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REST
Comes only at the
hour of dosing to
the merchant who
is honest and in-
dustrious and a
systematic adver-
tiser. He retires
at middle age and
takes life—
THE NEWS u the mftdlom.
Grand Opera House
One Night Only, Monday, Oct. 26,
MISS JANE COOMBS
AND
MISS JEFFREYS ' EWIS,
Who will appear a« "Lady De-jock'' and "™orj
tense" in a dramatization of Charles Dickon*
famous
-iBleak Househ-
TUE8DAY AND WEDNESDAY. Oct 27 and 28,
Special Matinee Weduesday,
MR. EDWARD L. BLOOM
Has the Honor to Present the Supreme Monarch
of Wizards,
BANCROFT,
. . THE MAGICIAN, . .
—In His—
Marvelous Spectacular Production
of Magical Feats, Phenomena,
Illusions, Bewildering
Seen loJEff ects.
COMING—Thursday Night, Oct.29; "PRIVATE
SEl'BKTARY."
Grand Opera House.
0N§^HT \ Thursday, October 29.
William Gillette's Greatest Success,
The Private Secretary,
j -WITH-®
Edwin Travers and a Powerful Cast
of Comedians.
Special attention is directed to tho fact that
this famous comedy has been entirely revised
-Und many new and novel musical numbers intro-
duced.
fcg-SEATS ON SALE.^3
TELEPHONE
Over tho lines of the SOUTHWESTERN TELE-
GRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANY to
many of the principal cities and towns of
TEXAS.
Toll stations at the Central office, hotels and
other convenient places.
T. L. POWELL, Local Manager.
There Are Many Who Ofttlmes and
Unwittingly Do Themselves and
Others an Injustice
by falling to make proper Investigation at
the right time In the direction of finding
out where the best all the year around ana
all the time grocery service can be had.
Remember when you want anything In
this line that it Is not fair to assume that
someone else can give you better goods at
lower prices, until you have first granted
us an opportunity of pricing you and ac-
quainting you with the character of goods
we offer.
When you see that others are offering you
CANNED GOODS shipped at a nominal sail
rate from Baltimore, don't assume that we
have been asleep while this was going on,
but remember that we were the pioneers in
first utilizing this advantage.
Nearly 70,000 Cases of Baltimore
Canned Goods
are now afloat by sail for this port for our-
selves and others here.
Wo are in business to do 1 >r you all that
anyone else can, and, often ?r than other-
wise, more than anyone eli e will. Those
who have dealt with us the longest stick
to us the closest and come nearer buying
from us exclusively their grocery wants.
All who are on the progressive order rec-
ognize that they are nothing more than
grown-up children, ready, anxious and will-
ing to learn each day of their lives all that
Is to their interests. We ask all such to
make our acquaintance and that of our
traveling salesmen, and thereafter the ed-
ucational process In our mutual interests
will follow.
Cotton shippers are again reminded that
their Interests, when intrusted to us, will be
faithfully studied and the best possible re-
sults obtained for them.
P.J. WILLI S&BRO.,
lb* Oldest Wholesale Grocers and Cotton
Factors,
CALVE8TON. TEXAS.
IRISH MASS MKKTlSG.
Resolution. Condomnlnfr Enttlnnd's
Treatment of l'olltlcul Prisoner,.
New York, Oct. 25.—The Irish national
amnesty association held a mass meeting
to-night to protest against the treatment or
Irish political prisoners In English prisons.
Judge Morgan J. O'Brien presided. The
principal speech was made by Rev. Dr.
McGlynn. The list of honorary vice pres-
idents Included Governor Morton. ex-Gov-
ernor Flower. John C. Slieehan, Thomas C.
Piatt, Senator David B. Mill. John R. Pel-
lows. Amos J. Cummlngs,,Joseph Pulitzer,
Patrick Efran and General Butterfleld.
A committee reported that the mental
condition of Gallagher and Whitehead, the
recently released prisoners, hail not Im-
proved since they were sent to an asylum.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
England's treatment of political prisoners
which will be sent to President Cleveland.
Mob. Deatrnylntc Toll (iutea.
Frankfort, Ky., Oct. 25,-The toll gate
raiders have not left a toll gate or single
pike in Franklin county undisturbed, and
the owners of these roads are much in-
censed at the destruction of their property
and will take such action us will bring the
raiders to Just'ce. Saturday night a mob
of about 100 men came down the Lawrence-
burg pike destroying all the toll gates as
they entered Frankfort. They then went
otit the Louisville pike from Frankfort,
laying to the ground the gates as thev
rode along In the moonlight and defying in-
terference by the toll gate keepers. The
raiders are thought to have come from
Anderson county and bordering on the
Anderson and Franklin county line. Mr.
Joe Robson, one of the largest stockholders
of the Louisville road, was notitled Satur-
day that the raiders were coming. De-
tectives have been put at work on the case
and the next meeting of the Franklin
county grand jury will turn up some sur-
prising developments.
Street Sweepers Keaunie Work.
New York, Oct. 25.—Colonel Waring re-
ceded from his determination to discon-
tinue the work of the street cleaning de-
partment until Comptroller Fitch had paid
the bills of Contractor Tate, and to-day
the sweepers received orders to resume
work. Colonel Waring receded from his
position because of the firm stand taken
by Comptroller Fitch, who declared bo
would not be coerced into doing anything
ho was not convinced he had a rlght'to do
and any action of Colonel Waring no
matter how sensational, could not make
him do it. it was stated at his office
yesterday that unless the work of street
cleaning was resumed before many hours
he would take a hand In the dispute ami
force the resumption of work.
