The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 4, 1894 Page: 1 of 4
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DENISON, TEXA&, SUNDAY, MARCH
l gVTKRKD AT THK POSTOFFICE AT DENISON, TEXAS, I
} . AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER. I
"Born a Baptist!"
(Candidate!)
Safe In office;
Voter* wait:
(Candidate f)
—F. Lm S. In Atlanta Constitution.
Hanhaw's English Literary Academy.
———
First-class instruction. The
moat recent methods. Thorough-
ness. Good discipline. Health-
ful location. Fine Penmanship.
Cheap Board. Good surround-
ings. Addresa, ■
G. L. Harshaw,
43-41 No. 1431 West Main St:
■
QPJones Bros, will rent dishes
and cha\rs for private or public en-
tertainments. The cost will be so
little you'll not mind it.
In answer to the question, "What
would you do if you could live your
life over," Congressman Killgore,
of the third district oi Texas, made
the following reply to a New York
Sun reporter:
"If I could go my life over again
I would be very apt to pursue about
the same ambition, talking in the
same path that I have. I would
marry six or ten years younger, if
I had a million dollars to-morrow,
the chief end in my lite would be to
Fit all the pleasure out of it possible,
would spend all that was necessary
on my own wants and those of my
wife, aa well as a good deal in char-
ity. I would not go into politics, as
it does not pay."
In the above Mr. Killgore con-
tradicts himself so plainly that it is
difficult to draw any definite con-
clusion as to what he would do were
be given the privilege of living over
his life again. "I would be very
3pt to persue about the same ambi-
on, walking in the same path that
I have." "I would not go into
politics, it does not pay." On the
seventh of November next it is prob-
able that tlfe "kicking" congressman
will wish to reconstruct the latter
paragraph in the quotation.
Get your trunk repaired at the
Denison Trunk Factory, 42^ Main
street. ^ 43-4*
The bill looking to the incorpor-
ation of "Greater New York" has
passed both houses of the New
York state legislature and is now
before the governor. The bill, it
should be remembered, does not
incorporate New York, Brooklyn
and Hoboken but only gives these
cities the privilege of passing upon
the natter themselves
Bargains. w
Lots in north part of city for sale
cheap. Denison Land & Invest-
ment Co. tf
■ \
_ Petitions are in circulation in Col-
orado which calls upon the silver
producing states to secede from the
American Union and to unite with
the republic of Mexico. Forty
years ago this would have been
heralded all over the world as tress-
.on but now it only provokes a smile
on tne face ot intelligent people.
• J.
(^Hundreds of pretty, things in
fsfficy china and glass suitable tor
presents, at Jones Bros.
"Experiments confirm the view
generally expressed by physicians,
I that coffee long boiled prejudices
| digestion, while a simple infusion
J facilitates it." Which being inter-
| ^fcweted means, that it is the good
^ coffee that does a
I good.
person the mojst
The leader five-cent cigar is "The
Vanderbuilt," just introduced in
this city. tf
The city of San Antonio is going
to put in its own electric light plant
at a cost ot $38,500.
Send your gasoline stoves, bicy-
cles and all machinery to H. W.
Clarke for repairs. 207 West
Crawford street.
Monday evening between seven
and eight o'clock'at Pottsboro, Con-
stable Lee French shot and almost
instantly killed Robert McLain, a
farmer residing in the country a few
miles northwest ot Pottsboro. The
shooting was the immediate attack
by McLain on French but the trou
ble bad its origin some two months
ago when Constable French ar
rested two sons of McLain on a
grand jury indictment charging
them with setting fire to the barn of
farmer J. B. Mills, who is a neigh-
bor to the McLanes.
Mr. McLain was in Denison
Monday morning and while here
disposed of a car of corn. When
he left in the afternoon it is stated
that he was considerably under the
influence of liquor and that be
carried away a bottle in his over-
coat pocket. He went by Potts-
boro and, as is his custom, stopped.
Prtnch and McLain met in Mr.
Grayham's store and although it
was known that bad blood existed
between the two no one thought of
a serious difficulty. .The two men
walked back to the rear of the store
and in a few minutes returned to
the center. An $ye witness to the
shooting gives the following version
of the affair^
When French arrived at the stove
in the center ot the house, he turned
with revolver drawn, and covered
McLain who was following. Mc-
Lain rushed around the stove and
with the alacrity of a cat grappled
for the constable's throat. French
retreated, at the same time striking
at McLain's head. They clinched,
French still attempting to strike,
when he' placed the muzzle of his
weapon to McLain's left side, and'
fired. The man released his grasp,
and walked! to a chair. His coat
was badly powder burned, the ball
having passed clear through his
body, coming out between the sec-
ond and third ribs.
Drs. Parish and Hamilton were
called, but could do nothing for the
wounded man, death claiming him
in 45 minutes. McLain spoke but
one sentence after the shooting, that
being, "I believe I am killed."
Constable French walked out the
front door and gave himself up to
Justice Loughmiller. Shortly atter-
wards he left for Sherman in com-
pany with William Crowder and
James Conner, both citizens of
Pottsboro.
On arriving at Sherman a state-
ment of the affair was made to the
county officers and French was re-
eased on his own recognisance.
