns present were NJ. +
G II. F. Companion w. II. Johnson; NJ f.
q. King, Companion d. F. Seville; NJ E
Companions John y Adams grand master
J H Mcdowell, o. r. King, E. w Shields,
George w Philips, who, withothers, after
work, repaired to a banquet
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Foul PLAY Suspected.

Wimin gton, Del, May 1.-The dead
body of Robert Chase, aged twenty years,
was found floating face downward in
Naticoke River, near Seaford, Thursday
There are intimationa that Chase was
poisoned and his body thrown into the
river His life was heavily insured. No
arrests have heen made, but it is expected
that the attorney general will take some
important action in the case.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Digging Last Years Potatoes.

Sioux City, Iowa, May 1.-Reports 1. from
the central part of the State are that
farmers are now digging potatoes planted
last spring The winter opened so early
that no time was given to dig them last
fall and during the winter the snow lay
three or four feet deep on a level and from
fifteen to twenty in drifts The potatoes
were so thoroughly projected by their
winter blanket that they are in fairly good
condition this spring.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
SPINCKS FIGHTS AN OFFICER
For This Offense He Gets Six
Months i'm Jail.

For This Offense He Gets Six
Months i'm Jail.
Patrick Spincks, a middle-aged colored
man, engaged in a controversy with his
wife, Annie, at the Spincks residence, No.
725 Second street south west, yesterday,
when Officer John F. Bryarly appeared
on thescene and attempted TO place Spincks
under arrest.
Spincks resisted arrest with the fury
of a madman. striking the officer with
both fists, belaboring HIM with his pon-
derous feet and smashing around gener-
ally, to the serious detriment of the off
Ger, who found, after he had succeeded.
in slipping the handouts over the wrists
of his man, that he had sustained an ugly
and painful hruise on his right wrist.
The resistance of the prisoner was one
ofthemostdetermined in local police annals
and il was with many breaths of relief
that BryarIy finally landed his captive
behind the bars.
This morning SpincRs was sentenced
by Judge Kimball TO six months in JAIL
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Rev. DR.. Sampson Resigns.

Fredericksburg, Va, May AT meet
ing of the board Of trustees OF the As
semhly's Home and School, Rev. DR.. 7. 2.
Sampson rendered his resignati on as
president of fredericksburg College. The
board, after considering the matter, ac-
cepted the resignation, to take effect at
the close of the present session. The
board passed resolutions expressing its
appreciation of DR., Sampson and regretting
his resignation.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Cardinals Hat for Williams.

Boston, May lit is stated by close
friend of Archbishop John ]. Williams, of
this city, that during the latter's visit to
Rome this summer he will be honored with
an offer of a cardinals hat This action is
said to have been determined upon at the
consis tory held in Rome during the early
spring. and is also said to have received
the sanction of the Pope. The archbishop
refuses to be interviewed on the subject.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
A Politician Commits Suicide.

New Orleans, May IA c. Poulette,
member Of the Republican State central
committee for Acadia parish, and promi-
nent as business man of Rayne, La,
committed suicide yesterday. No rea-
son is known for the act After writing
on q piece of newspaper, II am tired of
Lying" he blew out his brains Poulette
was promInenti iiI politics and well-to-io
The evening times., 1897-05-01
uonduran Rebellion suppressed.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras, May lit is
officially stated the revolution in Hon
duras has teen nearly suppressed. Col.
Romero and several other officers have
been captured, and Gems Lopez and Ze-
laya have surrendered to the government
of Guatemala, asking a personal guar
antee of protect The rebels still
hold the seaport town OF Puerto Oortcs.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
WRECKED By A WATERSPOUT L.
Five Victims of IA Strange Disaster
in Tennessee.

Monticello, KY, May News comes
from White oak Creek, in Tennessee, by
courier. ofthe terrible work OF n waterspOut
in that locality. The home of a farmer
named Breeder was struck by an immense
sheet Of water and literally demolished
The farmer, his wife and a child Were in
stantly killed and two farm hands who
were sleeping in the second story Were so
badly mangled that they died during the
day
The neighbOring houses were not damaged
in the slightest and, though there was n
heavy rainfall, none of the farms near by
Breeders thought of such a disaster.
The Breeder house is said to have been an
old log farmhouse.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Salvation Army Services Disturhed.

