The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 252, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 2, 1886 Page: 1 of 8
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BEACH HOTEL
BEOPENED
FOR THE RECEPTION OF
PennanenJ and Transient Girt.
SAMPLE ROOMS In business portion of the
City.
SPECIAL KATES to Commercial Men, Theatri-
cal Companies and to Families.
No c harge for Urea; house heated throughout
by steam.
TBEMONT OPERA-HOUSE.
ft ft-1. A ST TWO PERFORMANCES.-^
TO-DAY AT 8 P. M. TO-NIGHT AT 8 i. M.
The popular young aetor, Mr.
JAMES O'NBILL
MONTE CRISTO
Monday and Tuesday Evenings, .Jannary i and
5,188G, the brilliant and ho acknow-
ledged Comedian,
ROLAND REED,
Supported by a Company of Superlative Merit.
Monday Night, 1000th Performance of the al
ways acceptable Mandeus,
OH BEK.
A HANDSOME SOUVENIR TO EACH LADY.
Tuesday Night, the Phenomenally Popular
H TT MB XT <3-.
Incidental to each play, Mr. Reed, the. origin-
nl Ameriean Ko-Ko. and still accounted the #
best in that role, will introduce among other
mORicnl numbers, his latest sketch (copyright-
ed) entitled
A POCKET EDITION OF THE MIKADO.
BEACH ROLLER-SKATING RINK.
Now Open for the Season o! 1885-6-
Skates and rink supplies furnished Interior
rinks on short notice.
S. D. FELT, Manager.
WALLIS, LANDES & C07
WHOLESALE
GROCERS, IMPORTERS
AND
COTTON FACTORS,
GALVESTON, TEX.
w. L. MOODY & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS.
GALVESTON TEXAS.
PARTIES WIPING MONEY IN ADVANCE OF
SHIPMENTS ARE REQUESTED TO
CORRESPOND WITH US.
To My Customers.
Just after New Year all will leant somi
goods—for the same reason that no
one wants any goods just before New
• Year—and will want them quickly, too.
So please send in j) our orders by mail, and
fear not that any advantage will be taken
of the confidence thus bestowed. Open
orders are treated by me like invited
yvf-zts, and every advantage shown
them, as sweet courtesy demands.
Take nothing for granted, except kind,
just and considerate treatment. That
is meant and bestowed at all times. If
you feel aggrieved, write and give, me a
dunce to explain and you will find that
ino injustice was meant and that short-
comings shall be promptly corrected.
Let us begin the Nero Year in this spirit,
and we will all prosper ami make busi-
ness life worth living.
J.
HOUSTON.
NO DRY ROT !
To Arrive Ex Sohooner Waldoman,
^Carefully selected for seed and eating. Parties
."Will do well to correspond with us before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
LANG & WEINBERGER.
8000
BAGS COFFEE
IN STOCK.
FINE ASSORTMENT.
■OS-BEND FOH SAMPLES AND PRICES."©*
KAUFFMAN&RUNGE
Good Cheap Coal!!
Best Wishaw, large, clean, free-burning
I" House Goal at $5 50 per Ton,
4t the
ELECTRIC LIGHT CO.'S OFFICE,
con. rOJJTOFFICE ani> 2GTH STS.
HAPPY NEW YEAR will be in store for
. Ug tO
jfce following" rules in business: One price,
A
those who patronize firms conforming to
will net be undersold, and money refunded for
unsatisfactory goods returned. A. W. SAMU-
ELS, Tobacconist, cor. Strand and 22d, adheres
to these rules. Patronize him.
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SOUTH AMERICA.
THE PERUVIAN ARMY.
By Mexican Cable Direct to Galveston.
LI Lima, January 1.—The government has
reduced the nrniv to 3000 men, inolud-
'-iii&uitvy. cavalry and artillery, which
is to form the entire Peruvian army.
Iglesias had 7000 and Caceres 3000 men.
Great satisfaction is felt throughout the
country at the new order of things.
The United States steamship Hartford left
for (lie North, to-day.
The Polish Church Trouble.
; Detroit, Mich., January 1.—0 a. m.—Up
to this hour the police report all quiet
Oamoue the Polish church people. It is
' [Vnor^lit the presence of the police and the
■knowledge that the militia are under orders
lifld a quieting effect.
Office <1f Publication : Nos. ISt and ISO Mechanic Street, Galveston.
Entered at tiij: Postoffioe at Galveston as Second-class Matter.
