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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1895.
gaily
A. H. BELO & CO.. Publishers.
Also of The Dallas Morning News, Dal-
its, Tex.
Distance between the two publication of-
fices—315 miles.
Entered at the Postofflce at Galveston as
second class matter.
Office of Publication, Nos. 2108 and 2110
Mechanic street, Galveston.
Eastern ofUce, 90 Tribune Building, New
Tork.
made Mtfte progress In their efforts to level
theiT communicants, lines of political, pro-
fessional ami social caste being quite ap-
parent In nine congregations out of every
ten. The free schools have left matters un-
even and graduates continue to carry their
troublesome inequalities out into the world#
Even the socialist Would take away the
opportunities of onife citizen in order to
bring him down to the level of the lowest,
thus making it possible (o use as an under-
ling and a footstool the fellow mortal being
of superior natural endowments whom he
envies. We really hav
democratic, blown-Inrthc-bottle social lev-
eler whom we can trust with a great work
pro?cn t I
them are
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18. 1895.
THE NEWS' TRAVELING AGENTS.
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tives of The Galveston News and The Dal-
las News, who are authorized to solicit and
receipt for subscriptions and advertisements
for either publication: H. P. Simonds, J. A.
Sloan, T. B. Baldwin. C. S. Dulin, Tom C.
Swope, W. S. Davis and Ed A. Gebhard.
A. H. BELO & CO.
October 15, 1895.
GIVE THE SOUTH SOUND MONEY AND
GOOD CREDIT.
There seems to be a very general impres-
sion that New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
and other large cities are filled with gold-
bug creditors, clamorous in their demands
upon the debtor class who are supposed to
live in southern or free silver states. This
impression has led many to believe that
fiat money woyld be of great advantage to
the latter and would be a deadly blow to
Wall street. They do not seem to know
that Wall street would probably derive
from free silver flatlsm more of the sinis-
ter blessings of repudiation than they
would themselves enjoy. Ex-Secretary
Falrchild In a speech before the Political
Science club of New York city at the Hotel
Savoy said:
If there is any advantage to come to
debtors by a change In the currency, New
York city will be the greatest beneficiary;
for statistics show that In sight of where
we are sitting there are more mortgaged
debts than In a half dozen states in the
union. The contrary belief that other lo-
calities, and especially the people in the
outlying agricultural districts, are to be
benefited by a silver dollar may work In-
finite harm in our industrial development.
The welfare of the part Is the welfare of
the whole, and the success of agriculture
and commerce is essential to the develop-
ment of manufactures, of banking, of those
higher forms of Industrial enterprise inci-
dent to a complex industrial organization.
Debts are a part of this, and are distribut-
ed almost directly In proportion to wealth.
Indeed, they mav be taken as Indicative of
the prosperity of a community.
"The important truth concerning debts,'
observes the Social Economist, "is that the
poorer and more purely agricultural por
tions of the country are not those where
mortgage indebtedness on farms and
homes is the greatest. Debts abound
where there is wealth and industrial op
portunlty, and because there is industrial
opportunity. New York state with 6,000,000
inhabitants, Pennsylvania with 5,000,000,
and Illinois with 4,000,000 have each of them
a larger mortgage indebtedness than all
the southern states taken together, with a
population of 22,000,000 and over. The six
states in which the Indebtedness is abov
$100,000,000, contain only a third of the peo-
ple of the United States, but their people
have borrowed more than half the total
amount loaned on mortgages. This differ
ence would be much more striking If sta-
tistics were at hand showing the amount
of borrowed capital invested in manufac-
tures, in commerce, in banking and in in
surance. Debts, it is true, are often con
tracted to relieve personal distress, or to
prevent a great loss of capital. In a time
of disaster, the captain will sacrifice part
of the cargo for the sake of the passengers
or the safety of the ship and her crew.
But this is not the chief function of debts,
It occupies about the same relation to bor
rowing, as a whole, that auction sales do
to the traffic of the merchants." The point
Is this. Thousands of voters In the south
ern states have been led to believe that
they are the debtors of the country who
would reap all the luscious fruits of fiat
Ism pushed to repudiation and that such
a method of settling debts would be of
especial advantage to them. In fact, how
ever, they would both immediately and ul
timately feel most sorely the noxious ef
fects of the policy for which many of them
have declared. The penalties of repudia
tlon would be taken off their credit, off the
price of their cotton, off the wages and
salaries of employes, and added to the
prices of all manufactured articles or 1m
ported goods consumed by them. The
south has nothing on the face of the earth
to gain by a resort to unsound money.
THE MICROBE IS SOCIETY.
Dr. Cyrus Edson does not seem to con
elder the microbe altogether bad. In fact,
he holds in a recent article in the North
American Review that the microbe Is es
se^tlally democratic and that It Is the
greatest of all the social levelers. It is un
derstood by the theorists that the law Is
no respecter of persons, but It is generally
, known that the law is a respecter of per-
sons for all that. The citizens even of this
free country of ours are not brought down
to a common level in the court house. Jus-
tice has her sweethearts and these some-
times win jewelry in the tricky games of
her beautiful temple. The ordinary party
' democrat is a great preacher of the doc-
trine of equality, but he works night and
day to put his opponents down and to lift
himself up. He is a leveler in theory who
strives with the energy of a red ant to get
above the level himself. The churches have
of making and keeping all rtien equal unl ss
It be the noiseless and unpretentious mi-
robe. We say "noiseless and unpreten-
tious" to distinguish the microbe to which
Dr. Ed son alludes from man. Man is some-
thing of a microbe himself. The body
politic is full of him and history shows jr>st
how thoroughly he has done his work,
lan's ambition weakens him fatally as a
social leveler. Not so with the microbe of
Dr. Edson, which makes no distinction be-
tween wealth and poverty, the pauper or
the aristocrat, but takts them by turns
lthout any formal introduction. Of this
>raeious democrat the doctor says: "The
mlctobe of disease is no respecter of per-
sons; it can not be guarded against by any
bank account, however large. . . . The
socialistic side of the microbe is to he
found, then, in the fact that we may only
fight disease in a community by meeting it
everywhere. We can not separate the tene-
ment house distrh t from the portion of the
ity where the residences of the wealthy
stand and treat this as being a separate lo-
aWty. The disease we find In the -tenement
house threatens all alike, for a hundred
avenues afford a way by which the con-
tagion may be carried from the tenement
to the palace. To the man of wealth, there-
fore, there Is a direct and very great inter-
est in the well being of the man of pov-
erty. The former can not afford to sit at
his weW-covered table and forget the ab-
sence of food in the lattir's'poor room be-
ause that absence of food means sooner or
later that disease will break out in the
room and the microbes or their spores will
in time pass the heavy curtains on the
indows of the mansions to find their pr< y
Inside." After reading this article regard-
ing the impartial energy of the baieilli and
cocci a great mr.ny people who yearn to
vel others down and to be leveled up will
never be willing again to strike the mi-
crobe below the belt. They will feed it a
while themselves rather than have the
aln rivals who have excited their envy
escape its appetite. They will fatten the
social levelers and let the brisk breezes
blow them into the mansion of the rich
to worry millionaires and feed on beautiful
heiresses with big sleeves.
