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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
GAHIEEN ABOLITION
CAUSE OF DBSBRTION
Post Exchanges Were Bene-
fetal, Say Army Officers.
ADVISE ESTABLISHMENT
Record of Desertions Recently Said to
Be Unprecedented-Six in One Regi-
ment at Fort Smelling in a Few
Weeks.

Evidence continues TO accumulate at
the War Department that the abolition
Of the cauteeu has been responsible for
assertions Information has Just been
received from ST. Paul that during the
past seven weeks six members OF the
Twenty-hrst Regiment CT Infantry, sta
toned at Fort Smelling. have deserted.
This record. many men say. was never
before equaled at any post in the
United States Out Of this number only
enc has been returned to the fort.
a Company 3 officer. OF that regi-
nent, VINO has been IN the service TWEEN
t. years. says assertions would be re
duced to minimum If q canteen could
be maintained at the pest. Commenting
upon Che subject, this officer says:
1t would keep the boys away from
town, and when they got ali they want
ed to drink at the post they would 90
to bed The guards at the fort would
care for those who become fntoz fcated.
and the army uniforms would not be
disgraced by drunken soldiers lying in
cutters along the city streets
When asked what effort Is made to
capture the deserters the officer re-
piled:
soldiers who desert are poor soldiers
and are not wanted in the army. Little
effort is made to capture them"
Information has also been received
from Helena, Mont, that two soldiers
were captured at the Northern Pacific
station who had just deserted from
Fort Harrison. the pest near Helena.
They had exchanged their uniforms for
civilian clothes and were preparing to
get away. Not long ago & report was
received from Helena that q number OF
soldiers had become intoxicated in the
city and sought 10 take possession Of a
street car on their way back TO the
post.
Army officers insist that all Of these
disgraeefel scenes were unknown when
the canteen or pest exchange was in
operation
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
SOAKED MAN WITH Oil
THEN SET HIM ASLAZE
Terrible Revenge Of Man Who Quar-
relied With Companion.

NEW lK. Sept Francesca De
Santise, a Iaborer from the Sterling
mines, IN RockIand county. y Y. is
at St Joseph's Hospital. Paterson. bad
y burned De Santise says he quarreled
with another Iaborer while at work in
the shaft over the possession OF a shovel
The other man. he claims. caught NJ
q gasolene can filed with oil and threw
its contents over the head and shoulders
OF De Santise.
Comrades separated the men. and De
Santise turned his back to go 10 work,
when his assailant took his lamp from
his hat. held il o the ofI-soaked shirt
Of De Santise ard made for cover De
Santise, enveloFed IN flames. cried for
help and his companions did all they
could for him. his antagonist was sent
TO jail in Goshen. De Santise probably
will die.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
STATION AGENT MUST
VACATE QUEER HOME
Raised Large Family Beneath Tracks Of
Railroad.

NEW BRUNSWICK, y. J.. Sept. l.
For thirty-four years Matthew Eier. The
station agent at the Upper Jamesburg
station Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
has lived in q cellar under the railroad
station Now he must move by order
Of the company, so that the platform
Of TIE station forming the roof Of his
household can be lowered two feet. IN
order that the big ffty-ton steel coal
cars viii not rip up the platform. as
sometimes happens
The EIar home is all above ground.
yet il lies n a niche IN the angle made
By the meeting Of Two tracks and the
necessary elevation Of the tracks 10
bridge them over a public road This
gives heigh- Of eight feet from the
ground TO the top Of the platform ana
makes the rooms below high enough for
living purposes
1t was into this home that EIer
brought his bride q third VI a century
Ego, and it was here THAT he raised
sturdy family Of six boys and girls.
in this abode he has lived a happy life
and has slept the sleep OF the Just.
while engines shrieked and trains
roared and made miniature earthquakes
above his head
Wrecks have occurred on both sides
Of his dwelling Two or three times the
dwelling and station have caught fire
from engine sparks. But the house still
stood, tho children grew Up, married
and left. and the mother died there.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
MESSENGER BOY
STRIKERS F0ILE0
Girls Garry Messages in Their Stockings
and Use Hatpins

