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VOLUME XII.
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DENISON, TEXAS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1894.
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Prices.
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, 305 W. ST.
FYTHIAI CELEBRATION.
Myrtle Lodge Ho. 22 Entertains the
Pythian Blaten and Brothers.
Thirty years ego—February, ao,
1864—the first Knights of Pythias
aety was organized. The society
its name irom the story ot
Damon and Pythiss, and its founda-
tion stone, therefore, is charity.
Myrtle Lodge No. 22 being the
older of the four organizations here,
that society decided several weeks
since to celebrate the thirtieth anni-
versary of the order, and, looking to
that end, invitations were extended
to all the members of Mayflower,
-Unf'orm Rank and the Pythian Sis-
ters to meet Tuesday evening, at 8
o'clock, at Odd Fellows' hall. In
response to these invitations as many
as 150 to zoo sir and sister knights,
together with invited guests, assem-
bled at the time and place designat-
ed, and the evening's program
opened jgith an address trom Sir
Knight^^ooper. pastor ot the
Woodard street Methodist church.
Those who took part in the musical
and literary exercises of the evening
were Misses Legate, Jackson, Bern-
heim and McClatchy, o and Pro
John A. Perry, violinist. Grand
Chancellor Downs, of Temple, and
ex-Mayor Tone favored the assem-
bly with appropriate addresses. At
10 o'clock the master of ceremonies
announced that supper was rjady
fad that ample provision had been
male tor all in attendance. ^e
banquet was served in the adjoining
building, and nice things to eat cer-
tainly were in abundance, as the
midnight hour arrived before the
dose of the festivities.
*®-$i 85 buys a hardwood solid
head bedstead at Jones Bros.
Cholera is reported in London to
have reappeared in Constantinople,
aad that a dozen deaths have re-
cently occurred.
Trunks at factory prices at Deni-
son Trunk Factory, 4.35 Main street.
43.4* ,
H enry F. Bowers, of Clinton,
Iowa, who originated the A. P. A.
order is between 60 and 70 years
old and wears long hair.
The earliest date, at which Egyp-
tian history will permit the exodus
to have taken place, even when full
allowance is made for the time
apent by the Jews in the wilderness
and in tonquering Palestine, would
seem to be about 1430 B. C., while,
if the shorter chronology be adopted,
it could not have been much earlier
than 1300 B. C.—Scribner's Maga-
zine.
Families can now be supplied
with the celebrated Fort Worth
bottled beer in case lots—a dozen
pints or quarts.
tt Stanford & Son.
- From New Zealand comes an
amusing and suggestive story of an
occurrence which took place since
the recent election, when women
enjoyed the right of franchise. It
seems that some oi the ladies seated
in the stalls ot a theatre were wear-
ing hats which interfered with the
view of those behind them, a cir-
cumstance not altogether unknown
in this country. Suddenly a male
voice from the pit exclaimed, in a
tone of pathetic remonstrance,
"Ladies, now you have got the
franchise, you might really take
your hats off."
ETW ould you see a fine line ot
rocking chairs? 150 styles at Tones
Bros. Easy payments. (
The Nashville Baptist and Reflec-
tor has made the discovery that Sam
Jones does not preach the gospel of
Christ, and by claiming Jo do so is
deceiving many.
The Baptist Observer says that in
the light ot divine truth our troubles
amount to very little, but we note
the Observer is sorely troubled with
non-paying subscribers, just like
poor unregenerated mortals.
EEBER 8T0HE FOB QOVEBfiOB.
Many of the Gazetteer ex-
changes > are very prononnced in
their advocacy of President Heber
Stone, ot the First National bank
of Brenham-, Washington Co., " for
the next governor. Mr. Stone is
not known in this part of the state
outside of banking circlea but this
does not necessarily disqualify him
tor the high office. Indeed, there
are men by the score if not hundred
in all parts of the state who are ad-
mirably fitted by birth, education,
training and experience for the high
position, yet whose acquaintance is
hedged in by county or city lines.
A Brenham business man in a letter
to afriend in Denisoh takes occa-
sion to say a kind word for Mr.
Stone and from the letter we are
permitted to publish the following:
"It is with pleasure that I call
your attention to the prospective
candidacy of our fellow townsman,
Hon. Heber Stone (president of the
First National bank here,)kfor gov-
ernor of the state of Texas. The
political situation is so delicate that
it will require very judicious action
on the part ot the democrats to heal
the breach and restore harmony in
the.ranks. This can only be done
selection of a man who can
conciliate both tactions and reunite
in solid phalanx the grand old dem-
ocratic party of Texas. We ibe-
lieve that we have the man that will
be equal to the emergency, and
know that you feel a deep inter-
est in public affairs and are well ac-
quainted with the political senti-
ment of your county. Mr. Stone
has numerous letters from different
parts of the state that contain flat-
tering evidence of strong support."
