San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 19, 1887 Page: 1 of 4

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San . Marcos f-wee
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PBOPRIETOE.
"Prove All Things. Hold Fast that which Is Cood."
SAN MARCOS fiAYS COUNTY TEXAS THURSDAY MAY 19 1887.
NO. 22.
VOL. XVI.
SHIP US HOUR COTTON.
We bave long contcndod that our
Cotton Market is tho best in tho State
and every eoason tbo fact is more and
more manifest Tbis season bow-
ever bns so far afforded tbe best il-
lustration. We have rocoivod rooro
Cotton sold it quicker and given bet-
ter satisfaction than any soason since
we have been in business. All dosses
of shippers bave given ns a trial tbis
season and all classos bave been
pleased with tbo result .
If you have not yet favored ns with
shipments we would strongly urge
you to turn your next consignment
to ns. We have tbo moans and fa-
cilities to please you. If you are
shipping elsowhere we aBk you to
divide you shipments with us and
compare results. If you have ship-
ped ns before and havo boon induced
to quit for some cause or other you
may be sure that the cause was more
apparent than real and all we want
Is a oandid explanation and fair op-
portunity to make things right-and
satisfactory . We don't protend to be
infalliblo but we do claim that on
account of our long experience in the
business thorough training and per-
fect organization we can obtain the
very boat results out of a lot of Cot
ton if anybody can.
We would bo glad to correspond with
parties luterestcd in Cottou and Bend sten-
cils and daily quotations on application free
of charge.
WM. D. CLEVELAND 4 CO.
H0U8T0N.
jnljltl.
(omoinal)
Austin Marble Works
217 and 219 Congress Avenue
AUSTIN TEXAS.
Imports and makes to order
STATUES BUSTS MEDALIONS
PLASTER CASTS MANTELS
Monuments Tomb Stones and Toilets
I invite comparison of prices and qnality of
goods witn any uouse iu wo
The best is always the cheapest .
v V.. R.nNTlERHrLL.PWr.
Former Senior and Managing Partner of
''"' the lata nrm or unuurumoi wi.
HOTEL
COSQIIBSS AVEKUB
-AUSTIN - TEXAS
Mrs. IT. L. Dill Proprietress.
Centrally Situated'. Good Sample Room.
We Are Prepared To Negotiate
- . OH
CHOICE RANCHES
IB solid bodies. Fenced nd Stocked. Alio on Good
Farms t Moderate Ka.es of Inlsrest. Apply to
SHATTUCK & HOFFMAN
91 SOLEDAD STREET BAH AMT0NI0 TEXAS
. BROWN & "pRITCHETT
" Attorneys at Lw. San Marcos Texas.
Mustan
Liniment
Sdstlcs Scratches P Contracted
lumbago Sprains. Kascles
Bhenmatiam. Strains - Eruption
Bonn ' Batches Hoof Ail
Scalds SuffJointi Bcrsw
Bungs Backache Worms
Bites a&lli Swinney
Bra Sore " Baddla Galls
Bunions Spavin Fuel.
Corns Cracks.
THI3 COOD OLD STAND-BY
ecoaplUhMforereiTtwdwartlywbMlsclalmed
forlt. One of unreasons tor the ETeat popularity of
the Xuatan UnUuent la found In IU iilrmsl
UcnaUity. KrrybodyneilasuchaBedlctiie.
Tn IasnBraiaaaedallea-ot aednent
The Haaaewifa anda It tor ceaaraifamlly asa.
The CaoaUr needs It for his teams and his mea.
Th aVecaaala Beads It always oa alt work
Tki MlarrsaadaH la ease at nncrsaory. -
The Waaer aeads It-cmat ret alont without I.
Th Ftnarr aaada la ale hoasa hi atabte.
ni kls avek rara.
Th tlraakMI antar the Baataaaa Bead
Hfea BlMralaumlyaoataa4askora.
The Herae taawler aaads tttt la Ma bee
Tk. nKkier ade -H will tar blai
laiaaaai of dollafs aa4 a worU of IfvaMe
Tha BallraaaaskaaadsltaWwin4K
tear ashla ur to a mad of er.lrM 4 itmgm.
