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The Mutual Life of New York. [
RICHARD A. MoCURDY, President
Biiic« it vu Organized in 1848 Jt
Hu9 reoeived from its Polioy "
holders more than... 388
OF
Has collected for its Policy
holders more than.... 120
Has paid to its Polioy hold-
ers more than 304
Has paid for ite Policy hold-
ers loss than 65
And holds invested for its
Polioy holders more I
than... 140 J
Good Contracts to Experienced Agents.
EDW. OHAMBBRLAIN,
General Airent, Sa«» Antonio, Tex.
TREMONT OPERA HOUSE.
TO-NIGHT )
TO-NIGHT V TO-MORROW .
TO-NIGHT j
i MATINEE
. •{ and
I NIGHT
DENMAN THOMPSON'S
THE
SCENIC EFFECTS COMPLETE.
FEIDAY,
ROLAND * REED
nTH ANNIVERSARY
-OF THE—
PROTESTANT and ISRAELITE
ORPHAN HOME.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1892.
1. March The Orphans
2. Opening Prayer Kev. Dr. Lamar
3. Chorus Tho Orphans
4. Address of Welcome One of tho Orphans
5. Piano Solo Mrs. Boers
6. Recitation One of tho Orphans
7. Vocal Selection Misses Focko and Wilkens
8. Address Mr. Leo N. Levi
9. Recitation Miss Linnell
10. Old Hundred Audience
11. Closing Prayor Rev. Dr. Scott
Avenue and Center St. Admission free.
THE NEW YORK
Life Insurance Co.
346 Broadway, N. Y.
JOHN A. MeCALL, Pres't.
It is only a question of a very short time until
©very business man in the United States will un-
derstand that the new accumulation policy is-
sued by this company is the mo6t liberal and
profitable ever granted by a life insurance com-
pany.
This contraot it absolutely unrestricted as to
residence, travel, occupation and causo of death.
After five years liberal loans will be made to
policy holders at 5 per cent per annum.
First class life insurance agents and reliable
Parties who can satisfy us as to their ability will
be given liberal oontractt to represent the com-
pany in Texas.
Apply by letter or wire for thirty days to
CHARLES R. BROWN,
General Agent, Mensing Building, Strand,
Galveston, Texas, or
W. L. HILL. Mgr..
St. Louis, Mo.
(xncobporatxd)
WHOLE8A"r GROCERS
COTTON arACT°*s awp
COWMISSTO* Merchants
GALVESTON. TEX.
Write for Prices ou
BRINLY PLOWS,
Trace Chains, Duck Collars,
Blind Bridles.
J.R.MORRIS'SONS,
307, 309, 311 Alain St., Houston, Tex.
KNIFED THE PARSON,
▲ Bow
In Bryan's—Negro Crap Joint
Baldad by Officers.
Bryan, Tex., Deo. i.—Last night the con-
stable withsomo deputies made a raid upon a
negro crap game, and as there was but one
exit to the building the entire crowd was cap-
tured, consisting of twenty-six negroes and
three white men. When the officers let their
presence be known utter confusion followed,
come of the negroes attempting to climb a
brick wall, with no chance of escape when
they haa accomplished it. Twenty-seven
bonds were given and two remanded to jail.
A difficulty between a negro preacher, Wtn.
Blanset, and another colored gent, Dan
Vaughon, last evomng resulted in tho parson
being badly used up with a large sized knife
find hts adtereary spending his time in the
county jail. Blanset's wounds are not neces-
sarily fatal.
Kev. J. B. Cranfill preached to a good au-
dience upon foreign missions this morning in
the Baptist church.
Mrs. Mattio DeFreese left for Huntsvills
yesterday after spending Bome days with her
parents.
Miss Luoy Johnson returned yesterday from
a visit to Calvert.
Mrs.W. G. Austin is visiting in Georgetown.
Sterling Beaumont is visiting his mother
from Fort Worth.
Mr. John T. Wyse left for Dallas and north
Texas points to-day." "
Crushed on the Bails.
Sbihman, Tex., Dec. 24.—This afternoon
about 5 o'clock Tim Sullivan, a brakeman on
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, in outting off
an engine at the Texas and Pacific crossing to
let a freight train drop down into the yards,
missed his footing and fell under the wheels
of a ooal car, tho front trucks passing over
both legs just below the knees, orushing
them, but the victim managed to
drag himself from under the cars in time to
miss the rear trucks. He was picked up and
carried to the Pecan street depot, where he
wat given immediate attention by tho com-
pany's physician. He died an hour later. The
deoeased was unmarried, about 35 years of
age and resided in Denison.
VOL. LI-NO. 256.
INDICATIONS.
Washington. Dec. 4 — For eastern Texas:
Fair, southerly Kinds,
WEATHEB SYNOPSIS—FORECAST.
Galveston, Tcx., Dec. 4.—The following
daily synopsis of the weather and local fore-
cast aro furnished by the official in charge of
the United Statos woather bureau at this
place:
The storm is over the Rocky mountain
slope, the lowest pressure being at Rapid City,
where tho barometer is down to 29.8.
Tho area of highest pressure is over the lake
regions, while the pressure is above the nor-
mal over all the country east of the Missis-
sippi river.
The weather is cloudless over the Atlantio
and gulf states and partly cloudy .to cloudy
over other portions of the country.
local fokeoabt.
