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M'KINNEY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5W,1891
NO. 51
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il Surgeon,
tli (till aquare, over Aron'i
li extracted w It hunt pain
r nitron* oxide jjiis.
IIImIm, M. D.
• • • Texas.
J. A. CALDWELL. M. l> MORMON ELDERS WHIPPED.
OFFICEi IOMWSON BtOCK, tP STAIRi
t tr ItcaldetMW,
AUlUllCC Cotton
your patronage.
South Wilcox rum* n;«r
Yard. Hespetrtfutly •oiti-ltM
DR. J, C. N. SMITH,
Resident Dentist.
jKtf-rrk'r an low u* first-class work
can be donu Tooth extruded without
1'tiln. Office In Johnson Illock.
|«oil te diseases of the eye
rout.
Kentucky street, ow
lln'n office, opposite the
flour* 8 to 111 a.m., And
T-10 Qm,
Jenkins,
IEY-AT-LAW,
t i Texan.
, C. TtorD'ni'i drug (tor*, Rank.
|Mlutn
Huw Indignant Alabamaianj Served Two Saints
fur Tampering With Their Women.
THE HORRIBLE DEED OF A POLISH FIEND.
1IPH1NKKH OOLJ.RQKM—OUMl Baal
and l/li.apaat H«hi>vlJ In Ha «oulb. Ilfoa In nun-
lininiii ■.•••Ion M raaia Thaiial] •rlioulft thatb.v.
takau 1(1.11 tnx.lKia at UMa Vali. fur Una .nWluiua
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catalogue
Art Worth er Pallia,
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Mb B. METZ, M D.
Ismsopathic Physician and* .
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McKINNCY, TEX AH.
ritsesei nil dlio tea of wo-
Alt eails,
be prompt-
into riUesei nd dlso «
id Children a itnelalty.
or bight at htl office will t
(tended to,
•tain In
BHD's building.
ney to Loan!
'ACTS OF TITLE FURNISHED.
|tlie lowest rule of interest, and on long or short
%st a mi iially 01 wini annually. 1 have the only
str ict bonkrt in Collin county, showing all transfers
It' ill land was patented by llinstiite of'lVxas to the
Tr. When contracted for, aMoKiuney attorney will
p inion on all abstract* I'uriiialiml by iiih. Parties
(hi loan or inoiv will ant greatly to their own inter
the loan and aba tract through nte.
py. M. H. BYRNE,
Of the Collin County Abstract Company.
y, Money, Money.
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JT'NKINS lma been making Iortib In Colllj
fete yeurw. and he wishes to say to his cnstomeri
Itl at he can make choice loans at nine j)«r cent, in
|fconnni#8ion!4. jS'o attorney's fens, \ou get th«
[ iciitract for. Oflice over H. U. llerndon's druj
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AILMENTS OF HORSES.
Mules, Cittle and She*p.
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Horn. («rub and lloof
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: National Bank.
or WcKlnnor, Texas.
ipital and Surplus, - - '8125,000,
Bnys and sells exchange on the principal oities in Enrop*
r>t class paper disoonnted.
Diukotoks : Francis Emerson, T. T. Emerson, T. H. Emer
i, Jno. L. Lovejoy, 0. H. Welch.
Businens Honrs—9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Job Wop^
Of all kind noatly dono at
"LITE AMP LET LIVE" PRICKS it tit
DEMOCRAT OFPIOE.
toriirersrmuy*tsi«p,b"1^™
ruit. Trees,Vines, Flowers, Evergreens, oi
SHADE TREES,
Rksnld sss t|s nsw ptlos list si
riTEY KURSERIES
sirs.- Can at this silos, sr send your aMrws M a. W
t;,ii4nMln aaw
Tliv New York Drmorratlo Oaucus Nominates
David B 11.11 by Ac amatlon
Uuitad States Banatui.
Dikminoiiam Ala.. Jan. 20.— In Blount
county on Frldny night two Mormon eld-
ers l>'n Hicks uiid Arthur Kord, weru
biully lienteii nud onleiui to leave the
1 couuty by u body of uiHtkixl men. lllcki>
and Kurd bad beun at work Iu ths county
Kcvorat mouth* and Imd uiude n number
or convert.. Ilscently tbey bad Iirkii
lIviMK with two wouiru who had boeii
convoitnd to the Moruiau fnltIi. Tlioy
i.'celved evurul willtun wirulng* to
leaye, but puld no attention to them. On
Friday illilit a larxo j.erty went to the
hoi ie where tbey were ttaylnic and
takliiR them Into Ibe woodi stripped
ilium, tied Ihem to trees and whipped
them with switches until tbey weru cov-
eied wltb blood. 'I'bu elder* wore In-
tormud that It they were found In
mo country after twenty-four hours that
they would be hai>K<'d to the nearest
11inb. '1 he two women were threatened
Willi similar treatment unless I hoy at
once renounced Moruioulsm. 'l'lio elder,
pawd tlirniiKh tills city yculerday on
route to UUh. Tiiey are covered with
wound* from the beallng tlioy received.
