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GALVESTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1891.
ESTABLISHED 1842.
TALKING RATES.
The Commission Opens a Ses-
sion in Dallas.
THE QUESTION OF RATES.
Animated DiacuBsion, in Which Galveston
Bobs Up As an Arbiter
of Sates.
HARRY'S HARD POLL FOR DALLAS.
Judge Heag&n and Mr. Foster Occasionally
Sip In and Keep the Ball Boiling.
The Work Performed.
These are the best
the Pacific Coast to tl
with your orders.
that come from
market. Favor us
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A Sensational Marriage.
Chicago, IU., July 20.—[Special]—-A special
dispatch from San Francisco Bays: Mrs.
James Brown Potter and Kyrle Bellew have
dropped into double harness. At least so let-
ters just received in this city from China state.
Mrs. Potter received a cablegram that her
husband had secured a divorce, and as there
was no other impediment she decided that
China was as good a place to be married as
any. A dispatch from New York discredits
the story.
INDICATIONS.
Washinoton, Jnly 20.—Forecast till 8 p. m,
Tuetday: For eastern Texas: Generally fair,
stationary temperature; winds becoming north-
east.
THE WEATHER.
Tn News weather forecast for Texan, prepared
from data on charts furninhml by the United
States Weather bureau at Galveston:
For convenience the state is divided into three
subdivisions. That part within 100 miles of the
coast is stylod Southern Toxas; tbat east of tho
ninoty-ninth meridian is styled East Texas, that
west of tho ninety-ninth meridian, West Texas.
Galveston, Tex., July 20.—West Texas:
Temperature 74 to 76 and weather clear this
morning. Prediction for to-morrow: Generally
fair, except local sbowor; stationary temperature
iu northern and warmer m southern portiou.
North and east Texas: Temperature 70 to 72
this moraine and weathor clear in east and
partly cloudy in north Toxas. Prediction for
to-morrow: Generally fair, stationary tempera-
ture in north, warmer in east Texas.
South Texas: Tomperaturo 80 to 82 and
weather clear. Prediction for to-morrow: Fair
weather, except local thunder showers, stationary
temperature.
COTTON BEGION BULLETIN.
For tho twenty-four hours ending at 6 p. m.,
75th meridian time—July 20:
Temperature.
Rain
stations.
Max.
Min.
fall.
Galveston....
A7
79
.00
Abilene
98
74
.00
Helton
95
82
.00
Iirenhain
96
70
.00
Corsicuna
90
70
.00
Columbia
90
68
.00
< 'uero
98
72
.00
Dallas
94
74
.00
Her n©
92
70
.(X)
Houston
92
70
.00
Huntsville
94
70
.00
Longview
9(5
68
.00
Luling....
100
72
.00
Orange
90
64
.00
Palestine
San Antonio
Sherman
86
75
!oo
£}ler
90
70
.00
W aco
92
72
.00
Woathorford
94
72
.00
Moan
93.3
71.5
.00
Galveston, Tex., July 20.—The following was
the temperature and condition of the weather at
the points named below at 8 a. in. this morning,
n* reported by the United States signal sen io<<:
Pre-
Wind.
Stations.
a. m.
Min.
cipi-
ti n.
State of
Bar.
Tern.
Vol. Dir.
Woather.
•Oklah'raa C'y
Fort Sill
29.98
"70"
".'io
Lt '" K
(Moody.
Palnituie
30.04
6*1
.00
Lt NE
(Tdless.
Shrovoport....
30.01
70
.00
Lt 8
Cl'dless.
Han Antonio...
30.04
72
.00
-r Bl£
(Tdlosn.
Galveston
Corp's Christi.
30.04
78
in
Calm.
( 1'dloSH.
Cl'dless.
30.02
76
.00
0 8E
Rio Grinds,,,,
30.04
74
.00
8 W
P'yCl'dy
Cl'dless.
JirownBvillo. ..
30.02
74
.00
Calm.
Dallas, Tex., July 20,—The railroad com-
mission of Texas met in the city council
chamber at 11 a. m. to-day, Senator Reagan
presiding and looking vigorous.
Tho council chamber gave evidence of tho
meeting of the aldermen last Saturday night.
Mr. James Maroncy, wholesale hardware
merchant, was the first to address tho com-
mission. He said: 4This subject is rather a
difficult one for either tho manufacturers or
merchants to handle or to suggest to you what
to do about the questions we can state this
morning. All we can do is in a general way to
tell you our complaints. The reason why we
can not specify and establish the exact nature
of them is simply due to our lack of informa-
tion, which we find it very difficult to get, ex-
cept in particular cases. But we are satisfied
that these particular cases apply generally.
Dallas in tho last few years has de-
veloped a large number of local manufactur-
ing enterprises. In fact, I am told this morn-
ing that there are 125 factories in this city that
are struggling in competition with like facto-
ries outside of tho state. Indeed I am free to
state, that so far as local manufacturing busi-
ness is concerned our competition is mainly
outside of the state. In this connection I will
say that we are and have been discriminated
against by the railroads, and not only in classi-
fication but in rates. The raw material from
Texas is taken to Kansas City and St. Louis
almost as cheaply as it is brought to Dallas.
