The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 309, Ed. 1 Monday, January 27, 1896 Page: 4 of 8
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THE GALVESTON" DAILY NEWS, MONDAY, JANUARY 27,
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Any erroneous reflection tip on the character
standing or reputation of any person, firm or
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"Tht Aeici," will be gladly coirected upon its
I ting rbought to Hie attention of Hie publishers.
Texas Farm and Ranch calls attention to
the important fact that "Texas is now
shipping corn to Ireland and fat cattle to
Liverpool. Not much, but a shipload or
two, just for a beginning.**
The chief trouble with the poetry of the
new laureate is that it has politics in it.
The Houston Post insists that the Vene-
zuelan boundary commission "is not for the
purpose of settling the boundary question,
but a court of arbitration. It is merely a
committee appointed to inquire whether
the Monroe doctrine, as understood in this
country, is at a.l involved. I^t is to asc-v
tain whether we ha . any occasion to in-
sist that the issues shall eventually be sub-
mitteu to arburation. Our definite action
as a nation in the dispute Is to come after
this commission makes its report. A ,~ood
sl.owing by Great Britain might and prob-
ably would result In the commission an-
nouncing that the Monroe doctrine was
ik *. involved and that we had no Interest in
the question."
It is to be hoped that Mr. C. Oliver iselin
will maul the mouth of Lord Dunraven
with his fist and not make the attack an
international trouble by slapping the lat
ter's face with the open hand.
Congressmen have carried the war back
into Armenia.
The school board of Perry, Ok., has per-
manently closed the public schools rather
than obey the order of the courts and ad-
mit negro children to white schools.
Chairman Harrity's call for the demo-
cratic convention is an invitation to "ali
conservative Itixens of the United States,
irrespective of past political associations
and differences, who can unite with us in
the effort for pure, economical and consti-
tutional government."
>rm of the still is supposed to be
for snake bites.
JUDGE CLARK'S TALK.
IT HAS STIRRED IP DEMOCRACY.
CHAIRMAN DUDLEY REFUSES
TO TALK.
entirely too cheap.
>us man has influence he
Some voter?
When an ambitic
yearns to wield it.
It takes both money and wind to keep a
war horse.
cketa o
ts of th
R. L. HENRY FOR CONGRESS.
manufi
They v
of the
suit
into
rturer.
ould
wealth-makers and produce
making the wealth-makers
rrav themselves on the
f
You rarely tfnd a tramp who does not
claim to be a statesman without a job.
In the lynching districts the danger line
is the rope.
The supporters of the Harrison boom now
find that their man means fun and not
business.
The poor dancing mastor lives from foot
to mouth.
SUPREMACY ON LAND AND SEA.
You will find few admirals or generals
who are not in favor of more navy and
more army. Rear Admiral Gerhardi, re-
ferring recently to the British navy, ex-
claimed: "I wish to God we had it." What
would we do with it? The United States
is a vast nation with all its territory in a
solid body between two seas. Its suprem-
acy is on land. It has no distant Indias,
Cape Colonies, Egypts, West Africas, New
Zealands, Australias, Bermudas or Guianas
to look after. Its policy has been to leave
outlying Hawaiis alone. To acquire and
look after such possessions would render
necessary the construction and mainten-
ance of a tremendous navy and the waste
of vastly more money than the accessions
would be worth to the American people.
The supremacy of Great Britain is not on
land. The true scepter of her empire is
Neptune's trident. As a result of natural
and political conditions uterly different
from ours Great Britain's imperial exist-
ence is necessarily bottomed on her in-
vincibility at sea. Likewise, as history
has repeatedly attested, her insular safety
lies in her floating bulwarks. She abso-
lutely needs a great navy. We do not.
Yet our admirals and generals and poli-
ticians and jingoes and dupes, who have
"never stopped to consider the differences
in the situation and circumstances of the
two nations and the great advantages in
our favor, are wishing to God that we had
a navy to match in extent and cost that
of Great Britain. It will be a sad day for
the American people when they decide to
exchange the supremacy and safety which
they now enjoy at home for the costly
and precarious problem of holding do-
minion of the sea; when they decide to
abandon the arts of peace and to go
abroad to match navies and armies with
other nations in the disastrous competi-
tion of war. We need no counterpart of
the British navy and we have no earthly
reason to covet remote islands and acces-
sions of territory and trouble to render
such burden necessary. We will find it
entirely safe and convenient to attend to
our own business without grand armies
and navies to fly hither and thither over
land and water and around the globe. We
will be wise to keep it this way. The
British people are far less favorably situ-
ated. Their country is not like ours. Their
business requires ships and soldiers that
we do not need at all. Wrhile to double or
treble the number of Our battle ships and
to "send out four cruisers" to accompany
each of them would doubtless swell the
hearts of our admirals, the necessity of
wasting millions upon millions in order to
raise the topknots and bristles on half a
dozen old war horses does not appear. We
are not that sort of country. We are per-
fectly secure on our own ground in our
policy of peace.
THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL.
The official call of the Dallas Commercial
club for a state convention in behalf of a
celebration of the semi-centennial of Texas
appears elsewhere in The News. The date
fixed is February 25. The basis of repre-
sentation is fully set forth. An epitome of
the benefits to accrue to Texas is succinct-
ly stated. This step is the result of more
than a passing sentiment, and has found
responsive support in all parts of the
state during the past two or three months.
It is the outgrowth of progressive minds,
both appreciative of and devoted to the
state in its richness of resources. The
plan is broader than any section, even
wider in scope than the big state Itself,
designed to gather under one harmonious
management the exhibits of prolific nature
in all her generous dealings with the south-
west. The vastness of the opportunity
but acts as an impetus to efforts in wise
directions, guided by broad and liberal
policies, and inspired by a desire to expand
latent wealth and too dormant energies.'