The News prints the cull for the eighth
convention of the traiu^MlssIasvppi commer-
cial congress to be hit'Id in Omaha begin-
ning November 25. This session of the con-
ress prom 1sti3 to be more important and
more largely attended than any which has
yet been held. The present condition of
business throughout the country, and the
desire and necessity of increasing recipro-
cal trade In the west, seem to warrant the
expectation of a •full discussion o»f those
qututions which have an important bearing
upon bhoi-:e matters, and the fullest possible
representation of the various buislnruss 'In-
terests is desired.
law, and some other place w*M have to be I
•found for the flght. It is likely that the j
tnermbers of the legislature meeting to pass i
the ant1-tight law were all leaded down i
with bowie knaves or revolvers." It In but j
Juet to say in behalf of members of the
?gi9latufe that very few If any of
walking arsenals.
The populist State central committee and j
populist editorw of 'Missouri have brought j
Kuukms City dnto the ring as a candidate
for uhe next national convention of their j
no thoroughbred, j Part*x*
Sympathy for the living as well as pity
for the dead demand's tihwt the prot'ctsaimal
murderer should <be speediily dispensed with.
to the park by Mr. Medill and will cost
from $40,000 to $50,000 and Is intended to
perpetuate the memory of FrankHn as the
father of American printing and journal-
ism.
The taxpayers of Galveston comity should
j be heard from before ste.pn are taken to
J erect a new court house. The majority of
, tho- e w'ho have expressed themselves do
â– not, at 'the present time, favor uhe expendi-
ture of such an amount as a first-class
court bouse would cost.
Ex-Postmaster Genera'! Don iM. Dickinson
days his opinion of Lord Ssackville has not
â– changed.
The e.Utorts Wiilt 'be banqueted by the fair
j ass v it ion, commercial club and citizens of
Dallas on the night of October 21.
The Texas immigration and Industrial as-
sociation re-elected the old officials for an-
other year.
One hundred and seventy-three employes
of the Chicago postofflce have been notified
to show cause why they should not be d'.s-
m >sed because 'of misconduct committed in
the posta>l service.
The Aransas Pass harbor company, Which
is principally owned by Baitimoreans and
which is backed 'by Messrs. Alexander
Brown & Son's of Baltimore, has offered a
$250,000 subscription to an inter-American
ex i wit ion fund «lf t'he exiposMion Is held at
Aransas Pass, Tex.
The city council of 'Mexla has let the con-
tract for a city hall buildiimg to cost $G600.
Work wl'M begin shortly on the Granger-
G< e«rgedown branch of the Link Line rail-
road.
Austin has raised $45,000 for a cotton mill.
The advisory board of the A. P. A. In ses-
sion in St. Louis resolved, that the board
advise the membem of the order to vote
for t?he n'ominat'iun to the office on party
tickets of the 'party they affiliate with and
to vote for the election of candidates only
who are On thorough accord wltih and will,
if elected, support the following principles:
Reduction of Immigration to debar all
undesirable persons, exten'SLon of time for
naturalization, and educational qualification
suffrage; the maintenance of one general
n.-n-sectarian free public schoo. system; no
public funds or pubulc property for sectarian
purposes; taxation of ai'l property not
owned and controlled toy the public; the
opening to the publ'lc for inspection of all
private schools, convents, monasteries, hos-
"p.tais and ai'l institutions of an educational
and reformatory character; no support
given for any public position to any person
who recognizes pr.ma'i allegiance 'in clvi'i af-
fairs to any foreign or eeu.eslastical power;
public lands for actual settlement 'by Amer-
ican citizens only.
OLD SUBSCRIBERS OF THE NEWS.
Mr. iC&m T. Hall a Subscriber of The
nWs Since 1832.
, William T. Hall, of Hempstead has, with
the exception of the late war between the
states, been <i stpb^criber of The (News since
1852. and states that, w'hen he looks back
forty-three years he can not recall a single
newopaiper published in Texas even twenty-
five yc.trs ago excepting The News, and
a v erts that The News w 1 yet outlive sev-
eral generations of Texas newspapens. In
the letter, inclosing his photograph, he
writes:
"1 was born in Henderson county, Tenn.,
June 18, 1S32. My father die 1 when 1 was
10 yvars old. .Mv mother removed to Texas
in 1852 and encouraged me to learn the
wagon maker's trade. 1 set tied in Washing-
ton county and worked at my trade until
SNAP SHOTS.
To disturb an equilibrium is to destroy it.
Some people consider advice as disagree-
able to take as medicine is.
