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BALFF & NEWBOUER BROS.,
Wholesale Dry Goods, Notions. Etc.
KOUSTOIT, - TB33:^.S-
We respectfully solicit your pa-
tronage for goods in our line of
business.
Call and examine our stock be-
fore purchasing for the spring.
Orders through our travelers will
have careful and personal atten-
tion.   
TREMONT OPERA - HOUSE,
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY,
CLARA MORRIS
Supported by
FREDERIC DeBE LLEVILE.
Wednesday Evening—NEW MAODALEN,
Thursday Evening—RENEE DeMORAY
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AND SATUR-
DAY MATINEE,
CARLETON OPERA CO.
eo ARTISTS 0O
Friday Night—Mynheer Jan. Saturday Mati-
nee--Mikado. Saturday Night—Nanon.
) Sale of seats begins Tuesday morning.
Our Grocery Department,
// you expect to travel this Kay soon
m would cordially invite you to pay us a
visit and inspect our establishment, our
goods and our prices, and we think you
will not regret your experience.
If you can not leave your business,
please remember that we make it a point
to fill open orders sent to us bv mail with
(is good selections Ubof'■o"!iUSh 12~ ^
i'on were here to buy in person.
In comparing -our prices with those of
others, please take into account the
quality of our goods, full weight or
short weight, and unform'ty of prices
for assorted bills.
Wm. 0, Cleveland&Co
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HOUSTON.
Commercial
TRAVELERS,
ATTENTION!
We hare for Bale au accurate
OF THE STATE,
Compiled and Completed to Sept. l, 1887.
Price, 10c. By Mall, 13c.
Every mile of Railway In operation Is
shown; all Railway towns upon cach line
appear, and distances are given with ac-
curacy. A Tabic is also given, showing
the towns in Texas having a population
ci 1000 and over.
A. H. RELO&CO.,
Publishers,
GALVESTON OR DALLAS. TEXAS.
WE ME AGENTS FOR
Rossknm, Ger?tley & Co.'s Celebrated
Philadelphia, Pa., Whiskies:
Old Saratoga,
Quaker City,
Monogram.
In barrels and rases. Those are the finest
blended goods made. Send orders to
HEIDENHEIMER & CO,
TO OUR FRIENDS!
Texas CottiJ a Praioi.
We are selling bright grades
of cotton considerably above
market quotations, and would
advise you not to sell at home,
but. ship us your cotton atonoe.
We guarantee satisfaction in
weights and classification.
FOCJtEj WILKENS & LUGE,
Cotton Factors an<l Wholesale Grocers,
G^jL.-V:E>STOX<T - TEXAS,
FINE WHISKY.
A. & H. Meyers' ScimyM Wiiisicies
Are Bold in ©very principal city in the U. a.;
have taken first prize at the World's Fair, Now
Orleans. Prof. llenry Leffman pronounced it
pure, suitable for all purposes that a pure whisky
may lie required. Wholesale Agents for Texas:
CHAlUiEb DALIAN, Galveston: E. M. TILL-
MAN, Dallas; HUGO & 3C11MELTZKit, San
Antonio.
WOOD SPLIT PULLEYS.
The most Perfcct Pulley ever made. We carry
a largo stock and Sell at Manufacturer's Prices.
Mmi Hariieil k St»!s,
(Opposite. H. and T. O. R, it. Freight liepuU .
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
t3T"Rci>uir work aud Machinery of all kinds.
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En-terpd at the Postoffice at Galveston as second-class Matter.
VOL. XLVII.—NO. 290.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1889.
ESTABLISHED
 l 
1842.
A CARD
-TO-
Wool Growers,
We will from now on and in our
own name carry on a Wool Busi-
ness as conducted heretofore by our
Senior, F. Lammers, as manager
of the Wool Factors' Association,
which has been dissolved by mu-
tual consent-. We solicit the con-
tinued good will of old friends
and are prepared to negotiate with
all disposed to intrust the sale of
wool to our care.
Wool saoks at cost to Shippers.
LAIMERS & FLINT,
C3--A_3L"V^EJSTOISr.
