The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 280, Ed. 1 Friday, December 28, 1894 Page: 2 of 8

                                
THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 28. 1S94.
MUST WAIT AWHILE iS-SS
president. For the past two months
'has been in the hands of the
'affaires.
Small
. Will
Likelihood That Oklahoma
Bo Admitted to the Sister-
hood of States.
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Mr
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AND ARIZONA
May Be Admitted—Secretary Carlisle's
Aspirations—John W. Foster to A.d Chira
in Her Negotiations for Feace
Washington, Doc. 27.—(Special.)—The agi-
tation for the admission of Oklahoma as
a slate is kept up by a few interested in-
dividuals, but it does not meet with real
favor in the minds of congressmen and
there Is no prospect of any such legisla-
tion by this congress. The settled opinion
of congress is averse to making Oklahoma
a state at present. Political considerations
may make that territory a state in the
next congress, just as politics brought into
the union several years ago more than one
territory not Qualified for statehood.
Unless an agreement entered into by the
senators of both parties last session shall j
be it.ii. r a or violated enabling aets lor ;
New' Mexico am1. Arizona will be pas&ed ,
at the pivs. nt session. As be.h these U-r- J
ritories went republican at the last elec- |
tion the senators of that party perhaps j
will not object to the passage of those I
acts. r\r st v,.-> years past these two tor- j
rltories ken*. ' the democratic column,
but 1qgt Noven in r they were In the land- j
klide to the oto'-r side. i\ew ^lexico find
Arizona niav be authorized »o prepare for
kiatehood. t.V' (Oklahoma will have to wait
awhile. The bills to admit New Mexico
and Arizona have passed the house and
are now in the senate.
ARMOR PLATE AFFAIR.
Washington, Dee. 27.—Secretary Herbert
thi3 afternoon made t'he folfcwing state-
ment regarding the latter phases of the
Carnegie armor plate affair:
' \Jr. Carnegie came into my office and
said he i >d sren my testimony before the
naval eouiiuiUee of the senate and indi-
c;v! 1 that if the matter was to go on
ho wouM mr.ke a proposition that he was
willing to do anything that was fair. I
10.him that the newspapers had only
j.s: U-hed a portion of my statement be-
fore the committee. I stated to him the
tvn v "i' w ,..: that e\nee was. I
told him it had "been published by the
senate committee; that he could get a
copy of it; that I had given It as my
opinion that th" Quay amendment pro-
viding that the $140,000 should be returned
to 'his company in case the plates named
should pa-' the ballistic test, ought not
to pass; that the fine was not Imposed
on the idea that the plates would nc/t stand
the ballistic test, although T might be mis-
taken; but whether t'he rdat.es stood that
test or not, 1 did no-t t'hink lie was en-
titled to money because the fines had been
imr.osed i:i on the company upon the
ground that it had not made the plates
«>• much better than that test wou^d in-
dicate, as it i-oi:ld have done. I referred
C.lr. Carnegie and his friends to that print-
ed testimony and they left without making
to me any definite proposition and with-
out saying anything abou't suing the gov-
ern ment.
"I told Mr. Carnegie that so far as t'he
debate was concerned t'he payment of the
fV.v» w.'.s considered as a final settlement
of the question of damages."
CARLISLE'S ASPIRATIONS.
Washington, Dec. 27.—(Special.)—The pos-
itive declination of Secretary Carlisle to
be considered as a candidate for governor
of Kentucky or United States senator to
succeed Mr. Blackburn is not a surprise
to the immediate friends of the secretary
In Washington. Secretary Carlisle looks
higher than either of these offices. He
has been promised the support of many
important and influential democrats for
the presidential nomination. To antago-
nize Blackburn would be a very unwise
move. It would array against the secre-
tary the Blackburn influence in Kentucky,
which is potent in all parts of the slate.
With Carlisle out of the race Joe Black-
burn is a sure winner as his own suc-
cessor. He will naturally exert himself
in behalf of the secretary's presidential
aspirations, and there is no reason to
doubt that Kentucky will send a solid and
tamest Carlisle delegation to the next na-
tional democratic convention. Just now
President Cleveland regards with decided
favor the prospect of being succeeded by
Secretary Carlisle. It may be that the
assistance of the administration will be
of great value to the secretary at the op-
portune moment. Secretary Carlisle has
made enemies of the agprowsive free silver
men of his party, but by the same acts
that aroused their enmity he has won the
commendation of sound money men. Sec-
retary Carlisle may be counted as more
than a presidential possibility.
TO NEGOTIATE FOR CHINA.
Washington, Dec. 27— John W. Foster,
ex-secretary of state, has been requested
by the Chinese government to go to Japan
and meet the plenipotentiaries of the form-
er government to aid them in their nego-
tiations for peace. I-Ie has accepted the
invitation and expects to leave Washing-
ton within a day or two, sailing from Van-
couver for Yokohama on January 7, unless
Informed of a delay in the departure of
the plenipotentiaries. The Japanese gov-
ernment has been adviiod of the appoint-
ment, and its minister in this city has ex-
prc-sed his satisfaction with it.
.Mr. Foster desires to have it understood
that he goes to Japan purely in a private
< apa< ity as an advisor of the Chinese plen-
ipotentiaries. lie has no authority to rep-
lcrcnt the government of the United
States.
VENEZUELAN CLAIMS.
Washington, Dec. 27.—The Venezuelan
claims commission held its first meeting
to-day in this city with a full "membership.
'Senor Romero, the Mexican minister, pre-
sided, and a temporary organization was
effected. M< -sr.-. Wilson and Kennedy
were prt sent as counsel for the Venezuelan
st'-aru tran-; ci tation company, the only
claimant before the commission. The
United States government was represented
by Mr. Morse and the Venezuelan govern-
ment by Mr. Phillips. Without transacting
any business t'he committee adjourned un-
til Saturday, and then the members paid
a formal yds it to Secretary Gresham.
A CALL FOR BONDS,
Washington, Dec. 27,—Secretary Carlisle
to-day issued a call for the United States
6 per cent bonds issued to the Central
Pa^l-flf* r.iilroad company, due January 16,
I".'.*, commonly known as "currency sixes."