Governor Culberson has pardoned George
Frank.in, who wis sent up for thirty-four
years for cattle theft from Grayson county,
and A. M. C-row, sentenced' to two yearn in
the penitentiary from Grayson county for
cattle theft in 18'J3.
The Navarro county fair
grand flourish.
opened with a
It Is well that most people can not go in
debt every time they want to do so.
Saddle the responsibility squarely on the
person who has the power.
You can not Irrigate the desert places of
earth with tears.
Air castles will not do for winter wear.
The crop of dead sea frul't never falls.
The Dallas school beard wants a high
school buiilding worth $125,000 and has asked
the city counclil to submit at the next elec-
tion a proposition to levy a tax of 25 cents
on the $100 to pay for 'it.
Kaufman county is to have a new populist
paper of which Roger Turner will be editor.
There Is nothing the matter with Secre-
tary Carlisle's grammar.
•If cotton keeps going up Texau can't wait
until 1900 for the grand jubilee. The people
are almost ready to jubilate now.
About every visitor to Governor Culberson
'nowadays begins his conversation with
"Beg Pardon."
The farmers' national congress sat down
upon t'he 16 to 1 idea. Here lis an example
for the politicians' national congress which
meets in Washington early in December.
The banks of Waxahachle had on deposllt
September 28, $637,170, of whiich it is said
two-thirds belong to farmers 'living near
â– Waxaihachie. Here is a fact that can not
be shaken by any amount of calamity howl-
ing.
The county fairs of northern and central
Texas have eclipsed all former records in
the matter of exhibits and attendance. The
great fair at Dallas will 'be the crowning
achievement of the year In the shape of a
state exposition.
Juan Diaz will live in history as Mexico's
must unfortunate citizen. The Story of his
death is peculiarly pathetic and doubtless
untpairaiileled. The paymaster of a railroad
had to chase him half a mile across a corn
field to pay 'the wages due him. and just as
the poor creditor was run down and the in-
exorable debtor with ghoulish glee was in
the act of forcing the detested i«ucre upon
him, Juan stumibied and fell under the
wheels of a 'locomotive and was crushed to
death. There are numerous instances of
debtors dod-ging collectors, but who ever be-
fore heard of a fellow dodging a paymaster'
While Governor Turney was ordering the
officers of west Tennessee to prevent
prize fight which no one contemplated on
Tennessee territory a Fayette county mob
took out a negro and tortured him to death
with 'incidents of indescribable mutilation.
Lord SackvilOe explains that his pamphlet
was printed privately for a few friends and
is surprised that any one of these should
have given it away.
D. iM. Norwood and E. L. Carter are edi-
tors and proprietors of the Baylor County
Banner, a new democratic weekly published
at Seymour.
President Cleveland told a truth that is
very plain to everybody when he said, "Dis-
guise it ai3 we may, the line of battle is
drawn between the forces of safe euiTency
and those of silver monometallism." .
The Two Republics of the City of Mexico
thinks that the most effective means of pre-
venting prize lights would be to make It a
felony to offer a purse or reward of over
$500 to the 'Winner, and insists that such a
law would force nine-tenths of the pug.iiists
to quit the r.ng and hurry to New York to
secure positions -on the police force.
Governor Clarke's defiant grammar proves
tfeat he still aarries his gun.
The efforts of demagogues to give a spec-
ulative andi adventurous peop.e all the
money they wanted resulted in the present
endless and hopeless method of reissuing
the obligations of the government as fast as
they are redeemed.
If you would be a hero fight poverty like
a man.
The guilty despise the spy.
In the course of a few more years th*
football champions will probably take Yale
and Harvard colleges around the circuit
with them.
1857, when I moved to Hempstead and car-
ried on my business until the war broke
out. and then joined the confederate army
and w*us ass.gned to the quartermaster s
department and staid there until peace was
declared in the spring of 1865. Came out of
the war without a doliar and started my
business agaiin. but I preferred farming and
ifancy stock and poultry raising, and started
at the buainesH in-1870.
"1 started with The News a few months
after coming to Texas In 1852; with the ex-
ception of war times a.ways managed to
lay away enough money to pay up my sub-
scription every year. In early years pre-
payment was not required, but Mr. Rich-
ardson had hiis looaC agents at every town,
and when subscribers raised the money they
paid it to the agent, ofttiimes being nearly a
year behind. Five doilars was the price.
The old gentleman Cost considerable money
by this way of doing business and T'he
News was the first in the state to adopt
prepayment of newspapers, which Is cer-
tailnly the only way to do business prop-
erly.
"I would sooner -be wvthout my dinner
than mins my Semi-Weekly Newis, and my
doliar wil'l aiways be ready to in-sure its
eguiar visits."
JOHN BOWELS.
Utopia, Uvalde Co., Tex.. (Jk?t. 14.—To The
News: In Mr. Noah Smith wick's statement
In regard to bushing the â– f.d cannon, the
hone of contention which brought on the
Texas revolution, he says h^ was assisted in
this by Ben iSoweK. It wis John Qoweil,
my grandfather, -who did tulo and also cut
up bits of iron to load tie cannon with
during the fight, and afteiward hammered
out balls on his anvil to til it. He was the
only man who worked In ron and steed In
the west In those days,,.artl made the knife
for Jaimes Bo-wie. which afteiward became
so famous. I am glad to *ee the names of
so many of the o.d titnejj, and only make
this correction so that •jShflr names or any-
thing they did may bft jjrrectly given. I
have often heard my Wher, Aim So well,
speak of Noah Smitihwirid
J. SOW'BLL.
TOM C. DAVIS.
How the New Judge of the 9econd District
Rose to His Position.
