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lEMTBIUDP AT TBI! POUT Q>rlC« AT VALLA), IBXAS, AS «ICONO CLASa MA11. MATTBIt.1
Official Journal of Texas State Alliance, and of the National Farmers Alliance and Co-operative Vnicn of America.
VOL. VIII. JV'O. 7.
DALLAS, TEXAS, THURSDA Y, FEB. U, 1880.
WHOLE NO. 355'
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
State.
A man named James E. OUlldross was
arrested and jailed at Cornicana on 11
chargo of theft committed la Waco. He
went there two days ago and reg-
istered at thB Moiloy hotel from Waxahachle
and was making arrangements to be married
to it widow from Fort Worth named Mrs.
Oidesby, who has been awaiting his arrival at
the «an-f hotel for several weeks. The man
was notlo>d, but was not molested until
partlis arrived from Waco and identified htm.
will be sent to Waco, but says be is an in-
nouent man, and will come out of his difficult y
clear, lie is ubout thirty years old and of
good address. His prospective bride ha< three
children. She has faith in the innoeenoe of
her intended huiband and bears her troublo
bravely. A very painful acoident occurred
to Mr. George Murshall at hie home near Pilot
Grove, Wednesday morning. Ho was plow
ingintlio field when a stray ball from the
Winchester of a sportsman, about one mile
distant, struok him in the back part of the
thigh and passingalmostthrounh, lodged just
under tbe femoral artery, Inflicting a very
painful. If not dangerous, wound. At the
examining trial of Maggie Patlllo and her
mother in the justice court at Jefferson, op
the charge ef murdering tbe infant found
dead in the bavou, tbe courtroom was orowd-
ed. After taking tho testimony of several
witnesses tho prisoners were remanded to
Jail without ball. On Fob. 8tb, a terrible
trsgedy was enacted at Lawndale, Kaufman
pounty, in which G. K. Rosenbaum was the
viotlm and T. H. Smelser the alleged slayer
Thursday night a mob, masked as women
wont to the house cf l-eter Strong, oolored,
pear Kilgore, and flrod upon and killed Nick
Adkinson, colored. It is not known whether
the mob was composed of white or ooleicd
men. A gang of bridge builders were put
ting a bridge aoross the Medina river 1'or ti o
International and Groat Northern railway.
They numbered six, and were standing on the
lower tier of tho bridge, fifteen feet below the
upper track, when the regular south-bound
freight came along. The jar of t ie train
caused three heavy pleoes of timber to fall.
George Goodie of Virginia, was struck and
knocked off, Ills head struck upon a rook
thirty feet below, thence into tho river. He
Seated off, Sandy McDonald of Belton, was
■truck on the head and his scalp torn off. lie
was struok, too, upon tho breast with suoh
terrttlc iorce that ko was mashod to a pulp.
Max Hickley Jumped to the ground and dW
looted a shoulder and fraotured a log. The
otlii r three jumped and were uninjured.
Conductor Wm. Sliearwcol and Don Hasburg,
who wero so serloualy wounded at Deuison
last Thursday in a shooting scrape, are doing
well. A negro woman named Mitchell, liv-
ing In Kilgore. Texas, left two children alone
In the house. Tho children caught fire iron)
tie lire placo and one about threo years old
was burned to death, und tho younger one
was badly burned.
W. H. Dennis' store wa* burglar'zed at
Crockott, Toras, an;l SUCO t«kon. No e.ew a
to tbe perpetrator. The Espuolla store and
psstoffice on thn Spurr ranch, 100 miles noit i
of Colorad , Texas, wa9 roobod iiiiturduj
evening by two uien. '^he roDbers surprised
E.G. Ware, th j proprietor and his olci'k, and
while one h.Id a six shooter on them the
other tied their hands and feet. After secur-
ing the men they helped themselves to th'
stock, taking §200 worth of goods, mostly
wearing apparel, and $«0 worth of stamp*
from the poatoffiee. They then went to the
Enpuellu ranch near by and stole three horses
which they rode off, and so far, escaped do
tectlon. It. C. Ware, the proprietor, offers a
reward of 1100 for the arro«t ol' the robbers,
and there Is u standing reward < f $200 by the
government for poeto ill oe thieves. Cottoi
is coming in at Lowisvillr, Texas fast enough
to keep the gins running on full time, am
there Is a great deal moro in tho fields to be
picked yet. 3ho Galvostou bagging factory
conimenojd operations. Only 100 spinJlos
and two looms were started. The factory has
cost over threo hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, and Is pronounced by experts to be
the most complete and best uppoiuied fnotory
In tho country. The factory has now a supply
of 15.000 baleB of raw jute. As each bale av-
erages 400 pounds weight, this malíes asuppl
of 6,000,000 pounds. It is estimated that two
pounds cf raw jute will make one yard of Gau-
ging, and tho prcccnt «took of raw material
will produce 3,0f'0,o00 yards ol
bagging, or utmost enough to
caver the present estimated crop
of Texas. It is tho determined to
manufao ough ti supply covering for
the entire crop of the state, and the company
claim the ciipnoity of the factory will more
thandothls. It la aleo tbe determination o
the management to secure, a* far as possible,
their laborainong tho people of this city. Al
present they have only one-third they neei:
and will try to secure the othor two-thirds
hero.