Tiiey could not Identify their assailants.
Umitaii llutier or niooil.
Ti-Xahkana, AtU., .I n. 17.—Tliur -
dny nt Kuiton a white man, night watch
on '.lie a'.eamboat Hfllle Crook'., siiot and
Instantly killed Frank Watson, colored,
cook on the -aine boat. The slot v of the
affair a* received from the marshal of Ful-
ton, who came here in search ot the
criminal, la .is follows! The night watch-
man, with tlie while employes of the boat,
tt«. taking dinner. The deceased, iu ad-
dition to his duties as cook, was acting as
waiter on the tiibin The watchman de-
manded butter and the dceuscd told iilin
that article was out. The unreasonable
man, without a moment's hesitation, t'len
aiote liom ills seat and, placing his baud
on his hip pocket, said: "I am In special
nucd of that paitirniai article and I am
going to have buttet or blood." The
negro swore he did not have any butter
and begged tor Ills life, but the angry
man shot him down In cold blood, death
ensuing at o^c*.
H.iii 4fm.lt « Ml..*.
k.v Fhantimco. t'al., .Ian. 10.—A suit
winch «ii- comnienced In the superior
Court here by Alon/o II ly ward and others
to rcovci money puid Agnayos llto«. of
Mexico for tlia .Mulatto mines lias been
dismissed as the Agunyos luve agreed to
i'.:iy the plnlntlfTs #1 4'JT.OOO ot the pur-
cb'.oe money and Siio.OUU additional as the
on:pul of the inlnn since the plaintiff's
have controlled It. llMyw.ird and his col-
league* purchased the properly lit Hep-
tomlier, lust', and paid the Aguayo*'
Agent In ttiis city ST10.000 In cash and
17(5.1,000 in promissory notes. When they
took charge of th" company It was discov-
ered that ihc output fell fur below their
expectations mid suit was begun against
the Agiuvon' agent here to recover the
money paid ou the ground that the inluu
had iNjen "salted.''
A Hiiy ol Hop* fur lns*li<l
Tof liA, Kau., .Ian. 17.—The Adoption
■if the new caucus rule by the Alliance
members of the legislature, whereby no
senatorial candidate will lie considered
ns the caucus nominee until elghty-tbree
legislators or n jolut b.illot majority unite
on liiiu. has In a measure restored the
confidence of the Uopublican leaders mid
greatly Improved Mr. lngails' chances for
le clectlon. It Is now believed that the
jealousies existing among the .senatorial
aspirants before the peoppie's party will
prevent any of them receiving a majority
mid a dend-lock will ensue, which will
probably result iu ihc election of a lie-
pub! bun, unless the caucus rule Is
broken.
(ilMHl Oli tli* Swallow.
Hai.TImokr, Jan. 17. —During the past
two days I .on, the 11 -months-old baby of
O. M. .Spurrier, register of Mount Aalry
district, with ilie astlstauce of Dr. Todd,
was relieved of slxty-slx articles which he
hud swallow while lett ulotte III the sow-
lug room. Tnu list of the articles Is as
follows: F.lgliteeu pins, 4 needles, 7
wads of paper, S tacks, 'J w'Ads of muslin,
S China button', 1 vest button. 4 pearl
I'lliions. 1 shoe button, I piece of hark, .1
pieces coik. 1 piece leather, 1 piece match,
I slmnk button. 1 brass pants button, 'J
pieces chips an I I piece wrapping cotton.
Tho baby is resting .asy nud it Is hoped
the woist Is over.
.% I'ltifnl sexne.
nkw Voiih, j n. ill.—In a frightfully
ciunCltiled condition, gnawed by hunger
and ravaged by disease, Mrs. tsnmuel
Uarmou. a young uiarriod woman rest-
dltiK at A3 Garden street, Ylinkers, was
Friday d fcovered by the charity Authori-
ties of mat town. The poor woman was
lying on the bare door of a draughty,
cheerless room, her head resting on a
small bund), nf rajs, And tightly clasped
In her withered Arms was the dead form
of an Infant 'J years old. The timely dis-
covery by the Authorities may bo tho
mean* of saving her, but It is doubtful.
Tlioj Killed K«oh Other.
JK.rrKiisoi City, Ma, Jan. 14.—Mea-
gre details of a double murder have been
received here troin Tuscuinbla, Miller
county, Ma Mrs. Freeman, proprietress
of tho Ttiscuuibla hotel, became engaged
iii a quarrel with a photographer named
Ftilkerson. She selted a shotgun And
tired At him, striking him in the chest,
but not producing Instant death. Kill-
kerson matched the gun from the wo-
man's hands and shot her In the lieAd,
killing her Instantly. Moon nfierward he
himself expired trom the effects of his
wounds. ___
ICnin.ssl.u shi, Th us*n.i nnllnra.
Wii.minotox, Del., Jaii. 15.—W. W.
Harper, agent ot tho National l.lfo Insur-
ance company of Vermont. Is under bonds
for the <rtnbe«jleni*nt of •rtO.OilO.
l)ttor|e llaneroft litid.