VOL. XLI "V —NO. 252. GALVESTON. TEXAS, SATURDAY JANUARY 2, 1686- ESTABLISHED 1812
OPERA-HOUSE EXTRA
• ______
, JANUARY 6, 7, 8, 9.
OPERA MATINEE SATURDAY.
Sale o! Seats Saturday, January 3.
THE FAMOUS EMMA
ABBOTT
GRAND OPERA CO.
Largest, Strongest and Only Sucoessinl Grand
Opera Company in America.
New and brilliant rtlray of artists:
Sopranos. Tenors.
EMMA ABBOTT, FERNANDO MICH ELEN A,
LA UK A BELLINI, AGOSTINO MONTEGRIFKO,
MABIE GREENWOOD. MAUK1CE CONNELL.
Contraltos. Baritones.
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BEIiTHA FRICKE. ROBERT MAUliEL.
Bassos. Conductor ol Music.
WM. BRODERICTC. SIGNOR TOMASSI.
ANGELO BARBEltA.
Full Chorus! Grand Orchestra!
In the following brilliant repertory:
WEDNESDAY, January 6, Bellini's Mastcrwork,
LINDA OF CHAM0UNI.
[Pearl ol Savoy.]
ABBOTT'S HOME, SWEET HOME.
ABBOTT as... Linda
M1CHELENA as Carlo
ANNANDALE as l'lerotto
lTuette, Broderlclc, Dixon, Greenwood anil en-
tire Abbott Company.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7,
iMiia-irsroisr.
FRIDAY, Grand Revival in English, with
EMMA ABBOTT aa Norma
L1ZZ1K ANNANDALK.as .. Adaltfisa
WM. 111JODERIOK as Oroveao
and Signor MONTEGRIFFO as .Pollio
in Vincenys Bellini's Famous Opera,
Lib^ongre88
S. u,u ,u..tt Matinee, Bult'sdto-
lnantic Opera,
BOHEMIAN GIRL.
EMMA ABBOTT AS AELINE.
Annaiulale, Miehelena, Pruette, Broderick.
Also Bellini, Annandale, Oyler, Monte^riifo,
l>ruette, Broderick, Bryant and Dixon, insur-
ing the greatest musical production of a Comic
Opera ever given in this country.
Gorgeous Costumes!
Beautiful Mise-en-Scene!
Correct English Business!
SA1 UllDAY NTGIIT—FAREWELL - Gounod's
Immortal Opera,
F A TJ S T.
Two Prima Donnas and Miehelena, I'rnette,
Broderiok and entire Abbott Company.
The Abbott Company will sing at Houston Mon-
day and Tuesday, January 4 and 5.
Monday Thomas's Opera MKJNOX
Tuesday Matinee IL TROVATOltE
Tuesday Night. FAUST
CAPITAL CHIPS.
New Year's Day not Generally Observed —
Mysterious Detectives—A Word About
the Land Board.
Special to The News.
Austin, January 1.—The public offices
and state departments were closed to-day,
and the town took a holiday. New Year
callers were out in less than the usual num-
btrs. The governor's deception and that of
Colonel Driskill attracted numerous call-
ers. At the mansion it was a most elegant
hospitality.
A great many strangers are here visiting;
friends and their sons and daughters attend-
ing the university.
The impression generally is that there is
no real headway in detecting the women
murderers, though there is enough mys-
tery affected in official circles 'to
justify the expectation of sensational devel-
opments in the near future. The city mar-
shal has left the city,ostensibly for Mexico,
on private business, though it is suspected
he is on n murderer's trail. He has done
some fine detective work for the federal and
state governments and the-people have con
fidence that he will unearth the Austin mur-
derers.
Colonel W. 8. Moody's son, attending the
university, who has been very low with
typhoid fever, is recovering.
The state land board has a 4-cent bid for
the lease of a largo amount of school land,
and, from letters pouring in, anticipates
the defaulted second year's leases will be
made good.
It is understood the governor criticises
the grass commissioners quite severely,
and it is very doubtful whether they will be
continued in service.
Judge Makemson on the Holland Case.
ipcclal to The News.
Austin, January 1.—-Judge W.K. Makem-
son, of Georgetown, is in the city. Judge
Makemson is attorney for J. T. Holland,
who is on trial for killing in New York, last
fall, Tom Davis, a sharper and dealer in
"green goods." In connection with the
trial, Judge Makemson displayed telegrams
received yesterday from Holland, which
state his trial has been adjourned till Feb-
ruary. The judge states the continuance of
the case heretofore on the plea that Hill, a
witness, was absent, was a subterfuge on
the part of the State, as Hill is a witness for
the defense. _
FORGED CHECKS.