Domestic.
A tramp caled at the ícsldence of Sam
JBrown, a butcher in Cheyenne, W. T. He
was refussd assistance, and knowing Urown
was absent, he Insulted his daughter. Mrs.
Brown loft the house quickly and loosed
Brown's two bulldogs. Thev made at the
tramp, but the man huí full < f fight and suc-
ceeded In killing both anima's with a club
During the melee tho wife and daughter
locked and barr< d tho doors. The tramp, un-
luccessful In an attempt to enter the house,
let fire to It und an oeljolnlng residence.
Brown approached at this Juncture, extin"
guished tbe flames in his kitchen and arming
himself, started after tho tramp with a posse,
the tramp will be lynched. United States
Dotective Swecnoy and Deputy Mart hul Cham
bers arrived In Pittsburg, Pa., with a gang of
thirteen counterfeiter , captured in various
parts of Butler county within the past ten
Says. The gang has been operating exten-
llvely for a long time and large amounts of
ipurious coin Is believed to be In circulat on.
the detect I vt s also secured tho dies and molds
need in making tbe counterfeit money. In-
formation waB lodged aga nst the accused
und a preliminary bearing will take place ear-
ly next week. Id tho meantime the prisoners
*111 be placed In Jail. While the officers have
*i rested all thepilticlpalir.einbersof tbe gang
there remain several others yet to be appre-
hended. It took about twenty-five officers to
make tho arrest, as the men were considered
desperate characters. Tho band w s regarded
•tone of tbe most dangerous sod most suc-
cessful In the country. Thousands upon thous-
ands of dollars of base coins have been pass- d
In different states by the counterfeiters them-
■elves, Many weeks bare been spent Id run-
ning them dowu. The men In custody are
James Johnson, John Damson, Charles and
John Wood, Thomas Houghtor,, Bob Mont-
gomery, David Dunn, Curtis Fox, Alfred
Grossman, Frank Crossn an. Warren Black
and James Pryor. A special from Jefferson
Oity, Mo., says Governor Francia granted a
mptta at aOty day* to Wm. Walkwud John
Matthews, Raldknobbers, who wore under
senteuoe to hang at Ozark on thelfith. The
case of David Wulker, chier of tbe knonbors,
is now in the supreme court, and Willie MUt-
thews, who escaped from the Ozr.rk Jail a few
fays ago, is still at largo, A petition was
presented in due form and sober earnest to
ibo lower house of the Kansas Legislature
from the national horse thief association,
through Mr. Phillips of Sedgwick oounty,
praying the enactment of a law to authorlzo
the lynching of horse thieves wherever they
muy be found, und to limit the right of Jury
service to men able to read. Quite a sensa
tlon has been caused by tho announcement
that Ileury Dickmaun, a prominent member
of tho merchants' exchange, of St. Louis, has
skipped to Canada, lemvlng a shortuge of $50,
00, His sudden flight was brought ubout by
t he Instituting of a suit 1'or $110,0(0 brought
•iguinst Diokmann by tils mothor-ln-law. Mrs.
Wipklemmn Meyer, for wtjom he ha< been
acting trustee. Mrs. Meyer attached $il,000of
toek in the Mnutitell-Horgess milling compa-
ny, of whk h Dickmaun was noting president.
The fugitive Is ubout thirty-six years of age,
Is of commanding appenrunoeaud was consid-
ered the I oldest scalper on tho floor. Mrs
Meyer will ioso tho bulk of hor $50,000. Diok-
mann Is short, James ltoss, colored, was
hanged at Brandenburg, Mead county, Ky.,
February fth, at a o'clock, lie was very cool,
and being askod if ho bnd anything to say, re-
plied firmly, "No, not ono word." Theltiv-
erdalo cotton mill at North Ilrldgo, Mass.,
burued February 8th, Tho mill was owned
and operated by tho Paul Whltln manufactur-
ing company. The loss is estimated at $40,000,
fully insured. A terrific explosion blow u
hole through a two-foot wall of David Stevon-
son's brewery on February 8tb. In New York
city, and shattered hundreds of windows on
Tenth avenuo, in the neighborhood of Fortieth
stroet, where it occurred. Fortunately no hu-
man being was seriously hurt. Who placed
the dynaml'ebomb, for suoh It is believed was
iho cause of the explosion, is a mystery. The
motivo for the deed is onlj a matter of con-
jecture. A band of masked robbers wont to
tho house of Wesloy Oman near Lima, Ohio.
Thoy tlod Oman and his son to their beds and
rnnsuokrd the house, getting iiiCO in money
und t2,0i>0 worth of notes. There Is no clue to
the identity of tho robbers.
