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THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1890.
3fTt e JSaxly DDews
A. II. BELO Jfc CO., rriii.i'nsm.
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1890.
ma HEWS f AST TRAIN SERVICE.
The spool al fialvos-
tuil Netrs train, run-
ning over the (Salves-
ton, Houston and Hen-
derson division of ilie
International and
Great Northern tall-
way, leaves Galveston
lor Hour,tou at 4 a. in.
cut-h day. It makes
•Tie following connections at Houston! Gal-
veston, Harrlsburg and San Antonio rail-
way, leaving Houston at 7.40 a. in., arriv-
ing- at San Antonio at 4.40 p. in. Texas and
New Orleans railway, leaving Houston at
6.0t5 a. m., arriving; at New Orleans at 7.45
p. m. Houston l£ast and West Texas rail-
way (Kremond's), leaving Houston at 8.30 a.
m., arriving at Shruveport at ll> p. ui. San
Antonio and Aransas Pass railway, leaving
Houston at 7.43 a. in., arriving at San An-
tonio at (1.45 p. iti. IToiuton and Texas Cen-
tral railway, leaving Houston at D.£0 a. nj.,
arriving at Denlson at 10.43 p. in. The
prime object of The News train is to plaoo
the paper over a considerable portion of
Texas before breakfast, and It does it.
Recognizing its great convenience to the
traveling public, a passenger roach is at-
tached for tliolr accommodation, by which
means those desiring may spend the niflit
In Galveston and vet make connection with
*11 tlio early trains out of Houstou.
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IIIO.V IN TEXAS.
No more progressive or promising move-
ment is claiming tho attention of the peo-
ple of Texas than the efforts to develop the
iron interests of the stato. It is noticeable
and significant that this movement comes
ns a spontaneous uprising in various sec-
tions of the slate at the same time. It will
lead to a prosperity which has not been
known before and wnich shall bo general,
Tho blast turnaco of the Lono Star Iron
company of Jefferson which was opened
early in the year and which has increased
Its business uutil 125 tons of ore aro used
eaeh day will aid greatly not only in build-
ing up the city of Jefforson, but in en-
couraging the development of iion prop-
erties in other places. The Lone Star Iron
company begins with $1,oik),000 capital; its
works aro situated on Big Cypress bayou,
which is a navigable stream; it has excel-
lent shipping facilities by rail and a low
freight rate; is surrounded with worlds of
excellent timber for charcoal, and by the
best portion of the celebrated east Texas
lumber region; the supply of iron ore of
good quality i3 inexhaustible. With all
theso advantages, nobody will be at all
astonished if eastern Texas has within a
fevi years soma of the very best citie3 in th3
state. New Birmingham, Tox., is develop-
ing the iron mines at that place by a fur-
nace now in operation and capital j# at
work preparing to utilize tho rich ore3 ot
Llano.
SILVER IN THE BANK OF FRANCE.
Senator Toller having referred to tho Bank
of France holding {251,000,000 of silver,
esked the question, "Cau alio spare any of
it?" And answered; "Sho has notes out to
cover that silver. She will not spare it."
The Financial Chronicle takes up thisotate-
ment for tho purpose of correcting it and
says:
Senator Teller cammes, wo take it, that, the
Sank of England and the linnk of France, havo
points of similarity In tho matter of circula-
tion. Wo all know that the Bailkof England
can issue no notes beyond a fixed limit except
on a liko amount of gold held against them.
With regard to the Bank ot France tho regula-
tions uud privileges aro quite different, for
thcro is no limit to its circulation and there is
no requirement whatever respecting tho
amount of cold and silver it must hold. These
matters are left entirely to the discretion of its
manngerp, the only safeguard being fouud in
their integrity and business capacity.
Thus it perhaps shows that Senator Tel-
ler's argument is founded on a misappre-
hension no far 03 tho notes aro concerned,
and that there is a possibility of the Bank
of France selling its silver. Whether or
not such salo would depreciate the value of
silver may ba variously judged, but the
fiist pjlnt that presents itself is tho infer-
ence lhat appreciation of price would bo
the most presumable motive for selling,
The stuff is stated to bo coin made at a lower
ratio than the Unitod States coinage scalo.
It will buy property in France. Evidently
there would have to be a very great rise in
the value of silver before there would bo
profit in melting down that French coin.
Hut if there woro such a rise on the whole
stock of silver in tho world what effect
would $251,000,000 (or loss) bulliou have in
reducing the price? Apparently not any-
thing disastrous. The buyer's judgment
may be trusted as well as the soller's. The
Chronicle next touches on the prospect of
European silver literally coming here, and
8 Ays that the point is of no consequence;
It is not at all likely that Europe's coin.
Which European countries might desire to pet
rid of, would come to the Unitod .States, Our
mint, In case of froe coinage, would undoubt-
edly secure r.U the current production of the
United States, Mexico and South America.
