The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1898 Page: 4 of 8
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THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER.
Kitered at the Poatofllce at Fairfield,
Tex., us Seooud-olass Matter.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 189S.
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET
for Governor:
JOSEPH 1). SAYERS.
Tor Lieutenant-Governor:
J. N. BROWNING.
Tor Attorney General:
THOS. 8. SMITH
♦’or Land Commissioner:
GEO. \V. FINGER.
Tor Treasurer:
J. W. ROBBINS.
Tor Comptroller:
R. W. FINLEY.
Tor Supt. Public Instruction:
J. S. KENDALL.
Tor Railway Commissioner:
ALLISON MAYFIELD.
Tor Associate Justice Supreme Court:
T. J. BROWN.
Tor Associate Jus. Crim. Ct. of Appeals:
M. M. BROOKS.
For Congress, 1st District,
THOMAS H. BALL,
for District Attorney, 13th District,
O. C. KIRYEN.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET
Tor Representative:
L. D. LILLARD.
For County Judge:
II. B. DAVISS.
For County Attorney:
K. M. EDWARDS.
For County Clerk:
, * O. B. DUNAGAN.
For District Clerk:
J. li. ROBERTSON.
For Sheriff:
11 11 POWELL.
For Tax Assessor:
P. CARTER
Toi Tax Collector:
W. It. T. DRUM WRIGHT.
For County Treasurer:
T. J. SIMS.
For County Surveyor:
T. G. BLACKMON.
Hon. J. D. Sayers will open the
State campaign with a speech at
Tyler Sept. 5t,h.
The populists in Texas did not
get much comfort from the Re-
publican convention at Fort Worth
feet week.
All the political conventions are
over. Tbe Dext big thing in Texas
ie the State Fair at Dallas, to be-
gin Oct. 1st.
A scheme lias been started to
.T*ise money by private contribu-
tions to build a new war-ship to
he called "American Girl.”
Troops are still being sent to
Ihe Philippine Islands. Gen. Mer-
riano sailed from San Francisco od
*fcc 21st inst. with 1300 men.
Capt. J. W. Philip, of the battle-
Aip Texas, has been promoted to
(Ae rank of Commodore, and Capt.
SSgsbee, of the ill-fated Maine,
'will be pat ia command of the
Texas.
Poor old Admiral Sampson! He
is still being roasted by the papers
alt over the country, North as well
as South. His unfair promotion
over his superiors, hiB egotism and
hig-hesd, and his first account of
tbe sinking of Cervera’s fleet,—all
these have linrt him greatly with
the public.
Tbe yellow fever scare at Frank-
lin, Lonisana, is about to die ont.
No other case bad developed up to
last Tuesday, which was then 14
days since the alleged fever pa-
tient had died. Strict quarantine
regulations were still being main-
tained. Quite probably it was only
• case of black janndioe, hastily
mistaken for yellow fever.
Tbe Americans bold'Cuba and
Forto Rico, and tbe Spaniards are
getting ont/ bnt there is much in
evidence to show that for probably
a year or two it will take the strong
discipline of en iron bend to con-
trol tbe bot-headed half breed in-
surgents, who eeem to think that
liberty means licenee to kill and
and plunder as they pleaae. It
will require many garrisons of sol-
diers scattered over tbe islands to
teach tbe natives what law is.
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Republican State Convention.
The Republican State Conven-
tion at Fort Worth last week was
largely attended by representative
men of that party from all over
the State. The convention held
three dayB, and at many times the
proceedings were intensely eicit-
iog. The usual sparring between
opposing leaders was uotloed
throughout the session, hut the
Green faction finally won nut. The
big fight of the convention was
over the question of putting out a
State ticket, and the fighj was hot
and undecided up to the evening
of the last day. Foi Borne time
there was apparently a good ma-
jority in favor of a ticket, but if so
their views were changed and final-
ly tbe convention voted nearly
unanimously to not nominate a
ticket. Consequently the party
was turned loose to vote as they
pleased for State and county offi-
cers. E. H. R. Green was re-elect-
ed chairman of their State Execu-
tive Committee for tbe next two
years. The idea of fusion with the
populist was hooted at whenever
mentioned, the majority sentiment
beiDg either for a State ticket or
to turn their voters loose, and let
them vote as they individually
pleased.