The field of improvement reaches from the
territories to the Rio Grande and from the
Pacific slope to the Gulf of Mexico. It is
a movement for the betterment of every
citizen in the limits designated. The un-
dertaking is for Texas and her near neigh-
bors directly, and for the world at large
by co-operation and participation. What
Another Chicago detective has discovered
that ail the men, women and children
whom Holmes, the butcher, murdered are
stili alive. The workman is worthy of his
hire.
Senator Call's amendment to the Arme-
nian resolution was laid on the table. It
seems that the senator from the land of
flowers is determined to load the table
down with resolutions.
The foreign affairs committee will proba-
bly present to the house a resolution ex-
pressing disapproval of Ambassador Bay-
ard's two speeches which were called to
the attention of the house by Messrs. Mc-
Call and Barrett of Massachusetts. It is
understo d that the report will amount to
a mild censure of Ambassador Bayard for
the two utterances mentioned and an ex-
pression of the opinion of the house that
representatives of the United States abroad
should be very discreet in their public ref-
erences to home politics. It is hard to con-
ceive of a more ridiculous inconsistency
than that of these hot-headed war-makers
who actually assume authority to censure
a conservative statesman like Mr. Bayard
and proceed to warn him to be discreet in
his utterances on public questions. The
real objection to Mr. Bayard's speeches is
that they are not declarations of war. He
is a man of peace. He has a friendly feel-
ing for the people of Great Britain and es-
teem for the democratic and yet conserva-
tive tenor of their institutions. The dema-
gogues who have decided to censure him
consider it to their political interest to
lambaste the British and to condemn any
man who declines to join them in their
bluster and truculence.
it is unaccountable that the present anti-
trust law of Texas was not draw n to cover
ah the amen corners.
The Bosque Eagle asserts that "a two-
faced man is an image of the devil and is
soon ostracised from society."
The Kentucky idea is to tie the legis-
lature up and thus make the per diem last
all summer.
Ambassador Bayard told the truth and
the protectionists just can't stand it.
Now comes the Lott Lone Star and de-
clares that The News is exceedingly "un-
American." The News does not consider it
necessary to whistle with every wind, pan-
der to every prejudice and encourage
weakness and ignorance in order to prove
that it is American. If there is any rea-
son why common sense and truth should
not be preached plainly and courageously
to the people The News has not discovered
it.
What the nation needs is a fleet large
enough to carry 10,000 jingoes and jobbers
far out to sea and drown them.
Let us make no mistake. Drones are un-
profitable consumers of the honey of the
working bees. What this country needs is
customers able to buy our products, not
merely idlers to consume them.
R. L. Russell lias retired from the Cedar
Hill Advocate and J. Fielder Myers now
has charge.
Judge Henry C. Caldwell, formerly of
Arkansas, is spoken of as the coming presi-
dential candidate of the populists.
"The session was devoted entirely to pri-
vate pension bills," is a recent report of
proceedings in tho house of representatives.
The National editorial association, re-
cently in session at St. Augustine, Fla., se-
lected Galveston as the next place of meet-
ing.
Citizens of Cleburne have organized a
commercial club.
Wheat is fine about Balrd.
Do the Van Alstyne News and other ad-
ministration partisans of its ilk fancy that
epithets and abuse are going to win in the
coming campaign? Do they imagine that
ex-Governor Gibbs and other recalcitrants
can be whipped back into harness by self-
constituted patrollers of their stripe?
The democratic state convention of Lou-
isiana refused to say a word on the money
question. The party generals of the Peli-
can state consider "mum" the word.
A dozen extensive cotton mills should be
built in Texas during 1S96.
The Texas Sandwich begs Barney to
"spare that tree," but another exchange
insists that the tree "bears only chest-
nuts."
Let us whip to a frazzle the fallacious
idea that we need a grand army in uni-
form to consume our substance. What the
country needs is customers with money to
pay for our products or goods to exchange
for them. We want peace and free trade.
Senator Frye used his opportunity to
make a spoech for the oppressed Armenians
in abusing the British. He declared: "Great
Britain had been the steadfast enemy of
the United States; Great Britain had
harmed the United States at every oppor-
tunity; Great Britain had for years taunted
the United States for shackling the slaves
and yet when the north struck off those
shackles Great Britain did everything to
help the confederacy to destroy the United
States government, but for no reason but
to have the confederacy as her customer.,
i Great Britain had never shown the slight-
est friendship for the United States." The
reader will have to be told again that this
was a speech on the Armenian atrocities.
Four free silver editors, at least three of
whom were active in their efforts to turn
the last legislature into a fiatistic rally,
met in Dallas behind a closed door with
You rarely see a pretty girl who plays
well on the piano.
How unfortunate that we can't cut our
half of the globe, off.
Hate is deadly heart disease.
Every unused opportunity is wasted.
In matters of sentiment try common
sense.
If something can be done to make the
man who has wheels in his head live for-
ever perpetual motion will have become a:i
accomplished fact.
It takes a person of experience either to
travel or not to travel without means.
PAtXCEFOTE I\ TROUBLE.
The KukIUIi H ould Like a Diplomat
Who Could Talk. More.
For The News.