Foreign.
A torrifflo snow storm is prevailing through-
out Scotlund. Telegraph wires are prostrated.
It is stated Count Tolstoi bits tendered bis
rcsignut'on as minister, and it has been ac-
cepted by tho czar. The Samonn confer-
ence will open in a few days. Lord Charles
licresl'ords' visit to licrlin is in couneoih n
with this matter.
Legislative.
llll.l.S PASSED.
Sonato bill No 82 with an amendment that
corporations violating the bill shall lorl'eit
their oliiirter rights was passed. Tho bill for-
bids unlawful combinations or restraint ol
trnde. .Senate bill No. 64, forbidding the do
facing of sign boards, was passed. Sennto
bill No. 14S, designating a placo for reoording
the transfer and sale of Judgments of record,
was passed. Senate bill No. 200, al owing
county convicts SO cents a day for tbe time they
maybe <u u Senate bill No. Zt,
allowing that all funds sold lor tusos and
bought In by tho «tato inBy bo redeemed with
in twelve months from tbe passage of the hill
on the payment of such taxes, interest ut bp or
per cent and tho costs, passed to engross-
ment.
Tbe governor signed tho following bills
Appropriating $fcO,UOO lor per dioin. Appro-
priating $oti,0 ti tor contingent expanses, For
rolioi of railway companlos' charters Klr.ee
January 1,1S87, which have failed to comply
with article 4278 of tho Revised Slat ules.
Amending article 1118 of tho penal code rc-lie
tive to carrying pistols and othofdoadly weap-
ons. Appropriating Í2.211 for expenses of
the reformatory for the months of January
and February. Making all negotiable binds
and coupons held by the state in trust for Us
publ c institutions non-negotiable
Mill's occupation tax bill waa taken up, va-
riously amended to Increase tuxes, und after
a couple of hours' debate passed to engross
mont. Tho mechanics' lien bill passed toen
grossmenl. The houso bill providing for a
evislou of assessments and the correction id
orronuous lenditions of lands 1'or taxes,
passed. Tbe house bill to croate a boar l of
arbitration to settle the Groer county boun-
dary question was engrossed. The houso
bill to valídalo land sules made by the slate
land board pussoil. Tho bill declares the titles
which would appear invalid from u recent de-
cision of the supreme court are made valid
upon tho purchaser making certain prescribed
affidavit. TLo bill authorizing Jcwith rabbis
lo i erform the ordlnancj of muni ge, passed
to engrossment. The bill msklng the nego-
tiable bonds held by the state lor Its Institu-
tions nou-negntia!>le, passed. The house
passed u bill providing for arbitrating witii
ünclo Ham the Greer county boundury ijues-
tlon. It provides for utilizing the evidenoo
procured by tho Ireland boundury commis-
sion. House bill amending tho law as to
the appointment of receive rs in suits ugalnst
railroads and other corporations wa* en-
grossed. The resolution appointing a joint
committee to visit the normal schools, and it
passed with the exclusion of a clerk for tho
committee. The genato bil regulating the
assessment of live stock In pastures across
county lines passed to a third read In if. Hen-
ate bill No. 2-r>. repealing all preemption laws
of the state, was passed to engrossment. The
bill repealing exemption laws passed to en-
grossment.
Tho bill chartering Houston city, on M r,
Hntnbin's motion airaln Oitne up, but fulk d to
suspend the rule1- to pass finally, but later on
Mr. Himblln succeeded and the bill passed,
the henuto bill regulating election precincts
n towns and villages passed. Tho house
concunedln tho senate amendments t> the
Waco olty charter und the bill goes to tho
governor. The houso bill changing tbd terms
of court In Harris and Montgomery dint let
conrts, passed. Pending the cull the bill to
create Coke county passed. The sennto bill
eh inglngTarrunt county from the Austin su-
preme court district to Tyler district passed
to the third roadlng. Substitute house bill
amending tho charter of Waco was passed by
:!2 to 1. Senate bill No. 55 was taken up, ami
a number of amendments to its verbiage we¡o
adopted. The bill Is for a speedy enforcement
of the mechanics' lien law. The bill pas«eff I y
a vote of 18 toll. Senate bill No. S3, amend-
ing y adding article 4fl" u to the law provid*
ing for assessment <# live stock in pastures,
was passed.
RIPORT OF COMHITTF.r.S.
Favorably u bill to forfeit all tho Interest
and half tbe principal In case s of usury ; fav-
tlno not exceeding $200; favorably tho bill
placing uccompllcos and acoessor'.os to thofts
on the same footing as tho principal; favor-
ably tho bill regulating tho slaughter of cat-
tle and requiring bonds from butchers; also
a bill to prevent minors from gambling. The
houso committee on taxutlon agreed to a fa-
vorable report to fix as a basis for valuation
of rullrood property for taxation tho amount
of money Invested iu railways as shown by
their aunuul sworn reports muelo to the stale
comptioiler. It was lutendod that tho valua-
tion should be fixed at the amount of cupltal
stock puid in, together with the bonds Issued
for construction. Favorably Mr. Klm-
brough's mechanic lien bill; also to allow se-
curity companies to make bonds required by
law. Favorably bill requiring directors up-
on request of ono-tifth of the stock holders to
make annual report of the llnnnoial condition
of the corporation and distribute not profits.