A Swindler Who Has Made a Great Many At-
tempts to Pass Them.
Cheyenne, January J.—The Stock-grow-
ers National bank, of this city, received a
telegram from the Houston First National
bank, asking for a confirmation of their
letter dated December 18, and requesting
the number and amount of draft covered by
said letter. No such letter having bean
written, the Stock-growers bank |at once
replied to that effect. On December 30 a
similar telegram was received from the
National Bank of Texas, at Galveston, if
a draft drawn on the Fourth National
Bank of New York for $5000 in favor of
George L. Saunders, was good. No such
draft having been drawn, telegrams were
sent to that effect. The mail that
evening brought a letter to the Stock-
growers National bank from a bank in
Montgomery, Ala., acknowledging the re-
ceipt of a letter of the Stock-growers Na-
tional bank, dated December IS, identify-
ing Georgo L. Saunders and requesting them
to cash a draft of the Stock-growers Na-
tional bank for $<>000, on Fourth National
Bank of New York, and inclosing the sig-
nature of Saunders sealed with the bank's
seal. No such letter having been issued,
telegrams were accordingly sent to all the
correspondents of the Stock-growers Na-
tional bank. East and South, wurning them
of these attempts to negotiate forged drafts.
To-dav a telegram was received from the
Fourth National Bank of New York, saying
that a forged, draft, purporting to have
been drawn by the Stock-growers National
bank, had been presented and payment re-
fused. Frbm the length of time elapsing
between the date ol' the letter from Mont-
gomery and telegrams from the bank pro-
nouncing the letter a forgery, it is feared
that the Montgomery baiiK paid the forged
drafts.
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TROUBLE IN THE TERRITORY.
INDIGNATION AMONG THE INDIANS.
The Cherokees Protest Against the Proposi-
tion to Allot Their Lands in Severalty
to Other Indians.
Special to The News.
Little Rock, January 1.—Advices from
Ihc Indian Territory say that the bills in-
troduced in Congress proposing to allot the
lands in severalty to the Indians in the Ter-
ritory and open up the countrv to settle-
ment are creating much excitement among
the Cherokees. The opposition to the plan
proposed by the bills in question, and also
t ) a;:ena:ing any lan I be'.ongin^ to the
CI erokee Nation, is intense. The National
council, prior to adjournment, adopted the
following resolutions as expressing the sen-
timent of the Cherokee people: '
Whereas the Cherokee Nation holds pos-
session of her lands by fee simple title and
can not be deprived of the same but by her
voluntary consent, given by her constitu-
tional law-making authority; therefore
Resolved, that all that portion of the
Cherokee lands lying west of the ninety-
sixth meridian, and which have not been
conveyed by patent under authority of the
law. are in whole and in part the property
of the Cherokee Nation; have never been
ceded in trust to the United States, and
that the sixteenth article of the treaty of
18CG merely gives the United States the
right to settle friendly Indians on portions
of the same.
liesolved, that the United States has not
now and never had any right to appraise,
take or purchase any unoccupied portion of
these lands or to appraise any occupied
portion or acquire any right therein save
by and with the consent of the council of
the Cherokee Nation. Be it further
Resolved, that the Cherokee Nation do'es
r.ot authorize the sale of any of her lands
for white settlement or for any purpose.
The Creeks and Seminoles are reported
favorable to the settlement of their lands,
but it is probable measures will be taken to
unite the tribes in opposition.
SAN AUGUSTINE,
Escapod from the Pen—Rumored Attempt to
Rescue Ben Lane, Etc
Specla' lo The News.
San Augustine, January 1.—News has
reached here of the escape of one William
Bryant from the penitentiary. He escaped
on the 7th of November. He was convicted
and sentenced at the last February term of
our District Court. He is about 50 years of
age, turning gray, generally wears a heavy
mustache and imperal and is about 5 feet, 10
or 11 inches high; spare built; talks a great
deal and is inclined to blow and brag about
his own exploits. He was in the Virginia
army and deserted at the second battle of
Manasas and joined the Federals, and did
not return to this county until 1889. He was
sent to the pen for stealing a beef from a
poor old widow.