St. Louis can manufacture the material as
cheaply as we can, and it has bet ter distribuing
rates than Dallas or any other inland city in
Texas. To show you why that proposition is
correct I have only to state that the rate from
St Louis to Cisco is as cheap as from St, Louis
i*» I'tulOc, iiiiu CilOO 1— fil. ^ Jfj j*J-J liiuv.
Dallas. I desire to impress upon the commis-
sion the fact that with new manufactur-
ing industries largely concerned in
heavy articles, such as machinery, the differ-
ence in the freight as against other points
may absorb the profit. We are anxious to
maintain Dallas as a jobbing center, the in-
terests of those businesses being about iden-
tical, for the reason that a manufacturer of a
small line of goods can not afford to send out
a man to dispose of his products, but a jobber
can handle the products of twenty-five manu-
facturers and put them on the market. Many
manufacturers fail to get cash from the coun-
try merchants, but the jobber steps in and re-
lieves them of that embarrassment. He sup-
plies the merchants and waits on them until he
gets the money. The same thing is done in
the east. We have built up here one of tho
largest manufacturing and jobbing centers in
Texas, and we have done it more through
our energy and our hard work than
through local conditions. Indeed wo
have to fight local conditions constantly
and the burdon has been a heavy one; so much
so that some of our merchants have aban-
doned the fiold, and, speaking for myself, un-
less there is u change in t he local conditions
we can go to St. Louis or some point outside
of Toxas and do a larger business in Texas at
less expense and make more money out of it.
As a jobber, I buy my goods from the manu-
facturer in carload lots, and we have to pay
nearly as much on the extra local rate as our
competitors outside of the state pay to the
samo point on tho goods that pass by your
doors. I am inclined to think that it is not
in tho interest of the railroads to build up
manufacturing and jobbing centers in Texas.
As a business proposition Texas roads are
largely controllod by outside connections, and
it is certainly better for them to haul all tho
raw material from Texas to the east aud bring
back manufactured articles than have the raw
material which grows at our doors manufac-
tured here, because they get a profit out of the
long haul both ways."
The speaker read from tho Northwestern
Miller to show that tho railroads had given
Kansas tho privilege of storing grain en route,
charging only one through rate, and he then
proceeded? "If the roedsOAn give the Kan-
sas miller that privilego why can they not
live it to a Texas miller? As to classification,
know from my personal knowledge that tho
classification this side of the Mississippi is
higher on some roads than tho classification
east of the Mississippi. If we were to make a
shipment from Cleburne to Dallas we would
have to pay on the western classification,
while the man in St. Louis pays on the east-
ern classification, which is the lower one. In
other words we have not only to pay through
tariff from St. Louis here, but we have to
pay an increased tariff. These are only
few of tho complains we have
to offer against the railroads. The have been
bringing the manufactured articles up to the
same classification as the crude article. An
iron company in St. Louis can get carload
rates on almost anything they have got in
their store, for they can go to any town in
Texas and fix up a carload. Tho classification
is against us and the rate of freight is against
us, because the roads haul to points .'100 or 400
miles west of us for tho samo money that they
do here, and they haul over roads that do not
begin to furnish the same rate of profit. Be-
lauso wo live in a community thataoesa large
business wo should not bo taxed by the rail-
roads with the expense of maintaining roads
in other sections of the state where a largo
business is not done. Tho rates ought to be
based as nearly as possiblo cm the cost and
grade of the goods aud the risk of handling
them."
Mr. Harry: Do you think it fair for tho
roads to collect two locals?
Judgo Reagan: Tho roads may make the
rates subject, to the approval of the commis-
sion. If tho roads fail to make the rato be-
tween them the commission can do it. Here-
after the commission can prevent injustice.
Captain Steere: The Cotton licit does not 1
run into Dallas, and they will not make us tho
rate. We will not charge over tho Houston
rate to points on their read. We would bo
entitled under the law to our rate at junction
i>oiuts.
J udgo Reagan: Where the freight has to go
300 miles it is not just that the local rato will
be charged on each line. That will bo regu-
lated hereafter.
Mr. Harry: On 100 pounds of freight to
Wolfe City what pro rata do you get?
Captain Steere did not furnish the informa-
tion.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
On reassembling, the Texas Paper Mills
company presented an application for
change in rates and classification.