Wasiiinotok, Jan. 10.—The venerablo
historiiiy, Weorgo lUnciolt, died At 11:40
yssteid'iy afteriioou. Ills end was quiet
And pouceful.
A Uraai urika InBIMIt
j caicauu, 111., j so. is.—It Is reported
I Ust asarly SO* station agsnls and railway
telegraph operators oil the Chicago, Mil-
waukee mid st. Paul railway throughout
Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa And
Nebraska huve decided to ipilt. Oruud
Chief Thurston nf the International Order
of Uallwuy Telegraphers claims tliut the
strikors will be backed by the entire
order In the Culled ,States and morally
aided by other labor federal Ions. The
trouble Is lite result of a recent chnngo In
the wages of agents and operators suld
by olltclals ot tho company to bo "an
equ:ili/.ation of wages paid in cities and
smaller towns nloiu; the ruud." A com-
mittee had a three days' conference will
tieuerut Manager Karllug, which euded
Tuesday wlllt n refusal ou the purt of the
company to concede tho men's demands.
Officials of tho toad do not think that tho
strike will amount to anything. Thurs-
ton says ><10,1100 is pledged to the opera-
Ion monthly. Chief Thurston of the
brotherhood of railway teletru,.hers, states
that all operators employed by the Chi-
cago, MilwauUuu and .St. I'aul will
go ou ii strike to-day, os tho men
objectto having their wares scaled down.
General Malinger Karllng of tho St. I'aul
road, however, says he doeii not initio!'
palo a strike.
Killed Ilera.ll nud Clilld.
St. I .on i h, Mo., Juu, 18.—Mrs. Mcilio
Harry of 100:1 California avenue gave her
8-year-old daughter, Mamie, u doso of
"rough on rats" yesterday afternoon nnd
then took a largu quanlity of tho samu
poison herself. Tho mother died ul 10:45
o'clock last night and the child cnup.ot
live. Yesterday ultonioon Mnuile got
Into a unarm I with a child of a neighbor
nnd the mother took llio part of Iter child.
To this Mis. Nichols, sister of Mrs. Harry,
objected. Tho mother said that It she
could not protect her child she would
kill her and die loo. Shu then piocurcd
poison and administered the fatal doses
to bulb herself nnd child.
Dtivitl It. Ilill Named.
Ai.banv, N. Y-, Jan. 20".—The Demo-
cratic caucus no^iinaled Gov. Ilill by ac-
clamation for United States senator. The
Dcuioctats met in cucus to choose a sen-
alorial nominee lo the place now held by
lion. Win. M. Evurls, Assemblyman
Jacobs of Urooiilyn presided. Speaker
Win. K. Mteliau of liutlalo placed Gov.
Ilill In nomination and Senator Cantor of
l>wyer seconded the nominutlon. The
Kepubiluau caucus named lion. Wm. M.
I'viuis us their cniulldate, Hoth noml-
nutlons were unanimously approved.
The election will take place Wednesday
Aud the Democrats have exactly four ma-
jority.
Mali. Iiy iiUt'SUi.
TacoMA, Wash., Jan. tfi. Advices
from l onion City, in tho lug bend ot Ihe
Columbia river, state Ilia, the situation is
becoming more critical hourly anil that
bloodshed is expected boforo tho troops
can arrive. The Indians causing the
troubiu are the O'Kaneguu and Spokane
iribes on tho Colvliio reservation. Tho
people of Kuby City and Conconeliee have
made an appeal for aid and expect to bo
attacked at nuy minute by overwhelming
numbers Several while have
already been Kt(l«0. Gov. J-auglillu has
already forwarded arms and siminuuitloo
lo the settlers.
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Daily Doing! of the People's Representative5
at the State Capital.
ACTIONS INVITING PUBLIC ATTENTION.
i.rlef !l porte ot BIUk Introduced ond Other In-
tci*etlnf Status fictn Both llouira
cf the Legialattire.
At*s i in, Tex , Jan. ill.—The house vote
to-day lor Apoaliur was a surpi Ise in
ili.< tient stveuith exhibited l>y Mr.
il owning. It has nil along been a fore-
g.mu conclusion ilnt Mr. Mliuor would b;
spenkot and tliu pica nuide for lit in on lliu
oniside, nut only intimated by one of Ills
seconds, the member from Kautfinau, In
hi* speech, ili.rt lie was not u new convert
to tho commission Idea, while It was sug-
gested that Mr Drowning may not huve
beitl) an oriy 'iaj railroad regulator, was
bdtevd (O ilisuTr election. .TIliS ldei(
hul weight, and that Its influence wn* fell'
was shown Iu t!io excited call for cheers
tor llo;-g and commission when Mr. Mll-
iter wns deolareil elected.
l lio Kcnate look a rest after the election
ot officers, but a rc-t wns needed. The
spoor lies placing Ihe candidates ill nomi-
uallon were very lurid; in fact souio of tho
speeches were left-oven of the San An-
tonio convention audit is considered by
the conservatives thai It Is good tliut tho
senators could gut rid ot theui so happily.
sknati .