February 10, 1889.  
FIREI
-AGENCY OF-
I. Lovenberg,
Representing the following Companios'
The NIAGARA, - - Of New York,
The CITY OP LONDON, of London.
The ANGLO NEVADA, of Calif'ia.
The ORIENT, of Hartford.
The EAST TEXAS, of Tyler, Tex.
OFFICE: COR. STRAND AND 22D STS.
GALVESTON TEXAS
California Wines for Spring Trade,
Onr success the past twelve months ss
Belling agents for Lachman & Jacobi's
California Wines has been almost phe-
nomenal. Our sales have been much
larger than we had anticipated, and the
duplicate orders we are getting for these
goods is a most convincing proof of their
merit. Wo have en route from their San
Francisco wine cellars,the following,viz.:
250 Pkgs Claret and Zinfandel.
100 Pkgs Hook and Riesling-.
100 Pk£s Gutedal, Tokay and Madeira.
125 Pkgs Sherry. Port and Ang-elioa.
As wo sell these goods on a commission
basis we are prepared to mo ke such prices
to the tratio that must secure orders.
G, SEELISSOH i CO.
GRAPE VINES!!
500,000 Cuttings,
50.000 Rooted Vines For Sale.
HERBEMONT, BLACK SPANISH, ETC.
Special Bedwfflonjn Large Quantities.
For prices and other information address
J. M. TRUCHARD, ALLEY'TON,
-OR-
A. J. TRUCHARD & CO.,
Wholesale Liquor Dealers,
 GALVESTON. 
TRY A SAMPLE LOT OF OUR
LAJOYADEIEXICO
CIG-ARS,
The best In the market for the
price.
We now have a complete stock
of Pine Whiskies, amongst which
are the celebrated brands. OLD
CROW. PEPPER, NELSON and
KENTUCKY CLUB.
1JLLIA1 LEWIS IC9.
GAUSE NEWS ITEMS.
A Marriage—A Singular Accidcnt—Child
and Father.
Cause, Tex., February 16.—Miss Alice
Livingston and Mr. Thomas Winston© were
married here on Wednesday.
A singular accident happened near here
on Wednesday by which a man will proba-
bly lose one eye. lie was playing bopeep
with a very small child. The child was in-
side of a house and the father outside with
liis eve to a small hole in the door, when
the little child thrust a button hook through
the hole, catching it in the left eye of the
father, completely pulling the lower lid olf.
NEW YORK SPECIAL REPORT.
New York, February 16.—Gould has obtained
judgment against tho International road and
mado application for a receiver.
The subtroasury ha3 so far issued forty mil-
lion gold certificates, or double tho old issuo of
clearing-house certificates.
Our bankers are sending money to London to
secure better intorcst. Trade gonerally is un-
satisfactory in consequence of small profits.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas gross earnings
for January 8411,000.
Bonds steady. Sales £20,000 Fort Worth and
Denvcrs al Gulf, Colorado nnd Santa
Fe seconds at 82; $00,000 International and Great
Northern seconds at 07: $13,000 St. Louis, Ar-
kansas and Texas firsts at 97;K; $39,000 Toxas and
Peolfic seconds at 08; 7000 snares Atchison at
WU.
Sterling firm.
Cotton steadier. European consumption in
January was B0l)'J bales weekly more than De-
cember. Spinners1 stocks 1*53,000 bales less than
last year.
Wool irregular. Most holders report a fair
steadiness owin-r to light supplies of desirable
grades and broken Blocks, but concessions arc
nevertheless made. Buyers are in no hurry.
Sales, $>,<:00 pounds Texas at private terms.
Boston market unchanged with good demand
for fine washed fleeces. Sales, 00,000 pounds
spring Texas at 17c to SBv.
Hides steady; good demand for common.
Sales, 1010 Texas at private terms.
Coffee firm at 5 to 15 points advance. It ap-
pears to be more easily advanced than de-
pressed.
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE AND
HOUSE-THIRTY-FIFTH DAY.