Judge Wharton, representing the company
said: "We are not asking anything hi our
favor particularly. It would be a great relief
for north Texas and Dallas if they could get a
manufacturers' rate. This mill began busi-
ness on February 21. The mil roads gave us
reduced rate of 25 per cent, which went along
until the commission got together, when it
was pronounced a discrimination. rl ho rail
roads here made an exception to the
WWtarn classification, putting certain
articles in class D. If we are taken
out of class B and put into class 1) wo can
reach all over Texas. Our mill has a capacity
of eight tons a day, which is sufficient to
supply the demand for wrapping i>aper all
over Texas. St. Louis has a rate of 8 cents a
100 pounds. Our rate is 42 cents a 100 pounds,
Taking us out of class B and putting us in
Htm I) would still make us pay twice the rato
of St. Louis, nut it would give us relief. Tho
commission has tho power to transfer from
class to class, and I believe if the roads had
the power to make the transfer without the
consent of the commission they would do so.
In fourth class B we find groceries, that are
are much more valuable. We ask the ex-
change in car loads and we ask the commis-
sion to fix us a rate in less than car load lots,
If we were put into a lower class it would not
perhaps exceed 25 i»er cent reduction, which
was where we stood when the commission was
organized. While it will effect our mill, I ex-
pect, of course, the reduction will be made on
paper mills generally and not on our mill in
particular."
Mr. Foster: To what extent, speaking of
western classification, would it destroy the
harmony of classification?
Judge Wharton cited a case of where a
change had been made outside of tho state.
He would say to a board of railroad directors
that it would be only right to amend the classi
fication.
Mr. Alfred Davis asked if a mileage rato
would opcrato only from Houston to Galves-
ton. The rate from Galveston to Wichita
Falls was 72 cents, uud from Dallas to Wichita
Falls 72 cents.
J udgo Reagan: The same rate would operate
from any point.
Mr. Davis: Could not the rate be so fixed
for a seaport town as to enable us to compete?
J udgo Reagan: I do not know of any way to
al>olish the oceans, and we should not deny to
our people the advantages of the seacoast.
Mr. Davis: Is it not wrong that we, almost
at the gate of St. Louis, have to pay more on
freight from St. Louis to Dallas than is paid
from St. Louis to Galveston?
Judge Reagan: That is not right.
Mr. Davis: Can not you establish a rate so
that people living on the line of any rairoad
could buy so that the cost of the goods laid
down at the house would be the same? Make
tho jobbing points of northern Texas distrib-
uting centers, and have lower rates than the
» • • I n v1nrstand that in Georgia,
g(Midi can be snipped from Savannah to At-
lanta, aud from Atlanta to Macon at the samo
rate that they are shipped from Savannah to
Macon.
Mr. Foster: I do not so understand it.
Mr. Davis: Tho advantage of Galveston is
that it will raise its price and make more
money, the consumer not being benefitted.
You want the railroads to charge living prices
and let the farmers and others interested live.
There is a little jute mill at Peru, Ind., and
you can buy its products at $5.20 bv a 42 cent
rate, while Galveston is asking b% for jute
bags.
Mr. Foster: The rate from New York to
Galveston is 25 cents; the rate from St. Louis
here is 80 cents. This fact can not be altered
by the blanket or mileage system.
Mr. Davis: When goods become too high
from a curtain port we look out for another
port.
Mr. Foster: Tho commission has adopted
the policy of adopting low rates offered by
railroads until the commission can fix the
rate.
Mr. Davis: The jobbing interests of north
Texas are very large and you have to fix the
rates so that we can live. The idea of giving
Abilene low rates for the shipping of a few
cattle is preposterous. There is no reason
why Abilene should be a common point.
Some rates are too high and some too low. I
.would make common points as far west as
Weatherford aud as far north as Denison,
In the matter of Galveston and points south
of Dallas ho moved to change the rate from
Galveston to Dallas and tho local rate beyond
Dallas.
Mr. McEnnis spoke for a storage in trahit
rate in grain.
Mr. G. H. Turner: In Kansas there is a big
blanket that takes tho same rates to Texas. It
is 86 cents. Wheat is shipi>cd into Kansas
City from short distances, costing 10 cents.
They have deducted the short rate in tho bill-
ing out, but suppose the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas brings a carload to Dallas, tho rate is
35 cents. If you want to ship the
wheat from hero a month or two
nfterwnrd how are wo going to ^et any of the
ft5 cents when the agreement is closed out?
Tho same will apply to Texas. A consignor
ships from Abilene and wants to store in Dal-
las for two mouths when the grain might be
shipi>cd on the Central. How are wo going to
do that?
Judgo Reagan: Except by prearrango-
ment.
Mr. Turner: But they don't know to where
it is to be sent.
Mr. McEnnis: Let tho railroads adopt a
tariff basis on mileage and let the grain, if
necessary, be stored. We are not allowed to
store our gram in Texas, but tho railroads give
the storage to northern elevators and bring
back our own grain, making us pay two rates
of freight. If we can not store grain iu tran-
sit let them give us a mileage rate by which
we can do it. By the mileage rate
we would pay as we go. This rato will work,
but the storage and transit will not. YVewant
to get the graiu where it can be held for mar-
ket, and where money can bo got on it. Wo
are negotiating now in the east for money.
With storugo not a carload of Texas wheat
would leave the state.
Judge Reagan: Why would not the same
difficulty arise in Kansas as in Texas?