Galveston, Dec. 4.—Local forecast for
Texas east of the 100th meridian for twenty-
four hours ending at midnight, December 5,
1892, for Texas oast of the 100th meridian:
Generally fair, stationary temperature, south-
erly winds. «
galveston temperature.
As obtained from tho weather bureau, the
maximum temperature of Galveston yester-
day was 75 degrees; tho minimum tompora-
ture was 68 degrees. Rainfall twenty-four
hours, .00.
Weather Bulletin.
Galveston, Tex., Dec. 4.—The following
weather bureau stations report curreut tem-
perature to-night at 8 o'clock, 75th meridian
time, as follows:
Abileno, Tex., G6; Atlanta, Ga., 58 j Bis-
marck, N. D., 22: Brownsville, Tex., —;
Cairo, 111., 56; Charleston, S. C., 60; Char-
lotte, N. C., 56; Chicago, 111., 32; Cheyenne,
Wyo.,44; Cincinnati, O., 46; Corpus Christi,
Tex., 74; Davenport, la., 38; Denver, Col.,
50; DodgoCity, Kan.. 46; Duluth, Minn., 28;
El Paso, Tex., 62; Galveston, Tex., 70; Havre,
Mont., 12: Huron, S. D., 40; Jacksonville,
Fla., 64; Kansas City, Mo., 56; Little Rock,
Ark., 62; Memphis, Tenn., 56; Miles City,
Mont., 34; Montgomery, Ala., 64; Nashville,
Tenn., 44; New Orleans, La., 68; Norfolk,
Va., 44; North Platte, Neb., 44: Omaha,
Neb., 46; Oklahoma City, O. T., 58; Palestino,
Tex., 70; Pensacola, Fla., 66; Pittsburg, Pa.,
36; Rapid City, S. D., 42; Santa Fe, N. M.,
38; San Antonio, Tex., 72; Shreveport, La.,
70; St. Vincent, Minn., 28; St. Louis, Mo.,
50; St. Paul, Minn., 28; Titusville, Fla., 66;
Toledo. O., 26; Vicksburg, Miss., 70.
Precipitation: Little Rock, Ark., trace;
Memphis, Tenn., .12; Miles City, Mont., .02.
OVERRUN BY FOOTPADS.
A Gang of Expert Thieves Operating in
San Antonio.
[ San Antonio oirculator'» office. 103 East
Houston street, where orders for daily de-
livery of The Ualveston News or Dall as News
at residences or places of business will secure
prompt attention, and where mail subscriptions
and advertisements will be received.
U San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 4.—A bold gang of
housebreakers and footpads arrived in San
Antonio about ten days ago and have been en-
gaged In carrying on their operations nightly
ever Bince. A number of citizens have been
heid up and robbed, while no loss than thirty
residences have been entered and large
amounts of money and valuables taken.
Several suspicious characters have been ar-
rested by the police during the past few days,
but no evidenoe of a convicting nature haa
jet been secured against them. The recent
numerous robberies have all been oommitted
by experts and the police are of tho opinion
that the crooks are the same organized band
which has been operating so extensively in va-
rious southern cities during the past fen-
months.
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Katy Visitors.
Vblabco, Tex., Dec. 4.—The following of-
ficials of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
road arrived here this morning in a special
train: President H. C. Bouse, Vice President
T. C. Purdy, Chief Engineer Pratt and Texas
Line Superintendent J. W. Maxwell. Accom-
panying them were T. J. Ray, assistant super-
intendent of the International and Great
Northern; John Greenough, J. M. Duave and
George Murdook, New York bankers; G. L.
Peabody, a Boston banker, and G. E. Shel-
man and M. Van Rensaeller, bankers repre-
senting bondholders in Holland. They spent
the day inspecting the harbor and jetties in tho
tug Serenade and in the aftornoon in going
ovor the wharves examining the railroad ter-
minal facilities, coal elevators and other im-
provements. They would not be interviewed
as to why they came, though President Rouse
Btated that ho and tho entire party were rnuoh
pleased at all they saw and were fully con-
vinced of Velasco's future greatness. "I am
particularly surprised," said he, "at the nnm-
ber of fine brick houses built here since my
visit last spring."
They left to-night for Houston.
Houston Railway Kuinbllngg,
Houston, Tex., Deo. 4. — The Houston
East and West Texas to-day brought in
eighteen cars of lumber and one car of walnut
logB.
J. W. Harper, livestock agent of the South-
ern Pacific, has returned to Deaumont, after a
business trip to the metropolis.
R. 9. Collins, general freight and passenger
agent of tho Houston East and West Texas,
wont up the Houston and Texas Central last
night.
Engino 201, which has been thoroughly
overhauled in the shops here, took tho Hous-
ton and Texas passengor train out laBt night
and will remain on the north end.
The party of Missouri, Kansas and Texas of-
ficials and directors came up from Galveston
this morning and went down to Velasco.
Candidate for Doorkeeper.
Oakwoodb, Leon Co., Tex., Dec. 4.—Cotton
pioking In this vicinity is about over. The
advance in prices has put most farmeis in a
better condition financially than they have
been for years.
This town is still improving.
F. B. Louney of Leon county is a candidate
for doorkueper of the next house of represen-
tatives. He is 56 years of age, has been twen-
ty-eight years a citizen of Texas, and is as
true a democrat as there is in the state; was
four years in the confederate army; was at
the battle of Shiloh, and was with Albert
Sidney Johnston when he was killed.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report
GALVESTON, TEXAS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1892.