WKDMKSDAV, JAN. 14.
The senate met at 10 o'clock, and after
toll-culi and prayer, in accordance witti a
le-olut oii by Senator Stephens, tile sena-
tors drew lor seats.
Hesolutlonu weru adopted us follows;
Mr, t ran ford—Providing for the print-
ing of 200 lists of tho senate committees.
Mr. I'opo—The house' concurring, that
1 a committee ot three ftoui the senate nnd
! live fiom the house bo appointed to pre-
sent to both houses resolutions In respect
io tlie memory of Jetlcrson ll.ivlf, and lo
recommend such other notion as may bu
deemed proper.
Mr. Taylor—Providing for the printing
ol :J00 copies of the rules of order, together
with a list of the standing committees, the
Joint rules of the two houses, list of th-
scnalois and the constitution of the state,
with an Index.
nous*:
I'wriIiiIi ii.ad at u I'ulr.
At.toon a, 1'a., Jan. 20.—While a
polish christening was In progress at the
liouso of John Qarllck, nt Ga'.at/m, ten
miles west of hero last evening, Mike
Teruskl, a Polander, walked ti and shol
the mother of the child. The ball pnssed
through her lungs and she can not re-
cover. Teruskl was seized by those pres
out and a rope was placed eroitud his
neck to lynch hiui, but officers appeared
ou the scene ami ho was safe!y placed In
the couuty jail.
Couf«*t4«tt to JCiiibazxIrmant.
Sam Kn?.xoisco, Cul., Jan. 10. —The
published statement is made that John
I'. Ilall. formerly of tiie Inw tirm of lluil
A liodgcrs of this city and trusteo of the
estates of John Ilawiey mid Marion A.
Haldwiu, ilecoased, has confessed to an
embezzlement of sums aggregating about
Si50,000 by dealing iu stock'. It is
stated he resolved to commit sulcido lnsl
Friday, but was persuaded to v.nit trial
ou the charges which may be brought
against him.
McKlnley Itt'Rlns lo Hedge,
Wasiuno ton", Jnu. 14. — Huprcseuta-
tive McKlnley, from the committee on
ways and uieans, yesterday reported to
tho house the bill providing that the com-
mercial reciprocity treaty with the kliiR
of the Hawaiian Islands shall not bo Im-
paired by ihe tariff act of Oct. 1 last. The
committee recoinmendod flto passage oi
tho bill.
Uelii.lv l Negroes in (Icorgln.
Atlanta, Go., Jan. to.—Several hun-
dred deluded negroes have reached At-
lanta bearing With thom cards untitling
them to go to Africa via Savannah ft r SI
ahead. The vidians who are wotklng
up this scheme tor a percentage ure hard
to get at nnd tlioy are demoralizing the
colored labor.
tlMdtjr Iluel at Denver.
Dknvku, Col., Jan. 10.—In front of the
Windsor hotel Wednesday night llnrvoy
McCoy insulted Chief of Polleco Haw ley.
The latter drew n revolver and shot Mc-
Coy several times. McCoy returned the
ttre, killing liawley. McCoy is not ex-
pected to llvo.
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DacoM—Short rib
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KANSAS CITY.
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Conn—No. a
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WEUNKSPAY—JAN. 14.
1 liu house was called to order nt 10
o'clock this morning.
J. 1!. Hucliauaii, W. H. Stone. C. D.
Kinney and Allien A. Hell were nomi-
nated lor calendar pi«rk. Tho eulogies
were artistic, particularly" illftl Sunie,
who comes from Cass where ho litlio'.V.;
the plow and Inhales the odors of the up-
turned soil, and whose fellow-citizens, nil
orator claimed, had "Invented Itea river."
Hell led on tin; tlrst ballot with 44 votes,
Sti.no 21, Huehuiinu to, Kinney 14, scat-
tering On tliu second ballot Hell was
selected
For engrossing clerk 11. H. Fontaine,
C. K. Jones mid J. S. Newsoin were nom-
inated. Fontaine led ou the tlrst be.'lot
with 4;i votes. Nowsoni 28, Jones 27. On
the second ballot Fontaine wns elected.
The nominations for enrolling cleric
were: Samuel Morris, Hubert Rich and
W. C. M trow, in one of the nominat-
ing • peechea it was Intimated that otic o
the candidates was a Grand Army of the
Itspublic man mid drawing n pension. Koi
Itieh an i Morris assurances were offered
that they were not pensioners. Hicli was
elected.
MNATfc.
Til Utlll DAY—J AX. 15.
The •einite was called to order by Pres-
ident Hnrge-s at 10 o'clock.
Chaplain .Stnoot prayed exactly forty
seconds and business was commenced.,
The following bills were Introduced:
Mr. Page -To employ the state board
of education to procure text books and
defining the duties of officers.
Mr. Potter—For tho election of count)
road coiiim'sslonor and to regulnte the
manner ot laying out nnd working the
roads.