The great tinanciers of Wall street have
got hold of a piece of information concern-
ing Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British am-
bassador, that is important, if true. It
seems that he lias gi\en dissatisfaction to
the British foreign office in a wry that was
made conspicuous during the Venezuelan
affair. That is, he seems able to do noth-
ing to create a pro-
British sentiment in
the United Sta • s. it
is very odd. according
to European diplo-
mats. that Sir Julian
dees nothing to make
his own country pop-
ular in America Our
own Bayard is always
saying sweet things
THE MEWING
DIPLOMAT.
to the English and
keeping them in a
good humor. But
when a diplomatic
tangle arises, lo' all
America ■ jumps on
John Bull. The Spec-
tator of London has
been pitching into Sir
Julian as the "stewed
cat of diplomacy
mewing wearily at
the moon," with no
voice that his American cousins will hear.
Accordingly it is proposed to replace him
by a brilliant member of the British diplo-
matic establishment—a man who can talk
like Chauncey M. Depew and be generally
effective. Sir Julian is no talker, and he
has not succeeded in doing anything in
particular except to negotiate one or two
advantageous treaties. He is no society
man. either: he is, in short, a blank. Much
interest is expressed in the personality of
the man who replaces him. Sir Julian,
however, does not want to go and will do
his best to remain. But he will have to
spruce up a bit.
TEXAS NEWSPAPER COMMENT.
San Saba News: The free silver
democratic representatives of the news-
parer fraternity of Texas met at
Dallas a few days ago to organ-
ize for the campaign. They had three
more than a quorum, the requisite number
for a quorum being one. The ostensible ob-
ject of the meeting was to turn the devil
loose on the sound money wing of their
party. The thing was such a failure in
the way of representation that they divided
the honors of temporary office and slipped
back into the country. Wonder where
they will bob up next?
Houston Age: During the discussions of
the railway surgeons in Houston yesterday,
an authentic case was cited, in which a
man who had undergone a surgical opera-
tion had recovered after the removal of
nine inches of his intestines. We merely
pause to remark that the newspaper mil-
lenium is certainly approaching, for if
nine inches of his eating apparatus can be
safely dispensed with, science will soon
provide for the removal of the entire in-
ternal machinery, and then an unappre-
ciative public will have a hard job to starve
out an editor.
Navasota Examiner: The Denlson Ga-
zeteer states "that under the new tax law
a poor man is compelled to pay his state
and county tax on his little homestead by
the 1st of January, while the non-resident
landholder can give the collector a twelve
months stand off by putting up about $3
and costs." Somfc one has said nobody but
poor white trash and negroes pay taxes
in Texas. There is some exaggeration in
this, of course, but it embodies a good deal
of truth nevertheless.
La Porte Chronicle: The farmers on both
sides of San Jacinto bay are taking great
interest-at present in sea island cotton. A
number have determined to attempt its cul-
ture. Mr. D. A. Wiggins of Goose Creek,
since his return from a visit to Montgom-
ery. is enthusiastic on the subject and has
aroused his neighbors on the other side of
the bay. He has also given such glowing
accounts to the farmers on this side that
many are enough interested to experiment
at least.
Brenham Banner: The Houston Herald
is an uncompromising advocate of the sal-
ary system as applied to all public officers,
and says: "When a justice of the peace's
bread and meat are contingent upon the
fines wrung from the prisoner at the bar,
justice frequently has a miscarriage; or
when any official Is not incited to do his
duty save when the dollar of our daddies
looms up as a reward for his services, the
public is bound to suffer."
Giddings News: A writer in the La-
grange Journal states that he was present
at the exhuming of the remains of a man
in California and they were found to be so
heavy that it was neccessary to get a der-
rick to raise them to the top of the grave.
Once out of the grave, the coffin, which
was still well preserved, was opened, and
that which was once llesh and blood was
found to be a solid stone. They weighed
450 pounds.
Waco Times: The visit to Waco of
Wright Cuney, the colored republican boss
of Galveston, yesterday, was simply an
incident in carrying out a programme. Cu-
ney is for Allison for the republican nomi-
nee, and is making a tour of the state in
his behalf. There is no mistake about the
Galveston boss being a power in the re-
publican party in Texas, and Allison sure
has a man with a big pull.
Hutto Enterprise: Barney Gibbs may be
fishing lor an office, as claimed by his old
democratic associates, in the position he
has recently assumed on political issues,
but one thing is certain, he stated some
mighty plain and stubborn facts in his
famous interview published in the Galves-
ton-Dallas News some time since, which
can not be denied, even by those who con-
demn him.
Velasco World: The citizens of Brazoria
arc very proud of their artesian well. They
have found the same kind of water that
flows from the Velasco well, and as a re-
sult many people there afflicted with dys-
pepsia and kindred diseases have been
greatly benefited. Such wells as these will
of themselves make Brazoria county a
health resort.
Schulenburg Sticker: If Jim Wells does
not offer as a candidate for congress in
('rain's district it is reported that there
will be many candidates; that almost every
county will have a candidate and some
counties two or three.
Kerens Eagle: Hon. Barnett Gibbs has
succeeded in stirring up the animals in
the democratic menagerie in a way that
tickles the cockles of the yeoman's heart.
Get a longer pole, governor, and spit on
I your hands.
Alvin Democrat: Ex-Congressman Champ
1 Clark of Missouri sizes up Speaker Reed as
j a self-made man who worships his maker.
lloubt About the Prohibitionists Xom-
Uniting; n State Ticket This Year.
Some Populist Meetings.
• re-
the
wealth-holders: i.e., bring about the gen-
eral dissemination of wealth into the pock-
ets where It normally and iustly belongs.