Center, Shelby Co., Tex., Oct. 17. —Judge
Tom C. Davis, who has Just been appointed
to the position of judge of this (the Sec-
ond) judicial district, is a native of Shelby
county, having been born here on August
. 1819. When about 12 years old his father
died in the confederate army, his mother
dying soon after, and he went to live with
his grandfather, A. Davis, In Panola
county, where he lived until he reached
the age of about 16 years, when his grand
father died. Then, an orphan Indeed, he
did the best he could, roughing it and get
ting an education. He grew to be a man
in Panola county and lived there until
1875, when he went to Tyler and read law
under Governor O. M. Roberts, was ad-
mitted to the bar and returned to Shelby
county, located at Center and has lived
here ever since, where he has studied and
practiced his profession until he has built
for himself a reputation that Is state wide
as an honorable gentleman and a lawyer
who stands at the head of the profession,
in 18H4 the jurisdiction ot the county court
having been restored, the people of Shelby
county induced Judge Davis to accept th
office of county judge, which he has filler
to the entire satisfaction of all and has,
by the promptness and correctness of his
decision of questions arising before him,
demonstrated the fact that he possesses
judicial mind of rare brilliancy. Jud_
Davis' friends, who know him best, expect
much from him as a jurist in his new posi
tlon and fe*el well assured that he wif
fully sustain his reputation as a judge, an
that he will give to the district such sat
isfactlon that at the next election he will
be elected by the people. Shelby county,
indeed, feels proud of this her native son
BAILEY TALKS.
Mexla, Tex., Oct. 17.—Congressman Bai
ley addressed a large audience here to-
night. Captain T. J. Gibson appeared for
the sound money people.
MRS. WALLEF ARRIVED.
New York, Oct. 17.—3rs. Waller, wife of
the ex-consul of the qilted States ait Ta-
ma tave, Madagascar, with her two daugh-
ters and son, were on he Amsterdam, ar-
riving here to-day. Regarding the efforts
which have been moideto obtain a hearing
for her husband, who i confined as a 'mili-
tary prisoner at Mars411es for the alleged
offense of holding communications with
enemies of France It Madagascar, Mrs.
Waller said to-day:
"1 am told that Mlnfcter Eustls has been
criticised by those wno sympathize with
my husband, and I vant to correct any
false impression that nay have obtained.
"Mr. Eustls treated :s and is -treating my
husband with the utmost tenderness. He
used every influence f>r our assistance and
cur benefit. Only re< tape that binds the
wheel of state in Fnnce Is to blame for
my failure to see my uisband, and his soli-
tary confinement is bing made as easy and
as pleasant -as possibe by Mr. Eustls, who
sends him new:;papes, books, money, to-
bacco, delicacies and all 'that is permitted
to be sent to a prisoter.
"1 do not think nr husband will live a
year in the French jrisan, for he was 111
for a whole year tefoie his arrest on
March 25 last."
Mrs. Waller said furtier that she had
forwarded to Secretary (Iney documentary
evidence sufficient to conpletely prove the
innocence of Mr. Waller.
TEXAS NEWSPAHHi COMMENT.
The Hilisborough, O.. Gazette Is either
very ignorant or malicious. It says: "The
fight between Corbett and Fitzeimmons is
yet very doubtful It was Oo have taken
place at Dai-las, Tex., but Governor Cuiber-
son called an extra session of the 'legisla-
ture and that body passed an anti-^ugOUtic
A. AND M. EXHIBIT.
College Station, Tex., Oct. 16.—From the
Texas experiment â– station has just been
shipped to the Dallas state fair a very
large exhibit, consisting of farm, garden
and chemical products. Prof. James Clay
ton and Mr. A. M. Ferguson go with the
exhibit to put it in shape and to stay with
it during the entire time of the fair. They
will distribute literature pertaining to tfie
different exhibits, and also will explain to
those interested the object and results of
the different experiments being carried on
at the experiment station in the Interest of
farmers and horticulturists of the state.
Among other things this exhibit will con
si St of samples of different varieties Of cot-
ton. corn, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes,
peas, etc. The average yield of each one
of these varieties wiii toe given. The ef-
fects of different fertilizers upon each
crop will be shown. While these results
will all appear in bulletins, which are dis-
tributed over the state, yet those who de-
sire to see the actual things themselves
will have an opportunity to do so.
Twenty insects which are injurious to the
Ft ate will be shown with the remedy for
each. Among these will be the new "Mex-
ican cotton -boll weevil,'' which is a recent
enemy Just come into the state from Mex-
ico. In addition to 'the samples of many
cultivated grasses and forage plants, fifty
varieties of Texas native grasses will be
shown. Samples of the best insecticides
and fungicides, together with the cost of
each, will be* shown. Altogether it will be
one of the most instructive exhibits the
station has ever made and will certainly
be one of the most attractive features of
the fair to those who are Interested in such
work.
STATUE OF FRANKLIN.
Ohlcago, III., Oct 17.—Joseph Medill, pro-
prietor of the Chicago Tribune, has asked,
the Lincoln, park commissioners for a site
MEN, MONEY AND VIM.
Minutes of the Texas Immigration
and Industrial Association
Meeting.
TEXT OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
Recommend an Exposition in 1900, Favor the
Canalization ot Texas Waterways and
Legislation (or Eetter Roads.
MR. WILLIAM T. HALL.
Waco, Tex., Oct. 16.—The second day's
session of the Texas immigration and in-
dustrial association lasted for several hours
and considerable business was transaoted.
Hon. N. F. Thompson of Birmingham,
Ala., president of the Birmingham commer-
cial club, delivered an address by Invita-
tion and gave valuable suggestions bearing
upon the work In hand.
Several communications were read con-
gratulating t-he association and promising
to join In the work.
One letter was rather amusing. The writ-
er said he lived In a northwestern county
and had not been able to interest his neigh-
bors in the move, although he read them
The Dallas News daily telling of the plans
on foot to improve the state.
"One of my neighbors," the writer stated,
"says he does not want any more people
to come here until some already here leave.
There are te>o many now to eat up what
few* prairie dogs are left."