Mr. French was given a prelimi-
nary trial in Sherman before County
Judge Gregg Wednesday, and on
motion of County Attorney Maxey
was discharged.
Sample cases a specialty at the
Denison Trunk Factory, 425 Main
street. 43 >4*
THE DA WEB PB0P08ITI0NB.
The Dawes commission has for-
warded the following proposition to
the Chickasaw Nation :
"We propose to treat with the
Chickasaws on these general lines,
subject to such modifications as,
after conference, shall be deemed
wise by both parties:
"First—To allot all lands not
cofil or mineral lands and! not be-
tween sites, equally among all citi-
zens ot the Chickasaw Nation, 160
seres of it to be made inalienable
for 25 years.
"Second—Coal and mineral land
between sites to be the subjects ot
special agreement between the
parties such as will secure to the
Nation and those who have invested
in them a just protection and ad-
justment ot their respective interests
and rights therein.
"Third—A change from a tribal
to a territorial torm ot government,
the Nation still retaining in its new
form of government all the rights in
and control over tribal funds and
other property now enjoyed, and
the elective franchise to be con-
fined, during the existence of a ter-
ritorial government, to those who
are citizens of the Nation at the
time ot its adoption and their de-
scendants and to those only whom
they choose to admit as such.
"Fourth—The Commission are
authorized to treat With each tribe
separately, as well as with all to-
gether.
"This is the proposition we make
to the Chickasaws. Details of
these proposals are more fully set
forth in our published address to
the Five Tribes, to which we prefer.
"Henry L. Dawes, j| .
"Meredith H. Kidd, h
"Archibald McKevnon,!
"Commissioner^ "
The Sherman Courier says Ex-
County Attorney C. H. Smith, who
drew up the indictment against Poe
holds that be considers the indict-
ment sustained by the evidence, and
a conviction under which would be
good in law. County Attorney
Rice Maxwell is understood to hole
the same view. As the jury was of
a different opinion, the case stands
twelve to two against the attorneys.
I^The Gunn folding bed is the
best on earth or elsewhere. Jones
Broe. have exclusive sale in Deni
Easy payments.
Fanner Larkin states that the re-
cent cold snap did little or no dam-
to bis strawberry patch. This
will be, indeed, gratifying news to
the church ladies who get up straw-
berry jy*d -SMam_J&uppers.
Jon't forget that solid oak
suit with French bevel
Bros, tor $15.
I
Bargains.
Lots in north part of city for sale
cheap. Denison Land & Invest-
ment Co. tf
Ex Collector Cuney recently
brought suit against the Pullman
Palace Car company for failure to
furnish plaintiff with sleeping car
accommodation because he is a
negro. The defense set up that the
Pullman car was leased to the In-
ternational and Great Northern
railroad and the train officers con-
trolled the matter of admitting per-
sons to the sleeper. The jury ren-
dered a verdict for the defendant.
Here is an item which will please
Mrs. Lease. "The Scottish Rite
Masons of Dulutb have revived an
old law first promulgated in France,
and have admitted 'by adoption'
two ladies, wives of Masons, to the
consistory. The admission" carries
with it the right to wear the Masonic
iapron."
\
Congressman Bailey in reference to
the appointment of postmaster at
Bonham, appeared in the Dallas
News Tuesday as a Washington
special. The inference to be drawn
from Mr. Bailey's statement is that
through want of good judgment or
bullheadedness, whichever you may
be pleased to term it, be has lost all
influence with the administration,
and as ne has never shown that he
had much in congresa, his useful-
ness to his constituency so far as his
official position is concerned might
be represented byj a cypher. It is a
remarkable acknowledgment to
make to his constituency and humil-
iating in the extreme. The trouble
with Mr. Bailey seems to have been
that be has estimated his sell-im
portance too highly and vainly
imagined that his superior wisdom
ought to be sufficient to over-power
the opinions of everybody else.
When he is older he will probably
discover that he was mistaken, and
that to serve the people he repre-
sents, he must recognize that those
who differ with him are as honest as
himself, and that if he expects to 40
complish anything he will have to
bend a little to the judgment of
those who disagree With him. It is
not good wisdom tor democrats to
fight the policy of the administra-
tion, the republicans and populists
will attend to tijafc. i But here is Mr.
Bailey's confession which speaks
tor itself:
The first week in January I called
on-the postmaster general in refer-
ence to the appointment of a post-
master at Denispn. During our
conversation - he 'complained that
after the adjournment ot the extra
session I had gone home and as-
sailed the administration and inti-
mated that he did not think my
recommendation ought to be con-
sidered in making appointments for
the presidential postoffices in the
district which I represent. I replied
that I had no apology or explana-
tion to offer for my course, and that
I would not retract or modify a syl-
lable I had uttered tor all the pat-
ronage within his gift.
I also said to him that if I was to
be ignored and if he would have the
manliness to tell me so I would not
trouble him with other recommend-
ations. He answered that he would
take the matter under advisement
and communicate with me. I had
already indorsed several applicants,
but pending his decision it wa&
agreed that I would refrain from
filling any more indorsements.
The term ot the postmaster at
Denison had then expired and
vacancies would soon occur at Sher-
man and Bonham. I had made my
recommendations in the Denison
and Sherman cases before my inter-
view with the postmaster general,
but I did not make any afterward
for Bonham tor the teason it was
understood that I would withhold
all further recommendations until
notified by the postmaster general
of his decision.