The governor's message wns submitted
and rend, then ordered printed for the
use of the senate 3000 copies In Eugllsh,
2000 in Germuii, 2000 iu Hoheminu and
2000 In Spanish.
Senators Molt, Johnson nud Cranford
were appointed a committee to act with
tiie house committee In counting the vote
for governor mid lieutenant governor and
to arrange for their Inauguration.
house.
TlfdtMlAY—JAN. 15.
In the house to-day Speaker Mlllnor
announced Messrs, Kuild, Seinian nnd
Jester us a committee lo provido for
counting tiie vote for governor nnd for
the inauguration.
Mi. Brown of Grayson Introduced the
(list bill, being ono to regulate railway
traffic und establish a railroad commis-
sion.
Mr. Wutlbftch—A bill lo provldo a
home ror the iulirni and disabled soldiers
of i lie war of Texas Indedeudence and
tliu confederate war.
Mr. Cochran ot Dallas—To provide for
n Texas display nt the Chicago Columbian
exposition,
Mr. Kirkpatrtck—To promote tho com-
fort oi passengers 111 railroad trains.
Mr. Hrowu of Qrayiou—A bill to pre-
vent llio Issue of watered aud Inflated
stocks nud bonds by railroad com pantos.
The governor's message was taken up
mi l rend. Four thousand copies were
ordered pi lilted by the house.
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rillDAV—jan. 10.
Ths senate met at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Garwood—Kci|iiiriug railway com-
panies to build and keep In repair high-
way crossings.
Mt. Clemens—Clouting a thirty years
period of limlinllon In suits for real es-
tate.
Mr. Potter—To make competent to tes-
tily in cases of .situation tho female
charged lo have Men so seduced.
Mr. Finch -Providing thai written con-
tracts ntlpulatlng a gioater rale of interest
than 13 per cent shall not be collected
nud shnll bi deemed a forfeiture of the
full nmouut of the contract.
Mr. btmkius— Preventing Ileus upou
III* work atock and corn necessary for the
tupporl of family and feed of such slock.
Jiidlthury committee No. 1 reported ts-
vor.ibly on Senator Stephens' bill validat-
ing the location of county seAts
provide for a belter moans of organizing
counties.
The seniito then went Into executive
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session, after which
a. m. to-uioriow.
il adjourned until 10
Clit!co Clusters of Crisp Cullings Condciuu'j
frctn Daily Reports.
uol'sk.
rttlDAY—JAN. 10.
.Speaker Milnor called tho house to or-
der nt 10 o'"lock.
lillls weru then Introduced as follows:
Mr. linker—Providing for tho publica-
tion of hooks to be Lsed in the public
schools, to furnish tltum freo of cost snd
to provide u commission therefor.
The bills presented by Mi. Greshsm as
chairman were reported favorably, appro-
priating $80, C'OO for the pay of
members and employes, aud 980,-
000 tor the contingent expenses for
ihe general usseuibly. Tbey wero
quickly acted on In committee ot the
whole aud pnsied by tho house with due
uelerlty oy a vote ot 100 yeas aud no nays.
Mr. Gossut—Making illegal mortgages
or olhor Ileus executed on unmatured ag-
ricultural products.
A K.NAT K.
RACY ROUND-UPS RENDERED READABLE.
A liar# Urevlorr of Itcuit of Xutaraet Uvunii
fiow Every Pcriton of U«
Eiipii s- tt'uu.
RATUllDAV- JAti. 17.
The senate was culled to order at 10
o'clock nud Dr. Stnoot, though foverlsh,
furnished lliu usual supplication to the
throne of grace, nnd asked God to treat
tho senator* as little children who coma
lo nsk their father's blessing, aud to holp
tlicui along through the day and through
life, aud lo <-ave tliom In lienveu at Inst
Mr, Stephens— Providing tor tho sale
of all lands in Greoi county heretofore
set apart for flic beuetit of tbo public
fre schools nnd for the payment of tho
public state debt, und lo protect the actual
settlers on suld land in the prior right to ; 0r0(, ^ expected.
T ie botiu wnvv has struck MeDn.'.o.
The (|unrr.itlIlls against Holland has
been raised.
Giuy on couuty wheat is report, d to be
in tlue condition.
s.ui Maicoi is «ooii to have nu extensive
stri.'L't cjr system.
The Metho tlst church nt Alvlli will be
completed iu a few days.
Over it.ooo ueres hi wheat huve been
sown in Childless couuty.
Henderson, Itiisk county, I' miking
nboiit organizing a board of trade.
A line Iron bridge Is being limit over
Kooky, ou the road south from Shiner.
The contract for the Galveston burbsr
iiiipriiN 'incut work hits been awarded.
IMlsnoto recently suffered a SI 1,000
flic, supposi.il to have been lliu work of
all incendiary.
'liu- llaskoll National bank bus let tho
contract for u new mid handsome two-
story building.
The Farmers' Alliance have taken tliu
iuitlutory steps toward a cotton *eod oil
mill at Denton.
Duval county farmers nru breaking upu
groat deal of ground llils winter and a line
purchase the same und for llio lease of
such lunds, and to prevent tho free usa
and occupancy of sucli lands.