Capt. Nicholas Conover, of the American
Salvation Army, was the complaining wit
ness this mornngin the police court gainst
Elmer Thorn and Bernard Shanahan, boys,
who interrupted the course Of an expert
ence meeting,' in Kings court northwest
8 boy or man who interrupts religious
meeting must pay for it, said Judge kim
ball You are fined SO or thirty days"
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Back to His Accustomed Quarters

Andrew Morse, about fifty years of age,
who spends most of his time in the Alex
andria Jail and Washington workhouse,
was found last night by Special Officer
Ruppel in a fruit car. Ruppel arrested
Morse, and this morning Judge Kimball
said he would provide the prisoner with
lodgings at the workhouse for the next
fifteen dayS
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Pacific Railroad Foreclosure Sale.

Albuquerque, n. Mex, May The fore
closure sale of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railway Company viii take place at Gallup,
this county, May 3, 1897. o. n. MaIrOn,
the special master, will of1iCiate as auc-
tioneer. The road will then pass to the
hands Of the Atchison, Topeka ana Santa
Fe, after which number Of changes will
be officially announced.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Leeds May succeed Aberdeen.

London, May 1.-The Daily News says
that it is rumored in Conservative quar-
ters that the Duke of Leeds will succeed
the Earl of Aberdeen as governor general
of Canada. The Duke of Leeds is treasurer
of the Queens household
The evening times., 1897-05-01
A Legislator Threatens Violence.

Topeka. Kans., May l Representative
w F. Brown, Popuiist, author of the maxi
mum freight rate bill just defeated, said
Yesterday that If Gov. Leedy called an ex-
ira session of the legislature and the Popu-
list members failed to pass ma kim um rate
bill some OF them would be dangling at the
end of a rODe.
The evening times., 1897-05-01

Boon to CHtarrh Sufferers
Eighty iH every hundred bear the taint
of this dread disease. Small at it's be
ginning, but may prove torture for life
if neglected George Lewis, of Shaniokin,
Pa, says: II am eighty years old, ] have
been q sufferer from catarrh for fifty
years-Dr. Agncw's Catarrhal Powder COM
pletely cured Inc. | look upon it as
miracle - 1t is delightful and safe to
use
The evening times., 1897-05-01
HIGH MARK AT ST. LOUIS.
No Great Damage 10 Property From
the Flood Expected.

st. Louis, May 1.-The river this morning
had risen to 30.7 feet, the highest point
reached since S92 Tie river front has
teen cleaned Of perishablc property and
the flood losses will be confined TO the
lumber districtin the north end suburbs.
A marked subsistence is reported fr1n
Keokuk, on the Mississippi, and jefferson
CITY, on the Missouri, and it is believed the
flood has done its worst There is still
danger, however, of cut-off 10y the Missouri
River that viii leave 10000 acres Of land
norUh OF the city anisland.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Mayer & Fetlt,
Reliable OutntterS.
SATURDAYS SHOPPING,

So far as Clothing is con ceraed,
need 20 no farther than here. A
stock unsurpassed for style and
mode ate price. All the credit
you need, as vel.
Ladies' Stylish Coat Suits,
blue and black, exceedingly
well-made costumes. 49,. S4.9S
Ladies Fine Fancy shirt
Waists, newest effects. .S2E5
Ladies Fine Mixed Cheyiot
Coat Suits, very becoming,
and beautifully finished. $3.50
Ladies Fine Figured Bril-
liantine Skirts; full width
only .....................S .S1.65
Mems $40 and S12 Mixed
and Plaid Cheviut Suits,
splendidly made and fin
lslcd .-...............--.-.$ S Is .9S
Mems Fine Fancy worStcd
Pants. Our price. S2.9S
Men S New Spring Hats....9Sc
Children's s All-wool Knee
Pants Special value. acc
Children S Serviceahle Suits,
well-Inade, nice looking. CSC
Fine Allwool Children's
Chcviot Suits, very stylish
and well made. S2,AS
BOYS Extremely Handsome
Fiuely V Finished and Good
looking Atwood Cheviot
Suits FOX. $3.50
Boys taps. --.---....-..-.......2 .21c
Men'svery handsome custom
made Dress Suits, fancy
worsted effects. great
NalNG -. -
MAYER & PETIT
AIS Alt Seventh St.
The evening times., 1897-05-01

BEEcHAM's PILLs-No equa. for Con
stspation.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
SAKS SAYS

SAKS SAYS
No other house does, ever did, or ever
will, sell such sterling qualities a. such
low prices as we quote.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
THE OPPOSITION To. LYONS
Augusta Citizens Object to a Col
Ored Postmaster.
HIS NOMINATION PROBABLE

Expected 10 Go in on Monday in
Spite of Strong Protests-The CAN
didate a Lawyer and Helped to Sc
cure the Georgia Delegates for
Mckinley.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
EXTRA.