By 6 o'clock to-night the sweepers had
succeeded In cleaning the streets and
things are now moving smoothly.
Mnlkey itt Fort Worth.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 25.—Rev. A. B.
Mulkey closed a ten days' revival to-night
on the South side with an overflow meet-
ing. Quite a number were turned awav
from the car shods where the meeting's
have been held. There Vere over thirty
conversions and the meeting has been a
most successful one.
mt (8ahn#tott
55TH YEAH-NO. 21(5.
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GALVESTON, TEXAS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 1896
Election
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THE WEATHER,
Washington Forecast.
Washington, Oct. 25.—Forecast till mid-
night, October 2G:
For eastern Texas: Fair; easterly to
southerly winds; warmer.
For Arkansas: Cloudy, followed by fair
winds, shifting to southerly and warmer.
For Colorado: Fair; light, variable winds.
For South Dakota: Fair; slightly cooler;
variable winds.
For North Dakota: Fair, but with in-
creasing cloudiness; cooler; winds shifting
to northerly.
For Wyoming: Generally fair; cooler;
variable winds.
For Montana: Fair; cooler in southern
and eastern portion; variable winds.
Weather Synopsis.
Galveston, Tex., Oct. 25.—The following
synopsis of the weather Is fURjilshed by tho
officials of the United States weather bu-
reau at this place.
The area of highest, barometer is central
over the east gulf and south Atlantic
states.
A generally low pressure area covers the
northwestern portion of the country and
dominates the weather conditions to-night
generally west of the Mississippi river.
The weather is partly cloudy to cloudy
over the gulf states and the central Missis-
sippi valley, and is generally clear else-
where.
Precipitation amounting to .10 of an inch
or more is reported from Corpus Chrlstl: a
trace is reported from Nashville and Vlcks-
burg.
Weather Bulletin.
Galveston. Tex., Oct. 25.—The following
weather bureau stations report current
temperature to-night at 8 o'clock, 75th
meridian time:
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AND
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Atlanta
Montgomery
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New Orleans.
Palestine
Galveston ...
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Ohio Valley
and
Tennessee-
Memphis ....
Nashville —|
Upper Missis-1
sippi Viry-|
St. Paul
Davenport ...
St. 1a>uIs |
Missouri i
Valley-
Kansas City.
Omaha
Rocky Moun-j
tain Slope—I
North Platte.,
Dodge City..
Amarlllo
Oklahoma ...I
Abilene >
El Paso I
30.OS i 68
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30.101
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30.02|
30.04
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30.02
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29.84
29.92
30.04
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29.981
29.86
29.S8
29.92
29.96
30.00
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62 6
68|Lt.
76 Lt.
701 8
70 Lt
72| 8
70| 6
62i Lt.
58 Lt.
52! 68
501 70
58
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58
521
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COTTON.
We are prepared to advance liberally
on Cotton consigned to us for prompt
sale or to be held. Daily quotations and
Stencil furnished free on application.
Correspondence solicited.
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HOUSTON, TEX.
A SAFE GOLD VOTE
THE NEW YORK HERALD'S ESTI-
MATE OF THE COMPLEXION
OF CONGRESS.
M'KINLEY'S ELECTION
Is Assured, According: to a Careful
un«l Detailed Canvass Made
by the Herald.
A HOUSE GOLD MAJORITY.
A Poll of the Different Congressional
Districts—Forecast of the Re-
sult In Texas,
76
70
••! 10i
68;Lt. I
681 Lt.
721 Lt. |
AUSTIN NEWS.
Charitable Entertainment.
Austin. Tex., Oct. 24.—Next Tuesday night
—the 27th—local talent will present "Esmer-
alda" at Mlllett's opera house for the bene-
fit of the Texas eye, ear and throat charity
hospital. The following Is the cast of char-
acters:
Dave Hardy Mr. Zlck Melasky
Old Man Rogers Mr. Walfred Wilson
Estobrook Mr. Will S. West
Jack Desmond Dr. W. L. White
George Drew Mr. Walter White
The Marquis Mr. Walter White
Lydle Ann Rogers Miss Ottley
Nora Desmond Miss Lillie Dounan
Kate Desmond Miss Hat tie Koppel
Esmeralda Mrs. Nellie Davis
The play will be preceded by the quarrel
scene from "The School for Scandal:"
Lady Teazle Miss Ola Dowell
Sir Peter Teazle Mr. Walter White
As some of the best home talent in the
state will take part in the play, it will no
doubt l>e well rendered, and as it is gotten
up in the interest of a good cause, the at-
tendance will, no doubt, be large.
Chartered.
Austin, Tex., Oct. 24.—Chartered to-day:
The San Delgo Mining company of Waco.
Capital stock. $25,000. The purpose of this
corporation is the mining and milling of
metals in the republic of Mexico, incor-
porators: C. Hamilton. T. N. McMullen, jr.,
George R. Pierce, W. W. Seley and J. R.
Downs.
Capital t 'ul I in k m.
Austin. Tex., Oct. 24.—An $8000 Issue of
citv of Smithville school house bonds was
to-day registered in the comptroller's of-
tlce.