This state of affairs would give them a
paying trade and make a failure one of
the rarest exceptions. For the same rea-
sons. clerks and employes of merchants
and shopkeepers should investigate and
learn, if necessary to burn the midnight oil
in pursuit of the inquiry, as to why they
should have to work long hours at wages
on which they can hardly supi>ort them-
selves in a state of single blessedness. and
. much less than a man can ask any good
' woman Jo help him starve on. The tact that
these kind of citizens do not investigate, but
: allow the political scamps to do their
| thinking for them, explains why they do
not attach themselves to the only party
Austin, Tex., Jan. 26.—Judge George
Clark's interview in to-day's papers has
caused much comment among politicians
of all kinds here, and while the silver dem- _ r„
ocrats view it with more or less alarm, } a piatfortri thst^means^ something
und currency democrats, republicans and
populists seem to think it is the "proper
stuff." Some of the free silverites say it
means a split, and to-night the report is in
circulation that it is the result of a deal
between Judge Clark and Wright Cuney.
Cuney went from here to Waco three days
ago. and it is no doubt this fact alone that
has at forded grounds for the report of a
oeal. Sound currency democrats scout the
very idea of such a thing, and say that
Judge Clark has things coming his own
way too well to enter into any such com-
bination with the republican chieftain.
Takes Mr. Cleveland to Tn»k,
Austin, Tex., Jan. 25.-To The News: The
notes of the United States, commonly
called "greenbacks," are expressly redeem-
able in coin of either metal, at the dis-
cretion of the government, but the admin-
istration feels constrained to redeem them
in gold whenever gold is demanded.
This practice has narrowed the term
"coin" in financial transactions of the gov-
ernment, both great and small, so that it
is no longer coin of both metals, but gold
only, und holders of the notes exchange
them for gold in the treasury at pleasure.
Greenbacks thus received are not can-
celed, but by existing law are to be paid
out again in current expenditures.
The government finds moneyed men who
are 'accommodating"—for a "considera-
tion"—and who kindly furnish the needed
gold in exchange for a mortgage upon tho
productive energies of the country.
Why shouldn't they furnish it readily,
sin -e they can draw it back direct, or
through some convenient "uncle," as fast
as they get control of greenbacks.
They want all the bonds that are to be
had for the interest and profit in them, and
gold will flow to their demand. Whether
they draw it in person from the treasury
or iiot, it will flow out to fill the vacuum
as surely as water will run down hill.
A continuous craving for gold is matched
by an insatiable appetite for bonds among
those who can "arrange" to furnish gold.
This abnormal demand of the government
stimulates the general demand, and as
greenbacks will command the last dollar
of gold In the treasury, there is a quiet
reaching out for greenbacks. So the tend-
ency of recurring bond sales is to lift gold
and greenbacks to a premium over silver
coin, or else to depress silver coin below
par, and the fact seems well established
that in some instances premiums were paid
both lor gold and for greenbacks before
the gold was all delivered for the last
bonds. It is, also, almost certain that be-
fore the bonds now advertised are taken,
gold will go to a premium or be cornered
in the hands of the large operators. In the
latter event, the operators will be able to
dictate the price at which the government
must sell to them alone. If the succession
of gold purchases were greatly quickened,
the tendency to a premium, and the cause
of it, would be apparent to every observer.
it is likely Mr. Cleveland will see his next
$100,000,000 running out like water through
a dry tub in July. Let us suppose, in such
event, he were to conclude he must buy
more gold in March, and so, each succeed-
ing month, $100,000,000 every time, as long
as the almost boundless credit of Uncle
Sam could stand it. There would be an
eager clutching for gold. It would go into
the most protound retirement, and nothing
would draw it forth except a premium or
a profitable bond snap.
Mr. Cleveland's only reason for not exer-
cising the option the law gives him by re-
deeming coin notes in silver, when silver
is most convenient, is that it would put
gold at a premium and thereby place the
treasury on a silver basfs. This timid hy-
pothesis had formerly some specious color-
ing of plausibility, and we may concede it.
was Mr. Cleveland's solicitude to preserve
the parity of the "dollar unit" as expressed
in silver with the unit as expressed in gold
that made him deny the former equal dig'
nity and right with the latter as legal ten-
der money of redemption.
We may even believe—if faith can go so
far—that when Mr. Cleveland urged con-
gress to make the duties on imports pay-
able only in gold, this proposed further
outlawry of silver had a tendency to buoy
silver and depress gold, and that congress
ought to have passed the law.
He has taken his own course. He has
had full swing of bond sales, and now, it
seems, he is confronted by "a condition"
which mocks the "theory" to which he has
adhered. How does he meet that condi-
tion?' By selling more bonds and bulling
the gold market against himself.
A large majority of democratic senators
and representatives, especially those of the
south, whom we have honored, respected
and trusted in every extremity, believe the
president could break the so called "end-
less chain" at one blow by simply paying
out the government's standard silver dol-
lars for coin notes as long as it was more
convenient to do so than to pay gold, at
the same time coining the seigniorage that
has accrued from purchases of bullion. So
far from depressing silver they believe this
would tend to lift it up by giving it more,
and gold less, to do.
As this practical, inexpensive and lawful
expedient has not been tried, the evils pre-
dicted to follow from it are conjectural,
and not to be assumed as certain. The evils
of the policy to which Mr. Cleveland as-
sumes he is driven by existing laws are
certain and inevitable, and even now Im-
pending. To persevere In It because con-
gress wont retire the greenbacks and give
the national banks a chance to mend their
grip on the people, is not the part of a
patriot or a statesman. There are occa-
sions in public affairs when magnanimity
is the highest statesmanship.