Ti-" bonus will be redeemed only at the
usury department. The amount of the
bonda :o he redeemed Is $2,862,000. It has
yet b n decided whether the money
n • paid from the Central Pacific sink-
fund.
TO SEARCH FOR OVERDUE VESSELS.
Washington, Dee. 27.—At the instance of
Secretary Herbert, Admiral Eeardslee, at
, Mare island, has sent the cruiser Benning-
ton out to look for th* steamers Montserat
; end Kewawana, which are very much
| overdue at San Francisco.
I NATIONAL BANK TO ORGANIZE.
| Washington, Dec. 27.—'Ths comptroller of
the currency to-day approved the applica-
I tion to organise the Exchange national
bank of Wichita, Kan.
TREASURY BALANCES.
Washington, Dec. 27.—The cash balance
in the treasury at the close of business
to-day was $1M,4C4,25S; gold reserve, $&,-
u70,012.
POSTAL MATTERS.
Washington, Dec. 27.—Special service dis-
continued—Texas: Judson, Gregg county,
from Longvlew. From December 31, 18U4,
office discontinued.
week ago, is charged with brutally assault-
ing James McManus, a railroad clerk, and
is to be brought back on that charge.
•not
will
In,
prohibition removed.
Washington. Dec. 27.—Information has
reached the department of agriculture,
through the department of state, In a dis-
patch dated December 3, from Ambassador
Runyon at Berlin, that the local authori-
ties at Hilbren. Wurtemberg, Germany,
havo removed the prohibition placed on
the sale of American canned beef.
the ericcson.
\N ashington, Dec. 27.—The preparation of
the torpedo boat Ericcson for another trial
trip has been again delayed by an acci-
dent. The castings for the new cylinders
to replace tho^o destroyed in the last trial
trip have turned out to be defective and
another set will have to be made, involv-
ing several weeks' delay.
NEW austrian MINISTER.
Washington, Ix 27.—Dr. Henglenmuller,
the new Austrian minister, has arrived in
Washington from Brazil, and this morn-
ing h«- i a: i hn official visit to Secretary
Gresham to arrange for his ureaentation
TRINITY CHIMES.
To Ring Out the Old and Ring in the
New Year.
Now York, Dec. 27.—Trinity's chimes will
once more wel&ome in the glad New Year.
Last year, at the request of prominent
pew holders, Dr. Morgan Dlx, rector of
Trinity church, announced that the bells
would not be rung as customary. He ex-
cused 'his action on the ground that the
noise from the crowds surrounding the
church has drowijpd the loudest tones of
the chimes. The widespread regret occa-
sioned by his announcement moved the
rector to modify his order. iHe signified
a willingness to have the eh-imes rung as
usual provided Superintendent Byrnes would
assure perfect quiet on the street below.
Thi3 the superintendent declined to do on
tine ground that it would be impossible to
keep a throng of 10,000 or more in order
and practically when the same crowd was
bent on raising all the discord and noise
possible for a human mind to conceive.
This year, however, the silveryJtoned
bells will again extend a New Year's greet-
ing to New Yorkers.
GRAIN VISIBLE.
New York, Dec. 27.—Special cable and tel-
egraphic advices to Bradstreet's, covering
principal points of accumulation in the
United States, Canada and Europe, indi-*
cate the following changes in stocks of
grain last Saturday compared with the
preceding Saturday: United States and
Canada, east of the Rocky mountains,
wheat, decrease 219,000 bushels; United
States and Canada east of the Rocky
mountains, corn, increase 1,469,000; United
States and Canada, east of the Rocky
mountains, oats, decrease 240,000; United
States and Canada, west of the Rocky
mountains, wheat, increase 163,000; afloat
for and in Europe, wheat, increase 704,000.
There were no increases of wheat stocks
last week worthy of note, except a gain
of 04,000 bushels at Fort William. The
heavy decrease in available stocks of
wheat last week not reported in the vis-
ible supply exhibit include 487,000 bushels
In northwestern interior elevators, 250,000
bushels at various Manitoba points, 214,000
at Newport News and 55,000 bushels at Og-
densburg.
WOMEN WERE KILLED.
Robeline, La., Dec. 27.—A rumor is cur-
rent here of a triple murder, all women,
which occurred on cfiristmas in a dark
corner of Vernon parish. So far it has
boon impossible to learn the names of any
of tho parties.
Two neighbors persuaded a third neigh-
bor, who they supposed had money about
his house, to go with them possum hunt-
ing. In the meantime the other two men
had arranged with their wives to put on
men's elotning, black their faces and go
and kill the jvife of the man who was
supposed to have money while he was out
hunting.
After he was gone a peddler was granted
permission to stay all night. Later tho
peddler heard cries of murder in the ad-
joining room. He rushed in with a pistol
in hand. He killed both the women dis-
guised as negro men and they In turn had
killed the other woman. The peddler
brought in the first persons he could find.
They were astonished to find the supposed
dead negro men to be two white women.
AGAINST MOB LAW.
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 27.—Immediately after
the news of the death of Detective Mur-
ray became generally circulated this after-
noon, the talk of lynching the negro Will-
iams who did the shooting was revived.
Murray, who died at noon, was shot Sun-
day. To-night a large armed force is in
the vicinity of the jail. The Richmond
hussars, reinforced and ready for duty,
are under arms at the armory. Their
horses are saddled and bridled and all Is
In readiness to move at a moment's no-
tice. There are fears of a conlllct before
morning, for the hussars swear they will
give their lives in defense of the law.
There is a feeling of unrest in the city.
It will be impossible to take the prisoner
from the jail if resistance is given and
the sheriff has given his word that he will
protect the prisoner and defeat any mob
that assails the prison.
ON TRIAL FdR MURDER.
Perry, Ok., Dec. 27.—Joe Morris, a man
70 years old, is on trial in the district court
for murder. On the 10th of December, 1893,
W. W. Klause, a well known citizen from
Wellington, Kan., was stopping at a hotel
in Perry. He had papers in his pocket to
file a fine claim a few miles north of Perry.