Mr. Turner: Up there the transaction is
not complete.
J udgo Reagan: It need not bo completed
here.
Mr. Turner: There is a difference; 10 cents
is paid in Kansas City nnd tho other 25 cents
to Dallas. That completes it.
Mr. McEnnis: They pay the 10 cents into
Kausas City, and when they
they pay back the 10 ccnts.
want.
Judge Rengan: I can see that it would bo a
great advantage to the people of Texas if they
could hold their grain in tho elevators and use
it as collateral to borrow money.
Mr. McEnnis: Whilo tho railroad companion
will growl a little, they will bo satisfied.
Mr. Foster: Do you not make the samo ar-
rangements in cotton?
Captain C. F. Carter: Tho cotton has to be
shipped out on tho samo road that it came iri
on.
Mr. Turner: I think the rato to Galveston,
where there is au outlet to the world, is about
the samo from Vornon as it is from Vernon to
Dallas.
Mr. Jumes Maroncy: Wo admit we are at a
go to reship it
That is what we
natural disadvantage as against Galveston,
and yet wheat from Vernon to Dalias is 22
cents while to Galveston it is only 25 cents.
Wo concede everything that nature has given
to Galveston and we claim everything that
nature has given us. They give that rate to
draw tho grain out of Texas that is not suffi-
cient to supply Texas, aud then they want to
bring the grain back.
Judge Lovett of the Texas and Pacific: The
millers of St. Louis complained of the differ-
ential in Texas on wheat, and the Texas miller
contends that there ought to be a greater dif-
ferential. so as to shut out the St. Louis miller.
Under the present system the Dallas miller
hus a rate of 22 cents and on the ilour comiug
into the state there is a differential in
his favor. The idea of the St. Louis
miller taking the wheat out of the state and
sending it back m flour with a differential
against him oppressing the Texas miller is
something I cannot see. I contend, aud the
contrary cannot be demonstrated, that the
present, adjustment is in the interest of the
Texas wheat grower, and I do not know how
to make tho interests of the wheat grower and
tho miller and tho elevator the same.
Mr. McEnnis: Alter our wheat goes out
from here at 75 cents A bushel we have to
bring the samo wheat back to grind. Last
year the railroads hauled wheat from
Walla Walla, Wash., and nulled it over tho
mountains for 20 cents difference. We will
fight all that if you leave our wheat at home.
Mr. Turner: Mr. Moroney, would you have
the railroads bottle up tho wheat so that it
could not leave the state.
Mr. Moroney: I think it would be a great
blesssng if all the grain of the state this year
were left in it. Give the people a chance to
store their grain and the tanner will be bene-
fited. We are building elevators and we are
denied the transit storage rate that is conceded
to other states. You say bniid up your fac-
tories and we will givo you rates; we
say give us rates and we will
build factories. I do not think it practicable
to develop a purely mileage basis. The Iowa
commission require tho railroads to givo
them the amount of interstate and local busi-
ness over each line. If we had that informa-
tion to-day I believe it would surprise us. We
Are carrying tho weight of tho wheat that
oomes here from Walla Walla.
Mr. O. K. Harry: I made the statement this
morning that the Texas and Pacific had raised
its rates to some points west in the last twelve
months as much as 50 per cent. He showed
tho schedules two of years ago and at present.
You find the Cisco rate two years ago 38 cents;
we find it now 58 cents.
Those geutlemen found that wo could go to
Cisco and they raised the tariff so as to make
it prohibitory, and there is a local tariff June
10,1887, from Texarkana west. You will find
it much lower than this of 1801 from Dallas
west.
Captain Steere—Is it higher than the state
law permits?
Mr. Harry: I am not talking about the
state law. Hero is a rate April 23, 1891, on
tank iron from St. Louis to hi Paso, 66 cents,
and wo nay on this class of iron to Dallas TJ
cents. We use that
class of iron in a faetorv
a bridge material to El
hero. There is iron |
Paso60 cents on iron beams aud girders:
what is it?
Judge Lovett: Wh-rover the competition re-
quired it we always maintained on El Paso
lower rates than on intennodiate points.
Mr. Moroney: Is that not a violation of the
interstate commerce law?
Judge Lovett: Judgo Pardeo authorized it
Mr.Maroney: Has the inter-state commis-
sion acted on it?
Judge Lovett: I think not.
M r. Harry: They have made a rate to Hous-
ton from Cleveland, 0„ of 68 cents, while
they charge me 72 cents Sroiu St. Louis. Thai
was so when 1 went into tin ho news, and I think
you will find that the plan is to squeeze manu-
facturers out of Dallas. There is fencing
. , .. so i
[ have gone before those gentlemen
i if they will not let me get out
more bulky ty handle;that is put in a special
commodity to Dallas. W hy is it—to squeeze
me out? l have
ami asked them
of hero in my local business; allow ino~to bill
carloads through. They would never do it.
Judge Lovett: Whose tarifF is that?
