The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1888 Page: 2 of 8
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1 in. . tnyf'ietlii(r vcry Vedti6Mlny hIrIii
nt 8tB0 p in. J. A. (Jrclulitun pnrlor.
Olirlnlnn Church Hlimlny-M'lioot orery
Humlay nt9l80n.m.;cxvicc every third Hun
day In cneh tnontli.at II n. m. nnd Saturday
night prcvlntm to tnlnl Sundays. itrnyrrmcclliiK
WednrwlnV Nights oclnl meeting every Bumln
after Siindriy-BCliuol. It O Clmrlcm intor.
BEOBKTBOOMITIES. " ""
Alillctio Chapter No. 169 K. A. M. Holds It'
tinted convocation tno aeivind Friday nlKht In
enelunonth In their hull thltd floor. I'ortcrA
ltecven building corner 1'Ino nnd orth Second
Mreet. W. HoiiEitTH ficcratnry
K1I. HlTKNIS MaK. II. r.
Ahllcno tMitoXo.Mli. F. nnd A. M.-Holdn Its
Mated roinmiinleatluii the first Nnttirdny night
In onrh month In Ihalr hull third floor 1'ortcr &
Hcevr lmlldttig corner l'lne nnd North Second
trfct J. It. 1'iCKKSd Secrctnrr.
D.J. IlRJi.W. M.
Slnr of the West I-otlifu No. i K. of P. Meets
every Thurmlay eenlnir nt ltn Cntlo Itnllf Visit-.
lue Hhlchta cordially I in lied to atlcnd.
K. I'. lUnuwitKi C. (?.
I! II. Sintmis K. of It. and 8.
' COURT mBjfcTORY.
D18TIUCT CilL'jlT.
Judge T. U. Oomicf. '
Aitortiey u u siirwxnirc.
Clerk-O. .1. Kent.
Meets oi the third Mondny in Scptcmlivr.
''oousrrcoinrr
Judge II. A. Porter. '
Attorney 8. P. HniihvlcTfe".
Clerk fiat Id J. lied.
Meet on the first Monday In cneh month mid
may. continue. In H'Mlciu threw weeln. C1II
criminal nttit probate buslines noted iijwjn.
CO.MMICfllOr.ll COUIIT.
Judge H. A. Porter.
Coramldxloiiori It. A. Polliiril. 0. W. Ilrndley
1). V. SprlliKlleldnnd V. M. Itntilshinv.
HcRiilnr ClIOn on this fceoiul Mondny In Fcb-
niiiiy. MayAiiKintnml Norcnibcf. -Meets ni n
tionrd of cqualluitlon on the II rn Mondny In
June.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Judge II. A. Porter.
.Attorney 8. P. Hntdwlcke.
Clcrk-I). J. Itcd.
HhcrltT-'-J. V. CiinnliiRhum.
Trenstiror T. O. Andenon.
Apscssor J. 11. NcIII.
HAnlmnlltnipcetor 1). L. Mlddletoil.
CITY DIRECTORY.
Mnjor-I). W. WrlMen. "
Atscsor W. J. Thompson.
Treasurer T. (I. Lowdon.
Attorney I). (1. Hill.
Sccrctnry W. (J Swiknon.
.Marshal 7. J. Clinton.
AI.BKIIMKN
M. ft Lambeth J. SI. Jlnrry
George Chi) ton. A'. Porter.
JtegulnrMcrtliigi Second nnd fourth TncMlny.
Esquire Delmuth of Merkel was in
the city Saturday.
W. L. Minter has sold his meat mar-
ket to W. L. Gatlin: :
Will Douglas has accepted a posi-
tion with Roberts and Mackechney.
Dr. Ed Terrell and Judge Martin
of Colorado were in town' Monday.
W
C. Edwards a stockman of the
Pecos was
Saturday.
among the visitors here
Col. Will Hittson snipped 500
beeves from this place to Chicago
this week.
The night watchman run a burglar
away from a Chestnut street store one
night last week.
-
Mrs B. J. Young will remove to
Sweetwater and engage in the millin-
. ery business in that city.
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Editor Musgrove of the Nolan
County Record favored the Reporter
with a pleasant'call Monday.
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The ordinance against horses run-
ning at large in 'the city limits should
be passed by the city council.
Mr. N. Northington one ofthe.old-
iCst settlers of this section died of flux
after eight days illnessj last Saturday.
M. O. Lynn f has' been among the
shippers of this section in the interest
of a Chicago live stock firm the past
week.
No exhorbitant prices will be
charged visitors here during the fair.
Our hotel and restaurant men will only
charge regular prices.
. Thos Cocke returned from the east
Saturday where he has been the past
two weeks purchasing fall and winter
N goods for Shumate & Cocke.