Shaw, the convicted murderer
who escaped from the Cleburne
jail, was captured last Saturday
evening, while crossing the Cot-
ton Belt Railroad bridge on the
Trinity river between Navarro and
Henderson counties. He was cap-
tured by Constable W. A. An-
thony, of the latter county, who
had been informed of his being in
the neighborhood. The officer
will get $1000 as the total rewards
had been raised to that amount.
Shaw is again in the Cleburne jail,
but having escaped aud been at
large ou tbe day set for his execu-
tion he will have to be re-sentenced
by the Judge aud a new date set
for the hanging It ie pretty safe to
say that he will not escape again.
Shaw Bay6 that no one helped him
to get away and that the guard in-
side of the jail who went to sleep
had nothing to do with it.
Railroads and factories are great
civilizerB. Wherever they abound
largely there is civilization, intelli-
gence and diffusion of knowledge.
In these elements of civilization
poor old Spain is strikingly lack-
ing. Though one of the oldest
natious in all Europe, she can
boast of only about 7150 miles
of railroad, which is less by near-
ly 2500 miles than the State of
TexaB has. Only 10 per cent of
the mass of tier population cau
read and write, showing that in
education they are more ignorant
than the negro race in tbe South,
who, thirty-three years ago, were
slaves. Spain does not believe in
free schools for the people, and
hence she is paying the penalty of
the sin of national ignorance.
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Capt. Sigsbee, of tbe navy, has
been advanced “three numbers” on
the list of captayis. Had be sent
a reliable diver down and exam-
ined tbe water all aronnd tbe
Maine, aud discovered tbe alleged
mines ander his ship, he might
now have been a commodore. Be-
ing in tbe harbor of a nation, al-
most hostile to his country, and
having been made to change his
anchorage, Capt. Sigsbee has been
criticised by naval writers for a
lack of careful nesa, and we are
forced to think tbe criticism is
well founded. Tbe water under
and aronnd ships, in certain har-
bors like Havana’s, ia often exam,
ined by oareful divers, with very
little trouble.
Tbe Recorder regrets to read
the report of white outrages and
threats against colored people in
several North Texas counties. We
believe that hot beaded young men
snd bad liquor is to f°r
most of such nulawful acts. The
good, law-abiding seutimeut of that
auction owe it to the fair name of
their counties to assist the law in
checking such outrages, it should
not be said of Texas that an indus-
trious, law-abiding Degro can not
live in any eouuty of the State in
which he is able to buy a home.
The same old story of the kero-
sene oil can aud starting a fire
comes from Ellis county this time.
Little Annie McComb, 10 years
old, whose parents live ten miles
west of Enuis, tried to Btart a fire
in the cooking stove a few days ago,
with a can of kerosene. The us-
ual result occurred. The child
was so horribly burned that she
lived only a few minutes, and the
house and all its contents were
destroyed.
The California Democrats in
State convention last week declared
against "an aggressive policy of
territorial expansion,” and were
unalterably opposed to the United
States assuming any part of Cu-
ba’s debt to Spain. The California
Democrats believe like their breth-
ren nearly every where, that no
part of the territory taken from
Spain Rbould ever be ceded back
to that cruel, tyrannical govern-
ment.
The war with Spain lasted ex-
actly 113 days. While it was pe-
culiarly unfortunate that it bad to
be declared, and has cost many
lives and muoh money, it has
shown to European nations what
a wonderful people the “Yankee
pigs” ar^ to begin a war with
soarcely no standing army or na-
vy, and in leas than four months
do such fighting as we,did on land
and water. Oor brush with Spain
has opened tbe eyes of all Europe.