Joe Morris and Fred Schwartz registered
ut the same hotel late at night, and when
morning came neither Morris, Schwartz
nor Klause could be found. The next day
Klause's body was found in a ravine sev-
eral miles north in the Otoe Indian reser-
vation. Klause had been choked to death
by having a handkerchief tied very tight
around his neck. A few days later Joe
Morris tiled on the same tract of land
claimed by Klause. A detective was put to
work and It resulted in the arrest of Mor-
ris and Schwartz, and later they were In-
dicted and are now being tried.
BR.HOKINRIDG E LECTURES.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 27.—Colonel W. C. P.
Breckinridge delivered his lecture to-night
at Pike's opera house on "Eras of Ameri-
can Development and Their Great Men."
The night was stormy and the attend-
ance therefore did not exceed 300. The
lecture lasted two hours and it enchained
the audience in the most profound atten-
tion throughout.
a oonstabls isoured $60 of the box money
before the lecture began on an alleged
claim of Attorney Qustave A. Meyer for
.sr vices in the taking of depositions in this
city a year ago of witnesses fcr his de-
fense in the suit of Miss Pollard against
him.
Messrs. Ballenberg & Moss of Pike's say
they employed Breckinridge and the box
money belonged to them.
OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD.
Guthrie, Ok., Dec. 27.—Governor Renfrew,
who returned from Washington last night,
was Interviewed to-day by scores of patri-
ots who wanted to know why he favored
cutting the Osage country off from Okla-
homa. The governor denied favoring the
proposition and stated that he had been
misquoted. He wanted to keep the Osage
eountry, but could get nobody to consider
the proposition, as the administration
j eemed determined to cut it off. Every-
body seemed to favor the Cockrell bill, but
he did not reully believe that the present
cobgress would do anything toward giving
Oklahoma statehood or toward practioally
solving the Indian territory muddle.
CHARGE AGAINST CHA3. HARDIN.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 26.—Deputy County
Marshal John Stewart left the city to-night
for Chicago to bring to this city ones
more the notorious Charles Ketchum, alias
Charles Hardin, once charged with a S40.000
egoless robUrv. Ketchum. while here a
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES.
Judge Lyman Trumbull Prepares a Set of
Resolutions for the Peps.
Chicago. 111., Dec. 27.—In the opinion of
the chiefs of the people's party of Chicago
Judge Lyman Trumbull has given to his
countrymen a paper that will have as
much to do with perpetuating his name
as will the historic thirteenth amendment
to the federal constitution, which he draft-
ed more than a quarter of a century ago.
It is a declaration of principles for the
guidance of the people's party of the
United States, and consists of a series of
resolutions which are to be made the basis
of the work of 'the national people's party
conference which will convene at St. Louis
to-morrow morning.
The paper, as it will go before the St.
Louis convention, is as follow*:
1. Resolved, 'that human brotherhood and
equality oif rights are cardinal principles
or true democracy.
2. Resolved, that forgetting all past polit-
ics 1 differences, ws unite in the common
purpose to rescue the government from the
control of monopolists and concentrated
wealth; to limit their powers of perpetua-
tion by curtailing their privileges, and to
secure the rights of free' speech, a frie
press, free labor and trial by jury—all
rules, regulations and Judicial dicta in
derogation of either of which are arbi-
trary and unconstitutional and not to be
tolerated bv a free people.
2. We indorse it'he resolution adopted by
the national republican convention of 1S60,
which was Incorporated by President Lin-
coln in his inaugural as follows:
"That the maintenance inviolate of the
rigihts of states, •especially of the rights of
each state to order and control its own
domestic institutdons according to its own
judgment exclusively, is essential to that
balance of power otn which ths perfection
and endurance of our political fabric de-
pends, and we denounce the lawless In-
vasion of armed force on the soil of any
st&Jte or territory, ne matter under what
pretext, as among the gravest of crimes."
4. Resolved, that t!he power given con-
gress by tiie constitution "to provide for
calling for lb the militia te execute the
laws of it'he union, to suppress insurrec-
tions, to repel invasions," does not war-
rant the governor In maintaining a stand-
ing army to aid monopoly in tne repres-
sion of thedr employes. When free men
unsheath the sword it should be for liber-
ty, not for despotism or to uphold privi-
leged monopolies in the oppression of the
poor.
5. Resolved, that «to check the rapid ab-
sorption of the wealth of the country and
its perpetuation <in a few hands we de-
mand L'he enactment of laws limiting the
amount of property to be acquired by de-
vice or inheritance.
6. Resolved, that we denounce the is-
suance of interest-bearing bonds by the
government in times of peace, to be paid
for, in part, at least, by gold drawn from
the treasury, which results in 'the gov-
ernment paying interest on its own money.
7. Resolved, that we demand that con-
gress perform its constitutional duty to
coin money, regulate the value t'hereof and
of foreign coin, by the enactment of laws
for the free coinage of silver with that of
gold at the ratio of 16 to 1.
8. Resolved, that monopolies affecting
the public interest should be owned and
operated by the government in the in-
terest o<f the people; all the employes of
the same to be governed by civil ser-
vice rules, and no one to be employed or
displaced on account of politics.
9. Resolved, that we inscribe our ban-
ners, "Down with monopolies and million-
aire control; up with tne rights of man
and the masses, and under this banner we
march to the polls and to victory.
SPANISH DIPLOMACY.
Probability That Cuba Will Be Per-
mitted to Prepare Her Own
Tariff Budget.
GUARANTEED STAKES.
New York, Dec. 20.—The Brooklyn jockey
oliLb has taken a great step forward in
the matter of guaranteed stakes. In the
past when the event was worth more than
the guarantee the surplus went te the
association. Under the new system, the
stakes will be still guarantee! but, in the
event of any surplus, the rnunsf ovar and
above the guarantee will fes divided among
thi owners of the horses finishing first,
second and third, la the proportion of 50,
30 and 20 per cent respectively.