Tha BukWMitasa aewdsst. There si arta-
tw Uka H as aa asttfaota for ta daaaen to Ufa
bmk and romfwl walrh aarreamd t
CVa Krrchaat da at aaoat fcls stot
oraaaaoas I
aa4 V
m vmyk jy -a. AASoewas wlM aapvra.
larva Bttl kathcUawae. Taj the heat of
a BattAto la tax FaveacrT. las!
us af arm rat r"- "
Mexican
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BANKERS.
NATIONAL BANK Off oAIi uauwo
North sido I'laxo.
I: . n . a- a ti1M
rjimST NATIONAL BANK of San Mar-
Li cos Bontheost Oornor rift.
LAWYERS.
MoBUIDE A CALDWELL Att'y ami
Land Aceuts. Offloe over First Na
tional Bank Ban Maroos.
o
T. BROWN Offloe over Green's Bank.
NOTARY PUBLIC A G'L AG'T.
IU. JULIAN Judge wool s new iiunu
. Ing Upstairs. '
" Z Z T T.. .'11
DENTISTS.
TTl. i. H. COMBS Judge Wood's New
J Building upstairs.
DRUGGISTS.
HOWARD & CO. South side Public
J Bquare. . '
AYNOLDS & DANIEL North side
Plaza.
DRY GOQDS.
-Tjm J. L. GREEN at tne oia siana 01
JJJ GreeniFnco Boutueam uorner jruu.
DRY GOODS & GROCERIES.
TOHNSON & JOHNSON MitoheU Build-
t) ing North side plaza.
J AILEY & BRO. Southwest Cornor
I J Plaza.
PAINTER.
rpHOMAS RICHARDSON House and
JL 8if?n Painter.
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER.
E.
S. MACKIN Over National Bank.
GROCERIES.
W.LEAVELL South side Publio Plaza.
rpAYLOR & TAYLOR East Side PJaza.
H
ARDY fc CO. North side Plaza
STOVES & TINWARE.
OWNBY4 SON Northeast of Publio
Square.
FURNITURE.
J.W. NANCE & BRO. near Southeast
. Corner of Publio Square.
WA TCIIMA KERB & JEWELERS.
H. ROBBINS North side Plaza.
G
EO. W. KNIGHT East Side Plaza.
GROCERIES & HARDWARE.
M. GIESEN South side plaza.
millinery;
MRS RICHARDSON between First
National Bank Building and Nance's
Furniture Store.
BUTCHERS.
H.
W. McGEHEE North Side Square.
SADDLES AND HARNESS.
J.
R. PORTER East Side tbe Square.
THE DIRECT LINE
raon
WESTERN TEXAS AND
MEXICO
TO ALL FOIKTS III TBS
KOITH EAST. WIST & SODTISIST
IS TIATBB
Internation al & great Northern
rASsaaoaaa
Can Take Their Choice of Routes
VIA TAILOR OH PALESTINE.
Oi via tba St. Lovia laoa afoorrsra iorjTasas
Railwat. Uloaa aatraeoiiooa m m.u .a .w.
Principal Cities in the Southeast.
la tba Ualoa Dpo at St. Lasls wit Sxpraa
trains la an airacusas.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
Wtsa BAW A5T05I0 ACaTl". HOCSTOH
aa4 OAl.TRSrOS.aoa rlrgant BafM CinbtMM
AAS ASTOSW aaa ai.
a- tut TWkaU Eat a. arlf aaf at laa
Tfekatafsot w
H. f. BOOHIS. raaacr r"l no
B. IT. JfcCTLLOrCH
Oca. Faaa. li Tiaaa Aft- pallaa. Taaaa
D. A. GLOVEPs D. VOOD
TOil FL GLOTtR.
cifnn.
7H2 Wj730ilAL
All''
op nK o.
Or fit at Taid Cp f.W.OOO.
Avthorited dp! tat. ft 50000.
anu at a 9moit. w 'm. ai.a w -
n.KTfai.
w. d. a orm. w. Ol unxBt' .
. r. aTTTCirraa era T. xv.ialta.
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LOOK OUT I
Compare thU with your poroa a
nncspEPSBA
SESTLESSNB88.
muLTksts rMiu mioioihI.