ESTABLISHED 1842,
GOULD AND WALL STREET.
HE KEPT THE MARKET IN A STATE
OF TERROR
Seldom Speculated Himself—His Bold Move
When on the Verge of Bankruptcy.
The Street Breathes Easier.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
New York, Dec. 4.—[Special.]—For Wall
Btroet this time there is only one topic—the
doath of Mr. Gould. The silver question, gold
reports, froight rates, railroad earnings, Brus-
sells conference, everything has been shad-
owed for the moment by that. It has strongly
affected the market already; it will more
strongly affect it in the future. This is a case
where it is difficult to obsorvo the classic rule,
de mortuis nil nisi borum, for the way the
market has acted since Friday shows the pop-
ular estimate of the dead man in his own
field of operations. It has risen as if relieved
of a great burden—as though a oloud of dis-
trust and fear had been removed.
As a private individual Mr. Gould was an
estimable man, affectionate, faithful, quiet
and unassuming to a degree. In his publio
capacity—and it is as a publio man that Wall
street has had to do with him—he inspired a
degree of terror, excited such fierce animos-
ities and provoked such strong condemnation
that his death has been hailed as a relief to
the community. The period of his career in
Wall street was just about thirty years, for he
made his first appearance there during the
war and ho did not ceaso to be a power until
the bulletin was posted that he had breathed
his last. He leaves no successor and he had
no equal. Of the group of prominent
operators who
made history in wall street
from the close of the war up to 1885 only one
or two remain. One of these, Mr. Russell
Sage, is bo far advancod in years that his days
of businoss activity havo already ceaseil. One
other is left, still vigorous, but chastened by
severe trials, Mr. James R. Keene.
The tireless energy of Mr. Gould, his phe-
nomenal genius in his own sphere and his far-
reaching ambition made him a prominent
figure in Wall street, almost from the day he
may bo said to havo planted his feet there.
But it is a popular mistake that he made his
great fortune by speculations on the stock
exchange. On tho contrary, his greatest
losses were made in pure stock gambling. As
a stock operator pure and simple there were
other men who could and did best liito' three
times out of four. The late Mr. AVoerishoffer
was a better stock operator; and in handling
the market for speculative purposes Mr.
Keene developod a genius that has been un-
rivaled. Mr. Gould's great hauls were made
through the properties of which he acquired
control. It was what he took from them that
made his colossal fortune. This will the more
plainly appear when
the FULL story of bis MFH
is written—if it ever is. From'liis purchase of
tho securities of the little road in the north
part of the state, which he built up and thon
sold to the Delaware and Houston company;
to his grasp of the Erie, which he gutted; his
purchase of the conglomerate of small roads,
which he consolidated in the Wabash system;
bis acquirement of control of the Union
Pacific; his creation of his southwestern sys-
tem, which included three or four different
roads, and his seizure of the olevated system
of this city—in each and all of these railroad
euterprisoB ho made enormous amounts of
money, to which his operations in the stock
market were incidental only. That was
merely the market in which he disposed of
his goods.
In his telegraph enterprises a consistent
purpose is seen. It was from the first his
great ambition to control the Westorn Union.
I would rather be president of tho Western
Union than president of the United States,"
he told one of his confidential agents many
years ago. But the Western Union was a
Vanderbilt property, and he could not buy
control against the millions which the Vander-
bilts could put up, bo ho started tho American
and Postal company, to use it as an entering
wedge. In this he failed, the job being too
great for his resources then. He was forced
to Bell out to the Western Union, but not on
the terms he wantod. But immediately
afterward ho started his Amerioan Union,
and with this he finally accomplished
his long sought purpose.
In 1880 the oompact was made, the Vander-
bilts retired, and as they dropped out Gould
had to take their stock. He remained in con-
trol of the company till the day of his death.
But it was the burdin he took ou him which
brought him to the edge of bankruptcy, for
he had loaded himself with that stock and
vast amounts of others when the turn of the
speculative tide came in the summer of 1881.
The assassination of President Garfield was
tho turning point. From that time through-
out the years until tho WeBt Shore deal was
made he had to struggle with an adverse
market and against men who, knowing his
possessions, fought him continuously until
they got him where, as his chief opponent
expressed it, ho was ready to hang out
the red Hag. It is said that he had prepared
assignment papers, but it probably did not go
that far. It is certain he broke down physic-
ally, and he turned over his affairs to two or
three trusted mon. One of theBe, Mr. Wash
Connor, at once negotiated with Mr. Woeris-
hoffer that famous Western Union trade
whereby tho latter took over a large block of
the stock at an enormous profit. This relieved
Gould's immediate necessities, and it made
Woerishoffer a bull instead of a bear, since it
was to his interest to have the market rise, so
he could Bell the stock he had taken. The
change in the situation was speedily shown by
a wild rise in the prices.