Favorably, tho bill ullowinir u division of per-
sonal property If possible In casos of levy un-
der murtgugc or other lien. Unfavorably
bill requiring tho county OBtnmiasionns court
to levy and eolleot a tax for payment of cred-
ited claims of teaohers under existing law.
Favorably bill making appropriation for two
years support of the state government. Tho
committee on elections reported favorably
the bill changing the time of holding state
elections. Favorably bill for tho condem-
nation of property in cities and towns 1'or
streets, alleys und water ways; also unfavor.
ably bill governing tho record of chattel
mortguges, regulutlng their filing and pro >f;
also favorably bill regulating foes of clerks of
tho supreme couit; also favorubly house hill
requiring assessors of personal property to
keep an alphabetical list of persons assessed
and a minute account of property usae3scd:
also lavorublpsenate bill to protect 1110 liantes
end laborers on railroads by giving them a
lien. It makes railroads primarily llablo on
account of contractors and sub-contractors
1'or such work; also favorably Bonate bill to
rrevent Judgments from becoming dormant
when execution is issued within two months
from rendition thereof; also favorably senate
bill thatclerks ol record shall keep u docket
of sules In the oounty where such lire made;
also favorably senate bill that courts In case
of suit against railroads for property ooou.
pied by them slinll determine all questions,
even to tbo condemnation of property; also
favorably senate bill providing for other In-
vestments of Insurance companies than these
allowed by luw ; also favorably the aguato bill
that justices of the peuce give but ono bond
for .¡ustlco of tho peaco and notary public;
ulao favorably substitute house bill for giving
notl id of suits for real estate ; also favorably
houso bill roK'ulttting inquiry by commission-
ers' courts where land bus boon erroneously
rendered for taxes.
For tho committee on publlo build-
lags and grounds, favorably Joint
resolution setting asido a room in the capítol
for tbo exhibition of building stones of the
stu't', and thanking those who donatod the
granite for tbe etato capítol.
bilí s iHTitonvarD.
To authorlzo the commissioners courts to
employ a road supervisor for their eountlcs,
to define the duties of such supervisor, and en
force obedience to their lawful orders. For
tho protection of discharged omploycs and
preventing blacklisting. That persons leus
trig or renting uny residence, storehouse or
othor building, shull have a proferrod lion
upen all property of the tenant In such build'
logs for such routs.
A resolution was adopted declaring In offeot
thut as combinations exist monopolizing tho
manufacture of cotton und Jute bugging,
known ns tho "bagging trust," tbo ponltontlu-
ry committee be required to consider und re-
port upon tho advisability and practicability
of establishing a bagging factory for making
cotton or Juto bagging, or both, within tho
uali i of tho penitentiaries and worklnir the
sumo by convict labor, an 1 the costof putting
suoh a l'uotory In operation. The substituto
houso bill defining trusts und providing pen-
alties against corporations, etc., connected
with them, and to promote freo competition
In trade ami business onino up in the regular
order. The bill fixes a ponalty of from IT.O to
#.r),0J0 fine und Impritonmenl. Violation of
any of tho provisions of tho uct is declared to
bo a conspiracy ugalnst trade under tho pon-
ulty stated. Every day's violation of tbo net
Involves a penalty of 851) forfeit to tho state.
Contracts In violation of tho act are made
void. There was considerable discussion
of tbo bill participated in by Messrs. Steven-
son of Parken, Itonfro, Owsley, Hays, Moody,
MeComb, Moses, Klnculd, Pop", Mills, Strong,
Williamson, McGaughoy, Robinson of Iloxur,
and Krost. Mr. Itonfro urgucd the bill would
be a blow at our own trude to which It did not
Justly apply, as most of the great business as-
sociations of Texas were not fraudulent ooui-
blnutlonu, but legltimute prlvuto enterprises
«hlch would bo unfairly antagonized by the
bill. It would effect the Farmers Alliances
fur Instance. Mr. Owsley contended It wuh
not Intended und would not have thut effect.
On tbo contrary, tho object was to protect the
furmers' associations. Mr, Hays moved to re-
commit, so the bill could be made inore spe-
cific in its definitions of trusts. He was not
willing to oppress uny Interest to orush certain
monopolies. Mr. lienfro moved to strike out
the enacting clause, Mr. Moody asl.ed Mr.