Democrats who believe In the double
standard do not ask Mr. Cleveland to sacri-
fice any point of principle or honor, but
he should respect the dominant sentiment
in his party enough to allow at least a
single fiscal experiment to be made along
the line of that sentiment. If it succeed
we ought all alike to rejoice. If it fail let
it be abandoned. If he is right he has
everything to gain, nothing to lose, by a
test made upon the challenge of those who
differ from him. W. M. BROWN.
Should Have Done It Sooner.
Abilene, Tex., Jan. 24.—To The News:
The defection of democratic lights going on
over the state is not surprising to us who
left the party early, when it took plenty
of nerve to announce a departure from the
fold. We only wonder that such men as
Walton. Wood, Glasscock, Gibbs and oth-
ers no less well meaning and patriotic did
not sooner declare themselves for the cause
of the people as against the multiform
abuses which have been evolved from vi-
cious politics. In truth, so far as debate on
the politico-economic status is concerned,
there has been practically an end of con-
troversy for some time. In proof of this,
the enemies of our reform movement have
long since desisted from any attempt to
employ argument In refutation of our prin-
ciples. using on all occasions mere ridicule
and opprobrious terms whenever allusion
to our platform is made. Hence the mod-
ern democrat will answer your reasoning
with such logic as "wild-eyed," "cranky."
"Utopian," "paternalism," etc. As one of
the more illustrious and recent accessions
to our ranks observed tAe other day, the
leaders and influential numbers of democ-
racy who are not veritable spoilsmen have
not the courage to come out and announce
their true convictions. They are afraid of
| the public opinion as held by the great
unthinking class who are dominated in
! that opinon, by the spoilsmen, the ringsters
; and political heelers who run primaries and
j make up conventions. It Is more in fear of
this opinon that the leaders who are out of
a job hold back, than it is from fetich wor-
ship of party that keeps out the rank and
flle of plodders who feel the sting of ab-
normal conditions, yet never think for
themselves, if they ever question the causes
which produce them. If they had the cour-
age of their convictions many more shin-
or them and their interests. It is to Ik*
floped that the political friends of Mr.
Gibbs and the others who have shown
their hands will begin to put on their
thinking caps. 1 believe there is no hope
for Judge Reagan. His bugaboo Is public
opinion and his fetich is party.
E. P. ALSUURY.
Prohibitionists Active
Taylor, Williamson Co., Tex., Jan. 25.—
Next week the prohibitionists will begin
an active campaign in Williamson county.
Petitions have already been prepared and
are being quietly circulated by the prohibi-
tionists In this precinct for signatures,
praying for the county commissioners at
their next regular meeting in February to
order an election on local option.
Taylor is now the only "wet" precinct in
Williamson county, all other precincts in
the county having been voted "dry" at pre-
vious elections, and it is not known except
to the leaders of the movement whether it
is to be a county or precinct measure, and
as a consequence the proprietors of the
twenty saloons now doing business at Tay-
lor are "at sea" as to what to do to com-
bat the measure. If it is to be a county
election the antis fear the result, but if
the question is left to the referendum of
this, th< most populous prccinct In the
county, the antis express hopefulness of
defeating the measure. The pros, though
working quietly, are active und hopeful.
Hon. James A. Tate of Nashville, Tenn.,
a member of the national executive com-
mittee of the prohibition party and chair-
man of the stale executive committee of
the prohibition party of Tennessee, has
been engagtd by the pros to deliver a series
of ten lectures on prohibition In this coun-
ty, beginning at Hutto on Monday night,
January 27, and at Taylor on Tuesday
night, January 28, the other eight lectures
to be delivered at other more important
points in this county. This, coupled with
the fact that the pros, in mass conference
ussembled, have declared their intention of
putting out a full county prohibition ticket
for the election in November, leads to the
conclusion that a county local option elec-
tion will be held in Williamson county dur-
ing the month of April.
FuIIn County Republicans!.
Marlin, Falls Co., Tex., Jan. 26.—To Tho
News: I hand you herewith a statement
from the chairman of the republican coun-
ty convention held here yesterday. The
report wired you last night was correct,
according to my judgment, after getting
both sides of the question. Tho McKinley
faction claim their points on the action of
the first convention, while tho Reed ele-
ment claim that tho convention was not
adjourned, but the chairman simply left
and another appointed in his place. E.
Marlin. Falls Co.. Tex., Jan. 26.—To The
News: In the republican convention of
Falls county on the 2oth Instant the few
who left, claiming that they had elected
delegates, claimed what is absolutely
false. The facts are as follows:
A resolution containing eight names for
delegates and eight for alternates was of-
fered and a motion made for its adoption.
The chairman put the affirmative side of
tho motion; only a few voted for same.
The chairman, without putting the other
side of the motion, declared, over the pro-
tests of four-fifths of the members of the
convention, that the motion prevailed and
at the same time declared the convention
adjourned and left the hall. The conven-
tion at once elected a chairman ami sec-
retary and proceeded to elect delegates to
the district convention. This was done in
an orderly and regular way, and these
delegates were Instructed to vote for two
Reea men, Hons. W. F. Crawford and A.
Asbury, for delegates tp the national re-
publican convention. E. W. M'CREE,
Chairman.
Lampasas County Populists.
Lampasas, Tex., Jan. 26.—Pursuant to a
call of County Chairman C. If. Writcher,
the executive committee of the people's
party of Lampasas county met at the court
house Saturday, the 25th, with a full rep-
resentation present.
Saturday, March 14, was set for holding
the county convention, to select delegates
for the representative, congressional and
state conventions, and the second Saturday
in April appointed for county convention
to nominate candidates for county offices.