Bargains.
Lots in north part of city for sale
cheap. Denison Land & Invest-
ment Co. tf
Everything in the harness line at
Horan's.
THE POE TRIAL.
In another column we publish ex-
tracts Irom Judge Bliss' charge to
the jury in the Poe murder case.
The document is a very long one,
but we give those particulars proba-
bly most interesting to our readers,
including those most severely criti-
cised on the streets by those who
are evidently not familiar with the
law. We have carefully read the
entire charge and examined those
sections of the criminal statutes ap-
plicable to the case, and it is clear
to our mind that the judge charged
the law strictly in accordance with
the law applicable to the case. If
there is any grounds of complaint it
is applicable to the wording ot the
indictment. Poe was indicted as a
principal in the murder of Sharman,
which it seems the evidence did not
sustain in the opinion of the jury.
The statutes distinctly say that an
accomplice must be indicted as such.
According to the Eighth Texas
•Court of Appeals, page 14S, "If
the defendant be indicted as a prin-
cipal, he cannot be convicted on
evidence which implicates him as
an accomplice." Judge Bliss in his
charge defines very tully, in strict
accordance with the statutes, what
constitutes a principal and also an
accomplice. In the opinion of the
jury it appears that they did not con-
sider the evidence sufficient to con-
vict Poe as a principal, hence they
had nothing to do but acquit. The
penaltv against an accomplice is the
same as against a principal, and had
Poe been charged as an accomplice
the result might have been different.
But the judge does not writ^ the in-
dictments, neither does he make the
laws. It is simply his duty to in-
struct the jary as to the law as it
stands on the books, and they must
be governed accordingly. No one,
probably, in Denison, doubts the
guilt of Poe, but unfortunately he
was not proven guilty as charged in
the indictment.
us
It is said that the Catholics use
their influence to get every employe
J^Jjp*ie?5*Ttments removed, who re-
to give part of his salary for
^benefit of the Catholic church.—
Observer.
.it?
Everything in the harness line at
Horan's.
123 styles lamps and hundreds
of pretty things in fancy china and
glassware at Jones Bros.
Judge White the new member ot
the supreme bench is v-a Roman
Catholic. ^
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JUDGE BL188 OH 00H8PIKA0T.
To say that Denison was startled
by the announcement that the jury
had returned a verdict of "not
guilty" in the case of John Poe,
alias Joe Brooks, vs. the State of
Texas, changed with the murder of
William Sharman, ot this city, is to
express the matter in a mild sense.
The public was not prepared for
such a verdict, and this week the
muttenngs against the court at Sher-
man have been of a serious as well
as pronounced nature. The charge
of District Judge Don A. Bliss to
the jury has come in for its share of
criticism, and if the demands ot the
multitude conld be taken as a clear
expression ot justice and right that
honorable gentleman has certainly
committed a serious blunder. This
conclusion, however, is certainly not
just, and when the matter becomes
more thoroughly understood the
findings of the court will meet with
the approval of all calm and consid-
erate minds. It is not the purpose
of this article to pass upon the guilt
or innocence of John Poe, but,
rather, that of analyzing the charge
given by Judge Bliss to the jury. It
matters not how guilty a man may
be of any crime whatsoever, it is not
the prerogative ot law to pass sen-
tence until the crime is proven. In
other words, there isino law for pun-
ishing a person for any offense until
a specific charge has been clearly
proven. To do otherwise would be
to dethrone reason, trample upon
justice and to transform the courts
of law into courts of, anarchy. To
convict a man on "general princi-
ples" is a theory that belongs to the
days of the inquisition, when stocks
and pillows were used to extort from
unwilling witnesses information that
they were supposed to possess. Hu-
manity and civilization has out-
grown this barbarous practice and
now it is about universally agreed
that it is better for ninety and nine
guilty men to escape than for one
innocent man to be punished. This
being t^e case specific laws are
passed tor the punishment ot specific
crimes and each is independent of
the other. In the charge in ques-
tion Judge Bliss begins by laying
down general rules that cover all
cases at law, such as, the name of
the defendant, the nature of the
charge and the time and place of .