I made a special request, how-
ever, that I should be notified be-
fore an appointment, stating that I
desired to recommend an applicant
it the department should decide to
respect my recommendations, but
the appointment was made without
giving me any notice..
I am not surprised at the action
of Mr. Bisseli. The feeling against
me in administration circles on ac-
count of, the speeches delivered in
Texas in November, has been inten-
sified by my recent course in refer-
ence to the sale| of bonds. Besides
all this the so-called Cleveland dem-
ocrats in Texas have appealed to,
the postmaster general to disregard
what I might have to say in the dis-
tribution ot federal patronage.
Mr. Matlock wrote a letter to the
postoffice depaitment recommend-
ing the appointment ot Mr. Old-
ham at Denison; which contains the
following sentence:
There is, in my opinion, going to be a
fierce struggle in the next campaign in
Texas between the true democracy, who
stood by Mr. Cleveland in his adminis-
tration, on the onfe hand and the free
silver democrats and populists on the
other, and those of us who have the re-
sponsibility of the campaign on our
hands most respecttully request that only
triends of the administration be placed
in office in this state.
The offices belong to the execu-
tive and not to the legislative de-
partment, and the custom by which
they are parceled out among con-
gressmen is more honored in the
breach than in the observance,
except when this is done in spiteful
revenge against a member of the
president's own paity who happens
to differ with him on a particular
policy, and who honestly states that
difference to his constituents.
I would infinitely rather take the
punishment which the administra-
tion visits upon a democrat who
does his duty as God gives him to
see it than to receive the special
tavors with which they reward sub-
servient representatives and senators
who betray their people to please
the president. -
At the Howard race tracks, two
miles east of the city, a number oi
very pretty rsces were made Wed^
nesday evening. It has been a long
time since so rr any people were
seen at a gathering of that kind in
Denison. The races were announced
to begin at 2:3o o'clock, and it was
about that hour when the track man
announced that the first "start" was
ready, and called out to the hundreds
of men and boys, Clear the track!
get out of the way! stand back! give
the runners room! etc. One ot the
most interested spectators was ex-
Street Commissioner C. S. Burson,
whose sleek sorrel excited no little
comment. B. F. Coleman, with
his $200 bay, caught the excitement
and figured around with the boys.
Mart Goodwin, of the Herald, was
all over the 60-acre enclosure with
pencil and pad. T. E. Reardon
looked on with admiration and M*
M. Scboll, the snake editor for the
Dispatch, gave odds on every thing
but could find no takers. Enoch
Hughes said nothing but got there
just the same. The first race was a
3-8 dash with Gold Dust, Texas
Fannie and Barney as contestants.
Gold Dust broke away from his
hostler before time and ran the en-
tire 3-8 track before his jockey could
pull him down. The dash, how-
ever, did him little or no harm. Ed
James gave the "go" the second
start, and the horses made a pretty
beginning. It was by odds the race
of the evening, and when Gold Dust
came under the wire with a full
length to spare, 1200 to 1500 people
raited a cheer that might have been
heard in Denison. Judges, Enoch
Hughe? and Clay Singleton.
The foot race between J. T.
Brown, of Coalgate, I. T., and Mil-
ler Pryor, of Denison, fifty yards,
$25 a side, winner take all, excited
no small interest. Honors were easy
apparently for Brown, and at the
finish he won by three feet. Judges,
A1 Dain and W. J. Scott.
A half mile place was called late
in the afternoon, With four entries:
Dugan," Enoch Hughes; "Black
Diamond," Tom Hutton; "Gray
Eagle," A1 fiigden ; "Sorrel Horse,"
Joe Nail, Caddo. Purse, $60, first;
$40, second ; best three in five.
First heat—"Gray Eagle" first;
"Black Diamond," second ; "Sorrel
Horse," third; "Dugan," fourth.
Second heat—"Gray Eagle,"
first; "Black Diamond," second;
third not run. Best time, 1:30;
udges, W. J. Scott and Will Elliott;
starter, George iVlcLagan.
In April three days of races will
je held at the track, when fifty or
sixty horses will be in attendance.
If you want to make your old
furniture look as bright as a new
silver dollar does to a man that is
lard Up, get a bottle of that furni-
ture polish at Jones Bros. A child
can apply it.
TRU8TEE8' MEETING.
The board of public school trus-
tees met in regular monthly session
at the office of the city secretary
Wednesday evening. After allow-
ing salaries for teachers, janitors,
etc., for February service, John
Metcalf was chosen janitor for the
Lamar school building and Mrs.
Wm. Hocking was given a similar
position tor the third ward building,
vice Wm. Hocking deceased.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crocker,
of New York, have been "doing"
Texas this week, while Gov. Hogg
has been their right-hand bower.
Some silly mat; has started the cry,
"Hill and Hogg for 1S96."
With the railway fare only $20
most any fellow can afford to take a
look at the "golden coast."
Checks on the Denison municipal
checker-board are beginning to move
and jump. The game, however,
has u-jt progressed far enough to be-
come interesting.
Everything in the harness line at
Horan's.
