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A, H. BELO <fc CO., Publishers.
Oflice of Publication, Nos. 210S aiid 2110 Me-
chanic Street, Galveston.
THE GALVESTON DAILY NEW?, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17,
1893.
Entered at tho Postoflico at Galveston a
class matter.
i second
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1893.
THE NEWS' TRAVELING AGENTS.
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for either publication: T. B. Baldwin, Mar-
chant Little, J. A. Sloau, C. H. Cox, Walter
Woods, J. D. Linthicum, H. P. Simonds, A.
T. Clark, Don Beatty and J. T. Lynn.
A. II. Belo & Co.
Galveston, Tex., January 20, 1893.
li ILL THE FARMERS HEED THE
WARNING?
The whole south appears to be awakening
to the importance of diversifying crops.
Farmers' ailiances, co-oporativo associations,
commercial bodies, nowspapers and individ-
uals all join in making appeals to the farmers
to plant less cotton and more of something
else. It is possible that where there is such
unity of opinion some good results may be ol>-
tained, but it is by no means certain that the
farmers will follow the advice given them.
The blind tenacity with which the farmers
cling to corton can be explained only
in one way—they think they have nothing
else to turn to, nothing to take
its place. Ovor a largo part of the cotton bolt
this is truo to a groat extent, but it is not true
of the whole south. Other crops than cotton
can be produced at a much greater profit, but
no crop so easily converted into cash as cot-
ton can be found, and therefore the farmers
cling to it. Cotton is equivalent to cash. The
farmers know this and theroforo will continue
to raise it. The News has shown how more
money can be made from a small
crop than from a largo one,
and how the farmers can right now
fix the minimum price for next year's crop.
Other papers and individuals havo preached
the samo thing and yot he would bo a bold
man who would venture to predict that the
acreage in cotton this year will be loss than
that of last year. The farmers sold their crop
two years ago for fair prices and their crop
last year for very good prices. There has
been great overproduction and the markets
have been unduly depressed, but tho farmers
have not felt the shoe pinch at all. They
did remarkably well and the middle men
and others suffered. It is but human that
having done so well with two or three big
crops the farmers should expect to do well
again with another big crop, and theroforo
that they should not bo inclined to reduced
productions. This is rather a selfish viow to
take of tho situation, but it is unquestionably
the view the farmers will bo inclined to take.
They should remember, though, that othor
than the agricultural interests aro dependent
on this question, and that if they insist on
carrying out their views they should
bo prepared to stand the consequences
and not run the danger of becoming burdens
on the hands of others who are powerless to
prevent the evil. Tho farmer has tho right of
course to raise whatevor ho chooses. Ho has
tho right to raise cotton or no cotton, just as
ho sees fit. This, however, should make him
moro considerate of the interests dependent
on hirn and should cause him to heed the ad-
vico given. As a matter of fact the
merchants and others aro not directly con-
cerned how much cotton the farmers pro-
duce. Their interests aro simply indirect
and their concern in the quostion arisos mere-
ly from a foar that the farmors will not be
self-supporting and in the end will become
burdens on their hands. This is a plain state-
ment of the fact and if tho farmers desire to
tost its truth they may do so. Tho advice
given the farmers is almost wholly disinter-
ested. The merchants boing in closer touch
with the commercial world realizo that the
farmers can vastly benofit themselvos by
curtailing the production this year, and they
tell the farmors so. They also know that
should another largo crop bo produced, tho
farmers will got little or no money for it.
They also know that the farmors can not raise
G-cent cotton and buy 18-cent bacon. These
things they tell tho farmers, and the farmers
know they aro true, but go on raising cotton
and nothing olso, and at the samo time
roaent "outside interference." If they
desire to stop this "outsido interference"
thoy can do bo easily. All thoy havo
to do is to raise just as much cotton as thoy
choose, but at tho samo time raiso enough
oread and meat for home consumption, so
that they will not bo forcod to bocomo bor-
rowers or burdens on others. If thoy follow
this plan no sonsiblo person can find fault
with the size of the cotton crop even should it
be ten timos more than tho world requires.
It will then bo their funoral and theirs alone.
Tho world will bo delighted to got cheap
cotton but it wants cheap cotton without
thousands of impoverished farmers thrown in
to make good measure. This is, perhaps,
a harsh way of putting tho situation, bat tho
gravity of tho interests involved demands that
the real friends of tho farmers shall speak in
plainness. The News wants to see the farm-
ors prosperous both because they deserve
prosperity and because in their prosperity all
the country will share. But prosperity can
come only through reduced cotton acreage.
Sometimes an ardent Coke-Hogg-Hill demo-
orat thinks of Judge Gresham's appointment
and is about to say ! !! when a com-
fortable postoffice looms up before him and he
grates his teeth and quiets down.
. 1
GLADSTONE AS HOME RULE.
Mr. Gladstone's presentation of his home
rule bill was a wonderful performance when
one looks away from his more than fifty years
of publio oratory and statecraft. Regarded
with this vast exorcise in mind what remains
is the marvel of his vigorous physical and
mental power. No doubt this is a personal
quality, in that there was groat stamina in
him by nature. At the samo time it is en-
couraging to find Buch an evidonce that study
and congonial work, far from exhausting tho
nnnd or the ^ramo, can bo pursued to an ad-
vanced / ago without any injury but
with positive bonefit when coupled
with a temperate life. As for the
plan of home rule it is evident that Ireland
wants it, provided it be genuine and sufficient'
to afford the people thero a means of remedy-
lug misgovemment. Tho plan could bo of no
serious interest in any other country unless it
were acceptable to thoBe properly concerned.
The Irish parliamentary party accepts it.
What the Irish people want in Ireland will
always command American sympathy. No
argument is needed on the justice of homo
rule. It is an American principle. The
British conservatives ct and denounce the
plan, speaking constantly of disunion. Really
tho allegation seoms to bo very much forced.