Petitions, Bills and Resolutions Considered
and Disposed Of—The Veteran Swisher
to Be Vindicated—Coming to Galves-
ton — Senators Excited.
Austin, Tex., February 16.—In the senate
Mr. Tyler presented a petition from citi-
zens of Bell county, asking for a repeal of
the occupation tax law.
Mr. Armistead, for judiciary committee
No. 1, reported unfavorably the bill pro-
viding for appeals from the decisions of
county commissioners courts in certain
cases sitting as boards of equalization; also
unfavbrably the bill forfeiting one-half the
principal and all the interest in cases of
usury.
Mr. Abercrombie, for judiciary commit-
tee No. 2, unfavorably the bill to perpetuate
testimony in criminal prosecutions; favor-
ably, requiring the judge to charge the law
before the argument of counsel.
Mr. Harrison, for committee on agricul-
tural affairs, unfavorably to abolish the
office of bureau of insurance, statistics and
history.
Mr. Seale, for the committee on insur-
ance, favorably to permit accident insur-
ance companies outside of the state with a
capital of $100,000 to do business in this
state.
bills AND resolutions.
By Mr. Woodward: Requiring railroads
running within eight miles of a county seat
to establish and maintain a general depot
at the point nearest such county seat.
The bill equalizing the time withiu
which the public schools shall be taught
was passed.
The bill Incorporating the city of Dallas
was brought Tip and passed.
The bill creating or perpetuating the
court of commission of appeals and awards
was passed.
Mr. Cranford, for the committee on state
affairs, reported favorably tho bill to set
apart the 22d of February for arbor day.
The bill providing that assessors shall bo
furnished with necessary blanks on which
ho shall list all persons engaged in agricul-
ture, horticulture and stock raising and
shall receive 10 cents for every family vis-
ited, was passed to engrossment.
The bill providing that suit may be
brought for damages growing out of attach-
ment. or sequestration may be brought in
any county where the writ was issued or
where it was served was passed to engross-
ment.
The house bill defining malicious mis-
chief in injuring railroad property and agri-
cultural products was passed.
Tho bill punishing by fine and imprison-
ment persons who wilfully and fraudulently
avoid the payment of taxes on personal
property was passed.
Mr. Johnson offered a resolution that a
committee of three be appointed to visit
tho quarantine station at Galveston for tho
purpose of investigation. Passed.
The resolution gtvins the Swngerfest the
use of the legislative halls on April 23 and
24 was passed.
A communication was received from the
capitol furnishing board that the carpets
for the halls had arrived and that the con-
tractors desired to put them down. Tho
senate then adjourned till 10 o'clock Tues-
day morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
regular proceedings.
Austin, Tex., February 10.—In the house
of representatives many members wero
given leave of absence till Monday. Mr.
Jones of Panola objectod, as lia wanted
members to bo present to discharge the
duty they are paid to perform. It was a
wanton waste of public money to pay
absentees, but the house proceeded to ex-
cuse all who wanted to go. It was con-
tended quietly around that there was no
need for members to be present, as the cau-
cus decides everything.
The senate bill requiring railroads to pro-
vide separate cars for white and colored pas-
sengers encountered very decided opposi-
tion. Air. Bryan made a very effective
speech against tho measure. He believed
the social problem was in process of being
peacefully and satisfactory solved by the-
white and colored people without state
legislation, which might invite federal
legislation. Mr. Folder spoke for the bill,
as did also Messrs. Strong, Martin, Parker
and Pope, who mainly based their argu-
ments upon offensive intrusion of colored
men into the ladies' car. They argued it
was not class legislation. Mr. Rentfro be-
lieved the trouble the bill would seek to
avert may be met by requiring railroads to
sell first and second class tickets and pro-
vide first nnd second class coaches. Mr.
Stevenson of Parker wanted the bill referred
to a special committee.
Messrs. Mills, lientfrO, Frost, Ashbery
and Mays supported Mr. Bryan's views.