Mr. Harry: The Houston and Texas Cen-
tral.
Captain J. D. Carter: My experience in
cott< i leads me to believe that you could re-
lieve the grain men. I believe that grain can
be concentrated like cotton. I don't conceive
it would be practicable to divert it from the
initial road. Mr. McEnuis could distribute
his grain and his flour along the initial road.
I don't see that makes much difference wheth-
er the freight bo given back in grain or flour,
Mr. McEnnis: We are getting wheat over
two roads, and then we may have to ship into
Corsicana. The Central road has a mileage
rate.
Judge Lovett: Speaking about tho rates
from Birmingham, Ala., is it not a fact that
tho rates are made low ia competition with
Pennsylvania on iron, which is transported
part of tho way to St. Louis by water?
Mr. Harry: 1 think tlio rates from Pitta-
burg and Birmingham are about tho same.
Don't you think if we hsu tho same facilities
as St. Louis we could handle the same amount
of iron?
Judge Lovett: If we had tho population.
Mr. Harry: About a year ago I sent a car-
load of iron into Mexico. They charged me
the rate to El Paso, the local rate and $70 on
top of it. The same party came to me this
car aud complaiui|l about the rate,
le went to-day Qfo New Orleans
and got a lower rate on a carload
of iron to Mexico than from Dallas. There
are only two men in St. Louis in my business,
and if you put mo on an even footing with
them, I will do as much business as both of
them.
Mr. Moroney: We have to get notes iu order
to mako business.
Judgo Lovett: We must havo freight in
order to live.
Mr. Morony: I desire to state that when it
suits tho railroad compuuies to violato tho
Interstate oommsroe law they will do it* and
when tney want to do otl rwise they will en-
trench themselves behind it.
.1 udgo Reagan: Before the interstato com-
merce law went into effect rebates and dis-
criminations were the rule.
Judge Lovett: Itol&kthll tho interstate
commerce law has been tfood in some resjiects.
it has been bad for Dallas bill good for inter-
mediate towns. It has worked good for rail-
roads by preventing rebates and discrimi-
tiODS*
Judgo Lovett contended thnt a ruling like
that in favor of El Paso was made in favor of
Leeman, Higgsou A Co. of Kansas. Tho
Southern Pacific held that thoy were justified
on account, of the trip arouud Capo Horn.
Answering Mr. Harry, he said tho railway
could bring iron from Birmingham, Ala., as
heap to Dallas as to St. Louis if Dallas had
the same amount of business.
Mr. Hurry: All I ask is to put me on an
equality With my OOUlp<' tOIV»
Judge Lovett: We can not always control
the conditions.
Mr. Harry: You are willing to do it for a
Mttsburg man, a St. Louis man, a Birming-
ham man, any man but a Texan.
Judgo Lovett: If you can demonstrate
any way that we can legally work in tho in-
terest of Dallas without doing ourselves great
wrong. 1 think the commission will do it.
Mr. Harry: Put us on an evon footing.
Mr. Turner: Have wo not reduced tariff
on you 25 cents?
Mr. Harry: Yes, and then you put your
tariff up that amount.
Mr. Turner: Jefferson, Abilene and every
place wants to ship in and ship out.
Mr. Harry: What we ask for Dallas we ask
for Millsap and all other ooints. You dis-
criminate in the interest of New Orleans.
M r. Turner: Our rates have got to be as low
as through Galveston so that we can haul
something, otherwise everything will come
around to Galveston. Galveston fixes tho
rato.
Mr. Maroncy: Why not mako Shrovoport
the initial point?
Mr. Harry: I want to whip him back to
liirmiughaju.
Mr. Turner: That is all competitive. It
was done to meet competition from Pitts-
burg.
Mr. Harry: That's all we want. I am going
later on to come before this commission with
my complaint in writing.
Judge Lovett: If this commission had con-
trol over interstate rates I think it might be
done.
Mr. Harry: It has been done every where
else. 1 would make tho rate on fourth-class
20 cents. You havo regulated it for the
interstate people, and you can regulate it for
lexas and tho commission should make you
doit. I would like to ask you, Mr. Steere,
what is your rate on crockery from London,
England, to Dallas?
Captain Steere: I don't know.
Mr. Harry: It is 85 cents; to Kansas City
some time ago it was 45 conts. I am willing
to allow you the rate from Birmingham to
Pittsburg and from Pittsburg back to Brown-
wood.
Captain Carter said that tho Pittsburg rates
were due to water rates. Dallas could get it
by navigat ing the Trinity river.
Mr. Harry: No railroad man undertakes to
answer me, but here is a gentleman living
here who undertakes to answer me.
Captain Carter: I do not see how we are to
expect the same rates as to Galveston.
Mr. Harry: We never have asked for
them.
Judge Reagan: When freights reach the
borders of Texas is that any reason w hy they
should bo carried for one person at one-half
the rate it costs another?
Captain Carter: The interstate commerce
commission should control that.
Judge Reagan : Tho railroads control it.