Madame Rumor lias it here that Green
Lane (brother of Ben Lane, now under a
sentence of death for the murder of his
paramour, and lying in jail at Rusk), who
is charged with murder in Houston couiity,
about fourteen years ago, and another mur-
der in Mississippi some two years ago, ac-
companied by Dr. I.. L. Loggins, left the
lower end of this county a few days since,
with the view of breaking the ltusk jail to
take Ben Lane out. How true it is, Tiik
News reporter can't say, but Loggins is on
the high road, being charged in Sabine
county with murder, forgery and jail break-
ing, having organized and led the posse
that broke the Hemphill jail and turned
upon the people five of the most dangerous
men that ever infested any country. Lane
and Loggins, backed by the Connors, would
be a crowd that few would care to contend
with.
No more deaths in the arsenic poisoning
case and no new developments, but it is
said one of the parties strongly suspected*,
and not yet arrested, has skipped the
country.
Spencer Payne, the ex-conviet who en-
gaged in a steel-to-steel combat with Frank
Lane, a few days ago, is very low, and
came near bleeding to death yesterday
morning.
McKINNEY.
Concerning Goat Culture—Remembering, the
Orphans.
Special to The News.
McKinney, January 1.—About two weeks
ago The News reporter at this place men-
tioned the fact that County Judge Wolfe
was about to stock his Collin county ranch
with goats. His honor now has a hat full
of letters, and what he does not know about
goat culture is not written in the books.
The postmaster has directions to deliver all
letters with goat pictures on the envelopes
to Dr. W. C. McAuley, whom Judge Wolfe
has appointed goat correspondent.
W. D. Kyburn, sheriff of Ellis county,
took T. and Jeff Shelton, charged with theft
of a bale of cotton in Ellis, home with him
last night.
The citizens of McKinney, through the
aid of the Ladies' Aid society of the Kaptist
church, forwarded a large box, well filled
with provisions, calicoes, domestics and
medicine, to the Buckner Orphan Home, in
Dallas county, to-day.
CALLED AT THE WHITE-HOUSE
THE KOKOES BY A DEMOCRATIC CHIEF.
Magnificent Floral Decorations—Brilliant
Toilets of the Ladies—Gathering of Dis-
tinguished Men and Women.
Washington, January 1.—For the first
time in several years INew Year's day
dawned clear and beautiful. The lioar frost
wag soon dissipated by the shining sun, and
long before noon the temperature was like
that of a spring day. The occasion was ob-
served here, as in former years, by general
tailing. Business was suspended to a con-
siderable extent, mid all the executive de-
partments were closed. At the entrance to
the White-house grounds two policemen
kept back the crowd of curious idlers, who
gazed with interest at the .liaitdsome
equipages of the diplomatic corps,
high officials of government und
other distinguished persons. Mounted
police kept the carriage approach clear,
and a long line of officers formed on either
side of the doorway to the executive man-
sion. The full Marine band occupied the
main vestibule ami discoursed familiar airs
during the progress of the ceremonies. The
decorations of the mansion were exceeding-
ly simple, being confined to tasteful floral
arrangements. Graceful palms and rare
tropical plants were in profusion. Bouquets
of great size and of harmonious colors stood
on the center-tables, and delicate garlands
of f-milax entwined the crystal chandeliers.
At II o'clock, to the accompaniment of Hail
to the Chief, by the Marine band, the presi-
dential party appeared in the reception-
rooms ami took up their station in the blue
] arlor. Mrs.Bayard leaned upon the arm of
the president, Secretary Bayard escorted
Miss Cleveland, and the remaining mem-
bers of the cabinet followed with their la-
dies, (Secretary Lamar being the only ab-
sentee. Colonel Wilson preceded them,
and Lieutenant Duvall with Miss Bayard
brought up the rear. The ladies stood in
this order on the, president's right: Miss
Cleveland, Miss Bayard, Mrs. Manning,
Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Vilas. Owing to a
severe cold, Mrs. Endicott was not present.
The president and members of his cabinet
wore Prince Albert coats. Miss Cleve-
land wore h court train of garnet
velvet with tablier of white silk,
wrought with beaded emlroiderv. The
corsage was of white, out square front and
heart-shaped at the back. The garnet vel-
vet formed a peasant waist in front. The
sleeves were short and pearl-colored garnet
de Suede,and reached high above the elbows.
She carried a bouquet of white roses. Mrs.
Bayard wore a train of white satin, with
richly embroidered white canton crepe
draped shawl-shape over the skirt. She
wore a bouquet de corsage of natural roses.
Mrs. Manning wore a very faint shade of
heliotrope satin, embroidered in pearl and
crystal beads all over the front. It
had a train, as did the dress of
each lady in the receiving party.