It is the big railroad and steam-
ship owners, who transport sol-
diers, the national bankers, who
buy bonds, and the big manufac
turers who make fat army-supply
contracts who are behind much of
this imperial territorial expan.
sion sentiment. The cool second
thought of the people will enable
them to see through it all in a few
months.
Gen. Miles did manage to get to
Porto Rico before the wfitf ended,
but now that it is over, it is pre-
sumed, if he has not already done
so, that he will soon ship his
porcelain bath-tubs bask to Wdih-
ingtou City, his headquarters, in
time of peace.
Tbe ceremony of annexing Ha-
waii to the United States took
place at Honolulu ou the 12th
iust, and said country with all
their CbiDamen and Japs and lep-
ers are a patt of the United States.
Now that the war is over, doe6
not the United States owe it to the
world to raise the sunken hulk of
tbe ill-fated Maine, and let it be
settled beyond all doubt hpw the
explosion occurred?
How the Pension Robbery Grows.
Washington, Aug. 23.—In the
forthcoming annual report of the
commissioner of pensions, Hon.
H. Clay Evans, it will be shown
that on June 30,1897, there were
on tbe rolls of the pension bureau
976,014 pensioners. To this must
be added 6852 original claims
granted bnt not reoorded, and 762
restorations whiob were not en-
tered at tbe Hme on tbe books.
Commissioner Evans granted 63,-
648 original claims daring the pest
year snd restored 4089 pensioners
to tbe benefits of pensions. Tbe
pensioners now aggregate 1,040,-
356. Mpre pensions were granted
last year than daring any
from 1869 up to 1890.
A TEST TYPE CARD
time
For the Public School Teachers of
Freestone and Limestone
Coaotlss. •
A very large proportion of the
rejected among the volunteers who
applied for a place in the ranks
was based upon s Defective Eye
Bight. In tbe publio schools of to-
day, a large proportion of the chil-
dren are suffering from Defective
Eye Bight. At least 25 per cent
are badly in need of correction im
sight I have prepared a Teat Type
Card with fall-directions for using,
to place in the bands of teachers,
free of charge, to nse in the school
for testing children’s eyes. To get
one call on or write
W. D. Pittman,
Mexia, Texas,
or call at tbe Rxoobdib Office,
au!9t4
Did Sayers Save Dewey's Life?
An artiole has been going tbe
round of the Texas press, credited
to the Begnin Anchor, to the effect
that tbe Hon. Jos. D. Bayers, tbe
Democratic nominee for Governor,
saved the life of Admiral Dewey
daring tbe -civil war. The An-
chor's statement is that Maj. Bay-
ers, at one time bad the famous
Val Verde Battery on the Missis-
sippi river, and had about sank a
federal gun boat with it; that three
men got into a row boat to leave
tbe sinking ship, and as soon as
they did so, Bayers ordered bis
men to cease firiug/ and, as the
story goes, one of the men in the
small boat was Capt. Dowey, of
present Manila fame, who might
have been killed had uot the bat-
tery stopped tiring. Now that is a
pretty story on paper, but is it
history? If it really occurred, it
was certainly noble and honorable
in the Confederate offioer who thus
regarded the life of a helpless ene-
my. If the incident is true, it ou-
ly adds another noble act to the
many heroic ones which it is
known Maj. Sayers did during said
war; bnt if it is not true we are
satisfied that May Sayers does uot
waut a false fame; that he does
not want a single new leaf added
to the chaplet of commendable
deeds that now adorns Ins brow,
and will place him in history as
brilliant aud picturesque a military
character as tbe grand Sul Ross,
for indeed there is a strong simi-
larity in the brilliant dash, hero-
ism and success of the two men in
war. But concerning the ship-
sinking episode, it is probable Maj.
Sayers was not the hero of the oc
casion, if it occurred. We pub-
lish below a statement from Capt.
,T. D. Nettles, who commanded the
battery at the close of the war, and
went into the war from this coun-
ty, aud now lives near Buffalo, in
Leon county. Writing to the Buf-
falo Banner recently concerning
this matter, "Capt Nettles Bays:
"Euitob Banneb:—I notice an
article in the Fairfield Recorder
copied from tbe Segnin Anchor,
relative to the Val Verde Battery.
