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Show .llnutpulutins Elections at abUingLon. Wrtihinglon, 4. The United States attorney general has issued full instructions in-structions to the United Slates marshals mar-shals aa to their duties in the coming elections, to theetlect that all citizens 'must be fully protected at the registration regis-tration lists and while voting, and also protected from any violence which may be threatened for having voted as they deemed proper. Special Spe-cial deputy marshals are to ho appointed ap-pointed ouly in cities of 20,000 inhabitants in-habitants and upward. In tho discharge dis-charge ef their duties, marshals can .call upon all citizous, civilians and 'mihUry, or in whatever service they .maybe, and no shite law or officers lea is impede them. ; There was a lengthy conference at !thc war department this morning previous lo issuing the above order, jiiob'srii and Chf-tvller, Attorney Gcikt;i Tafi, General Siv.-rmau, G.v-ernoi G.v-ernoi C;!:iiiiWrluiii, And Senator Patterson Pat-terson of South Carolina wero prreiit. Tbo "object waa to lakfi prej-rutory t-u-ps to earn- out the order, mid in ewe of necei'..v l 1av a full under- standing an tn n....'-""' ficttoDi i |