Mrs. Wliitnev wore a white satin
richly embroidered in silver, a magnificent
diamond necklace and a diamond comb
completed her Ki'et. Mrs. Vlitis wore a
st lirimp-pink sui' with oriental trimmings
and embriodery on crepe lisse. Mrs. La-
ment, the wife of the president's private
secretary, who was present with her hus-
band, wore an elegant toilet of flame-colored
satin.
The members of the foreign legations who
take advantage of this opportunity to pay
their respects to the executive had all ar-
rived, and the presidential party had
scarcely taken their places before the Por-.
tuguese minister, who is dean during the
absence of the Haytian minister, was pre-
sented, and his brother diplomats followed
in line. Their handsome uniforms gave an
added brilliancy to the scene. The British
government was represented by its minis-
ter, Hon. L. S. West, Miss West and Miss
Flora West, Mr. and Mrs. Helyar, the Hon.
Charles Hardings and Mrs. Lehman, the gen
tlemen named being all members of
the British legation in Washington. The
Misses West wore dark blue dresses with
bonnets and muffs to match. The skirts of
the dresses were of silk, striped with red,
blue and old gold, and the bodices were
trimmed with a little gold passementerie
and had full fronts of white crepe lisse.
During the diplomatic reception the
secretary of state stood at the left of the
president, to introduce to him the mem-
bers of the foreign legations, and Colonel
Wilson (commissioner of public buildings
and grounds) stood between the president
and Miss Cleveland and introduced the
diplomats and their families to her.
The following countries were rep-ego it-
ed: Portugal, Italy, Great Britain, Bel-
gium, China, Austria, Mexico, Russia,
France, Switzerland, Turkey, Spain, Peru,
Costa Rica and Salvador, the Netherlands,
Ecuador, Germany, the United States of
Colombia, Japan,"Norway and Sweden, the
Argentine Republic, Brazil, Denmark and
Venezuela. All the members of the diplo-
matic corps, except those who represent re-
publics on this continent, were in their
court uniforms. When all of them had
been presented, Colonel Wilson took Secre-
tary Bayard's place and introduced all the
other official classes as the members of each
arrived to the president, while Lieutenant
Duvall, of the army, made the introduc-
tions to Miss Cleveland.
The reception of members of the Su-
preme Court and Court of Claims followed.
Of the former there were Chief Justice
AVaite and Justices Blatchford. Harlan,
Bradley, Gray, Woods, Miller, Field and
Strong! accompanied by the ladies of their
families. Accompanying the justices were
Judge Bancroft Davis and Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. McKenney. The Court of. Claims was
represented "by Chief Justice Richardson
and Justices Knott and Davis. The Su-
preme Court of the district was represented
by Judges MacArthur, Hagner, Cox, Mer-
rick and James. Commissioner Webb and
Major Liedecker represented the district
commissioners.
As the visitors passed through the re-
ceiving parlors they congregated in the
East room and mingled in animated con-
versation.
Senators and representatives began to ar-
rive early. Among the senators were
Messrs. Sherman, Logan, Cockrell, Hawley,
Miller, Dolph, Cameron, Coke, Ctillom,
Manderson, Sabin, Brown and George.
Among the representatives were Speaker
Carlisle and Messrs. Randall, Ketchum,
Farquliar, Seymour, Willis, Cutcheon,
Brown of Pennsylvania, Struble, Tay-
lor of Tennessee, Barksdale, Cabell,
O'Donnell, Barbour, Van Eaton. Thompson,
Mattson, Ward, Morrison, Lefcvre, Scott,
Swope, Pay son. Fuller, Fredericks, Conger,
Stone, Davis, Stewart, Brockenridge, Rea-
gan, Townshend, Springer, Singleton,
Bragg, Weaver, Boutellej Blanchard,
Haynes, Caswell, Baker, Williams, T. J.
Henderson, Geddes, Steele, Cole, Clements,
Gibson, Wilson and Delegate Caine. Most
of the congressmen had their wives or other
ladies with them. Mr. Kasson represented
the ex-ministers. Senator Sherman was the
only ex-cabinet officer not received.