Even with less than that no could for a timo
comer the Loudon market so that the prico
would uo up until tho European states thought
It a good venture to fell. Of course they would
not send tho coin hero and put it into dollars.
A much simpler and less expensive
plan would be to sell it as
bullion 111 London. Why Senator Teller
should suppose they would ship it all the win-
to America we c.iii not conceive. It would of
course go to tho nearost market, so as to save
freight and insurance if for no other reason;
and those having it to sell would feed the fcon-
den market with it in such a manner as to get
rid of tho most they could at the highest price
possible. We might subsequently receive it in
the shape of bullion from London just as wo
havo been receiving quite a comfortable ship-
ment of silver billion from Great Britain this
Week under the artificial price wo have already
established here in anticipation of congressional
action.
It seems that if London were left without
any natural supply to speak of and wore be-
ing fed on such expensive silver rations as
French coin, London could scarcely fail to
maintain the price of it at least higher
than it is now. A settled policy of free
coinage, taking the bullion out of existence
as bullion, would not apparently leavo any
ground for the Chronicle's comparison with
present temporary imports from London.
NOT NEEDLESSLY DESTROYED.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says that "Mr.
Richard Vaux, the accomplished old gentle-
man nominated by the democrats to suc-
ceed Mr. Randall in congress, has not lived
his seventy-ilvb yaars in vain. No one could
more gracefully face both wnyann tho tariff
question. In his speech accepting the
nomination, he said; 'What has been
established should not be needlessly
destroyed, but the rights of the
individual must ba jealously protected.'
V emocratlc platform makers should study
his style." There are certain points about
politicians, especially Pennsylvania poli-
ticians on the tariff question, that are some-
what common to both parties. Democrats
will not be the worse off for studying Mr.
Yaui's utterances, nor will republicans.
Wh at is established should not be needless-
ly destroyed, but it becomes necessiry to
destroy some things proved to be of serious
injury to the general welfare and according
to hotter knowledge recognized as invasive
of tho rights of the individual. If the
republicans in congress had always borno
In miad not to needlessly destroy what has
been established they would not have aimed
a blow at the smelting establishments and
typo foundries by increasing tho duty on
lead, aud they would not be going 80 'os,;
ond far to destroy thoir own party which
they saw established by the efforts of
modorato and sincere protectionists who
would have despised anything which they
could realize to be robbery or unnecessary
protection. The Sentinel acknowledged the
other day that tho McKlnloy bill i.'i partly
of this character. In one sense the repub-
cans destroy nothing needlessly, but what
is their standard of need? Not tho direct
interest of tho general public, but tho con-
servation of republican party rule, and not
the public welfare at all, unless it can be
demonstrated that tho republican party Is
necessary at the prico of any surrender to
the inordinate domands of special interests.
TAXES AND IIOW PAID.
One of the conceits of the New York
Journal of Commerce is embodied in the
assertion that taxes do not fall on the con-
sumer, but on the producer. The plausi-
bility of this view lies altogether in the fact
that producers support every consumer,
whether he be a producer or not. To get a
clear view of those consumers who are not
producers say that they aro either tax caters
or income receivers in another manner. Now
suppose that the tax-eaters are getting one-
tenth of the produce and then tho taxes are
increased so that tho tax eaters got 15 per
cent. If the added 5 per cent be taken from
incomes it will be taken in part from those
income roceivers who produce nothing. The
coc sumor who is not a pioducer will havo
to give up part of his consumption, and a
tax eater will consume in his place. So far
as this change is concorned the pro*
ducer is henceforth simply support-
ing the one on a lower scale
of indulgence, and what is saved
is transferred to the other. It is all the
same to the producer, therefore an instance
of some tax which falls on the non-produc-
ing consumer and not on the producer who
is already supporting that consumer. If it
be asked how there can be income receivers
who produce nothing, tho answer is simply
that there are various classes of income
receivers, but it is only necessiry here
to mention those who have been
producers and have doubtless paid
their share of taxes in their time
of production, but who are no longer pro-
ducers. If such a one has an annual income
of $1000 a tax on the necessaries of life will
reduce his ability to buy by raising the
price. All producers are consumers, but a
tax even on production falls upon thom as
consumers if they iivo long enough after it
is lovied to consume anything the pro.
duction of which has boen taxed.
In short; A tax on production strikes
all consumers of the thing produced and
all consumers of any other thing to the
production of which it is an aid involving
expense. On tho other hand a tax on con-
sumption strikes all consumers of that
thing whether they bo producers or not. A
tax on whisky strikes the thief if,he buy
whisky.
The hypnotists are casting evil spirits
out of people in eastern cities now. They
fascinate and control cerpons of weak
minds and irresolute wills. One of them
made two young men in his audience per-
form some wonderful capers and antics.
The audience was wild with amazement
the fL-st night. After tho performance
three yonng bloods much given to med-
dling saw the celebrated hypnote divide
the receipts with the two young men upon
whom ho had done his miraculous work
and who met him in a dark alley. There
wa3 not so large an audience and the
amnzement did not run so high the second
night. In fact the amazement would not
move i peg. But tho hypnoto did.