In the follojvmg year tho WeBt Shore deal
mado bo great a market for everything that
Mr. Gould was enabled to relieve himBelf of
all he oared to sell, and Bince that time he al-
ways said that hiB affairs were "snug." But
he was never a well man after it. The strain
of those yoars undoubtedly cut off full ton
years of his life. His last prominent appear-
ance in tho markot was in Juno in 1887, when
the collapse in Manhattan stock took place
and wiped out Mr. Field. It is only common
justice to say that the collapse was inevitable
and that Mr. Field was left with anything was
due to Mr. Gould. When the Baring collapse
came Mr. Gould utilized it to some extent
He forcod tho Pacific Mail people to their
knees, against whom he had a grudgo for hav-
ing thrown George Gould out of tho presi-
dency of tho company; and he made it a con-
dition for helping tho Union Pacifio company,
which had insolvency staring it in the face,
that Mr. Adams should retire. His operations
in this crisis were mild enough compared with
former exploits, but they were enough to
bring on another severe illness, rumors of
which were soon current in Wall street. It
wbb plain that Mr. Gould's great working days
were over. His Bensational breakdown at tho
Missouri Pacific meeting was but an evidence
that
he was a sinking man.
But eiek and almost helpless as he was the
terror of bis name remained to the last Often
before ho had beon reported to bo sick just be-
fore making some notable exploit, and men
feared, evon in his physician's reports, some
concealed purpose. For ho delighted much
in theatrical effect—"dramatic surprises," as
it was expressed. He had once arranged such
a dramatic surprise in connection with the
Western Union in London, but an opportune
article in the Times broke up one end of the
arraugemont and the business collapsed in tiio
most ridiculous fashion. After that there was
less effort to impart the dramatic element to
his plans. It was his secret and roundabout
method of undermining an opponent or seiz-
ing a property which mado him so feared and
detested; yot on occasion he could attack
with singular boldness and unscrupulousness,
as witness his destruction of the property of
rival telegraph companion. Iu dealing with
Bubordinatos he was genorous and truutful to
on extont.
only possible with a strong man.
Having Belectod his man ho would toll him
to do a certain thing and give him an unlim-
ited order-to draw money. But when it came
to dealing with equals no oontract could hold
him, no agreement bind him, no promise re-
strain him, if either interfered with any plans
he had conceivod. When ho sold the American
and Postal to the Westorn Union it was with
a distinct pledge that he would not go into a
similar enterprise, and as ho came out of tho
room where he had made tho pledge he in-
vited an associate to join him iu starting an-
other company, confiding to him that he had
already bought the poles and wires for it.
People of the Auglo-Saxon race have no
sympathy with any man with such traits of
character, however great his genius may be.
They will forgive much to a rough old tyrant
as Commodore Vanderbilt was and like him
because he stood right up, swore and hit hard
and openly; but they have a horror of the
smooth, Boft, mild man who hits you in all
Borts of underhand ways, uses promises to de-
ceive, makos contracts which only bind one
party to them, cites you before courts where
he has already bribed the judge, and sets traps
for you in the dark. There was no confidence
in his properties beoause every one had tho
fear on him, more or less, that Mr. Gould
would "do somothing," meaning something
injurious to the property for his own benefit.
Now that thiB fear is lifted many securities
will sell at better prices purely on that ac-
count. It is not probable that Mr. Gould
owned an actual majority of the stock of any
of the largo companies he controlled. That
control of them
will pass away from the goulds
is certain, for his sons have yet to demon-
strate that they possess moro than average
business ability. The Western Union, it is
possible, will revert to the Vauderbilts, and
doubtless Manhattan will go there, for the
Morgan-Vanderbllt interest is already strong
in both, and that ueemrtheii natural destina-
tion. About tho Missouri Pacific it is doubt-
ful. No one Beems to know what the real con-
dition of the property is. Mr. Gould ruled
supreme there, and tho thing may be rotten
to the core or it may not. Time will soon toll.
The Wabash iB in English control, Mr.
Gould having originally unloaded tho ma-
jority of the securities in London. The
securities of a road be onoe did control, but
which was taken fro® him, the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas,will be certain to find much
more favor now that the public know there iB
no longer any danger from what Mr. Gould
might do. The present owners of the property
have found this fear resting like a nightmare
ovor it. "Mr. Gould may ho out to-day, but
he may be in again to-jao-rcw," .t was ar-
gued, "and than we don't know what he will
do." They know that the Hook Island also
getB a oloud lifted from it: The road was ex-
tended into Mr. Gould's territory and he ever
after was "down" on it. It was not neoessary
to do more than to point that withering tlngor
at it.
"gould will ruin the rock island
at last," was the conolusion the average in-
vestor immediately jumped at when ho
thought of what Gould was capable of doing.
Well, all this Is gone. The man of many
enemies, and of few but devoted friends, the
kind father and the unscrupulous businoss
man, the man who ennohsd an enemy or im-
poverished a friend with equal lack of feeling
in the carrying out of a plan, the vast organ-
izer and tho wrecker, the most astonishing
genius in his own sphere that the country has
produced, has obeyed tho universal summons
and Wall Btreet at last breathes more freely.
He Was Not Invincible.
New York, Deo. 4.—[Special.]—The Herald
soys this morning that a popular error about
Jay Gould is the notion that he was invinci-
ble. In 1866, a promissory note for $500 with
his name went begging around Wail street at
a heavy discount. Only eight yeare ago ho
wae on the verge of failure. This was after
the panic of May, 1884, one of the few times
when he was tempted into the stock market
as a speculation in order to hold up tho price
of stocks with which he was burdened. The
late Charles F. Woerischoffei-, Henry N. Smith
and other operators were united in a com-
bined effort to bear the securities which Gould
was carrying. Ho had supported them for a
time by obtaining sterling bills (giving his se-
curities as oollatural) and thon converting the
bills Into cash. But sterling loans, like all
others, come to maturity. The bears wore as
unscrupulous as himsolf, bold, skillful and
persistent. Gould's Western Union fell to 49
and his Missouri Paoific to 62. He was beaten.