The district fair committee have
mad arrangements for ' camping
grounds nnd water for those attending
the fait who jriay want to c&tnp. -
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Mr. E. B. Rollins showed us some
very fine specimens of September
peache? last Saturday. Capt. Wjse
has. the peached and will preserve and
exhibit them at the fair
11 11 1 1
New bubsoribers are coming in
levery day. This is one of the best
indications of prosperity. We shall
endeavor to make the Repohter a
welcome visitor in the home of every
citizen of the Abilene country.
DISTRICT FAIR.
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What Our Ifoighbors Have to Say About It.
Hdw life litis Dcen given to every
tiling by the glorious wins that have
fallen nil over the country. In a Tew
days thcface of the country will be
coveted again witlgTceh and spring-
time in any other country could not
present a prettier landscape than can
soon be seen in all directions. In
the early days of October when our
fair will take place at Abilene dur
County will be beautiful indeed and
no liomcseckcr that happens to visit
it then will leave with other than the
plcasantesf recollections and with the
firm determination to make our coun-
ty his home. Let us all with renewed
effort go to work t6 get up a magni-
ficent exhibit of Fisher county's pro-
duction too show at our district fair
At Abilene and many of the strangers
who will be there vHl surely come
olir way. Roby Call.
If there ever was a country adapted
to growing fine stock or every
kind our section can certainly main-
tain its claims of being one of the very
best countries for fine Stock. A stranger
in passing" through the country would
not see the magnificent animals that
our country produces raised alone 'up-
on our nutriciotis grasses Mcsquitc
beans and a little sorghum feed during
the bad days of winter. Atruly pros-
perous country is one where fine stock
growiug is combined with farniing and
this business can be carried on more
successfully in our country than any-
where else that we 'have ever read of
for there can be no climate better than
ours Tor stock and nowhere can forage
crops be raised with less trouble and
of better quality than in our own coun-
try. By all means show your fine
stock at our Abilene district fair that
will be held at Abilene on the 3 4 and
5 of October and let the world know
whqt we can do. -Texas Western.
Now as the glorious rains have fall-
en our people should all push their fall
vegetables so as to exhibit at our dis-
trict fair. While our farmers can show
as fine corn cotton wheat oats millet
and sorghum as ever grew anywhere-
it would be well for our people to ex-
hibit the products of our gardens.
There are but few sections in the world
that can produce fall vegetables and it
would be a magnificent advertisement
for our county to show the green vege-
tables grown this fall. You have time
to grow vegetables if you will commence
at once besides many of you have
vegetables already growing. The fair
meets at Abilene on the 3 of Oct.
Texas Western.
Obituary.
An aged couple have recently died
in our city whose death deserves more
than passing notice. I mean the
death of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wyers
at the home of their son-in-law Capt.
Bryan. Mr. Wyers was born in "Vir-
ginia near Wyers' cave in the year
1804. While a youth he visited In-
diana and saw Gen. Harrison and his
army of Indian fighters near the famous
battle-field of Tippacanoe. Mrs.
Wyers was Miss Harriet Ship and was
the second child born in Buttler Co
Ala. which event took place in 1814.
While young both moved to Texas
and were married fifty-four years ago
under the old Spanish laws near
Nachadoches. Having moved still
further west his family were among
the fugitives fleeing before the invad-
ing nrmy of7 Santa Anna. And (al-
though the muster role was lost) Mrl
Wyers claimed to have been in the
battle of San Jacinto. After that he
moved to Houston and made the first
brick ever made in that village and
erecte'd one of the finest cabins.
About thirty-two years ago they moved
to Falls county Tex. where they
made their home until the time Of
'their removal here where God in his
providence called them to their eternal
home. Long years ago they both be-
came members of the JBaptist church
and dying both expressed their readi-
ness to go and their unfaltering trust
in a blissful immortality. Thus one
by one the old pioneers are going and
soon only their names and deeds will
be left us. ' S. W. S.
Abilene Aug. 20 '1888.
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J. Wf Gibson book keeper of Uncle
Billy Hittson's ranch informs us that
they have just purchased the Ross
Millsap place and will hereafter make
that headquarters for their ranch
The new purchase comprises two
sections of land of which about 75
acres are in cultivation. The other
improvements consists of a good large
house large barn and horse lot and
splendid water in tank aitl well
Jimmy says they will build a small
system of water wprks laying pipes to
the house milk house ban! nnd barn
lot at once j and when this work is
completed they will jiave the most
convenient nnd best ranch headquar-
ters in this section.
IIcc. A. McEachin flf the Texas
Western was here Saturday. He was
on Iris way home from Mississippi
where he has been visiting home folks
and friends.
OUR
FOR RfcTALIATfbfc.
An Important Memgo Follows iho
Fisheries Treaty Rejection.
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Its Aiki CoRTti to Take Seen Action
at Will Seprivo Canada of the Right
to Transport Goodi Acron Ameri-
can TerrUOryEntry of Goods.