its committal. The first specific
charge is relative to who are able to
commit murder and then comes the
distinction between murder and
homicide. Malice is defined as a
condition ot the mind which shows
a heart regardless of social duty and
fatally bent on mischief. Malice is
also defined as being absolutely
essential to the offense of murder
and all murder committed with ex-
press malice is murder in the first
degree. Paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 9 and
10 are relative to the condition in
which a mind is surrounded where-
in murder in the first degree is com-
mitted. To warrant such a convic-
tion the jury must be satisfied that
the defendant deliberately rind with
premeditated design took the life of
fellpw being. The result of a
sudden, rash or immediate design
however unjustifiable uor unwar-
rantable it may be is not murder in
the first degree. With paragraph
11 the theories of the prosecution
and then the defense are taken up
and defined. The first is that ot
the prosecution in claiming that Poe
had entered into a conspiracy with
Luttrell, Carlisle, Fogg and Brown
to kill Sharman and that the con-
spirators did kill Sharman. Anoth-
er theory of the prosecution was
that the conspiracy was the design
of Carlisle, Brown, Luttrell and
Fogg and that Poe had joined the
conspiracy after the forming of the
design. In this case each and all of
the conspirators would be equally
guilty, "for under our laws," says
thejudge, "all persons are princi-
pal offenders who are guilty ot act-
ing together in the commission of
an offense; and all persons who en-
gage in procuring aid, arms or
means of any kind to assist in the
commission of an offense while
others are executing the unlawful
act, and all persons who endeavor,
at the time of the commission ot
the offense, to secilre the safety or
concealment of those executing the
unlawful act are principal offenders
and may be convicted and punished
as such." Paragraph 15 states that
an agreement entered into by two
or more persons to kill a reasonable
creature, constitutes a conapiracy to
commit murder and that ail parties
to the agreement are conspirators,
but! the circumstances to be re-
lied; upon to prove such an
agreement must be of a certain
and conclusive nature. That por-
tion of the charge relative to circum-
stantial evidence offered in court to
prove the guilt of the accused is not
only full but voluminous and, in-
deed, it msy be said to be weari-
some in its detail. The rules laid
down, however, are in strict accord
with the spirit and intent of the com-
mon law. What relate* to the acts of
Brown, Carlisle, Luttrell and Fogg
before Poe is known or appears in
the conspiracy, is excluded from
the testimony ; yet in the following
paragraph the jury is informed that
I if in their judgment Poe joined the
conspiracy then such acts may be
1 considered. Paragraph 2 ( reads:
* "The prosecution further contends
that even if no conspiracy was enter-
ed into, then the defendant unlaw-
fully killed William Sharman with
malice afore thought." Paragraphs
22, 23, 24 and 25 are relative to this
theory of the prosecution, and the
jury is instructed to bring in a ver-
dict of "guilty" it Poe is thought to
be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt,
and "not guilty" if a reasonable
doubt is entertained. The judge,
however, goes on to say: "It you
believe from the evidence that the
defendant was sent to Denison to
watch the said Sharman and to re-
port his movements and that while
the defendant was engaged in watch-
ing Sharman the said Luttrell, or
Fogg, or Carlisle or either or all of
them did shoot and kill said Shar-
man, but that the defendant did not
act with them, you will find defend
ant not guilty. It, however, you be-
lieve defendant entered into a con-
spiracy to kill Sharman and that
such conspiracy culminated in the
shooting ot said Sharman but that
defendant was dpt present at the kill-
ing nor acting jvith the person or
persons doing the shooting, you will
find the detendant not guilty; for in
such an event the defendant would
be'an accomplice in the murder of
said Sharman and he is charged by
the indictment as a principal." The
remainder of the charge is as fol-
lows:
28. In connection with the pre-
ceding paragraph you are instructed
that under our law an accomplice is
one who is not present at the com-
mission of an offense, but who be-
fore the act is done advises, com-
mands or encourages another to
commit the offense; or who agrees
with the principal offender to aid
him in committing the offense
though he may not have given such
aid; or who prepares arms or aid ot
any kind prior to the commission of
an offense for the purpose ot assist-
ing the principal in the execution of
the same.
29. Now taking into considera-
tion the instructions contained in
the preceding paragraph and in par-
agraphs Nos. 14, 24 and 27, of this
charge, if you should believe trom
the evidence that the defendant was
an accomplice in the murder of the
said Sharman—if he was murdered
—and not a principal offender, or if
you have a reasonable doubt as to
whether he was a principal offender
or an accomplice, you will find the
defendant not guilty as charged be-
cause he is charged as a principal.
31. The detendant in a criminal
case is presumed to be innocent
until his guilt is established by legal
eyidence, . beyond a reasonable
doubt; and in case you have a reas-
onable doubt as to the defendant's
guilt you will acquit him, and say
by your verdict "Not guilty."
32. You are the exclusive judges
of the facts proved, of the credibili-
ty of the witnesses and ottne weight
to be given to the testimony, but
you are bound to receive the law
from the court, which is herein given
you, and be governed thereby.
The attack made by H. A. Mc-
Eachin, a clerk about the state capi-
tol, 1 upon the Hon. John H.
Cochran, because he filled an ap-
pointment as tax collector under
Gov .Hamilton, has already proved
a boomerang. Mr. Cochran replies
to this senseless charge in a manly
straightforward way in the Dallas
News, and so effectually disposes
ot the matter, that we shall proba-
bly hear no more from McEachin.
In 1864 Mr. Cochran was elected
tax collector of Dallas county by
the people's vote. When A. J.