Mr. Clemens — Prohibiting railroads
from granting tree pusses or transporta-
tion to a legislative, executive or judicial
officer of the state or for any such officer
to accept or use such pass or ticket.
Mr. l'agc—Requiring poisons engaged
iu tiie banking or exchange business to
make n sworu statement to the tax asses-
sors of nil moneys on dnposlt with them,
so that the same may be taxod.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock Moudny.
HOUSE.
KAIUKPAY—JAN. 17.
The house came to order promptly at
10 o'clock.
Mr. Martin of Somervell moved .that
tho resolution of Mr. Terrell oi Travis
appropriating the house for the inaugural
ball be reconsidered. Thero eitsuod a
general discussion for and against the
use of the house tor such purposes, and
many warm speeches weru made. Tho
motion of Mr. Martin was defeated nnd
tile lionso.cefB Mil- tO-O^l'i'Shle/ its actlop.
So tho grand ball will be held lu tiio gre«t
hull of representatives.
Mr. Williamson presented u petition
from numerous citizens of Handera
county asking for state aid for extermi-
nating the wolves,
Mr. Derden presented a bill preventing
Increase of capital stock of railroad*.
Tim house thou udjuurtii'il till Vj p. m.
After Joint session tho house adjourned
until Monday at 10 o'clock.
The contemplated collar factory at Tay-
lor is now a certainty, and it will give
employment to tifty Inoli.
Farmers report wheat in veiy lino con-
dition in Hall couuty and prospects are
splendid for u large yield.
The Methodists of llillsboro contem-
plate the erection of a new church soon
nt a cost ot ¥0000 or S700U.
but .riptiotis for th-i Ctiorro canning
factory lire lining liberally made nud the
enterprise will bo n success.
Hnlo City is still improving rapidly,
and grout itiflieulty is experienced III p.el-
liug lumber as fust as wanted.
An imineuse tied of marble, covering
about 1000 acres, his been discovered
I within two miles of Lampasas.
A futliter named Blunt was struck by
J a Central passenger train ul Mcxia a few
days ugo and Ills skull fractured.
i The slock of tho Jefferson woolen mills
has been increased to S.'iO, imki and the
business w ill bo enlarged at oheu.
Fifteen or twenty German farmers have
decided to plant exclusive melon crop*
In Smith county llio coming season.
M atsiraH®*—JUffnujfact ii ring association
bus over 815,000 in bains ,'! ul 'u raising
moru for the encouragement of Tai'l'H les.
The First National bun', of Tcxiirknlia
will soon resume business after it month's
stis pension. The depositors will I hi paid
iu full.
The building committee of the Meth-
odist church at Hoiiliam liavo let the con-
tract for tho construction of their now
church.
Cinrksvlllo's board of trade lias taken
In 11 of tho artesian well project at that
It Wasn't Hogg.
ArsTfN, Tex., Jan. 20.—In nn inter-
view tho Rev. Sain Jones once sntd that
during his meeting at Tyler Gov. Hogg i place und work will probably begin iu u
got up nnd loft tho house because of tho tew days.
criticism tho reverend brother heaped
upon tho Democratic party. Yesterdny
Gov. Hogg denied having done so, but
thong lit the person that tlid so was George
Pnrdlu, n man who beat s a striking resem-
blance to the governor. Gov. llogg says
that Mr. l'ardlti, who is an excellent gen-
tleman, is a staunch Democrat
and is extremely sensitive about
his political convictions. !S> far
from leaving Brother Jones' mooting, Gov.
ling? says that ho atteuded several of
tliriti and enjoyed the sermons very much,
especially when Tom Homier aud Bill;
Horndou came within range of ihe evun- j
gellst's batteries. He furthermore says
that he admires Jones and will invite
him to the mansion when lie visits tho
capital. __
A fttorm About Danrinx.
Av rt .. Tex., Juu. 18.—There was a
stormy time in tiie house this morning
over Mr. Martin's motion to rcconsldcr
the motion permitting tho Itiaiignrnl ball
to lie held iu the itaii. A groat many
speeches were miiile, and some, of tho rep-
resentatives ripped and snorted over tho
question. Jim Swayno of Fort Worm.
Terrell of Travis and Jiui Moody ail look
a hand in the pie, but il was dually de-
cided to let Ihe committee have the hail.
'1 ho furniture will be removed, but the
carpet will remain ou tho floor. A
domestic covering is to be spread over
it, nud wkllu dancing will not lie as line
as It might lie, still tho carpet
will be saved. It is snid by expert dan-
cers that lightly-constructed individuals
will manage till right, but ponderous
mortals like the covornor-eioct cannot cut
the pigeon-wing with any satisfaction ou
surface llko a hair mnttress.
Alter th* llnlloon Itooinare.