Following is the full text
dent's message to congress
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of
l'rcsi-Aug-
ust 13.
2b Congress i
The rejection by tho senato of the
treaty lately negotiated for the settle-
ment nnd adjustment of the differences
existing- between the United Sates and
Great Britain concerning th? rights
and privileges of American fishermen
in the ports nnd waters' of British
North America secnis to justify n sur-
vey of the condition to Which the pend-
ing question is thus remitted.
The treaty upon this subject conclud-
ed in 1 81 8 through disagreements as
to the meaning of its terms has been a
fruitful source of irritation and trouble.
Our citizens engaged in fishing enter-
prises in waters adjacent Iq Canada
have been subjected to numerous vex-
atious interferences and annoyances
their vessels have been seized upon
pretexts which appeared to be entirely
inadmissible and they have been other-
wise harsh and oppressive. This con-
duct has been justified by Great Brit-
ain and Canada-by the claim that the
treaty of 18 1 6 permitted it and upon
the ground that ft was necessary to
difficulty.
the proper protection of Canadian in-
terests. We deny that treaty agree-
ments justify these acts and we further
maintain that asjde from any treaty
restraints of disputed interpretation
the relative positions of the United
States and Canada as near neighbors
the growth of our joint commerce the
development and prosperity of both
countries which amicable relations
surely guarantee and above all the
liberality always extended by the Unit-
ed States to the people of Canada
furnished motives for kindness and
consideration higher and better than
treaty covenants.
While keenly sensitive to all that
was ex-asperating in the condition
and by no means indisposed( to sup-
port the just complaints of our injur-
ed citizens I still deem it my duty for
the preservation of important Ameri-
can interests which were directly in-
volved and in view of all the details
of the situation to attempt by nego-
tiation to remedy existing wrongs and
to finally terminate by-a fair and just
treaty these ever-recurring causes of
I fully believe that the treaty just re-
jected by the senate was well suited to
the exigency and that the exigency
and that its provisions were adequate
for our security in the future from
vexatious incidents and for the pro-
motion of friendly neighborhood and
intimacy without sacrificing in the
least bur national pride or dignity. I
I am quite conscious that neither my
opinion of the value of the rejected
treaty nor the motives which prompted
its negotiations are of importance in
the light of the judgment of the senate
thereupon. But it is of importance to
note that this treaty has" been rejected
without any apparent disposition on
the part of the senate to alter or
amend its provisions and with the
evident intention not wanting expres-
sion that no negotiation should at
present be concluded touching the
matter at issue.
The co-operation necessary for the
adjustment of the long standing nat-
ional differences with which we have to
deal by methods of conference and
agreement having thfls been declined
I am by no means disposed to aban-
don the interests and the rights of our
people in the premises or to neglect
their grievances; and I therefore turn
to the contemplation of a plan of re-
taliation as a mode which still remains
of treating the situation I am not un-
mindful of the gravity of the responsi
bility assumed in adopting this line of
conduct nor do I fail in the least to
to appreciate its serious consequences.
It will be impossible to injure our
Canadian neighbors by retaliatory
measures without inflicting some dam
age upon our own citizens. This re-
sults rom our proximity our commu-
nity of interests and the inevitable
commingling of the business enteqiris-
es which hay e been developed by mu-
tual activity.
Plainly stated the policy of national
retaliation manifestly embraces the in-
fliction of the greatest harm upon those
who have injured us with the least pos
sible damage! to ourselves. I here is
also an evident propriety as well as an
invitation to nioral Support found in
visiting upon the offending party the
same measure or kind of treatment of
which we complain and as far as pos-
sible within the1 same lines And
above all thingsthe plan of retaliation
if entered upopi should be thorough
and vigorous These considerations
lead me at this time to invoke the aid
and counsel of the congressand its sup-
port in sucha further grant of power
ns seems to me necessary and desirable
to render effective the policy I have
indicated - .
The congress has already passed a
law wjjtch executive assent on the
Ihirdufay of March) 187 provided
that in case American fishing vessels
being1 or -visiting in the waters or nt
any of the ports of the British Dcrriuv
Sohs of North America should bc"or
lately have been deprived of the
rights to which they Were entitled by
treaty $r law or if they were denied
certain other privileges therein speci-
fied or Vexed and harrassed in the en-
joyment of the same the president
might deny to vessels nnd their mas-
ters nnd crews of the British Domin
ions of North America nny entrance
into the waters ports or harbors of the
"United States nnd nlso deny entry in-
to any port or place of the United
States of any product of said Donlin-
ions t'o the United States.