The club's object in guaranteeing the
stakes Is to sustain the turf under the
circumstances now existing a: ! to give
horse owners an opportunity to run their
horses.
DELAYED STEAMER ARRIVES.
Astoria, Ore., Dec. 27.—Tho passenger
steamer which was reported disabled off
Port Rels, near San Francisco, on Christ-
mas night, arrived here to-day. Her com-
mander reports that she was delayed seven
hours by the breaking of an eccentric.
SPORTING TOPICS.
EAST ST. LOUrS RACES.
East St. Louis, 111., Dec. 27.—First race,
nine-sixteenths of a mile: Karl 13. won,
Tom Stevens second, Hush third. Time:
.59*4.
Second race, nine-sixteenths of a mile:
Dunlop won. Mudwalker second, Confeder-
ate third. Time: .58.
Third race, eleven-sixteenths of a mile:
Little Phil won, Danton second, Harry
Warren third. Time: 1.10%.
Fourth race, thirteen-sixteenths of a mile:
San Bias won, Snowball second, Geraldine
third. Time: 1.84%.
Fifth race, six furlongs: Chartruesse won,
Pat Woodstock second, John Berkley third.
Time: 1.17%.
•FRISCO WINNERS.
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 27.—First race,
five furlongs: Captain Coster won, Ontario
second, Flagstaff third. Time: 1.09%.
Second race, Ave furlongs: Lawyer won,
Norlee second, Three Forks third. Time:
1,07%.
Third race, six furlongs: Pat .Murphy
won, Mainstay second, Hanford third.
Time: 1.19,
Fourth race, six furlongs, handicap: Don
Fulano won, Zobalr second, Tartarian
third. Time: 1.21%.
Fifth race, five and one-half furlongs:
Adolph won, Jake Johnson second, Dotty L.
third. Time: 1.16.
NEW ORLEANS WINNERS.
New Orleans, La., Dec. 27.—First race,
selling, five furlongs: Festival won, Bird
Catcher second, Flush third. Time: 1.04.
Second race, selling, one mile: Gleesome
won, Ten Spring second, Jim Henry third.
Time: 1.46.
Third race, handicap for 3-year-olds, live
furlongs: Gold Dust won. Clara Bauer
second. D«*ssie Nichols third. Time: 1.02%.
Fourth ruce, six furlongs, selling: Bur-
rell's Billet won, Leake Park second, Ora
Audrain third. Time: 1.18%,
Fifth race, selling, six furlongs: Tramp
won, Wanda T. second, Sam Farmer third.
Time: 1.16%.
WACO IS READY.
Waco, Tex., Dec. 27.— James M. Drake,
president of the Waco baseball club, an-
nounces that he has secured suitable
grounds and will be ready at the Dallas
meeting on the 7th proximo to sign with
players. O. W. Blackburne of Gainesville,
Texas, who played last year with the
Wilkesbarre, Pa., team, has been offered
the management of the Waco team by the
president. Mr. Drake says the dullness in
baseball In Texas Is passing away and in-
terest Is Just reviving.
CORRIGAN'S STRING.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 27.—Ed Corrlgan has
wired the jockey club for twenty-five
stalls, stating that he will arrive at
Churchill Downs about the middle of
January.
Corrlgan's Intended departure from the
Bay district meeting at Frisco Is somewhat
in the nature of a surprise, as it is a
abort time since he shipped his horses
fhere.
COCKING MAIN.
Yoakum, DeWitt Co., Tex., Dec. 27.—In
the cocking main—Yoakum vs. Gonaales—
six lights were fought this afternoon.
Yoakum won live out of the six. The win-
ning birds were owned by Jim Bennett of
Hallettsvllle.
SPORT AT YOAKUM.
Yoakum, DeWitt Co., Tex., Dec. 27.—The
cocking main—Yoakum vs. Gonzales—com-
menced to-day at 2 p. m, Both sides have
fine chickens and ths main promises to be
an interesting one.
OLD DUTIES AND THE NEW.
Extensive Loss of Trade to America
Merchants Clamoring ior Relief and
They Want It Quick.
Washington, Dec. 27.—The government of
Spain, in an earnest desire to avert the
tariff warfare between the United States
and Cuba, has under serious and favorable
consideration the cession to Cuba of the
privilege of arranging her own revenue
budget, Including tariffs with the United
States. This budget Is to be subject to the
approval of Spain.
The negotiations now progressing at
Madrid are partly on these lines, but the
state department authorities are proceed-
ing, nevertheless, with their retaliatory
plan3, as they do not believe Spain's con-
cessions to Cuba can be carried out and
made beneficial to us for some months to
come. The signiiicance of the matter in
Its commercial and political aspects is fully
realized. It Is said that Spain will be
careful not to relinquish her sovereignty
over the land, nor to permit this to become
the first step toward Cuban independence.
For that reason the contemplated priv-
ilege will not include "home rule."
There will be no Cuban parliament with
independent authority to make laws, sim-
ilar to Canada's colonial system under
Great Britain. On the contrary, the gen-
eral purpose is to give Cuba advisory
powers. Her local officials would take up
the economy necessities of the island and
estimate the needed revenue from tariff
duties and advise the Spanish government
that such duties will be levied and of
other measures which ought to be taken
in order to secure the best results for the
island. While Spain would thus retain
complete sovereignty over Cuba, both com-
mercial and political, It is suggested that
the home government would, as a rule,
approve Cuba's rovenue budget with tho
United States. In the present tension be-
tween Spain and the United States tho
Cubans are solicitous of retaining their
American markets on sugar, and it Is
urged that for this reason the local of-
ficials undoubtedly advise a lowering of
tariff duties against the United States,
and it is believed that Spain's approval
would follow almost certainly, her ap-
proval in reality being a formality de-
signed to show her purpose of retaining
sovereignty over the island. While it 'is
recognized in official circles hero that
this change would doubtless be beneficial
to the United States, It is feared that such
extensive changes in the relations between
Spain and Cuba can not be made without
reasonable time, and that before the United
States can thus secure a reduction ot
tariffs, our trade with Cuba and Porto
Rico will b® irreparably injured.