Assistant Attorney General E. P. Hill has
been called to Gainesville by a telegram an-
nouncing tho illness of his wife, who is
there on a visit to her old home.
Colonel W. B. Wort ham left this after-
noon for New Braunfels, at which place he
spoke to-night.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Reuort
mssssa
ABSOLUTELY PURE
New York, Oct. 25.—(Special.)—There
have been estimates and estimates shaped
up from polls made by the leaders who are
conducting the campaigns of the two par-
ties, and they have been so numerous and
so at variance that the public has the
right to become Incredulous of them. The
New York Herald to-day publishes the
most complete and exhaustive poll of the
country that has yet been made by any
newspaper or by any committee or person,
and it Is shaped In such a way that any
one reading It must be Impressed with its
fairness. The probable vote of the whole
country, and from every congressional dis-
trict in the United States the names of the
candidates for congres were procured, and
correspondents, who were charged with
the greatest care, were instructed in all
districts to report exactly the chances of
the election of these candidates. More
than this, the correspondents were in-
structed that they were not to rely on the
political managers for Information, but
that they must obtain lt from their own
polling, and it must be done without par-
tiality or political bias. Newspapers In
the different states were secured to aid in
the work and they were not of one polit-
ical faith.
The Herald says in its introduction to
the showing that it makes that McKinley
will carry the states of Connecticut, Dela-
ware, Illinois, Indiana. Iowa, Maine, Mary-
land, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey. New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania. Ken-
tucky, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Vir-
ginia and Wisconsin. The electoral votes
of these states amount to 248.
Bryan will carry Alabama. Arkansas,
Colorado. Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisi-
ana. Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ne-
vada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas,
Utah and Virginia. These states have 134
electoral votes in the college.
The.doubtful states are California, Kan-
sas, Minnesota. Nebraska, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Oregon. South Dakota,
Washington and Wyoming. These states
have 65 votes.
It requires 224 vote9 to win. and if the
calculations of the Herald are correct,
then, even if all the doubtful states are
given to Bryan he would still be beaten.
The Herald has not relied alone on its
correspondents and the newspapers asso-
ciated with it in getting the information,
but it has letters and telegrams from the
governors of the states in regard to the
situation. In making this poll it has not
stopped at the effort to ascertain how the
vote will be for president, but has given
the probable vote for the congressmen,
and thu9 has arrived, if its figures are cor-
rect, at how the next house will stand. It
says that the number of republicans who
will take the oath of office in the next
house will be 224, democrats 127, populists
6. On the question of silver the house will
stand 215 for gold and 142 for silver. In
ascerttintng how the congressional races
may go the different districts have been
polled. To give an idea of the completeness
of the work I will quote what is says about
Texas:
^Districts—
6
Rep. Dem.
Estimated
Pop., plurality.
1
2,800
1
3,000
1
3.200
1
1.200
1
4,900
1
200
1
1.300
1
900
1
1.500
1
1.200
1
1,400
3,500
'l'
2.U00
12
«...
10
11
•12 1
Totals 1
♦ Renominated.
Representation in the Fifty-fourth con-
gress: Democrats 12, republican 1; total, 13.
Democratic plurality, 24. 100.
Galveston. Tex., Oct. 24.—The names of
candidates in the congressional districts in
Texas and the estimated plurality or ma-
jority of the successful ones are as follows:
First district: Thomas Ball, silver demo-
crat; J. H. Eagle, populist; A. C. Tompkins,
republican. Ball's plurality, 2800.
Second district: S. B. Cooper, silver dem
ocrat; Benjamin A. Calhoun, populist; John
M. Claiborne, republican. Cooper's plurali-
ty, 3000.
Third district: R. De Grafenried, silver
democrat; W. E Farmer, populist. De
Graffenreld's majority, 3200.
Fourth district: Judge Crawford, silver
democrat; J. A. ("Cyclone") Davis, populist
M. W. Johnson, republican. Crawford's
plurality, 1200.
Fifth district: Joseph W. Bailey, silver
democrat; Gordon, populist. Bailey's ma-
jority, 4900.
Sixth district: R. E. Burke, silver demo-
crat; Barnett Glbbs, populist. Burke's ma-
jority 700.
Seventh district: R. L. Henry, silver dem-
ocrat; E. Antony, gold democrat; W. A.
Douthltt, populist; Dr. F. A. Pope, repub-
lican. Henry's plurality, 1300.
Eighth district: S. . Lanham, silver dem-
ocrat; J. Peter Smith, gold democrat; C. H.
Jenkins, populist. Lanham's plurality, 900.
Ninth district: Joseph D. Sayers, silver
democrat; Rev. Reddin Andrews, populist;
W. K. Makemson, republican. Sayers'
plurality, 1500.
Tenth district: J. H. Shelburne. silver
democrat; Noah Allen, populist; R. B.
Hawley, republican. Shelburne's plurality.
1200.
Eleventh district: R. Kleberg, silver
democrat; Dr. T. W. Moore, gold democrat;
J. M. Smith, populist; H. Grass, republi-
can. Kleberg's pluranty, 1400.
Twelfth district: J. L. Slaydon, silver
democrat; George H. Noonan. rouubiicaJi:
THE STATES.
Taylor McRae, populist. Noonan's plural-
ity, 3500. '
Thirteenth district: J. A. Stephens, sil-
ver democrat; H. L. Bentley, populist.
Stephens' majority, 20tw.