Kcnfro to wl tlidraw that motion lor u motion
t,o recommit. Mr. Klnoald moved to roler to
a spocial oommlttoe of five to bo appointed hy
thespeukor. Mr. Frost—This Is «ood sugges-
tion. There Is no use In referring it bsek to
the judiciary committee. Tho only quostlon
for that committee wa one of definition and
tho committee hud grapnlud with It us they be-
lieved thoroughly. The Klnculd motion pre-
vailed und the blil was so referred, thespeukor
appointing Messrs. Klnoald, Hays, Clemens,
Pope and Jones as the committee.
A bill permitting the payment of fines and
forfeiture In county scrip. Itegulullng
chorgesof telephone companies. Authori-
ng t he governor to procure and place In tbo
ftietiiary hull in Washington u statue of Hum
Houston, and appropriating $25,(X0 for that
purpose. Uegulatlng foes of f.-ounty Judges
In probate and ex officio duties, and fixing
their salaries where tho counties buve towns
of 10.000 inhabitants and over. Providing
hold on the first day of August. increasing
tho penally lorussaulf with Intent to murder
from two to s^ven years to tho penalty of
from two te> twunty years. That tho supe r
lutondent of public buildings shall receive
annually a salary of $2,000 and no more -
Amending the law us to sale of Intoxicants.
Hcqulring railroad oompnnles to pay employes
promptly In legal tender. Provldiug for de-
positions of witnesses In arlmiuul cases. Pro-
viding for revising and printing udiuest of the
laws of the state. Provl tng tor local op-
tion as to allowing animals to run at large. -
Amending the law us to Iho manner of ascer-
taining oounty boundaries. Amending the
law us to clerks'tees In appeal cases. A bill
te provldo for u slato board of health and for
bolter protection of life and health. To cré-
alo a bureau for agrloutturo and uttach it to
the department of liisumnce, stutlstloand his-
tory. Providing a jioinilty of not less than
$10 nor more than $liM for hunting on unoi It-
er's grounds, and adding tho penalty of tin
prleonmot
Congressional.
The supporters of pension legislation in the
house liuvo found a wuy to muzzle Col. K11-
goro, who In the past has been suoh a persist-
ent opponent tf small poaslon steals. They
now have the colonel designated as chairman
of the committee of tbo whole and us such
presiding officer (if course ho cannot iutoi-
pose his well-known "1 object"' when ques-
tionable measures urn undor consideration.
President Pro Tern. Ingalls laid before tho
sonuto the concurrent resolution of the Kan-
sas legislature, requesting tho sons tora an I
representatives to congress from that state to
stilve for the passage of a law that will give
to mukorspf sorghum suirar u bounty equiv-
alent to ill reduction of the tariff oil suRiir,
If any Is made. Jlr. Halter of Now York of-
fered a resolution Instructing the house con-
ferees to oxcliide New Mexico from the blij
to provide for tho admission of North Dakota
by proclamation, and to provide thnt Mon-
tana and Washington territorios shall be ad-
mitted on tho sumo terms, eilhor by procla-
mation or by formal uct of admission. Tlis
naval appropriation bill and fortillatlon ap-
propriation hill were reported with umoud-
uients and pluced on tbe eulundur. Mr. Rv-
arlB gavo notice that ho would noxt Monday
cull up the resolution reported from the com-
mittee on privileges uud elections relating to
Texas outrages. The resolutions heretofore
oU'erod by Mr. Gibson for inquiry as to the
stuto of suffrage throughout llio United StatcB
with Mr. Chandler's substitute thereto ns to
tho recent election In Louisiana, were, on
motion of Mr. Spooner, referred to tbo com-
mittee on privileges and elections. Mr. Pud-
dock Introduced a bill which was laid on tho
table lor tyie present, dcclurlng that the pro-
vl lions of the olvll service net shall not bo
construed as embracing within the scope of
its provisions officers and employes of tbe
railway mail service. Tho house at I ta o veil-
ing session on Feb. Olh, pushed thirty-eight
private pension bills.
Seek ns furl her. Try Dr. Bull's Cough Byrup
OQNDHKSBD CORRESPONDENTS.
LEGISLATIVE.
CORRESPONDENCE.
watchman's watchkuf.nks8.
Bro. JV-.n Henderson of laülun Creek
Alliance, No. Hf>, Cooke county, says Ills
Alliance Is not doad but sleeping.
«*•
Emma Ezzcll, Ilopo, Texas., says tho
Alliance is a grand thing, everybody ought
to belong to It and read The Mkkcijiiy
Hro. Waklrk of l'lioinls, >lo„ writes on
both sides of the paper which mukes his
letter eligible lo a place in the waste'
basket.
•*
"Hard Times .Mm" wants to know why
oacb County Alllunco don't establish
county gin and mill at once. Somebody
tell us.
Uro. A. L. Baldwin of Hanger, 'J'exus,
sends lis letter which is incompleto, as the
first portion of It is missing, henee we can't
publish it. Try again, Jilo. Baldwin.