Mr. Turner said that they gavo the Jefferson
Pig Iron company low lates to St. Louis the
same as the company paid to Dallas.
Mr. Moroney: Why should not Dallas get
Jefferson pig iron for less than St. Louis does?
Mr. Turner: My God, you get the raw ma-
terial here for 12^ cents.
Mr. McEnnis, (to the commssioners): Do
you wish us to put our petition in writing?
Judge Reagau: Put it in writing and send
it to us in Houston if you should not have it
ready to-morrow. I desire to say that we pro-
pose first to act on grain, lumber, salt and
cotton.
The commission at 5.80 adjourned until 10
a. m. to-morrow.
OLD 8ETTLEBS IN SESSION.
Starving Intruders from the Territory—A
Fine Sohoolhouae.
St. Jo, Tex., July 20.—The old settlers of
north Texas have been in session here the past
week getting up evidence to procure Indian
depredation claims. Some fifty or sixty havo
been in attendance.
United States troops are putting intruders
out of the Indiau territory by the wholesale.
Ouite a number of families havo passed
through St. Jo in the last few days, some of
them almost on tho verge of starvation. Citi-
zens of the county are making considerable
complaint about tho worthless and helpless
intruders from the territory being thrust upon
them by United States officials.
St. Jo is to build a $10,00u school house. The
city council will meet in extra session to per-
fect arrangements for the building.
GONE AFTER STORK.
A Sheriff's Mission-Arrested for Murder-
ing Her Husband.
Hat.lbtteviixk, Tex., July 20. — Sheriff
Houehino left to-<lay for Independence, Mo.,
to bring back for trial on several charges of
swindling Eugene B. Stork, whom he hud had
arrested there.
Mrs. Volleek and Henry Hess have been ar-
rested on a charge of murdering the husband
of Mrs. Volleek, who was found dead about
four weeks since. Their examining trial is
set for Thursday.
Drowned in Houston.
Houston, Tex., July 20.—This evening at
about 7 o'clock the sad news of the accidental
drowning of Eddie Juengor in Schneider's
swimming hole in White Oak bayou was con-
veyed to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Vincent Juenger, who reside on LaBranch,
between McKinuoy and Lamar streets.
This was a sad blow to the
parents as they were still grieving tho loss of
a little one but a short time ago. Tho boy,
with others, had been in swimming and, as
others had done before, braved tho danger and
depth of an eddy and, unfortunately, shared
the same fate. The body was found and re-
moved to Messrs. Wall tfc Stabe's forprepara-
tion before being conveyed home. The fun-
eral will take place from the residence at 10
o'clock to-morrow (Tuesday) morning.
Sheriff George Ellis arrested W. Cramer and
two other men to-night to answer charges of
vagraucy to-morrow. Cramer was conducting
an establishment on Travis, between Prairie
street and Texas avenue, for the purpose of
gaming, and a number of times has been ac-
cused of confidence practices on the
vert ...
rolls of
bills for small investments. The sheriff has
given Cramer timely warnings and redeclares
his intention to brcuk up all confidence and
bunco places in tho city. The names of the
other two prisoners Sheriff Ellis did not
know. He aid not molest the women folks
nor confiscate any of the apparatus or outfits
of the place.
There will be a special meeting of Hook aud
Ladder company to-morrow, Wednesday,
night, for the purpose of conveying and deliv-
ering a gold medal to a young lady who haa
been appreciated by tho members. All uro
urgently requested to be present.
There will bo a meeting of tho board of fire
representatives and labor council on Wednes-
day night.
It is rumored that the meeting of tho city
council next Monday will be lively on account
of several matters connected with tho execu-
tive department of tho city.
Desperate and Fatal Fight.
San Augubtinr, Tex., July 20.—A desperate
fight occurred about twelve miles southeast of
here on Tuesday between Henry Birdwill and
Eugene Brown, both white. Hoes, sticks,
clubs and knives were freely used, with the re-
sult that Brown was badly used up, dying in a
few minutes. Birdwill was a renter on Brown's
farm. They had been good friends, but for
the past few days everything had gone wrong.
Birdwill made no attempt to escape and was
arrested at home by Deputy Sheriff John L.
Corsicker and carried before Justice of tho
Peace James T. Loggins, and after the testi-
mony adduced bond was fixed at $1000. He is
now in the hands of the sheriff. Both men
had families—Birdwill a wife and ono child,
and Brown a wife and six children.
Outrode tho Robbers.
Tehkrix, Tex,, July 20.—Jim Newcomb and
Tom Abies, cattle buyers of this place, es-
caped being robbed and possibly murdered by
three 'men in Sabine bottom last Saturday
simply becauso they were riding faster
horses than the wouid-oo robbers. These men
had seen the Terrell party trying to consum-
mate a trade involving the payment of $3000,
and imagined they had the mouy with them.
The Committee Called.