At a few minutes to 12 o'clock a long line •
of army officers wended their way from the
war department across the way. The lino
numbered nearly 800. Although only forty
officers are stationed in this city between
seventy and eighty retired officers reside in
Washington, and all who were able to be
present were in line to-day. Besides those
from the different bureaus of the war de-
partment, the barracks and Fort Meyer,
a mimbCV came over from Fort
M< Henry to pay their respects, and
the force was ' largely increased by
lumbers on leave, who are stopping
here temporarily. General Sheridan
of course headed the line, accompanied by
his personal staff. Adjutant-general Druiii
followed, with officers of the adjutant-gen-
eral's department. Then in order cam?
officers of the corps of engineers, headed
by Colonel McComb, retired; signal corps,
headed "by General Huzen; cavalry, artil-
lery, infantry, medical corps and pay corps.
There was -no intermission between the
army and navy receptions. The line of
naval officers followed in the footsteps of
the army officers. It was headed
by Admiral Porter, and by his
side walked Admiral Warden. Follow-
ing came the different chiefs of bureaus
of the navy department, and many other
naval officers of prominence. In fact, like
the dh-iuy, the navy was represented by
nearly every officer who is at present in
Washington. Of course, both army and
navy officers were in full-dress uniform,
and they presented a very handsome ap-
pearance in the East room, where they
gathered for a few moments after their re-
ception in the Blue parlor.
The new officials from the various
departments were nearly all present. Civil
Service Commissioners Edgerton, Tren-
b«lm and Eaton and Commissioner of Edu-
cation Eaton, and Professor Haird, followed
by Professor Powell and all the heads of
the scientific departments, led in this pro-
cession. Then followed all the heads of
the bureaus, the departments who are presi-
dential appointees. Assistant Secretary
Fairchild led the treasury officials. The
Mexican Veterans association was well
represented. The members, numbering
about sixty, filed in and paid their
respects to the president. Following them
came the oldest inhabitants, numbering
about fifty. Their appearance was vener-
able and very impressive. The Grand
Army of the Republic delegates followed.
The pleasant weather served to bring out
one or the largest New-Year presentation-!
for many years. The members were in line
according to their posts, and numbered
about 1000 in all. They were admitted
through the avenue, and liefore the line had
finished coming up the walk the front por-
tion was going through the eastern gate,
having passed through the White-house.
Many colored men, some of them maimed
and crippled, were included in the ranks of
this organization.
The gates were not opened to the general
public until after the grand army republic
reception was completed. The crowd of
waiting citizens was immense. It extended
from the eastern gate, in a solid mass, far
down the avenue, occuplying the middle of
the street. When tlie time arrived
for the general reception the gates
were opened and the line passed through
the White-house. Notwithstanding the im-
mense crowd, the best of order prevailed,
and everything passed off in the smoothest
possible manner. During the reception all
the parlors, except the eastern room,
were darkened, and when the diplo-
mats, the army and navy and offi-
cials entered the beautiful room
the effect was n ost brilliant. The sun shone
brightly through the southern windows,
and the splendid landscape viewed from
them added no little to the charming scene.
It is estimated that over 0000 people shook
hands with tiie president. During the re-
ception the president lowered the record of
handshaking considerably. In eight minutes
he shook the hands o£ 274 persons, or about
thirty-four a minute. The highest number
previously greeted by a presideut on New
Year da. wi s by General Grant, .vhen he
grasped the hands of twenty-eight persons
a minute for thirteen minutes.
other receptions.
Secretary and Mrs, Bayard entertained
the diplomatic corps at a breakfast, of
which a large portion of the legations in the
city partook. Mrs. Bayard, assisted by lier
daughters and Miss Andrews, of Baltimore,
received from 2 to 5 o'clock in the after-
noon.
Mrs. Manning was assisted in receiving
by Mrs. Fairchild, Miss Mary Manning and
Misses Ruby and Susie Tilden, the favorite
nieces of Governor Tilden.
Mr. and Mrs. Endicott received a large
number of callers at their home.
Mrs. AVliitney received at her new home.
She was assisted by Mrs. General Hazen,
Mrs. Raymond Rodgers, Mrs. Lawrence
Hopkins, Miss Howard, Miss Porter, Miss
Worden, Miss Howell and Miss Mabel
Weddell.
Mrs. Vilas and Miss Vilas were assisted
by Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Colonel Lavnont*
and Mrs. Insley, of Michigan.
The Christmas holiday is a sad anniver-
sary to the family of the attorney-general,
and' thev were not receiving to-day.
Outside the White-house, the largest re-
ception of the day was that of Speaker and
Mrs. Carlisle. A large number of ladies of
the families of members of the House of
Representatives assisted Mrs. Carlisle in
receiving.
Cleveland's contribution.
