The Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 280, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1891 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. XII.
GAINESVILLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1891.
NO. 280.
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Special' Advance Purchases in New fall Goods
Coming in All the Time
AT-
SCHIFF, SOMMER & Co. S
In order to start off the early fall business with a rush and go"LOW PRICES"
will be the watchword, and "WE CANNOT BE UNDERSOLD."
The motto of the season for this bouse, which has proved its truth for almost a quarter of a century
We offer a Special Drive this week
as follows:
WILTON VELVET CARPETS at *1.00 per yard,
were *1 .50. Extra value and will soon sell.
Secure one.
A few piece* BODY BRUSSELS carpet at 95 cents
per yard, were 81.25.
Remnants of BODY BRUSSELS
CARPETS in lengths from 5 to
will sell this week at 50 cents per
«nd $1.50 goods.
and VELVET
14 yard* each
yard—$1.25
60 BRUSSELS RUGS, 50
Reduced from $1.25.
Inches long,
No better
at 75 cents,
investment
could be made for vour house.
SMYRNA RUGS in great
reduced prices.
variety and all sizes at
STRAW MATTINGS
close them out
have also been reduced to
Next week school commences and we have the
very shoes you need for the children. Neat,
durable and strong are the LITTLE GIANT
SCHOOL 8HOES. No rippiDg them, and
scarcely auy wear out to them, the iden-
tical shoes you need foe the puepose.
ARTIFICIAL RAINFALL.
Trials and Tribulations of the
Rainmakers in West Texas.
reaping a fine harvest
Judicious purchasers reap a fine harvest at
great shoe sale. Our stock is especially
large and now is the time to buy if yon would
get full benefit of the great bargains offered.
our
THE GREATLY REDUCED PRICES made on all lines of goods in our mammoth store have giv-
en us the largest retail sab s we have ever had during .Inly and August. We propose to make Septem-
ber eqnally as interesting to purchasers. The same extreme low prices will prevail in all departments,
bat we call special attention to our Men's, Boys' and Children's CLOTHING, UNDERWEAR and
FURNISHING GOODS. Before purchasing elsewhere examine ours, and our word for it we will
save yon big money.
This SPECIAL SALE will be for CASH ONLY, as we cannot afford to charge the goods at the
prices. Mail orders will receive prompt attention and full benefit of reductions.
SCHIFF, SOMMER & Co
DIXON, BROADWAY AND COMMERCE STREETS.
C. REUBEEi
SALOON AND BOARDING-HOUSE
KSOPPOSITE KATY DEPOT.
FRESH BEER ALWAYS ON TAP
-CIIOICE-
Kentucky Whiskies
and
Domestic Wines
A SPECIALTY.
Stevens. - Kejinerly
& Spragins.
ARE YOU USING
the
TO ALL POINTS
North and East through tralng carry
PULLMAN SLEEPERS
Between points in Teias anl Chicago, St.
Louiaanil Kansas City.
FREE RECLINING CHAIR OARS
Between Taylor and Kansas City and Han-
nib«l. Close connections in all of the
above cities with fast trains of east
em and northern lines, make the M., K . & T
Ry. , the best line to New Toik, Boston, Mon
treal and St. Paul.
J. Waldo, Vice President and General Traf
tic Manager.
Gaston Mealier, General Tussenger and
Tickit Agent, Sedalia, Mo
H. P Hughes, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Dallas, Texas.
W. I>, Uwson, traveling passenger agent.
Fort Worth, Texas.
UPPER
■
vr
Tricycle
Plow?
IF NOT, WHY NOT?
It is the Strongest
It is the Lightest Draft
It is the Simplest
It is the Easiest Rriding
It is the Easiest Operated
It is the Cheapest in Price
No sore necked horses by using the Tricycle. So
don't stop until you get a Tricycle F?iow. For sale by
STEYENS, KENNERLY & SPRAGINS.
MUM' Nerve end Lirer Fill*
▲ot ou a new principle—regu-
lating tbe liver, stomach and bow-
els through the nerves. A new
discovery. Dr. Miles' Pills speed-
ily care biliousness, bad taste,
torpid liver, piles, constipation.
Unequalled for men, women, chil-
dren. Smallest, mildest, surest!
00 doses, 25 cents. Samples free
at Qwtf * Williams' drag stora
la the Hbspbaia*.
Away witn the bitter, naqseat
ing, nasty, sweet-tssting chil
tonics. Use Cheatham's Tasteless
Chill Tonic, as pleasant to the
taste as rock candy syrup. The
children cry for it, the mother
wont live without it, and the serv-
ants Blip it from the side board.
It aids digestion, oontains no
Quinine, Arsenic ot Strychnine,
tones ap ths system, and Is
So ears no pip. "
GC&SFe
Midland, Tex., Aug. 30.—The
rainmaking experiment inaugu-
rated by the government and
which has been operating on the
Morris ranch, twenty-five miles
from this place, is to be pushed
to a final and thorough test re-
gardless of what the operations
or results of the Dyreforth party
have been.
