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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1893.
DEATH BY SUFFOCATION.
INQUEST OVER A NEGRO INFANT
FOUND DEAD.
Death of Antons Stetzig—Inspeotion of Buf-
falo Bavon Improvements—High School
Accommodations Wanted.
Houston, Tex., Aug. 25.-Justice Schwan-
der was this morning called to 2019 Dar-
ling street, Third ward, and held an In-
quest over the remains of a 3-months'-old
child.
The mother of {he child, a negro woman
named Lanier, says the little one went
to sleep last night, but when she attempt-
ed to arouse it thia morning it was cold
and dead.
fft'e child's father in testifying intimated
L" tWt" it had been accidentally smothered
tty'/raath. He woke his wife last nigtit,
anil when she turned over it was found
that she had been lying on the child. No
' examination of the infant was made at
the time and its death was not discovered
until this morning.
Justice Scfowander concluded that the
child had died from suffocation and so
rendered a verdict.
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MEAT INSPECTION.
Market Master Otto Erlchson Is some-
what put out over an anonymous article
that appeared in one of the daily papers,
in which the wrlteo, who signs himself
"Citizen," complains about a member of
his family purchasing a piece of meat from
the market that was not good, and says
that Houston ought to have a fheat inspec-
tor.
Market Master Erichson Is the officer
upon whom that responsibility rests and
he fs naturally concerned about the matter.
It may be that a piece of bad meat was
bought in the market by some one, but the
lnfrequency of it causes much commotion
and is really a compliment to the market
master. There is a city law against the
sale of bad meat and as the market master
said this evening, if the persons would
only report such eases to him they would
be rectified on the spot and the party guilty
of having sold the meat would be treated
as the law directs. The man who bought
the meat is not as anxious to have his
wrong righted as is the market master,
and if every person would report ,such of-
fenses to Mr ~
it as a favor.
Erich son he would regard
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
The Grant Investment Co. to E. M.
Samuelson, lot 153 of 5 acres in Al-
dine Gardens $
John Sessum and wife to Ella Kent,
1 acre on north side, 14 acres out
of Pat Bingham tract in John Aus-
tin original two-league grant, love
and affection and
Mariano Scardino to Giecomo Scracca,
lot 1, block 10, Castania survey
E. A. Finn and wife to George Eas-
ter, lot 6, subdivision 2 acres, out
of western part of lot 9, Harris &
Wilson original two-league grant
Louis Kuhlman to
50
5
1,500
120
Christian Bein-
horn, 62 8-10 acres out of Isaac
Bunkerson grant 176
H. F. Thompson to J. H. Thompson,
section 4, Houston, East and West
Texas railway company, 320 acres... 1,120
C. W. Harrall to D. Lee Slataper,
625 acres out of east half G. M. Pat-
rick %, league and one labor grant.. 250
Total, 7 deeds
$3,221
ANTONE STELZIG'S DEATH.
Antone Stelzig, a good citizen of Hous-
ton, died this afternoon at 2 o'clock at his
home, No. li Artesian place, In the Fourth
ward north, after an illness of several
weeks. Deceased came here about four
years ago from Brenham, engaged in busi-
ness and prospered. He first started on
Travis, then moved on Main. He was 44
years of age; leaves a wife and nine chil*
dren, the eldest being comparatively young;
also a father and mother, whose home la
In La Grange; but they arrived in the
city last evening and soothed the closing
hours of their son's life.
Deceased was a respected member of the
Knights of Pythias, the Houston t-urnver-
ein and the Order of Chosen Friends, the
members of which organizations will attend
the funeral, to take place to-morrow
morning at 10 o'clock, from the family
home.
• • •
BUILDING PERMITS.
George Lenk. one story frame on lot
7, block 336, Shearn addition 800
Mrs. L. Ebeirt, one story frame on lot
10, block 616, Franklin and York
streets 150
W. E. Wood, three one-story frames
on lots 3 and 4, block 273, Summer
street, $500 each 1,500
Mrs. Eprngue, addition to house on
lots 7 and 8, block 397, Baker's au-
dition, north side 100
C. P. B. Medlenker, one story cottage
on lot 10, block 292, Bingltam street.. 200
Mrs. A. C. Taylor, one story cottage
on lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, block 28, Noble
street 500
Total S3,350
The building permits issued for the month
ending August 22 aggregated a total of
$&U,Uou.
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WANT A SCHOOL H&w.'Ol
The school board charged with the duty
of securing a house for the use of the
high school to take the place of Clopper
institute, have been very busy in their
endeavors to find a suitable place, but
have not yet come to ony decision. A
part of the three-story brick building of
Ben Klam, on Congress avenue opposite the
cdurt house, is obtainable, as is also the
third floor of a building at the corner of
Trwis street) and Capitol avenue, but
neither of these has as much room as is
desired. The committee is still in search.
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BAYOU IMPROVEMENTS.
This forenoon an inspecting party went
flown the bayou to make an inspection of
the deep water improvements being made
In Buffalo bayou. In the party were Lieu-
tenant Langfitt of Galveston, Captain R.
