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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 5,1893.
THE REGULATIVE THEORY.
EX-BEUATOE A, M. CASTER ANSWEE8
ECPEESENTATIVE M. H, GOSSLTT.
"Leghl&ture Oancot Make the Capitol
Syndioats Alienato Their Lands in Fif-
teea or fifteen Hundred Years,"
FoktWobth, Tex., April 3.—Apropos of
Mr. M. H. Gossott's views in this morning's
News, to the effcet that tho capitol nyndicato
could bo made to closo up its business in tif*
teen years and got out of tho state, Senator
A, M. Carter said to-day:
"The legislature nor anybody else cannot
mako tho capitol syndieato or any other syn-
dicate alionato their lands in fifteen years or
1500 years. All this talk about driving land
corporations out of Texas iB mere rot. Cor-
porations camo into tho state and bought
lands just the same as private individuals and
got a perfect title to those lands. They can
no more be disturbed in their holdings than
a private individual. For instance, the legis-
lature has no moro power to make tho capitol
{syndicate sell its lands in fifteen years than
at can mako A. At. Carter sell his homesteud
in fifteen mimjtea.
"The legislature may pass laws governing
the tenure of holdings of corporations which
may como into tho state hereafter, but it is
powerless to change tho status of those doing
business now. 1 wish some of those intelli-
gent lawmakers who want to know it all will
*oad 'Beach on Corporations,' first volume,
section 288, and the decision of Mr. Justice
Harlan of the United States supremo court iu
the case of American and Foreign Christian
union vs. Voutits,101 United States reports,ii52.
They may loam something about what the
law of the land is with regard to corporations
owning land. If they are going to revolution-
3ze everything and rovorso the United
States supreme court, why they need not look
up any authorities.
"The truth is, wo have reached the vory
climax of demagogy in Texas. I regret to
•say that our rulers do not represent tho con-
servatism of the people of Texas. They aro
given to extremes. First it was tho problem
of railroad regulation and when that was set-
tled unconstitutionally they brought up this
land howl. The land corporations are SHfe.
"While I do not believo in giving them free
loin still they aro safe from all such attacks
as those now being made upon Mr. Farwell
and hiB associates, who went beforo the legis-
lature with a memorial, embodying a fair
business proposition.
"Some talk has been made that tho propo-
sition has been made by enemies of Texas.
\Vho are the enemies of TexaB, the people who
havo come hore and invested their money or
the people who are jjoing around on the street
oorners yelling: 'You capitalists can't como
here and buy our land. Wo don't want you
to have it. You are enemies to the state?'
Which tends most to bring the state into dis-
Tepute, the investing of money or the abso-
lute wiping out or attempted wiping out of
vested rights? Theso people who are always
talking about the enomios of Texas aro tho
'fellows who cannot understand how an hon-
est dollar can be mado out of any legitimate
business enterprise. Texas can afford to bo
delivered from her friend.
"These howlers have produced such a stato
of affairs that many men are afraid to speak
their honest opinion. They aro afraid of the
demagogy now abroad. It is n good rule of
nature that the pendulum niustswiny as far
backward a8 it went forward. We havo
reached high tido oWho confiscation and great
modern regulativo theory in Texas. Wo will
never see men elocted to otllee iu Texas who
believe iu throttling progress and putting
every corporation iu the siate in u straight
jacket. \V e have got to go back to conserva-
tism and wisdom and deal justly with every-
body, even the corporations. The time is
coming, and it is coining fast, when the men
who now claim to bo the saviors of Texas will
lot in forgotten political graves.
"We havo one consolation," continued Sen-
ator Carter," and that is that our courts aro
«till untrainmeled, and that communism or
injustice can never sit in judgment upon our
houses or our libertios. Whatever tho deina
Rogue and his heelers may say, tho conserva-
tive people of Texus can welcome the man
from abroad and, pointing to their court-
houses, toll him that tlioro is one place whore
the voice of the despoiler does not enter nor
his hand leave its withoring touch."
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.
Grand Council of Texas to Convene at
Waco April 18.
Office ok the Gmnn Coujiandkh, Ter-
rell, Tex., April 3.—Official circular No. 8.—
To the officers and mombers of subordinate
councils A. L. of H. in this grand jurisdic-
tion : Companions—The seventh regular ses-
sion of the grand council of Texas, American
IiOQion of Honor, will moet at 8 o'clock a. m.,
Tuesday, April 18, in I. 0. 0. F. hall, No.
BIOJ^ South Third stroet, Waco, Tex.
The grand commander, grand socrctary,
grand treasurer and finanoo committee will
meet at 9 o'clock a. m., Monday, April 17, at
tho grand secretary's room, No. 15, first lloor,
Pacific hotel, Waco, for tho purpose of exam-
ining and auditing tho books, accounts and
Touchers of tho grand secretary and grand
treasurer.
Each subordinate council is entltledjjto one
representative at the session of tho grand
oouncil and a sufHciont per diem is paid to
cover the necessary expenses of all that at-
tend. It is hoped that every council will bo
represented at tho approaching session, and
that an interest will be aroused thereby that
will result in lasting good to tho order.
Only past commanders are eligible as rep-
resentatives or alternates, except during
first term of a council, when the commanoer
is also eligible. See by-law 18.
Two blank representative's certificates are
mailed with this circular to tho secretary of
each council. Both should be filled out and
must be signed by the commander and secre-
tary and attested by the seal of tho council.
One should bo mailed to the grand secretary
not later than April 12 and the other deliv-
ered to tho representative or alternate to tako
with him to the grand council. Where an
alternate attends iu place of the represents
tivo it should be noted on tho certificate.
Reduced rates of fare, amounting to i cents
I>er milj! for the round trip, havo been secured
on tho certificate plan over the following rail-
way lines:
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Houston and
Texas Central, Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fc,
Gaivoston, Houston and San Antonio, Texas
and New Orleans, International and Great.