The question may well be asked:
"Of what use is Congressman Bai-
ley to the 5th district of Texas, any
way ? He plainly admits having lost
his influence with the administration,
and this being true, any other demo-
crat would fill the position just as
well. Public men should not act so
as to lose their power. It takes
power to move anything, and if
Congressman Bailey is without pow-
er at Washington his power in the
Fifth district of Texas will certainly
be of little benefit to the Fifth dis-
trict of Texas. To use a populist
expression, we would say, in these
degenerate days let us have a wise
and "infooent>al" man at Washing
ton.
13^25 styles baby buggies at
j Jones Bras. Newest designs made.
1 Get one at commencement ot hot
I weather. Eaay payments.
Why pay rent when you can buy
a home on such easy payments from
Franz Kohfeldt, at H. Tone's office
132 Main street ? Building and loan
stock taken in part payment.
The Sherman Register remarks
that that town has , a good opera
house (which is true) and good
companies are well patronized
there, which mfcy be also true for
all the Gazetteer knows to the
contrary, but td see a first-class at-
traction they must/ depend upon
their neighboring j^towns, which
means they must comfe to Denison.
But the Register might have added
with equal truth, and have to pay a
big price for the privilege.
LI8T OF PATEUT8
Granted to Texas inventors this
week. Reported by C. A. Snow &
Co., Solicitors ot American and
Foreign Patents, opposite U- S.
Patent Office, Washington, D. C.;
W. E. Crockett, Sulphur Bluff,
convertible corn sheller and grater;
G. W. Deats, Fort Worth, combin-
ation drafting instrument; A. Y.
Graham, Farmersville, stovepipe or
flue cleaner; A. C. Lottman, Hous-
ton, mosquito net frame; J. A. Mc-
Clellan, Walnut Springs, condenser
and dripper for coffee and tea pots;
T, N. Savage, Wa,Dut Springs,
tongue support; W. J. Ware,
Kerens, back-band buckle.
\ THAT MATLOCK LETTEB.
When Chairman Matlock's atten
tion was called by a News represen
tatiye to the statement of Congress-
man Bailey and the quotation he
made purporting to be taken from a
letter written by Mr. Matlock en
dorsing Col. Oldham for postmaster
at this city, (published elsewhere in
this paper), he remarked the quota-
tion made by Mr. Bailey was correct
as far as it went, but that the whole
letter should have been given out by
Mr. Bailey, if he really wanted the
people to know just what Was said
in the letter about him. He then
turned to his letter book and fur
nished the News man with a copy
of it. The letter is dated at Fort
Worth, Tex., Nov. 32, 1S93, and
was i directed to Postmaster General
Bissefit Washington, D. C. After
recommending Col.'Wm. Oldham
as a worthy man $or tne position of
postmaster at Denison, it proceeds
As follows:
."It is true that the Hon. J. W.
Bailey, the populist congressman
from that district, will recommend
some one else, with a view of
strengthening his political chains for
re-election, but tbe democrats of
Texas who have stood by Mr. Cleve-
land and bis administration, from
his nomination to the present, feel
that inasmuch as Mr. Bailey is now
in Texas, making speeches before
his constituents, denouncing Mr.
Cleveland and his administration as
'goldbug* and 'tools of Wall street'
that he is not entitled to name who
the democratic postmasters in Texas
shall be. There is, in my opinion,
going to be a fierce struggle in the
next campaign in Texas between the
true democracy, who stood by Mr.
Cleveland and his administration on
one hand, and the "free 'silver dem-
ocrats' and populists on the other,
and those of us who have the re-
sponsibility of the campaign on our
lands most respectfully request that
only friends of the administration be
}laced in office in this state. I un-
derstand it is not the policy of this
administration to take sides with
either faction of the democratic par-
ty in this state, but that it is the
jolicy to heal their differences it
possible. This is as it should be, as
long as there is any disposition by
the faction who are now opposed to
the president to treat him with fair-
ness, but when a congressman comes
lome and proceeds to denounce the
resident as Mr. Bailey is doing
and declares his intention to con-
tinue the fight on the president and
in favor of 'free silver,' it is time to
draw the line on that sort of a dem-
ocrat and appoint men who are
democrats from principle."
"Were there other candidates for
the postoffice appointment at Deni-
son at that time?" asked The News
man of Mr. Matlock.
"I presume there was, but I did
not know who they were, nor who
Vlr. Bailey had recommended. Col.
Oldham had asked me to give him
an indorsement and I did so, know-
ing that Mr. Bailey was not support-
ing him. As Mr. Bailey was in
Texas about that time, wasting his
magnificent abilities in abusing the
administration in public speeches all
over his district in a manner that
was more becoming a populist than
a democrat, I took occasion to refers
to him as I did in my letter to Mr'
Bisseli."
From Our Regular c orre* yon dent.
OUB WA8H1HGT0H LETTEB.
OOTTOI AOBEAGE BEPOBT.'
KING.
Jommercial Printing
OF ALL- KINDS AT
's Power Printing House
I SUBSCRIPTION TWO DOLLARS A YEAR,
I ONR DOLLAR FOR SIX MONTHS. i
VOLUME XII.
WEBFESDAY'8 RA0E8
Congressman Bailee's Confession
The following explanation by
THE CAB DIl)ATE.
HOMICIDE.