B. Talfour, Messrs. J. W. Haskins, L
Meggett and G. C. Felton and Captain
A. Cross. They went down as fur as Clin-
ton and found that the work had progressed
very satisfactorily. Lieutenant Langiitt
came to make the official inspection for the
ftovernment and it will be his last, as he
s to leave Sunday for Cincinnati, Ohio.
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GOSPEL SONG SERVICE.
The regular monthly song service will
be held Sunday afternoon at the Young
Men's Christian association at 4 o'clock,
conducted by the association quartette.
There will be good music, good singing
and short talks. All men are cordially in-
vited to attend.
Hospital service at 9.30 a. m.
Ch'.fstlan work committee meeting Im-
mediately after the afternoon service.
• * *
HOUSTON CLEARING HOUSE.
E. Raphael, manager of the Houston
clearing house, reports the following bank
movement: August 24, $441,824.
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CASES FILED.
There! cases wer« liled with District
Clerk Waties:
A. S. Exline vs. E. Wm. Gruendler.
flebt in the sum of $3021 41.
Lena Gllspin vs. Houston Belt and Mag-
nolia Park railway company, damages in
the sum of $2500 to property located on the
line of track of defendant company.
Yesterday was the last day of service
in the county court.
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TOWN NOTES.
There will be a practice shoot at Mer-
kel's grove Sunday afternoon by the mem-
bers of the schuetzenverein.
The members of the saengerbund had
another rehearsal this evening but it was
for their entertainment to be given a week
from Sunday.
County Clerk Winkler to-day Issued max-
riage licenses to these couples: Samuel New
and Miss Birdie Kelley; H. Thompson and
La>ura Hill".
To-morrow will be market evening, and
despite the dry weather there will be a
market full of good things and lots of peo-
ple to purchase.
There will be a meeting of the city coun-
cil Monday, at which several matters of
ip f
them the sidewalk ordinance.
The lyceum in getting to be quite a re-
sort for parties desiring to put -in an hour
or so reading good bows. Thfti afternoon
there were sixteen visitors present at one
time.
Constable Thompson of Ohaneyvllle pre-
cinct this afternoon arrested Charles Brad-
ley on the charge of aggravated assault
and battery. The prisoner gave bond for
his trial.
The Keeley cure club had a meeting this
evening at thlr place on Preston avenue
and Fannin street, and read the constitu-
tion and by-laws of the new organization.
There was a good deal of interest mani-
fested in the cause.
This morning the body of the late Ernest
Ebert, the victim of the accident in the
Central yards a couple of days ago, was
shippe'l to Gonzales for burial. It was ac-
companied by the father-in-law, the widow
and Mr. S. B. Pettis, a well known loco-
motive engineer who runs ln^o this, city.
It reached home this afternoon, and the
funeral took place from the train.
Constable Thompson of Chaneyvllle was
In the city this evening, lie reports that
lately his people have been annoyed by
numerous petty thefts and lae means to
stop it, by arresting all vagrants In his
locality and applying the law to thorn.
Any man without a visible means of sup-
port he will arrest and bring before the
court. The constable had a frown on his
face when he spoke, and It is safe to say
that he means business.
* * *
PERSONAL.
W. P. Smith of Richmond is here.
W. W. Webster of Dallas is stopping at
the Capitol.
James Tagart of Dallas was in town
last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Smith of Brazoria
are at the Capitol.
Miss Louise Bisby of Galveston is here
on a visit to friends.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Ackerman leave to-night
on a visit to the White city.
L. T. Noyes leaves to-night for a trip
to Chicago and the world's fair.
Judge T. G. Bennett of Harrisburg is one
of the visitors to-day to the city.
J. Jalonick, jr., from the head of the nav-
igation on the Trinity is in town.
I). Stone of Bellville and a prominent
Mason of the state, is in town to-day.
Bud Harper left last night for Richmond.
C. S. Hungerford of New York is at the
Capitol.
August Moser, a well known Houstonlan,
got back last night from a trip to La-
Grange.
Hon. A. J. Burke, ex-mayor of Houston,
came back last night from a pleasure trip
to Velasco.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Wilson and family
of Hrazoria were among the guests of the
Capitol last evening.
Mr. G. W. Angle of the deep water syn-
dicate at the mouth of the Brazos airrlved
In the city this evening.
E. H. Young, Little Rock; W. J. Lee,
Indianapolis; Sam Herman, Galveston; A.
S. Rutherford, Austin; F. A. Leadley,
Waco; B. F. Laws, Conroe; G. Harcon-
ette, Cincinnati; W. B. Smith, Richmond;
J. Warren, Philadelphia; C. R. Wagsta.ff,
Dallas; C. S. Hungerford, New York; W.
M. D. Lee, Velasco; James Tagart, Dallas;
W. II. Webster, city; Ed Riley, Omaha;
W. C. Coit, Chicago; W. Groedel, Balti-
more; T. L. Isbell, Alabama; E. B.