It can not be said that this is a biased
report or calculatioA coming from a sound
money paper. Nearly all, if not all, the
governors responded to the request of the
paper for their views. In the case of
Texas Lieutenant Governor Jester re-
sponded instead of Governor Culberson.
Jester says:
To the Editor of the Herald: Replying
to the inquiry as to the probable vote in
this slate you may say that, in my opinion,
the Bryan and Sewall electors will carry
the state by a majority of from 60,000 to
75,000 votes. GEORGE T. JESTER,
"Lieutenant Governor of Texas."
Having disposed of the eltctlon of the
president and made the calculation of the
political complexion of the next house, the
Herald goes on to show the probable com-
plexion of the next senate, lt takes as a
basis for its estimate on the present
strength of the silver and gold elements
In the senate. The vote in that body on
free coinage as a substitute for the Ding-
ley bill last session. This vote was forty-
two for the substitute and thirty-five
against it. The present strength of the
senate is ninety, but as there is a vacancy
from Delaware the vote is hut eighty-nine.
Of the members thirty retire on the 3d of
March and forty-nine hold over. I: is
claimed by the republicans that twenty-
seven of the holdover republican are
against fre coinage. Of the holdover demo-
crats fiften are for free coinage of silver.
After making deductions in the case of
Carter, Mantell and other free silver men.
and adding on Vilas, Lindsay and others
on that side, the Herald says ihat there
will be in the next senate a safe gold vote
of forty-eight.
ELECTORAL TICKETS.
RE PI BLICAN HAVE STRAIGHT ELEC-
TORAL TICKETS IN FORTY-
FOl R STATES.
public instruction, In.-it ranee commissioner,
commissioner of agriculture and the legis-
lature.
Ohio: Twenty-three presidential electors,
twenty-om congressmen, $ —>*#2*- of
.state, ."i': 11 - e of th.- supreme ctf #>
dairy commissioners and met
board of public works.
Oregon: Four presidential
the legislature.
Pennsylvania: Thirty-two
A FATAL EXCURSION.
OFFICERS TO BE VOTED FOR.
POSTAL CARD RESILTS.
The Chicago Record'* Ha I lot Shows
McKinley Far In the Lead.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 25.—(Special.)—The to-
tals of votes counted in the Chicago Rec-
ord's postal card election up to the close
of the count Saturday evening were as
follows:
Kentucky, 113 Cos..
Minnesota, 72 Cos..
S. Dakota, 47 Cos..
N. Dakota. 32 Cos..
Kansas, 97 Cos
Wisconsin, 68 Cos..
Michigan. 80 Cos...
Nebraska, 85 Cos...
Indiana, 92 Cos
Iowa, 99 Cos
Missouri, 115 Cos...
•lillinols, 102 Cos...,
Chicago and Cicero
Totals
527 5.
960, 1,
388
U9>
29* 3.
,478 i 2.
,037 3.
105, 2,
,3dl 5,
808; 4,
987j 8.
S06 5,
309 14,
364 j
101;
13!
571 ..
114; ..
19! ..
3| ..
81 ..
201
144; ..
70i ..
141, ..
129| ..
109; ..
3<S3| ..
617; S8
70;
258 i
15b,
60
189 j
293|
186
307
1,580!
3.585,2,0721 88
• Excepting Chicago and Cicero.
Grand total vote, 230,031.
FIVE PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Daring Jull Delivery by Cutting
Through n Wall tor Liberty.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 25.—Another daring
jail delivery was perpetrated to-night at
the county jail shortly after 5.80 o'clock,
five desperate prisoners making their es-
cape. The delivery was supposed to be a
wholesale one, in which every prisoner
confined on the third floor of the jail was
to get out, but the watchfulness of the
turnkeys prevented this and only the six
men escaped.
The men who got out are as follows:
Jake Brill, convicted counterfeiter, hav-
ing a sentence of six years to serve.
Harry Brooks, convicted of robbing a
postofnee and having a sentence of four
years to serve.
Tom McKenzie, charged with housebreak-
ing and having had no trial.
Tom Kelly, charged with housebreaking
and awaiting trial.
W. E. Satterly, charged with cow steal-
ing and awaiting trial.
All of the men were white and were con-
sidered desperate prisoners who would
hesitate at nothing.
They gained their liberty by scraping the
mortar from between the bricks on cell
No. 5, letting the bricks fall into the in-
terior of the cell, and In this manner thev
got a hole large enough for them to climb
through. One at a time they made their
way out of the hole and climbed up to the
roof. Then, by means of a short rope, they
let themselves down into a narrow alley
between the wall of the jail yard and
an abutment of the new Jail and escaped.
None of the escaped prisoners had been
captured up to midnight. This is the sec-
ond jail delivery in Louisville within the
last year, seven prisoners making their
escape on last Christmas day.
Democrats Have Straight Electoral ;
Tickets in 15 State*—Fusion in
Different States.
Chicago, 111., Oct. 25.—The republicans
have a straight electoral ticket in forty-
four out of forty-five states, having effect-
ed fusion In only one—Texas—with the mid-
dle of the road populists and gold stand-
ard democrats.
The democrats have a straight electoral
ticket in only fifteen states, having effected
a fusion 'with the populists and silver re-
publicans in tweniy-nine other state.:', a
conclusion not having been reached in the
remaining one. in some cases tne popu-
lists arid silver republicans have indorsed
the democratic electoral tickets, but in
others concessions of electors were made
to them tor their support of Bryun and
Sewall. In two state*, Oregon and Soutn
Dakota, the democrats indorsed tne popu-
list electoral ticket.