. aaauMt M at BlVarV A Kt
PHILADELPHIA.
yi PHrf. one uonar i
As you value health perhaps life examine each
package and be sure you get the Oennlne.- See
tha red Z Trade-Mark and the full title
on front of Wrapper and on tho aide
the) seal and signature of d. H. ZeUin
Co.. as Intheabovefac-aimile. Remember there
iinaether genuine Simmons Liver Regulator.
" Sot only shortens tho time of labor
and lessens the pain but It ireatly dl-
mlulbes the dernier to life or both moth- -er
and child and leaves tbe mother In a
condition more favorable to speedy re-
covery and lens liable to Flooding Con-
vulrioos snd otl it alarminit symptoms.
Its eflicscy In tl ' respect entitles It to i
bo calledTnn : iotmsb's Faiwn and to
' rankssonoofibe lUe-asvIng remedies
of Ihe nineteenth cenlnry.
We cannot publish certificates con-
cerning this remedy without wound-
ing the delicacy of the writers Tet wo
have hundreds on file.
Send for our bonk "To Molhtrs" mailed free.
BniDrm.D Rsqdlitoo Co. Atlanta Ga.
For sale in San Marcos by Kaynolds A
Daniel dealers in Drugs Medicines eto.
In Martindale by J. H. i-orcn aa u.
In Kyle at regular jobbing rates and re
tail by J. N. Wbisenant & Co.
7?iai a'nv WI SET AH LE PHtrtwiAIIOH;
PRICKDf PfTICXlYAStiSi I
AND OlflU WftfHU tri.y.-. "
TAV.aataAll TflBt 01 IBDil.
H lllDvvu" " "
In Coring all unoa-ei oi m
BLOOD lavAus
Iffl TTTTlNKYB.fiU W '
ELS. fte. itmrmeivue
Blood lnrigaratos auta
BITTERS
TiTrtrpT-PfiT 4.C0SSTI
CURES
tiiTtnv 1 ATTTTT1ICE.
BTnVTTT ATI ACHK.BHi-
AU.UI6tASL3ur itiL.a
LIVER
I0TI8 CCKPIAIHIS.kc
disappear atonco imuoi
iu beneficial Influence.
I STOMACH
It la purely a Medicine
1 AND R
iBOWELSl
aa .f CTlriTirUG Blyi
;aa fmhirla its naa OS S
bcrrrnva. It U pleas-
La ta taste ass
takaa by cnuo-
aatata. 3
ASNBITTEB3C0
Br.Ix.cra aad Uui Ott
Lnu p tmtimm.
Wlfl 'ITR! SPRING!
'JwtZTA ALARI Arf
n COT iT iTNTS
Igue cure
On loan 4y.aS iAif TI " iH"a. ar
r raii-i ' t.ai . f - n
Claaasa rau liiood . IWaaa-r all D-A
' - - - - Jtr m.f.larla.1 Paliaa
fVaaa TmrSj-rta.al lmnr I
GOOD HEALTil IN THE SPRIKa j
r aU- t im ' 1 r '
If 7.twl vfta a OOUCM .COCO .Off
ayaau-.
srlt-inbwaa-ai-?r.
JnaCWlm.rVrffTC(TW'a;ar
Mote's
Friend.
n inww i.Lm 1 vir'iiri 'irn'i -r- -" " "X" irwrT
Van
rryv c a x ai
PAHDR'JGGISTSilipnci
Fraternity
BT OBAaXU 1U0SAT.
VOiht thouRh tho crowds who ahout tbe
word .....
n a . i. . munini it fihmilil bear.
And fool their heart with hatred Urr'd
y Even while their plaudit load the air
Yet shall not we. thou mighty Thouohtj k
Despair thy triumph yet to eoo
Or doabt the good that aboil be wrought
In thy great name iuiai. .
By prophets told by psalmists Bung -nn
thn Mount bv tins sublime
The theme of every sago's tongue
For twioe a tnousana yeam 01 mim.
What happy progross hast thou niado?
M-u. .i ; man hAa flowed from thee?
HIWI warn w -
What war and bloodshod hast thou stayed?
What peace ainrmou tuATsuniiu
A.lasl the years have failed to teaoh
The obvious lesson to mankind
And myriad preacherB failed to preaoh
rinnvintinn to the doaf and blind.
Still do we rush to furish war.