CHICAGO, Sept. ives up against
it for fair" said the leader of the
striking messenger boys. Desc COILS
fust carried de messages in dere waist
and de kids laid for dem and took de
messages away.
Soon de kids found dere was no mes
sages in dere waists. Where do you
t'iTll dey carry dem? In dere stockings.
We's got soil picket who found it out.
Now de kids has hard time fshin'
messages out Of st0ckin's- Tree Of dem
got kicked in lie eye today. to say not
tin Of dis hat pin stickin ~
John NavanzAv. fifteen years old. was
in court Cfe-sed with attacking Julia
Benham. messenger girl. aged sixteen.
Julia had several Western Union mes
sages in her stockings. Johnnie, single
handed. seized her hosiery and Julia
seized her hatpin. kicked Johnnie in
the neck. and almost tEansfxed him TO
the sidewalk with the pin. He yelled
like an Indian. and ran into the arms
of q policeman.
Julia testified that she heard a boy
cry ley! there she goes, She's got it
III her stockini"
Then Johnny began an assault on her
neither limbs. Johnny was warned By
Judge Tuthill and discharged
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees.
of Government Bureaus.
SETTLING THE UTAH FOREST RESERVE WAR
Henry Gannett of the Geological Survey Endeavoring
to Make Peace Between the People and Sheep Raises,
Ex-senator Bruce Editing a Negro Newspaper.
TING THE UTAH FOREST RESERVE WAR

located. and at times sheltered many
hundreds OF settlers. The fort was built
IN the shape OF star and covered the
top of a fine ridge. The earthwork is
plainly visible now, and the locality is
q famous place for picnics. The same
neighbOThOod has in late years been
made famous by the recurrence OF sub
terranean sounds. RUmbInE, thunder
like sounds have been heard AT different
times, and 1t is claimed that the firing
On Fort Sumter. go miles away, was
plainly heard there. No satisfactory eE-
PLANTATION of the phenomenon has been
made The Star Fort was the strong
hold Of the Cambridge settlement and
the terminal point OF the romantic jour
ney OF Cateeche. the Indian maiden
Nj Rice visited Secession Hill Gov
cred by fine oaks, where the first Sc
cessiOu resolutions We're passed at one
Of the largest gatherings had during
the secession excitement In later years
the "Tedshirts" made on Big Tuesday
their memorable stand for white su
pTemacy, and forced several thousand
negroes &c listen to the Democratic
speakers In the same town Of Able
vile, too. President Davis made his
last stand and presided at his last cab
met netting In AbbevilIe county lived
al one time Calhoun, NcDufie, Petit
CRU. Cheves and Burt. giants CT the bar
and forum
For the last month Mr. Rice has
been in New York, making investiga-
lions Of the soils and clays al the forts
He has been ordered back 10 South
Carolina, and is now in the Darlington
country, the central part OF the 10
bacco growing district.
The members Of the Soil Survey corps
who are At the North viii come in about
the last OF October, and those at thu
South viii report at the Office the last
OF November
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
STARTED A BANK ON
ST AND SUIT CASE
Did Well and Now DePositors Are Out
$4,000.

CHICAGO. Sept. lit is not every
young man who can establish 9 bank
with $4,000 capital on a dress suit case,
a winning smile, and 81. Yet that is
what Pleasant Durham did in EInOra.
Ind. He plunged into business in April
Last week he disappeared. over $4,000
in deposits arc missing and now there
Is reward OF $500 offered fcr his arrest
Last Monday evening Mr.. Pleasant Dur
ham disappeared from ElnoTa- The bank
did not open naxt day. 1t was opened
by the sheriff two days later The safe
combination was found IN the strong
box were two 2-cent stamns and some
notes that could Lot be negotiated out
side of Elnora
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01

Mr.. Henry Gannett. one Of the ablest
and most experienced members Of the
Geological Survey corps, is out in Utah
TO settle a war There Is a disagree
ment between the sheep raisers and
the other people of the State about for
est reserves. The people generally de
sire large areas set apart while the
sheep dealers oppose extensive res erva-
tions. claiming that It viii cripple if
not ruin the sheep business, the prin-
cipal industry Of the State Nj Gan
nett is the agent Of the Department Of
the Interior in the location OF forest
reserves and it is largely on his recon-
mendation that these reservations are
established
Utah seems to be suffering from water
and the people are convinced by the
Government experts that the preserva-
ton Of the forests and the planting Of
trees over bare areas viii vastly in
crease the volume of water for irriga-
ton purposes at the time It is most
needed. The cities are anxious for the
reserves, for from them the water supply
could be secured from parts where the
sheep ranges work no pollution Mr.
Gannett Will endeavoT TO straighteD out
the important controversy.
Mr. GaBnett is the author Of numer-
Gus publications concerning the work
OF the Survey and his late dictionary
OF names is quite a valuable piece Of
work which is attracting attention all
over the country He has been prom
inentIy connected with the Survey for
many years.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
TINE NOW RIPE FOR
GENERAL UPRISING
Italian Anarchists Have Passed Such
Word Throughout Peninsula.