Hamilton was appointed provisional
governor he had respect enough, (be
it said to his credit,) for the people's
choice to appoint Mr. Cochran and
othier democrats who had been
elected at the ballot box to fill the
county offices, and they all accepted
and qualified as they ought to have
done, if they were patriotic citizens,
having the good ot the community
in which they lived at heart. It
was not unusual for democrats, in
the dark days of carpet-bag rule in
Texas, to accept appointments to
important offices, and they were
thought all the more of. it for lit.
The trouble in those days was that
it was very seldom that the. rabbit
foot could^be so worked as to get a
democrat into office. Democrats
who accepted office by republican
appointment under those circum-
jpointi
ances
standes sacrificed neither principle
nor honor, on the contrary they had
the endorsement ot the community
in which they lived, and it is now to
late to make political capital out of
it to the injury of the participants—
there are too many old Texans still
alive who are conversant with all
the facts.
Bargains.
Lots in north part of city for
cheap. Denison Land &
ment Co.
sale
Invest-
tf
Sample cases a specialty at the
Denison" Trunk Factory, 425 Main
street. 1 ■ y. 43>4l
What is known as the "jag law"
in Michigan, authorizing justices of
the peace to sentence those con-
victed of drunkenness to take the
"gold cure" for the liquor habit,
has been declared unconstitutional
by the state supreme court.
Why'pi? rent when you can buy
a home on such easy payments from
Franz Kohfeldt, at H. Tone's office
123 Main street ? Building and loan
stock taken in part payment.
JV$ 15.00 buys a solid oak bed-
room suit with a French plate mir-
ror from Jones Bros. This price is
less than such a suit costs Compet-
itors.
It you want a saddle look over
the stock and prices at Horan's.
From Oar Rerulir Correspondent.
OUB WA8H1HQT0H LETTEB.
Washington, D. C.,
Feb. 19, 1894.
For good and sufficient reasons
the tariff bill was not reported to the
Senate Finance committee last week
although it could have been report-
ed. The delay was in the interest
of democratic harmony, it being
thought best to allow objecting dem-
ocrats to have their say to the sub-
committee composed entirely of
democrats rather than before the full
committee. ihe regular meeting
ot the Finance committee will be
held to-morrow, and the present in-
tention is to report the revised bill.
It is possible that it may be delayed
a day or two later, but I am assured
by every member of the committee
that it will certainly be reported this
week. No time will be lost by the
democrats on the Finance commit-
tee after it is reported in getting it
reported to the Senate, as they have
been cognizant of every change
made by the sub-committee. In
fact the sub-committee, while nomi-
nally made up of only three sena?
tors, has, in reality, been the entire
democratic membership of the Fin-
ance committee, except Senator
Vance, who is away sick. The
members of the sub-committee feel
so certain that they have made the
last change in the bill that the re-
vised copy has been sent to the gov-
ernment printing office to be put in
type.
The best posted democrats laugh
at the idea of the 15 democratic
senators who voted to reject the
nomination of Peckham being class-
ed as opponents of the administra-
tion. One of President.Cleveland's
most loyal supporters as well as his
warm personal friends puts it this
way: "I am not a bit sorry that
Peckham was rejected, and I know
the reasons which governed most of
the democratic votes cast against
him. First he bolted the regular
democratic ticket at the last state
election and openly aided intdeleat-
ng it, and, as though that were not
enough to bar him from any favors
at the disposal of the party, he
neglected to vote at the recent special
congressional election in New York
City when he knew that extraordin-
ary efforts were being made to get
out the full party vote, and when
asked about it replied carelessly that
he forgot all about the election
Slow, I don't think a man who for-
gets when an important election is
to be held should have any office,
large or small." That this opinion
is echoed by many of the staunchest
:;riends of the administration in con-
gress is certain, and it is generally
believed that if President Cleveland
will nominated good democrat tor
the vacancy thoW 15 democratic
senators will show that they bear the
administration no ill will by voting
solidly for his confirmation. The
shrewdest democrats in congress
think that the mugwumps hate been
sufficiently rewarded and that all the
appointments hereafter made should
be good democrats, men who can
be depended upon to help the party
win future battles.
Senator Morgan, chairman of the
senate committee on Foreign Rela-
tions, has, at the request of the sub-
committee, written the report of the
Hawaiian investigation. At a
special meeting of the committee
the report was read and it was de-
cided to deter action upon it to a
meeting to be held this week. The
report has not been made public
and members of the committee de-
cline to discuss it.