While I shall not hesitate upon
proper occasion to enforce this act it
would seem to be unnecessary to sug-
gest that if such enforcement is limit-
ed in such a manner ns shall result in
the least possible injury to our own
people the effect would be entirely inadequate-
to the accomplishment of
the purpose desired. I deem it my
duty therefore to call the attention of
congress to certain particulars in the
action of the authorities of the Domin-
ion of Canada in addition1 to the gen-
eral allegations already made which
appear to be in such marked contrast
to the liberal and friendly disposition
of our country as in my opinion to
call for such legislation as will upon
the principle already stated properly
supplement the power to inaugurate
retaliation already vested in the execu-
tive. .
Actuated by the generous and neigh-
borly spirit which has characterized
our legislation our tariff laws have
since 1866 been so far waived in favor
of Canada as to allow free of duty the
transit across the territory of the United
States of property arriving at our ports
and destined to Canada or exported
from Canada to other foreign countries.
When the treaty of Washington was
hegotinted in 1871 between the
United States and Great Britain hav
ing for its object very largely the modi-
fication of the treaty of 18 18
the privileges above) Referred to were
maae reciprocal and give'n in return
by Canada to the United States in the
following language contained in the
twenty-ninth article of said treaty ;
"It is agreed that for the term of
years mentioned in article thirty-three
of this treaty good? wares or" mer-
chandise arriving at the ports of New
York Bostpn and Portland and any
other-ports of the United States which
have been or may from time to time
be especially designated by the presi-
dent of the United States and destined
for Britannic majesty's possessions in
North America may be entered at the
proper custom house and conveyed in
transit without the payment of duties
through the territory of the United
States under such rules regulations
and conditions goods wares or mer-
chandies may be conveyed in transit
without the payment of duties from
such possessions through the territory
of the United States for export from
the said ports of the United States -
"It is further agreed that for the
like period goods wares or merchan-
dise arriving at any of the ports of her
Britannic majesty's possessions in
North America and designed for the
United States may be entered at the
proper custom house and conveyed in
transit without the payment of duties
through the said possessions under
such rules and regulations And condi-
tions for the protection of the revenue
as the government of said possessions
may from time prescribe and under
like rules and regulations and condi-
tions goods wares or merchandise
may be conveyed in transit with-
out payment of duties from the
United States to the said possessions
to o(her places in the United States or
for export from ports in said posses-
sions." In the year 1886 notice was receiv-
ed by the representative of our govern-
ment that our fishermen would be no
longer be allowed to ship their fish in
bond and free of duty through the
Canadian territory to this country and
ever since that time such shipment
has been denied. The privilege of
such shipment which had been extend-
ed to our fishermen was a most impor-
tant one allowing them to spend the
time upon the fishing grounds which
would otherwise be devoted to a voy-
age home with their catch and doub-
ling their opportunities for profitably
prosecuting their vocation. In forbid-
ding the transit of the catch of our
fishermen over their territory in bond
and free of duty the Canadian authori-
ties deprived us of the only facility de-
pendent upon their concession and
tor which we could supply no substi-
tute. The value to the Dominion of
Canada of the privilege of transit for
their export-rand imports" "across otir
territory and to and from our ports
though great in every aspect will be
better appreciated when it is remem
bercd that for a considerably portion
of each year the St. Lawrence river
which constitutes the direct avenue of
oreign commerce leading to Canada
is closed by ice. During the last six
years the imports and exports of Brit-
ish Canada provinces carried across
our territory under the privileges grant-
ed by our laws amotmted in value (o
about $270000000' nearly 11 of
ConclnieJon third jag.
TXKd. XKYOK rreildent
WK TOKREY Bscretaty.
Abilene Investment Company
DAalora In
Lands Farms and Ranches
IN THE ABILENE COUNTRY. '
City Property and Live Stock.
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Represents First-'olass Fire Life and Aeoident Insurance
Companies. Collections promptly attended to. Money to loan
on Farms and Ranches. Office : West Side Fine Street.
W.'F ADAIR.
ADAIR & CLARK
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WE carry a full and complete line ofDiamonds
Watches Clocks Jewelry Silverware
Spectacles and Musical Instruments. We are
offering goods in our line at a closer figure than
they were ever sold at heretofore in this market.
We are doing this so as to reduce our surplus
stock. We do all kind of repair work and
warrant all work done on watches or clocks for
one year. We ask a share of your patronage.
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Saddle and Harness Factory.
N. PORTER Proprietor
Single Harness Foil Nickel Trimmed . - - -
Cheyenne Saddle Warranted
C. Evans
LU
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Shingles Sash
Cement
ALL LUMBER
duality-Guaranteed. Estimates Furnished.'
Correspondence Solicted.
JOHN R. JONES & Co.
Manufacturers and dealers in
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Leaf i
ONG DINE AND
CYPRESS
Shingles
Sash Blinds Mouldinglt; Etc.
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Hoeny, John, Jr. The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 6, 1888, newspaper, September 6, 1888; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330591/m1/2/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.