Austin, Tux., Jau. 20.—Senntor
Stephens continues Ills light on tho bnl-
loon boomers of the Panhandle by Intro-
ducing a bill providing for the disorgan-
ization of counties not having 200 citizens
who nro qualified votms. The bill pio-
vidas that upon llio affidavit of hve legal
voters the county judge may order an in-
vestigation by tho commissioners' court,
and If such investigation proves that tho
couuty does not contain 200 citizens who
an legal voters then the district Judge
may Issue a decree of disorganization and
attach tli county lo some other county
for policial purposes. Under a law ol
tins uature tho vote for governor would
show eight comities subject to Its pro-
visions. _____
t'opa'a fit* fU«fe Bill.
Austin, Tex., Jan 20.- When Aeuator
Pope returns lie wilt Introduce a bill re-
quiring ths railroads to afford transpoira-
tion to state, district nnd county officers
upon application to any points on theli
lines within the stnte. This will be s
popular measure in tho legislature nnd
will doubtless pass without much oppo
Young wheat and rye In the vicinity of
Zephyr, Brown county, nre In tine condi-
tion nud ihe present prospect Is very en-
couraging.
The contractor lias begun the erection
of the derrick to be used lu siukliig tho
proposed artesian well for the Waco
waterworks.
Another enterprise which Llano will
witness lu 18U1 will be the laying of a
streoct railway to connect Soutli and
North Llano
lie Southern Presbyterian church
build lug nt Vernon litis oeen completed bj
the contractors and received by the build-
ing committee.
Nenrly nil the stock in llio Lampasas
Kicctnc Light and Power company bus
b-en lukuii uud the plant will bo put lu
at n n curly day.
Terrell has u horn furniture manufac-
tory which is turning out some uiagnili-
ceiu work, not only artistic iu design, but
durablu as well.
A Due sugar mill with nil tiie latest im-
provements is being fitted up in Pitts-
burg, Camp county. Tho mill will soon
lie tn operation.
It is stated that the machinery iu tho
ice fact jry nt Taylor will be rearranged
and the plant enlarged to about twice its
pn sent capacity.
A public school building which will
cost over S5000 Is being erected at Hen-
derson, and another, lo cost S2800. will
soon ba commenced.
Strawberries are coming to the front ns
an Important crop in tho section sur-
rouudlng Lludale, tiBil a large area will
be put tut next season.
The congregation of the Cumberland
Presbyterian chinch at Wills Point have
decided to erect a new house of worship
during tho present year.
The farmers of Wilbarger county are
greatly rejoiced over llio recent snowfall,
tor it promises ihe liuest wheat crop uvcr
harvested iu tliut suction.
An unknown man was recently found
In mi unconscious condition under a rail-
way trestle m ar Garrett with his leg
broken and skull fractured.
The cotton receipts this season nt
Crockett, llousl .il ootmty, will roach 12,-
000. This crop is said to bo the laigest
ever produced iu that soctlon.
Joseph Wildnor, a German fanner liv-
ing near l.aGruugc, recently committed
suicide by blow iug out his brnlus, Ho
leaves ii wife uod uiiio childion
Tbo Kcrrvlllo Methodists have voted to
erect a lino church. The only question
, now is tlir dimensions and llio material,
I which w ill probi bly be of stnue.
Ilill Itoacli ami John Cheek huve l>e«ii
captured. This makes loin ol llio noted
gmu ot Somen oil couuty horsutliievus
I now behind the bars at Glen Rose.
The Mortimer noiel al Corpus Clntsii in
sit Ion. Such a law is in effect Ia Minne .
hoi. and gives general satisfaction to th. I""£e« oipb'ly and will be completed
by Muich
offlcsrs, no mailer how the railroads r«el
about It. benutoi Pope thinks the law will
penult the boys to ride free without being
influenced iu favor ot the railroads, and
Sauator Pope Is probably light
15. Il has a irontuge of 170
(eel and contains eighty-six looms.
The farmers of Parker couuiy are lu a
very prosperous coudltlon. lu addition
to making a splendid cotton crop they
•ear i
have raised all tliu corn, oats, hay, meat
nud vegetables needed for their liouio cou«
sumption.
Henry DeKulglit wns shot nud fatally
'..ouiiiled by ex-Policeman Taylor a few
duv ..go nt San Antonio. 11 Is claimed
tliat the shooting was iu self-dcferue.
Ueorga D. Htookshlre, a well known
catl'.euiau, was itot and lu.tantly killed
at Pccoa City a few days ago in a dlffl.
cutty with James Greeu, a local sport.
1 lie First National batik ot Haird will
Increase Its capital stock from S100.000 to
£160,000. There Is nlso considerable talk
of aiaiilng another bunk at lhat place.
| Tho new arieslan welt at Taylor Is now
i Jl'."' feet deep, and the botiug Is still In
the huge limestone rock. They have
been lu the rock for a distance of 705
feet.
Steps are b -lug taken at Lulillg to or*
gunize a lioie company, to be equipped
and ready for service by the fine the
iio'v waterworks system iin'i beeu com-
pleted.
Jim McNeely, son of CapL McNeoly,
express agent of tho Fort Worth aud Rio
Grande, recently fell through it defective
dduwaik at Couiauche aud was seriously
Injured.