Besides other business transacted, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted by the committee;
Whereas, in view of the fact that Lam-
pasas countv was the first county in the
state to perfect an organization to forward
the reform movement, and proved to be the
banner populist county In the first election
held after the organization of the new
party, and still true to the cause, we be-
lieve our county deserves some recognition
by the great party of the state: and
Whereas, reposing full confidence in the
ability and eminent fitness for the position
of state comptroller of our county citizen,
G. P. Wood, whose high qualifications in
official capacity have been exhibited dur-
ing the last several years; therefore
Resolved, that we urgently recommend
him for the nomination on the state popu-
list ticket for the office of comptroller.
Honnton Connty Republicans
Crockett, Tex., Jan. 21.—To The News:
We notice in your issue of to-day the pro-
ceedings of the republican convention held
at Woodville on the 18th ijistant, and
among other things we see the name of T.
G. W. Tarver put down as the representa-
tive of our county. We hardly think Mr.
Tarver was present at all, but if he was,
we know that he was not duly elected as a
delegate. He was self-appointed, and we
here emphatically assert that he had no
authority to cast the vote of this county
whatever. We sent out and tried to get a
convention called and failed to get the
chairman to act; a number of fellow-re-
publicans were on hand here in Crockett
expecting the chairman to come In. bill he
failed to show up, and if Mr. Tarver had
credentials at all they were not given by
any convention of republicans held in this
county. RICHARD BAYNE,
J. A. TURNER.
PINK BURLESON,
NED. J. BAYNE,
WALTER TAYLOR,
CHARLEY HALL,
WILLEY NIX,
G. S. LACEY.
Populist Executive Committee.
Tyler, Tex., Jan. 26.—'The county execu-
tive committee of the populist party met
here"Vesterday, with a full attendance, and
was In session until a late hour. The meet-
ing seems to have been harmonious. In
talking to a News reporter the editor of
the populist organ said: "We came early
and stayed late; we worked hard and in-
cessantly. What transpired in the meet-
ing will not be given out for publication
just yet, but many important matters were
discussed and passed on."
He also said that there was no probability
of a fusion with the republicans. It was
decided to Issue a call for a mass meeting
of the party here on Tuesday, February 11.
Executive Committee Mcetl.UK'.
Georgetown, Williamson Co., Tex., Jan.
24.—Mr. Robert A. John, chairman of the
democratic executive committee of this
county, has to-day Issued a call for a meet-
ing of the committee in Georgetown on
Monday. February 3. Mr. John had ad-
dressed a circular letter to democrats of
the county, urging all who can do so to be
present at the meeting of the executive
committee to aid in their counsels and to
consider as to the best plan to bo pursued
by the democrats of this county to carry
the party to ultimate success. The Invita
ent views up
Dudley Won't Talk.
Paris, Tex., Jan. 26.—The News repre-
sentative has called upon Chairman Dudley
repeatedly since the Issue of his call a few-
days ago for the pirrpose of obtaining an
interview for publication, but has been un-
successful. The chairman positively re-
fuses to pay any attention whatever to the
parties who are attacking the object and
purposes of the cai^ through the press.
For a Vigorous Campaign.
Paris, Tex., Jan. 26.—A meeting of the
leaders of the sound money element of tho
democratic party was held here last night
behind closed doors. It is generally under-
stood that the "sound moneyites". are pre-
paring to prosecute a vigorous campaign
in this county and congressional district
during the impending campaign.
Prohibition Speech.
Blum. Tex., Jan. 26.—Hon. E. C. Heath
of Rockwall. Tex., state chairman of the
prohibition party, made a speech here last
night. He thinks there is some doubt about
hia party nominating candidates for 3tate
officers this year.
R. L. llcnry for louffremi.
Waco, Tex., Jan. 26.—Hon. R. L. Henry
publicly announced as candidate to repre-
sent the Seventh district in congress.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL
THE CALL OF THE DALLAS COMMER-
CIAL CLIH FOR A STATE COX-
VBSTIO* AT DALLA*.
IN THE BEHALF OF TEXAS.
I Basis of Representation—Purpose of
the Exposition—The Date for tka
Meeting Is February 23.
PALEST! %E BUDGET.
Senrcli for Party W bo Shot R. ti.
Shaw—Y. M. C. A. Election.
Palestine, Anderson Co.. Tex., Jan. 26.—
Deputy Sheriffs B. A. Durham, Charles
Williams and Tom King returned last
night from the northern part of the coun-
ty, where they have been for several days
assisting the sheriff of Henderson county
in searching for the party who a few days
since shot and probably mortally wounded
R. G. Shaw, a farmer who resides near
the Henderson and Anderson county line.
The fugitive is believed to be in hiding In
the mountains on this side of the line, but
all efforts to aporeher.d him have proven
futile, although diligent search was made.
In the neighborhood of where the party
lives and where the crime with which he
Is charged was committed there *is much
bad feeling between the neighbors over
the hog law question. Some time since a
hog law election was held in that particu-
lar territory, resulting unfavorable to hogs
running at large. Since then a most dis-
agreeable feeling has arisen among both
factions. Families have divided and the
best of friends fell out over, the trifling
question at issue. Miles upon miles of
fences have been cut. barns have been
burned and in one instance a school house
was laid In ashes to satisfy the preju-
dices.
The difficulty between Shaw and his
slayer grew out of this old factional feud,
and more trouble Is expected. All the farm-
ers of that section are in pood circum-
stances and have the reputation of being
a law-abiding yet fearless people. The al-
leged criminal is an old settler, with a
large family, and commands considerable
inflijuccu in his neighborhood.
The officers who returned from the scone
to-day seem to think that he is being se-
creted by his friends until Ills affairs aro
fixed up, when he will give himself up.