Northern, Texas and Pacific, San Antonio and
Aransas l'ass, St. Louis Southwestern, (Cot-
ton Belt) and Sherman, Shrcveport and
Southern, (East Line).
Blank certificates aro supplied to railroad
agents at all points where councils of tiie
order aro located, and to get the benefit of the
reduood rate each member that attends tho
grand council must pay full tariff fare for a
ticket to Waco, Tex., and obtain from the
ticket agent a certiliaato that he has done so,
which certificate ho must take with him to tho
grand council. In case members start from
points that are not coupun stations they should
purchase tickets to the nearest junction point,
if not on a line entering Waco anil there an-
other ticket to Waco, procuring a certificate
from tho ticket agent in each instance. In
other words, buy a through ticket to Waco if
-possible, but if not then ask for a certificate
from every ticket agent of whom you purchase
a ticket. Theso certificates must be taken
care of and must bo filed with the grand buc-
rotary at Waco, who will explain the course to
be pursued whereby return tickets can ho ob-
tained at the rate of 1 cent per milo.
Certificates uro void if altered, if not pre-
sented within tho prescribed dates, if not
signed by the grand secretary, if not stamped
by the radioed agent at starting point and the
joint agent at Waco, or If blank spaces are
not filled out and route specified. No reduc-
tion from regular is so will bo uuao to anyone
claiming to have lost a certificate or that one
could not bo procured at starting point.
Each companion should see the ticket
agent at his home a day 91- two beforo he in-
tends starting and ascertain the date on
which ho will issue those certificates and when
he buys a ticket should ask for a certificate
and note that it is properly filled out ana
stamped.
The Texns Central railway (Albany to
Waco) will not issue certificates, but will sell
round trip tickets at one and one-third fare
from starting points to Waco and return.
The Waco hotels have made low rates per
day to delegates and their families. {Here
rates of the different hotels are named.]
Rooms may be secured in advance or other
information obtained by writing to Com-
panion S. Marx, Waco, Tex.
Kenresentatives should provide themselves
with the proper badge and jewel, a six-pointed
star suspended from tho badge of honor by a
white ribbon.
Given under my hand and the seal of tho
grand council the day and year above written.
Attest: JohxL. Terrell, Grand Com.
F. H. Baii.ev, Grand Sec.
CHEROKEE OUTLET.
Bill Conveying It to the United States
Signed.
TAnLF.quAii, I. T., April 1.—Chief Harris
signed tho strip bill to-day. This was tho
last step necessary on the part of the Choro-
kees to make tho coveted Cherokee outlet tho
property of the United States. Tho manner
in which tho council rushed tho strip bill
through was not altogether satisfactory to the
people, but it is admitted hero that the gov-
erument got tho host end of tho trade. In
other words, it looks as if the United States
had gotten away with tho game, leaving tho
Cherokees to hold the bag.
While tho government will undoubtedly
pay tho Cherokees for tho land, it has five
years to do it in. Tho Indians could just as
well havo held back and mado the final trans-
fer at tho same time of receiving the purchase
price, $8,300,000, for which they hopo to got a
loan, provided in an act of congress. The In-
dians may be rblo to secure all the money
down, but it will dopond upon whethor or
not anybody cares to advanco tho money and
tako the government as security.
The delegation will bo named to go to
Washington to Bee what can bo done about
securing all tho money down. In case they
are successful tho whole amount will bo dis-
tributed per capita not later than July. If
the money is paid out all at once it will bo tho
largest amount ever paid to an Indian tribe.
The merchants have commenced Boiling
goods on the payment and as a consequence
the stores are crowded with customers. Tho
majority of tho Indians will spend their
money profitably, but not a few will throw it
to the wind buying everything in sight. Many
morehants were far-sighted enough to lay in
an immense stock of goods to be shipped out
on order. The result has beon that now the
goods aro arriving in largo quantities.
The effect of this payment will bo so far
reaching that no one can estimate the result.
One theory is that it will lead to speedy state-
hood. Nearly every Indian who has not been
able heretofore to improve a farm will now
go to work and make him a place so that
when tho white man comes ho will be forced
to take tho inferior and no account land or
immigrato further west.
COAL IN CROSBY COUNTY.
Goologists Are Mistaken Because the Coal
Is There and Plentifully.
Emma, Crosby Co., Tex., April 2.—Prof.
Cummins is mistaken about the coal iu Cros-
by county. Geologists aro pretty good safo-
guidos, but in this caso Prof. Cummmgs is
mistaken, because the coal is here and that is
tho end of it. He never sunk any shafts to
seo what underlaid his geologic "period" as
he calls it, and hcnco his rule, liko many
others, will find an exception. It i3 not the
first time scientist"! have made mistakes.
Time and money will decido who is right.
Tho men who filed on land in Crosby county
under the mineral laws arc capitalists and
coal minors and they believe there is coal
here. They believe it strong enough to spend
money iu developing their claims, and they
are getting ready now to go on with tho
work.
Crosby county is all right, even without
coal. She has thousands of acros of tho most
fertile land in the world, ean produce almost
any crop, with wheat as her staple and her
climato is near perfect. Sho is uuderlaid with
an ocean of puro water and sickness and dis-
ease aro unknown except with those who
"bring" it here with them.
Grass pretty good. Cattle picking up and
Iossob light this year.
TYLER INOIDENT.
How It Was Hoceived at Waxahachie.
Good Stand of Corn.
Waxahachie. Tex., April 3.—The report
from Tyler published in The News this morn-
ing that Gov. Hogg had beon hanged in eill-
gy, was read hero with mingled feelings of
glee, pity and resentment. A former Clark
man approached a Hogg man, showing him
tho article, to which the latter replied: "That
signifies nothing. President Buchanan was
hanged in effigy." There seems to bo a pre-
ponderance of sentiment here that his excel-
lency should not interfero so promiscuously
with processes of the courts,
Farmers from all over tho county report
com up to 11 good stand and cotton planting
well under way.