Representative Bland ot Mo., has
been having a tussle with the "no
quorum" fiend, and his bill for the
coinage ot the seigniorage is still
unacted upon. There has been a
quorum on the floor ot the House
every day, but those opposed to the
bill have refused to vote and the
friends of the measure have been a
few short of a quorum. Notice has
been sent to all absentees to return
at once and Mr. Bland is confident
that a quorum in favor, ofthe bill
will be on hand this week and that
the bill will be passed without furth-
er delay. It is thought that the
filibustering against the bill was for
the purpose of delaying ; it in the
House until after the tariff bill gets
before the senate, so as to prevent
its being promptly acted upon in the
senate, as its passage by the House
has been conceded by all from the
first.
The Woman Suffragists are pre-
paring to move on the South. At
their annual convention, just closed
in this city, Atlanta, Ga., was
selected as the meeting place of
next year's conventiop.
The plate printer's branch of the
K. of L., of this city, have adopted
resolutions thanking Representative
Sayers of Texas, chairman of the
House committee on Appropria-
tions, for his friendship to the inter-
est of labor, and requesting all labor
organizations in his district to join
in the voice thus raised in apprecia-
tion of bis services to the working
people. Judge Sayers has always
been popular in Washington be-
cause of his approachability, and
the fame he is making as chairman
of the Appropriations committee,
one of the moist impoitant in the
House, has not swelled his head
even a little bit.
— —-—■——
Everything in the harness line at
Horan's.
A BAD 1EGB0.
Mathew Wright and his wife, ne-
groe people, came to Denison not
long since from Oklahoma, and have
been making their home in a shanty
on East Owings street. Mathew
found employment at the Missouri,
Kansas A Texas coal chute, unload-
ing cars on the night "shift," while
his good woman, whose name is
Rose, busied herself with household
cares and duties. Thursday after-
noon, between 1 and 2 o'clock,
Mathew, with pistol in hand, re-
turned home pnd a quarrel ensued.
P.ose soon realized that Mathew had
blood in his eve< and at the first
opportunity she darted out and ran
across the street to another room
which was also occupied by negroes
Mathew gave chase, and rude hands
were laid on Rose as she attempted
to leave the neighbor's house. The
woman began yelling at the top of
her voice, and pleading all the while
with her husband to spare her lite.
Wright pul|?d, pushed and kicked
the woman j^ut of the door, and
then discharged his revolver, the
ball taking away a bit of his wife's
ear. Rose again ran, and again
Mathew brought his weapon into
service, shooting twice. One ball
failed its mark, but the other made
a slight wound on the woman's left
hip. On being wounded the woman
dropped to the ground and rolled
over and over, crying out th^t she
had been killed. Supposing that he
had accomplished his design, Wright
re-entered (the building, put tresh
cartridges into his revolver and de-
parted, going east "through the s Pa-
paw hills and underbrush. pr.
McDonald was called to attend the
wounds of the woman, but it was
soon found that no serious damage
lad been accomplished. The city
and county officers were informed of
the circumstances, and a plot was
laid to catch the would-be murderer.
Thursday night Wright returned to
the city and enteral the Railroad
saloon. Policeman Bud East was
informed of his presence, and in a
short time entered the saloon to
make the arrest. Wright, however,
was "up to snuff," so to speak, and
drawing his revolver, commanded
the officer to "hands up." Under
the circumstances East could do
nothing less. Wright, with his re-
volver still drawn, backed out of the
milding into the darkness and
escaped.
Get your trunk repaired at the
Denison Trunk Factory, 42^ Main
street. \ 43,41
OFF TO THE FEB.
Wednesday morning Sheriff
iughes delivered to Penitentiary
Agent Reeves thirteen prisoners
who had been convicted of crime
and sentenced to rtie state prison
The men were fallen out of the
county jail and inarched in line,
hand cuffed, to the Cottonbelt depot
where they took the train for Rusk.
Following are the names of the
prisoners and the terms tor which
they are sentenced:
Frank Country, burglary; three
years in the reformatory.
J. H. Kennedy, burglary; two
years.
Grant Hawkins, theft from the
person; five years.
Pat Clancy, robbery ; five years.
Geo. Farquahar, theft from the
person; three years.
J. D. Fox, incest; two years.
Doc McMillan, conspiracy to rob
and burglary; five years.
Hamp Gilmore, assault to mur-
der ; two years.
Ed Rail, bigamy; two years.
John Reed, theft of horse; five
years.
S. C. Clarkson, swindling; two
years.
Walter Bradshaw, thett of horse;
live years.
A two-inch advertisement in the
-Daily New York World is said to
"tost $3960 for one year.
The city of San Antonio has ne-
gotiated a loan of $25,000 at five
per cent, and the officials think
themselves mighty tortunate in do-
ing it. "
Thousands ot people who have
been amused and edified by Joseph
Keppler's pictures in "Puck" which
have been the leading features of
this popular, comic paper for several
vea^s, will regret to hear of his
deaths He died quite suddenly
Monday last. Keppler was undoubt-
edly the most famous characturist
in the world.