Mems Balbriggan Underwear, all ex-
ira sizes. "A To 81, full fashioned seams,
Shirts and Drawers 20 match ......--3 acc
MEMS 26-inch Gloria Umbrellas -..- $50
Bows Percale Shirt Waists, only two
sizes 4 and years Formerly soc .26C
Bows Percale Waists, made withlaTge
square sailor collar and One-inch rUffles
around collar. cuffs and front..-..--- 500
Boys Cardinal aud Navy Blue Sweat
ers. striped with white and large sailor
collars. 6O0
Bows AII-siIk Windsor ScarfS light
blue, pink. cardinal white and navy
blue. polka spots. -.12 L &c
All these special values viii be found
in our mems department.. temporary an
mex Open until $50 tomorrow night. II
Morris tribune., 1897-11-24
FINANCE AND TRADE

The purchasing department of the
Northern Steamship company, which
has been at Duluth this season, will fol.
low the rest of the general offices to
Buffalo this winter
The Duluth Gas and Water company
has concluded to sell it's plant for the
price set by the city. The difference
between what the company wanted and
wha5 it will receive is nearly million
dollars.
Henry Sherry, one of the greatest
lumber operators and manufacturers
Wisconsin ever knew, man who had
interests in nearly every northern coun-
ty, has assigned with liabilities of about
a million.
The agreement on immigrant rates
recently made in New York represents
the most far reaching comb mbination ever
vet made between railroad and steam
ship companies. Rates will be materi-
ally advanced.
Morris tribune., 1897-11-24

The secret service bureau announcer
the discovery of a new counterfeit SO
silver certificate and counterfeit OF
notes of the First National Bank Of
Joplin, Mo.
At Cayuga, Ont, Mrs. Adele Sterna-
man was found guilty of numbering
her husband, and was sentenced to be
hanged in the courtyard of the Jail on
San. 20, 1898.
Ten men who participated in the
lynching of Arroyo, who attempted to
assassinate President Diaz, have been
sentenced to death All are officials OF
the police department.
Two children were murdered at Ocon.
omowoc, Wis, and their father, Ernest
Cornell, was found with his throat cut.
He is thought to have committed the
deed because of domestic trouble.
L. W. Fisher and Felix Wolff pleaded
guilty to robbing the International and
Great Northern train Oct. 12, and were
sentenced to so and 40 years, respec.
lively, in the Texas penitentiary.
Samuel J. Ritchey, arrested for rob-
bing freight car at Port Morris, N. j.,
has been identified as one of the gang
which robbed the Bradley bank OF
Eldon, Ia, of $4,000 last February.
Morris tribune., 1897-11-24
CRIMINAL NEWS.

The man for whose murder Frank
Novak is being tried in Iowa is reported
alive at Seattle.
Three members of the Superior town
board have been arrested, charged with
election frauds.
Mrs. Margaret Keegan of Chicago
was robbed of $4,000 in cash which she
had secreted in her house.
The New York penitentiaries are self
supporting under the new system by
which convicts make supplies for other
state institutions.
Ml.er, the ex-school teacher and es-
capped n bAska convict, who lived un-
der j ,olse near Mankato fol
INA & al, -. lts been sentenced to
hv4 ,+,l. AZ - water Tor grand lar
Morris tribune., 1897-11-24
APPEAL TO RUSSIA
China Wants the Kaiser to Get
Out of the Shang Tung
Peninsula.
Negotiations Under Way Which
Will Probably End in a
Protest.
On the Other Hand Germany
Wants More Land Than She
Now Occupies.