Will Carothers was put on trial this morn-
ing, charged with the murder of Sallie Barnes
near Auburn last fall
Muenster Shooting Affray.
Gainesville, Tex., April 3.—Claudo Phil-
lips and Forman Abney, participants in the
recent Muenster shooting, were brought in
to-day by Deputy Shoriff Morgan of Bulcher
and Constable Hess of Muenster. They
wnived examination beforo Justice Hill on
tho charge of assault to murdor and were
placed under JHK1U bond each to await the ac-
tion of the grand jury. They woro also placed
under $200 each for carrying pistols. John
Childors, one of the participants in tho affair,
lias not yet beon arrested. Tho trouble grow
out of the recent complaints made against
Childers and others by citizens of Muenstor
for cattle theft.
Wool Clip—Sheep Stealing—Immigration.
Big Springs, Howard Co., Tex., April 1.—
Deputy Sheriff Cliarlio Dearing left this even-
ing fur Ozona, Crockett county, with Charlio
Butler as an attached witnoss in tho case of
the state vs. John Faker, charged with sheep
stealing, to be tried in the district court of
that county Monday.
I11 the immigration meoting to-day .T. B.
Spearman, R. W. Walker and R. II. Kemp
were appointed a committee to solicit funds
to advertise Howard county.
R. W. Wakefield sold his wool clip yester-
day, 25,000 pounds, to Mr. Carter of Colorado
at 10 cents per pound. This is the first wool
sale of tho season.
Death c/f Father anil Child,
Sherman, Tex., April 3.—Major J. F. Stin-
nett died this morning. Ho was taken ill last
night at a late hour. To mako the incident
more saa and tho bereavement of the family
more sevoro Jessie, tho little daughter of tho
deceased had died the night before and was
in waiting for interment at the time of her
father's death. Major Stinnett was preBidont
of the Diamond milling company and was
fathcr-in-law of Mayor J. W. Levy.
Hold for Forgery,
MoKirnm, Collin Co., Tex., April 3.—F. E.
Fito was arrested in Piano to-day by Mar-
shal Newly, charged with forgery. Tho name
of J. M. Collin was Bignod to a cheek on the
Piano bank. He was brought to McKinncy
and jailed.
Claudo, Armstrong Co.—Tho Board
Trade solocted Judge A.
G. Cates delegate* to the
ton ooavoutiaa.
istrong Co.—Tho Board of
Judge A. W. Walker and W,
Vernon itaiuWia-
TRIAL OF I. G. RANDLE.
CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF
ED S. RANDALL.
Several More States' Witnesses Examined,
Testimony as to What the Dyiag Man
Said—State Likely to Rest To-day.
Dallas, Tex., April 4.—The trial of Major
I. G. Rnndle, chargcd with the murder of Ed
S. Randall on tho 2*ith of last December, was
resumed in Judge R. E. Burko's court yester-
day morning at 9:30.
Several witnesses were examined, but so
much titno was consumod on cross examina-
tions that comparatively little testimony was
elicited.
The state will probably rest some time to-
day. The following is a synopsis of tho testi-
mony yesterday:
l'at roberts.
I don't know tho defondant personally. I
know the deceased, E. S. Randall,and remem-
ber the circumstance of his being shot. I saw
him nbout twenty minutes after ho was shot
in the Palace saloon. After he died 1 helped
dress him and found threo or four wounds.
He died tho next day after ho was shot about
12 o'clock. I was with him all night. He was
conscious of his condition. I askod him and
he said he believed I10 was going to die. Whon
I walked into the room ho said "Howdy Pat.
I've been murdered like a dog." I asked hiin
if ho made any demonstration and he replied
that he did not. I then asked if he mado the
statement, believing he was going to die, and
ho said "yes."
Cross-examined—When I went in ho said "I
havo been murdered, shot down liko a dog."
I asked him if ho made any demonstration
to draw a weapon and ho said that he did not.
I helped dress tho deceased, but I don't re-
member whether there were three or four
wounds. Ho had a wound iu front, one in tho
side I think, one in tho back and one in tho
shoulder.
dr. ben l. rawlins.
I am a doctor of medicine. I havo been
engaged in the practice of medicine and sur-
gery four years. I was called to attend Ed
Randall on Dec. 26,1892, in the Palace saloon.
I had him removed to his residence. I fouud
two wounds. He was conscious and realized
that he was in a critionl condition. I told him
ho woyld in all probability die. Ho told mo
he had been murdered, been 6hot down liko a
dog, and that he didn't oven havo a pocket
knife. Ono of his wounds was located in
front about half an inch to tho left of tho tip
of the sternum, four and a half inches from
tho nipple and five and a half from the navel,
and the wound in the back was about three
inches from the spinal column between the
tenth and eleventh ribs and ranged upward.
Cross-extvfnined—I think the wound in the
stomach was necessarily fatal. In fact both
wounds wore fatal in my opinion, though the
wound in tho back would not havo brought
death so speedily. Ed Randall in his dying
declaration said: "Wo were not even quar-
relling." There was no doctor with the de-
ceased when I got there. There were Beveral
persons in tho room.
DR. s. EAUON.
I've boen practicing medicine in Dallas
twelve years. I know Ed Randall. I was
called to see him on Dee. 26, 1892. He was
suffering from piBtol wounds and died next
day. He had th' ee wounds of entrance and
one of exit. He had ono in the Btomach a
quarter of an inch below the breast bono and
cut ten Inches from the point of ontranco;
another wound was in hiB back between tho
tenth and eleventh ribs and ranged toward
tho spinal column; another wound was in tho
shoulder near the joint and ranged downward
and to the front. It made its exit about five
inches from the point of entrance. I exam-
ined tho deceased before his death, but one of
tho wounds was not found until after his
death.
CroBs-examlned—The abdomenal wound
producedKd Randall's death.
J. W. HILL.
I camo to Dallas in December 1882, I
know the defendant nnd knew tho decensed.