The great importing houses of the At-
lantic cities are clamoring a.i ths doors of
the state department and threaten to ap-
peal to congress for some speedy action to
proteot their business They roprosont that
at present the United States is losing a
trade of 700,00# barrels of tlour per annum,
all of our commerce In machinery formerly
purchased by the Cubans exclusively in
the United States, all hardware and a
large proportion of the potato trade, a
very important part of our exports to the
West Indie®. The total reduction in our
exports to Cuba for the year, since the
lapse of the reciprocity agreement, will
amount to not less, than 5# per cent. A
detailed statement, of the exports to Cuba
during the months of September, October
and November last year, as compared with
ths same months In this year, makes the
shrinkage very plain.
Taking the month of October in each
year, the exports of flour shrunk from
£8,737 barrels to 43S0; corn from 62.260 bush-
els to 1078; of lard from 3,031,319 pounds to
709,421; of bams from 477,261 pounds to 310,-
263; of bacon from 540,720 to 269,462 pounds.
The tables prepared by the exporters,
showing the extent of the discrimination
against United States products under the
minimum tariff recontly imposed by Spain,
have satisfied the state department that
there can be opportunity for American
trade unless the chargus are abated.
Some of these charges are stated us fol-
lows,, the first figure being the tariff im-
posed upon United States products and
the second those placed on a similar arti-
cle Imported from other foreign countries
Into Cuba and Porto Rico: Ales and por-
ters In bottles, 8c per liter, $7,75; bacon,
$10 per 10 kilos, JO; beans, $3.25 per 100 kilos,
$3: bran, 90c per 100 kilos, 80c; oats, $3.05
per 10 kilos, $3.15; brandies and liquors In
wood, $0.50 per liter, $9; chewing tobacco,
$11 per 100 kilos, $10; coal oil, $1.20 per 100
kilos, $1.10; codfish, $2 per 100 kilos, $1.80;
cheese. 25c per kilo, 20c; corn, $3.05 per 100
kilos, $3.15; flour, $4.75 per 100 kilos, $1; hay,
90c per 100 kilos, 80c; jerked beef, $1.40 per
only two children present, boys, aged 13
and 14 years. He then proceeded upstairs
and committed suicide. Mrs. Whitman is
said to have been an estimable woman by
those who knew her. Her relatives reside
here.
100 kilos, $3.60; hams, $7.5u per 100 kilos,
$C.05; lumber $1.25 per 100 feet, $1; staves,
$3.30 per meter, $2.30; lard, $10 per 100 kllo3,
$0; onions, $1.80 per 100 kilos, $1.50; potatoes,
11.80 per 1Q0 kilos, $1.50; rye, $3 per J00 kilos,
$2.75; wrapping paper common, $3.50 per 100
kilo?', $3.20; Manila, $7 per 100 klios, $1.
All the arguments of the Spanish govern-
ment In extenuation of Its action In thus
Increasing the duties have been based on
the contention that It was the inevitable
consequence of the abrogation of the
reciprocity agreement by our tariff act,
and that the effect of this was to exclude
the United States from the benefits of the
minimum tariff, no matter what the dispo-
sition of the Spanish government may
have been; In fact, that It was the result
of our own act.
But at the department of state It Is held
the reciprocity agreement had nothing to
do with the case. For years before the
signing of that agreement the United
States suspended the discriminating flag
duties upon Spanish commerce on proof
that the Spanish government had done the
same lor our commerce, and while our gov-
ernment was perfectly willing to accept a
renewal of the relations that existed Im-
mediately before the consummation of the
reciprocity agreement under the Mc&inley
act, it was entirely unwilling to recur to
the state of affairs that pre vailed IfVGQ
years before that time or at least If Spain
Insisted upon doing so, then the United
States would be obliged to restore the
equilibrium by imposing the discriminating
flag duties.
Indeed, It is held that the president has
no discretion under the law, but must re-
1 m,>owe these duties as soon as he Is sat-
isfied that the Spanish government is dis-
criminating against our commerce.
MORE RETALIATION.
Washington, Deo. 27.—The state depart-
ment is not yet at an end of its troubles
growing out of the repeal of the reciprocity
agreements made under the terms of the
McKlnley act and more retaliation is
looked for. Spain has already Imposed
upon us the maximum discriminating tar-
iff and Germany has prohibited our beef
and other great staples entering into the
empire. France Is by no means disposed
to accept the situation her sugar trade is
placed In by the sugar duty, and now
there are strong Intimations that the new
Austrian minister, who has not yet even
presented his credentials to the president,
is charged to begin an attack upon this
same sugar duty almost immediately, and
If concessions can not be secured It Is ex-
pected that Austria-Hungary probably will
follow the example of Qermany In retali-
ating upon the United States.
THREE MURDERS-SUICIDE.
Burlington, Vt.( Dec. 26.—William 8.
Whitman of Wlnooska, a manufacturing
suburb of this city, shot and killed his wife
and two boys at 9 o'clock to-night; then
going upstairs shot himself, dying In-
stantly.
Whitman Is said to have been of intem-
perate habits, on account of which his wife
recently obtained a divorce. When he
called at the house to-night he expressed
a desire to say good-by to the children, of
whom there were six. On being admitted
for this purpose he had some words with
Mrs. Whitman, and suddenly produced a
Dletol. shooting her and afterward the
LIPPERT ARRAIGNED.
He Denies His Identity With the Forger
Wanted.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 26.—William August
Llppert, alias W. A. Layard, who is want-
ed at Cape Town, South Africa, for an al-
leged forgery there two years ago of $600,-
000, was Quietly arrested here at 11.30
o'clock this forenoon on Vine street In
front of the Enquirer office, and at noon
was on a Chesapeake and Ohio railway
train, which will reach New York at noou
to-morrow.