Messrs. Mays and Ashborry, tho colored
members, opposed drawing the color line,
as it would be followed by the color line in
streetcar, omnibus, sidewalk and every-
where. Mr. Ashberry referred to Governor
Ireland's order to the railroads to furnish
separate cars at the instance of colored peo-
ple, and said the brief test convinced color-
ed people that the plan only increased tho
trouble. Ho eulogized Governor Ireland,
said he wanted to give him a compliment-
ary voto for the senate, but after he came
here was prevailed upon to vote for Mr.
Coke.
After Mr. Hayes spoke for the bill it was
referred to a special committee of live, con-
sisting of Messrs. Reutfro, Pope, Felder,
Frost and Hayes.
If the bill had come to a vote on Mr.
Bryan's motion to indefinitely postpone,
tho house would probably have' killed it by
adopting the motion.
The house adjourned till 8 p. m.
afternoon skssiov.
The house occupation tax bill on third
reading was recommitted for correction by
the engrossing committee.
Tho house bill to separata elections of
state officers from congressmen was made
the special order for next Thursday.
Mr. Ousley introduced a bill to prohibit
slaughter-houses within a half niiio of any
state asylum.
By Mr. J.Tikins: A bill for the roliof of
Dr. P. K. Wort-ham.
House bill requiring sales of real estate
under deeds of trust, or contract lions, shall
be made in the county in which the land is
situated and as sales under judicial orders,
came up on second reading. Messrs.
Gresham and Frost resisted the measure as
a species of paternalistic legislation, re-
stricting the rights ot persons to make con-
tracts. Messrs. Hayes, MeOanghey and
Owsley supported the bill. Mr. McGaughey
wanted to throw all obstacles in the way of
farmers incurring debt and mortgaging
their property. The bill passed to engross-
ment.
Resolution by Mr. Dunlap instructing the
contingent expenses committee not to ap- I
prove the bill for printing the rules of the
house unless laid on members' desks to
morrow. Adopted.
ST House bill regulating fees of the assessor
for taking statistics for the agricultural
bureau was passed to engrossment.
Senate bill adding Tarrant county to the
Tyler supreme court district was passed.
Senate bill to abolish the office of district
attorney in the Eighteenth judicial district
was passed.
Seuate bill reorganizing the Twenty-
seventh judicial district was passed.
House bill to pay Sara J. Nichols $10,900
balance unpaid on construction of the land
office came up on second reading. The ob-
jection that the demand was stale and had
been rejected by several legislatures was
met by evidence of the justness of the claim,
but tho bill was probably killed by recom-
mittal.
House bill adding Buchel and Foley
counties to Brewster county for surveying
purposes, was passed.
A communication from the capitol fur-
nishing board Jwas read stating that
carpets and furniture for the legislative
hall had arrived and was ready to be
placed. This was an intimation to adjourn
till next Wednesday but the house refus^Q.
dills introduced.
Bills wore introduced to add two and a
half miles" from the lower po rtion of Mills
county to tho upper portion of Lampasas
county; to diminish civil and criminal ju-
risdiction of Panola county; to reimburse
the county attorney of Burnet county
money expended for the state; and petitions
asking the repeal of occupation taxes, nnd
asking that Williamson county be exempt
fronrtish and game laws.
Efforts to adjourn till Wednesday and
Monday failed and an afternoon session was
forced.
Resolutions canceling permission to a
colored orator to use the hall to lecture on
education, as the hall is required at the
time designated. Adopted.
Resolution of thanks to Professor McFar-
land of the university for services In doc-
toring the acoustics of the hall. Adopted.
Resolution instructing land committee
to re; 't to the house whetlier Spanish rec-
ords ' he general land office should bo
trans .ed and transcribed so as to savo the
salary of a translator. Adopt ed.
Seuate resolution to provide investigation
of quarantine at Galveston. Adopted.
Honse bill to create the county of Sher-
wood out of Tom Green county on second
reading was amended to have immediate
effect upon approval of the governor, also
changing the name of tho county to Irion,
and the bill was passed.
House bill to refund $1500 to certain pre-
emptors in Milam county for patent fees on
canceled patents, on second reading en-
countered opposition, and the constitution
was invoked to the claim.