THE P0TT8B0B0
Mule a-brayin'
Man at gate;
"Hello! bro'her."
(Candidate!)
Tow-head children
Watch an' wait:
"Blest the darlln's!"
(Candidate!)
Stump in cornfield;
(Growin' late.)
"Raised a farmer."
(Candidate!)
Gray-head soldier-
Served the state;
"Want more pensions?"
(Candidate!)
Old-time wldder,
Sad as fate:
"Lost my wife, too!"
(Candidate!)
Colored nigger—
nlu
Black as slate:
"Good as white man!"
(Candidate!)
Big church meetln*—
Deac<
, . ''
t Commercial
OF ALL KINDS Al
Wmtft Pit* Pitt*
NUMBER 45.
The latest successful scheme for
money-making by traveling profes-
sionals is to get the ladies of the
towrt theyVisit to work up a benefit
tor some church or charitable pur-
pose, the professional to receive half
for drilling those who are to take
parf in the exhibition. Not long
ago a man got up a trade carnival in
this city on this plan for the benefit
of the Presbyterian church (and
himself.) The young ladies did
about all the work and the originater
of the scheme carried off $120 as his
share of the proceeds. Last week a
lady from Dallas got tbe ladies of
Sherman to join her in working up
a "butterfly fete," on this plan, for
the benefit of the cemetery associa-
tion. The enterprising lady got
$238.45 as her share of the pioceeds,
and the young ladies who were the
butterflies got public thanks through
the local press.
Who, twenty years ago, would
have believed it if he had been in-
formed that in 1S94, people in
Texas towns would get their fresh
beef, sparribs and tenderloins from
Kansas City? It is however now
an every day occurrance in DenisOn
and other Texas cities.
Washington, D. C.,
Feb. 38,' 1S94.
Harmony among the d^fnocratic
senators on the tariff bill is' not yet
as complete as it might be, although
concessions have been made that it
was hoped would secure it- Hav-
ing held the bill until they could
prospect
benefit
Dr. Peeble's Sanitarium, in San
Antonio", a large structure, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday night, and
one ot the inmates, Mrs. Eliza-
beth Thompson, an old lady under
treatment for paralysis, perished in
the- flames.
The Hobson Co., electric light
plant and extensive street car line
of Waco, has gone , into the
hands of a receiver. The assets
of the company are estimat-
ed to be $300,000, and the lia-
bilities a little over $200,000. W.
W. Seley is receiver.
Here is a bit of unquestionable
metaphysics from a three-year-old
boy: "If I'd gone up-stairs, could
God make it that I hadn't?"—
Overland Monthly.
If you want a saddle look over
I the stock and prices at Horan's.
A Centerville, la., deacon made
the following announcement at a
social recently: . "Miss Jones will
now sing 'Put Me in My Little Bed'
with Mr. Brown, the pastor." The
irreverent youths of the congrega
tion have not ceased to snicker over
the remarkable announcement, and
hereafter the good deacon will see
that a comma is placed right, before
going ahead.—Scott County Argus.
Everything in'the harness line at
Horan's.
gained by further delay, the sub-
committee this morning submitted
it to the full Finance committee,
which in turn submitted it to a cau-
cus of democratic senators, not for
the purpose of compelling any sena-
tor to support it, but tor a sort of
family consultation at which all
complaints could be heard and
everybody could have a chance to
aid in bringing about that harmoni
ous action that will be absolutely
necessary to pass the bill, even al
lowing that th% populist senators
will vote for it, as they say they will
because of the retention of the in-
come tax. The caucus appears to
have had a good effect and senators
who have been worrying are now
smiling over the prospects for dem-
ocratic unity.
It is expected that the Finance
committee will at once report the
bill to the senate, although there
are indications of an intention on
the part ot the republican members
of the committee to attempt to de-
lay action on the plea that they
should be given time to prepare a
minority report against the bill.
They may be given several days to
srepare their report, but the demo-
cratic sentiment is so strongly in
favor of prompt and speedy action
that their time is bound to be cut
short. They should not really be
given a day, as the report can be
made at any time after the bill has
been reported.
Much uneasiness is felt among
senators at the reports Concerning
the condition ol Senator Vance's
wealth, which is now said to be con-
tinually ^getting worse. He has not
been able to perform any duties at
this session, but his friends—that in-
cludes everyone who ever came in
contact with him—are lothe to be-
ieve that his illness is, hopeless, as
jress dispatches' report it to be.
It has "been apparent ever since
this congress got down to business
that there was a weak spot ip the
rules of the Hous£, but it was not
until the long contest for a quorum
to vote on the Bland bill for the
coinage of the seigniorage; the en
ot which is not in sight yet, showe
the helplessness ot the House in the
absence of a voting quorum that
members became fully aroused to
the necessity of a change. But they
are now, and nearly 150 democratic
members have signed a call for a
caucus to be held as soon as the
Bland bill is disposed of, to decide
upon the nature ot the change to be
made. Democrats do not wish the
speaker to follow Reed and count a
quorum, but a large majority of
them want a rule that will prevent
members sitting in the House and
refusing to vote to make a quorum
and they are going to have one, too.
The Senate committee on print-
ing has begun the investigation ol
the charges of the improper award
of the contract for publishing the
Patent Office Gazette, but the evi-
dence so far taken amounts to noth-
ing, and the source from which the
charges came is of itself almost sul-
ficient to disprove them.