I remember the death of Gd Randall. A short
while before tho death of Ed Randall 1 had a
conversation with Major 1. G. Randle in
reference to renting the old cafe building. Ho
asked me if Ed Randall was going to huvo
any thing to do with it, saying ho would not
rent to Ed Randall, that he was a thief and he
would tako the first occasion to toll him so.
He said Ed Randall had bought somo cigars
from him and nover paid for them. This con-
versation took placo on tho comer of Main
and Field streets in Major I. G. Randlo's place
of business. It was between the middle of
Novomber and the first of December.
CrosB examined—I left the St. Georgo hotel
in November, 1891, and remained in Dallas
until May 1892, whon I went to Galveston.
From there I went to San Antonio and then
back to Dallas where 1 remained until Fobu-
tiry. Tho reason why I wanted the sign taken
off of tho cafe was because I thought Ed was
a business failure, and the placo had acquired
rather a bad name.
Redirect examination—Whether tho place
had gotten its bad name before or after Ed
Randall quit doing business there I don't
know. There was always a room there where
women of the town could go and get their
meals. I never heard of or saw any lowd
women in the main dining-room.
f. c. PIERCE.
I'm a stenographer. I did not know Ed.
Randall during his lifetirno. I saw him on
the night he was shot. I went to tho saloon.
I got there, I think, immediately after the
shooting. No one was with the deceased
whon I got there. Ho had on an ovorcoat.
lie wns lying on the lloor. Ho said he was
shot; that he know lie was gomg to die. and
that ho bad been shot like a dog. I searchod
him and did not find anything in tho shapo of
a weapon. I had never seen him bofore that
night that I know of. I won't be certain, but
I think I saw the defendant leaving the build-
ing. I think I saw his face at the door after-
wards.
Cross examined—I and Redding were walk-
ing along tho street on the left hand side.
When I went into the saloon I did not tako
out my note book. Whilo I was in the Baloon
I did tako Bomo notes in short hand. Tho
wounded mnn said ho had been shot like a
cowardly dog or tho man had shot hity liko
a cowardly dog, and that he did not even havo
a penknife. He spoke of the cafe and said ho
told Major Randle that he was foolish; that
ho had bought his property at intlatcd prices,
and his rents wore too high. Ed Randall
vomited whisky in the saloon aftor
Dr. RawlinB not there. It was after I gave
him whisky that he vomited. Dr. Rawlins
was there when I gavo him the whisky. I
searched his pocket of my own motion. I
asked him his name and he spelled it out and
ho spelled out Major Randle's name. He
said Irvine Randle called him a pup. He
said he told Major Randle he wbb robbing
him in rents, that he had bought property at
inflated prices and ho would have to disgorge.
He said that Major Randle told him for him
and Bob lJurdy to go and gettheirgims;somo-
thing to that effect. He said he tola tho major
that he (the major) hnd better not fool with
him. H said that he told Major Randle that
he was a fool, and that he thought everybody
else was a fool, and then the major drew his
f;un and begun to shoot him. Ho didn't say that
10 told Major Randle he was a God d—a liar,
or if anybody said that they were God d—d
liars. He did not tell mo that he said to Ma-
jor Randle: "You are a God d—d old fine-
but I will not call you n —ja—." He didn't
say to mo that he told the defendant that ho
was the very man ho was looking for and
wanted to givo him a d—d roasting, lie
said that Major Handle did not soom to bo
angry before ho began to shoot. I wcut to
Handle's house and took my notebook
with me.
k. w. willi ims.
I live in Oak Cliff nnd am in the tailoring
business. I know tho defendant only by
sight. I remember th* date of Ed. Randall's
death; it was Dee. 26,1892. 1 heard the shots.
1 was about twenty yards the other sido of the
City national bank whon I heard tho first shot
and started to tho saloon on a run. I heard
three shpts. 'l'ho ghootigg was over when I
got to the saloon. Major Randle was standing
at the door pieparius tocomu out and I baud
Yes j I've
him say: "I killed the — of a
given you what you deserve."
Cross-examined—No one was with me when
I heard tho first shot. It was then dark. I
jumped off tho sidewalk and ran across tho
street. When I got to the saloon I saw Major
Randle, Ed. Rannall, the bartender and tho
negro porter. 1 heard this man (Major
Handle; say, "I'vo just killed the d—d — of
a —. Ed. Randall said, "Major I. G. Ilundlo
shot mo," andI10 (Major Randle) said: "Yes;
God damn you, just what you dosorved."
Before I camc out several persons enme iu.
ed cornwell.
The witnoss was handed the defendant's
pistol. "This is s Colt's doublo action pistol
41-caliber. I saw it on Dec. 27,1892. I got it
out of the vault at tlio polico station. The
pistol is in tho same condition in reference to
oaded and empty chambers that it was whon
I saw it on the morning of Deo. 27. Four
chauibors woro empty."
chahi-et druham.
The witnoss was handed the defendant's
pistol. "I have seen this pistol before. It
was in Officer Minor's hands. He got it out
of Major I. G. Randle's pocket on tho corner
of Main nnd Fiold streets. Four chambers of
the pistol woro empty. I could not say
whether all of them were freshly discharged
or not as 1 did not examine each chamber."
Cross-examined—I and Mr. Minor did not
go to the place together. I got tlioro first.
He was iu front of tho Palaco saloou and I
took hold of him. Mr. Minor got the pistdl.
Major Randle denied having the pistol. We
went to the city hall. No ono but the negro
was with Major Randle when we arrested
him. Mr. Martin searched the prisoner at
the city hall. It took us two or three miu-
utes to go from the Palaco saloon to tho
police station. Four chambers of tho de-
fendant's pistol were empty when I examined
it at the city hall that night.
TI10 witness was askod if Major Randle
didn't say, aftor they had arrested him and
were taking him to the city hall, that Ed
Randall wus cutting at him wuh a knife and
that ho shot him 111 self-defense. The state
objected and tho objection was sustained.