Mr. Stevenson of Parker made a short ar-
gument, clearing up doubts aud declaring
for just dealing with the claimants. The
state had received their money, and holds it
still, and has deprived them of the land
they purchased. The bill was passed to en-
grossment.
Adjourned till Wednesday at 10 a. m.
SENATE IN COMMOTION.
investigation proposed.
Austin, Tex., February 16.—Tho senate
this morning bocame somewhat excited,
and for the first time a little filibustering
was indulged in. There was nothing in the
occasion icitause excitement, as the matter
up was simply to appoint a committee to
visit Galveston and look into quarantine
matters. An amendment was offered, in-
cluding Brownsville and other distant
points, and then a motion to adjourn was
made. Motion after motion came up. Tho
ayes and nays were called for a half-dozen
times. Members were oti their feet trying
to secure the attention of the president, and
the president was trying to secure order by
pounding the desk and declaring in low but
firm tones that he would not proceed with
business till order was secured, and just as
the matter was untangled the Maetze reso-
lution to give the saengerfest the use of the
legislative halls for its celebration came up.
The members were already in a hoiloring
mood and everybody wanted to speak. It
was declared by those favoring the bill that
the men who asked the courtesy were the
tax payers who had built the house,that the
veterans wanted tho use of the halls, and it
must be given them, and no insult would
bo offered ono citizen by a refusal to him of
a courtesy granted to another citizen.
The opponents of the bill said the prece-
dent, set, would be bad. Sunday-schools,
lecturers, churches and all societies could
now come, and come with tho assurance
that they could use the hall.
Mr. Claiborne said if the Germans wore
given the halls for a samgerfest, the Mexi-
cans could with propriety demand them
for a fiesta.
The war raged hot till the vote was taken,
when three or more senators who had voted
"no," changed and gave a majority voto for
the grant. There lias been a deal of dis-
cussion and the end is not yet. In all
probability an effort will be made to undo
what has been done.
THE SWISHER MEMORIAL.
VETERANS TO BE VINDICATED.
7 AUSTIN,Tex,, February 10.—Senator Tyler,
the chairman of tho joint committee on tho
Swisher memorial, is preparing a report to
be submitted to the legislature next week.
Tho committee recognizes the services of
the veterans, and of the duty of the state to
reward and provido for them in their old
age. Their certificates were located on land
in Greer county, but the land in that coun-
ty had been reserved for the public schools
and the public debt. The county held that
the certificates could not be located on land
reserved for certain purposes, and so the
veterans wero left with certificates and no
lands.
The memorial of Mr. Swisher is to set
forth the exact status of the certificates,
tho work done and failures experienced,
together with a request that bis conduct as
the representative of the veterans be in-
qnired'into. The school reservation is pro-
vided for by the constitution. The public
debt reservation was created by the legis-
lature.
The report will advise that the legislature
•amend the public debt reservation law so as'
to permit tho location of the certificates
held by the veterans on any of the debt res-
ervation binds. The report will vindicate
Colonel Swisher of all charges uttered
against him in his character as the repre-
sentative of the veterans, and will accord
him the credit of procuring the testimony
on which Texas bases her claims to the title
to Greer county.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
formation, to wit: the state of public
opinion.
coming to qalveston.
The committee on tho part of the house
to visit Galveston to investigate the quar-
antine consists of Messrs. Brown of Gray-
son, Hayes, and Stevenson of El Paso. It
Is understood that the inquiry will include
expenditures and the cost of keeping the
quarantine station. The log of the Hygeia
will be overhauled and her pleasure and
business trips looked into.
LAREDO LOCAL NEWS.
auout RAILROAD HILLS.
Austin, Tex., Febrinry 10.—In the senate
this morning the motion was made aud car-
ried that all railroad bills in the senate
shall be considered together on Monday and
from day to day until they are finished.
The real object of this is to secure the dis-
cussion of the whole subject at one time and
to wait for tho house commission bill. The
consideration of tho senate bills was set for
this week, but the slow progress of the
Drown, bill in the lower house has caused
the delay. About all the information want-
ed by the lawmakers has been secured. Ex-
perts a? to rates and tariff have been pa-
tiently heard, and the aforesaid, lawmakers j
have not lioeu idle in gathering further in- I
A Ilabo Abandoned—Marriage of Divorced
Persons— Customs Service.