The following table shows the staters with
a straight democratic electoral ticket and
those in whicn a division of electors hits
been made. The figures for North Carolina
and those embraced in the, proposition df
the* populist^to the democrats who. how-
ever, have yet accepted their offer of
division in mat state, but the populists, it
is said, still have hopes of effecting fusion
in North Carolina:
: Elect.: i j
A YOUTH CHWK.LI) WITH Ml RDER.
A Com pan ion ConfeMNCM to llis Killing
a Woman and Firing the House.
Boston, Mass., Oct. 25.—A special to the
Journal from Cornish, Me., says: On Oc-
tober 5 Mrs. Betsy R. Hobbs was found
dead. She lived alone about one-half mile
from Effingham, X. 11. When found the
house was burning and her body was half
cremated.
The mystery was cleared up yesterday
by the confession of Charles Savage. He
accuses Frank J. Palmer of the murder. A
coroner's jury has brought in a verdict
against Palmer of murder in the first de-
gree. Savage was held as a witness. Pal-
mer is 16 years of age and lives at West
Parsons. Savage is 20 years of ago.
At the Inquest Charles Savage unflinch-
ingly withstood a half hour's cross-ques-
tioning, but at last the coroner discerned a
suspicion of weakening and persistent
questions were rapidly put to the boy until
he finally succumbed and related a tale
implicating himself and Frank Palmer in
the murder and attempted cremation of
Mrs. Hobbs. He and Palmer, he said, had
been drinking together the day before the
tragedy. Monday morning Savage took his
breech-loading shotgun to go shooting.
They called at Mrs. Hobbs'. Savage left
Palmer In the house while he went to the
woodshed on an errand. While there he
heard the report of a gun and soon after
found Mrs. Hobbs bleeding upon the door-
stop. Palmer appeared, and with an oath
declared that new he hail squared the
grudge he owed her for pulling $3 out of
him in payment for the glass he had
broken in her house three ye-ars ago. Pal-
mer asked Savage to help him carry the
bodv Into the house. He says he was so
frightened he did not realise what he was
doing, but they got the body into the
house. Savage then took to the woods, be-
ing Shortly followed by Palmer, who de-
clared that nobody would ever know what
happened, for lie had set the house afire.
Large Attendance at the Fair.
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 25.-The largest Sunday
attendance in the history of the Texas
state fair was the record made to-day. The
verv low rate made by the railroads
brought thousands of visitors to the city.
It was an ideal day and exposition and
music halls were crowded from morning
till night. The Mexican band gave two
splendid concerts and the rabbit races at-
tracted hundreds to the grand stand. It
is likely that on Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday there will be great crowds in
attendance. On W ednesday every busi-
ness house in the city will close its doors.
A big parade will be one of the features of
the day and a non-professional one mile
bicycle race, in which about forty leading
merchants have been entered, will be one
of the drawing cards of the day. All at-
tractions. shows, exhibits and the Mexican
band will remain until Wednesday night
and five running races have been placed
on tho card daily until the fair closes
States—
vote.
Dem.
Pop.
Alabama j
11
U |
Arkansas ,
8
5 i
3
California
9
O |
4
Colorado i
4
2 |
1
Connecticut ...j
t>
5 |
1
Delaware |
3
3 1
Florida ,
4
4 i
Georgia ;
13
13 |
Idaho |
3
3 1
Illinois ;
24
2o i
4
Indiana :
15
10 ,
5
Iowa
13
10 ;
3
Kansas K\
10
10
Kentucky
13
11 1
2
Louisiana
5
4 |
4
Maine
t>
6 j
Maryland ,
8
Massachusetts (
lb
14
'i
Michigan ;
14
10
3
Minnesota
9
4
*
Mississippi —
9
Missouri |
17
13
4
Montana
3
2
1
Nebraska >
"b
4
4
Nevada
3
3
New H'mpshire;
4
•i
New Jersey —
10
10
New York
3(i
30
isorth Carolina
11
1 5
5
NC.th Dakota.
3
j 3
Oluo j
23
1
5
Oregon ;
•1
I
4
Pennsylvania .
c2
1 2J>
4
Rhode Island..;
4
i 4
South Carolina,
1 y
South Dakota..,
4
1 ••
•4
Tennessee
12
i 12
Texas
15
1 ^
I'tah '
3
i 1
"i
Verinpiit
Virginia i
4
1 4
12
10
2
Wasnington ...;
4
1 2
u
W. Virginia....
6
1 4
2
Wisconsin
12
I 9
3
Wyoming ,
3
2
1
Total i
447
f 368
74
, presidential
electors and twenty-nine congressmen.
nhode Island: Four presidential electors
and two congressmen.
South Carolina: Nine presidential elect-
ors, seven congressmen, governor, lieuten-
ant governor, secretary of state, comptrol-
ler general, attorney general, treasurer and
adjutam general.
South Dakota: Four presidential electors,
two congressmen, governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor, secretary of state, treasurer, aud-
itor, attorney general, superintendent of
public instruction, land and railroad com-
missioner and the legislature.
Tennessee: Twelve presidential electors,
ten congressmen and governor.
Texas: Fifteen presidential electors, thir-
teen congressmen, governor, lieutenant
governor, comptroller, treasurer, attorney
general, land commissioner, superintendent
of public instruction and judges of the
court of appeals.