The feeling among southern dem-
ocrats in congress on account ot the
recent speech of ex-Congressman
Abram S. Hewitt, of New York,
has been greatly exaggerated. With
few exceptions the southern con-
gressmen regard the matter with en-
tire indifference. Representative
Caruth, of Ky., says: I ."He is in
his dotage," and Representative
McMillan, ot Tenn.,: "tI certainly
shall not make Mr. Hewitt a nation-
al issue by talking about what he
says." Many of tl^g older members
recall numerous instances of Mr.
Hewitt's devotion when in the house
to protection and opposition to any
tariff reform that cut into any of the
businesses that he or his father-in-
law—the late Peter Cooper—had
money invested in and smile at his
attack on democratic congressmen
of the present day. When a mem-
ber of congress Mr. Hewitt enjoyed
the reputation of being a common
scold.
Senator Faulkner, of W. Va.,
chairman of the Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee,
has named the following gentlemen
as members of the executive com-
mittee : Senators Jones, of Ark.;
White, of Cal.; Mitchell, of Wis.;
Smith, ot N. J., and Pasco of Fla.,
and Representatives Pigott, of
Conn.; McAleer, of Pa.; Bynum,
of Ind.; McMillin, of Tenn.; Mc-
Rae, of Ark.; Whiting, of Mich.;
Heard, of Mo.; Wheeler, of Ala.;
]ones, of Va., and Forman, of 111.
A meeting of tbe entire committee
has been called for td-morrow, to
map out the outlines ot the cam-
paign work, and to select a smaller
committee to take actual charge
ot it.
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
The result ot enquiries relative to
the aceage ot the coming cotton
crop received to March 1st, shows
that ninety-nine farmers, who have
favored us with replies, will plant
this year an aggregate of 6,160 acres.
The same planted last year 4,181
acres. This shows a net increase o :
1.977 acres or a gain of a fraction
over 47 per cent. This increase is
simply phenomenal in any country;
and seems to one familiar with cot
ton statistics almost incredible. In
view of the present low prices—the
lowest since Sept. 1, 1893, ro*ny
sections ot the south are talking of
reducing tbe acreage, and will prob-
ably do so. Referring again to the
fact that the acreage in the territory
tributary to Denison was increased
last year 24 per cent over 1892, and
followed this year with an increaseLL*
of nearly fifty pejr cent over 1893, it
begins to look like the high water-
mark of relative increase in the cot-
ton crop will be found in our own
section: W'hile this is no doubt true,
it cannot be attributed to the fact
that our farmers find cotton cultiva-
tion more profitable than other sec-
tions of the country. - The true ex-
planation of the matter lies princi-
pally in the rapid development of
the Indian Territory, which is filling
up with white immigration faster
than any section of the U. S. More
arms and new lands have been put
in cultivation in the last two or
three years than in ten years preced-
ing. ' The vast prairies will soon be
completely under wire; and nine-
tenths of this new farmingarea Will
go into sod cotton; because it is the-,
most successful crop that can be
raised on the prairie sod. The time
is not far distant when Denison will
receive her fifteen to twenty thous-
and bales ot cotton by wagons. Up
to three years ago three to five thous-
and bales was thought to be great
receipts for Denison ; and our busi-
ness men hooted at the idea ot a
great railroad center like Denison
ever becoming a; cotton market,
while Sherman, Bonham, Pottsboro
and Caddo profited by our stupidity
and swept the bulk of the cotton that
grew up to the suburbs ot our city.
All this is changed now. The little
towns are ho longer our competitors,
and Sherman and Bonham have to
rustle tp hold their own. We will
I rom hence-forward take the lead as
cotton market; cotton miliar no
cotton mill, we can take care of our-
selves. But give us the big COT-
TON MILL and we will make
things hum.
THE 0. 0. 4 BY. 00.
The following in regard to the
Choctaw, Coal & Railway C&m-
sany comes from Philadelphia:
It is generally conceded that the
Choctaw railroad company has a
valuable franchise, and all that is
needed is a comparatively small sum
of money to carry out the project.
This company has surveyed, graded
and in operation a line in the Indian
Territory, but the road is not a con-
tinuous one. All that is required is
the completion of 121 miles ot road.
It was stated yesterday that a recent-
ly formed western syndicate is will-
ing to build ninety miles ot the new
road. All it asked was a first mort-
gage on the portion of the road it
builds. The Choctaw company has
valuable coal lands for about forty
miles along the eastern line ot the
road. The mining developments up
to this time have been very good.
The extent of the coal land controll-
ed by the company is_ about 300,000
acres.
The company was chartered to
build a road from Little Rock, Ark.,
to Albuquerque, N. M., with a
branch extending frofn a point about
oqe mile east of Hartshorne, I. T.,
toDenison, Tex. The construction
of the road was discontinued pend-
ing reoiganization. There has been
constructed sixty-five and one-halt
miles on the eastern division and
tbtrty-three miles on the western di-
vision. The line has been projected
from a point on Red river at Rocky
Creek Bluff, I. T., to a point on the
east boundary line immediately con-
tiguous to the west boundary line of
the state of Aransas; also a branch
line Irom tjie main line running
ndrthwest to "the company's coal
veins in Tobucksey county, and
from that point to an intersection
with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe railroad at a point between Hali-
fax station and Ear creek.