Btill to the slayor bena tne snee
And still most Christian as we are
Forget toy name ibatkumiii.
And shall we cramm'd with mutual hates
Despise our neiguDor tor a uwi
And sneer because he promulgates
Before he understands thy law?
No! lot us hail the word of might
Breathed oy a nation oi tne tree .
Tby recognition is a light .
Thy name a laun r bateunitx
The preaober may belie his creed
. . 1 . . 1 x . 1 1 ilrtMA.
UUt Bllll tne trutn pronorTen no uuiuu.
The sage may do a foolish deod
Vat uriQlnm nhnrnn not in the shame.
Be scorning hushed be cavil dumb-
Whatever ills th world may see
We'll look for blessings yot to coma -
In thy groat name r BATEBHtrx.
How Baking Powders are Made.
TOVila rival rnmnnnipH are disDuting as to
what ingredients are to be found in the
"best baking powdor" the public will be
interested in following dofimtion of these
. i . 1 1 1 : ..1 -a mnitn Vl M A n-
now lnuispenBuuie Btviuioo oo k""- r
nloton's Ovolonedia. the acknowledged
American autnoruy.
'The best baking powders are composed
- ...
of bitartrate of potaeh (cream of tartar)
tartaric acid carbonate of amm onia and
soda bi-carbonate bound together by a lit
tie starcn."
Newspapers In 1887.
The new Newspaper Direotory of Goo.
P. Kowell fc Co. of Now York contains an
exhauRtlve list of all olass publications so
admirably arranged that any one of throo
thousand papers represented there can be
readily referred to and all important foots
concerning it together with its circulation
rating easily obtained.
The newspaper Dirootory will be used
principally by publishers odvertiners and
uriuArtiiilnB nirenta. but the vast fund of in
formation it oontaiB8 makes itr. yaluablg to
persons of almost every wuie ana pruien-
sion. As a Gazetteer alone it is well worth
i nhnranA if (.0. far it fullv de
scribes every town in whioh a newspaper is
issued ana lew people care w kuuw uuuu
any plaoe where one is not ' "
The number or pnpera puuuHuou m m
United States Territories (including Alas-
ka) and Canada is put at 15-420: an inoroase
of 681 in one year.
The growtn or newspapers in uomo ui wo
nrrtllrt Hfnfon wnntfl hn a matter of won-
II i;oiv.m .v" .
Hat. if it were not that this year is no excep
tion to the rule. In Kansas the increase is
89 and in Nebraska 64; while the keystone
stntfl nhows a smaller advance of 85 and the
Buckeye State of 80. Pennsylvania exhibits
the largoBt increase in aaiues ii; jvu-u iu
weeklies Bl; Jiew xorn in moniuiioB ta.
Seven States show a decrease; the most
nrominent Instances being New Hampshire
and Virginia six each.- The whole volume
shows that great care has been taken to sus-
tain its reputation as the most sompreheus-
lve worn oi tne Kina yoi puuimuou uu v
dntnll. Anvthins
uisuxg wu'"j " j - -
loss than a oomplele compendium of Amen-
can newspapers and periodicals would sur-
prise those who are familiar with the former
efforts of this firm who are so well known
of all the American Advertising Agenoies.
WiA fa It nil mliar n The Eclectio offers. 08
the opening article a highly readable pre
sentation 01 tne moor qutjHuuu
Mollook under the name "Wealth and the
Working Claws." Other articles are the
following: "The Effects of Civilization on
Women;" "Home Rule ana imperial unity;'
"The Marquis of Lorn on the Fisheries Ques-
tions;" "A Terrible Night" a Story of Hus-
sion life and Nihilism; and a number of
others of interest
RVia TtrnkA the Eneaneuicnt
because she saw that he had ceased to love
her. Her beauty had faUoa.ncr former nigu
spirits baa civen place to a aim huhuhiuw
.1.. ... . . . i ; n
derangement; she was suffering from those . j mana20raent of almost any bnsi-
ailmonta neeuliar to her sex. And so their
w nat naa causea yiis cunuKef ""uu absolutely necessary lur iuo ouwdoo-
jWnnirpmrmt: hIib was sufferinK from those ... r.1 olmiuf. anv hnni.
two vouna lives drifted apart How need
in I tea span. uu uu-
Had she taken Dr. Pierce's
ii a-.:V.a koia Kami
Favorite Prescription sue nilgai nave oocu
utnnl tn liaalth and hanDinees. If BUY
lady reader of these lines is similarly affliot
ed let her lose no time in procunDK uio
Farorite Prescription. " It will give net a
new lease of life. Bold by druggists under
a positive guarantee from the manufactur-
ers of perfect satisfaction hi every case or
money refunded. See guarantee an bottle
wrapper. -
pVrn'nc him FolitO Masher
(in railway train) "Is thi seat cn-
gugedT" l'retty Uiri "o du i
am." Omaha World.