HrjrrsviTJ.a, Tex., July 20.— Hon. A. T. Mc-
Kinuoy, chairman of tho International aud
Great Northern railway receivership investiga-
tion committee, issued a call to the committee
to-day to moet ut Austin on Monday, tliu 27th
insta uU
unsuspecting chumps who were per-
suaded thai they could win large
DEFYING THE LAW
OJoq,rj
The Troops Sent Against the
Miners Captured.
THE COAL CREEK TROUBLES
Open Defianoe of the Authority of the
Governor of Tennessee by
Strikers.
THE MINERS LOSE PUBLIC SYMPATHY
Every Citizen Now Says that the Law
Must Be Enforced at Any Cost—Sen-
sational Rumors Afloat.
Nashviu.e, Tenn., July 20.—a special from
Briceville, Tenn., says: The crisis came at
Briceville to-day about 11 o'clock, wlieu the
miners and a crowd of sympathisers from the
surrounding country gathered around tho
camp of the state militia and captured the
troops and convicts, inarched them off to the
depot and put thein on tho train and shipi>ed
them to Knoxville. Tho camp was on a little
knoll in a hollow and surrounded by moun-
tains. The miners and their friends, to the
number 1200 or 1500, were divided into
four equal squads and approached on four
sides of the square which the camp was
formed in. The miners sent up a fiag of
truce and sent in a committee to the officer in
command. The committee notified the of-
ficers that they had come to take the convicts
peaceably if possible, by force if necessary.
The officers parleyed awlulo and then agreed
to surrender. Tho troops were allowed to
keep their arms and ammunition and they,
with the convicts, were inarched to the train.
There they were loaded in box cars or what-
ever could be had and tho entire lot sent to
this city.
They arrived here about 4.30 o'clock. The
troops to the number of 107 all told went to
the armory of the Knoxville rides, where they
now remain awaiting the orders of the gov-
ernor. The miners made them promise not
to return to Coal Creek. The convicts wore
taken to jail, locked up rad fed.
An immense crowd met the troops at the
depot. They were freely cheered as they
marched through the streets. Many had been
on duty nearly five days in the rain and had
seen but little in the way of provisions and
but little equipments. Thoir faces were
bronzed, but they presented a soldierly ap-
pearance as they marched up tho street.
The city is now intensely excited and lead-
ing men of all political parties say the law
must be upheld^ Sympathy, which had been
entirely on the side of the miners, is now
against them for this lawless act at a time
when everything was being done to relievo the
situation. Governor Buchanan's admin-
istration is that of the alliance and
some politicians are discussing what
the alliance will do, but the
great mass of citizens say the law must bo ab-
sorved and that Governor Buchanan must en-
force the law regardless of cost.
Sentiment hero is that ho must send all the
state troops, who are few and jioorly organ-
ized, to the front at once, aud put experienced
men and officers in charge. If he has not
force enough ho must call for volunteers.
A report has been circulated here that ho
has asked tho president for 500 regulars, but
tho truth of this can not be verified. It is
known that tho leaders of the mob were not
miners, either last week or to-day. Ono Eu-
gene Merrill led them in each instance. Ho
is a "jiin crow" merchant at Briceville, but is
said to be a determined man. He spoke in
reply to Governor Buchanan last week and
really treated the governor with indignity.
Other leaders are known, and tho sentiment
here is that they must be arrested and taken
to Nashville, as tho law provides, aud pun-
ished.
The minora have appointed a committee to
say what dispatches shall be sent out and
what shall not, and this committee or soino
one of it is in the telegraph ollico all the
time, and reads all tho matter sent out
by newspaper men. The committee, whother
self-apiHjinted or appointed by the miners' or-
ganization is so acting, and told tho operator
on duty at the key that if he did not let them
read messages they would cut the wires. The
wire is a private one and docs all the business,
including railroad and train dispatching.
There are reports that tho railroad company
will call for special detectives to guard their
property.
Another view of the situation is tho danger
to capital invested at Coal Creek. Large sums
of money have been invested at Coal Creek by
men in New York and other places, and the
great development of properties is largely
duo to this money. Costly machinery is ox-
posed to tho fury of tho mob. Citizens say
such high-hauded outrages as those of to-day
will destroy public confidence and money will
cease to come in for developments now just
Btarted.
There is another bad feature connected with
the affuir which has not yet boon brought out.
That is, the conduct of the militia that has
been on these grounds. Yesterday many were
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allowtnl to go outsido to get food, and they
mingled freely with tho miners. These troops
told the miners that they did not want to
guard convicts, and that they might come and
get them at once; that thoy would not fight
them for convicts. The Chattanooga com-
pany, whose members largely belonged to
trades organizations, has especially acted bad-
ly, and made statements to miners.
Citizens here say that the act of tho mob is
a direct insult to tho governor. To-day, as
the trooi>s were marched off, the miners
jeered and hooted them and yelled: "Tell
Buck to send some more dudes. We will eat
them as fast as they cornel" The citizens say
that the insult is to the entire state, and say
that the governor must arrest and punish tho
leaders.