Sloan, Louisville; E. D. Mansfield, Mem-
phis; George K. Meyer, Dallas; C.
J. Outing, Pensacola; F. Cannon,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Smith, Brazoria; Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Wilson and family, Braz-
oria; J. L. Goldman, Sulphur Springs;
Adonis L«Blanc, Abbeville, La.; O. C.
Mead, F. W. Stanbourgh, New York; A.
Castanedo, Galveston; J. Jalonick, jr.,
Dallas;'R. M. Fisher, Denlson; Leon Jones,
Washington; Frank Jones, Milwaukee; R.
S. Goodman, Detroit; Sam Cohen, O. V.
Davidson, New York; M. S. Allen, New
Orleans, are at the Capitol.
A. J. Schwarzman, St. Louis; R. E. Hay,
Alvin; W. S. Dedlt, Chicago; M. A. Mc-
Knight, Hallettsville; John C. Lewis. Aus-
tin; Hal. W. Green, Beaumont; W. H.
Gleason, San Antonio; U. Levy, Galveston;
A. Anderson, Chicago; J. A. Morris, San
Antonio; H. A. WIckter, San Antonio; E.
C. Hamilton, Barton; J. L. Hall, San An-
tonio, are registered at the Grand Cen-
tral.
REPLY TO COL. GIDDINGS
MAJ0E PENN TAKES BRENHAM'S
BANKER TO TASK
Congress Has More to Do Than Repeal the
Sherman Act and Then Go Home.
Explanation of the Situation.
CHEMICAL ENGINE TEST.
Plow Factory Closed Down for Thirty
Days, Overstocked.
Temple, Tex., Aug. 25.—Fire destroyed a
barn on a rent place owned by Geo. E.
Willcox last night. Loss about $300; cov-
ered by insurance. This was the first fire
Temple has had since equipping the fire
department with a chemical engine and
hose wagon with teams and drivers. The
engine got there in good time, but the
flames had such headway that the chemi-
cals were practically of no service. The
hose wagon team was fractious, but very
good time was made and the service ren-
dered by both outfits demonstrated the su-
periority of the system over the old way,
and gave assurance of a quick and good
protection.
The Blackland plow factory, employing
fifteen men, has closed down for thirty
days by mutual consent, the employes to
hold themselves in readiness to resume
work. The factory has a large number of
plows on hand, all that can be disposed of
immediately.
Citizens
ATTEMPTED RAPE.
A Negro Arrested and Irate
Threaten the. Lash.
Bartlett, Tex., Aug. 24.—Last night, dur-
ing the performanse of a 10-cent show the
8-year-old stepdaughter of Mr. Stanley, an
attache of the show, came in from the
dressing room crying and badly frightened,
saying that she awoke from sleep to find
a negro about to criminally assault her.
Constable Jones being present promptly
arrested the negro, who gave his name as
Ed Bolton, and said he was working for
the show people.
An attempt to take the negro from the
calaboose by a few Irate citizens proved a
failure. It is rumored a further attempt
will be made to take the negro out to-
night, but with the desire to apply the lash
rather than hanging.
BLED TO DEATH.
Mark Dozler, Arrested for Cattle Theft,
Resists a Posse and Is Shot.
Colmesneil, Tex., Aug. 25.—Parties from
near the scene report the killing of Mark
Dozier by a posse composed of J. M. Liles,
Bob Cain and others near Bun's ferry, in
Newton county, last Wednesday.
Dozier was wanted for stealing oxen, re
sisted arrest and was shot in the leg, from
which he bled to death.
SOME DEVELOPMENTS.
Victoria, Tex., Aug. 24.—Further devel-
opments In the Dike murder case on San
Antonio river discloses that a white man
was also implicated in the crime. He has
left the scene of the murder and is mount-
ed on a swift horse with twenty-four hours'
start of the officers, who are In hot pur-
suit. Dikes was lrtiown to have had $150
on his person at the time of his death, and
as this Is missing it was probably the in-
centive for the murder.
Lee Allen, also known as Lee Wallace,
a negro, was arrested last night on the
charge of stealing a suit of clothes. When
arrested he had on part of the clothes.
Wallace is in jail.
KILLED COMING FROM CHURCH.
San Saba, Tex., Aug. 25.—Jim Brown, a
son of Asa Brown, who was found hung
some three years ago, was killed last night
while returning home from church with
his wife. He is a brother to the two boys
bound over for burglarizing Ketchum's
store.
Jim DavlSi wanted for horse stealing,
was captured and brought In.
The steam roller mill was put into ope-
ration yesterday.
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL.
Crawford, McLennan Co., Tex., Aug. 25.—
Rev. I. C. Sammons of McGregor and Rev.
A. W. Dumas of Meridian, Tex., commenced
a meeting here the 10th Instant and have
continued daily services each day since.
There fs very great Interest manifested.
All denominations are participating, and
much good is being done.