With customs, excise, coinage, the postoffico,
the army and navy, diplomatic representation
and the appointment of a viceroy for
Ireland in British hands thero can
be no disunion without revolution. On such
terms Ireland will remain bound to England
as Texas is bound to tho rest of the United
States. Tho conservatives can say with truth
that the people of Ulster are opposod to a
Dublin parliament, but thoy should not at-
tempt to persuade any one that Giadstonean
home rule is lacking in acknowledgment and
substantial guarantees of union. It begins to
look as if tho question might bo settled
and the l%ng standing grievance of
the beautiful green isio bo removod at
least in great part. True, the Gladstoneau
plan does not nccord to Ireland an independ-
ent national existence, and perhaps it is not
well that all the limitations named were in-
serted in tho bill, but if accepted by tho
British public and the Irish public they will
enter upon a happier era and no doubt ma-
terial benefit will be evolved from tho present
home rule plan. It will permit' tho land tenuro
of Ireland to undergo tho transformation that
has boon begun, and when in tho course of
time the Irish tenants are in possession of
their land without having to pay rent, they
will bo prosporous through the relief experi-
enced and through tho industrious habits de-
veloped by their long and patient toil under
conditions that have sent a thrill ot pained
sympathy to every humane person in the civ-
ilized world.
If Judge Gresham is a good democrat, as
Speaker Cochran declares him to be, "because
ho voted for Cleveland and tariff reform,"
then how is it that tho supportors of Judgo
Clark who voted "for Cleveland and tariff re-
form" do not desorvo to live? Verily, tho
Hogg leadors in Texas aro betwoen Satan and
the ocean wild and wide.
A BEWILDERED AND DISGRUNTLED
PARTISAN.
The Atlanta Constitution asserts that "Judge
Gresham has not graduated as a domocrat;"
that ho disavows "allegiance totiie democratic
party;" that "from such men as John T.
Morgan of Alabama, Thomas F. Bayard of
Delaware, John M. Palmer of Illinois, Arthur
P. Gorman of Maryland and a host of others
whoso services havo put tho party in a posi-
tion whore tho president elected by it was
givon the privilege of making tho appoint-
ment, a selection sufficiently strong could
havo been mado;" that "ho could no longer act
with the republican party;" that "naturally
no democrat can base any claim for appoint-
ment in tho state department on recognition
of faithful party sorvice, for such a claim
urged at the hands of Mr. Cleveland's secre-
tary of Btate could be taken as nothing moro
than a reflection on the distinguished gentle-
man who will fill that position, and on tho
president, who, in making this appointment, of
course disregards tho matter of party service."
In other words, tho Constitution contonds and
explains that Judgo Gresham is neither a dem-
ocrat nor a republican. Tho Constitution then
proceeds to declare by all that is sacredly mys-
tic and infinitely inscrutable that Judgo
Greshom is not a mugwump, 6aying: "Tho
great point in his favor is that ho is not a
mugwump and has never consorted with that
flatulent element. Ho was a consistent re-
publican up to tho day ho turned his back on
the McKiuley folly and became a tontativo
supporter of tho democratic platform. Ho
leaped at one bound the deep ditch that sep-
arates the democratic from the republican
party and refused to be seduced by the Becky
Sharps who make up the mugwump contin-
gent. Ho novor has been, is not now, and
novor can be a mugwump." It is submitted
that the Constitution is dazed, indefinite and
unsatisfactory. It contradicts itself ovor and
over and quits the field without telling us
what Judgo Gresham is. But it will novor do
to let him remain suspended in tho Constitu-
tion's crazy-quilt delineation as a formless
shadow of a political "what is it." Judgo
Gresham is a typical independent American
citizen and a model patriotio mugwump. Tho
Constitution does know a first class mug-
wump when it sees him.
The question with the Texas applicant now
is, "Shall I approve the appointment of a
most unruly and independent mugwump to
bo secretary of state, or shall I run on with
my man Coke, continue to condemn the trai-
tors, spit fire, tear up my petition for tho post-
offico and go to work?"
I dependent mugwump and let the postoffices
i to thunder go. To 9leep, to dream of spoils
i till four long years have sou rod themselves to
1 death. Ah! there's the rub. For during these
! four long years, an unfed goat, must I browse
with dry cattle lean and weak. To pop or
' not to pop with democratic anger that now
| -.veil nigh explodes me, or to hold tho explo-
sives down and seek moro signatures to my
application. O, groat democratic spirit of T.
! Jefferson, help mo to suppress my uuproflt-
| able indignation and piuck 1 he mellow spoil
for which uiy very stomach yearns*
Keep your appotite for spoils in subjection
and love your country freely.
The appointment of Judgo Gresham to bo
secretary of state is going to result in some
new alignments throughout the country, and
in Texas such a gettin' up stairs you never
did soo.
When we speak of our "landmarks" we do
not moan tho stakes at which wo burnod tho
witches.
The News opposed that ridiculous lobo
Bcalp law from the first. It was merely a
campaign document. The election is now
over. It must go.
M. deLessevs is gaining sympathy every
day, and may decide in duo time to run for
tho presidency of tho French republic.
Speaker Cociiuan said: "Judgo Gresham
voted for Mr. Cleveland and tariff reform, lie is
a democrat; ho is a tfiant in intolloct. a states-
man, nnd thoroforo fit to occupy any high posi-
tion in tho government.
The supporters of Judgo Clark voted for
Mr. Cleveland and tariff reform, too, yet
Speaker Cochran's nomination and election
to the legislature grew out of a denial that
they were democrats. Speaker Cochran's
car stabio political relations will bo apt to
inter that ho has decided to apply for tho
postoflice. At any rate what will thoy think
of this broad indorsement of tho Turner hall
platform?
No redhot applicant for a postoflice has
raisod any thunder over tho selection of Judgo
Gresham for secretary of state.
ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE OPINION.
Judge Noonan of San Antonio took his seat
upon another opinion emanating from tho
office of Attorney Gonoral Culberson. Tho
opinion of the attorney general's department
sustained tho position of the Lockwood-
C'allaghan-Shardein faction, with whom Gov-
ernor Hogg is said to have sided. Mayor Lock-
wood, it Booms, had orderod the presiding
election judges to soloct their own assistants
aud to iguore tho appointments made by the
auti-administation element of the council.
By this ruling of tho mayor tho eloction ma-
chinery would have boon placed wholly in the
hands of the administration party. Judgo
Noonan enjoined tho presiding judges and
ordered them to swear in tho assistants
selected by tho anti-administration council-
men. The roBult of this wholesome interpreta-
tion of the law is an overwhelming victory for
Paschal ovor Shardoin in the race for mayor
of the Alamo city. Of course thoro may bo
some campaign coloring in the statements
upon which these observations are based. If
there is not the opinion from the attorney
goneral'sofficeinthis matter certainly appears
to have a very decided political flavor and re-
flects no luster upon the department. The
snowslide in whioh Mr. Shardoin was buried
seems to show how much an opinion of tho
kind was noeded by him and just how hoartily
it was condemned by the people.
The Boston News Buroau in its New York
gossip says that tho "three firms" alluded to
in Mr. Keeno's statement regarding gold ex-
ports were understood to be Messrs. Lazard
Freres, Messrs. Ladonburg, Thai man & Co.
and Messrs. Hoidelbach, lckelhoimor &, Co.
Whon asked if they wishod to say auything on
the matter Messrs. Lazard Freres said: "We
have not shipped one dollar of gold more than
was necessary to cover countor transactions in
exchange." Messrs. Ladonburg, Thalman &
Co. said: "We have only shipped gold be-
cause we havo been compelled to do so. Wo
do not want to ship it if we can help it."
Messrs. Heidelbach, Ickleheimer <fc Co. de-
clined to express any opinion on Mr. Keone's
remarks.
What does Hon. Miles Crowley want of the
Cleveland administration? Isn't ho afraid that
Governor Hogg and Boss Coke will sit down
upon hiB carcass?
To speak or not to speak—that's the ques-
tion. Whether 'tis safer to cork one's pent-up
anger and hopefully look forward to somo fat
appointment or to spit out hot opithotB of
i condemnation of this appointment of an m-
Unless Senator Coko has changed his
opinion since Mr. Cleveland tendered tho
portfolio of stato to an unbranded mugwump
he doubtless holds that Mr. Cleveland "ought
not to live."
It seems that tho opinion of tho attornej
general's office was not strong enough to save
Mr. Shardein.
Even Speaker Cochran must admit that
Judge Walter Q. Gresham is not a carstabier.
Ho would handle the car stable platform with
a pitchfork.
Senator Imboden thinks that tho appoint-
ment of Judge Gresham to be secretary of
stato would bo a "shameful appointment." It
is evident that Senator Imboden is not an ap-
plicant for a foroign ministry.
Most of tho gods havo passed through the
throes of martyrdom. M. do Lessops promises
to dovolop into a full-flodged object of wor-
ship in duo time.
SNAP SHOTS.
The Bpririg poet is too poor to have a family.
Ho spends his tune nursing his muso.
Tho raw norther is no longer regarded as a
rare treat.
The man who spells it "beaf stake" has had
the choicest cuts for forty years.
No editor believes in the guillotine save for
tho delinquent subscriber.
THE STATE PRESS.
What the Papers Throughout the State
Are Talking About.
Tho Waco Evening News puts in this plea
for the effort to make the Brazos navigable to
that city:
Much ha9 boon written about the enterprise
of navigating the Brazos river from Waco to
the gulf, and much could bo said. It appears,
however, no matter what advantages might
offer themselves to Waco, it could not bo
stirred into activity. Is this ono supremo effort
to awoken the citizens to their own interest to
bo a failure? Surely not. There are many
good mcu hore, many who will bo deeply af-
fected by the ultimate prosperity or adversity
of the city's affairs. Thero will not be a
property holder in Waco whose interests will
not bo deeply affected by the project, nor a
morchaut who is an importer or exporter but
will feel tho direct bonofits of a navigable
river. And yot behold their apathy in tho
movement. It should bo borno in inind that
without tho co-oporation of Waco the enter-
prise might be compelled to stop at the natu-
ral head of navigation, i. e. tho falls of tho
Brazos; that is in reality tho most eco-
nomical place to Btop and would entail
but a small expenditure compared with
tho improvement from fhat point up to
Waco. Tho natural advantages offored for
a town sito at that place would, in all proba-
bility, soon bo taken advantago of. The ex-
cellent water power there, the development of
which would cost but a comparatively small
sum, would be an incentive to start tho foun-
dation of a town which, when once located,
would very soon assumo proportions that
would bo highly detrimental to Waco, with a
soil as rich as that around this city, and with
every natural advantago that Waco has at
present, and the addition of water transporta-
tion, or, in other words, rates for transporta-
tion about 50 per cent less, it is easy to nee
how a town startod at the falls of tho Brazos
might soon prove a very formidable rival to
Waco.
Tho Brenham Herald announces Mr. H. R.
R. Hertzberg, formerly of Austin and San
Antonio, but now of Brenham, as its editor.
The Fort Worth Gazette says:
The bill of Representative Graves to fine
minors for visiting saloons is a natural cor-
rolary of the law to fine saloon mon for soiling
liquor to minors and should be passed Oc-
cupation tax rates, whioh will encourage the
substitution of whisky for beer by tho con-
sumer, have neither an economic nor a moral
basis to commend them.
The Gazette is a Hogg paper, but Bays:
The legislature will not adoDt tho recom-
mendations of tho governor embodied in his
special message basod on the Paris incident.