Tins census enumerator begins his great
task on Monday next. The people, almost
without effort, can do a great deal to hinder
or to help him. All good citizens should
render any reasonable assistance in their
power. Wo are all interested in having tho
work done in a thoroughly reliable manner.
Of course it will be the purpose of tho
enumerator to accomplish this, but the task
is a particularly difficult one in a rapidly
growing state like Texas. Let every citizen
mako it a point to receive the enumerator
politely aud aid him in every way to make
for us some accurate statistics.
Congressman McAdoo Is rushing
through his resolution calling for an in-
vestigation of the questions to bo asked by
the censusenumerators. The two questions
considered objectionable are those concern-
ing chronic diseases and mortgages ou
property. It is claimed that these ques-
tions involve unwarrantable meddling in
privato affairs, and that no valuable results
can corao of them. The resolution reeks to
eliminate all inquiry into the physical and
financial ailments of the people.
Dr. Holmes calls writers "the soft-
handed sons of toil" and dec'ares that the
fruits of their labor should be preserved to
them. The doctor is right. Great tribula-
tion counts just as much as grubbing.
Before the government makes an appro-
priation to send tho negro to Africa to
dwell, something had better be done to es-
tablish the watermelon and henroost of the
white man there.
When the census enumerator insists on
fining the bull-necked invalid $100 for not
telling just what is the matter with him,
the enumerator's statistics arc apt to be
scattering.
Some thrifty, growing city may find it to
her interest to hang around congress a spell
if she wants a lot of cheap "conduit pipe"
of small dimension aud large capacity.
Milk inspectors in the city of New York
sold out to the milkmen, who proceeded to
sell wator to the public. Tho public is
tickk-d to death over the change.
The handle of the croqnot- mallet has
grown shorter and the yonng lady who
tapped the ball gently three years ago is
now pounding beefsteak.
Congress is now considering a suggestion
to forbid the use of the American flag for
advertising purposes. The barber pole
must come down.
A bird in the hand may be worth as much
as two in the bush, but theavarico of sinful
man reaches out in an unholy effort to grab
the whole covey.
The Memphis Commercial dec'ares that
city reoks with fraud and corruption be-
cause a few young fellow* forgot how many
times tb'.-y voted at the primaries, bnt
nover forgot to vote against the Commer-
cial's favorite.
An exchange declares that the country Is
suffering from an overload of republican
pigmies, llogmies would make a weight-
ier figure.
The white-house In Washington Is said to
be overflowing with rats. Now see If they
have not grown scarce In Indiana.
It is said that Kentucky turns out enough
whisky every day to float a steamboat.
But the boats still use the river.
Instead of a magnificent surplus tn the
treasury the republicans will leave the coun-
try an old cocked hat.
Mr. McKinley Is said to remind one
forcibly of the first Napoleon wrapped in
a very crasy quilt.
The scandal monger will rely on any-
thing you tell him.
The cyclone may not blow about it, but
it never rests.
THE STATE PRESS.
What the Papers Throughout Texas Are
Talking About.
The Brenham Banner says;
There is no reasonable prospect that the
president will veto tho Galveston harbor
appropriation. If it was simply a local
matter or only concerned the people of
Texas it would undoubtedly stand but lit-
tle bIiow. But it is a matter in which the
whole northwestern part of the United
States is interested, and he can not afford
to veto the appropriation.
The Austin County Times says:
There is a larger acreage planted in cot-
ton iu Austin county this year than ever
before. The crops now, although a little
late, are in excellent oondition and promise
a full yiold.
An article in the Times says of the late
Ernst Kleberg, Esq., who died at Graball
postofflce, Washington county, a few days
since;
He was born on May 1,1805, and was the
last of four brothers, Robert, Louis, Ernst
and Joseph, who came from Germany to
Texas in the thirties. Robert participated
in the battle of San Jacinto, raised a large
family, and died tn De Witt county only
three years ago, aged 86. Louis settled on
Mill creek, a mile south of Cashatte cross-
ing, was elected district surveyor of Austin
county in 1840, and diedsoon after. Joseph
and Ernst, both single men, opened a store
iu Bastrop, the former, in the course of
business, went to Galveston with a sum of
money to buy goods and was robbed and
murdered at an early day. Ernst Kleberg
then carried on the business success-
fully by himself until au extremely wet
season forbade the transportation of cotton
and produce overland to Houston. Swollen
streams and boggy roads caused tho old
time teamsters to unload in the woods or
out oq tho prairie and leavo tho precious
freight to trie mercy of the wind and the
weather. Mr. Kleberg struck upon the
plan of building a large raft in the Colora-
do river at Bastrop and loading with cotton
bales with a view to floating them down to
mouth of the river, whore they conld be
sold or else Eh in pod to Galveston or Now
Orleans. Tho raft gradually went to pieces
and one bale of cotton after the other tum-
bled off. Tho raft was unmanageable on ac-
count of its size. That broke up the store,
and gave Mr. Kleberg timo and opportunity
to join different expeditions against ma-
rauding Indians. After that Mr. Kioberg
came down to Austin county. Three years
ago he moved to Graball to spend his last
days with his granddaughter, Mrs. Mary
Heinecko.