Said battery was never on tbe Mis-
sissippi river, and did not sink, or
help to sink any steamer, or any
other craft on that river; further-
more, the Hon. J. D. Sayers dar-
ing the latter part of the war held
a staff position with Gen. Richard
Taylor ea6t of the Mississippi riv-
er, with headquarters at Meridian,
Mississippi.
There has been enough hosh
and sentimental stuff written rel-
ative to this Val Verde Battery.
I was connected with it from its
capture to its disbanding. I have
been requested time and again to
write a history of the battery and
have thought seriously of doiDg
so, but have decided (if I must say
so) that a history would be au an.
tobiographical sketch of myself
daring the war between tbe States,
and I have no ambition to parade
any of my soldier deeds. X
Respectfully,
T. D. Nettles.
Cotton Min locals.
Aug. 22,1898.
Cotton picking is taking tbe day
now.
Tbe health of this place is very
good at this time.
Mr. Raif Gambell ban come hack
to old Cotton Gin.
Mr. F. F. Sims in having Borne
nice work done on bin residence
here.
Say, Mr. Rnfas, what about turn,
ing . over that buqgy the other
night?
One of oar boys ban found him »
Poverty Flat girl, and he says she
is a sweet one too.
The camp meeting at Campbell's
Branch dosed last night, and it left
tbe ohurch stronger than it was be-
fore;
Mr. Hallenbeek has commenced
work again on his artesian well,
and has got some new machinery
for it. He thinks he will get along
faster than before.
/-? Uncle Jake.
DRAT* OF CAPT J. F. MAWAWAN.i
Capt. J. F. Mauahan, of JJtew
arils Mill, whose death was briefly
alluded to last week, was one of
the oldest citizens of our connty.
He was born in Edgefield Distriot,
South Carolina, August 22, 1816,
add consequently was nearly 82
years old when he died. He moved
to North Mississippi when a young
man, settling in Benton county,
where he married, his wife being a
Miss Seely, a Bister of Eld. J. T.
Seely, a well known Piimitive Bap-
tist preaoher who died in thisooun*
ty some years ago. —
Though over the military age
Boon after the Civil War began,
Capt. Manahan enlisted in the ar-
my, and soon became Captain of
Company G in tbe 31st Mississippi
Volunteers. He saw mnch military
service and was in maDy hard-
fought battles, aud at a re-organ-
ization of troops in North Carolina
near the close of tbe war, the de-
ceased was senior captain com-
manding the regiment, and wonld
have been its colonel. He served
his country well, and made a brave,
true and faithful officer. Tbe de-
ceased and Rev. G. L. Jennings, of
Limestone county, were brother
captains in the same regiment, and
from the same part of the State,
and the latter hardly ever came to
this part of the oonnty, without go-
ing to see his old comrade in arms,
Capt. Manahan.
The deceased moved to Free-
stone coanty from Mississippi
about the year 1868, and remained
Imre §ver since. He was a man of
vigorous constitution, and op to a
some years ago had remarkably
good health for one of his age.
For the last few years he lived
quietly at home with his aged
wife, and having become blind, he
scarcely ever went any where. He
was an honorable, high minded,
Ohristinn gentleman, a member of
the Associate Reformed Presbyte-
rian church, aud a man whose life
and character were without re-
proach .
Life’s battles over, the old gen-
tleman met death calmly and brave-
ly, like all Christians caD, aud be
fell asleep in the assurance of that
happy resurrection promised to
those who die in the-Lord. His re-
mains were laid to rest in the
Stewards Mill oemetery, tbe bury-
ing ground of his family, where
several members had preceded
him.
Peace to the old man’s ashes.
Corpus Chbisti, Tex., Ang. 22.
—Capt. Levy of Company A, third
regiment, has received instructions
from tbe war department to take
possession of tbe person of J.. M.