Laredo, Tex., February 16.—Last nicht-
the police found an infant but a few hours
old asleep in a basket in front of the resi-
dence of a prominent citizen with a tag at-
tached asking to take care of the unfortun-
ate aud God would bless him. The promi-
nent citizen denies all knowledge of the af-
fair aud is using extra efforts to-day assist-
ing the officers to find out who Is the inhu-
man mother.
In this connection tho attention of the
legislature of Texas has been called to the
fact by a written communication to-day
that there is no punishment provided in the
Texas penal code for this cruel offense.
Justice of the Peace Foster married last
night a gentleman and lady, both of whom
were several years ago among the wealthiest
and most prominent, citizens of -Colorado,
who have been divorced for a number of
years.
The reconciliation was brought about by
their beautiful and accomplished daughter,
who has but recently grown into woman-
hood. Tho gentleman is well known in
Laredo. The marriage was so quietly con-
ducted that none but three parties knew of
it.
All the butchers but ono in Laredo are
indicted this term of county court for fail-
ing to mako a report giving a description of
the number, sex, color and brands of all
animals slaughtered by them since tho last
regular term of that court, held on the
second Monday of last November.
A SINGULAR FATALITY.
Two Young Met! Hemmed In by Stampod-
ing Cattle and Tramped to Month.
Rawlins, Wyo., February 16.—Independ-
ence rock, tho most uotcd landmark of the
overland route to California, was the scene
of a remarkable fatality three days ago.
Daniel Stockwell came to the territory from
Ohio last August and purchased a small
ranch on Buffalo creek, near the rock. For
weeks Stockwell has had as guests Albert
and George Avery, young men whose par-
ents reside near Youngstown, O. Last
Thursday, while out hunting, on Hearing
Independence rock they noticed some cat-
tle forming a large circle, of which they
were the center. Stockwell, fearing a stam-
pede, counseled flight to Independence
rock, and told the boys to drop their guns
and run for their lives. Stockwell rapidly
got ahead of them, and on reaching the rock
was horrified on looking back to find that
tho young men, in their desperation, had
made a stand against the maddened cattle
and discharged their firearms in the face of
the foremost. The beasts iu the lead at-
tempted to changa their cqursiv but iHose
behind forced them over the luckless young
men. 'i'lie entire herd of at least 500 head
trampled over the bodies of the Averys. The
remains wero wholly unrecognizable. Stock-
well has notified the parents of the two
dead men. _
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
Investigating State Insurance Department of
Missouri Discover Corruption.
St. Louis, Mo., February 16.—The Repub-
lic this morniugsays: It transpired late last
night that the legislative committee which
has been here several days investigating the
state insurance departmeut has discovered
that tho department, not only under pres-
ent Commissioner Walter Carr, but also
under his predecessor, Mr. Williams, has
been administered in a very extravagant if
not corrupt manner; that unduly high sal-
aries and exorbitant attorneys' foes have
been paid, and that insolvent insurance
companies whose affairs were in charge of
the department have actually been looted.
Commissioner Carr indignantly denies the
charge, maintains that the department un-
der his administration lias been audited in
a businesslike way, and as to insolvent com-
panies he says their affairs were ill the
hands of tho court, and he simply obeyed
the order of the court. The committee will
present their report to the court next week.
He also stated that the committee will
probably recommend the abolishment of
the board of underwriters of this city, as
being against the interest of insurers.
FEARFULLY INJURED.
Flesh anil Bone of an Arm Mashed to
Pulp—Amputation.
San Antonio, Tex., February 16.—This
morning Anton Roatsoli, engineer of Dull-
nig's coffee factory on Lasoyo street, met
with a horrible and probably fatal accident.
Some of the bands got out of gear, aud en-
deavoring to arrange them his shirt cuff
was caught, his right arm was dragged in
and ground to a pulp from wrist to shoul-
der. A part of tho flesh was torn away nnd
the bone splintered in a half-dozen places.