One morning he had his lawyers
execute an assignment of his property
and on the following day his yaoht wont down
to Long Branch, where tho bear operators
were summoring. Gould's omissariea landed
and held a conference with his foes. They
bore hia ultimatum, a oopy of tho assignmont,
and the statoment that unless the boars made
terms with him he would on the following
morning file the assignment and givo publio
notice that ho was unablo to meet his engage-
ments. At that time he was supposed to bo
borrowing $20,000,000 and his failure would
create a bigger panic than the one the street
had just passed through. One of the
firms whioh was in the bear com-
bine had "short contracts" outstanding
and would be heavy losers. The bears
agreed to let up on Gould on condition that ho
should turn ovor to them 50,000 Bhares of
Western Union at the ourrent market price,
$50 per share. ThiB enabled them to make
delivery of the shares they had sold at high
prices. The bears were heavily short of
Gould's Missouri Paoific, however, and with
$2,500,000 of their money for tho 50,000 shares
of Westorn Union, he Bpoeuily rushed up Mis-
souri Pacific to par, $100 per share, a rise of
nearly $40,000, and forced them to settle ou
terms of his dictation. If the bears had had
enough grit on that Sunday Gould's career
would havo terminated vory differently. As
it was, tho shook resulted in Gould's making
preparations to consolidate and conserve tho
securities he owned, and he never again took
auy active part in manipulating the market.
Cleorue Gould to Succeed Ills Father.
New York, Deo. 4.—[Special,]—George J.
Gould no doubt will sucoeed his father as
president of the Manhattan railway company.
This decision was practically reached at the
meeting of the board of directors of the road
which was hold yesterday. It was a full moot-
ing with the exception of Jay and George J.
Gould, and although no formal action was
taken regarding the (tiling of the vacanoy oc-
casioned by the death of Mr. Gould, hia suc-
cessor was talked of and it was generally con-
ceded that George (^iouid was to have the
position so suddonly made vacant. Hia elec-
tion will probably take place at the next
mooting of the board, which will be held noxt
Wednesday.
An Kloquont Tribute.
New York, Doc. 3.—At a meeting of Mis-
souri Pacific railway directors to-day tho fol-
lowing action was taken with rospoct to tho
death of Jay Gould:
"Tho board of directors of the Missouri Pa-
cific railway company assemblod this day
upon announcement of the death of their
president, recalling with great sensibility his
long and eminent services und distinguished
achievements with the interests of this com-
pany ; conscious of its irreparable loss, mid
sensible to their own personal bereavoment,
desiring to Jeavo a last tribute to a momorablo
and faithful officer, beloved associate and
friend and great man who has passod away,
do hereby make this record:
"On November 17,1879. Jay Gould became
president of the Missouri Pacifio road. From
that time until his doath on Friday last the
history of the company has illustrated the
sagacity and loyal zeal of this wise and de-
voted executive. In a little more than a de-
cade, under tho impulse of his energy and tho
spell of his genius, a property of small pro-
portions has expanded into a vast and majestic
system. But the energy and genius of this re-
markable man were bounded by the fortunes
of no single enterprise. His has been one of tho
foremost figures in great enterprises which
have marked the age in which ho lived. The
career of no other one mau haB borne such re-
lation as his to tho growth and material pros-
perity of tho country and to the development
of its great resources.
"Of tho personal qualities of Mr. Gould we
may record the just estimato of those who by
long and intimate association with him havo
boon made, as we believe, fit judges. Mr.
Gould was a man of tried personal and moral
courage, a kind, considerate and genorous
friend; modest in demeanor, moderate in
speech, judicial and just in judgments. To
those whose business and personal relations to
him had beon longest and closest, ho was
most endeared. History will record judgment
of those qualities, which are known to the
world, and which in the estimate of the world
distinguished him as a great man. To us ho
was known aa a man with these and other and
higher personal qualities. This iB the esti-
mate wo make and hand down to such as may
desire to consult the judgment of one of those
among his contemporaries who were also his
associates.
"To mombora present to-day the death of
Mr. Gould causes the loss of a friend, associ-
ate and advisor. To those of our board whoso
relationship to him was noarer and who to-day
lament the loss of a loving father, the afflic-
tion iB ono to which we can do no more than to
refer in words of inadequate condolonco.
"Resolved, that the foregoing record be
spread on tho minutes of this board and
copies suitably engrossed and signed by thu
members of the board be transmitted to tho
family."
At tho House.
New York, Dec. 4.—Quietness reigned with-
out and within tho Gould reBidonco to-day.
Only tho streamers of crepe attached to tho
doorbell intimated that tho gloomy visitor had
recently invaded the household. Tho Btream
of carriages and tho throng of pedestrians
generally seen on Fifth avenue passed to and
fro as UBual. and only a few people were at-
tracted by the crepo Happing in the wind and
gazed for a moment. No one stopped.
FOR MISUSE OF TEE MAILS.
A Temple Man Indicted for a Publishing
Schema.