The Grange Tribune says;
Tho Tribune admires Mr. Hogg's boldness
and his honesty of purpoes, but we can't
swallow hi« views on the railroad commis-
sion question. We believe he is wrong in
this matter and that such a law would be a
failure in our state. We think It will retard
our state's prosperity. Tho railroads that
have been built In Texas have made the
state what it is, the greatest state in the
union. Texas without railroads would bo
worse than a house without an entrance-
no way to get in and a worse way to get out
after you got in. Texas without the com-
mission invites all to come, but Texas with
the commission is equivalent to saying,
stay where you aro or go to the d—1.
The Tribune says;
It is rumored that one of the largest cities
on tho gulf of Mexico will be laid off at
Aransas pass. A tremendous syndicate has
purchased all the land available across the
bay from this pass and will build a double
track railroad to deep water. The intention
is to build a town that will outttrip New
Orleans. Lieutenant-governor Whoeler is
In the scheme. Galveston and Sabine pass
should quit business and go down to Aran-
sas and get their names iu the big pie.
The go-ahead men of Orange have actod
on another suggestion of the Tribune and
organized a street railway company.
Some snake. The Brownwood Appeal
says;
Mr. D. A. Joplin, living 3}tf mile» from
this city, killed a snake last Tuesday 8 feet
in length and 9 inches in circumference,
Those big fellows are not venomous,
though thoy look formidable. The biggest
rattler does not attain the length named,
and the small ground rattlesnake is more to
be dreaded than a hundred non-venomous
ophidians.
A chance for philanthropic capitalists.
The Aransas Pass Beacon says;
The men who have been named as the
incorporators in the private bill for con-
structing the works and securing deep
water at Aransas pass are the most for-
tunate men of the age. Leaving the large
money in the enterprise out of the ques-
tion, the kings and princes of the na-
tions have no Buch opportunity to
effect such world wido good and to
secure such imperishable honors as the
men who are intrusted with tho execution
of this grand national, ayo, international
work When such results are held out,
to the men who are to remove the obstruc-
tion from Aransas pass, as the reward of
their labors; and when they reflect what un-
told sufferings ®nd horrors their work will
avert from this nation, they must realize
that the laurels of Napoleon are not com-
parable to the imperishable coronet of
glory which will encircle tho brows
of the men who shall have revo-
lutionized the commerce of the
world and restored peace and prosperity to
the nation which once was to all peoples
"the laud of the free and the home of the
brave." Oh, they are the lords of the situ-
ation and hold the destinies of nations and
of civilization in their hands, as 30 small a
number of men have never done in the his-
tory of our world. Verily, ten righteous
men may avert an universal revolution.
The Corpus Christi Caller says;
Messrs. Theo Gowdy of Kansas City and
T. T. Cornfortb of Denver, Col., members
of the Givens Oyster company of Corpus
Christi, arrived in our city last night. They
have come, we understand, to arrange for
putting in a plant here to can oysters as is
none in Baltimore, commencing with next
September. The oyster business from this
ou is to assume immense proportions in
Corpus Christi.
The Brenham Banner says:
Times must be very doll and news scarce
around The Galveston News office. Other-
wise it is difficult to understand why it
should have surrendered; so much of its
valuable space to R. M. Hall's speech.
Hogg's specch was far longer, yet the Ban-
ner made no complaint when it appeared in
The News.
The Yoakum Sun arose above the news-
paper horizon for tho first time last Thurss
day, and shines in the splendor of new type
and good printing—Carroll & Runnels, ed-
itors and managers. They propose to shine
as follows:
As Its name indicates tho Sun will be a
medium through which a long-sufforlng
and benighted people may roceive light
upon all topics of current Interest, and es-
pecially thoso Issues upon which depends
the prosperity or advancement of tho peo-
ple.
This is scarcely a compliment to the peo-
ple of Yoakum and the fine old county of
De Witt, with Its intelligent population,
who have made the town and county ob-
jects of admiration. Perhaps It docs not
shine for this class. It savs
We make our bow and present the Sun
to the public gaze, neither fearing nor
dreading the comment of those whom we
desire to please—the plebes—and utterly
regardless of the opinions of chronic kick-
ers, growlers and mossbacks.
Stand up to the mark of your high call-
ing, young one, but remember the text
which says the hero who puts on his armor
should not boast as the one who takes it off
after the victory is won.
The railroads have the virtue of mag-
nanimity, at least. Thoy oarry the Falstaff
ian knights who make war on them free.