Utah: Three presidential electors, one
congressman and the legislature.
Vermont: Four presidential electors.
Virginia: Twelve presidential electors and
ten^ congressmen.
Washington: Fo.ur presidential electors,
two congressmen, governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor, judg" of the supreme court, secre-
tary of state, auditor, treasurer, attorney
general, superintendent of public instruc-
tion. commissioner of public lands and
state printer.
West Virginia: Six presidential electors,
four congressmen, governor, auditor, treas-
urer. attorney general, superintendent of
public schools and justice of the supreme
court.
Wisconsin: Twelve presidential electors,
ten congressmen, governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor. secretary of state, insurance com-
mission sr. treasurer, attorney general and
superintendent of public schools.
Wyoming: Three presidential electors,
one congressman and justice of the su-
preme court.
Arizona: Delegate to congress.
New Mexico: Delegate to congress.
Oklahoma: Delegate to congress.
•ARSONS KILLED. THREE
lodjo I>'Jl ItED A\D TIIIK-
"'""■"JrjOTHERS lltHT.
- I
The following are the officers to be voted
for November 3:
Alabama: Eleven presidential electors and
nine congressmen.
Arkansas: Eight presidential electors, six
congressmen and the legislature.
California: Nine presidential electors,
seven congressmen, lieutenant governor
and the legislature.
Colorado: Four presidential electors, two
congressmen, governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor, secretary of state, auditor, treas-
urer, superintendent of public instruction,
attorney general, regents of the state uni-
versity and the legislature.
Connecticut: Six presidential electors,
four congressmen, governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, treasurer,
comptroller and the legislature. t
Delaware: Three presidential electors,
one congressman, governor and the legis-
lature.
Florida: Four presidential electors and
two congressmen.
Idaho: Three presidential electors, one
congressman, governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor. attorney general, treasurer, mine
inspector, superintendent of public instruc-
tion. auditor and secretary ot' state.
Illinois: Twenty-four presidential elect-
ors, twenty-two congressmen, governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary ot state,
auditor, treasurer, attorney general, uni-
versity trustee and the legislature.
Georgia: Thirteen presidential electors
and eicven congressmen.
Indiana: Fifteen presidential electors,
thirteen congressmen, governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, auditor, treas-
urer, reporters ot the supreme court, at-
torney general and superintendent of pub-
lic instruction.
Iowa: Thirteen presidential electors,
eleven congressmen, secretary of state,
auditor, treasurer, attorney general, judge
of the supreme court and railroad commis-
sioners.
Kansas: Ten presidential electors, tight
congressmen, governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor, attorney general, secretary of state,
treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public
instruction, chief justice of the supreme
court and the legislature.
Kentucky: Thirteen presidential electors
and eleven congressmen.
Louisiana: Eight presidential electors and
six congressmen.
Maine: Six presidential electors.
Maryland: Eight presidential electors and
six congressmen.
Massachusetts: Fifteen presidential elect-
ors, thirteen congressmen, governor, lieu-
tenant governor, secretary of state, treas-
urer, auditor anil attorney general.
Michigan: Fourteen presidential electors,
twelve congressmen, governor, lieutenant
governor. secretar> of state, treasure!',
auditor, land commissioner, attorney gen-
eral and members of the board of educa-
tion.
Minnesota: Nine presidential elect >rs,
seven congressmen, governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, treasurer and
attorney gent ral.
Mississippi: Nine presidential electors and
seven congressmen.
Missouri: Seventeen presidential electors,
lift* en congressmen, governor1, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, tn asurer.
auditor, railroad commissioners ami judge
of the supreme court.
Montana: Three presidential electors,
one congressman, governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor, secretary of state, auditor, treas-
urer. attorney general, superintendent of
public instruction and judge of the su-
preme court.
Nebraska: Eight presidential electors,
six congressmen, governor, lieutenant gov-
ernor, secretary of state, auditor, treas-
urer, attorney general, commissioner ot'
public lands, superintendent of public in-
struction, r^gniit of the university and jus-
tice of the supreme court.
Nevada: Three presidential electors, two
congressmen, governor and the legislature.
New Jersey: Ten presidential electors,
eight congressmen and the legislature.
New York: Thirty-six presidential elect-
ors. thirty-four congressmen, governor,
lieutenant governor, judge of the court of
appeals and the legislature.
North Carolina: Eleven presidential elect-
ors. nine congressmen, governor, lieuten-
ant governor, secretary of state, treasurer,
auditor, superintendent of public instruc-
tion, attorney general and justice of the
supreme court.
North Dakftta: Three presidential elect-
ors, one congressman, governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, treasurer,
railroad commissioner, superintendent of
AN ECCENTRIC CGI PLE.
Hidden Gold to the Amount of $10,070
Inearthed.
Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 25.-A hidden
treasure of 516.070 in gold, which had been
hidden in secluded spots and which was tho
accumulation of the lifetime of a man who
has passed his four .score years and ten,
was found at Mansfield, a little place eigh-
teen miles southeast from Fort "Worth, near
the county line, yesterday.