Waco,Tex., Deo. 4.—One of tho indictments
returned to the United States district court at
Waco by the grand jury charges W. A. Cole
with using the United States mail to defraud,
and specifies that the defendant operated at
Temple in the name of the "Royal publishing
company," which advertised its business in
St. Louis, New OrloanB and Houston, Tex.,
papers. The indiotment thus describes Cole's
method: As th« Eoyal publishing com-
pany, he announoed in the papers that he
wanted general agentB with n eapital
of $600 to do business In Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee on a
salary of $1200 per year. When parties repliod
he would set forth in correspondence by mail
that these general agents would be put in pos-
session of bookB worth a discount of $1000.
Their duty would be to travel and appoint
solicitors or road agents, who would have a
guarautoe of making $2 or $3 por day. As a
condition precedont to receiving employment,
the general agents were required to deposit
with Colo the sum of $600 as a guarantee of
good faith on their part.
Several porsons, so tho indictment states,
complied with Cole's terms and handod in the
$600, but only ono name is given—that of B.
F. Sherrouse of New Orleans. It ib further
allogod that tho general agents were not al-
lowed to examine into the requirements of
"solicitors" or "roadagonts" whom they were
expected to employ until such general agents
had fulfilled the terms as applied to them-
selves. Afterward they found that hey must
take from eaoh solicitor or road
agent employed by them the
sum of $15 in advanco bb a "solicitor's guaran-
tee." The books furnished, so tho indictment
allogos, wore suoh titles as "Wild Lifo iu the
West," "Horrors of Indian Warfare" and
"Groat Disasters in tho World's History,"
whioh books proved unsaleable, and without
sales the solicitors or road agents could not
earn a premium. As the $1200 salary to gen-
eral agents would not be earned under the
contract unless they succeeded in putting a
special number of solicitors or road agents to
work, and as they found that mon generally
declinod service with the conditions statod
attached, the Balarios of general agents were
not realized. The entire soheme, the indict-
ment chargos, is a fraud and misuse of the
mailB in violation of tho postoffico laws of the
Unitod States. Defendant W. A. Cole and tho
Royal publishing company are treated as one
and the same in the indiotment. Colo was ar-
rested by United Statos Marshal Hunt, who
brought him to Waco, and ho was required to
give bonds, which he furnished. He claimB
that the Bcherne he represented was in all re-
spects legitimate, was no violation of tho pos-
tal laws and that he will certainly be acquitted
when his case comes to trial.
Sherman News Notes.
Sherman, Tex., Dec. 4.—In the case of T.
F. Van Wagener, charged with the murder of
Barney Way, the jury found defendant guilty
of murder in the second degreo and punish-
ment was assessed at five years in the state
prison.
A little 5-year-old son of Tom Keys, a dairy-
man, was kicked in the mouth by a vicious
horse, and in order to dross the wound prop-
erly the physicians found it necessary to cut
off a piece of the tongue.
William Robinson, a oolored employe at a
livery stable, had his right leg broken by
being thrown from a horse.
Big Brewer In Texas.
San Antonio, Tex., Deo. 4.—Adolphus
Buach, president of the Anheuser-Busch brew-
ing association, arrived here to-day. Ho spent
the afternoon in inspocting the Lone Star
brewery, which is tho association's property,
in this city. Ho stated In an interview with
The News correspondent that the negotia-
tions for the consolidation of tho Anheuser-
Busch and William J. Lemp of St. Louis, and
the Schlitz and Pabst breweries of Milwaukee
ate still pending, but that the deal will be con-
summated very goon.
SENATOR HILL'S PURPOSE.
TO HAVE A COLLEAGUE WHO WILL
PULL WITH HIM.
A Topic of Much Interest Among New York
Politicians—What Is Expscted of
President Cleveland.
New York, Doc. 3.—[Spocial.]—A Washing-
ton correspondent telegraphs tho following to
a democratic paper of this city: Thoro aro a
good many rocks ahead for the democratic
party, and tho most imminent of all is the
clash between Cleveland and Hill. It seems
inevitable.
The New'York politician who said this to
me to-day voices a very general fear felt in
Washington.
Mr. Hill's friends already in Washington
aro quite sure that his colleague from New
York will be of his own choosing. It was said
by a gontleman, who to some extent enjoys
Senator Hill's confidence, that the senatorial
deal has been consummated, and that it only
awaited the formal sanction of the legisla-
ture.
Tho namo of tho man who is to rocoivo tho
senatorial prize was not divulged, but it may
be assumed that Senator Hill deBirsB the elec-
tion of Edward Murphy, jr., of Troy. It is
claimed that Hill will have tho man of his
choice, and that Mr. Cleveland's views or
wishes will have no weight in tho matter.
senator hill has made 1113 plans
to have a senatorial colleaguo who will work
hand in hand with himself. The Bonator's
frioudB aro already boasting that he will bo
able, with the aid of his democratic associates,
to practically control fodoral patronage in
New York without asking favors of the presi-
dent. Senator Hill intends, it is said, to be in
a position where ho can compel President
Cleveland to Bend to the senate for confirma-
tion such appointments from the Empire
state as will bo acceptable to Tammany. It
is not claimed that ho will insist on having
only Tammany men appointed. Tho play is
to prevent tho selection of any man who
would be obnoxious to Senator Hill. Tho first
and main thing the senator requires is that
Mr. Cleveland, in making appointments from
New York, shall consider whether tho appli-
cant would bo objectionnblo to him and the
dominant element of Now York democracy.