No doubt the govornor himself would admit
at this distance from that episode that not
much good can como from an attempt to
whistle down a whirlwind.
Govornor Hogg's attempt to procure the
passage of a law to carry those accusod of vio-
lonco in any part of tho stato, however romoto,
to Austin for trial, has received littlo favor
from tho press, oven tho papers most notod as
his friends. One of the complaints mado
against the king of England in tho declaration
of independeuco was tho fact that he had
transported citizons of tho colonies to the
capital of Groat Britain to be tried for aileged
offenses at homo. I)oos the governor aspire
to bo another Georgo III?
Tho Corpus Chnsti Caller says:
You can now talk from Boston to Chicago
over a tolephone. Next thing we know we'll
hoar of somo inquisitive citizen ringing up his
satanio majesty to inquiro, "Is it hot enough
for you?"... .Some papers aro raising a great
hubbub ovor M. doLossep's sontenco to five
years imprisonment. This gentleman (?)
stolo money. Thoro is a law in France
against appropriating the property of another.
In this caso the law was enforced. Then why
regret his punishment? Had ho been a poor
man not ono word of condemnation would
have boon uttored against the sontonce.
Tho Caller forgets that many people in
Toxas and other states sympathize with the
punished criminal and ignore his crime. See
what is said of the Paris, Tex., affair, as well
as of tho Paris, France, verdict.
Tho Corpus Christi Caller chronicles the
death of Mrs. Elena Blossman, relict of R. D.
Blossman, aged 78 years. With her husband,
a largo importing and wholesale merchant,
sho resided in Galveston some years:
Mrs. Blossman's life was a long and event-
ful ono: born in Tarragona, provinco of Cata-
lona, Spain, February 13, 1815, nnd married
to R. D. Blossman at Matainoros, Mex., Sep-
tember 8, 1852. Sho was a woman of innate
culture nnd literary attainments. According
to the admitted laws of heredity *he felt a
natural predeliction for literature and poetry,
her fathor, Juan Rita Reyes, B. A. and M. D.,
and her grandfather was the author of tho
"fables of Samaniego." Mrs. Blossman's
contributions of poetry, under the nom do
plunio of Blue Bonnet, nnd published during
the war of the states, were particularly de-
lightful. Her mother. Rita Samaniego, was a
lineal descendant of Ponco do Leon. Mrs.
Blossman was well acquainted with four
languages and a fine musician. Of thirteen
children only three survive her.
Mrs. Blossman was a sister of Mr. T. and
the late F. Gonzales of Galveston.
Tho Corpus Christi Caller is proud of its ex-
editor, who stopped down and out for the pur-
poso of doing tho stato somo sorvico as a solon.
The Caller exchanges this Roland for an Oli-
ver with the San Antonio Express:
Rev. Brann of the Express takes the Caller
to task for stating that thore aro many bar-
barians inhabiting the Sandwich islands. He
says in effect there aro no barbarians among
their population, aud then adds: "Jerusha
Berlinda Hardwicko was probably thinking of
Galveston island." Wo aro afraid the rever-
end gentleman is again vaporing through his
tile. Tho Americau Cyclopedia states there
aro many thousand half-clad natives inhabit-
ing the Snndwich or Hawaiian islands. It
further says the introduction of clothes
among these highly onlightened gentlemen
caused death to reap a bountiful harvest among
them, for wearing apparel does not agree with
their delicato organisms. Perhaps Rev. Brann
is better versed on this subjoct than all the
cyclopedias in Christendom. At least ho
thinks ho is.
The papers of southeastern Texa3 are noth-
ing if not critical.
Governor Hogg and his cabinet could not
control tho San Antonio election. His excei-
loncy had proclaimed his preference for tho
candidate for mayor who was beaten two to
one, and tho attorney general told how the
olection must bo conducted, though it was not
his business. The San Antonio Star says:
An assistant attorney genoral's opinion may
bo good for somo things, but in tho free state
of San Antonio it is null and void when
it goes up against tho mandate of Judge
Noonan.
The Brownsville Herald does not shout for a
commission that puts a stop to building rail-
roads :
Thero are about ninety counties in the stato
of Texas which no railways have yot reached,
besides many others merely crossed at ono
corner by a single line. No wonder that tho
people of hundreds of localities are clamoring
for railway communication and are begin-
ning to see that in preventing railway build-
ing by savage legislation they havo injured
themsolves most of all. A change in tho pop-
ular attitude toward these interests must pre-
cede railway building, and there are indica-
tions that this change has begun.
Tho Fort Worth Mail reports two sermons
delivered in that city last Sunday, one by Dr.
J. W. Lowber, pastor of the Christian church
and chancellor of Add-Ran collego, on
"Gnats and Cameis," in which ho scored
those who, in tho words of the poet, excuse
the sins they are inclined toby damning those
they have no mind to, like Pharisees, anciont
and modern, who aro the most intolerant
critics of the faults of othors, while they them-
selves think more of the letter than of the
spirit of the divine law. Rev. A. E. Baton,
pastor of the Broadway Baptist church, flrod
hot shot into tho press in his sormon on
"Josub Crowded Out." He said tho press
claimed the honor for molding publio senti-
ment, and yet they never allowed sentiment a
chance to assert itself in the oolumns of the
secular press. The Mail says:
Possibly Mr. Baten did not know that tho
Mail for months past has been fighting Sab-
bath desecration nnd vice of all kinds, aud not
a church nor a minister in the city has ex-
tended a helping hand.
The Mail says:
Governor Hogg should write no moro mes-
sages against mob law until he concludes to
lot the just verdicts of juries stand and mur-
derers hang. While the intomperato language
of his lato special message on tho Paris hor-
ror was being read for the first time in some
counties in Texas, tho governor shocked tho
pooplo a^ain by commuting tho death sentouce
of a red handed murderonu south Texas. So
long as Governor Hogg puts in his spare time
in commuting the death penalty, just so long
may he expect the mob idea to increase. But
it may be in tho frequent commutations the
govornor is merely furnishmg argumeuts in
favor of his pet scheme to establish a board
of pardons supervisors.