Presideut Cleveland contributed rf>100 to
the Grant monument fund yesterday. Ac-
companying the contribution is the hope
that the association will succeed in its ob-
ject.
LAND GRANT DISPUTE.
A Suit Involving the Ownership of 50,000
Acres of Land in Texas.
Philadelphia, January 1.—A bill in
equity, in which the ownership of over .">0,-
000 acres of Texas land is the point of con-
tention, was filed in the Court of Common
Pleas, on behalf of the Galveston, Sabine
and St. Louis Railroad company. The de-
fendants are the Lougview and Sabine
Valley Railroad company and the receivers
of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron company.
In April, 187S, the Longview and Sabine
Valley company transferred eighty-eight
quarters of the land grant which it had re-
ceived from the state of Texas to the Coal
and Iron company as security for two notes
amounting to $18,700, and the land was
granted by the State to the latter company
as assignee. In January, 1KS3, the Galves-
ton, Sabine and St". Louis comoany
purchased the other railroad, includ-
ing its equity of redemption in these lands.
The consideration for the same was the as-
sumption by the purchasing company of
$77,000 of bonds issued by the other road
and $7000 of other indebtedness, together
with the payment of the balance due to the
Coal and Iron company on notes. The bill
filed to-day avers that possession has been
delivered, liability on the bonds assumed,
the indebtedness paid, and the property
managed by the purchasing company, but
that the Coal and Iron company had refused
to accept its tender of the amount due on
the notes or to make a conveyance of the
lands. The court is therefore asked to order
the execution of deeds by both of the de-
fendants, and to issue an injunction re-
straining the Coal and Iron company from
conveying the lands to any other person or
corporation.
Supposed Infanticide.
Special to The News.
Austin, January 1.—Another case of sup-
posed infanticide has been revealed by the
finding of the body of a negro child two
miles east of Austin. It appears to have
been dead two or three weeks. The verdict
has not been rendered.
Drawn Down by a Whale.
New Bedford, Mass., January 1.—A
boat's crew of the wlialiug schooner Mary
E. Simmons, commanded by John Perriera,
third mate, was taken down by a whale near
the Cape Verde islands, on November 2').
No trace o£ the boat or men could be found.
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VM\ lll'SAL SEWING MACHINE OIL.
LAUDANUM, PAREtiOHIC, CASTOit OIL.
OMENTAL I'Kl'I'Ei: SAUCE.
Sold by ull Grocers.
BICKEB & LEE,
Iinpoi tei-8 and of HjiUmm, Hon^tora of
Cofli'f,MunufiN-turm'K of Mustard, !iaklu£
Powder and (.iroeors* .Sundries.
GALVESTON TEXAS,
A DETROIT CONFLAGRATION.
FIREMEN KILLED BY FALLING WALLS.
The Great Seed Store of D. M. Ferry & Co.
Completely Destroyed—Other Property
Burned and Damaged.
Detroit, January 1,10 a. m.—At 9 o'clock
this morning the whole fire department was
called out by a fire in D. M. Fej-ry & Co.'s
seed store, on Lafayette street, in this city. ,
The flames spread rapidly, and at this hour
the entire building is a mass of dames. The
loss is heavy.
10.4.r> a. m.—The fire has spread to the box
department, on the opposite side of La-
fayette street. White's theater is in flames
aiid seems doomed. The entire seed store,
an immense four-story brick building, has
been totally consumed. Insurance on the
Ferry block, .ffiOo.ooo.
11" a. m.—-Both tlie Ferry store and White's
theater were without inner walls and proved
great food for the flames. At 10.4.") White's
front wall fell in, killing Captain DickPhil-
bert instantly. The men were just coming
down from the latter, and a large number
narrowly escaped death. As yet it is im-
possible to give any idea of the damage.
FULL details.
Shortly after 0 o'clock this morning,
smoke was observed coming from D. M.
Ferry & Co.'s mammoth building, on Urush
street, between Croghau and Lafayette
streets. An alarm was quickly turned in,
second and third alarms following in quick
succession, there being a promise of a big
conflagration in the heart of the business
part of the city. The fire department turned
out in force and soon surrounded the burn-
ing building with hose. The flames had
started in the packing department, on the
corner of Lafayette and Brush streets, aud
soon enveloped the whole building, which
was a mere shell, having but one solid wall
inside of the outer walls. Bravely and in-
telligently the firemen kept at their work,
but all efforts seemed futile, the flames
spreading rapidly, until at one time there
seemed a probability that the whole district
in which the burning building is situated
was doomed. The buildings on the opposite
side of Brush and Croglian streets caught
numbers of times, but the department man-
aged to keep the flames from totally de-
stroying them.