The historr of the case presents interest-
ing facts. Between half a century and three
score years ago William Miles was married
and his wife was called to another worid
about a week ago. Her maiden name can
not be to-day learned, nor is it possible at
this writing to ascertain the name of the
I,-lace where wedlock between these two
lifelong companions was consummated, llut
little is known of their early life, but suffi-
cient to state that they came years ago
from the land of gold near the matchless
harbor of the west, the grand mart on the
Pacific, and emigrated to the state desig-
nated by a lone star. Their energies, those
who know the story of their lives say. must
have been similar to their restless disposi-
tion and constant labor in California. They
lived and passed here in this county a life
of quietude. Their home in later years at
Mansfield has been provided with "more of
the comforts and pleasures of life than it
was in the earlier times, but this man of
thousands whc;-e eccentricities were noticed
years ago here, became conspicuously
strange within the past few weeks. lie and
his wife accumulated the fortune, cent by
cent, lt Is said of him that he - an neither
rend nor "write, but however that may be.
he with the aid and assistance of a "good
and loyal helpmate, saved and hoarded his
many dollars with the result that in his de-
clining years, and when on the threshold of
another life, he finds his little fortune made.
The demise of his lawful consort a lew-
days ago caused the fact of their possession
of wealth to be known. The good mother in
a will and testament left behind bequeathed
her interest -n the community property to
two daughters and one granddaughter, and
in seeing that the provisions of the legal
will were carried out. County Judge Geo.
W. Armstrong thought it necessary to ap-
point a temporary administrator, and this
task was placed on the shoulders of Dr. T.
N. Thomas of Mansfield. Being armed with
the proper legal authority, he proceeded to
administer the trust imposed on him by the
court, but when he reached the home where,
the dead woman had breathed her last he
found that the surviving husband was
waiting to enter a vigorous protest and be-
came in a great degree frenzied with the
thought that the treasures were to be dis-
covered and brought into the custody of the
court's representative. So angered did he
become that he threatened violence, and In
a moment of extreme madness defied any
authority. Finally, however, when it was
made known to him what the provisions of
the will were and that it did not recognize
one whom he felt unkindly toward, he con-
sented to make knewn the secret hiding
place of his gold and it was discovered in
buried tin buckets under the residence and
bent ath the smoke house.
It is reported this afternoon that $8000 of
the amount was brought here last night,
and the glittering coin was placed in a na-
tional bank, lt is understood that the re-
maining half was deposited yesterday safe-
ly in the Mansfield bank.
Exeitnient in the Territory.
Antlers. 1. T., Oct. 25.—A sensation was
created at Tuskahoma Friday night by
what was thought to be an attempt to as-
sassinate Governor Green McCurtain.
While in his room at the hotel, he saw two
Chectaws go to his window, and suspecting
attempted murder, w ke his two 'ight
horsemen and sent them out. The would-
be assassins ran off. He recognized one
of them. Great excitement prevails.
TRAINS COLLIDE IN A CUT.
A Crowded Excursion Train
'Frisco (rushes Into an
couiodntion Train.
on the
Ac-
RAILWAY INTERESTS.
Shortening the Time East.
New Orleans, La., Oct. 25.—Colonel T. M.
Hunt, the Texas representative of the
Queen and Crescent railroad at Dallas, is
in the city conferring with chiefs of that
system on a new and faster schedule from
Galveston via Shrevi port for the east. The
scheme is a big one and means great things
t" r Texas travel. It has been decided that
about November !, a twenty-four hour
train will be placet! on the Queen and Cres-
cent route between New Orleans and Cin-
cinnati. with a Galveston car to connect
with main line at Meridian and run over the
Vlcksburg, Shrevoport and Pacific road
through Shreveport. Colonel Hunt says
this will give Galveston, Houston and the
southwest one of the quickest and most di-
rect routes for Cincinnati and the east ever
inuagurated.
Interstate
Beaumont. Tex.,
Again Illocked.
Oct. 25.—The Gulf and
Interstate railway last night tried to get a
crossing constructed over the Texarkana
and Fort Smith, and this morning as soon
as the Fort Smith people found it out they
blocked Mie crossing and tore up what In-
terstate track there was on their right of
way. District JudgeS. P. West came down
this evening from Woodville and granted
the Fort Smith people an Injunction re-
straining them from putting in the cross-
ing. This adds one more stumbling block
t-> the Interstate attempt to get into the
city.
Santa Fe Improvements.
Tt mp'.e, Tex., Oct. 25.—Yesterday ground
was broken for the new Harvq^ eating,
house. The building is just down the track
from the Santa Fe passenger depot, in a
nice locality, and when completed will add
much to the appearance of the Santa Fe
property.
The Santa Fe has surveyed for a spur
track In the alley between Second and
Fourth streets. The track is designed for
the use of the Temple grocer company,
w hich will erect a very large brick business
house on Second street. t
St. Louis, Mo.. Oct. 25.—Shortly before 10
o'clock this forenoon two passenger trains
on the St. Louis and San Francisco road
collided nearly opposite Windsor station,
thirteen miles from this city, instantly
killing eight persons and injuring more
than thirty, three of whom will probably
die. The dead are all of St. Louis. Their
names are:
ADOLPH HOHL, engineer of accommo-
dation train.
CHARLES MOBINE.
CONRAD KUNTZ.
C. C. BLEV1NS.
H. THALL.
BARNEY M'KENNA, In charge of the
refreshments.
MAI DE M'KENNA, aged 14, his daugh-
ter.
JOHN CARTWR1GHT.
The accident occurred between the sec-
ond section of an excursion train bound
west and the ' Frisco Valley Park accom-
modation. east bound.