The last seen of him was on last Tuesday,
when he was known to have left his home
on horseback and ride toward the moun-
tains In this county. He is known as a
very desperate man, and if the officers find
him before he concludes to give up there
is likely to be trouble.
The officers from this county who were
members of the posse in search for him
are known as among the best officers in
Texas and are veterans upon the trail of
such characters, and they were determined
to take their man wherever he might be
found. They returned to Palestine for
fresh horses and will return Immediately.
Shaw, the man who was shot, has a wife
and seven children. He is in a very pre-
carious condition, but hopes are enter-
tained for his recovery.
LOCAL NOTES.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Young Men's Christian association
Friday evening the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: J. M. Ful-
llnwider, president; W. B. Robinson, vice
president; David Harris, secretary, and
Lucius Gooch, treasurer.
The entertainment at the opera house
Friday evening by Miss M. Greenwood
Hardy of Corsicana, who is visiting tho
family of Colonel Thomas B. Greenwood In
this city, was a most delightful affair. It
was given for the benefit of the uniform
rank. Knights of Pythias, and a magnifi-
cent audience was In attendance.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. Frank Lacy is visiting relatives and
friends at Denton for a few days.
General Manager T. M. Campbell Is
spending Sunday with his family, who are
sojourning in San Antonio.
Miss Fannie Dilley, who has been visit-
ing the family of her brother, Mr. George
E. Dilley, in this city, has returned home.
Mrs. E. E. Calvin left yesterday to join
her husband, General Superintendent Cal-
vin of the International, who Is in ill
health at Hot Springs.
Kirbyville Items.
Kirbyvllle, Jasper Co., Tex., Jan. 25.—It
rained, thundered and blew last night like
August, but it is clear a*nd bright this
morning.
The ICaysee road is doing a big freight
and passenger business now, though tho
hauling of logs to Beaumont Is rather slack
on account of the ground being so soft
the tram people can not load the cars.
The young men of Kirbyville gave a so-
cial hop last night, complimentary to
Misses McMahan and Crow of Laurel and
Crissy and Bertha Nance of Buna, who are
here visiting friends.
R. C. Lanier & Co. are building a forty-
two-foot addition lo tl\eir store.
Rev. Thomas Ward white. Presbyterian
missionary, was here this week and
preached for our people. He says he is go-
ing to build a church here.
The Texas Tram addition is building up
rapidly. Some fine residences are going up.
"Luling Lyceum" Organized.
Luling, Caldwell Co., Tex., Jan. 26.—A
very interesting society called the Luling
Lyceum has been organized here and has
already attained a membership of fifty. Its
aims are threefold—literary, social and
dramatic. Regular weekly meetings will
bo held for literary discussion and social
intercourse and at Intervals a dramatic en-
tertainment will be presented for the bene-
fit of some local institution. The organiza-
tion has already become popular and con-
tains a large amount of genuine literary
and dramatic talent.
Y. P. S. C. E. Social.
Pine Valley, Walker Co., Tex., Jan. 26.—
There was a joint social given Friday even-
ing by the senior and junior Young People's
Society of Christian Endeavor at the resi-
dence of the district .superintendent, Mrs.
s. M. Sloan, and to replenish the treasury
there was a stated programme to be car-
ried out, and all who failed to perform the
part they were called upon to perform were
fined ten cents. As some parts were diffi-
cult quite a little sum was collected.
The Woman Justified.
Helena, Karnes Co., Tex., Jan. *23.—The
Mexican that was shot In the face by a
farmer's wife Is on his legs again and fast
recovering, although he had a close strug-
gle to get well. It had a wholesome effect
with his own class. They think he de-
served tho punishment. The officers of the
law investigated the case and exonerated
the woman as justified In protecting her-
self agatnst such Insults.
The following Is the official call for the
state convention in behalf of the semi-cen-
tennial celebration:
A convention of the people of the state
of Texas is hereby called to assemble at
the rooms of the Dallas commercial club
in the city of Dallas at 10 o'clock on the
25th day of February, 1S96, then and there
to take Into consideration the holding of
an exposition in the city of Dallas in the
year 1897 commemorative of the semi-cen-
tennial existence of Texas and acquisition
by the United States of all those sister
states and territories added fo the Ameri-
can union by the treaty of Guadalupe Hi-
dalgo.
Tho basis of representation In such con-
vention will be as follows:
Tho governor is requested to appoint
thirteen delegates at large.
County judges will appoint one delegate
for each WXK) of population, provided any
county not having 5000 population shall be
entitled to one delegate.
The mayors of all cities and towns will
appoint one delegate for each 1000 popula-
tion of such city or town.
All commercial bodies, commercial clubs
or boards of trade will appoint not less
than seven delegates each.
It is respectfully requested that the
names of all delegates be forwarded to the
secretary of the commercial club of Dallas
as soon as appointed.
DALLAS COMMERCIAL CLUB,
By E. W. DOOL1TTLE. President.
PAUL G1RAUD. Secretary.
To the People of Texas: The city of Dal-
las, through its commercial club, movel
to that enu by an overwhelming consensus
of popular sentiment in Texas, has formu-
lated the above call for a great conven-
tion to assemble at Dallas and organize
and carry to a successful termination a
mighty industrial exposition, Illustrative of
the wealth, industries and productions of
Texas and of that vast territory added to
the American union as a result of the Mex-
ican war.
The hour has struck in Texas when this
mighty commonwealth should shake off
the seeming paralysis that rests upon her
and exhibit to the world her Infinite and
magnificent resources. The state of Texas
possesses within her vast limits material
and opportunities incomparably greater
than any state in the American union. Her
productions, resources and industries, If
properly shown, would excite the envy and
admiration of the civilized globe and cause
a rush of capital and immigration into all
parts of the state unexampled In her his-
tory.