Court adjourned ot 6 p. m. and will resume
the trial this morning at 9:30.
RAILROADNEWS,
Texas Northwnstern Extension,
Emma, Crosby Co., Tex., April 2.—There is a
corps of Burveyors running a line for the
Teias and Northwestern railroad out of
Albany via Haskell and Espuela to Crosby
county. The pooplo are not asleep nnd will
boon hand to seo that Einma is not over-
looked. Tho road will enter the plains coun-
try in Crosby oounty whore there is an
abundance of water, building stone, kaolin,
fire clay, etc., and will find easy grades ub
the eastern wall of the plains. Whoa the
road gets on tho plains, troublo will end,
grades will be easy and work cheap. The
road will find a country well developod to
greet it. Within a year after the road reaches
the plains, the rush to Oklahoma will be
entirely overshadowed.
Denlsou (Short Lines.
Dinison, Grayson Co., Tex., April 3.—
Superintendent J. W. Maxwell left to-day for
Boggy Tank, whore ho goos to look after the
extension of tho Missou ri, Kansas and Texas
into Houston.
J. N. Kintz tendered his resignation as
claim agent for tho Missouri, Kansas and
Texas in Texas, it is stated will accept
service with tho Santa Fe. Mr. C. C. McLeod,
recently of Milwaukee, Wis., hasacooptod tho
position mado vacant by the resignation of
Mr. Kintz.
Th* Texus Commissioners.
The Granbury Nows says: As the News has
often remarked the railroad commission is a
good thing—for the politicians. The three
commissioners together receive $1000 per
month, while the payroll of clerks is about
the same. In order that tho taxpayers may
know what they are doing to earn their money
we extract the following from an Austin
letter:
"Judge Reagan comes down to his office to
read his mail and papers. Mr. Foster spends
his time looking in upon the legislature, whilo
Judge McLean has been away for a month or
six weeks looking after his law businosB and
yet all three of these gentlemen walk 'to the
treasurer's-offieo every month and draw $113333
apiece, while the clerks and other attache-* of
the old sholl draw the balance now expended
upon it."
A Gentle Intimation.
Northwest Magazine.
A telegraph operator at Sedro, in the Ever-
green state, who has grown very tired of an-
swering foolish questions, has posted the fol-
lowing, written on a typewriter, just outside
his office window: "Notice—Yes, your mes-
sage will go at once. It will be sent immo-
diatoly. In foot we send all uiessagos as soon
as we can. \Yo know, you wish your telegram
sent at once, otherwise you would write.
Special notico: The supreme being only can
inform you when you will receive a roply."
LIVE STOCK NOTES.
Movement by Rail.
Denison, Tex., April 3.—Two trains of
stock cattle came in to-day from Doss on tho
Southern Paclfto west of San Antonio. The
cattle were loaded Saturday and came through
without water or feed. They aro to be re-
loaded nnd shipped north to-night. They
go to Muskogee, I. T., and will bo driven
from there out to the range.
The fast train ot fat cattle which was sent
through from Houston to Chicago, via the
Houston and Texas Central, Missouri, Kan-
sas and Texas nnd tho Chicago, Quincy and
Burlington in thirty-tivo hours, made tho run
from Denison to Muskogee, 157 miles in six
hours.
Colorado Shipments,
Colorado, Mitchell Co., Tex., April 8.—M.
Hallf of San Antonio opened tho shipping
season to-day by sending out two train loads
of steer cattle to Kansas for pasturage. Mr.
Ilalff will ship live more trains the last of this
weok.
Huslness Looking Up.
Fort Wonrii, Tex., April 3.—William Hun-
ter is in from a trip west and reports tho cat-
tle business looking up and overy one fooling
good.
Thomas C. Shoomaker goes to Waco
to-night. He will ship from that place
to-morrow about 200 head of feu bulls.
Weaver's Election Conoeded.
Tkrrbll, Kaufman Co., Tex., April 3.—The
following are tho roturnB from tho treasurer's
election hold in this county last Soturday as
far as received: Terrell, S. J. Cox 483, J. G.
Weaver 125, J. M. Cunningham 67, n. N.
Barksdale 10; Forney, 8. J. Cox 13, 3. G.
Weaver 367; Kaufman, S. J. Cox 173, J. G.
Weaver 173, J. M. Cunningham 47, Jesse
Smith 7, H. N. Barksdale 11; Kemp, S. J. Cox
7, J. G. Weavsr 110, J. M. Cunningham 25,
Jesse Smith 11, H. N. Barksdalo 10; Ablos
Springs, S. J. ('ox 18, J. G. Weavor 7, J. M.
Cunningham 1ft, H. N. Barksdale 1. A num-
ber of other voting precincts in the country
are to hear from but Weaver's oloction is gen-
erally conceded.
Tho commissioners meet to-morrow to can-
vass the vote, The election was held to fill a
vacancy caused by the death of Treasurer
Baldwin.
Statu and Federal Courts.
Parib, Tex., April 8.—District court met
ts-day. Iu chnrgiBR tho grand jury Judge
MoClelland roforred to th* burning of Henry
Smith very bristly. Ho said that it was mur-
dor in law and It was his duty to direct their
attention to it. It was for them to take ac-
tion upon as they Baw fit.
Federal court met to-day and proceodod to
work with characteristld energy. There is a
very heavy docket and a great many people
aro hore.
One hundrori tonBof cat's tails were recently
sold at onco for tbo purpose of ornamenting
ladies' wearing apparel. This moans that,
assuming an average catto tall to weigh lwo
ounces, no fewer than l.TO8,WljUe»Usiijd t(>
bo hMlou.
ELI PERKINS ON COTTON.
THE HUM0RI8T TALKS SERIOUSLY
TO SOUTHERN FARMERS.
Advises Them to Raise Sus;ar and Increase
the Price of Cotton by Reducing
the Production.