The Sun says;
It wns due to the courtesy of Mr. Lister
of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass rail-
way that General Hogg was allowed to get
to Hallettsville ou the night of the 16th after
speaklup in Yoakum. The Sun, in behalf
of the people, returns thanks to the road
and Mr. Lister, who are ever ready to ».ct
for the best interests of the people along
their line.
The Beaumont Journal prints directly
under its editorial head, but credits to an
exchange, the following:
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe raili-
road has formed a now route for carrying
export corn, which bids fair to cut a oon1-
siderable figuro in that business. The route
is from Kansas points on the Atchison to
Galveston and thence by water to Liver-
pool. The first boat on tho new route
started with its load of Kansas corn last
Saturday. The Galveston people claim that
the new route saves 2000 miles of transpor-
tation computed from different points. Tho
Atchison will work to the utmost as soon
as a deep water harbor is made at Galves
ton.
The Journal adds:
Several months ago one or two shipments
of Kansas corn were made through Sabino
pass, so that this port may justly claim the
distinction of pioneering in this respect.
When a few months hence the Export com-
pany resumes business, now temporarily
suspendod on account of the heavy interior
demand for lumber at better prices than
have been received for foreign shipments,
the exportation of corn as well as other
products will be added to that of lumber,
aud efforts will also be made to secure re-
turn cargoes for vessels in the Sabine pass
trade.
The Journal reports an embryo boom:
Parties from Sabine pass say that a rep-
resentative of a Kansas City syndicate—a
Mr. Rogers—spout several days last week
at Sabino pass looking over the town and
making detailed inquiry into tho price
and ownership of the property at that
place and examining into other features.
The purpose of this visit and investigation,
it Is further stated, is if possible to make
large purchases aud commence immediate
work in the direction of building a great
city. Mr. Rogers took a schooner and went
to Galveston on Thursday, to meet other
parties interested in the scheme.
The Brenham Banner says the late rain
was accep£able in Washington county.
Some newspapers complain that their
oditors aro slandored and persecuted. Tho
world is too censorious. A journalist can
not got on a little jamboree or high lone-
some and help to paint the town red but
neople will talk about it. Even those who
attend thejmeetlngs of the Press association
rtnd play the parts of jolly good fellows aro
censured by the sober Indians ot the fra-
ternity.
Tho editor of the Del Rio Record says:
Galveston is a great city, a substantial
city, a beautiful and hospitable city. The
press people viaited Galveston pursuant to
a telegraphic invitation sent the associa-
tion at Houston. We were received with
open arms.
He then Briefly describes the visit, with
expressions of appreciation of the efforts
to entertain the visitors.
The Eagle Pass Guide would seem to in-
cline to the idea that there are more ways
of killing a dog than choking him wfth
butter, or at least more ways of impover-
ishing people than to give them plenty of
money. The Guide says:
A deluge of silver is what the gold organs
threaten us with. A deluge of silver freely
minted will be rapidly absorbed by tho
business of the country^either as coin or
certificates, greatly to Ibe benefit of the
people. Such a deluge were-most welcome.
Tne Reagan Hera'd advertises:
Wanted—For publication in this paper,
an article of reasonable length favoring the
establishment of a railroad commission.
Said article is not to contain the following
phrases: "Tools of monopoly," "Hirelings
of tho railroads," "Bought up attorneys for
the railroads," "Enemies of tho people,"
"Friends of corporate power."
The Waco Day spread herself last Sunday;
twelve pages, all well filled. Waco is a
fine city and patronizes papers with city
ways. Tho Day says:
A real estate boom is a granrl thing for
the men with money ,7ho aro in the swim,
but it doesn't creato wage-earners aud con-
sumers as niKnufactories do. And *he
wage-earners build up a town.
The courts mako precedents, but the
press makes presidents, and according to
the Austin Statesman newspaper corre-
spondents in service are "biger" (with one g)
men than the biggest ex-president now liv-
ing. The Statesman says:
It is stated that oue of the objects of Gov-
ernor Ross and the delegation of Texans
with him in the east is to invite some half
hundred Washington correspondents of the
leading journals of the country to visit
Texas this fall. Grovor Cleveland's visit
will be a paying card for Texas, but tho
visit of these correspondents will be worth
vastly more to the state. The press is the
greatest power in tbe land and should be
assiduously cultivated.
E. P, Hutchiogs makes his debut as editor
of the Caldwell Chronicle and promises
fair:
I propose to give the people of Burleson
county every inch as good a paper as tho
support will permit.