Josh Billings is dead. This Is not In-
tended as un Item ol news, but 1'or the
brother from 1'ilgrlm Lake Alliance, who
writes Tiik Mkhouuy and don't sign his
rcul name to the article,
*
From Shacklcford county comes a letter
signed, "A Kind Husband's Wile," which
cannot see daylight through the columns
of Tiik Mbucuky, ns the writers name
did not accompany ihe letter.
"A Farmer's Boy," Irorn Mmcstnnc coun-
ty, sends a letter wlthoul his rcul nuuio
signed to It. We huvo sent It on a trip with
a letter written on both sides of llie paper.
They will muko a deadUeut l aue for the
wastobuskot.
** •
Mt. Corn well Alliance No. 137(1, sends
Tnic Mkrcury an accouút of tbe expell-
ing ol two members, and requests us to
publish it. Tiik Mkrccry cannot print
the names of members of the Alliance
whose acts are unlawlul, or who 4n any
way violate the lutoaoi Ihe land.
Bro. J. R. Proctor, secretary Indepen-
dence Spring Alllsner No. 1400, writes Tiik
MKRcuitr thai ho attended a mass meeting
composed of Concord, Kocky Point, Willow
Oak and Independent Springs Alliances,
held with the former at Gilmer. Although
the gathering was small the enthusiasm
was great.
***
From un artleilo contributed by Bro. M.
K. Williams we clip the following, which
has tbe true ring about 11;
"Now here is what 1 think is business,
when tberu Is a call to help or sustain our
enterprises we should satisfy ourselves
that Justioisof the peace shall glvoonly one ; that It is needed and thut It is a safo In-
Ixind. Punishing by fine nut exceeding SiO i
anyone who by fraud obtaius board i rom ho-
tels and boaidlng houses. Punishing per-
sons selling or advertising for sale lottery
tickets. Requiring tbo commissioners' oourt
to act ut its first regular te rm on elulms pro-
rented at thut term. lo regulate foos of
oounty commissioners and county Judges.—
To urea te u state bureau of lsbor and Indus-
trial statistics. Tei provide tor furm labor
vestment, and then we should all respond,
more or less, as our clrciiiniisiiees admit,
bul let's all do something; then you will
seo (armers prosper. Lint, but not least,
It Is certainly business for every member
to r:ot only subscribe but read TifK Sot'TH-
kkn Mkrcukv, which is under Hie control
of tbo .Stale Alliance ami which Is so ably
edited."
orubly the bill authorizing the attorney gen
era) to bring suit for the preservation ejf tho gathering tbo crop. Changing the Inw pro
copyright of the state to Its reports of tho venting the opemlng or saloons on election
supreme and eppeilato courts; unfavorably day so that it shall not apply to election for
tbo bill preventing Ileus on work stock tor t city officers In towns with less than lO.'OO in-
tbclrfeed. Favorably the bill giving Jus-1 habitants. Authorizing tbo Issuing of pat-
tices nf tbe peace exclusive jurisdiction In nil, entsfor surveys and looatlons in Greer eoun-
criminal oases where the punishment U b/Jty. Providing that state eleotims «hall oe
The price or Tiik Mkkcuky is cmi.r
ers a lien on the products or the farm for la-' PBR YKAK. Send In your name at
bor in preparing, planting, ouitlvatlng and once.
Cheatham's Chill Tonic, aside from being
the best In tbe world, Is an excelleut tonio
for enfeebled persons, does not nauseate,
enriches the biood and make* you feel like
a new person. Try It.
Bmmw your subscription at oso*.
wore uotuslly produced and prices were
fixed on that basis. Of oourso tho price of
cotton will bo low if the buyer can produce
the impression that there is a third more
Edtioh Mkhcuhy:—In order that tho made than really is, but as soon as the crop
readers of Tint Mkrcury may know of bas passed out of the bauds of the produoor
some of the important doings of their leg- the astonishing revalation Is made that tbe
islature, I will suud a few lines with the crop did not reach "estimates" and Is re-
hopo that the readers of Tiik Mkhcury , ally «bort, and prices go up accordingly,
may know what tlioir friends are doing, as
well us what tholr political enemies are do-
i«K.
Austin is filled now to overflowing with
paid lobbyists, who are industriously work-
ing lor tholr musters, lor tbo various dif-
ferent purposes 1'or which they ure soul.
Perhaps the greatest, most lnllueniial and
bosl paid lobbytit hero is ex-governor
Urown, of Tonncssee, who is leaving uo
stone unturned to eieloui railroad legisla-
tion. lio uiudo a loug and able speech lor
rallt'oael side of tho question. It is utterly
impossllilo to pi hop beloro your reudors his
urgutneut, sullioo It to say that it had its
ellect on some. Judge Terrell made au
ublo speech In which lio represented the
other sido of tho question. He showed Ihe
absoluto necessity of rulirond legislation.