TVeathketoud, Tex., April 1.—To The
News: I find in tho Fort Worth Gazette of
yestordny morning this pnragraph:
Tho bill providing for tbo collection by tho stato
of tho foilor.il bounty upon tbo suwar raised upon
state farms is an eminently lonsiblo inoasuro and
should become a law.
Now, as a business man and throwing all
humor aside, I should liko to talk a little about
Bugar, cotton and rice to tho southern people.
1 have been around tho world twice and you
know I do my own thinking.
What does tho southern plantor want?
Ho wants prospority. Cotton is his crop
and on its prico depends his prosperity. No
country on earth, I found in goiirfe around tho
world, can compote with the southern states in
making cotton. You have got a corner on
tho product. ».
How can you keep tho prico up?
Why, by raising less. Six million bales of
cotton will Bell for as much monoy as 41,000,000
bales. A 6,000,000-balo crop will bring 10 centa
por pound.
How can you roduco your crop to 6,000,000
bales?
Not by preaching, not by entreating and
not by writing editorials, but by putting other
crops raised ut a bigger profit in the place of
cotton.
We havo boen selling $250,000,000 worth of
cotton annually and been buying back $'J00,-
000,000 worth of sugar, mostly from Germany,
France and Belgium.
Shall this go on forovor?
These foroign counties used to pay a 2 cent
bounty on sugar. This profit appealed to tho
pockets of *he people. Men are selfish; and
now Germany makes $00,000,000 worth of su-
gar. And, now that the industries aro on a
firm baBis, tho bounty is off.
If the cotton states can induce sugar to
crowd out 2,000,000 bales of cotton, your pros-
perity is assured. Your cotton farmor will go
to glory.
What is the sugar bounty doing?
It is doing the very thing. Sugar is push-
ing up all over southern Louisiana. It is go-
ing up into southern Texas. It is going up
the Brazos. Keep tho bounty 011 and it will
go to Waco, Corpus Christi and ail that rich
alluvial country from Browusvillo on tho Rio
Grande to Alexandria on the Red rivor. Su-
gar took out a half million bales of cotton
last year. ThiB yoar it will take out nearly a
million bales, and the 6,000,000 barrels of rice
will take out Btill more cotton. Rice is being
raised on higher irrigablo land, where cotton
once grow, around Lake Charles, La. I havo
seen it growing on land formerly in cotton.
Texas and Louisiana can make this $200,000,-
000 worth of sugar for tho United States.
Why not do it?
Who pays this bounty?
The Yankees eat throe-quarters of this $200,-
000,000 worth of sugar. Thoy pay threo-
quarters of this bounty. What do they do it
for? Why to help the south to prosperity. Ib
it selfishness for the north man to pay for this
bounty? No, selfishness would be to let for-
eign sugar come free, made by paupor labor
in Germany, France and Belgium, and by
Blavo labor in Cuba.
It would pay tho cotton states to league to-
gether and pay an extra cent a pound bounty
ou all Biigar raised on sugnr lands. I say pay
this till tho sugar plantations and refineries
aro established; then do as Germany did—
take off tho bounty and let sugar walk alone.
Monoy is timid. Sugar plantations are ox-
pensive. Tho sugar planter must bo caught
liko the possum with a sweet bait. Bait the
trap as Bismarck did in Germany, with a big
bounty; get the planter into it, and when once
in he will stay in. You don't l-.eop baiting tho
trap aftor the possum is caught. Onco estab-
lished tho sugar man will grow and got rich.
They will save $200,000,000 from going out to
foreign countries for sugar; yes, and they will
reduce your cotton crop to 6,000,000 bales.
Then tho cotton men and sugar men will bo
on top and the south will bo wallowing in
wealth.
Now listen to a little good, sound Yankee
sense: Don't lot your prejudices against tariffs
nifil bounties go against your pockets.
Once wo paid 5 cents a pound for nails.
They wero all made in England, as sugar is
made in foroign countrios. Wo put a tariff of
2 cents a pound on them. Tho bait caught a
thousand nail 'possums. Every blacksmith
got a nail tnachino and now the market ia
fioodod with nails. We keep $10,000,000 worth
of nail money at homo and nails aro selling
for 1% cents per pound—the buiiio as railroad
iron. It has been tho samo with plate ; lass,
cotton cloth and it will be the samo with ;*arl
buttons, tin and woolen goods.
Pay n bounty now on sugar, tempt tho
southern planter to raise it, ana then they will
ail go into it, and with what rosult? Why,
they will over produce; they will learn to pro-
duce sugar choaper, and in tho end wo will
have choaper sugar than over before. Tho
Yankees aro after cheap sugar in tho end.
Then wo want the south to bo prosperous; wo
want tho whole nation to be prosporous.
YVo are trying to raiso beet sugar in Ne-
braska. Wo havo three big rofinerios up
there. Grand Island and Norfolk havo mil-
lion dollar plants. This beet is taking corn
and wheat out of Nebraska. Ily and by thoy
will take out a hundred million bushels of
cerenls and thon wheat will go up liko cotton.
Two hundred million dollars worth of cano
and beet sugar mado in this country will put
tho southern cotton planter nnd tho Yankoo
wheat planter on top. You honr mo 1
Eli Perkins.
SHE USED A RAZOR.
Both parties lived on tho McBrhlo farm, half
a milo south from Oakwoods. On last Satur-
day hero in town the negro attacked Ander-
son nnd used abusive language and threat-
ened his life. Anderson was raised in this
county. Immediately after tho homicide ho
camo to town and surrendered.
PUBLIC ROADS.
A Controversy in Calhoun County—With
Settlement a New Necessity Arises.
Port Lavaoa, Tex., April 1.—Calhoun
county, in rotation to public roads, is in the
same condition as other counties of this im-
mediate portion of the state. Tho law gov-
erning tho laying out of roads from tho county
Boat to tho capitalBof adjoining countios,whilo
explicit and iqandatory has beon ignored by
the county commissioners, and there is no
formally established system of thoroughfares.