Appling and send him to Fort
Sam Hoaston. Appling is charged
with stabbing Private Bryan. As
Appliug has been confined in tbe
Nneces coanty jail sinoe tbe oc-
curence, there is a dispute be-
tween the civil and military au-
thorities .as to wbiob should try
him. So far tbe State authori-
ties have not surrendered tbe pris-
oner and tbe final disposition of
his case is in doubt.
Kaufman, Tex., Aug. 23.—Hon.
J. S. Woods has deolined the pop-
ulist nomination for State Senator
from tbe distriot composed of the
counties of Kaufmau, Henderson
Fairfield, Texas, | and Navarro
Are your cheeks
hollow and your
Ups white?
Is your appetite
poor and your di-
gestion weak ? Is
your flesh soft
and have you lost
in weight?
These are symptoms of
anemia or poor blood.
They are just as frequent
in the summer as in,the
winter. And you can be
cured at one time just as
well as another.
Soatt's
Emulsion
of <od liver oil <wtlh hypo-
phosphtUs will Certainly
help you. Almost everyone
can take it, and it will not
disturb the weakest stom-
ach.
b changes the light color of
poor blood to a healthy and rich
red. It nourishes the brain s gives
power to the nerves. b bnnaa
back your old weight and strengto.
Scott A1_______. __
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SOc. and ft.
THE EXCRLENCE OF SYBUP OF FI6S
ia duo not only to the originality and
simplicity of tho combination, bnt also
to tho care and skill with which it is
manufactured by scientific processes
known, to tbe California Fig Syrup
Co. only, and we wish to impress upon
all the importance-of purchasing the
true and original remedy. As the
genuine Syrup of Figs is manufactured
by thb California Fig Syrup Co.
only, a knowledge of that fact will
aasist one in avoiding the worthless
Imitations manufactured by other par-
ties. The high standing of the Cali-
fornia Fig Syrup Co. with the medi-
cal profession, and the satisfaction
which the genuine Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of families, makes
the name of the Company a guaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It is
far in advance of all other laxatives,
as it acts on the ~kidneys, liver and
bowels without irritating or weaken-
ing them, and it does not gripe nor
nauseate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name of
the Company—
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SAN FRANCISCO, OR
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Her Health Restored
ntHE misery of sleeplessness can only be
J realised by those who have experl-
m enced It. Nervousness, sleeplessness,
headaches, neuralgia and that miserable
feeling of unrest, can surely be cured by Dr.
Miles' Restorative Nervine. So certain Is
Dr. Milas of this (act that all druggists are
authorised to refund price paid far tbe first
bottle tried, providing It does not benefit.
Mrs. Henry Bruns, wife Of the well known
blacksmith st Grand Junction, lows, says:
T was troubled with sleeplessness, nervous-
ness, headache and Irregular menstruation;
suffering untold misery for years. I used
various advertised remedies for female com-
plaints besides being under the care of local
physicians.wlthoutnelp. I noticed In Dr.
Miles' advertisement the testimonial of a
lady cured of ailments similar to mine, and
I shall never cease to thank that lady. Her
testimonial Induced me to use Dr. Miles*
Nervine and Nerve and Liver Pills, which
restored me to health. I cannot say enough
for Dr.Mlles'Remedies.,,
Dr. Miles' Remedies
arc sold by all drug-
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis-
eases of tbe heart and
nerves free. Address, _
DR. MILES MEDICAL OO.. Elkhart. lad.
'THE INTERNATIONAL ROUTE.”
INTERNATIONALS, GREAT NORTHERN
R. R. oo.
The Shortest and Beet Line between
Points in
Mexico, Texas and Principal
Cities North, East and
. Southeast.
Donble Daily Fast Train Berrios in
Each direotiow.
Through Sleepei s daily both ways be
tween
Laredo. San Antonio, Austin and
St. Louts.
San Antonio, Austin, Ft. Worth
Dallas and Kansas City,
halves ton, Houston, Palestine
and St. Lonls Without Changa.
Gall on nearest ticket agent for fall
information na to rates, time of traina,
etc. D J. PRICE. G. P A T. A
L. TKiob, General Superintendent
Palestine, Texae.
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