Messrs. John Hoeny, jr., C. G. Vogel and
John E. Elgin were appointed a commit-
tee to report oai a plan of work and reso-
lutions. The committer submitted the fol-
lowing report, which was adopted:
To Mr. J. w. Rigglns, President Texas
Immigration and Industrial Association:
We, your committee to whom was referred
the address of the president and various
resolutions, beg leave to report that we
have had the able address under advise-
ment and he»artlly indorse the same. It
eome*s within the purview of our duty to
consider only Its recomme-ndations.
1. His re-commendation for a change in
the constitution that will permit the legis-
lature to appropriate funels for making the
advantages of Texas known to the world is
heartily approved, and the executive com-
mittee Is instructed to use such means
as It deems most efficient to secure the
amendment.
2. The work to be done, as outlined by
the president under live heads, is generally
approved, with very slight modification.
3. Deep water ports and cheap waterways
are of vital importance to the commercial
interests of Texas and the securing of gov-
ernmental aid for this purpose is properly
within the scope of this association and
one of Its leading objects. Better roads is
a crying want or our people and we would
recommend that the executive e*ommlttee
appoint a committee to secure legislation
in that direction.
4. In the absence of any state funds for
disseminating information about Texas -this
can only be done by a bureau of informa-
tion, which should present to the world
the advantage's of Texas as a Held for in-
vestment, and this is properly another ob-
ject of this association.
5. We believe that one of the best meth-
ods for attaining this result would be an
exposition in the year 1900. and therefore
recommend that the president and execu-
tive committee appoint special committees,
one to promote the interest of deep water
and the canalization of Texas waterways;
another on state legislation to secure bet-
ter roads; a Third on dissemination of in-
formation regarding Texas and an invita-
tion to come to -this state as a field for in-
vestment, and a fourth to promote a state
exposition to be held In 1900.
MILLS WILL -START.
Saron, Trinity Co., Tec., Oct 17.—The
Saron mills will, after a phut down of
about sixteen months, »ta*t tp Novejmber 1.
The International and Great Northern
company is having theirroindhouse over-
hauled at Willis.
STOCKDALE .TIjMS.
Stockdale, Wilson Co., Tesd, Oct. lG.-The
public school opened la* Monday with a
large attendance.
The Rev. J. VV. Danles His been called
by the Baptist church at this place to
preach for the present y«arj
6. But the all-lm'portant ciuestion Is the
ibiect of organization and now to accom-
plish these results, and In this regard we
Live Oak County Tim"«, pakvllle: The
pecan crop of the San Aitoiio river is said
to be larger than for ytarsl
Yoakum Graphic: The Waiahachle Light
says Governor Clarke oightto borrow the
Texas legislature. Yes, anq keep it, too,
when he gets it.
Uvalde Democrat: Uvaldi county has
not been in a more pruspekus condition
In years than at present. Vou can not
hold down an energetic andiive people.
Huntsville Enterprise: No^ is the time
to perfect plans for fruit t4d vegetable
canning establishments. Orghize to prof-
itably distribute all that canbe raised In
the garden or on the farm.
Menardvllle Enterprise: CHveston has
now twenty feet of water ol-the bar at
low tide. Croakers who clalfcd it would
be a failure have seen It go'rom twelve
to twenty feet, and still they|roak.
Palestine Times: Farmers h Anderson
county are this year sellingiiome made
bacon and home raised pork t remunera-
tive prices, which is a great pi prove ment
over two years ago, when thf purchased
at the storts 44G,«85 pounds cj bacon and
23,417 pounds of lard. Raise ifes.
Carrizo Javelin: The Gallston News
discusses very sensibly the jhird term
problem, or the question o President
Cleveland's renomination. Tire is little
to be added to what was ad. Grover
Cleveland stands for all that leans prog-
ress and life, and towers his above all
other possible candidates.
Brenham Banner: All thisl.alk about
th-* government going out of ne banking-
business is indulged in by nit) who have
purely selfish ends in view. They want
the government notes retired b that the
banks may issue the notes (stead ami
thus have an opportunity of $nipulatmg
the currency to suit their owniurposes.
Brenham Press: The apple t>p 1s large
and prices are correspondi'ngljlow, but it
is possible nowadays to holclhe winter
varieties of this favorite fruit cokl stor-
age warehouses until spring, rhen there
is certain to be a decided aiance, and
those who adopt such a planvlll And it
j tin
in 'the park for a 'bronze statue at Benja- [ a complete soMtion of the proUm of over-
inbi Franklin. The statue will be Dreseated r ui'oUuuioij.
nmct legislature and the commercial and
industrial bodkes, a plan for holding a state
jubilee In the year 1900, c*+ebrating a popu-
lation of 5,000,000 pwpie in Texas.
This committee report bavin* been sub-
mitted to the convention, it was resolved
on motion that said report be adopted and
rtvommeauled.
Thereupon the following: resolutions of
thanks and appreciation were passed by
the convention:
Whereas, we, as members of Che Texas
immigration and Industrial assoeiaition,
recogrnlze and are always awake and olive
to the generous, open-hearted and public-
spirtted citizenship of any town of coun-
try ; and
Whereas, we believe that It is a wise
policy on the part of any country, any
community or any city, to shew courtesy,
liberality, public spirit a.nd enterprise, we
are in a |H>sition tidt only to appreciate,
but do hereby express our most hearty
thanks to the Waco commercial club and
especially to Colomel R'. B. l'arrott, its
president for the most excellent enter-
tainment furnbhed us during our stay In
Waco, and congratulat • rhe citizens of
Wiaco upon its live eommer.-ial club; and.
Whereas, we believe that the two most
important factors to develop this country
are the railroads and the press a<nd recog-
nize that Bhe newspapers are the windows
which let in the lighit to any community
or any country, and that in business or in
statecraft its potency cannjt be <00 strong-
ly recognized; and while we express ap-
preciation and thanks to the newsjiapers
of Texan for the important work done in
the furtherance of the objoets of this a.-wo-
ctaition, we wish to emphasize, indorse and
express our most especial appreciation of
the very valuable, broad and liberal man-
ner In which The Dallas News has ad-
vocated this association's work.