A poriod of rapid dovolopmont has beon in-
augurated in tho county.
Tho condition of things was soen, and Borne
months back the agitation of the question
was begun. This resulted in a unanimously
signed petition calling attention to tho plain
terms of tho road law, and which was pre-
sented to tho commissioners' court at the
February session. A hoatod controversy, fol-
lowed by discussions in all parts of tho county,
was precipitatod. Tho board could not seo
but that established roads would work much
injury, and adjourned without acting and to
wait for further light upon tho knotty subject.
Correspondence passed botweon the county
officials and tho Austin authorities in tho
moantime, and the windup has becu a strong
letter from tho attorney general's office to
Couuty Attorney Martin stating that the com-
missioners have no discrotion iu tho mattor
nnd can not lawfully refusoto open tho roads,
and that if thoy fail they must bo compelled
to do bo by mandamus from the district court.
It is believed that this will ond the contro-
versy and that at tho noxt meoting the com-
missioners will take the nocessary stops to
carry out tho law. This will mean a road
sixty foot wide nnd without gates, running
from Port Lavaca to the county lino, in the
direction of ouch of tho four adjoining county
seats.
It will be remembered that similar movo-
monts have taken placo in the now countios of
northwest Texas, but Calhoun is tho first
county of this section of the Btato to mako an
issuo of the question. Those favoring tho
road system claim that action has boon mado
necessary by tho fact that a number of pas-
tures havo boon solil and are being Bottled by
farmers nnd fruit growers. Vulues aro going
up and delay will increase the chances of
heavier taxation. Tho agitation and develop-
ments that follow concern a great many othor
counticB similarly fixed.
Has Outlived Many Lawyers.
San Dieoo, Tex., April 4.—The old case re-
cently roportod in The News,which has boen
on the docket bo long and in which so many
lawyers have died, was triod by jury and a
verdict rendered in favor of defendants,
Wallis, Landea & Co. of Galvoaton. Plaintiff
will move for now trial and if not granted
will appeal, bo other attorneys may have a
chance "to pass in their checks" while em-
ployed on it.
Tho grand jury has adjourned after finding
ten or twelve bills, four or live for misde-
meanor, the balance feiony, including S. M.
Skinner and E. A. Glover for murder.
A Month's Logging Eocord.
Laurel, Tex., April 4.—Mr. D. B. Kogor
has returned from Newton with his bride,
Miss Ida Ferguson.
During tho month of March the Sabine
tram company of this placo put in tho Sabine
rivor 24,391 logs, making 4,011,535 feet. Theso
log3 wero liaulod a distanco of ilftoen miles,
oightoen cars in a train and making four
trips por day. Two-thirds of theso logs were
short leugths. This is the best month's work
of any logging tram with only two loading
crews.
MARITIME MATTEHS.
Port of Galveston, April 4.
1a.m. 7 p. m.
Baromotor. ;i0.101 30.054
Temperature a 69.7 71,4
Wind, direction and velocity.. S\V 1 S9
Precipitation Mono. None.
State of wenthor Cloudy. Pt cloudy.
SUPREME COORT OP TEXAS.
Rebecca Shnnl Light
Notico is hereby givon that 011 or about April
30,1893, the characteristic of tho fourth order
light at Kebecca shoal light station, Florida
Reefs, Florida, will bo changed from flashing
alternately rod and white throughout tho en-
tiro horizon to Hashing alternately red and
white, excepting from W.S.W, W. south-
ward to N\V. by W. }4 W.f in which sector
every Hash will be red. The interval between
Hashes will continue to bo flvo soconds as
heretofore.
Tho Hushing red sector will cover tho quick-
sands and the foul ground lying to the south-
ward of Half Moon shoal. Tho northerly
edgu of tho sector will mark tho middle of the
channol betweon New Ground and Half Moon
shoal, and its southorly edgo will pass to tho
southward of tho foul grouud to tho southward
of Half Moon shoal and will be tangent to the
Boutherly side of Isaac shoal, lying nearly two
miles oast-southoastorly of tho light station.
Bearings aro magnetic, givon approximately
and from seaward; distance in nautical miles.
By order of tho light house board:
James A. Giirer,
Rear Admiral United States Navy, Chairman.
A Woman Nearly Severs a Man's Head
From His Body.
Cameron, Tex., April 4.-—Yesterday morn-
ing two negroes, Mandy Hopwood and Ham
Ilurat, quarroled and finally camo to blows,
whoroupon tho woman seizod an old razor and
cut tho lattor in seven different places, ono of
which extonded from back of neck oxtonding
round and bolow the oar, almost savoring his
head. £>rs. Reed and Groer dressed his
wound and say his chances aro slim for re-
covery. Tho woman was arrested by tho city
marshal*
County court convoned this morning, Judgo
E. B. Mace prosiding. Crops in this county
are in lino condition, but farmers aro begin-
ing to need rain.
Hydrophobic Symptoms.
Cai-dweli., Tex., April 4.—Jira Winston, a
paralytic, was run over by a cow on last Sat-
urday and his arm was broken near tho shoul-
der. Ho is resting well.
Banks Griftith, a capitalist from Montgom-
ery, is in town looking about for an invest-
ment.
E. II. Baird, a young man living on Ed-
wards' prairie, has beon in a fearful condition
for about six woeks. His symptoms rosomblo
hydrophobia. Tho doctors aro unablo to cure
him, and his convulsions aro becoming more
frequent.
Tho colorod toachors' institute at tho court
house last Saturday passed resolutions to the
otl'ect that they will ask Superintendent Car-
lisle through petition to locate tho colored
normal for tho Ninth congressional district
at Bronham, with H. M.Tarverof Washington
county as conductor. Tho institute will also
potition and pray tho commissioners' court at
its May mooting to croato tho oftico of county
euporintendeut of public instruction.
Still no raiu. Cotton coming up vory nicely.