Let us have some border about this
thing," was the request made by tbe leader
in a mob that hung a negro in Galveston In
early days, and the thing was done decently
and quietly. They do not do such things
so in Mexico, according to tho Two Repub-
lics, which paper says:
A murderer was recently mobbed by the
people near Carmen, Campeche, and put to
death. Our local contemporaries mention
the incident as a case of lyuch law. It must
be admitted that the Campeche case bears
many of the marks of lynch law, but
the mob that killed the man was decid-
edly wanting in the composure and
determination that characterize American
lynchers. The murderer was not calmly
taken out and executed, but was surround-
ed by an infuriated mob, who commenced
beating him with sticks, then somebody
slashed him on the head with a sword and
finally a pistol ball was sent through his
heart. Such proceeding are not according
to lynch law Ra practiced in the United
States. _
Thrown from a Horse.
abbott, Tex., May 28.—Miss Nettie Wat*
son was thrown from her horse. Her foot
hung in the stirrup and she was dragged,
sustaining many bruises and a gash in the
head.
UNVEILING OF LEE'S MONUMENT.
Richmond Crowded with I'coplo Who Have
Gone There to Witness the Ceremonies.
Richmond, Va., May 28.—Houses along
the principal thoroughfares of the city aro
enveloped in flags and bunting, while the
sidewalks are lined with a mass of moving
people. Every train that arrives is packed
with people. Soldiers axe coming from
every direction. Arrangements for the re-
ception of guests, military and veterans,
have boen excellently arranged and are
being admirably executed. The weather is
charming to-day and everything points to
an unprecedented orowd at the unveiling
ceremonies of Lee's monument to-morrow.
Tho union flag predominates in decora-
tions. Patriotic airs played by the bands
and the steady tramp of soldiers through
the streets create great enthusiasm. It is
estimated that at least 50,000 visitors will
be here by noon to morrow.
General Longstreet arrived to-day with
the Washington artillery and was given a
most cordial welcome by the Ricnmond
Howitzers, who met their guests at the
station. The following a is complete list of
the veteian organizations which will
be in the line of parade to-mor-
row: Fourth Cavalry, Wickham's brigade;
Pegram's Battalion association, Washing-
ton, D. C.,VeWrans; company G. Third bat-
talion, L, D. T. Sturdevant's battery; Mex^
lean veterans, Grand Commandery of Vir-
ginia; R. E. Lee camp Confederate Veterans;
Georgi E. Pickett camp Confederate Vet*
erans; Otey battery; Parker battery; Wise
battery; Tenth Virginia cavalry; Army of
Northern Virginia,'"Louisiana division;
Rowen County, North Carolina Vet-
eran regiment; Clinton - Hatch camp
Confederate; Veteraus; Pickett - Bu-
chanan camp Confederate Veterans;
John Bowie Strange camp Confederate Vet-
erans;Stonewall ramp ConfederateVeterans;
Maury camp Confederate Veterans; A. P.
Hill camp Confederate Veterans; R, E. Lee
camp Confederate Veterans; members of the
army and navv confederate states from
Maryland; Confederate Veterans camp of
Now York; camp Garnett Confederate Vet-
erans; Knell camp Confederate Veterans;
Winchester camp Confederate Veterans;
Frederick county, Md., camp; Thirteenth
Virginia infantry (with old flag); Randolph
Thirty-lirst Virginia infantry ex-confeder-
ates: Patterson county, N. C., veterans;
Ninth Virginia cavalry (mounted): Hender-
son, N. C., ConfederateVeterans; Shepherds
town camp Confederate Veterans; Stuart
Hairston camp Confederate Veterans and
members of the legislature who may be in
the city will hold an informal meeting to-
morrow and arrange to s articipate in tho
unveiling ceremonies.
SHERIFFS' DEPARTMENT.
[No matter aoceotod for this column that does
not bear the signature of a member of the
Sheriffs' association of Toxas.
notice to sheriffs.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Sher-
iff's association of Texas will be held in
the city of Abilene, on the 3d, 4th and 5th
days of June, 1890. Matters of the greatest
Importance to the sheriffs of the state will
come before the association, and each sheriff
in the state is earnestly requested to attend.
A rate of one faro for the round trip, fur
sheriffs and thoir wives, has been secured
over all railroads. Tickets will be on sale
June 1 and 2, good for return until June 9,
1890. It. M. Love, president S. A. of T.,
Jno. P. Kirk, secretary.
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE.
A Young Girl Dressed In Bridal Robes
Takes Strychnine. -
Mexico, Mo., May 28.—[Special]—Miss
Susie Ricbnrdson of Laddonia, Audrain
county, dressed in bridal robes, committed
suicide yesterday afternoon by swallowing
strychnine.
She was to have been married in the even-
ing to a Mr. Dauderman. Maternal objec-
tion to the man of her choice was tbe cause.
The Higher Courts.
Austin, Tex., May 28.—In the court of
appeals.
Affirmed: MoWilliams vs. State, from
Shelby; Musgrove vs. State, from Frio;
Henchman vs. Wiro company, from Mc-
Lennan: Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Rail-
way company vs. Raymond, from Bell; De-
chard vs. Missouri Pacific Railway com-
pany, from Bell; Williams vs. Cameron &
Castles, from McLennan; Gulf, Colorado
and Santa Fe Railway company vs. Stevens,
from Milam; Byars vs. State, from Collin;
Wilson vs- State, from Kendall; Abbott vs.