His arrest was made by Charles Van-
natta of William Pinkerton's detective
agency In Chicago and United States Mar-
shal J. B. Boswick of New York. Marshal
Boswick and some sudordinates accom-
panied Llppert to New York. He agreed
to go without a requisition. Detective Van-
natta searched Lippert's trunks and papers
at his lodgings, No. 219 Race street, and
found nothing in them that could be used
as evidence against him. Vannatta re-
turned to Chicago to-night.
The prisoner's alleged forgeries occurred
two years ago in two big banks at Cape
Town, South Africa.
The officers in making the arrest here
took nobody into their confidence. Llppert
was shadowed here for a week.
New York, Dec. 27.—William E. Lippert,
the alleged forger from South Africa, who
was arrouted on Thursday, was arraigned
"before United States Commissioner 'Shields
to-day. He was committed in charge of
the United States for examination to-mor-
row.
Lipport is charged with forgeries and em-
bezzlements amounting to £157,133, or near-
ly $800,000, Which he took from the Union
bank of Cape Town, South Africa. Percy
Sajiderson, the British consul general, ap-
peared with counsel to present charges
aga'inst Llppert, who denied his identity
with the person charged. Llppert Is the
son of wealthy parents in Hamburg. He
was educated In England and afterward
sent on a tour In Kimberly, Capo Colony,
South Africa. There he speculated in wool
and made a fortune, which he spent by
'living in lavish style. When reverses
came he did not curtail his expenses but
forged to keep up his pace.
ORDERED TO LEAVE.
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 27.—A mob of 100
negroes caught Jim. Choekley at Tulla-
h'oma last night, took him to the woods
during a blinding snow storm, stripped
him, whipped him nearly to death and or-
dered him to leave the country beforo
day. While drunk Choekley left his wife
lost Monday right while she was sick at
her home, and when he returned Tuesday
evening she was dead. Then he left home,
got drunk and went to a negro dance.
When the dead woman was found yester-
day morning rats or mice had eaten her
eyes out. Hence the whipping.
Tabltba Lewis, his paramour, has also
been ordered to leave the country or suf-
fer a whipping. The negroes are greatly
wrought up, and if Choekley returns he
will probably be lynched.
TO CORNER COPPER.
Chicago. 111., Dec. 27.—The Times says:
An International deal in copper is likely
to be perfected soon. Ever since the smasfh-
up of the great corner in copper which
was created by a French and English syn-
dicate throo years ago, speculators have
been figuring how to put through some
such scheme. This time it is a combina-
tion of Englisih capital which is engineer-
ing tho deal. Representatives of the com-
bine from London were in Chicago for
ssvoral days and were joined 'here by John
Dumpier of Glasgow. Arthur Turnbull of
Now York, who Is interested in the Amer-
ican end of tho deal, also came here and
yesterday this party leDt for the west.
Their mission, It is said, is to confer with
the owners of the immense Montana and
Arizona properties.
COUNSEL GOFF TO RETIRE.
New York, Dec. 27.—"It is my present
purpose and intention to end my position
as cross-examiner on the Lexow commit-
tee on Friday." This Is the first authori-
tative statement which Mr. Goff has made
concerning the 'hearings of the Lexow
committee before adjournment. He made
it last night and It will undoubtedly be
adhered to unless Home extraordinary nat-
ter now unforeseen shall interfere.
MORTUARY.
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
CAPTAIN THOMAS RIFE.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 27.—Captain
Thomas Rife, a well known Indian fighter
and Mexican war veteran, died to-day
after a brief Illness. He was a native of
Louisiana and was 74 years of age, having
come to Texas and participated In the war
of independence and afterward In the Mex-
ican war of 1846-17. He was a member of
General Joseph E. Johnston's escort In
laying out the military road between Sun
Antonio and Eagle Pass, and after the
reconstruction days settled In San Anto-
nio, where he has since resided. From
1875 until 1S83 he was a member of the
San Antonio police force. Afterward, when
tho state became the owner of the his-
toric Alamo fort, Captain Rife was ap-
pointed custodian of the bulging by the
city and he has had this position contin-
uously until his death. He leaves a large
family.
CAPT. WM, M. JOHNSTON.
Centerville, Leon Co., Tex., Dec. 27.—Capt.
Win. «M. Johnston died at his residence
here yesterday. Captain Johnston was a
member of the Leon county bar associa-
tion and a practicing lawyer here for more
than thirty years. He was a member of
the house of representatives of the Six-
teenth and Seventeenth legislatures; was
formerly county judge and county attor-
ney of this county. He was 5S years of
age.
PALESTINE DEATHS.
Palestine, Tex., Dec. 27.—(Miss Ruby Oz-
ment, aged 20 years and 7 months, was
burled here yesterday. She was the daugh-
ter of Colonel J. W. Ozment.
Phillip Unger died at his home In this
city Tuesday and his remains were buried
by the Masonic fraternity yesterday. He
was the oldest Mason in the lodge here,
and has been a resident of tills place since
1853 and the second merchant In the his-
tory of the town.
H. D. FORD.
Floresvllle, Wilson Co., Tex., Dec. 27.—
Mr. H. D. Ford, a prominent and success-
ful farmer living near Floresvllle, died
suddenly this morning of neuralgia of the
he.irt, aged 67 years He will be 'burled by
Floresvllle Masonic lodge.
DR. JOSE ELLAURI.
Montevideo, Dec. 27.—Dr. Jose Ellauri,
formerly of Uruguay, Is dead. He was
twice elected president. The second time
he resigned and was succeeded by Idlarte
Borda, the present chief magistrate of the
republic.
OAiPT. J. P. CLOUOiH.
Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Tex., Dec. 27.—
Capt. J. P. Clough, an old resident of south-
east Texas, died here yesterday evening.
His remains were taken to Woodvllle this
morning.
MERCHANTS OF GALVESTON.
The Issue of The News on January 1 will
contain a complete writeup of the com-
merce of th-is port for the season, as well
as a recapitulation of tho year's business,
together with a review of the work on the
jetties and what Galveston Is doing in the
way of manufactories. It will be a mag-
nificent showing of the resources of Gal-
veston and a splendid advertisement of the
city. This paper should be scattered broad-
cast throughout the country and thereby
make known the advantages and resources
of Galveston. It will be a good medium
for advertisers.