Killed With a Shotgun.
Oakwoods, Tex., April 4.—Calvin H. An-
derson, a whito man, shot and killed Will
Leonard, a nogro, about 12 o'clock yesterday.
Tho weapon uaod was a double barrel shotgun.
List of Vossols In Port.
STEAMERS.
Ss Lyndhnrst, Holt Outside
Ss Hampton, Ellis Ontsido
Ss Violnnto lJior 16
Ss Hibernift, Taylor Pier 20
Ss Concho, Bolgor Pier 21
sciioonerb.
Sch Charlotte T. Sibloy, Bartlett Pior 33
Sell iEtna, Lord, Now York Pior 20
DECISIONS RENDERED BY THE
STATE'S HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
Court Sitting at Austin-John W. Stayton,
Chief Justice; R. R. Gaines and J. L
Henry, Associates; 0. S. Morse, Clark.
List of Vessels Up and Cleared for Galveston.
new york.
Hs Comal, Risk sld March 20
8s Leona, Wildor to sail April 1
Ss Lfuiumea^. Crowoll to sail April 5
Ss Nuoces, Wildor to sail April 8
baltimore.
Sch Albort T. Stoarncs, Kolley at Doc. 15
CALCUTTA.
Bk Gulf Stream sld Jan. 17
pensacola.
Sch Harold B. Cousin sld Feb. 5
GHENT.
Bk Havfruon, Evonscn sld March 4
philadelphia.
Sch Florence .J. Alleu, Eastman sld March 20
Sch John R. Penrose, Somors ldif March 13
Sch (lorn, Wass eld March 17.
morgan city.
Ss Clinton, Wortach to sail April 5
Cotton on .Shipboard.
(Not cloarod.)
For Great Britain :
Ss lliborina 6.107
Total 6,107
For Hamburg:
Ss Hampton 895
Total 7~m
For Coastwise Ports :
Mallory lino (Now York) 2,288
Morgan lino (New Orleans) 411
Total 2,699
Total on shipboard 9,701
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The State of Texas vs. Travis County—
Writ of error from Third supreme district:
When tho city of Austin was originally
divided into blocks and lots, and platted, the
block of land in controversy in this suit, and
nil other lots, boiongod to the republic of
Texas. All of thorn, not in somo manner
dedicated to public useB, were sold by tho
republic or tho stato. On tho map of the eity
mado by the agent of the republic the block
in controversy is designated as follows: Ou
the north half is written "courthouse," and
on tho south half the word "jail." In 1846
Travis county took possession of tbo block
and ereotod on it a wooden jail, which it used
until 1853, when it was destroyed by Are. In
1855 'the county erected a house on the block
which it used as a courthouse and jail until
1876, wheu it was abandoned by the county.
Since 1877 the block has beon rentod by tho
county to nrivate persons for the purpose of a
lumber yard. In 1875-6 the county erected a
courthouso and jail on another lot, which it
Btill uses. This suit was brought by tho
county to recover the rent due for the block.
The stato intervened and prayed judgment
for the possession of the lot against tbo
county, and for the rent duo for use and oc-
cupation. Tho intervention was by the attor-
ney general under direction of the governor.
Tho act of congress of January 14,1839,
provided that tho agent, bofore tho sale of the
lots in the city, should set aside a sufficient
number of tho most eligible for a capitol, ar-
Bonal, magazine, university, academy, church-
es, common schools, hospital, penitentiary
and for all other necessary public buildings
and purposes. Tho court is of opinion that
the copy of tho map of tho city, considered in
connection with the statute and other facts in
ovidence, is sufficient to show a dedication of
the use of the block to tho county for a court-
houso and jail, so long as tho county might
elcct to occupy it for such purposes. Tho feo
never passed out of tha state.
It is cpntendod that by the dedication pub-
lic rights wero acquirod in tho use of the land
which could not be impaired nor destroyed by
the acts of tho county, nor tho authority of tho
state. The doctrine is correct when applied
to some dedications, but not to this one. If the
land had boen dedicated unqualifiedly to pub-
lic uses—if, for instance, the words "public
park" had boen written upon the plat instead
of "court house," the public, as well as pur-
chasers of adjacent lots, would thon have ac-
quired rights beyond the power of either the
state or oounty to divert or alfect. Instead of
being a general or unqualified dedication to
tho public the only privilege granted was to
uso tho land for a court ;house and jail. Tho
rights acquired by others in tho use were
subordinated to those of the county and de-
ponded upon its action. The stato had pledged
the land only for specified uses, and when
they were abandoned there rested upon it no
obligation to devote tha property to purposes
nover consented to by it by dedication or
otherwise in favor of either the county or
purchasers of lots. There are some expres-
sions in Lamar county vs. Clomonts (49 Tex.,
347) not in harmony with tho views herem
expressed, but they were not called for by tho
facts.
The county could not loose tho rigBt to oc-
cupy and uso the land except by abandon-
ment, and the facts conclusively show that
the purpose of the county was to abandon the
old location for at least 99 yoara, and there
is nothing to indicate that it had any inten-
tion of rotuming to it even if a purpose to bo
executed after such an interval could bo
treated as of any importance.
It is further held that the act of 1873 in
relation to the property in suit is repealed by
tho subsequent acts of 1874 and 1875 authoriz-
ing the eroction of a court house. The act of
1873, it iflay be added, was in the nature of a
proposition which could not take effect until
accepted by the county, and the fact9 do not
evidence that it was ever accepted or acted
upon.
Tho title to tho land was in the state—the
use had been abandoned. The stato alone
hnd become entitled to its possession and uso,
and it did not require a special legislative act
or declaration to authorize the institution of
a suit by tho stato for its recovery (11. S.
2811 A.) Reversed and rendered for the state
for tho land and rent. Opinion by Henry J.
Tho attomy-genoral and Mr. Mann Trico
for the state. Mr. D. H. Hulett for tho
county.
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