The Herald says:
Eusebio de Olios is the name of a rospocta-
ble, native born American citizon frotn
Nueces couuty who is confined in a military
prison in Matamoros for alleged complicity in
the defunct Garza craze. Olios was once driv-
lug a hack in which Garza was soon traveling,
and United States District Attorney Evans,
finding Olios' testimony important as against
Alejandro Gonzales and others, had him
bound over to nppear as a witness for the
United States, aud necessarily against tho
disturbers. In the meantime ho was engaged
to como down to tho Rio Grande to purchase
cattle, and while so engaged a few pretended
friends invited him ono ovoniug to cross the
nvor a few miles above to join othor friends in
a game of cards. Their roal objoct, howevor,
was to decoy him into the hands of the mili-
tary as a supposed revolutionist, thus remov-
ing an important witneBB against the Garza-
ites. Our most oflficient consul, Mr. J. B.
Richardson, has no doubts taken steps to see
that justice is spoodily done in tho matter, and
that tho rights of this unfortunate man are not
jeopardized.
The Corpus Caller hints:
The most ignorant men aro the most stub-
born.... If some men desorve anything, it is
silent contempt If there is auything the
journalistio green fly craves it is notoriety.
Austin Protests.
Austin Statesman.
Texas has tried state intervention in crim-
inal cases, and always with disastrous effects.
The legislature is reminded of a very sensa-
tional case tried by the Btate in Austin not
very long ago. Those who lived in Austin at
that time need not be reminded how tho law-
yors for thedefonse rang the changes on "state
interforouce," "state employment of detec-
tives," "state hunting down of evidence" and
"stato persecution and hounding down a vic-
tim." Those who heard thoso speeches could
not fail to apnrociate what telling effect tney
must havo with a jury. The state in the name
of "justice" cannot afford to locate anywhere
a great headquarters of criminal banquets.
Austin most respectfully protosts against be-
ing made that headquartors. We do not want
an army of spied, detectives and professional
jurors saddled upon us.
No Permit for Steamers.
San Francisco., Cal., Fob. 15.-—[Spocial.J—
Collector of tho Port Phelps has received in-
structions from tho treasury department at
Washington that no permit will bo issued to
tho North American Navigation company to
place foreign Htoatnero on the routo between
this city and Panama. Tho grounds for tho
decision are that no authority exists to allow
such vessels to engage in coastwise trades of
tho Unitod States.
C. H. Haswell, jr., an offloial of the com-
pany, says tho docision will make no differ-
ence in the plans of the company, which is
organized for opposition to the Pacific Mail.
Others 6ay the deoision is a groat blow to the
new organization.
TO KEEP WITHIN REVENUE.
THE EXTENSION OF TIME ON RIVEK
AND HARBOR WORK.
Galveston Only Nominally Affected a3 the
Million Was for Sixteen Months—Sen-
ator Frye's Eloquent Speech.
Washington, Fob. 10.—[Special. 1—Tho con-
sideration of tho sundry civii bill, in which
aro included tho river and harbor appropria-
tions, was before tho senate all day to-day.
The ball was started by Vest announcing that
the treasury was practically bankrupt to-day,
and if the government woro a corporation or
a company, it would be put in the hands of a
receiver.
He was followed shortly after by Gorman,
who said thoro was no longer any concealment
of the embarrassed condition of the govern-
ment, and that the statement of the treasurer
on tho first of tho month showed that thoro
were only $2,000,000 available. Ho said that
in cutting down somo of tho nvor and harbor
items the committee was moved by a desire to
extend tho time within which tho works should
bo completed bo that the expenses could bo
met from the revenues.
He said the matter was not political. Every
man with patriotism in him ought to and
would work for tho general good, and that
good at this time demanded that the utmost
economy should bo observed.
As Allison suid yesterday that the govern-
ment was in a poor way financially, tho utter-
ances of Vest and Gorman were not disputed
on the republican side.
It was the intention of tho eonators who be-
long to the commerce committeo—among
thern Senator Coke—-to fight the proviso of
the bill which provided for the payment of
only three-quarters of the appropriation for
the fiscal year ending June 21, 1894, but when
the reasons of this proviso were explained,
that is that tho condition of the treasury is
bad and it was the objoct of tho committee to
extend the three-year contracts for a longer
period, that is draw out tho tune in which tho
works are to be completed, and thu3 prevent
tho payment of so much money in a lump,
they let the proviso go through.
I talked to Senator Coke about the mattor and
ho said tho commerce committoo had awarded
Galveston the full million according to the
ostimato of tho chief engineer, General Casey.
This latter gentleman had been called boforo
the committee and interrogated as to Galves-
ton. His estimate of $1,000,000 contomplated
tho carrying on of the jetty work from July 1,
1893, to Novomber 1, 1894, Tho $750,000
would last to July 1, 1891. If the amount
wore exhausted on that day the other $250,000
could be used on the succeeding day. By tho
time the $250,000 was- being eaten into tho
Fifty-third congress would appropriate
money to go ahead.
In the discussion of the Galveston item
Senator Frye, chairman ot tho commerce
committee, said: "I will Bay in relation to
Galveston, that that work is progressing rap-
idly, and not only rapidly but successfully;
that one engineer reported to our committee
that one jetty will not do one-fourth of what
two jetties will do in creating depth of water,
yet with that one jetty the lightering system
of Galveston bay has beeu entirely dispensed
with. No longer do vesels havo to dolay and
pay for lighterage, and, as General Casey said,
they have now fourteen feet at low wator, and
he has no doubt, as he oxpressod himself, that
when the other jetty is completed thero will
bo thirty feet of water in Galveston harbor.