ROME. Sept. 1--The government has
learned that the strike OF all classes
OF Eorkmen q. Florence Is net By any
means d local affair.
Anarchists have passed the word
Throughout the peninsula that the time
IS now ripe for general uprising The
authorities, Il consequence. are active
z an extraordinary degree. Every
prominent naICoutent is being Swallowed
10 the Swiss frontier ard watched close
y, as it IS from that direction the
government movement is expected
10 come.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
DETECTIVES STOPPED
THE FESTAL MARCH
Frock Coat and High Hat Did Not Save
the Wanted Man.

NEW YORK. Sept. David Gross. Of
s. East One Hundred and Fourteenth
Street, was opening the grand march at
his wife's sisters Wedding in Great
Central Hall. in Essex Street Saturday
night when detectives arrested him on q
charge OF passing a worthless check for
$40 on Samuel EdeIsteiu. Of 3 West
Houston Street. who used 10 be his part
neT.
The bride collapsed, and the detec-
tives had some difficulty in explaining
the arrest to the excited guests.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
GIRL HEIRESS TOA
MILLION AND A HALF
Says When She Gets Money VIII Con-
tinue to Work as Heretofore.

PITTsBURG. Pa. Sept Hiss Jen-
ME Norris. of Allegheny. is said 10 be
heiress TO $500, 600 through the death
Of her uncle, Charles Hall, who left his
money and securities with the First Ma
tional Bank, Los Angeles.
She says she received the word from
her mother, at Troy, Ohio She said be
ing heiress 10 q million dollars will not
turn her head, as she viii continue at
her work as heretofore
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01

Several employees Of the Treasury De
partment have received copies Of q paper
published at Bond, Miss, by Hon
Blanche K Bruce. former Register Of
the Treasury. The name Of the paper
is the Item and its avowed object
is the elevation of the colored race
along the lines followed by Booker
Washington He is for peace between
the white and colored people in the
South and believes that the Southern
white people are the negro's constant
and ready helpers The editor IS we'll
remembered here as Register and as
Senator and is one Of the most highly
esteemed negroes in the country He
explains the inspiration for MS new Ia
Dor for his people as follows:
4 am here among these rough negroes
to teach Christianity and education,
also 70 lecture from ony end OF Mis-
sIssippi 70 the other TO reduce the ne
groes' love Cor Northern sympathize-s-
I know ! am going to be criticised by
some CT the negro press But I cannot
help l. because I feel that there IS
an urgent. pressing necessity for the
manifestation Of such feeling as l have.
/ shall advise all negroes TO buy homes,
educate their children industTiaily,
serve God and practice morality, tenn
perance ana let gambling and politics
alone
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
LOCAL MENTION.

Money TO lend at 4. and per cent on real
estate. Frank T. rawlings. 1905 Penna. ave.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01

Mr. Thomas D Rice, OF the United
States Soil Survey, was in the city Tor
short while lately He has been
travelling extensively for the Bureau OF
Soils and has had diversified experience
this summer He went into the field IN
April and viii remain out until Deem
Der. The young men OF the Soil Survey
lead busy and interesting life Their
work is exacting, but they have q good
chance to see the country and are often
thrown among most interesting environ
ruenrs. The work Of the bureau is only
IN It's incipiency. and Il is being extend
ed every month. Samples OF soil from
every part Of the country have been
sent in and analysed
Sir. Rice was first sent 10 the historic
AbbeviIle section OF South Carolina He
visited the old star Fort. near Ninety
ak. and explored its ramidcaticns The
fort was a strategic point in the war
Of the Revolutic3, and was the scene Of
bloody encounters. II was admirably
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01