Davis et al., from Caldwell; Atlee vs. State,
from Atascosa: Cole vs. State, from Brown;
ex-parte Cox. from Camp.
Reversed and remanded: Armstrong vs>.
State, from Collin; Claiborne vs. Perkins,
from Hill; Brownlee vs. State, from Lam-'
pasas.
Reversed and dismissed: Maddox vs. State,
from Comanche; Reed vs. State, from East-
land.
Dismissed for want of prosecution: Gil-
martin vs. Doyle and Head, from Erath.
Paris Matters.
Paris, Tex., May 28.—Justice Rountree
to-day held the examining trial of Moorman
Pruitt, charged with stealing P. S. Reilly's
monay. Tbe evidence was substantially as
tho statement sent The News yesterday,
and his bond was fixed at $1000, in default
of which he is in jail. He was also surren-
dered by bondsmen on a former charge of
carrying a pistol. Two other complaints
were filed against him to-day for minor of-
fenses.
Chas. Mitchell, wanted in the federal
court for horse stealing, made his escape
this morning from Deputy Marshal Nelson
by jumping from a Missouri, Kansas and
Texas train as it came into Deuison.
Judge Biyant will come down in the
morning, and the Cross murder cases are
first oulhe docket.
Plans for a Fine Hotel.
Philadelphia, Pa., May 28.—[Special]—
Papers have been signed in this city where-
by the Astors of New York have agreed to
build in that city for C. Boldt, proprietor
of the Fellow and Stratford here, the finest
hotel this side of the Atlantic. It will prob-
ably take two years to build the new house,
but work will begin In a few weeks. The
site will be at Tbirty-third street and Fifth
avenue, and the cost will be between $2,000,-
000 and $8,000,000. The hotel will be erected
on the Parisian plan and will have but one
entrance, with a big oouit tn the. center. It
is to be couducted on the European plan.
The site is that of the old John Jacob Astor
residence. The plans are being rapidly com-
pleted.
Mysterious Disappearance.
Corpus Christi, Tex., May 28.—J. N.
Armstrong, an elderly man with two sons,
arrived here some time ago and procured
work at Flour Bluff, several miles distant.
To-day his clothes, wagon and harness were
found near his residence bordering on the
bav. His horses aro missing, aud the suppo-
sition is he stripped himself of his clothing,
rode far out into the water and in this way
drowned himself and horses. He was a for-
mer rosideut of California and for some
time past has been in a demented state
caused by sore knee, that has uiveu him
much trouble. An air of mystery surrounds
his sudden disappearance in this peculiar
way.
A Fiirht Arranged.
St. Louis, Mo., May 28.—[Special]—For-
feits are up for a fight between H. J. Pitzlin
of Alton and Lemuel McGregor, better
known as tho St. Joe kid. They have been
trying to get together again ever since
their mill in Dallas, and have at lastsigned
an agreement to fight to a finish with small
;loves for $500 a side and a purse of $1000.
The affair will oome off about June 20 at
some place known only to tbe fancy. Both
men are in training, aud will battle for
blood.
A WIFE KILLER.
A Salvation Army Man Arrested for Kill-
ing Bis Wife—The Cireumstaneos.
Sedalia, Mo., May 88.—[Special]—Tom
Williamson, tb'e Salvation army assassin of
the Moores, father and son, is now chargod
with the murder of his wife, who disap-
peared some time ago.
The body of Mrs. Williamson was ex-
humed to-day. It had been crowded into a
hole two feet in diameter by two feet deep,
and the neck bore evidence of strangulation
The oasa will be laid before the grand jury.
AN accomplice ARRESTED.
St. Louis, Mo., May 28.— |Special]—Mrs;
Obanion, the divorced wife of Jiff Moore,
was arrested at her home this evening and
looked up, charged with being Williamson's
accomplice In the double tragedy. She pro-
testa her innocence.
THEY CAUGHT HIM.
Arrest of a Fugitive Confidential Clerk la
Chicago.
Kansas City, Mo., May 28.—[Special]—
Eljo Allen, the confidential clerk of tha
Austen Investment company, and who dis-
appeared May 12, taking$20,000of tbe firm's
money, bns been arrested.
He was captured by Plnkertons in ChN
cago while sailing under an alias and was
trapped by letter from a lady of Marquette,
Mloh., with whom he corresponded. Ha
will be returned here for trial.
STRUCK IT RICH.
Immense Quantities of Gold Discovered la
a Colorado Mine.
Denver, Col., May 28.—A report reached
here this afternoon from Alamosan that a
wonderful rich strike has been made in
Golconda mine, which is owned by ex-Sena-
tor Bowen. Ore has been taken from the
mine through which runs a solid streak of
gold an Inch thick.