$3.00 buys a kitchen safe at
Jones Bros. You can't get as good
one for the same money in Denison.
The report having got abroad that
Sam Jones had turned Baptist, Cran-
fill, of the Baptist Standard, hasten-
ed to telegraph to the erratic evangel-
ist to learn if it was true. Jones re-
sponded "No, not by a long jump;
Methodist till I die." What would
you say of a man who declares he7
will never change his opinions?
Complaint was made last week by
the county attorney of Nacogdoches
county, against Gov. Hogg for
shooting a deer in that county in
violation of law, which makes it a
misdemeanor to kill such game dar-
ing the breeding season. The gov-
ernor's defense is that he doesn't
think the law applies to Nacogdoches
county, but it he has violated the
law he safys he will pay the fine.
No doubt he will pay the fine if
guilty, he'll probably have to do
that, but his excuse is e very lame
one tor a man of the intelligence ot
Governor Hogg to make. He knows
well enough what the object of the
law is, and whether it applies to
Nacogdoches eounty or not, he had
no moral right to kill a doe with
young.
Last Monday John Y. McKane,
the late political boss ot Gravesend,
was sentenced to Sing Sing for six
years. All efforts of his attorneys
to delay the enforcing ot the sen-
tence were of no avail, and ere this
McKane is wearing stripes.
MATTE It.
AH DHBOFHIBTIOATEi) F088E.
Monday last news was received
by the Denison agent of the Wells-
Fargo express company ot a plot to
rob the company safe on the Waco
extension ot the Central. The
same information was forwarded to
the agent at Waco. The informa-
tion came trom a reliable source, and
the company officials were not slow
in getting ready tor the attempt
Route Agent King from" this city,
accompanied by a posse heavily
armed, left here on the early train
Wednesday morning, and were met
at Bremond by a posse from Waco.
All of the men were armed with re-
peating carbines and revolvers, and
were well prepared for almost any
kind ot reception. The robbery
was billed tor Wednesday night, but
it did not materialize. In writing up
the matter the Waco Day of Friday
gives the following:
Robbers boarded the train at sev-
eral points. One came down from
Dublin over the Texas Central and
took the Waco & Northwestern train
at the Fifth ward depot. Two
others boarded the train before it
left Waco. When the tram reached
Bremond some of the Denison
posse, shotguns in hand, mounted
the tender, and that exposed to the
robbers that their plot was discov-
ered, and the banditti quietly left the
train and disappeared. The Deni-
son posse came to Waco on the re-
turning WTaco & Northwestern ^rain
and spent the entire day yesterday
in this city, attracting much atten-
tion by keeping together in a group
and carrying their weapons. They
left yesterday afternoon for Denison
on the 6:20 north-bound Missouri,
Kansas & Texas train.
The Pollard-Breckenridge trial
has been set for March 6. The re-
port that the suit had been with-
drawn seems to have been an error.
T. V. Powderly and all the offi-
cers in the Knights of Labor who
resigned when he did have sued the
organization tor back salaries.
NUMBER 44.
Burned.
Thursday morning the residence
of ex-County Judge S. D. Stead-
man, at Haggerman Station, on the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas, near
Pottsboro, was destroyed by fire.
Very little furniture was saved. Lou
about $2,500. Insurance $1000.
A hale old man, Mr. Jas. Wilton, of
Allen* Springs, III., who it over 60 year*
of age, t yt: "I have in mr time tried a
great many medicinet, tome ot excellent
quality; but never before did 1 find any
that would to completely do all that it
claimed for it at Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It it
truly a wonderful medicine." For tale
by T. B. Hanna & Son. feb
LITEBABY.
HOUSTON POST.
The great Texas newspaper, the Hous-
ton Semi-Weekly Pott, offers to each sub-
scriber sending $100 to pay for a year's
subscription in advance, either new or re-
newal, and in addition to the paper
Ropp't Commercial Calculator, a book
worth $10 to any man or woman having
business transactions of any kind.
Anion? other thlngt the book containt
over 100 tablet of intereat, waget, cotton,
corn,, ginnert, etc., a complete ready
reckoner that every person needs. Re-
member, you get two large papers filled
with wholesome reading matter for the
family every week throughout the entire
year, and in addition, the valuable book
named above, all tor $1.00, post-paid to
any address in the United States.
,, 8UBGE0HB TO OBQAHIZE.
Dr. W. H. Monday, chief sur-
geon ot the Texas Midland hospital
department, and local surgeon of
the Texas & Pacific, informs us that
a move is on toot to organize an as-
sociation of the railroad surgeons of
the state of Texas. The leading
promoters of this association are
Drs. M. D. Knox, surgeon of the
M., K. & T. railway, and James
Roberts, surgeon of the St. L. & .
W. railway, both of Hillsboro. Let-
ters have been written to each of the
three hundred railroad surgeons in
Texas, to which a great many re-
plies have been received, all favor-
able to the proposed organization.