As one of the features of this celebra-
tion It is proposed to erect a building of
mammoth proportions in which will be
placed samples of every conceivable pro-
duction from every section of the state.
From south Texas will come her rice, her
sugar, her cotton, grain, wool, woods and
varied manufactured products; from west
and southwest Texas her granite, marble,
kaolin, iron and wool; from northwest Tex-
as her gypsum, coals, minerals, grain, wool
and immense variety of ores; from north
Texas her cotton, grain, fruits, lignites and
Infinite productions of farm and factory;
from east Texas the products of her for-
ests of long leaf nine, white oak, elm, ash,
walnut, hickory, her magnificent iron ores,
her great beds of fire clays, kaolin, coal,
oil, her fruits, tobacco, cotton and sugar;
from her coast cities the material for ship-
yards and ship building, and generally from
all over the state samples elegantly and
attractively arranged of those multiplied
products the amount and value of which
the world and even ourselves have no ade-
quate conception. Every section of the
state, we are persuaded, will be aroused to
an enthusiastic realization of this great
advertisement of our matchless and com-
paratively unknown resources and will or-
ganize without delay local clubs and asso-
ciations whose duty It should be to prepare
the most exhaustive, complete, attractive
and valuable collections that energy, brains
and money can gather together as illus-
trative of the particular locality or subdi-
vision of Texas.
The most strenuous efforts will be made
to invite the attention and attendance of
manufacturers, merchants, agriculturists
and capitalists from every section of this
continent to the contemplated exposition
and to have them visit and personally in-
spect the different sections of this grand
state. Texas will open its doors to the
world and will receive with a gracious and
boundless hospitality its thousands of In-
terested guests.
The Commercial club invites from all
sources suggestions and advice as to the
conduct of this great exposition, its accom-
panying parades and festivities. The club
especially Invites suggestions from the
press and earnestly requests that space be
accorded this call, and that their co-opera-
tion be heartily and generously given in
consummating this splendid work for
Texas.
The Commercial club realizes that the
contemplated undertaking is a vast one and
that It will require great sums of money
as well as the earnest and hearty co-opera-
tion of every section of Texas, and It also
realizes the inestimable and far reaching
and continuous benefits that will follow
such a magnificent and unexampled adver-
tisement or our resources, our energy and
our people.
The exposition will probably extend over
a period of six months, during which time
the very low rates of railway fare will
continuously pour into and over Texas
hundreds of thousands of sight-seers, in-
vestors and capitalists. This alone will
recompense Texas a thousand fold for all
expenditures and keep her forever in tho
front rank of progressive American states.
THE DALLAS COMMERCIAL CLUB.
By E. W. DOOLITTLE, President.
PAUL ^IRAUD, Secretary.
Rail at Winchester.
Winchester, Fayette Co., Tex., Jan. 25.—
One of the most notable social events of
the season was the ball given under the
auspices of the young men of Winchester
at Roensch Bros', new opera house on the
evening of the 23d. Supper was furnished
by the Ladies' cemetery society. Music
was made by the Volinas string band of
San Antonio. Among the visitors present
were noticed the following young ladies:
Misses Tony Wilson, Laura Burleson and
Gravel of Smithville, Misses Peggie Walk-
er, May McKlnney and Vlrgie Moore of
Lagrange, Misses I. and S. Stockbridge of
Eagle Lake, Mr. Hlrschberg and wife and
Miss M. Green of Giddings, Miss Maggie
Bohannon of Plum, Miss Johnson of West
Point. Among the gentlemen visitors were
Messrs. Simmons, Turner and Gordon from
Eagle Lake, from West were Messrs. Mc-
Kinnon, Jones, Shelburne, Taylor, John-
ston and Dr. Cleary, from Smithville were
Messrs. Burleson, Moore and McClellan,
from Lagrange Messrs. J. and A. Walker
and Moore. Quite a handsome sum was
realized from the supper for the cemetery
society.
Taken to San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 20.—Dr. J. W.
Carhart, a prominent physician of Luling.
was arrested yesterday in that city by
Deputy United States Marshal Lancaster
on a charge of depositing obscene matter
in the malls. He was brought here this
afternoon. The alleged obscene matter
complained of is a novel.
Shot Herself.
Milford, Ellis Co., Tex., Jan. 26.—Alto
Bowman, from Waxahachie, aged 2£ years,
shot herself through the temple, causing
instant death, in a room here this morn-
ing. Justice Hosklns held an inquest. The
body will probably be sent to Waxahachie
for interment.
MARRIAGES.
Weddings at Oraage.
Orange, Tex., Jan. 25.—A. McDanlel was
married yesterday to* Miss Alice Edgerton
by Justice Nimits.
Last night a gentleman and lady regis-
tered at the Lauson house as Mr. Franklin
Moses and Mrs. Louisa Bennett, Rapides
parish, La. This morning bright and early
thev went to the county clerk's office, pro-
cured a license, went before Judge Nimits
and were married. They returned to Lou-
isiana on the 9.30 train this morning.
Gill lsple—Carter.
Pine Valley, Walker Co., Tex., Jan. 26.—
Last Wednesday evening, at the residence
of the bride's parents, Miss Ellen Carter
was married to Mr. Ed Glllispie of Dodge,
Tex., Rev. A. R. Benner officiating.
Douthlt—Deahl.
Milano, Milam Co., Tex., Jan. 26.—Mr. J.
Earnest Douthlt of Palestine and Miss
Lucy Deahl of this city were married this
morning at 11 o'clock.
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