From what can be learned at this hour
the accident was the result of disobedi-
ence or neglect of orders on the part of
the excursion train crew, who should have
remained at Spring Park for orders and
let the accommodation through.
The excursion train was the second sec-
tion of a spccial bound for St. James, Mo.,
100 miles west of St. Louis, where the Mis-
souri home for aged veterans was dedi-
cated to-day under the auspices of the
Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's
relief corps. The first section had ,f;one
through safely and the second, which con-
sisted of eleven coaches heavily laden with
Grand Army of the Republic members and
their wives and children, left St. Louis
about 9 o'clock.
According to J. D. Bishman. the tele-
graph operator and station agent at Spring
Park, it should have stopped at that place.
Instead of doing so the second section
passed by the station anil soon after met
the accommodation coming down grade at
full rpeed. Engineer llohl of the accom-
modation W£S not aware that the second
section was on the road and in trying to
make the switch at Kirkwood crashed into
the ill-fated train in a cut just thirteen
miles from the St. Louis union station.
•saoSuossEd painfu^ pue pouajuSuj
gage and coach, on Engineer Hohl's train,
but the collision was terrific, both engines
being demolished and a number of the cars
telescoped. The wreckage was piled h}g'a
on the bank and over the sound of escap-
ing steam could be heard the cries of the
-Stjq uotyeajqiuoo v ueo auo Xiuo sum 9jat(x
Next to the engine of the excursion train
was the commissary car filled with refresh-
ments. Barney McKenna was in charge of
the edibles and with him was his 14-year-old
daughter. Maude. Both were instantly
killed, being scalded and crushed. A num-
ber of pas^ngers. mostly young men, were
grouped around the temporary counter, eat-
ing and drinking. Almost all were either
killed or injured.
This, and the next car. in which wore sev-
enty passengers, suffered the worst damage
and the list of killed and wounded is taken
from them.
Engineer Hc-hl of the accommodation,
which was running on time, was killed, and
his fireman. Frank Harter. badly wounded.
The accommodation train consisted of an
engine, tender, baggage car and two
coaches, in which there were only five pas-
sengers. The engitte and tender were
wrecked, but the other cars were not dam-
aged. It is due to the lightness of the train
that the accident was not worse than It was.
Immediately after the wreck occurred,
people began to come in from all directions,
on wheels, in buggies and wagons, and on
foot, and within an hour after the accident
thousands could bo seen grouped around
the pile of debris. No wrecking train was
available, but everybody turned in and in a
short time had rescued the injured and had
taken out the dead. Doctors from surround-
ing towns hurried to the scene and rendered
what assistance they could to the suffering,
who were transported to places of safety.
All the medical resources of St. Louis were
placed at the disposal of the 'Frisco rail-
road as soon as the news of the accident
reached the city dispensary. Dr. Starkloff,
the city phvsioian, immediately set out for
the scene of the wreck with a corps of as-
«lstants and ambulances, but owing to the
delay experienced their services were not
needed.
\t 2 o'clock this alternoon tin- relief train
bearine the survivors of the wreck reached
the union station and was immediately be-
•.ietteii by a crowd of friends and relatives.
Some of the wounded were removed to their
homes by Mends, while others were taken
to various hospitals. Among the latter were
three whose injuries will probably prove
fatal. , ,
J 1). Bishman. the telegraph operator and
station agent at Spring Park, stated to a
reporter that had the excursion train
stopped at Spring Park for orders, as It
Should have done, the accident would have
been averted. He said he got a message
from Valley Park when the accommodation
train left that point and he added that had
the excursion train stopped he would have
had it pull into the switch until the accom-
modation passed. Bishman said he was In
his office at the time the excursion train
passed at a high rate of speed. He said he
knew the two trains would come together,
but that he was powerless to avert the ac-
cident. ,
Twentv-one persons were more or less in-
jured, bill at a late hour it is thought not
one will die.
The injured are:
Ferdinand l.ange, St. Louis, internal in-
juries; David Barrett. St. Louis, internal
injuries, head cut and logs bruised. J. h.
Riblett. St. Louis, hips and legs injured.
Charles K. Millentz. St. I.ouis, ecalp
wound; Frank Hasler. St. I-ouis fireman
on excursion train, spinal cord injured and
hurt internally; Mrs. . B. MeUanie!. St.
Louis, slightly injured . ueoige \\ ulff,
Kirkwood. Mo., conductor on suburban
train hips injured and bodv bruises: Rob-
ert Mulholland of Spring Park, brakeman
on suburban train, slightly injured: e.eoru-
on suburbs.
Adrien, Springfield, Mo., engineer excursion
train skull frao: red and badly scalded.
Uoov'o \iwood, St. Louts, conductor on
siilr-rVin fain slightly injured: Frederick
Sillier.' Valiev Furk. fireman on suburban
, tra'n letis injured and body bruised. A. K.
I Smith. Valley Park, baggage master on
suburban irain, head cut and hand and
! arms mhired: Mrs. A. K. Smith, Valley
I Park injured by shook; Matt Wapplehorst,
Yalle'v Park, slightly injured; Harry Hill.
St Louis face cut and badly bruised;
I Rose Langen. William Suiter, Henri Lar-
! "erg 1 oil - ll'o.i. Henri M, Michael, Mrs.
Rose Hill, all Oi St, Louis, more or less
J inlured.
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