Laredo, Tex., Aug. 25.-To The News:
Please allow me space in your widely cir-
culated daily to answer certain parts of
Colonel D. C. Giddlng's interview in The
News of the 21st instant. The well-known
reputation of that gentleman as a democrat
and lawyer of great ability renders his
utterances all the more dangerous when
misleading, if such they are; and while
not setting myself up as a critic, there
are thousands of able and pure democrats
who can not coincide with the drift of his
argument upon the silver question.
While agreeing with Colonel Giddlngs In
all that he says complimentary to Presi-
dent Cleveland—who is doubtless beset with
more difficulties than ever confronted a
president of the United States in time of
peace—let us not turn our backs upon the
enemies of democratic principles and vol-
untarily yield that which we have been
steadily fighting for during more than
twenty years; that which, if permanently
lost, would forever pattern the social con-
ditions of this country after the moneyed
aristocracy and down-trodden poor of Eng-
land, rendering it the same as a monarchial
government, except in name.
Colonel Giddings urges congress to
promptly repeal the Sherman act and go
home, on the ground that such a course
recommended in the president's mes-
sage; but such is not the case, as these
are the words in the latter bearing on that
matter: "I earnestly recommend prompt re-
peal of the provisions of the act passed
July 14, 1890, authorising the purchase of
silver bullion, and that other legislative
action may put beyond all doubt or mis-
take the intention of the government to
fulfill its pecuniary obligations in a money
universally recognised by all civilized coun-
tries." The repeal of the obnoxious law
In question could doubtless be done in five
minutes, but "that other legislative action"
places a grave responsibility upon congress
which they can not shirk, and must face;
yet, Colonel Giddings says they should not
face it, contrary to democratic principles,
contrary to the national democratic plat-
form, and contrary to the recommendations
of the president, as all Recognize the ne-
casslty for legislative action.
The expressions of the interview in ques-
tion are misleading throughout, except in
minor details, and the following part of it
Is astounding, from Its Inconsistency and
supposed democratic source, being totally
In conflict with the national democratic
platform:
The issue as now presented Is, shall
gold or silver be the standard or measure
of value in this country? The double
standard has been' faithfully tried, and at
a great loss to the people of this country,
and has proven a failure; they can not be
held sufficiently near together, and two
standards or different measures of value
will not answer—as well have two yard
sticks, one 36 inches and the other 18
Inches, ami call them both standard."
If the double standard has been faithfully
tried, and proven a failure, then those who
drafted and adopted the national derapcrat-
ic platform are a set of blockheads, and
the Instrument they put forth a meaning-
less batch of soiled paper, utterly worthless
since muzzle-loading shotguns have gone
out of use, else it might serve for wadding.
The labored efforts to create the impression
that the low price of silver is due to over-
production is not borne out by facts and
the statistics in the case, but the state-
ment that "we are on a gold standard, and
have been for twenty years past," is sadly
too true, and the&e is no foundation, or be-
ginning, as far as this country is con-
cerned, for the depreciation of silver and
also for the principal part of the present
depression that hangs like a black cloud
over us. The conduct of Benedict Arnold
were saintly In comparison with the in-
famous acts of those who demonetized sil-
ver in this country in 1*873. Democrats, nor
any claiming to be such, had no hand in
it, and as it was the most dangerous stab
ever aimed in this country agaLnst Jtffer-
sonlan principles of government, it is as-
tonishing that any democrat of reputation
and intelligence should, by word or Impli-
cation, excuse, much less defend, such high-
handed usurpation of power and official
outrage, which was a long step towards
the selling of millions of people in this
country virtually into slavery; done for a
big consideration, of course, and we have
sworn testimony as to where some of tlfe
money came from.
Frederick A. Luckenback swore before
the clerk of the supreme court of Colorado
that Ernest Sneyd said to him: "I went
to America in the winter of 1872-3, author-
ized to secure, if I could, the passage of
a bill demonetizing silver. It was to the
interests of those I represented—the gov-
ernors of the Bank of England—to have
it done. I took with me £100,000 ($500,000)
with instructions if .hat was not sufficient
to accomplish the object to draw on them
for a similar amount, or as much more
as was necessary."
The Sherman act, in its disastrous ef-
fects, is but. a branch from the demon-
etization upas tree planted in this coun-
try in 1873 and so industriously cultivated
since by the leaders of the party in power;
and can it be possible that any respect-
able number of democrats could be willing
to have the party now just in power yo
on with that infamous work? Truly, as
Colonel Giddings says, "our people must
not be handicapped with a degraded coin-
age," but it is equally true that their in-
dustries should not be* paralyzed with an
appreciated, contracted single gold stand-
ard, thereby placing the masses at the mer-
cy, of the money powt»r and bringing un-
told misery to millions in order that a
favored few may revel in luxury.
If silver can be mined so cheaply, as
Colonel Giddings alleges, let congress, in-
stead of going home without affording
all possible relief to the people, pass a free
coinage act at a largely increased ratio,
for it is far better to have silver dollars
as big as cart wheels than that the coun-
try should continue to suffer under a sin-
gle goid standard when therd is not enough
gold in the world to serve as a money
basis, safe against the contracting manip-
ulations of the merciless greed of the
money power which worships no god but
gold and loves the country only as the
highway robber does his victim.