ACnOSS THE ALLEY
from D. M. Ferry & Co.'s building, in the
same square and facing on Randolph
street, are White's Grand theater, tlit»
Windsor-block, and a smaller buildingused
as a restaurant. The flames leaped across
the alley and begun to eat into the theater.
First the roof caught and soon fell in with
a terrible crash, firing all the interior of
the building, after driving away the men
who had been working on the Ferry block
through the windows of the theater.
Crashing window-glass was the signal for
the increased fury of the flames, which
seemed to laugh at the efforts of the fire-
men. An immense crowd blocked the'
streets in every direction, and at times were
in the way of the fire department. By 19
o'clock the Ferry block was
A MASS ok FLAMES,
and walls hud commenced to fall, creating
something of a panic among the throng of
spectators. Numerous narrow escapes oc-
curred among the firemen, who worked
close to the flumes, wrapped in repeatedly
soaked but rapidly drying clothes. By
10.30 the theater had been seized by fire,
and by 11 the firemen were compelled to
turn their attention more to saving tlio
buildings on the opposite side of Randolph
street, although still keeping numerous
streams of water playing on the burning
building. At 11 o'clock the men of No. a
fire company raised a ladder in front of the
theater to get a better chance at the flames.
Finding that the rapidly advancing fire
would prevent any effective work at that
point, the men were descending the ladder,
and had about reached the ground, when
several leet of cornice fell on the ladder
wagon. Captain Richard Filbanwas struck
on the head by bricks and instantly killed,
and Fireman White badly, but not fatally
injured. Soon after
THE FLAMES SPREAD
to the Wesson block on the corner of Ran-
dolph and Croghan streets, and that build-
ing was soon enveloped in flames. Although
the buildings across Croghan street were
threatened and caught once or twice, the de-
partment managed to keep the fire witliiil
the square named and by 12 o'clock it was
fully under control. To-night the flames
are still raging fiercely but have been con-
fined within the walls of the buildings al-
ready mentioned. During the worst of the
fire the wind had been from the south and
the single building on the corner of La-
fayette and Randolph streets was not seri-
ously injured, but all the rest of the square
was a total loss.
THE BURNED DISTRICT
belonged to what is known as the Brush es-
tate, having been the site of an old home-
stead. D. M. Ferry & Co. built their mam-
moth establishment six years ago. White's
theater was originally built to accommo-
date the Peninsular Siengerbuud, a Michi-
gan off-shoot of the North American Saen-
gerbund. D. M. Ferry & Co.'s building oc^
cupled half tlie square, being one of the
largest in the city. Their seed business
was probably the largest in the United
States. In the building burned to-day 400
people are usually employed, be-
sides 400 more employed on their
immense farms outside of the city.
It was providential that the fire occurred
on a holiday, as otherwise the loss of life
would probably have been very great.
Definite figures of the losses can not be
given, but the total will reach not less than
:f 1,500,000. The stock alone in D.M.Ferry
& Co.'s is estimated to have been worth
from $1,000,000 to $1,200,000, and their build-
ing was valued at $250,000. As to the origin
of the fire, there are no well-devised theo-
ries. Some of the emploves hint at incen-
diarism, claiming there were no fires in the
part of the building first attacked by the
flames, and that some outside agency'must
have been responsible for the fire. Officers
of the company are completely at loss to
account for the origin of the fire.
the insuhance
on I). M. Ferry & Co.'s is distributed among
seventy-two offices, and amounts to $400,000.
The other buildings burned were insured
for $30,000. Neighboring buildings were
damaged, but the figures and insurance
have not been obtained.
no insurance.
Special to The News.
Sunset, January 1. — News has just
reached here of a destructive fire which oc-
curred at Crofton, fifteen miles from here,
night before last. The losses are as fol-
lows: L. D. Ford, building and part of
stock of dry goods; S. J. Tinsley Bros.,gen-
eral store, building and all of stock, and
small saloon building. No insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Placed in Custody.
Special to The News.
Austin, January 1.—James Phillips, who
was so seriously wounded Christmas eve,
when his wife was killed, and who is still
in a very critical condition, was this even-
ing placed in custody of an officer by virtue
of a warrant from Justice Von Rosenberg,
on the charge of the murder of his wife.
The Edmunds telegraph bill would re-
duce the average cost of telegrams from 33
cents to 25, and after five years to 20,
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