The Cleveland mon here admit that tlio new
senator will be fully in accord with Mr. Hill,
no matter whether Mr. Murphy, Governor
Flower or Lieutenant-Governor Sheehan is
chosen. It is asserted with positivonoss that
the Now York senators will stand together,
and that their inliuonce in Washington will be
very great. With tho senate almost evenly di-
vided and the republicans anxious to seo a row
in the democratic camp, it will always bo pos-
sible for Hill to hold up confirmations.
There's a number of seuators on tho demo-
cratic side who havo a great liking for Mr.
Hill and there are others also who would hesi-
tate if called upon to voto for confirming an
appointment if objectionable to him. No-
body supposeB for a moment that
mr. cleveland will yield
to Sonator Hill. The political gossips in dis-
cussing the subject to-day soemed to think
that tho two loaders would simply lock hornB
and fight it out with the whole nation for
spectators.
It is said by parties who have seen both Mr.
Hill and Mr. Cleveland sinco the election that
both are determined to Btand on their dignity
and fight rather than givo in ono inch. It is
said that Mr. Cleveland will go forward and
make appointments entirely agreeable to him-
self, though it is thought ex-Secretary Whit-
ney and other Cleveland leaders in New York
will advise that Tammany be given a large
share of the New York patronage. This will
no doubt be done, but its equally certain that
some of the best places within the president's
gift will be given to tho most pronounced ene-
mies of Senator Hill. The latter will not be
able to do anything during tho recess, but will
be very sure to take his revenge when congress
is in session.
A new reason is given for the effort to make
Mr. Murphy senator. It is well known that
Senator Hill dislikes department politics. He
does not intend to go round asking for clerk-
ships and other appointments which are at
the diBposal of the membors of the cabinet.
There will be a great deal of such work to be
done and Mr. Hill desires the co-operation of
an active gontleman like Mr. Murphy, who
has a taste for that sort of work. Mr. Mur-
phy has a great aptitude for interviewing and
knows tho party workers in Now York state
even more intimately than Senator Hill does.
A Lively Struggle.
Cheyenne, Wyo., Doc. The struggle for
governor continues. To-day Acting Governor
Barber issued a counter proclamation of con-
siderable length, in which he detailed with no
little verbosity tho reason why Osborne had
acted illegally in taking possession of his of-
fice, and dilating on causes that have pre-
vented a canvass of tho state vote, and con-
cluding with the assortion of hia own au-
thority. The document is signed twice by
Barber—onco as acting governor and again as
secretary of state.
At noon to-day Osborne's position changed
from ono of siege. He hau been all yesterday
inclosed in tho governor's office with
Barber's secretary. During the night tho
secretary had fallen asleep and was promptly
locked up in a separate room by Osborne.
Tho chaugo came with thu arrival of u number
of his friends, for whom previously stubborn
doors (lew open. Osborne, after deliberation,
appointed as his private secretary the well
known politician, Timothy Dyer. Osborne
will address another proclamation to the
people in the morning. Meanwhile, it is Baid,
tho republicans havo managed to secretly can-
vass the vote, thus defeating the very object
for which (isboruo's Btep was taken.
Tlie Form of llallot In Oregon.
Salem, Ore., Dec. 3.—[Special.]—The sec-
retary of state has not yet begun a canvass of
the eloction returns, pending tho mandamus
proceedings which are to be instituted in the
state circuit court to test the legality of the
ballot upon which the namo of Pierce, the
populist-democratic elector, appeared twice.
Chairman Boise of the republican state
committee sayB he has prepared an alternative
writ of mandamus to restrain the secretary of
state from oounting the votes cast for Pierce
in the countios where his name was printed
twice 011 the ballots.
If the secretary of state should be restrained
from counting theso votes Pierce will be
ubout 1200 votes behind tho lowest candidato
on the republican ticket. The case will be
taken to the supremo court immediately.
I'lvotal Kansas Democrats.
Topeka, Kan., Deo. 3.—John S. Richardson,
oditor of the Wichita Beacon, said this morn-
ing tho official count gave tho domocrats a
balanoe of power which was absolute. He
claims that Senators-elect O'Brien of Sedg-
wick and Dillard of Bourbon county would
stand with the two democrats in the lower
house. According to the official count this
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makes the political comploxiori of tne legisln-
ture on ballot as follows: Republicans, 79;
populists, 82; democrats, 4. Eighty-three
votes aro necessary to eleet and tho four dem-
ocrats could go with tho republicans and have
the exact number required.
O'Brien is a fusion democrat and has always
affiliated with the populists, it is claimed by
the populists that ho is pledged to support tho
populist caucus nominee, but democrats con-
tend that lie will insist upon the election of a
democrat and give tho populists tho stato
printer on a compromise.
Dillard of Bourbon county is of about the
same political faith as O'Brien.
Richardson is authority for tho statement
that either of theso senators would voto under
any circumstances for a democrat and with-
out them a republican-democratic combine is
an impossibility.
A Considerable Ouarrel in Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., Doc. 3.—The people's party
and domocrats are highly indignant over the
action of the stato board of cauvassers declar-
ing two republicans entitled to seats in the
lower house of the legislature. Leaders of tho
people's party say they will organize a house
composed or their men and ignore the repub-
licans, and that Governor Llewelling will
recognize that body and the populist senate,
and the republicans can crack their whip. In
this way they will elect a United States sena-
tor. who, they say, will be seated.