Ten days ago a pocket was oponed from
which $200,000 has boen taken. The strike
has created the greatest excitement in the
southern part of the state.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
a sensation caused.
London, May 28.—[Special]—A sensa<
tion has been caused in Berlin by the dis-
covery that the Russian Baron Westiliskl
is the owner and conductor of a Russophllo
news agency in the German capitul. Cou-
pled with this discovery is the equally start-
ling report that the baron's wife is of
American birth and Is an intimate friend
of the Countess von Waldersee, with whom
she has exchanged frequent visits of late.
MEXICAN MATTERS.
brief items.
City of Mexico, May 28.—[By Mexican
Cable Direct to Galveston]—Finance Min-
ister Manuel Dublan is sick aud the presi-
dent granted him leave of absence.
Assistant Secretary Gatnboa will havo
charge of the ministry.
The Interoceanic railroad branch to Mata-
moros Izucar, state of Pueblo, is finished.
Avalos Salazar, editor of Correo del
Lunes, newpaper, was arrested for libel.
The cabinet session to-day declared insub-
sistent the concession to Alexander Gessler
to establish the bank, Banco Nacional de
B'omento, which wf.s to have been estab-
lished last Saturday, and the guarantee of
$200,000 was seized by the government and
granted to the national pawnshop.
The First battalion of infantry is ordered
to Oaxaca.
German Boissler has been appointed con-
sul-general for Greece in Mexico.
Considerable typhus exists here.
The London and Mexico bank reports an
immense increase in business.
Simply Insane.
Dubuque, Iowa, May 28.—[Special]—Ben-
jamin Evans, a Welsh baron, has applied
for admission to the prder of Trappists in
this county, and desires to be dead to th's
world. Ho has abandoned his ancestral
castle and broad acres to a younger brothef
and will in future pass his life in a monas-
tery.
Arrest of a Murderer.
Table Mountain, I. T., May 28.—Henry
Gourley, charged with killing Chas. Cook,
was taken to Paris to-day. The killing oc-
curred in the Chickasaw nation. Cook se-
duced the old man's daughter. Gourley and
Cook met in the road. A Winchester did
the work. _
Contractor Drowned.
Montgomery, Tex., May 28.—Mr. G. W.
Harding, tie contractor, was drowned a few
days since In attempting tocrosa Lake creek
on horseback, the creek at the time being
considerably swollen and out of its banks.
Nothing Like Variety.
"I tell you," said a proud Cincinnatianto
me a few days ago, "New York is many
years behind us in the matter of rapid tran-
sit. There is too much old fogyism about
you folks. Out hero we rush ahead and give
our people the best, and if one kind of best
Is not enough why we give them man}-.
Just stand in front of tho postofflce and you
will see an evidence of the way we do
things." I stood and saw. Iu tbe first place
an electric car for the Mount Auburn plana
BWUng around the corner; then came a reg-
ular horse car; next a pair of cars for Wal-
nut hills, also propelled by electricity; then
a car on the cable road, and finally, to cap
the climax, a car drawn by a pair of mules.
Four kinds of motive powei* and all on a
single pair of tracks. Verily New York is
behind the times. [New York Herald.
Brains of No Aocount.
Brown—Is Wicklewash a man of much
executive ability?
Fogg—Executive ability? Well, I should
say so. He hasn't a man under him with 4
teaspoonful of brains.
Brown—But what has that to do with itf
Fogg- Everything, my dear boy. Wickle-
wash Has a brain that would fill a dessert
spoon; nothing to boast- of In itself, yotjl
know; but a man with a brain like Wickle-
wash's must always occupy a commanding
position among men with only a teaspoon
of brain apiece. There's where Wlcklo-
wash's executive ability comes in. He never
maHeB a mistake, and when a vacancy oc-
curs he invariably selects for the place a
man with the smallest possible amount of
b-ain. [Boston Transcript.
Why Women Should Bead the Papers.
"William," said his wife, in a pained tona
of voice, "you were seen coming out of a
saloon last evening. What was you.- bust*
ness in such a place?"
"I only went in to sample an 'original
package,' my dear," replied her husbaija,
"Oh, is that all? I was afraid you wiSnt
in to get a drink of whisky." [NorristoWn
Herald.
Wanted a Eoi-se Doctor.
Hampden Sewall—Doc, I wish you'd step
down to the bouse and oee my wife.
Physician—What seems to be the mattqrf
Hampden Sewall—Oh, she's been workifti
like a horse for two or three days and Is all
worn out.
Physician—Why don't you see a veterlna«
ry surgeon? [Rochester Post-ExpresA.
A Happy Acoident.
He—I must beg your pardon for this pre-
cipitous call at an unseemly hour, bu*; tho
storm broke so suddenly as I was passipn
that I was compelled to seek shelter uAder
the nearest roof.
Sho—Oh, I am so glad you did so, for novr
I have proof that pa was wrong when hi
said you didn't know enough to come in out
of the rain. [Chicago Post.
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