CBOCP WHOOPISO COCGO and
Bronchitis. Iramditoly rflixved by Khiloh's
Cure. Sold by Eaynolds k DankU
Rev. IL Bernard Carpenter of Bos-
Ion will deliver an oration at the
prave of Wendell rhfllip on Decora-
tion Day.
-tt t. Ton Frrnnt ;ta Vjrvn-
aoJ Liver Complaint? rlih' Vilaiiv
(rnarntd to cure yo.
hold by UayiK.Ma
Bron Von F.Wr the ownt of the
frf-me4 r.Ser prndl fvtory al
i... l.-.rraA-l V one
...' r r. t Irr'a.'tro;U
j rr -r rArKIVl C'T OH r- W "
vi fjT v. A'a rT"'r-
Tlio Dallas Convention.
Itov. Q. W. Bricrars wrote as fol
lows iu bis paper tUo Chriutiaa Ad-
rooftto just after tbo convontion.
We may be mistakon but it is our
firm belief that tho temper of tbis
convention has mado tbe success of
tbe ainondmont certain. We hoard
tho two principal speakers Col. R.
Q. Mills and lion. John Uanoock.
Tbo tone and mattor of those speech-
es amazed ns. Tbo News in report
ing Col. Mills speech says :
Th. In.ua aa ta .Inn it la a enntest bo-
AUV MWW . "
tween an Intrusive lutormoddliug diotator-
. . ..... . .1 .1 L. MHnUAB
lal ana intolerant pnostuoou uiu m uiito
or tnose wno oeiiuvo or nro viuiuy iuwiw
ed in the fullest fifdividunl freedom for each
oitizen oonsistent with the like freedom for
all other oitxons.
rtrl Xrilla nmji rnrfifnl to stftte what
priesthood bo meant the iroteBt-
ant priesthood ! He declared that
minfs'ters of the gospel were more
dangerous to society and government
than auy other class of citizens.
From the time Aaron made the gold-
en calf and said: "These be thy
rma. nh Israel." from the timo Ju-
A&t onM hm master lor tmrtv nieoes
to the nroBont day.
nmonbnra lldrl (llinfid and Sold the
IS vt-wuw.. 1
. . it mi t. J
people who trustoa inem. xuoy uu
brought more woo sorrow loss and
ruin to tbe human family than any
other class of men.
As for porhibitionists ho denied
their honesty laughed at their pro-
fessions of principle and doolared
that the whole movement waB an in-
sidious deep-laid and determined
effort to destroy the Democratic party.
At the top of his voioe he exclaimed:
"I wish to uod 1 couia alienate mese
...... i i"
prohibitionists 1
- TT
JUago iiancoon oiui tcu uu m
mnra nnBfli-vativa wav. but soon.
T T TT t- .1...1.J n t
in a
hfc j fche whirlwitltl that Ool.
M I fT hmba awav ab-
Milfs had created he broke away ab
ruptly and said : .
hna ta bfl narreotad by leflf-
Islation I do not know where the political
hodv would stoo. There certainly Would
be no panso at the pulpit. I respoot the
pulpit and certainly feel no dosire to reflect
on it; but whon throuah their arts and oun-
ning and the ready moans of aooess to
trusting women thoy have destroyed her
and brought wreck and ruin to familios wo
will damn wouii
This strange to Bay was the tone
Bneeoh. We have
1 L .
never heard any class of citizens bo
bitterly 80 brutally abused as sue
News says in its morning report it
was "severe rasping harsh and per
haps cruel. .
TMV.W rum wnrd: L(?fc US k06D OOOl!