Who can object to appropriations mado for
that harbor if that result is to be obtained?
Galveston is the terminus of the great
southern pacific railroad system,
tho groat port of the gulf, the safe port of tho
gulf; largo enough for any vessel to-day in
the mercantile service. It will be a great end
to attain to Galveston harbor."
Another reason why tho Bcnato agreed to tho
cutting of somo of tho items and the with-
holding a fourth of tno appropriations for tho
fiscal year 1894 was that tho policy of iotting
out this class of work by contract might be
woakoned if the opponents of the policy
should show that it had contributed to tho
bankruptcy of tho treasury.
Almost a Ilattle in llio House.
Washington, Feb. 16.—[Special.] — Late
this evening a sonsational scono was enacted
in tho houso. Tho pension legislation was up
nnd Morse (republican) of Massachusetts was
making a Bpeech in reply to one made by
Tarsnoy (domocrat) from Missouri. A great
number of the congressmen had gathered
down in tho open space in front of the speak-
er's stand whilo others woro lounging around
tho hall.
Waugh (republican) of Indiana was lean-
ing against a table occupied by the official
reportor in front of the speukor's stand, whilo
Turpin of Alabama was about fifteen feot
away, sitting at his desk.
The latter asked Morse if he might be al-
lowed to interrupt him and boing accorded
the privilego stuted that thero was a man in
tho pensiou department who was drawing $19
a month as a pension for total deafness and
$1800 as an employe, and who was in ohargo
of uuswering the telephone.
This so excited Mr. Waugh that ho wildly
gosticulated nnd said as fast as ho could re-
peat, several times: "I don't believo a word
you say."
Turpin jumped from his seat and mado a
broak for Waugh with tho evidont intoution of
demolishing him.
Moridith of Virginia rushed in between
them and by dint of his physical strength
Waugh was crowded back over tho seats,
whilo Turpin, held by other peacemakers,
beat the air with his fists and yelled "Lot me
at him! let me at him 1"
Thero was the groatost confusion, the mem-
bers crowding around in the most excited
manner. Tho confusion was made greater by
the idoa that Meridith was attacking Waugh.
This ho corrected by stating that he was try-
ing to keep tho belligorents apart.
Turpin did all ho could do to get to Waugh,
and was furious in his anger.
Tho colloquy betweon Tarsney and Morse
was as spirited as it could bo without reach-
ing the stago of the Turpin-Waugh episode.
Crisp got in tho chair and hammered his
desk. The sergeant-at-arms ran around with
his mace to quiet the crowd, and then the
houso stopped further proceedings by ad-
journment. Thore were no blows struck on
eithor side, but thoy were ouly prevented be-
cauao of tho interference of tho other mem-
bers.
Carlisle and Financial Policy.
Washington, Fob. 16.—The secretary of the
treasury and ox-Sonator Carlisle had a long
conference this morning over tho financial
situation. Noithor would say anvtliing about
tho conclusion reached, if ono was reached,
nor intimate what tho intention of the treas-
ury might bo.
Secretary Foster said ho had on hand to-day
about $7,000,000 freo gold, and that the call
for to-morrow would probably roach about
$3,000,000. Ho behevod, howovor, rocoipts
would onablo him to start tho wook with
$5,000,000.
Mr. Carlisle in an intorviow said ho could
not boo any occasion for approhonsion in finan-
cial circles, as the government could not
allow gold to go to a premium.
"My courso as secretary is perfectly plain,"
ho said to a friond. "Ono of my first official
stops will bo to issuo bonds, and this will bo
followed by a special session of congress. The
Sherman act will then bo repealed."
Thero are several congressmen who believe
that now bonds will be issued upon tho passage
of the Shorman 3 por cent amendment. It was
believed thero would be practically no opposi-
tion to the amendment, but Senator Toller said
to-day he should oppoeo it, and it ia possible
other free silver men will do the same, in
which event the amondinent will not pass, as
they can talk it to death.
Culberson Next.
Washington, Feb. 10.—[Special.]—The
rumor that Mr. Culbersou is to go
in tho cabinet as attorney general has
grown to great proportions to-night, and
it is believed by tho most of thoso
who havo discussed it. I have the informa-
tion from a source that can be considered
authoritative that at preseut Mr. Culberson is
Mr. Cleveland's choice for tho placo. This
comcs so straight that it can not be doubtod.
If there is no change ho will be the attorney
general. So strong is tho boiief among news-
paper men that ho will be appointed that they
look upon it as a concluded fact. The Star,
in discussing tho matter, says this regarding
Mr. Culberson: "Tho chances are thai if tho
thing were put to a vote Culberson of Texas
would have four-fifths of the democrats in
both brauches of congress favoring him for
attorney general, but ho has rofused to allow
any one to present his name to Cleveland and
will not seek tho place in any manner."
Mr. Culberson, however, has heard nothing
in regard to the matter and refuses to dis-
cuss it.
Stewart Nicaragua Bill.
Washington, Fob. 1G. — Senator Stewart
gave notice in the senate to-day of a substi-
tute to be offered by him to the Nicaragua
canal bill. It authorizes the president of tho
Unitod States to contract with tho govern-
ments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica for right
of way for an intoroccanic ship canal between
tho Atlantic and Pacific oceans on tho route
proposed by the Maritime canal company of
Nicaragua and for a port at each end
of the canal on tho Atlaniic and Pacific
oceans; and to agree that a canal shall
be constructed, equipped and put in eporation
within ten years. It authorizes the president
to negotiate with tho canal company for the
purchase of all its property, rights and fran-
chises. Also to issuo bonds not exceeding
$100,000,000 in amount and bearing intorest
Hot over 3 per cent, not ovor $8,000,000 of
which shall be paid to the governments of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica and the canal com-
pany. The secretary of war, through tho en-
gineers' corps of tho army, is to build, con-
struct und equip the canal.
Pension*.