A circular letter sent out to get an
expression as to place and time for
effecting the organization bripgs re-
plies from a goodly number. Dal-
las is so far in the lead for the place
ot meeting. Fort Worth is also
favorably spoken ot, being a central
point. Dr. Monday is pulling with
all his might fo{ the selection of
Terrell as a place of meeting.—Ter-
rell Times-Star.
Sore Throat, Hacking Cought, Chett
Pains, LaGri) pe, Croup, Whooping
Cough, etc., cured by taking "C. C. C.
Certain Cough Cure." Sold by Guiteau
& Waldron.
Mexican civilization is moving
eastward. Tamales have been In-
troduced in New York City.
The memory of Mrs. President
Harrison will be honored by ber
portrait being hung on the walls of
the White House.
The Fort Worth Gazette is to be
sold out at trustee's sale on March
6, to satisfy debts.
The Waco correspondent oi the
Fort Worth Gaseftte writes to that
paper that while Chairman Baker is
very reticent, all members ot the
committee have practically express-
ed themselves concerning the propo-
sition of the Matlock committee, and
that they are divided on the question
of the recognition of that committee
as a representative democratic body
and a consideration of the plan of
harmony presented through Chair-
man Matlock. Those who oppose
dealing with the Matlock committee
favor a call for a state convention
"broad enough in its terms to permit
all democrats to be represented un-
der it," whatever that means. This
correspondent, however, believes
that the committee will not adopt
any course which embodies the
recognition of the Matlock commit
tee as a regular democratic organiza'
tion. This, be says, coupled with
the fact that £he committee will cer-
tainly call a state convention, is ac-
cepted as indicating a refusal to
adopt the proposition of the Matlock
committee and the fact that harmony
upon that basis is unlikely. The
convention will probably be called
lor about the middle ot
month earlier than usual.
July.
•WBaby buggies have come in
at Jones Bros. Largest line ever
shown in North Texas, Newest
styles made. Don't fail to see
them. Easy payments.
Five thousand unemployed, hung-
ry, angry men marched to the state
house in Bt&ton last Tuesday and
appealed to the governor for aid.
The scene became so alarming that
the police were called out for fear
of a riot. In New York City a boy
14 years of age suicided because he
could not earn enough to support an
invalid sister, and a strong, able-
bodied man advertised to sell him-
self, "body and soul," to anybody
who would agree to support his
paralytic mother.- There is some-
thing radically wrong somewhere
when such things occur in the shadow
of costly churches and palatial
homes.
If you want a saddle look over
the stock and prices at Horan's.
-9
The Denison Gazetteer seems
to be opposed to a nominating con-
vention for democrats. Let's see;
the editoV of the Gazetteer wss a
member of t&e state executive com-
mittee of the plark campaign in the
last state election. Why is he now
opposed to a convention ? Is it be-
cause he wants the democratic vote
scattering, so the republican and
populist eombine may succeed in
electing county officers? We hope
that is not his motive.—Van Alstyne
Leader.
No that Is not its motive. Neither
has it said it was opposed to a nomi-
nating convention. What the paper
did say was that there appeared to
be a very strong feeling with both
tho*£g4*|*> supported Hogg and
those wMo supported Clark, *as well
as among candidates themselves,
sgainst holding a convention tof the
purpose of nominating a county
ticket. The Ga7ettfer is, how-
ever, frank to say it believes it to
the best interests of the party not to
have a nominating convention. "We
say this because we do not believe
there is the remotest danger ot the
election resulting in the selection of a
republican or populist to any office
in Grayson county. The contest
will be between democrats, and
-'.pi *
democrats wjill be more apt to elect
the choice ot the majority at the bal-
lot box, than through the aid ot pre-
cinct meetings, which are, as a rule,
packed in the interest of certain can-
didates who have the best pull on
the working politicians. Especially
is this the case in the lsrger towns.
It we thought there was v danger of
the populists or the republicans cap-
turing the offices we should most
assuredly say nominate a ticket from
top to bottom.
Commercial Printing
OF ALL KINDS A1
Murray's Pew Prtotlai Htisa
■ —
1 ,
Beirne &
Stenson.
We shall sell out our
entire Shoe department,
Inventory Jan, I, $14,000,
at less than manufae-
turer's cost. We shall
never stock up asrain on
Boots ai
Remember we have
never deceived the pub*
lie by misrepresenta-
tions.
For prices see our Cat-
alogue distributed at
your homes.
Yours truly,
Beirne &
Stenson.
The senate having refused to con-
firm the nomination of ^either Hore-
hlower or Peckham, for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, Mon-
day the piesident sent in the name
of Senator White, of Louisiana.
The nomination was a great surprise.
At 3:30 the senate went into <
tive session and confirmed the
nation without opposition. Erso
Hoar eulogized Mr. White, aad
Hill pronounced it a wise choioe.