These speeches will defeat ttaoir own
end. They cave aireaay oegun 10 ro-
00LL' Delegates both Catholic and
Protestant were seen to tear the blue
hadrrfiH frnm their coats. 41 We did
not come here" said they "to go into
.. a . 1 1 1 ' '
a fight against uoa ana rengion.
So it will be tnrougn an tne lana.
The Victoria Advocate says the
counties of that senatorial district
have been exempted from " the dis
trict system provided by tho school
act iust as were Hays and Caldwell
a
very unwisely on a former occasion.
The Floresville Chronicle condemns
this last action as regards Wilson
county. It 6ays t .
The action of iho Twentieth legisla
ture in placing Wilson county back
into tbe community system in uie
of lior nublic schools is
in onr iad7ment. a bad move. Our
people uaa oecome accnsbuiuuu w mo
thn district svstem. Our
. . V . L .1 1 lU
commissioners' court had gone to the
expense of having a large number of
copies of the district boundaries pub
lished ana some districts uau roieu
taxes oa themselves to enpplomont
. . i m a L. : . i .
t"e State
tate sciiooi iunu wuiuu
commendable all of which is
very
now luuur luut. u;o"
I . t ..nnnt.
now labor lost System is almost
na. hnr. tha "community Bystem
.
(T) amounts to HO system at all.
I
Choose ye this day which ye will
serve the Saloon or the Ilomo. If
ihn anloon be more sacred serve it ;
but if the Ilome serve it Baptist
Herald.
Dewarc of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain JUereary
As Mercury will destroy the sense of
smell and completely aeraoge too
whole system when entering it thro'
tbe mocous surface. Scch articles
should never bo used except on pre-
scriptions of reputable physicians as
tbe damage they will do are ten fold
to tbe good you can possibly derive
from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure
manufactured by F. J. Cheney St Co.
i T!i. n . ontains no mcrcurr and
. i .rl AlTecllT
i- Uken internally and acts directly
npoti tbe L1kI an J mncons tunaee
of the Tstem. Ia bnjing LUU's Cat-
arrh Care be snre tb.t you gti we
;gnne it is waea
na.ie in xjie'N vu uj . v..-
FROM GALYESTOX.
Editob Fbe Tbiss : Our citizons
are jubilant over the very Bucoossful
result of tho artesian well experiment
Aiter the sand had boon removed
from the bottom of the well the flow
inoroosod to 200000 gallons daily
and bv Saturday night tho quantity
had inoroasod to ovor 300000 gallons
per day which ia six times more than
tho contract calls for 50000 gallons
daily. The depth of tho well is now
808 ft Tho quantity remains tho same
while the quality Btill improves
and at this writing is all that could be
expected. Tlie whole country in near
proximity to tho well Is inunautoa
frcoi tho great flow of water. " Later
reports aver that the flow has greatly
increased and in the opinion of tho
TreBident of tho contracting company
Mr. Chapman of tho Amenoan wen
Co. who is personolly directing the
work it is tho croatest well tho com
pany has ever sunk in quantity and
whon tho looation is considered tno
wonder is more marvelous. Numerous
railroads have awaitod tho result of
this experiment before ooming. here
and now that it is successful- wo ox-
nect to see great things ia this par
ticular for Galveston in tho very near
The railroads havmff settled
tho first water question for us our
people very naturally look to them al-
so for a means of solving tho doep
uatnr nnnntinn. OOASt dofOUCO. 610.
"f l ilufiHtnn ia blui aoiuff Business oiu.
. . . .... . . t
Thn mnneRtion of the two Santa
TiVa on the Canadian river in the
Indian Territory last week has at
onca made Galveston the eaport and
outlet of the southwest. Tho Atchi-
inn A' Tnnnkn RVtuem 18 one OI tlie
largest in this country and the con
necting of this great system oi ruiij
mn-ua with Galveston only proves tho
futuro prosperity of the city by tho
sea. The St. Ijouis s an j: rancinou
road is heading for Texas and intonds
. . i r-i ll A
to make uaiveston its ooutnurn vr-
minus. 'Galveston is still doing
Mia old stand."