' "It is no fault of the government that
people everywhere prefer gold to silver,"
says Colonel Giddings, but he knows It is
not a fact, and he furthermore knows that
the majority of his assertions are the same
as the duplicity pleas of Wall street, and
their hirelings and dupes, and won't bear
careful analysis; he knows that It is to
the interest of England, with her policy
of fostering a moneyed aristocracy and
and labor at a song—but It would
ruination to all others. .
This country wants sound money, but
neither a depreciated nor an appreciated
baslfc', and had It not been for vicious legis-
lation, that bullion in the treasury would
have been coined and in circulation, and
the oountry not cursed with such financial
depression as now exists.
Colonel Giddings says that in times like
these the capitalist hoards his money ar,d
does not suffer. Exactly so; there Is the
point: He and his associates are in their
glory; they bring about the depressipn by
combined hoarding, and continue to hold
their money until property and all ac-
cumulated labor goo1-; down to ruinous
rates, when they invest, double, triple or
quadruple their wealth by a system of
legal robbery, and their money goes out
and the panic is over. All of which they
could not do if the money basis and cir-
culating mediums of the government were
adequate to the wants <>f the country. Those
depressions cause the wheels of progress
to stop, factories and workshops to shut
down, throw hundreds of thousands out
of employment, cut down the sales of the
merchant and other tradesmen to almost
nothing; cause untold suffering; but what
oures tho manipulating capitalist? There-
by he accumulates millions upon millions
of dollars from the : at of the brow of
others, simply by pulling the wires and
without scarcely an • itvrt. It is said that
THE VELASCO TERMINAL.
A REPORTED OPTION TAKEN BY THE
I. AND G. N.
San Antonians Speculating on the Extension
of the M., K. and T. From San Marcos.
Reducing Expenses.
Colonel Giddings has gotten to be both
a capitalist and banker; but, upon learn-
ing that, even many of his democratic
friends must be astounded that he could
get so far away from the principles of
democracy. J. S. PENN.
MORE THAN ONE FROM A STATE.
Analysis of Crisp's Committees Showing
Double State Representation.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 24.—To The News:
Your Washington spteial headed "Bailey
on the .Judiciary" says:
"The appointment of Mr. Bailey on the
judiciary committee was something of a
surprise to the members of the committee.
It is a most important, one and Mr. Bailey
is only in his second term, but he has
forged to the front on the floor and has in
debate argued from 1<- il standpoints. His
appointment is consld> n <1 a high compli-
ment. He preferred .i place on this com-
mittee to any other place. It Is a very rare
thing to put two men of the same state
on the same committee, and In fact there
is no precedent for it at hand, though one
may exist."
Accompanying this item, In the same Is-
sue of The News, wen- printed the four-
teen most Important committees, names or
all members in full. Instances where two
members who hall from the same state
show up on the same committee are as
follows:
Ways and means, two each from New
York and Michigan; banking and curren-
cy, two each from Illinois, Connecticut and
Missouri; appropriations, two each from
Illinois and Massachusetts; interstate and
foreign affairs, two each from New
York and Massachusetts; interstate and
foreign commerce, two each from New
York and Ohio; pensions, two from Ohio;
invalid pensions, two each from Ohio and
Massachusetts; elections, two each from
New York, Tennessee and Indiana; judi-
ciary, two each from T"xas, Pennsylvania
and Illinois; military affairs, two each from
New York and Illinois; naval affairs, two
each from Pennsylvania and Mississippi
and three from New York.
Of the fourteen committees only three
are composed entirely of members from
different states. On naval affairs there are
three New Yorkers.
DUDLEY G. WOOTEN.
TEXAS CORN.
Palpitation of the heart, nervousness,
trembling, nervous headache, cold hands
and feet, pain in the back, and other forms
of weakness are relieved by Carter's Iron
Pills, made specially for the blood, nerves
and complexion.
a peasantry, to maintain a single stand-
arc! of value, and that, she has spoken
through the highest authority that she is
the creditor nation and does not intend to
do otherwise, notwithstanding that he says
"If the basis is too narrow to float the
commerce of the world, England, the great-
est commercial nation, will be the first to
suffer." Those of small means and the
poor will and do suffer, but what cares
the moneyed and royal aristocracy for
that? Equality of laws Is an unknown
quantity in their government creed; they
want the poor to constantly pay tribute
to the rich, and their laws are so molded.
"What the country wants is a fixed and
stable currency, not subject to change at
any time," Is very true, but not applica-
ble in the sense used.
"It is not so much the quantity as the
quality of the money that Is needed." If
that be so, why not make diamonds the
basis of all money value and Increase the
contraction? They are of superior quality
and that arrangement would sqlt the pos-
sessors of diamonds to a nicety, as their
possessions would be appreciated a thous-
and fold and they Gould buy all kinds oX
A Fine Specimen of What Prairie Lands
Will Do—County Court Notes.