Abstract of a Paper Read Before the
American Economic Association
by Carroll D. Wright.
AN EPOCH MAKING EVENT.
Hints That a Quiet Revolution Is at Work,
■ Which Will En J in Government
Control of All Railways
New York, Dec. 27.—The forenoon session
of the American economic association was
occupied with the reading and discussion
of a paper on the "Chicago Strike of Last
July" by Colonel Carroll D. Wright, United
States commissioner of labor.
An abstract of the paper is as follows:
The great strike demonstrated to the sat-
isfaction of t'he public at large the right
and the power of the federal government
to send troops into a istate for the pur-
pose cf protecting federal Interests, wheth-
er that protection was or was not asked
for by the state government, and to pro-
tect its great interests in the transporta-
tion of maids. It is further epochal in its
nature and influence because it has shown
the power of the courts in the expansion
of the privilege of injunction, which was
a twin power of tnut ot mandamus. It is
epoch making again because it has crys-
tallised public sentiment upon a question
which has often been argued—that relat-
ing to the quasi-public character of rail-
way employes.
The cniaf reason, however, to my mind
why the Chicago strike is an epoch making
event, ltles in the fact that It constitutes
a subordinate element In a revolution which
is quietly taking: place in this country.
In 1801 congress, at the demand of the
shippers of this country and in their in-
terests, as it was supposed, hjade a decla-
ration that all charges made for any serv-
ice rendered or to be rendered in the trans-
portation of passengers or property on in-
terstate railways or in connection there-
with, or for the receiving, delivering, stor-
ing or the handling of auch property
•should be reasonable and just and every
unjust and unreasonable charge for such
service was prohibited and declared to be
unlawful. .This declaration has become, to
all intents and purposes, a part of the con-
stitution of the United States, because it
hu.s been sustained by tho courts, but this
declaration is emphatically state social-
ism. It is compulsory arbitration; it is
emphatically a law regulating the price of
commodities through the prices of services.
What is the consequence of this as an-
other stop in the silent revolution which
is taking place? There Is now pending in
congress a measure of state socialism,
pure and simple. I refer to the pooling bill
now pending in the senate. This pending
legislation is demanded at tho instance of
the shippers and the railroads of the coun-
try, and it is passing by being aided by a
powerful lobby in their service. Th® rail-
roads baso their advocacy of the bill on the
claim that it will be for tho intorost Of
shippers to have such a law. The bill pro-
vides for a great trust with tho govern-
ment of the United States as the trustee.
When th<* first bill to regulate commerce
was passed the great and powerful wedge
of state socialism was driven one quarter
of Its ov/n length into the timber of con-
servatism, government of that government
which means democracy. Tho pending bill,
the moment it becomes a law, will drive
the wedge three-quarters of its length Into
tho timber. There will then be needed but
one more blow to drive the wedge home,
and that blow will come, and not at the
instance of labor, but with mi tire govern-
ment control of all the rallroade of the
country Instead of partial control under the
laws now existing or proposed. I con now
answerlwhy it is that the Chicago strike
U epocmalMn Its Influence as a subordi-
nate phaiie of a silent revolution, a revolu-
tion probably In the Interest of the public
welfare. It Is because ths evsnts or that
strike logically demand that another dec-
laration of law ancj principles of the feder-
al government should b« made; a declara-
tion that all wages paid, as well as charges
for any service rendered in the transporta-
tion of property, yassengors, etc., shall be
reasonable and just.
I think I recogniao the dlstlnotlon which
you of tho economic association would
make between government adjustment of
freight rates ana like adjustment of wage
rates, and I fully agree that while the
government can tix the compensation of its
own employes, It can not and ought not to
attempt arbitrarily to fix that of the em-
ployes of roads. Dut 1 further recognize
that it is the right and duty of the govern-
ment to prevent the interruption or Inter-
state commerce and tho obstruction of the
moils, and that in tho exercise of this right
it ought to havo a voice In making the
terms and adjusting the conditions of the
employment of employes engaged In such
service.
boycott Congressman W. C. P. Breckin-
ridge when h« appears to leoture next
week.
SOUTHERN DEVELOPMENT.
Baltimore, Md., Dec. 27.—Special reports
to the Manufacturers' Record show for
the closing week of the year a fair
degree of activity in the general industrial
interests of the south.
Cotton mills are reported as very busy
with a good many of them running day
and night. A number of new mills
are being projected and several New Eng-
land people are In the south looking for
good locations for mills. There is consid-
erable activity in coal mining operations,
and especially in West Virginia, the output
in coal in Alabama is reported as being
very large. Important enterprises in con-
nection with the developments of harbors
on the Texas coast continue to command
attention and during the week contracts
have been reported for the construction of
a dry dock at Galveston sufficiently large
to accommodate the heaviest steamers
that now enter that harbor, and a contract
for $20U,000 of Jetty work near Aransas pass
and an extensive contract for jetty work
at Velasco, following some heavy Invest-
ments made In the development of that
place by Boston and Chicugo capitalists.
The organization of a company for the
utilization of 25,000 to 40,000 horse power in
the Susquehanna river reported last week
will probably result in the building of an
immense power plant In Baltimore to.re-
distribute this power to electric railway
and manufacturing companies.
The gas works of Atlanta have been pur-
chased by Philadelphia people, who will,
it is reported, expend $500,009 In improve-
ments. Among other industrial projects
reported during tha week were a $20,000
glass works In Maryland; a $20,000 ice
plant and $100,000 quarryiug company in
Kentucky, and $200,000 company to engago
in ramie cultivation and manufacture and
also to establish a rice mill In Florida; a
$20,000 coal mlnlna company, machine
works and saw mill In Alabama; a $100,000
Ice manufacturing company and a $1,000,-
000 coal company in West Virginia; a $100,-
000 mining company; a $32,000 electric light
ulant and a $10,000 Iron mining company In
Tennessee; a $100,000 cotton mill In South
Carolina; the purchase of a large water
power for the purpon of building a $50J,-
000 cotton mill, and contracts let for the
equipment of anolher cotton mill at a cost
Of $100,000 in the same state; a sugar re-
tinery in Louisiana; a $50,000 construction
company; a $300,000 improvement company
and a $00,000 asphalt company in Texas.