To-day the long closed flood gates
nf bnavon wore onened and one of the
hardest rains seen in years fell on tbe
parched earth the rain lostea an aayi
mucn to tne joy oi our oiwaouu u
n.m'rrrif. tha lnrlipfif ions are verv fa
vorable for more.' I was rejoioed to
aaa in thn 'dinnntchos to-dav that the
San Marcos country had been visited
by rains. May they continue anu
tha Aomin crotfs. Our people
here are now wearing emiles where
May first was duly colebrated bore
hrr tha diiTnrnnt HocietieB and orsrani
zations. Pionics etc. were hold at
tbar gardens and the much talked of
Interstate rogatta was umu Uo w
ThA mrrfitta was not very
successful Saturday and Sunday as
thA wfiar.her was too DIUSiorinff. uu
Trniav thA nnort was continued on
the wharf front. Thousands of poo-
nlA nnnnmijled. and the races were
more interesting ine competing
clubs were mostly from tbe nortu
and all champions of national reputa-
i.'nn TiiA rialvnflton llowinff club
UIW" -fc "w w-- y -
defeated tho famous Sylvan club of
Molina. 111. who are considered tbo
champions of the U. & This race
was a lour oarea Darge raco. xuo
other race in which Galveston was
lucky was a single scull race between
Kort of the Delawares and Crotty
of the Galvestons. Kort is consider
ed the champion amateur single scul-
ler of this county while Crotty 'b rep
utation is hardly more than local.
This race was most exciting bnt our
rmtt rrnt there' far in tbe lead.
The visiting oarsmen are well ploased
. . .. . ... T I. .
with their visit ana went uumo yes-
terday. The chosen friends ordor
here gave a picnic on Saturday and
qninr nt. nnn of the cardons here
on Sunday they gave a grand proces
sion on the BUeois. in tne procea
aiAfl WAS ft rrnntlilv fitted car repre
senting the great question of pro-
front were tho words "Anti-Prohibition."
The roar Bides of tbe car hold
the words "Prohibition." The car
was divided in two departments. In
the front part were "antis" who wore
Boated around a table drinking lager
beer and Binging songs. King Gam-
brinus was Uiere loo ana recoiveu
the homage of his subjects. Tho pro-
hibition side was represented by a
number of gentlemen who were scot-
ttt!)!e drinkintr ico water.
C aaa '
The repreenUtion did not tend to
. . .. f II. .Ininnl
help llie 1DUS cuuuu iui mi "';"
nn..oaa1 nr T Vip.ir now is MwelL if I
hal intended to vote against the pro-
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Kil. linn amendment Dtiiore. x wuhhi
not do bo now" and aimilar reraarVa.
It baa acted as a "cudgel placed in
tho hands of tbo enemy" to theantia."
Mora anon. J. J- Dirk.
lloroanon. . .'.
Galveston Tex May Znl laii.
" m .
Thvalai4mlawffr7tw--b
r-aTlltaalth.jI-rirtTWrTlt!i-
n.. -. ..t iK. iaii ia rcraallrd r rar-
pttmri hj Um rtmtufUm aanl WTlnn-s 4 it
intnd U.a makiiic ta nrllas e!Ti-T 6mi.Ut
-tr'...-. 1 rrtt ahkca ta rtrrai bv
! faws-.iT'r.i ka rinwl IH.ar l to
blttrJl t.cll.lra-lKlTT-. ltcla
' Ur i) "f T" at"
i (lMi irroi. Iiy UuwJ's t-arujr! to.
Xacuun en tho rrol.IL:.' 3
Ameiidiucnt. '
Tho Waco Advanoo has had a con
versation with Dr. C. W. Maouns
nresidont of the Farmers' Nation:!
Alliance a man of no littlo ability
and innuonoe and of brood viows.
Daring tho interview tho followicj
i
conversation iook piace ;
"IIow many mombers are there ia
the Alliance in Texas T"
'Over 200.000. and our member.
ship is increasing."
"What position do you occupy.
Doctor on the prohibition question 1"
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"i am a pruuiDitiouit.
"What. nt.titnrlA do tha InAilnra of
. . " - - - - - -
tho Alliance ocoupy on the question 1"
"They aro for prohibition to a man.
I don't soo bow a man could bave tbo
interests of Ihe formintr doss at heart
and favor whisky. . It is the laboring
a il
man s worst enomy.
"IIow do the members of the Alli
ance fool on tho subject T" . .