Richmond, Tex., Aug. 24.—Mr. Herman
Dltforth, one of the thrifty German farm-
ers who purchased land in the Ridge set-
tlement on the prairl" two years ago,
brought a sample of corn raised by him
this year. It was a line ear, ten inches
long, well filled and amply demonstrates
what prairie land will yield with good cul-
tivation. Mr. Dltforth says his corn crop
will average over forty bushels to the acre.
Colonel Ed Cunningham has completed
five miles of his railroad from Sugarland
to Areola.
Business is being rapidly dispatched in
the county court. About twenty criminal
cases have been disposed of—a large ma-
jority of the trials resulting in verdicts for
the state.
Supervisor Worthington has just com-
pleted the new bridges on Preston street.
FREIGHT WRECK.
Six International and Great Northern Cars
Smashed at Highland.
Lamarque, Tex., Aug. 25.—A south bound
freight train was wrecked at Lamarque,
Highland station, International and Great
Northern, at 3.15 this afternoon.
The engine and three cars were cut off
from the train to set in on the coal track
and one car jumped the track at the frog,
and the rear end of the train ran Into the
car that jumped the track.
Six cars were badly smashed up.
No one was hurt.
THE WILSON BILL.
Atlanta Journal.
The silver monomaniacs are inclined to
make something of a bugaboo out of the
Wilson repeal bill now pending in congress.
That the public may know exactly what
the bill is and what it is Intended to do,
we reproduce it here in full.
"To repeal a part of an act approved
July 14, 1890, entitled An act directing the
purchase of silver bullion and the issue of
treasury notes thereon, and for other pur-
poses.'
"Be it enacted, etc., that so much of the
act approved July 11, 1890, entitled 'An act
directing the purchase of silver bullion and
Issue of treasury notes thereon, and for
other purposes,' as directs the secretary
of the treasury to purchase from time to
time silver bullion to the aggregate amount
of 4,500,000 ounces, or so much thereof as
may be offered In each month, at the mar-
ket price thereof, not exceeding for
every 371 25-100 grains of pure silver, and
to issue in payment for such purchases
treasury notes of the United States, be
and the same is hereby repealed; but this
repeal shall not impair, or in any manner
affect, the legal tender quality of the stan-
dard silver dollars heretofore coined; and
the faith and credit of the United States
are hereby pledged to maintain lae parity
of the standard gold and silver coins of the
United States at the present legal ratio, or
such other ratio as may be established by
law."
CURRENT COMMENT.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat: "The worst is
over." It does look that way. Gold keeps
on flowing into the country, mills and
banks are resuming operations and confi-
dence seems to be returning. Now if this
financial question was settled we could say
that the "panic" of 1893 was only a remi-
niscence.
It is well known in railway circles that
negotiations have been pending for some
time for the sale of the Velasco Terminal
railway, and well defined rumors were
current last night that, as a result of the
visit of Mr. W. M. D. Lee, vice president
of the company, who has been in Galves-
ton during most of the week, an arrange-
ment was made by which the International
and Great Northern, through Its manager,
Mr. T. M. Campbell, secures an option on
the property of the company for thirty
days at a price that it is understood will
probably result In the early transfer of the
road.
In connection with the above rumor a
News reporter called on Mr. Campbell last
evening, but that gentleman stated that in
the present aspect of the matter he was
not prepared to give out anything for pub-
lication.
WHY EARNINGS ARE LIGHT.
New York, Aug. 22.—The Post says: To
those who are curious to discover the
cause for the great falling off in western
railway earnings, the returns of the pres-
ent crop movement will be enlightening.
The enormous stock of wheat in city stor-
age warehouses, even now nearly double
what It was a year ago, has thus far met
the continuously heavy export demand, but
it is noticeable that the shipments from
the farms to the great interior receiving
points have meantime fallen to a small
fraction of their average amount. At
points such as Toledo and Duluth, which
thus far in the season have been the chief
source of New York's supply, the stock on
hand shows rapid shrinkage; dally car
load receipts meantime falling to less than
one-third of last year's record. Chicago
received by the granger roads last week
barely one-sixth the quantity of wheat it
took in same week of 1892, and though this
decrease is largely due to the city's de-
termined hoarding of its own existing
wheat stock, the effect upon the railroad
traffic Is, of course, none the less serious.
The shrinkage in supplies at the large cen-
ters of distribution suggests that the sup-
ply on the farms will soon be imperatively
needed. Then the full awkwardness of the
monetary break down is pretty certain to
be felt. Much of the recently imported gold
has doubtless already gone west to sup-
ply the needs which the New York banks
have usually met, and to that extent the
problem may find solution. At present,
however, freight traffic in'the wheat region
continues in a state of almost complete
paralysis. It Is noticeable and encouraging
however, that the traffic in both corn and
smaller grains is In ample volume. But for
this fact the Burlington directors might
very possibly last week have acted other-
wise on their dividends. But since It has
proved possible to move corn in quantity
to market it may be counted on that some
means will be found to move the wheat.