THREE SHOT.
THE MASONIC AFIRE.
Fire Discovered at (i O'clock Last Night
in Hold No. 8.
Two ■crewmen, who came in at 9 o'clock
last night from the steajnshlp Masonic,
lying outside the bar, reported that that
vessel had a fire in hold Ne. I, in which
there wtre 2000 bales of cotton. The Are
was discovered at « o'clock.
The Masonic, Dixon master, is loading
for Liverpool. She has 4651 bales of cotton
on board. The ship is oonslgned to Thos.
H. Sweeney A Co.
Late last night Mr. Sweeney and Cap-
tain Dixon went down to pier &7 and tried
to get off te her en the Maddox, but the
gale was too high.
The tug Cynthia Is alongside the Masenie
with Are pumps.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
MARAUDING INDIANS.
Guaymas, Mex., Dec. 27.—Another crime
has been committed by a band of maraud-
ing Yaqui Indians In the valley of the river
of that name In the western part of the
state. They visited the ranch of Julio Gar-
alnas and massacred the latter and his en-
tire family, consisting of a wife and two
children. A detachment of government
troops went out in pursuit of the Indians
and it is reported that they came up with
them and had a skirmish in which several
of the Yaquls were killed.
CHINESE WAR NEWS.
Yokohama, Dec. 27.—General Katsura re-
ports from Hal-Chang on Monday that the
Chinese army under General Sung, after its
defeat at Kogasai, fled back to New
Chwang and thence retreated to Densho-
dal, being Joined by the mass of Chinese
trcops stationed at Now Chwang, which
towns were completely evacuated. Scouts
were sent in the direction of Poche and re-
port that about 8000 Chinese are advancing
from Cllco along the shore.
CONCESSIONS FROM MEXICO.
Monterey, Mex., Dec. 27.—A company of
New York and Chicago capitalists has been
formed for the purpose of securing a con-
cession from the Mexican government for
building jetties and securing deep water
at Soto Le Marina, on the gulf coast, mid-
way between Tampico and the United
States boundary. It is the intention to
also construct a railroad connecting with
the principal cities of Mexico.
TURKISH GARRISONS.
Trebisond, Dec. 27.—The Turkish garri-
sons in Armenia are being reinforced.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Floresvllle, Wilson Co.—The coldest spoil
of weather of the winter, with some pros-
pect for rain.
Rockdale, Milam Co.—Wednesday was
the coldest day of the year. Weather
clear, but high wind prevailing.
Angleton, Brazoria Co.—Light showers
fell Tuesday, followed by a stiff, dry
norther. Ripe strawberries graced many
farmers' tables Christmas.
Boerne, Kendall Co.—No rain yet and
fall planting almost given up altogether.
Holiday makers are the only ones who
enjoy the remarkably tine weather.
Goldthwai'te, Mills Co.—'Wednesday morn-
ing a cold nort'h wind blew up and it is
now very cold; everything frozen hard.
Farmers are through cotton picking and
are now waiting for rain to prepare their
land for the next crop.
Cold Springs, San Jacinto Co.—About all
of the cotton is picked in this county and
most of it ginned and sent to market.
On account of the price being so low a
great many of the farmers have failed to
pay up their debts this year.
Velasco, Brazoria Co.—The third frost of
the present winter was reported In some
localities Wednesday night, though ba-
nanas, flffo and other fruits were not hurt
here, weather quite cold and clear, but
excellent for all farm work.
Wharton, Wharton Co.—The beautiful
apringllke weather that has prevailed for
the last two or three weeks was broken
Tuesday night with a stiff norther and
the indications are that there will 'be a
freeze. A good rain Is needed badly in
this section at present.
Bastrop, Bastrop Co.--A good, old-fash-
ioned norther is raging, to the great sat-
isfaction of the many householders who
had hogs in the pen waiting for the right
spell of weather. It Is still oppressively
dry and dusty. Cotton Is coming in right
lively and business has been up to the
average this holiday week.
flood's Is Good
Becauso it purifies the blood and gives
health and strength to vhe system.
Because it drives out the lactio acid from
the blood and cures rheumatism.
Because it eradicates all hereditary sorof-
ulous taints and cures scrofula.
Because it provents the grip, diphtheria
and typhoid fever. Because it is true
Hood's^Cures
N. B. Be sure to get Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Hood's Pills cure indigestion, bilious-
ness, stole headache, constipation, 25o.
WE EXTEND
To our Friends and Customers
The ComplimentsS
the Season
And solicit a continuation of
their favors for the coming year.
We wish you unlimited success.
Newcastle, Pa., Dec. 27,-^August Perm«n-
ter, a demented Frenchman, shot and prob-
ably mortally wounded Mrs. Terrell, daugh-
| tor of his landlady. Robert Chards, an-
I other boarder, ran to her assistance and
| %va-^ shot In the groin. Permenter then
shot himself.
TO BOYCOTT BRECKINRIDGE.
Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 27,-The Woman's
council and the Nineteenth Century club,
embracing a membership of 4000 women of
this city, to-day passed a resolution to
Tho Rosy Freshness
And a volvety Boftnoss of the skin is inva-
riably obtained by those who use PosaoNi's
, Powder.
Complexion ]
JAKE DAVIS & CO,,
Wholesale Grocers, Wines, Liquors & Cigars,
GALVESTON, - - - TEXA9.
Paul Jones,
Four Roses,
Baker's Rye,
Jockey Club,
Silver Wedding,
Monongahela.
All in barrels or cases.
Moore, MgKinney & Go.
STATE AGENTS.
T. L. CROSS & CO..
Ship Stores and Chandlery.
Manufacturers' Arsr.ts and Commission
Merchauts.
CORNER CENTER AND STRAND.
Koop a fall stook on h and of everything iA oat
Una. Gall and be oon» incoi.