Washington, Fob. 16.—[Special.]—The fol-
lowing named persons have been granted pen-
sions:
Texas—Original: John Kahes, Emilo P.
Masson, Amos Morton, Gustav Druckhamor,
Francis Vosselman. Mexican survivors:
Wm. M. Moon. Mexican widows: Elizabeth
Wilson.
Indian territory—Original widows, etc.:
Emileno Bradshaw.
Oklahoma—Original: Aaron G. Guynup,
Christian T. Wells.
Denied by Carlisle.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Senator Carlislo was
asked what tho authority was for a statement
credited to him that "One of my first official
stops will be to issue bonds and this will bo
followod by a special session of congress.
Tho Shorman act will then be ropealed." Ho
replied: "I had no interview on tho subject
and made no such statemont to anybody. I
desire to say further that I havo not an-
nounced to anyone what tho policy of tho in-
coming administration will boon the subject
and do not intend to do so."
A Flank Move on the Sherman Law,
Washington, Fob. 16.—Tiiere is a new plan
on foot to got a vote on tho suspension of the
silver purchases. It consists in obtaining a
special order from tho committee on rules for
the consideration of the Stewart free coinage
bill, which passed the senate last summor, and
then move a substitute susponduig tho further
purchase of bullion under the Sherman law
until tho bullion now in the treasury can be
coined.
National Hunk at Pittsburg.
Washington, Fob. 16.—[Special.]—Tho
comptroller's certificate authorizing the fol-
lowing national bank to begin busiuoss was
issued to-day: (No. 4863.) The first national
bank of Pittsburg.^ Tex.; capital $50,000.
President, W. D. Womack; cashier, W, C.
Hargrove.
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
Senate.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The senato, inciden-
tally to the sundry civil bill, to-day discussed
in open session tho Hawaiian treaty. Mr.
Vest vigorously attacked the proposed annex-
ation. He adopted without question an inter-
polated statement by Mr. Mills that the sugar
bounty is included in the treaty ar\d continued
his attack upon it on that ground, incidentally
alleging that annexation meant millions of
profit to the Claus Sprockols sugar corpora-
tion.
Recurring to the sundry civil bill, an amend-
ment reducing tho amount of tho appropria-
tion for Hay lako channel, St. Mary's river,
Michigan, was agreed to.
An nmendtnont reducing the appropriation
for the Mississippi was rejected.
An amendment reduciug appropriations
for St. Mary's rivor, Michigan, for connect-
ing the waters of the groat lakes, was
agreed to.
An amondmont reducing the appropriation
for tho canal at the cascade of tho Columbia
river, Oregon, was rejected.
Amendments proposing reductions for tho
Mississippi rivor, from the head of the passes
to the mouth of the Ohio and the Missouri
river woro rojocted. The amondment provid-
ing that not more than throe-fourths of tho ap-
propriations for internal improvements shall
bo expended during the next fiscal year, ox-
cept as to tho Mississippi and Missouri rivors
and Hay lake channol, was agreed to.
Tho noxt reserved amendment was ono strik-
ing out of tho provisiou that no money be
used for warrauts or arrests or prosecutions
under the internal revenue laws the words,
"or laws relating to the election of members
of congress."
This brought on a political discussion con-
cerning the merits and demerits of John Dav-
enport, during which Mr. Frye alluded to Will-
iam C. Whitney as "tho advisor of Cleveland,
who has been olocted president by some
strange insanity of the people."
No action taken on the amendment.
Adjourned.
House.
Washington, Fob. 16.—Tho house to-day
resumed in committee of the whole consider-
ation of the pension appropriation bill. Chair-
man Wilson delivered a docision on points of
order raisod against various amendments
changing tho pension laws. Those relative to
the transfer of tho pension buroau to the war
department, to rerating upon tho basis of
ability to earn a living, to limitation to por-
sons receiving an income of less than $600
and soldiers' widows were overruled.
Mr. Burrows appealed from tho decision re-
garding the transfer of tho pension bureau.
The decision of the chatr was sustained by a
vote of 103 to 63.
r, After dobato tho amendment for the trans-
for was agreed to by a vote of 53 to 95. Othor
amondmonts relative to reuuirmg
pensioners under the act of 1890
to bIiow that they aro disabled
for manual labor and havo not an anuual in-
come of $600, and providing that no widow be
grnntod a pension if she had not marriod
within five years after the closo of tho war in
which her husband served, wore also dofoatod
without division.
Mr. Tarsney, in speading to tho amendment,
roferrod to {a speech a few days ago by Mr.
Morso, in which that gentleman stated that
Mr. Tarsney had roferred to pensioners on the
rolls as "rulliaus. thioveB and scoundrels." He
novor used such language against anyone, but
if ho were compelled to do so it would not bo
against mon who fought for the union, but
against men who occuDiod seats on this tloor
and willfully and maliciously falsified the
words of their colloagues.
Mr. Morse roplied that he had not attributed
to the gentlemen any words that had not boon
uttered by him as far as he (Morse) under-
stood them.
The committee by this time was expecting a
sensation. The arena in front of the spoaker's
desk was thronged with membors awaiting
further developments. Tho situation, howovor,
took^a now and more serious turn.
Mr. Turpin inquired of the gentleman from
Massachusetts whother ho was awaro of tho
fact that thero stood to-day upon the pension
roll an ox-soldier who was drawing a pension
of $19 a month for total deafness who was re-
ceiving a salary of $1800 a year and who was
employed at the telephone. [Laughter.]
"I do not believo your statemont unless you
prove it," shouted Waugh, advancing into the
arona in front of the speaker's desk.
"Tho gentleman's name is William E.
Davis," said Mr. Turpin, leaving his position
in the main aisle and advancing toward Mr.
Waugh.
"I do not bolievo the statement to be true,"
retorted Mr. Waugh.