On reading Of the death OF John Ship
man, Of Knightstown. Ind. recently
veteran Land Office clerk looked up the
records and found that Mr.. Shipman
took up a claim at Knightstown in 1888
He walked there from Springfield, Ohio.
Mr. Shipman had lived under every Pre-
ident but two. had heard Webster and
Clay speak. saw Jackson and knew the
first Harrison. He always voted the
Republican OF Wing ticket and used to-
bacco for eighty years
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01

The romantic story Of the naming OF
Return Jonathan Meigs has turned up
IN the General Land Office. The young
and old people OF the country have for
many decades read and heard with in
teTest the narrative Of the courtship Of
Jonathan and Nancy; how Jonathan. re-
5ected. was moving toward the front
gate when Nancy, ali crimson with ex-
element and impressed through brief
Tetrospection, called out Return, iona
than Meigs" It is good old New Eng
land story, characteristic OF sJilted
colonial days Jonathan returned and
other interesting events IN his life fol
lowed with Puritan order and precision.
When il came time TO name the new
member OF the Meigs household the front
gate episode, the turning point in the
career OF the fond Young parents. OBJ
truded itself. and the result was that
q boy went out with the name Of Return
Jonathan MeiEs. He became a soldier,
statesman, a Jurist. and the people OF
the country are disposed to think that
Nancy was under the inspiration Of Wis
dom when she babe Jonathan return
There are people in this sinful and
doubling world who have an iCea that
this Meigs story IS fine specimen OF
eE@ 4---esAe---NA 10000 ~
tens would have given 1t stern name
OF they had been IMPRESSED with the
idea that il vas untru HUI, but the II
reyerenJ mode-ns wOuId call IL a fake
and forget it But il IS on record Not
only did the son OF the man who re
turned leave his impress on the public
esteem but the Government recorded 10.
In 1902 the Congress Of the United
States made a grant OF land 10 Col. Re
turn Jonathan Meigs for distinguished
services IN the War OF the Revolution.
He was quite young man in the war
and was prominent at many battles and
faithful IN the camp The grant was FOR
a large section IN the GAINESVILLE mill
tary lands IN Ohio. The grant is one Of
the earliest records IN the Office. Il was
found a few days ago by Capt T. H Car
penter, who was searching the Ohio
records
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
a Brilliant Array Of Dainty
MusIin Underwear.

Women's Short Undersksrts. made OF
good MUSLIN fun cambria rufiei 3lC
ior -------------. --------- -
Women's 8Iusisl Drawers. maize With
deep eambFic heGstitched UNI 9fC
breiIa ruhle; Il
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01

8fr. Henry Sch1pp. head messenger at
the Government Printing Office. IS pop
Jar vi the employees OF The Office and
with people outside He IS particularly
bu~y during the session Of Congress and
Is known to many Of the Senators and
Representatives IN connection with the
public printing Mr. Schil0n j. a bright
young man and is a useful public ser
want He came from Baltimore = few
years ago.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
| ansburgh &Bro
Fall Dress Goods.
- - - Il ) 60

Prudent mothers viii grasp this
chance 10 provide their little eles wits
school dresses
Navy Blue. BriIliantiRe. 0eautf- 25C
fully lUste-ed; for per yard. <
An assortment OF Cheviots, Home
s sog sa- T rico Navy Blue Serge 29c
AH-wooI Cheviots. in red. gray, tan.
and blue; at soc they would be 2GC
cheap; for, per yard. -
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-01
corsefs Away Under Value.

Princess Of wales 800 Corsets. made
Of coutil. short and medium sec
The leader., 1902-09-17
Hurrah for Quarter Hill School,

Or as some term it, Perch Creek. This
might be said of our school, which is
situated on the dividing line between
Fair River and Perch Creek in the
eastern part of the county, and on ac-
count of it's locality, it seems to have a
hard name, in some other parts of the
county. But the old adage says. aIt's
a long lane that has no turn" and so
we think that point has arrived for
Perch Creek as is evidenced by our
school, which was located and granted
three years ago, with as small district
as could be allowed-nine sections
and with force of about so or so pu-
pills, all of which were primary stu
dents; now we have on the roll los, one
quarter at least of whom have ad-
vanced to third and fourth grades.
Under the principalship of w. G. Will
llams, Lincoln countyman by birth,
but who for the last three or four win
ters has been attending the Peabody
Normal at Nashville, Tenn, for the
purpose of making teaching a success.
our school will close it's third session
Sept. 19, 1902. Soon after that time
Mr.. Williams will return to Nashville,
where he will resume his collegiate
course. May success and honor crown
his efforts in so praiseworthy an un-
dertaking, and may Providence smile
on him and bless him in health, that
he may be enabled to return to Quar-
ter Hillin May, 1908, where he has ac-
cepted his former position with sup
plement to his salary. PATRoE.
The leader., 1902-09-17
The Cumberland Telephone In
crease for August.