The company has also constructed
about seventy miles of road between
W'ister junction on the St. Louis &
San Francisco to South McAlester
on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
Besides this, a large amount of grad-
ing has also been done. The com-
pany is in the hands of receivers,
and several plans ot reorganization
have been submitted. . The!most of
the stock is owned by Philadelphians.
A few weeks ago it was rumored
that the Standard oil company was
going to advance money to complete
the road.
The best five-cent cigar in the
United States is now on sale m Den-
OUB PHILADELPHIA LETTEB.
leva From all Quarters
What the Workers in Doing—
Business Prospects.
February 37, 1S94.
Everything is slack in the indus-
trial and commercial worlds. Busi-
ness is dull, and prices are nearer
cost tban ever before known. There,
are no aigns of an upward turn
Stock gamblers are tcared, and
manufacturers will not turn wheels •
day longer than orders warrant.
Loans at New York are expanding
a little; but all over tbe country peo-
ple are afraid to move. Railway
earnings are 10 per cent below this
time last year. Holdera ot meate
and provisions in the west cannot
sell; handlers of wheat are borrow-
ing money to help them carry their
load.
Iron and steel makers are doing
only naif as much as usual, and at
almost cost prices. Wages have
been cut down all around, and labor
organisations have suffered partial
shipwreck.
In <the mining regions, the indus-
trial depression is severely felt
About 30,000 miners in the four big
mining states are idle.
In the boot and shoe industry,
three-fourths time is the rule, and
goods are 10 to 15 per cent lower
than usual. Leather has declined in
price, and stocks are accumulating.
Among the farmers of the west
there is discontent over low prides
and firm freight rates; but on the
other hand, everything they buy, ex-
cept clothing, is cheaper.
Twenty new locomotives, each
weighing 47,000 lbs., have been put
on tbe New York elevated railway;
to
ison, "The Vanderbuilt."
tf
Two to One on Willie.
II
the.
tyou want a saddle look
and prices at He
"It's very puzzling," said a wor-
ried looking woman to one of her
neighbors.
"What is that?"
"I can't tell whether Willie is
corrupting the parrot or whether the
parrot is corrupting Willie."—Texas
Siftings. ■•p---' -
It is always adTisablfe (to patron-
ize home manufacturies, especially
when the goods are just as good as
the foreign article. Drink F ort
Worth beer, it is equal to the best.
tf
Everything in tbe harness line at
Horan's.
each will haul five cars at a speed of
35 miles per hour.
Lack of capital accounts for one-
third of the commercial failures each
year ; speculation, for one-fifth.
In order to employ some of tbe
>oor of New York, house repairing
work which is usually done in sum-
oier, is being pushed through now.
There are still four thousand mil-
ion tons of anthracite coal unmined
in Pennsylvania, which, at the pres-
ent rate of consumption, should last
100 years. There are vast, rich
>eds of good anthracite coal in
Northern Mexico.
The foreign trsde ot France has
declined one hundred million dollars
in the past year, and no steps have
been taken to improve it. .Scarcely
any attention is given to the exten-
sion of French commerce, by the
government.
Some of the western railroads are
carrying coal free to aections where
the people are destitute.
All the pipe {ine interests in the
'Jnited States, outside of the Stand-
ard company, are trying to get into
one colossal combination.
Our government is about to build
a whaleback war ship from whose
sides projectiles will glance.
Canals, to cost from $100,000 to
tens of millions each, are projected
on both continents. We propose to
save time, hauling money, capital
and cost. The Cape Cod canal will
soon be cut through the crescent of
sand too miles south of Boston.
One-half of the Trenton potteries
are idle, and one-half of the wage
workers are out of work.
The Westinghouse shops near
ittsburgh, referred to last week,
will cover 23 acres; the machine
shop alone will cover seven acres.
A big shop at Birmingham will
cover tour acres, and several in Indi-
ana will cover two or three acres.
All of these immense shops will be
built at a distance front big cities
and towns, where land is cheap,
and where the Workmen can buy
ots cheap, and have their own
homes. ,
It is probable that the limit of ex-
lansion to most large cities will
soon be reached,—as cities; but
Suburban extension will continue
rapidly, and new manufacturing
centres will spring up in country
towns.
It is figured that it will take $23,
000,000 to build the much talked-of
international railroad through Mexi-
co, to South America.
The Ohio legislature has passed
a bill compelling railroad companies
to pay their employes every month.
A new cotton compress has been
made, which presses cotton so tight-
ly that every cubic foot weighs 35
lbs., and now the cars which here-
tofore carried 22 bales each, will be
able to hold 78 or 80 at a time.
Cotton mill building in the South is
becoming more active.
The wheat crop of 1893 was 12
per cent, less than the average erop
for tiln years past, or in money
value, a loss of $159,000,000 was
sustained. •• v
His Wife is the "Devil.'
In tbe last issue of the Wynne-
wood (I. T.) Republic, Tom Linn
announces that "with this issue 'we'
(that is the 'devil' and myself) step
down and out." Without intend-
ing any reflection upon the senior
proprietor, the Gazetteer doesn't
hesitate to say "the devil" is the
best member of tbe firm. Tom
doesn't tell us what be is going to
tackle next. The paper has. been
purchased by Mr. J. J. Lovett.