We hereby express further our apprecia-
tion of the unselfish, self-.-avriflelng aaid
patriotic work done by the president, J.
W. Rig-gins, and the secretary, Colonel
S. H. Pope, who have given so much time
would recommend
Tlnat we pledge ourselves +0 raise 125
each, to be sent to the president within
thirty days, to meet immediate expenses;
that said $26 shall be credited on the mem-
bership fee ot the county, commercial club
or any other body sending the same, as
hereinafter provided; that this sum be used
In active measures to secure $25,000 for Uhe
purpose of developing Texas.
That the president is fully authorized and
empowered to solicit contributions to build
up this association, and also to solicit mem-
bership fees ait the raite of $1 per annum
from each.
That each county wishing to become a
member of this association and to partici-
pate In its benefits forward $25 to the presi-
dent or secretary of this association, who
shall receipt therefor and turn the saime
over to the treasurer, who will pay it out
upon the bills and vouchers properly au-
thenticated by the president or secretary.
The $25 so received shall be u common, fund
to get out such state literature regarding
our climate, soil, etc., and to pay other ex-
penses necessary to keep up the work of
the ass.ocia.tion.
That each commercial organization In
the state of Texas may become a member
of this association upon the payment of $1
for each member of such commercial or-
ganization.
That each county furnishing the $25 above
referred to shall be entitled to the facili-
ties offered by this association by sending
to Its central office for distribution any
literature to be disseminated, which will
be distributed after first being examined
by a committee appointed for that purpose
by the president of uhis association, the
objeot of this provision being that 110 lit-
erature shall be sent out by this associa-
tion which is not absolutely true and cor-
rect and under the sanction and indorse-
ment of the association.
The president of this association is fully
empowered to use such methods as in his
Judgment may senm best to carry out the
details of these plans and make them ef-
ficient—either by personal visits or visits
•by the secretary or agent, ait .the expense
of the association.
That a vice president of this association
be appointed by the president in each con-
gressional district, who shall be president
of the Texas Immigration and Industrial
association for that district, Hnd that such
ivresldent 'be requested to form tinder his
direction county organizations upon the
plan in detail to be submitted by the presi-
dent and executive committee.
T'.iat the central office of this association,
be established in t'he city ot Waco, or at
such other place as the president and
board of electors may elect, and be under
uhe management and direction of the presi-
dent and secretary.
That a secretary be employed upon such
terms and salary as in the judgment of
the executive committee may seem proper.
The president and executive may, within
'their discretion, at any time appoint a gen-
eral agent, with power to appoint eub-
agents, giving him such compensation and
powers as in their discretion may seem
best to carry out the purposes of the as-
sociation.
The president shall have published a new
map of Texas, with such advertising and
news matter as may be agreeable to the
executive committee, a number of such
maps to be offered for sale to cover the
cost of publication and the remainder 'to
be distributed gratuitously.
That if, in the opinion of the executive
committee, after the matter Is fully can-
vassed, it is thought be.-t to publish a
weekly or monthly industrial paper,
through the co-operation and assistance of
tile business men and seconded by t'he rail-
roads of Texas, that such work be under-
taken.
Your committee also desires to repeat
and heartily indorse the following resolu-
tion offered by J. W. Rig-gins at the con-
vention held at Dallas on June 5 to organ-
ize this association:
Whereas the state of Texas is justly
proud of its position among the common-
wealths of the union, standing first in ex-
tent of territory, boasting unbounded nat-
ural resources, possessing pre-eminence in
cotton, corn, and cattle, guarding a magni-
ficent public school endowment, enjoying
mtiirt liberal homentead and exemption
laws, protecting labor and Inviting capital
aiul aspiring to agricultural, commercial
and political supremacy in the great south-
west; and
Whereas, it Is estimated that by the close
of this decade and century Texas will have
reached a population of 5,000,000 people; be
it
Renolved, by this assoelation, that In
order to advertise our manifold advaintag^s
to the world and celebrate our own ma-
terial progress and prosperity, the govern-
or 19 hereby requested to aippod-n-t a com-
mission, Do constat of one member from
•ach congressional district and two at
luge, to uoJisdder. deviae and report u> the
and ability to the furtherance of the work.
We further congratulate the citizenship
of Texas upon the work already done and
believe that a brighter day for the mater-
ial, and especially Industrial, development
of Texas is at hand.
In addition to the above report the com-
mittee submitted a suggestion that the
president and the executive committee
contftder the advisability of making mem-
bers of the press, county Judges, sheriffs
and mayors honorary membtrs of the as-
sociation.
The aJMOciatlan adjourned this afternoon
to meet at the call of the president.
GENERAL SHELBY'S WATCH.
He Gets Trace of It Nearly Fifty Years
After It Was Stolen.
Kansas City Journal,
General Jo Shelby received some wel-
come news recently which he made known
to some friends yesterday for the first
time. He is of the opinion that the news
will ultimately result In. his securing again
the gold watch thait was once his father's,
and was stolen in 1848 at Lexington, Ky.
in 1848 General Shelby, who was then but
a young man, was employed at Lexington
by Colonel Samuel Jackson. He slept in a
room over the business house, and was the
owner of a fine gold watch that had been
carried for many years by his father. At
the death of the eider Shelby It was pre-
sented to General Shelby by his mother,
as she wlslhed It to be kept in the family.
One morning It was stolen from the room
by a sneak thief, and no trace was discov-
ered as to who did the work, and allter a
search had been carried on for several
years it was dropped and the watch was
given up as lost.
This was in 1850, and from that time until
a few days ago 110 tidings had ever come
to him of the watch, and all hope of ever
seeing it again had long since died out.
Some days ago he received a letter from a
gentleman at Peach Orchard, W. Va., in
which he said he was In possession of the
watch am} hud been for a short time, jt
contained General Shelby's name and he
had understood it was his property at one
time, and wrote to learn If he was still
alive, and if so, did he care to have the
timepiece returned.