Speaking of the action of the canvassing
board, Chairman Broidenthal says: "If they
intended giving uh fair play why did they
drive us *>ut of the room when the drawing
took place? Their man was represented on
the ooard, ours was not. Ives withdrew be-
cause he did not believe in drawing lots and
would not be a party to it. Of course, we do
not know what was done in thore; but our
turn will come in time. Wo will contest their
steal and light it to a finish."
Tli© Secretary of State Enjoined.
Salem, Ore., Dec. 4.—[Special.]-—Man-
damus proeedings have been commenced in
tho stato circuit court to prevent the secretary
of state from counting tho voto of Price, the
populist-democrat elector in tho counties in
which his name appeared twice on the official
ballot and to command Govornor Pon-
noyer to issue a certificate of election
to Miller, the republican elector. The judge
ordered the writ to be issued and the order
was made for the governor and stato secretary
to comply with the prayor of the petitioners
or show cause for not doing so.
The California Legislature.
San Fkancisco, Cal., Doc. 3.—Returns to
the secretary of state on members of the next
legislature show that of 120 votes on joint
ballot the straight democrats will havo 69 and
tho republicans 52. In addition there are
livo people's party members who were in-
dorsed by democrats and who aro expected to
voto with the old party whenever necessary,
making the total democratic vote on joint
ballot sixty-four. There aro two straight-out
people's party assemblymen, independent,
and one non-partisan.
An Expression From Mr. Cleveland.
New York, Doc. 3.—The Horald says:
"Among well informod democrats an impres-
sion exists that President-elect ^Cloveland ha*
practically mado up his mind that an extra
session of congress will be necessary.
"Tho men who havo formed that opinion do
not belong to tho class of mind reading poli-
ticians, but they believe an extra session will
bo called because of things Mr. Cleveland said
before starting on his shooting trip. To ono
of these ho disclosod his conviction that it
would be impossible to avoid an extra session
because of the condition of the treasury."
North Carolina Contest.
R aleigh, N. C., Dec. 3.—Tho contest before
the state canvassing board concerning the
result of tho olection in the Fifth congres-
sional district by A. B. W. Williams,democrat,
against Thomas Settle, republican, has been
coucludod in favor of Settle. Williams is
considering whether ho will make a contest
beforo the house.
The Louisiana Count.
Nbw Orleans, La., Doc. 3.—The secretary
of state has completed tho compilation of tho
olection returns and they show that the plu-
rality for Cleveland is 61,378.
THE NEWS BEIEFED,
Louisiana, Mo.—Colonel N. P. Minor is
doad.
Nashville, Tenn.—General Lucius E. Polk
is dead.
Atlanta, Ga.—Mrs. Patty Whitney of this
city diod.
Jackson, Miss.—Tom aud Walker Tolbert
captured.
St. Louis, Mo.—Deaths from typhoid fever
in five days. 242.
Wilkesbarro, Pa.—Ex-Governor Henry M.
Hoyt died of paralysis.
Nashville, Tenn.—James J. Barnard crushed
to death by a pile of lumber.
Huntington, Ind.— James Rhodes, a wealthy
blacksmith, commits suicide.
Atchison, Kan.—Ex-Senator Ingalls has
started on another lecture tour.
Clarksville, Tenn.—Mm. A. K. Morrow of
Indian Mound burnod to death.
Charleston, S. C.—Eightcon feet of water at
every point in the jetty channel.
Erio, Pa.—Joseph Kane riddled his wife
with bullets and then killed himsolf.
Savannah, Ga.—Mrs. Gazaway Hartride, nee
Miss Ida May Gartreli of Atlanta, died.
Atlanta, Ga.—The general local option law
can hereafter be voted on ovory four years.
Montgomery, Ala.—Thomas G. Jones in-
augurated governor. This is his second term.
San Francisoo, Cal.—Custom-house officials
seized trunks containing $1)000 worth of opium.
Hopkinsvillo, Ky.—Walter Weaver, a pros-
perous farmer, was shot and killed noar his
home.
Jacksonville, Ala.—Porter, Martin <fc Co.
assigned. Liabilities $20,000; nominal assets
$47,000.
Hoelna, Mont.—Russell Harrison's news-
paper plant attached; total liabilities about
$250,000.
Kansas City, Mo.—T. H. Knapp, an express
messenger, arrested for stealing $1500 from
his company.
Annapolis, Md.—The govornor has signed
tho death warrant of Alfred Stout. He swings
January 27, 1893.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — A serious outbreak
among tho miners threatened. A perceptible
earthquake shock folt.
Birmingham, Ala.—A gang of safe blowers
robbed four stores. They got $2000 in cash
and $(500 worth of jewelry.
Newport, Ark.—The negroes in this part of
the country are talking of nothing but Africa.
They all want to emigrate.
Atlanta, Ga.—Crawford Dorsoy and John
West, two farmers, held up and robbed by
federal soldiers. This of late is a common
occurrence.
Chisago, 111.—The new steamer Christo-
pher Columbus will shortly be launched at
vVost Superior, Wis. It is a whaleback and
will carry 5000 passengers. It is tho largest
boat on thd lakes.
Now York—Alexander Crawford Chenowith,
engineer in charge of the Croton aqueduct,
and son-in-law of the late ox-Mayor Fernando
Wood, believes he can show that he is heir to
a large slice of Baltimore.
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