The mob to-day is celebrating its victory by
cheering, carousin#and shooting. It should
be stated that a force of 600 men properly
equipped and led could subdue the entire
party,for they have no idea of openly facing a
good force.
It is reported here that ten companies of
state militia are en route with arms and a gat-
ling gun and they will be take to Coal
Creek at once. A report also comes
from Coal creek late this afternoon, saying
that the miners declare that uo troops can l>e
landod there. There are threats tliat they will
wreck trains or bum the railroad bridges. The
miners, it should be stated, are getting the
best wages ever paid them, and make from
$80 to $150 per month, according to how expert
a man is and how steady he works.
When the miners made the attack on the
camp to-day, Lieutenant Chandler of tho
Knoxville Ritles saluted the colonel a9 lie vol-
unteered to fight the mob with his twenty
men.
Troops to tlie Front.
Memphis, Tenn., July 20.—Tho Chickasaw
Guards, Hibernian Rifles, Bluff City Zouaves
aud tho Bozier Zouaves, under orders from
Governor Buchanan, left this city at 9.U0 to-
night via the Memphis and Charleston for
Briceville, the seat of the mining troubles.
WHY QUAY RESIGNED.
Mr. Clarkson Tells the Whole 3tory—Too
Much Work Ho Says.
Nnw York, July 20.—Mr. Clarkson was to-
day shown a dispatch in the morning papers,
purporting to quote Senator Quay's word,
stating that he had decided to resign the chair-
manship of the republican national committeo
iinmodiately after the election. Mr. Clarkson
said:
"I am able to state that this is true. Imme-
deately after the election Senator Quay stated
to his colleagues of the executive committee
that he desired to resign as chairman; that
he did not desire to do detail work and have
detail corrcs|>ondenee of the political commit-
tee, aud still more that he felt that a United
States senator ought not to be chairman of
the national committee or any political com-
mit toe.
His colleagues on the committee resisted
this and T»ersuaded him not to resign. He re-
newed the wish three or four months after-
ward and about the time of the inauguration.
I can say distinctly that the senator was very
positive in his desire to retire and was only
changed from his purpose by the advice and
appeal of his colleagues. His health was frail
at the time and he desired to be rid of the
burden superimi>osed bv the details of the
national committee, which are much larger in
intervals of a campaign than is generally sup-
posed.
In tho dullest time the chainnan of tho
national committee received an average of a
hundred letters n day which he has to answer.
W hen his health failed in the senate and he
went to Florida on his fishing tour he stated
to me his unuiterablodetermination to resign."
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION,
What the Kansas Farmers Are to Bo
Taught.
Toveka, Kan., July 20.—P. P. Mason, chair-
man of the finance committee of tho Farmers'
allianec, is prepariug a circular to be sent to
every allianco lecturer in the state, fortifying
him with alleged facts to show that the coun-
try is going to ruin at lightning speed. It is
part of the educational campaign, and will bo
operated after the samo manner as the dis-
cussion of the sub-treasury plan.
Maxon will attempt to show that for 3*2
years the annual gold product has averaged
only fifty-three hundretns of a ccnt per capita,
and that the Liverj>ool market controls the
world. He will also urge that farmers are
getting less each year for their products.
He will also seek to show that the increase
in population for the last ten years in the
United States is smaller in proi>oition than
any ten years preceding. He argues from this
that unless there is u speedy change tho
United Stales will be depopulated. This ma-
terial will be given to the lecturers for publi-
cation aud distribution iu about two weeks.
Church Case in Court.
Dayton, O., July 20.—Tho circuit court
room was crowded to-day by representatives
of two wings of tho United Brethren church
to listen to the decision of the church case.
The court did not enter into n lengthy de-
cision but briefly announced judgment for
plaintiffs; that is to say, for D. L. Kike and
others, or what is known as the liberal branch
of the church as against the radical faction.
The suit involves possession of a large pub-
lishing house here, control of the church .
organ, the religious Telescope and all church
edifices in America. As soon as Judge Sheror
had announced the opiuion u motion for a
new trial was filed and at once overruled. Ex-
ceptions were noted and forty days allowed
for preparation of a bill of oxccptions prepar-
atory to taking the case to tho supreme court.
Tribute by Negroes to Jeff Davis.
Texarkana, Ark., July 20.—The colored
people who came originally from tho anto
bellum homo of Jefferson Davis, in Missis-
sippi, will give an entertainment at Ohio's
opera house Wednesday night, the proceeds
of which are to go to the benefit of the Jeff
Davis monument fund. Efforts of local fire
eaters to persuade the colored people engaged
in tho enterprise from giving the entertain-
ment have failed aud no doubt a full house
will greet the performance.
Suspected of Murder.
Tracy City, Tenn., July 20.—Two boys
named Saunders and Cusks are suspected of
having killed a Sicilian peddler at Cusks'
Gap a few days ago aud robbed him of $17.
The boys were detected burying the body,
which had knife wounds iu the back. Suuuders
was arrested.
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