The letter awakened emotions and mem-
ories that had slumbered for nearly half a
century, and General Shelby became pos-
sessed of a deep desire to see t'he watch
again and have It In his possession. He
said yesterday he would see that word was
at once sent to the man to forward t'he
watch and name a suitable rewarl for it
when It arrived. The watch was a good
one, and, as watches were valued at that
time, was a superior one in every respect.
It will be a welcome one tor General Shel-
by now af'ter so many years and will be
one of his most dearly prized treasures.
WEATHER SERVICE ASSOCIATION.
Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 17.—At to-day's
session of the American association of
state weather service a new system of sig-
nals was discussed. The present flag sys-
tem was deemed unsatisfactory because
of the easy destruction of the flags by
winds, and a system of ball and vane was
favored. The convention will adopt a new
system of daily reports. Chalk plates and
stereotpye will be used with which to print
these reports, and each office will be fur-
nished an outfit. This is the scheme of
Chief Observer Moore.
Prof. M'oore is now at work on a ma-
chine whloh will be a combination of areo-
plane and balloon, which he thinks will
overcome storm conditions and ascend to
the helghth of three miles in any kind of
weather. The purpose of this machine will
be for securing absolutely accurate fore-
casts.
QUARANTINE AGAINST TEXAS SHEEP
Denver, Col., Oat. 17.—Governor Mcln-
tyre has Issued a proclamation declaring
a quarantine against the states of Texas
aoid Wyoming «nd the territories of New
Mexico and Oklahoma. Sheep from these
regions can be 'admitted within the state
only on their being found to be free from
scab and all other contagious diseases after
a thorough inspection. The proclamation
does mot apply to sfheep that are to be
transported through the state by rail.
MAIL CARRIER ROBBED.
Guthrie, Ok., Oct. 17.—The Creaoent City
mail carrier wag 'held u.p and robbed by two
■mia'sked men in 'the »and hills north of the
Oimurron, three miles out of Guthrie, In
Ibroad daylight to-day. The men stepped
from the woods and, with leveled revolvers,
compelled the carrier to dismount. After
roibibln-g him of $3 they took out the mail
sack and broke .1-t open, but did .not secure
anything of vai.ue from the mall.
POLITICAL.
IN CRIMINAL APPEALS.
Hon. J, M, Hurt, Presiding Judge)
W. L Davidson and E. J, Sim-
kins, Associates.
Cases Decided at the Tyler Term on Ap-
peal From the Lower Courts
of the State.
TWO DEMOCRATIC PARTIES.
Oma/ha, Neb., Oct 17.— According <to a
deci-sikm of the supreme coumt hiantled down
to-day there ajre twx> democrat I c parties ira
Nebraska. In t'he case of the application
of C. J. Phelps for & writ of mandamus to
compel the secretary of state to certify
.the name of the free sliver democratic
candidate for judgre of the supreme court
as the only representative or the demo-
cratic party, the court denied the writ and
<iismK*sed the case. There are two demo-
cratic candidates for Judge of the supreme
court In Nebraska. Phelps was nominated
by the free silver party, which acknowl-
edges ex-CongresHman Bryan as l'ts chief.
J. J. Mahony was connected with another
convention of democrats, who are con-
trolled .In this state by Che secretary of ag-
riculture, J. Sterling Morton. Both camdi-
dates will be placed on the official ballot
a*nd designated as "democrats."
LABOR MATTERS.
Tylor, Tex., Oct 11.—Synopsis of decisions
rendered by the court of criminal appeals
in session at Tyler, October 16, 1895. Hurt,
P. J., Davidson, J. and Henderson, J.
• * •
Walter Sinclair vs. the State—From Up-
shur county: Appellant was convicted of
murder in the second degree and sentenced
to twenty-five years in the »enitentiary,
i'rom which he prosecute® this appeal.
When the special venire was called David-
son and Bishop, two of the Jurors thereon
summoned, failed to answer to their
names. White empaneling the jury the
court proceeded to have the next Jurors
called; this over objection of appellant's
counsefl. The court inquired If he wanted
attachments for the absent jurors, to which
he replied: "1 stand upon my rights." The
court issued attachments for the absent
jurors and had them brought in. Davidson
was challenged by the state and Bishop
disqualified himself. Appellant can not com-
plain, not having demanded attachments
in the first place. Remarks of state's attor-
ney appear to have been provoked by de-
fendant's attorney and hence he own not
complain. We find no evidence to support
self defense. Affirmed. Davidson, J.
• • •
WTllliam Holllday vs. the State—Prom
county court of She'l'by county: Appellant
prosecutes this appeal from conviction of
an aggravated assault and fine of $25. Ap-
pellant contends that there is no evidence
showing that he was an adufct male persoai.
Eliza Thomas testified that defendant w«a
a "man" and that she was a "womatn."
According to second Century dictionary,
volume 4, page G32, a man is designated as
one who has attained majnhood or who is
regarded as of manly estate, and this is
in accord with the common understanding
of the definition of the term man. Appel-
lant also complains of the charge of the
court, contending that It was a charge
upon the weight of evidence. No issue ap-
pears to have been made a.« to this ques-
tion in the court below and hence not sub-
ject to the objection raised. Having care-
fuMy •considered the several objections
raised we conclude they are not well found-
ed. Finding no error the judgment is af-
firmed. Opinion by Henderson, J.
* * *
Bob Hays vs. the State—From San Au-
gustine county: Appellant was charged
with and convicted of assault with intent
to commit murder. Punishment assessed
at two years in the penitentiary. What pur-
ports in the record to be a statement of
facts appears not to bear the file marks
of the clerk, and hence not entitled to be
considered. There appearing no error In
the indictment chiarge of the court or
verdict of the jury the judgment and sen-
tence of the lower court are confirmed.
Opinion by Henderson, J.