If you want a
tbe stock and prices
.add
« at .
£
look over
Horan's.
A Greenville paper mentions that
a lady in that town fell and broke
her limb, but leaves its readers in
suspense as to whether it is a leg ot
an arm that is broken.
When Mrs. Lease said she was a
Mason she gave herself dead away.
There isn't a woman living that can
ride tbe Masonic goat, they are not
built right, and that is the reason
women can never be initiated into
this ancient and sublime order.
There is a move among the dem-
ocrats of Oklahoma to have a -state-
hood convention at an early day.
It is said that the democrats" of Ok-
lahoma to a man favor single state-
hood.
Congressman Bailey ia explaining
to his constituents how be "ripped
his britches" with the administra-
tion.—Greenville Herald.
00PH0IL MESTM8.
Thursday evening Mayor Y
and all the aldermen, except
"were present at the regular
meeting of the city council.
tary Scott read the minutes of
last meeting held in February,
the council proceeded to the
era tion ot bills. All bills that had
been property audited and endorsed
were allowed and warrants against
the various funds were
drawn for their paymeoL
An ordinance providing for tbe
taking of the scholastic census of
city was submitted and reed.
suspended and the ordi
passed by a unanimous vote,
wss then signed by the mayor. Ail
children between the ages of 8 nod
16 are to be taken, also the name
the parent or guardian, the
and number ot tbe residence.
A-WH for $*50, with $too
in favor of Maugha & Peck, for
services rendered tbe city, was
sented. Mr. Peck, by permission,
addressed the council relative to
bill. In substance he stated that
firm had been employed in behalf
the city in tour suits tor personal in*
ury; in three $50 each were chug*
ed and in tbe fourth $100. A pay-
ment of $100 had been received and
the firm desired the cash on the bal-
ance due.
The council was not informed
the merits or demerits of the
cases in question, and the matter
was referred to the finance commit-
tee with instruction to report at the
next meeting of tbe council.
Edward Whitmer, by attorney,
submitted a proposition to settle a
suit pending wub** the city in tbe
district court at Sherman wherein
Whitmer is suing for possession of a
certain parcel of land in Northweet
Denison which is at present occu-
pied. by a street. Whitmer propos-
ed to sccept $50 cssh for the land
snd to dismiss the suit, tbe city pay-
ing all costs that have acrued to
dste.
The mstter called out an extend-
ed discussion, during which tbe fact
was made public that a large lot of
property in Northwest Denison was
a similsr condition, and that to
sccept the compromise would but be
to invite litigstion of that character.
On motiou of Councilman S
ney the proposition oi Mr. Whiti
was referred to the city engineer
snd the street snd alley committee
with instructions to investigate tbe
matter and to report to the council
in two weeks.
On motion of Councilman Tobin
the msyor was authorised to issue*
sn election proclsmation for an elec-
tion to be held in the city on Tnes-
dsy, April 3, for the election of a
msyor, one councilmsn from each of
be four wards and two school trus-
tees, one from the second and one
from the third ward. '
On motion of Councilman Baker
tie chsirmsn of the printing com-
mittee wss autnorized to provide
«5°° registrstion blanks for tbe nse
of tbe registrar.
The mstter of a final settlement
with Contrsctor J. W. Pike for
work performed on East Main street
wss cslled up, snd with it came a
deluge of notices, requests, etc.,
from workmen who had been em-
ployed on tbe work named but who
have not, as yet, received pay.
be estimstes furnished by tbe city
engineer snd tbe chslrman of the
street snd slley committee do not
sgree with those furnished by tbe
contrsctor.
The contractor and tbe city
authorities are also at variance as to
the division ot stone and dirU
Councilman Hewitt thought that
there might be such a thing aa a
"nigger in a woodpile" and he, for
one, wanted to get him. out. Time
checks rsnging in amount from 40
cents up to $40 and amounting in
total to something over $500 were
read by the secretary. It was
understood by tbe bolders of the
time checks that tbe city waa ye
due the contractor a large amount
on tbe East Main street improve-
ment snd these notices were served
in legal form in order that the money
may be paid direct to the men in-
stead of going through tbe contrac-
tor's bsnds.
At present it is not known bow
much or how little tbe city is doe
Mr. Fike. Tbe work is incomplete
snd as the contrsctor began before
tbe street was cross sectioned there
is absolutely no way of getting at
the exact amount of excavation. It
is a question of opinion, gues< work,
so to speak, and under tbe circum-
stances it ia hardly probable that a
settlement, satisfsctory alike to tbe
city snd tbe contrsctor will ever be
made. To say tbe least it wai
indiscrete on the part of the
tractor in beginning so large a job
without authority from tbe aty en-
gineer.
On motion of Councilman O'Doo-
nell, the city engineer and the chair-
man of the street and alley com-
mittee were instructed to bring in at
the next regular adjourned meeting
of the council a final report with
estimates ot all the work on Main
street east of the Houston and Texas
Central railway tracks.
Meeting adjourned to -Thursday
evening of next week.
A big line of window shades, at
KING'S.. You can buy tbem 00
spring rollers from 35 cents up.
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