.. . i. - L. ?
"Won sir tuey are overwneiming-
lv In favnr nf nrnllillitinn. It Ifl a
safe ostimate to say that prohibition
will cret a two-thirds majority of tho
Alliance mombers."
. "Is thore anvthinar in vour declara
tion of prinoiplea favorably to pro-
hibition!" .
T nn nndnrntnnd it. VO AJTO
pledged to all measures that tend to
alleviate tho condition of labor and
whon jt is remembered that the labor-
ing men of tho country spend $500-
000000 a year for liquor. I tbink
thorn nnn hn nn middle OTOlind On the
prohibition question for a member of
tho Farmers Allianco. lie certainly
... .. ... i.
can not taice tno wuisKy siae ana no
true to the grand principles tho Al
liance is designed to teaou.
Frederick Douglass on Prohibition.
Oscar F. Dlotlsoe Esq Grooada Miss.
Door Sir; You could not ask mo
to do a tuoro consistent thing nor ono
more in harmonywith my . highest
convictions of truth and duty and
tho best interest of all tbe people of
Mississippi than to ask tho colored
votors of that state to support by
voice ' vote and co-operation tho
grand Prohibition movement now
happily inaugurated in Mississippi
and sovoral other statos of the South.
Tho colored people of this Country
have many enemies but no ono of
them all is so destructive to their
best interests as the whisky drinlrlr x
custom. Slavory robbed them of
their bodies but 1 whisky destroys
both soul and bodyand casts them in-
to the horrible pit of degradation and
rnin. Few thincs could do moro for
tho elevation and hnppinoss ot for
... .
the welfare oi tne coiorea peopie man
the banishmontof intoxicating liquors
from the state of Mississippi. Whisky
arm a thA hnnd of violence. It stifles
in the white race all ennobling senti
ments of justice kindness and good
will. The colored people of Missis-
sippi will iuflict upon therasolves a
terrible calamity li tney ion to avau
themselves of the opportunity now
offered them to extinguish this foul
haggard and damning curse ' 1:010
state. Fbedebick Douglass.
Western Texas.
Sun Antonio Express.
The people of Western Texas would -An
wnll in (rive thourhtful considera
tion to the letter published yesterday
. . i 1 TT . ...
on now to prevent cirouw. experience
mnninrf tlirnnrrh nirpH demonstrated
the truth of the theory advanced. Bain-
fall is always more frequent tn donso-
lv timlim-nd Ari in tries and this is
changed as the forests are cut down.
In praino countries rain laus mostly
along streams fringed with trcos.
We would cuange tne conditions as
to tho rainfall in Western Texas in a
very few years by the process propos-
ed by Professor Tatos. We can got-
water for stock purposes by digging
wo can eot rainfall for agriculture by
creating forests. Lot us bogin tho
work. '
Tl in interesting to note how men
spread their sails to tbe breezes. Con-
gressman Crain whoso district has
plenty of Uermans ana Deer taues
occasion to writ a lettor on tho old
threadbare and worn-out theory of
"sumptuary legislation." Ilia letter
will havo as little effect as that of
Hon. Seth Shepherd attorney for thd
Dallas Brewery Association. Tbo
poople are intoiiiKeni enongti to mea-
sure tho influences which color the
opinions of men. Baptist Herald.
The official" of tho Baltimore and
Ohio railroad bavo established a
strong tempemnoo society. Lvry
employo on tho lino is required ta
al.rn a ulron temntmnca pie.!'" or
they aro diwh-rtfed. Thi- is r:g!.t:
even men who drink do not want U
travel upon a train skimer Rtrct I
enr or omnibus with tlie nan ia rlwrjo
a " n i
i drinking.
Tho report cfunes fioia a little Ih-a
out wet thst t!io exlitor of U'O
thc-ro has i a UmcrU by t' o
i -i i-akp iw
rjn.n. ij Uwvrrs no
iolreirs bnt d.da't tbir k tirfro wi mi
i v.i a?. -r.nM I ;iv
. V
Waco Advance.
I Tbe gift t f t'-e l.te Wm Im P..
llnuri:c 'Iil ) I rvr-iT.
'U-r l.:ni2'- -"-t ti t t
anla Alarare la tba tHaala far
at wava aar.