9 * •
G. A. R. RATES.
Houston, Tex., Aug. 25.—The Southern
Pacific has issued the following circular
to its agents governing the Grand Army
rates:
Houston, Tex., Aug. 25.—On account of
the reunion of the Grand Army of the Re-
public at Indianapolis, commencing in Sep-
tember, coupon agents are authorized to
sell round trip tickets to Indianapolis at
rate made by adding $4 80 to the limited
first class rate to St. Louis.
Ajgents nt San Antonio and east will sell
on September 1 and 2, good for return not
later than trains leaving Indianapolis on
or before September 16.
Agents west of San Antonio will sell
August 31 and September 1, with same date
of return. Tickets to be continuous pas-
sage, ironclad signature form. Passengers
desiring longer limit can purchase round
trip tickets to St. Louis In accordance
with circular, or round trip tickets to
Louisville or Cincinnati at rates In effect
August 1, and purchase round trip tickets
to Indianapolis at rates as follows: From
St. Louis, $4 80; from Louisville and Cin-
cinnati, $2 20; tickets on sale September 16.
On September 1 to 9 there will be round
trip ticket rate from Indianapolis to Cin-
cinnati of $3 65, good for return until Sep-
tember 16.
• • •
A FEDERATION IN TENNESSEE.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 22.—An effort is
being made to hold a mass meeting of all
railroad employes in this section in this
city about September 25 for the purpose of
forming a federation of the employes on
the various systems In Tennessee, Ken-
tucky, Georgia, Alabama and other south-
ern states. Chief Arthur of the brotherhood
of engineers and the head men of other
orders are expected to be present.
The cut in wages on the Louisville and
Nashville and Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis railways, which goes into effect
September 1, is still much discussed by the
men affected, and the different orders are
holding meetings and talking the matter
over. As yet nothing definite by the men
has been decided upon. The impression is
growing that there Is likely to be trouble
on the Louisville and Nashville when the
date fixed for the cut. is reached.
• • •
WRECK AT HIGHLAND.
Yesterday afternoon a wreck oc-
curred at Highland on the International
and Great Northern. While some freight
cars were being switched from the main
line to the coal track one of the cars
jumped the rails and was run In to by the
others, smashing things up considerably
The south bound passenger train was de
layed and did not reach Galveston until
this morning about 2 o'clock, as It could
not get by the wreck. When the passen;
train leaving here at 8.45 reached High-
land the passengers from the south bound
were transferred to It, after which it
backed back to Forty-second street. The
passengers en route to Galveston got off
there and the train went on to Houston
over the Santa Fe track. Nobody was hurt
in the wreck.
county. Their track from this place to the
county line, about nine miles, Is perfectly
straight. One can stand in their round
house and look straight ahead into Hardin
county.
NO CHANGE NOW.
The Santa Fe people have been figuring
on a new time card to go into effect to-
morrow, but have decided not to change
their schedule for the present. They may
do so, however, the latter part of next
week.
* • *
ON LONG TIME.
Cuero, Tex., Aug. 25.—The Southern Pa-
cific shops are running nine hours per day
at present to save expenses. The switch
crew has been taken off for the same
reason.
* * *
HOUSTON HEADLIGHT FLASHES.
Houston, Tex.. Aug. 25.—C. W. Updike,
chief clerk in freight department o- the
International and Great Northern, returned
from New Orleans last night.
The International's new time table is out
in pamphlet form, nicely bound and ready
for distribution, it gives the time for both
passenger and freight trains on the main
and branch lln< s, together with general
and specific rules governing the train
crews. The new schedule goes into effect
on Sunday, the 27th. These books are In-
tended for employes only and are not to
be distributed for thj general public's con-
venience.
Hon. John Kennedy, receiver of the
Houston Belt and Magnolia Park railway,
Is making arrangements to handle big
crowds to the Magnolia, park next. Sun-
day. having secured a drawing attraction
in the person of Captain L. D. Hlondell,
who will give an exhibition of his mar-
velous aquatic feats.
Ticket Agent Fields of the Santa Fe
announces that there will be no change in
the time card for Sunday, all trains of that
road leaving and returning from their
Congress street depot at the regular sched-
ule time now In use.
Colonel William Murray, general southern
passenger agent for the Illinois Central,
with headquarters at Austin, left for home
last night.
The trainmaster's and dispatcher's office
of the International is undergoing a shin-
ing change by the painter's brush.
Resident Engineer Cushlng of the South-
ern Pacific returned to the city yesterday,
leaving over the road to-day.
Commercial Agent Fife of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas left this morning, going
north.
J. C. Lewis, traveling passenger agent
of the Iron Mountain, left for Austin last
night.
W. H. Gleason, commercial agent of the
Santa Fe, left for San Antonio this morn-
Ing.
C. Cain, route agent of the Wells-Fargo
express company, is in the city to-day.