Through it all he never uttered a cry, but
pluckily disengaged himself and, carrying
tho crushed member in his other hand,
walked across tha street to a drug store,
where the injured arm v.-as taken off near
the shoulder. He is a man of great vitality
and may get well.
A BLACK MARIA.
Tobacco Uke liquor improves
with age, and every pound used In
tile SEAL OF NORTH CAROLINA
PLUG CUT has been stored for
several years, until it attains su-
perior richness an :1 mellowness.
TRIAL OF JACK M'DADE.
TESTIMONY CORROBORATIVE
THAT PREVIOUSLY GIVEN.
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Particulars of tho Shooting and Position, of
the F^udists—Erftkuce of a System of
Arbitration llctween Factious—
General Crime Netri.
HOUSTON, Tex., February 16.—The Mo-
Dade murder trial was resumed iu the crim-
inal court this morning at the appointed
time, Attorneys Hanney and Hutcheson
conducting the case for the state and de-
fense, respectively. The court-room wa»
again crowded.
The wituesses for the state were Geortre
Burton, Tite Johnson, C. C. Pye, K. II,
Jones, E. Crow aud J. L. Parks.
Their testimony was mainly corrobora-
tive of the testimony of others who had
preceded them. It was mostly giving pais
tlculars of the shooting and the positions of
the parties at the time, and also revealing
some circumstances that transpired at dif-
ferent times and places previous to tha
shooting. In places it seemed very strong,
but again revealed discrepancies.
Just after the last witness the attorneys
for the state held a consultation .ind de-
cided that upon the introduction of one im-
portant point they would close tiio testi*
mouy for the state.
A recess of ten minutes was given, after
the expiration of which the matter was put
in testimony, aud the court took a rer:esa
till 2.30 o'clock for dinner.
Upon the reconvening of court Captain J.
C. Hutcheson, before beginning the evi-
dence for the defense, got up and stated to
the jury the poiuts that they expected to
establish in behalf of his client, one of tha
chief ones being threats that had been mad*
by Allchiu to kill those who killed hi in.
The first witness on the stand for tho de-
fense was James Felker. After reciting
various incidents connected with the kill-
ing and sighting conversations held with
Allchin, he told of bis conversations in par-
ticular with Allchin, and witness further
related how he had acted as an iutermediarj
party In the matter of a peaceful settle
inent with any of the McHides with whom
ho may have a difficulty. Allchin had
promised witness not to carry his Winches-
ter wdiile traveling on foot through
Hempstead. He was not to carry the
weapon except when he was either on horse-
back or in a buggy. The inception of tbia
difficulty was attributed to a letter sup-
Fosed to bo from Allchin to one Chambers.
doubted that ho was the author of that
letter and asked him if ho was, and he gave
an equivocal answer, or, in other words,
implied that he knew something about its
authorship. At the time Allchin was killed
I uoticod;liimin company with several men.
One was a man named Davidson, and both
men had Winchesters. There was also an-
other man in Allchin's company that I
noticed named Floyd, a so another named
Clark I believatlio inception of the ditll-
cultj-VttB t'/^ Chamber KM: ■ A. v;_ re-
quest Allchin promised me he would discon-
tinue his travels with Davidson.
For the state: I was in the general mer-
cantile aud grocery business at the time of
-the killing. My negotiations-in the peace-
making' business were with Captain ,\!e-
Dade, who guaranteed peace on tho part of
Jack, Tommy and Dick Springfield. It was
further agreed that if any threats were
made by either party and they would hi re-
ported to me I would report the saws to
either party. In sue akin-.; to me of threats
or intimations ot a fight that ho had
claimed to receive Mr. Allchin re-
marked that his understanding of
the contract or agreement was
that he could carry his Winchester when he
was either in a buggy or on horseback. I
told him that his understanding was cor-
rect. He said he understood that a plan
was being fixed up by .lack McDa.de aud
Dick Springfield to kill him. I told him
he was a fool and he replied that he bad got
it too straight, and that while he had con-
fidence in me he had none in them (meaning
McDade and Springfield). At that timo
Allchin was engaged in the wood business.