NEW YORK, Nov. "a. According to a
Washington dispatch to The Herald,
China has appealed to Russia to oust
Germany from her territory as result
of occupation by German force Of
part of the Shan Tung peninsula.
'As the Russian legation in Pekin is
in charge of the secretary, Count Cas-
SIM, the minister having been trans
ferred to Washington as the diplo-
matte representative of Russia, the ne
gotiations on the subject are being
conducted in St. Petersburg. 1t is hoped
by the Chinese that the influence ex-
erted by Russia, which prevented the
rehabilitation of the Turkish navy, will
be exercised upon Germany with equal
success in the matter of her withdrawal
from Chinese territory.
Only Awaited Pretext.
A diplomat, thoroughly conversant
with Eastern affairs, made this state
ment in regard to the landing of the
German forces:
the Chinese government had already
taken measures for the amends of the
German missionaries, and in fact in
structions of this character had been
obeyed to such an extent that several
of the culprits had been placed under
arrest It was also intended to require
the people of the district in which the
murder occurred to pay suitable in
demnity. These facts had been laid be-
fore the German minister in Pekin,
and his failure to accept the apology
and await the result of the efforts of
the Chinese government show that
Germany was simply awaiting pre-
text to occuy portion of the territory
belonging to the Celestial kingdom.
Representations Will Likely BE Made.
Germany has always been anxious
to obtain territory in the far East. Her
citizens, who have established them
selves in China, have been especially
clamorous that the black, white and
red flag should wave over section of
that country and their government, see-
ing the opportunity growing out of the
murder of the two missionaries,
promptly seized it. The attitude Of
the other European governments is of
interest. None of the latter desires to
gee Germany obtain slice of Eastern
territory, though it is said she landed
her force after having informed them
of her purpose. believe China's rep
resentation to Russia will result in rep
resentations being made by the latter
government to the Berlin officials. 1t
will be only IN case of pressure, be.
lieve, that Germany will withdraw her
troops from the Shan Tung promon-
tory"
Morris tribune., 1897-11-24
MAY ABOLISH FOOTBALL.

Chicago University Likely to Curtail Its
Curriculum to That Extent. =
CHICAGO, Nov. 34-Trustees of the
Northwestern University are consider
ing the advisability of banishing foot
ball from that institution.
James H. Raymond has introduced a
resolution before the executive commit
tee of the board effectually barring the
game. 1t will come up for considera-
ton at the next meeting, the first Tues
day in December.
What action the trustees will take is
hard to predict. An effort was made
to get an opinion from President Rog-
ers, but he refused to discuss the Ray
mond resolution.
Morris tribune., 1897-11-24
A CHINESE KICK
Movement Started by Celestials
in This Country for
Citizenship.
Appeal to Be Made to Congress
for Repeal of the Geary
Law.
Equal Rights League of Native
and Americanized Chinese
Proposed.

CHICAGO, Nov. 24.-Americanized
and native born Chinese will appeal to
congress for the right of suffrage and
ask that body to repeal the Geary anti
Chinese law passed in 1882. A public
mass meeting will be held at Central
Music Hall next Saturday and promi-
nent Chinese from all over the United
States will address the meeting. They
will declare that wrongs have been in
f1icted upon them since they have been
refused the rights Of citizenship and
will ask the aid of the people of the
United States to help them in their
cause.
This, it is said, will be the first time
that the Chinese shall have openly de-
clared themselves. They have organ
lied the Chinese equal rights league OF
America, with offices in this city.
Wong Chin Foo is president of the or
ganization.
In an interview he said: 1--WE want
Illinois, the place that Lincoln, Grant
and Logan called their home, to do for
the Chinese what the North did for the
negroes Why should we not have a
voice in municipal and national affairs
like other foreigners?
"There are 50,0 Chinese in this
country who are deslrous of becoming
citizens.
SIN 1882 an outrageous law was
passed by congress. By that law the
rights and liberties of nearly $50, 900
lawful and industrious citizens were
swept away. We will now ask con-
gress to restore to us the sovereign
rights we once enjoyed, which are now
held by other races who come here.
Those who wish to become voters have
been living in this country from Toto 40
wears. Their financial and social inter
ests are all here and they have learned
to love America better than they did
the old country. They have acquired
American ideas and habits, which have
rendered their residence in China
almost impossible. The situation has
now come to stage where we must
ask for our rights.
Following the meeting at Central
Music Hall, meetings will be held all
over the United States. The Chinese
Equal Rights League of America is in
corporated Among those who will
address the meeting next Saturday are
Wong Chin Foo, Wong Ock of Massa-
chusetts, Sam Ping Lee of New York,
and Chin 10y of San Francisco.