"The gentleman can doubt the statemont,
but he cannot say I am false," and with these
words Mr. Turpin came down the aisle and
made a manifestation of attack upon Mr.
Waugh, who was prepared to receive him.
Had it not been for tho intervention of Mr.
Cooper of Indiana and other gentlemen there
would have been an actual pugilistic encoun-
ter in front of the spoaker's desk.
Speaker Crisp seized the gavel from tho
hand of Chairman Wilson. The touch of tho
authoritative hand of tho speaker procured
comparative ordor, but tho excitement was
intense. When order was finally restored tho
house, finding it was in no temper to proceed
with tho consideration of tho bill, adjournod.
THE CHINESE.
A Government Official Talks on Enforce-
ment of tho Registration Law.
San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 15.—Collector of
Internal Revenue Quinn, who is in charge of
the Chinese registration at this point, is al-
ready laying plans for the departure of tho
Chinese who rofuso to register according to
tho provisions of the Geary act. "The gov-
ernment means business," said Collector
Quinn, "and proposes to complete the work
which Mr. Geary has begun. The Chinese do
not intend to register, as has alroady been
Bhown. They imagined that whon the deputies
were removod the bill
HAD BECOME NULL AND VOID.
They purposed fighting us in court, and the
question arose a3 to what arrangements we
could make to take care of them pending tho
hearing in court. Well, the government will
show them.
"There are 50,000 Chinese in my district, and
they calculated on defying us because we hud
no jail room. I think we can quarter at least
20,0U0 on Goat island, and whon wo have de-
ported these wo will go after the rest."
"How will you proceed to enforco the law?"
was askod.
"That will be very simple. After tho ex-
piration of the time tor registration I will call
out a force of men and arrest every Chinaman
that can not show a certificate of registration.
We will send them to Goat island as fast as we
get a tug load.
the chinese themselves
will lose no time in getting into courts for wo
propose to ship them out of the country as
fast as possible. A large majority of them
will have to go back to China because if they
wore to start in to register the work could
not be finished with fifteen deputies working
ton hours a day. We still have on hand
$84,000 of tho appropriation and with this
amount of monoy we can do some good. I
think American war ships can be brought into
requisition in the doportation of them."
THE CH0LEEA.
Semi-Official Denial of Serious Beports
From Marseilles, France.
Paris, Feb. 16.—A somi-offioial note has
been issued declaring that reports regarding
choleraic diseases in Marseilles are exagge-
rated and entirely of an alarmist character.
The reports, tho note adds, aro prompted by
persons who havo a motive in spreading them.
Statistics show that from January 1 to Feb-
ruary 13 the deaths were twenty-four less than
occurred during the corresponding period last
year.
Tho Case of Dr. Graves.
Denver, Col., Fob. 15.—[Special.]—It has
bocomo evident that Dr. Graves will never
again be tried for the murder of Mrs. Joseph-
ine Barnaby. Attorney Stevens communi-
cated with the witnesses at Providence to find
out if thoy would again come to this city to
testify in the case. They Responded that they
would on the Bame conditions as before.
Tlieso conditions wore a consideration paid by
John Conrad, mileage from Providence and a
por diem for the timo consumed. They can
not bo complied with, as tho county commis-
sioners refuse to sanction the expense. Attor-
ney Stevens announces that there will be no
attempt to hold another trial.
Bain Storm in Mississippi.
Grenada, Miss., Feb. 15.—A terrible rain
prevailed throughout this section last night.
The Yalabusha rivor is out of its banks and
rising rapidly. The now $17,000 bridge across
the Boguo near this placo, finished ton days
ago, was washed away by tho flood.
Greenville, Miss., Feb. 15.—The rainfall
in this section was very heavy to-day and last
night. Fifteen miles of the Georgia Pacific
track in Big Sandy valley was washed away
or submerged, causing a suspension of traffic.
PBEMIEB GHESHAM.
Now York Sun: The erring brother experi-
ment, wo bolieve, has not boon triod by any
maker of cabinets since the lato Mr. Hayes
called Judgo David M. Key from the bosom of
democracy into the republican council cham-
ber, sixteen years ago next month. That ex-
periment was not satisfactory either to repub-
licans or to democrats, but Judge Key was not
the man that Judge Gresham is. Independently
of political considerations, Walter Quincy
Gresham would be valuable to any adminis-
tration.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The appointment
of Gresham might be a present blunder in a
narrow, partisan sons©, but it would be largo
politics and might be brilliant politics. By it
Mr. Cloveland may serve tho highest purposos
and the bost intorosts of the party and the
pooplo, and prove himself what is better than
a partisan democrat—a patriotic democrat.
Kansas City Star: The strongest roason for
Judge Gresham's appointment to a cabinet
position is that he stands for tho great inde-
pendent elemont which, loaving behind it
party attachments, voted for Mr. Cleveland
and made his election possible.
Buffalo Expross (rep.): The appointment of
Gresham would bo a plain intimation that the
president elect is trying to unite the mugwump
element of both parties into what will practi-
cally be a now political party.
St. LouiB Republic: It would certainly
close Mr. Gresham's political career, and it
will givo malcontents opportunity to express
as party champions theeninity they have al-
ways felt for Mr. Cleveland.
St. Paul Dispatch: It is to bo remomborod,
however, that Mr. Gresham himself has de-
clared that notwithstanding his falling out
with the republican party ho is still as good a
republican as ho ever was.
Momphis Appeal-Avalancho: The people
look for a cabinet made up of democrats
whom they have known as democrats and
whoso names are guarantees of their unadul-
terated democracy.
Montgomery Advertiser: Tho treatment of
the prodigal son so handsomely is all right
from ft religious standpoint, but we foar it is
not a wiso plan in politics, until wo get nearer
the millenium.
Now York Times: Though Mr. Gresham
was formerly a republican, he is now in har-
mony with iho democratic party on the iuaia
Questions of publio policy.
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