• • «
Tuck Hoover vs. the State—From Colo-
rado county: Conviction of murder In the
second degree and punishment assessed at
twenty yeurs confinement in the pewiten-
tlary. If the state's theory is correct and
It is very cogently supported, appellant
was guiky of murder In the first degree.
Appellant relied upon self defense, bot-
tomed alone upon his own evidence and
is contradicted by at least two eye witnes-
ses, who swore to facts which place him in
the attitude of an assassin, and In support
of these two witnesses refer to his con-
fession made to Bridge and Riieci. But con-
cede his version of It, the state replies
that he was guilty of those acts which pre-
cipitated the danger of his own life by
going into the house of deceased with a
pistol in his hand. We have examined all
of the bills of exception and believe them
without merit. There Is no reversible error
in this record and the judgment is affirmed.
Opinion by Hurt, P. J.
• • *
E. C. Dickerson vs. the State—From Nac-
ogdoches county: This appeal ti» prosecut-
ed from a conviction had upon an informa-
tion and the record doe# not contain the
affidavit required by article 431 of the code
of criminal procedure. This affidavit is a
prerequisite to the validity of a prosecu-
tion bv information and such complaint
or affidavit must be contained in the record
on appeal. The judgment is reversed anil
cause dismissed. Opinion by Davidson, J. •
• * *
Otis Chalk vs. the State—From Bell coun-
ty: Appellant was charged with murder
and convicted of murder In the second
degree and punishment assessed at five
y.-ars In the penitentiary. Appelant as-
signs a number of errors and they have
been considered in regular order. From the
evidence intnodueed by the state the ap-
pellant made an unprovoked assault on
the deceased and of his malice afore-
thought shot and killed hiim; while from
the appeHant's testimony he acted in what
he did clearly in self defense. The charge
of the court we think fully and fairly
presented these issues to the jury. They
found against the appellant and we find
no such error in the record as to authorize
us to reverse this ca^e. Judgment affirmed.
Opinion by Henderson, J.
• • •
Albert Sheppard vs. the State—From
Gregg county: This was a conviction of
"unlawfully carrying a pistol." The re-
cognizance Is fatally defective in that it
fails to recite the offense averred in the
information. The motion of the attorney
general to dismiss the appeal is sustained.
Appeal dismissed. Opinion by Davidson, J.
• • •
S. P. Knotts vs. the State—From Red
River county: Charge of burglary, convict-
ed and sentenced to the penitentiary for
two years. We have two assignments of
error before us which we think necessary
to notice. Upon examination of these we
think they are not well taken, and finding
no error in the record the Judgment Is
affirmed. Opinion by Henderson, J.
FOR A SHORTER WORK DAY.
Chicago, 111., Oct 17.—At a meeting q£
representatives of the federated metal
trades of the country, held here yesterday,
a committee previously appointed to con-
sider the question of a shorter working day
reported in favor of it. The report was
adopted and will be submitted by the dele-
gates to the various organizations for vote.
The trades represented at the meeting
were: Boiler makers and Iron ship build-
ers, brass workers, iron molders, black-
smiths, machinists, pattern makers, bridge
and structural iron workers, tin, sheet iron
and cornice workers.
BICYCLE FACTORIES' STRIKE.
Toledo, O., Oct 17.—«At noon nearly 200
'foolmakers and machinists in Uhe bicycle
factories struck for an advance of 10 per
cent in wagee. Every factory In the city
is Involved except the Viking, whkJh ad-
vanced the wages of thit class of work-
men lost weak.
H. D. Smith vs. the State—From Victor fa
county: Appellant was charged with and
convicted of forging an appeal bond in a
civil cause. The application for a continu-
ance is not contained in the transcript,
hence we can not revise the ruling of the
court on this point. Appellant's objection
to the manner of the court in charging the
jury the law of the case Is not sound. He
stated every necessary ingredient of the of-
fense applicable to the testimony. Th'ls was
sufficient and we think the better practice.
We find no error. Judgment affirmed. Opin-
ion by Henderson, J.
• • *
Boomer Lawrence vs. the State—From
Frio county: Appellant was convicted of
theft of two cows and prosecutes this ap-
peal. The testimony shows that appellant
knew that the cattle belonged to Smith,
the alleged owner. The evidence fully sus-
tains the conviction. The Judment is af-
firmed. Opinion by Davidson, J.
SUPREME COURT ORDERS.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 17.—In the supremo
court the following orders were made:
Writ of error granted: Anson Mills et
al. vs. George Paul et al., from El Paso;
A. Wr. Desmukes et al. vs. Sam Houston,
from Liberty; C. P. Wright et al. vs. John
T. Hardle & Co., from Dallas; Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railway company vs.
James T. Hogan, from Williamson; Clar-
endon land investment and agency com-
pany vs. McClelland Bros., from Donley.
Writ of error refused: The Producers'
marble company vs. John A. Bergin, from
Jotinson; James M. Williams et al. vs.
Howard & Hume, from Cooke; J. P. Rus-
sell et al. vs. E. H. Campbell et al., from
Harrison; E. B. Williams et al. vs. W. P.
Pollard et al., from Dallas; H. Hirshfeld
et al. vs. Ella Brown, from Travis: J. F.
White vs. Waco building association, from
Lampasas.
Motion to dismiss overruled: Jules Al-
vord et al. vs. W. T. Waggoner et al.,
from Wilbarger.
Rehearing refused: 8an Antonio and
Aransas Pass railway company vs. Au-
gusta K. Glllut, from Karnes; Eugenlo
Cunningham vs. Austin and Northwestern
railway company, l'rom Travis; Ben M.
Terrell vs. S. P. Greene, from Tarrant;
Lizzie Crosson vs. T. R Dwyer, from
Bexar.
Motion for rehearing submitted: Houston
and Texas Central railway company vs. T.
M. Shirlev, from McLennan.
Oase submitted: Jules Alvord vs. W. T,
Waggoner, from Wilbarger. No. written
opinions*
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