Preparations uro now heiug made In
earnest for tlio sinking of the experimental
artesian.well at Galveston, nud work will
be rapidly niishod. Tiie derrick is be ng
pli'cod in position.
The C.icro Oil Mill company Are con-
templating adding lo their plant a mill
for extracting llio oil of tho castor bean,
which plant Is being so successfully cul-
tivated In tliut section.
J. E. Matthews, ono of Floresvllle's
most prominent citizens, was found dead
ill his room a faw nights aga It is not
known wheihur he committed suicide or
Ills deuth was due to alcoholism.
Work on iho Presbyterian church at
Cnrulla, which lias beeu suspended tor
I ho past month or so, will be resumed In
a low days and pushed to completion
without Any further interruption.
The Lodi Mill company, Marion county,
is building a substantial railroad from
their mills nt Lodi into tiie extensive pln-
c'los south, having at present a number
of men, teams aud scrapers at work.
The Panhandle National bank of Wich-
ita Falls has Just deelniod a semi-annual
dividend of 0 per oent aud carried $5000
more to tho surplus fuud. The bank de-
signs increasing the capital surplus to
5100,000.
The Llano Improvement company la
soon to begin llio construction of tho pro-
posed g ran I lo dam just we9t of town.
This dam will give Llano water sufficient
to operato mills giving employment to
10,000 persons.
Ilitjgliirs are now paying their respects
to Van Alstyue. J. P. Harrow was re-
cently robbed of SW00 worth of clothing
anil jewelry, J. N. McKluney of 940 and
I'. M. Dryo of S80B In cash and half a
barrel of whisky.
Work on the new courthouse ot Donley
county still progresses rapidly find will bo
rSwJ*' o^nii.aiH'y Aajf .jjgtow more
months. The wafls"'nre' about con
and tliu roof mid lliiishiug work will soon
be under headway.
The linproveuiout «nd Investment com
pnuy ot Bastrop have resolved to ilavota
their entire paid up stock to the construe-
tian of a system of waterworks, sufficient
in extent to satisfy the present and future
needs of tiie town.
M. ami C. Fetors of Sail Antonio re-
cently recovered a vcrdlct for $10,000
ugulnst tho Southern Pacific railway.
Tho causa of action wns for u child killed
on tho railway's turntablo nt the above
place four years ago.
Owing to the recent severe weather
very little has been done on the Dublin
artesian well for two weeks. Water In
the well has risen wiihlu a foot ot tho
top aud the contractors are groatiy elated
over tho prospect ot success.
There lire about twenty men at work
on the seven new rock und brick store
buildings on the square nt Llano, next io
the new hotel. Four of these buildings
are for the Llano Improvement and Fur-
nace compnuy, uud three for citizens.
A white womnn recently gave birth at
Corslcnnn to a monstrosity, the ilka ot
which was never seen before. It Is a
female child, tho arms nud leg. of which
are developed to an nbnormal length, and
tho head and eyes perfectly resemble
timse of a frog.
At n country daiico near Ulco a few
nights since Aaron Gamble was badly cut
by souiu one in the dark. Several slashes
were made nt his throat aud his left band
was cut to pices ill trying to ward off the
blows. Gamble claims not to have known
who did tiie cutting.
The Refugio county commissioners have
made a proposition to the Dee couuty
commissioners to co-operatively construct
a bridge across the Blanco river and
straighten the road from tho town of
iicfugio to Lei Tho proposition ia
being favorably considered.
An accident occurred at the Orange
Timber company's sawmill a few days
ago which cost three uieu their lives.
Tho lever which worked tho cArriage got
caught, throwing the carriage suddenly
backward ngnlnst the bumpers aud crush-
ing the three men lu a horrible manner.
Hcnny Kstin, a pupil of tho free school
of Wnco, was cruelly assaulted and
savagely beaten by negro hoodlums a taw
days ago. litis aud other outrages In-
dieted on schonl children by negroes hss
formed the tueme of a special report from
llio school superintendent to tbo ctly
council.
Hoforo the closo of the year the Im-
provement company of Llano will begin
the construction ot a 200-ton iron fur-
nace, uud liiey have made arraiigemeuts
with a northern lit in (or the establish-
ment of a stove foundry to coat not less
than SlOti,000, ivs soou as tbo rallioad Is
finished to that point.
A few luonilts slucu Hanger King was
waylaid una untutored near Hatesvllle,
/avails county. An tnvesilga'.iou at Ue
time tailed to Dud tliu guilty parties. A
lew di.l s sluee l.ei.rgo Hiimtield and Will
Hpeur. was arrested ou testimony of a
party to whom they had uiaJe confession.
They were remanded without bail.
Ilrlult l.uit, formerly president of the
Siui Aiilouio uud Aiauaas Pass road, has
beun iu Sau Auioulo for aevoral days au-
dea voting to effri t tbo reorganisation of the
above line. Tliu Aransas i'aas road hoe
only beeu iu llio huuds of racoivors eleven
montlii, and d ring that time It Is claimed
its heaviest debts have been readjusted.
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