He had several drivers nnd, I think, kept
a commissary department. Neither Cap-
tain McDade nor any of the McDades ever
reported any threats as having been made
'.llchin. Subsequently Captain
McDade told me that if Allchin appeared
The SherifT of Ite^ar County Applies for
that Vehicle.
Sas Antonio, Tex., February 1ft.—Sheriff
McCall to-day applied to the commission-
ers' court for a two-horse "black maria"
or closed van in which to convey prisoners
from the county jail to the court-house aud
back. The application was laid over until
Monday next. It is regarded with much in-
terest here, ns a vehicle of that description
Is unknown in western Texas, if indeed any
part ot the state. Prisoners are usually
taken from jail to trial on foot and closely
guarded.   
A Settlement Bsini? Roached.
Chicago, 111., February 16 —After a weok
of skirmishing and preliminary business,
the affairs of the insolvent dry goods firm
of Lanilauer Bros, are being finally settled
in the county court to-day. The basis of
settlement has not boeu announced as yet in
any order of the court, but it is understood
to be 50 per cent to all creditors.
Setured a Monopoly.
Chicago, 111., February 16—Tho Times
to-morrow will say: Gsorgc M. Pullman
has secured a nracti. >1 monopoly of the
sleeping car ser' ieo of both classes of travel
on the entire system of transcontinental
railroads.
on the streets with his Winchester the com-
pact would be broken, or, rather, not hold
good. I had never told him he could carry
his Winchester across "his legs. I neve*
heard of any of the McDade party making
any threats'toward Allchin.
Question by a juror: "Would you con-
sider Mr. Allchm's carrying of bis Win-
chester outside of his scabbard while oa
horseback a violation of his contract?"
"Yes, I would."
In subsequent examination witnoss said
that Mr. Allchin's carrying his rifle ia a
scabbard was not iu conformity with that
gentleman's general habit. Captain All-
chin's reputation as an expert marksmau
with a Winchester was quite good.
The examination of the witness was con-
tinued for some time, the testimony fre-
quently being interspersed with sparriug
for legal points by the respective counsel.
He was followed by Phil Duer, who was
justice of tho neace at the time. He did not
witness the killing, but found the W inches-
ter that Allchin had when killed. He got- it
not immediately but shortly after the kill-
ing. He saw two cartridges in the gun
when he got it, one that seomed partly
thrown from the barrel with the impres-
sion of the hammer on it ns it it
had been snapned upon, the other still in
the barrel and the guard of tho trigger
pulled open. He also testified at length
covering the agreement between tho two
factions, McDade's and Allchin's, on tha
subject of how and under what circum-
stances guns could be carried, ono of the
principal restrictions being not to carry it
walking along the streets, except to t^ko
it from a house or buggy into a house or the
reverse.
It was also stated that efforts had been
made by some of the witnesses to get All-
chin to put up his Winchester on one occa-
sion when he had it in the town of Hemp-
stead carrying it on the Sidewalk, on which
occasion he admitted that he was probably
wrong in doing it.
The testimony of A. G Lipscomb was
chiefly concerning the place, agreement
between the two factions,and the .subsequent
violation of it by Allchin, who was consid-
ered a bad man.
R R. Merlode also testified concerning
the place, compact and subsequent threats,
and tho method resorted to by means of
peacemakers to keep down a collision.
It was shown that each side had a peace
maker or c0mmi3sroner to confer with their
friends whenever any threats were made or
heard of as coming from the other side, and
to convey it to the opposition, and find out
the truth iu shape of a denial or ntlirma-
tion.
R. R. MoDadn was n riAfc.'ive of tho pris-
oner and was the last w:*r,. ss on tho stand.
After his testimony Judge Citveland ad-
journed the courttoMonday morniug, when
it wil: again be resumed.
Many of tho witnesses vciurned to their
homes in Waller county to be here Monday
morning.
Tho t rial will hardly be concluded b«(or»