•lust at this time I wish to call tho atten-
tion of farmers to tiireo Import'iHt epics-
lions. Oue is tho railroad commission. Do
you want it!1 If so while you can't come
here you can got together and peti-
tion your legislator, It will eucourago
tho bravo and slrougthen the weak. An-
other, tiiero is coming In petition on peti-
tion to do away with occupation tux. Tho
petitions ull road ullke und were no doubt
mamil'uc.turoel hero, and sent to all who do
not want to pay oeoupalion tax are filled
out as purporting to come from tho people,
when In fuct a very few poople know any-
thing of it. Now when wo consider that
there are many who puy no tax at all und
can only bo rouchod by an occupation tax,
I think these pol.ltIons coming In now
should be counteracted by petitions irom
tho peoplo demanding that tho occupation
tax shall not bo abolished. Anolher
thing, a bill lias boen reported which pro-
vides for the issuing of bonds to ciento a
lund for the working of publlo roads. 1
dou't boliove tho pooplo want anything ol
the kind; send in your remonslranco to
your representative.
Brethren, don't Bit idlo and sny, well wo
elected a man to do this, that or tho oilier
thing. So did your enemies, but thoy tiro
backing up their representative with petl-
lions and memorials lorieglslatiein contrary
to your Intcrost cuch day. Strongtlicn us
by lolling these lobbyists know that tbo
poople nro watching and supporting their
Irionds hero. Send in your petitions thick
and last and a great deal of good will bo
accomplished. Watchman.
CONOltUNING TIIK LOIIBY.
Editor Mvkcuuy;—Strolling
among members of the legislature and ets.
pociully that pari of It known us tho "third
llouse, "or If you please, tho lobby, oue
can huar something of almost all that Is
likely to engage the ultontlon of tho legis-
lature. There Is much before the body ol
a miscellaneous character which effects tho
agricultural Interests only Incidentally,
but there nro a few things that lie at the
busts of agricultural prosperity, In this
state, aud they therefore demand the seri-
ous, earnest consldr.ration ol every fanner
in the stute, Tho llrst Is the firm establish-
ment of tho agricultural bureau of tho
stute govern mont, with such laws and such
incaus lo e.vocute them, us will onulilo tliul
branch of tho public service to be bolter
acquaint tho agriculturist with his true
condition, und thus enable hi in to guard
uguiiist the snares and pltfulls that lie iu
bis pathway.
The second is tho enactment of sno'i
railway commission law as will secure to
the producing Interest of this stuto even-
handed justice In the matter of freight
rutes, In moving the products or the farm.
Such ii law, It Is earnestly hoped, will bo
pulsed, but tho minions of corporate power
are hero lobbying against It, und whenever
a member can be reached through any
agency and persuaded that it will drive
capital from tho stale and bankrupt the
railroads to control tliern, that agency will
bo employed. The usual way members are
"Impressed" and made to weaken on rail-
road legislation is by having Intluentlal
constituents to write letters to them stal-
ing the «lire effects on ctpltal of oven "agi-
tating" such a move, or If thoy thought
inoro ell'ecllvo,lhe inllunntlul constituent Is
1(1 ven u freo pass over the road nnd comes
to Austin In person to liirow the weight of
of Ills Influence against railroad legislation.
These nre the men who hold out the '-word
of promise" to the Democratic ear at slate
conventions, and even put It In tho party
platform, and then hrcuk It to tbe heurt
where tho Democratic legislatura meets.
Only one thing will secure needed railroad
legislation ut this session und thut Is the
belief thai thy Alliance und Orange poople
aro not golni,' to stund uny more "monkey-
ing" Willi vital issues, hut the legislature
hear from yon brethren.
A word moro In regard to our agricul-
tural bureau and I am done. Tho llrst re-
port of our agricultural bureau has met
with general favor and considering the
great difficulties under which It was got-
ten out, it Is certainly a creditable docu-
ment. It Is a revelation In many particu-
lars, nnd shows clear!/ that tbe agricul-
tural bureau can be made ol Inculculabio
aid to tbe farming and laboring classes.
The report states facts as thoy exist with-
out any frills und furbelows to deceive and
mislead, and hence it Is that already In
some localities It Is being attacked ps "un*
reliable," etc., and there Is uo doubt that
speculative classes who llvo by their wits
and whose Interests lie In beclouding, mys-
tifying and suppressing the truth in re-
gard to the productions ot the state, would
like lo sel/.e upon something In it lo shape
public confidence and socuro Its abolition
altogether. The speculative Interests esti-
mate one product and fix prices accord-
ingly. For Instance this report shows that
the cotton crop ol 1887 was l,Piil,23s bales.
The crop was estimated by speculators at
1^10.000 bale or 260,762 bales mors than
nnd a nice fortuno 1ms been made at the
expense of the producer, because the fir-
mer has born sitting supinely by and per-
mllling the spcculutor to do all the estimat-
ing of productions upon which prices are
based, instead of having it done by disin-
terested agents. As loug as tho farmer Is
coutent to permit the man who makes a
living by speculating In lurm products to
do uli tbe figuring he will be a "hewer ol
wood und drawer ol water." Now every
farmer cannot estimate tho eottorn, corn,
aud whoat crop und keop up with the sup-
ply and demand, but ho etan give his aid
and Influence In maintaining a department
of tho government which will do it for
him, and lurulsh htm with the informa-
tion.