The Cumberland Telephone & Tele-
graph Company has issued statement
of its business for the month of
August, 1902, and the growth of the
business is shown as follows:
No. subscribers Aug. L.. 85,316
added during
the month h... 3045
No. subscribers discontin-
uou u............... Z94U
Net increase for the month 9O5
Total No. Aug. 81, 1902. 49,. 86,223
The leader., 1902-09-17
opening of whitworth college.

Yesterday the premises and apart
ments of Whitworth College were all
in perfect order, awaiting the advent
of coming pupils. An inspection of
the buildings exhibited the utmost
neatness and comfort in every room,
while elegance and beauty pervaded
the attractive parlors, libraries, dining
hall, etc, the whole presenting most
inviting and inspiring appearance.
One of the immense rooms in the
dormitory on "the sunny side," has
been converted into a hospital for
ailing pupils, and has been significant
ly named "The Annie Hawkins Re-
treat" the young wife of the vice pres
ident having already displayed great
tact and readiness to provide all COM
forts and pleasures possible for the
girls; and sitting room in Margaret
Hall will be a source of delight to
them.
At supper time" last evening, after
the trains arrival, there were crowds
of girls that filled the tables in the
spacious dining hall and every room in
Margaret Hall was taken, together
with large number in the dormitory.
In fact, President Cooper says the
opening is the largest in the history of
The college for twenty-seven years.
The leader., 1902-09-17
The Charter of Incorporation
of the Auburn Mercantile
Company.

we, the persons hereinafter named, in order
to form corporation for the purposes herein
a1ter stated under and pursuant to the pro;
ted Code OF Mississippi, entitled "Cornorat atinnS;,
ana the acts GI the Legislature amenSatnpv
tneFeot and supplemental thereto, do herehyy
state as follows: Wv '''o''
Ihe nam name Of the corporation is AUBURN
MEkCANTlLE COMPANY.
DOMICILE,
@ The domicile and main office of the cornora-
tion ti shall be at Auburn, Lincoln County, Mis-
sisSippi.
PURPOSES.
8. The purposes for which the corporation is
formed are
To buy and SELL or otherwise TO deal or to
traffic in any and all such articles of commprce
ana merchandtSe-6S are usually bought and sold
Dy retail merchants dealing in the ordinary
10 buy and SELL or otherwise to deal or TO
traffic i'll any and all kinds of goods. wares and
farm and plantation supplies, or
To buy and sell, or otherwise to deal or to
traf1c IN all such property, whether real Der-
Sonal or mixed, as may be deemed necessary TO
aaVance the interests of the corporation.
10 acquire, own lease. occupy use or improve
any lands, buildings or other property, and to
construct bu ldingS. and any other structures
necessary for the purposes and business of the
To buy and sell, deal and traffic in such COM
modltles and objects of commerce as are usually
Dougnt and sold in trade, and the sale of which
is not prohibited by law
The business or purpose of the companv at
present: and until otherwise determined as
hereinafter stated, is to carry on and do gen
eral mercantile business, and incidentally such
other trade as may be deemed of advantage and
proht IN connection Herewith; but it NAV if
deemed expedient and advisable at any time by
the board of directors, enlarge the scope of the
business and establish cotton gins and saw
mills, or engage in any line of business it NAV
see proper; and it may locate and establish
branch offices at any point or points in this
State, if the board of directors so determine.
The leader., 1902-09-17

4. The total authorized capital stock of the
corporation is TWENTY THOUSAND $50 1000 0O)
DOLLARS, divided into two hundred (2O0l shares
Of the par value of One Hundred ($i0O.00) Dol
lars each The amount of capital stock with
which the corpora ton will commence business
is FIVE THOUSAND ($5.000.00) DOLLARS, which
amount may be increased to not exceeding the
maximum amount named above, as shall be de-
termined by the board of directors, which said
board also has power to diminish the capital
stock should 1t be deemed advisable.