Commercial Agent Parker of the Santa
Fe left over the Central this morning.
Lee Hall, traveling freight agent of the
Southern Pacific, is In the city.
• • *
LOCAL NOTES.
John C. Lewis of the Iron Mountain,
headquarters at Austin, Is at the Beacn.
W. P. Slddons of the International and
Great Northern was in Galveston yester-
day.
CHILDREN LOST.
Greenville, Tex., Aug. 25.—A few evenings
ago J. O. Jerrlll and a neighbor farmer,
south of town, had a misunderstanding
and were about to use their pistols. The
wife of the former, seeing her two children
near them milking, motioned to them to
run to the woods for fear they might be
struck by a fctray ball. Since then the
children have not been seen and It Is
feared they were drowned In the river.
Diligent search is being made.
MANGLED IN A GIN.
Axtell, McLennan Co., Tex., Aug. 21.—
This evening J. W. Mansfield's left arm
was horribly mangled in his gin five miles
from this place. The limb will be ampu-
tated.
When the hot weather comes tho system
grows weak ami often such weakness causes
Diarrhea. Dysentery, Cholera and Cholera Mor-
bus. "Kierstead's King of all Pain" is the sure
cure. 25c everywhere.
How is Your Bl ooir^
I had a malignant breaking out on my leg
below the knee, and was cured sound and well
with two and a half bottles of
Other blood medicines liad failed B£SsS2l
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I was troubled from childhood with an ag-
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Until the Dueber-
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the market, the most
important bearing in
watch works was not
RUBY JEWELED|Vewcle<11 The costwas
ADJUSTED of II100 much. Cost should
not count when time
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stake.
Tf your dealer does not keep our watches, mail
us your address aud we will semi you the name
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Syrun of Figs is for sale by all drug-
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Stockholders' Meeting.—Th.? annual ad-
journed meating of tho stockholders of the Bluo-
lields linnuna company, for the election of direc-
tors and such othor business a9 may como before
it, will bo held at tho company's oflice in Galves-
ton, 12207 btrand, on Thursday, August 31,1S93,
between tho hours of 10 a. in. and 12 m.
JNO. D. BRANNAN,
Secretary.
For Lease—Four blocks of land. Most de-
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compresses and yards.
For full particulars apply at oSlce of
GALVESTON WHARF CO.
Notice.-To All Whom it May Concern:
I hereby give notice that any persons giving my
son Willie (a minor) credit for merchandise of
any kind will do so at their own risk, as I will
not be responsible for any bills or contracts
which he may make. M. E. LEA1 HERN*.
NOTICES.
Julius Boehme,
Successor to F. and IL Stresau,
WHOLESALE DEALER IN
Fruitsaud Produce
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
GALVESTON,
TEXA.S,
NOTICE.
Sealed bid:? aro invited for tho erection of an
Iron Bridge across tho Brazos rivor at Richmond.
Specifications can bo obtained from tho County
Clerk, and all bids must bi riled with that officer
before 9 o'clock September 11. 1S9H. Right re-
served to reject the lowest and all bids.
M. J. HICKEY,
County Judge of Fort Bend County.
Honstaa Business Dirsctory.
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Kansas City Times: The list of the un-
employed In the United States is daily
growing greater. Since the present finan-
cial panic began it is estimated that fully
15 per cent of the laboring masses In the
United States have been thrown out o>
employment by the failure of their employ-
ers and the necessary curtailment In ex-
penses forced upon nil kinds of business
enterprises through business stagnation and
intimidation of capital and the destruction
of confidence.
• * •
Washington Post: It is Impossible to
conceive of . a rich nation finding itself In
a more deplorable condition than this coun-
try Is in to-day. The wheels of industry
are standing still. Thousands of men are
idle and women and rhildren are without
food. Mills and factories are closing, rail-
road earnings are falling away and every
day adds other thousands to the ranks of
the unemployed. How long is this state
of things to last, while senators and rep-
resentatives in congress debate and
wrangle about the cause?
• * •
Louisville Courier-Journal: The Courier-
Journal insists that the demand of the
platform shall be obeyed by the legislative
representatives of the democracy elected
on that platform. The Sherman act must
be repealed and our gold and silver already
coined, or to be coined, must be kept at
parity, every dollar as good as every other
dollar.
• * w
Atlanta Journal: The Wilson bill does
not interfere with the existing currency.
It does not "strike down" any part of it.
It distinctly provides that the legal tender
quality of the standard silver dollar shall
be retained and pledges the government
to maintain the parity of the gold and
silver cuius oX tlw country.
KATY OFFICIALS.
San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 25. —The party
of Katy officials which arrived here from
Galveston last night left to-night for Fort
Worth. Their arrival here was unex-
pected and it was reported that the object
of their visit was to look over the Held with
a view to extending in the near future the
line to San Antonio from San Marcos, a
distance of only fifty miles.
The gentlemen expressed themselves very
favorably with reference to San Antonio
but gave out no positive information with
reference to the proposed extension.
* * *
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