Tho roports of tho agricultural depart-
ment, If kept up for a íiumbor of years,
will show us which way wo are drifting as
a clas*. To bo ublo to know whether we
ure plastering our lands with mortgages
deeper and deepor every yenr, whether the
chattel mortgage is Incroaslng or decreas-
ing, whether wo aro importing from other
states enough of the very products vre
could ruiso on our own farms to enrioh us
If we kopt tho money hore would be worth
millions to tho farmers of Texas. The ag-
ricultural roporl shows that the farmers
paid over half million dollars for credit
Inl887; that is they paid that much more
(or goods they purchased under the chattel
mortgage system on croellt than tbe good!
could have boon bought for at cash prices.
In half a million dollars a year worth sav-
ing to tho farmers of ihls stuto Thore are
many other facts ol equal Importance
brought out in tho report, which 1 would
liko to discuss, but space will not permit.
Tho part 1 wanted to cull attention to is
that tho plain, unvarnished statements of
truth In the report has aroused certain in-
terests utid localities oil'eoted thereby
against tho department, and no doubt at-
tempts will bo made—Indeed have already
been—to dlscrodlt and hreuk it down.
What tho farming interost want and de-
mand is that it bo maintained aud per-
fected. Bills aro already before the legis-
lature looking to that end, which will re-
duce tho cost of collecting data down to
about one-third and otherwise render the
law inore efUolent. It ro<iuirea timo nnd
experience to pcrfeot tbe law, and ulti-
mately when the department has boen
llrinly established and the linsncea of the
•tato will justify, itwlllbe madeasepcrate,
urour.')/ M.cjnjundont bwnoh of Ihe guremmeut..
At present it is in the hands of a man in
thorough spmpathy with the agricultural
clusses und who will spare no pains to
muko it subservient to their bost interests.
J.
Texas Progiuss.
[Culled from the Manufacturers Record.]
Burnet—Shoe Factory.—The Murble FalU
City Tannery A Manufacturing Co., are
putting additional machinery in their shoe
factory.
Dallas—Axle Oreaso.—Tho King Axle
Oreaso Co., capital stock $10.000, has been
organized to manufacture castor-oil axle
grease. ,J. M. Roberts Is president, and A.
IC, IJowcr, secretary.
Donlson—Town—It Is proposed to start u
now town IIvo miles Irom Deuison, on the
Houston and Texus Central lUUroad, to bo
called (irayson City.
Elgin—Broom Factory.—A broom factory
has been started. *
El Paso—Machino Shops, etc.—The
Southern Pacific Railroad Co.. are negoti-
ating for additional lund to build machine
shops and a roundhouse.
Fort Worth—Hultding.—W. II. Holt will
erect a th roo story brick building, 100x00
feet, and K. E. Powell, of .Madison, Ind., a
stone and brick building, 70 feet front.
Fort Worth—Railroad and Machine
Shop .—A bonus of 940,000 has been rulsed
for the Fort Worth Western Itullroad Co.
The company ngreo to build miles of
road within a year, and ioe-atn ibelr princi-
pal machine shops und ofllco ut Fort Worth.
Houston—Suw Mill.—A saw mill la being
built by Ash & Scott.
Jellerson—Iron Foundry.—It Is probable
that the iron foundry of R. Ualiauf will be
greutly enlarged.
I.ampasas—Creamery.—J. M. Mulone und
olhers, have Incorporated the Lampusas
Creamery Co., capital stock <tl(l,00 ).
Laredo—Goal Lands.—.Joseph Christen
has ptirchasud '¿7,040 acres of land, and will
open coal mines.
Maride Falls—Planing Mill and Box Fac,
lory.—.1. C. Raymond, of Austin, will build
a plaining mill und box luolory at onco. ▲
site has been purchased.
Muson—Railroad.—Major Stanley M.
•fonos, of Albany, has made aurveys lor a
railroad to lie built from Mason to a point
on the Red rlvor. A company will be char-
tered shortly.
Terrell—Flour Mill.—A. D. Lloyd will
put an automatic engine In his Uour mill.
Capacity ta J50 barrels.
Tyler—Leather, Shoe and Harneas Fao-
tory.—A 8*20.000 stock company is being
organized to manufacturo leather, ahoea
and harness.
Patenta Granted.
to cltlzene ol Texas during the past week,
and reported for this paper by C. A. Snow
Co., Patent lawyers, opposite United
States patent ofllco, Washington, D. G.
J. M. Stukes, A gull uses, corn aheller and
wash board; J. W. Storev, cotton gin, aelf.
cooling Journal box; Zaoh B. Moorman,
Honey drove, dental chair; Wealey G.
Jonea, Waxahachle, gas retort; W. Behan,
Texarkana, teed device for gin (aw thorp
uteri.
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