Judge White will probably take hit
seat on the supreme bench when the
court -^convenes the first Monday in*
March. i
R is always advisable to patroa*
ize home manufactories, especially
when the goods are just as good as
'he foreign article. Drink Fort
Worth beer, it is equal to the best.
tf
LI8T OF PATEIT8
Granted to Texas inventors this
week< Reported by C. A. Snow &
Co., Solicitors ot American and
Foreign Patents, opposite U. S.
stent Office, Washington, D. C.:
G. W. Campbell, El Paso, water
elevator. W. A. Casaidy, Ama-
rillo, quilting attachment for sewing
machines. A. S. Debose, Cuero,
car-replacer. S. M. Gaston, Sher-
msn, sutomatic damper regulator.
C. C. Lott, Houston, switch operat-
ing mechsnis/n. S. McClellan, San
Vlarcos, brace for boring holes, etc.
G. D. Warren, Dallas, automatic
railway-gate.
From Dills to Gregg.
Thursday morning while Judge
Gre£K and the county commissioner! -
were engaged in a regular session of
the commissioner^' court, Judge J.
i. Dills, with a heavy bois 'd arc
walking cane in his hand, entered
the room and, without a moment's
warning, says the Sherman Demo-
crat, presented the weapon to the
county judge. The cane is a very
pretty one, made by the msjor him-
self and highly polished, and on the %
hesvy silver bsnd near the bead isx
nscribed "From Dills to Gregg,
eb. 32, 1894." Judge Gregg re-
died in a most feeling and happy
manner, and taken altogether it was
a pleasant diversion from the usual
routine of humdrum court scenes.
The Paris courthouse has
condemned as unsafe and ordered to
be torn down within thirty days.
Harshaw's English Literary Aosdemy.
First-class instruction. The
most recent methods. Thorough-
ness. Good discipline. Health-
ful location. Fine Penmanship.
Cheap Board. Good surround-
ings. Address,
G. L. Harshaw,
42-4t No. 1431 West Main St.
The Texas Brewing company
challenge the country to produce a
better beer than that which is now
being supplied from the Fort Worth
brewery. Give it a trial. tf
John Wannamaker is charged
with importing s lot of Irish weavers
to work in his woolen factory, in
violation of the contract labor law.
If it is proved the ex-postmaster-
general will have to pay a fine of
$ 10,000.
The best five-cent cigar In the
United States is now on sale in Den-
ison. "The VanderbuilL'N tf
The two men who burned Secre-
tary Sterling Morton and bis son in
effigy at Nebraska City, were
promptly indicted by the grand
jury. The motive appears to have
been petty maliciousness.
« In nobla minds,'' says Pop*, "some dregs
Ket yet purged off, of iplees and sour disdain."
In noble bodina, too, he might hare acid,
Bom* dregs remain to dood and pain the head.
A liver alow toma gray all earthly seenea,
Bat earth ia height for all who on Bile Beana.
mr dnggiat tor the SHALL aiaa.
adjust wait a few days and see
the new line ot baby buggies Jones
Bros, will receive. The largest
shipment of buggies that has ever
come to North Texas. It will pay
you to see them. Dandy styles.
Easy payments.
DIOK HARRIS DI80RARGED.
In the district court at Sherman
eatly this week, the case of Dick
Harris, charged as an accessory to
the killing of Dr. J. K. Yowell in
this city two yesrs ago, was dis-*
missed for want of evidence. Dick-
is a brother of E. W. Harris, editor
of J the Greenville Herald, and the
two men occupied the same buggy
when the shooting occurred that re-
sulted in Yowell's death. The case
against R. Wilson, charged with
thett of cattle, was also discharged
from the docket Saturday for want
of evidence.
Cash Sirpless, recently of the
Sherman Register, baa bought a
half interest in the Dallas Evening
Dispatch, and has assumed the bus-
iness management of the paper.
Mr. Sirpless is s good business man,
thoroughly familiar with newspaper
work. Dallas it seems to us, offers
a good field for an ■ evening newe-
paper, and the Gazetteer pre-
dicts that under Mr. SirplesV direc-
tion the Dispstch will make
Mrs. Myra Bradwell who died hi
Chicago a few days ago, at the age
of 63, was a remarkable woman.
She was the first woman in die
United Sistes admitted to the prac-
tice of law, and at the time ot her
death was editor of the Chicago
Legal News, one of the foremost
legal journals of the country.
That furniture polish at Jfl
Bros, will make your old furniture
shine like a new silver dollar does
to a hard-up man. Get a bottle, a
child can apply it.
If you want a saddle look
Sk. stock snd prices St Horan's.
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The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 44, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 25, 1894, newspaper, February 25, 1894; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth313953/m1/1/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Grayson County Frontier Village.