R. B. Kleberry of Corpus
Christi, Tex., and ex-Senator Coj.
linsofSan Diego, Tex., are he
investigating to ascertain wh
the Dyrenforth party has done, r
"This thing must not be drop-
ped now. It is too important.
We are here to investigate and
to learn, and not to make a state-
ments. We realize that the gov-
ernment appropriation for this
purpose was small, and probably
not enough to carry it very far.
We shall wait till after this party
make their final teat at El Paso,
and if it is not then further dem-
onstrated as an absolute fact, and
we propose as individuals, backed
by our counties and many very
strong financial interests, to make
a similar and conclusive test.
"We realize that it is necessa-
ry to remove every doubt before
the government can be expected
to lend any further assistance,and
that is what the individuals we
represent propose doing.
"We go direct to Austin and
shall interview Governor Hogg
and seek to further enlist his in-
fluence in the furtherance of this
undertaking, with which he is al-
ready interested and deeply im-
pressed."
These gentlemen represent the
great King estate and others of
the most extensive ranch and
and-owning concerns and they
mean business. Tbe world may
now expect this great theory
proved a success or a failure be-
yond reasonable doubt.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 30. The
extra session of the forty-seventh
general assembly of Tennessee
will convene at noon tomorrow.
The chief business to come before
the body is the settling of ques-
tions that have grown out of tbe
recent trouble between miners and
convicts at Briceville, referring to
the abolition of the lease system
aud to the removal, rebuilding and
enlarging of the state prison. The
lease system, as now operated
yields the state -*100,000 per annum
and if it is abolished the tax rate
of the state must be increased.
There is a strong sentiment
among the members of the assem-
bly against a change. The mili-
tary laws are to be changed so as
to give the executive more power
in emergencies, like that at Brice-
ville. Criminal laws are to be re-
vised, so as to send fewer offen-
ders to tbe penitentiary, probably
establishing to whipping post for
misdemeanors, and for establish-
ing houses of correction for youth-
ful offendeis. The election laws,
which were left in faulty condi-
tion by tbe regular session, will
be corrccted. A committee rep
resenting the miners will be in
constant attendance daring the
session, their obiect being tbe ab-
rogation of the lease system, and
the passage of such laws 'as will
prevent convicts from being sub-
leased to any mining company
:hat will pay for their services.
The little girl had three ribs
broken and tonight it is feared
that both will die.
This evening preparations were
made to take the woman from tbe
jail and hang her, bnt some one
gave away the plot to Sheriff Col-
ford, so just at dusk a file of sol-
diers under Capt. Stiles marched
up to the jail, where the negress
was turned over to them for safe
keepiug.
The negro population became
greatly excited over the talk of
lynching, and openly declared
that they wonld resist any at-
tempt of the w lite element to
hang the prisoner. A squad of
policemen surprised fourteen ne-
groes in consultation aud arrest-
ed four of them, the rest escap-
ing. Two shot-guns heavily
charged with backshot were
taken.
Knots of men are gathered on
every corner eagerly discussing
the situation, and fears are ex-
pressed that a race war is immi-
nent.
Mayor Gautt has assumed per-
sonal control of the police force,
and as he is a man of prudence
and judgment it is hoped that he
will succeed in averting the im-
pending trouble.
ALABAMA COTTON CROP CUT
SHORT.
Montgomery, Aug. 30.—Reports
from the greater portion of Ala-
bama indicate a full corn crop but
the cutting off of at least 25 per
cent. Rust has been the destroy-
ing element.
FAT MEN.
Galveston, Aug. 31—The fat
men of Texas are now here. One
hundred and forty of them have
arrived and their convention will
open tomorrow.
THE CHILIAN WAR ENDS
Balmacedists Surrender
Capital.
the
gies were blown around generally.
No loss of life reported. The
damage <yf crops Jcannot be esti-
mated.
no
JUDGE BRYANT'S DECISION.
Paris, Tex., Aug. 30.—Perhaps
decision in years has created
such a hubbub as the now famous
opinion of Judge Bryant in regard
to the sa'e of beer in the Indian
territory. Tbe decision has been
misunderstood by many. The
judge delivered no written opin-
ion and his remarks from the
beneh in dismissing tbe case
were brief. It was in substance
that under section 2139 of
the revised statutes of the
United States, the only one bear-
ing on the question, the sale of
beer was not prohibited in the
Indian territory, provided dealers
obtained a revenue license aud
posted it in their place of busi
ness, the same as dealers in the
states. While this was his own
view of the law. Judge Shackel-
ford, who had concurrent jurisdic
tion in all such cases, might hold
differently. The local authorities
in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
nations also had jurisdiction in
such matters. His decisiou only
protected the dealer who had
license from being disturbed by
the officers of this court.
Valparaiso, Aug. 30.—Santiago
has been formally surrendered.
The triumph of the congressional
party is complete, and peace and
quiet may be looked for in Chili
before many days have passed.
After the crushing defeat of Bal-
maceda's forces at the hands of
Gen. Caato's troops on the hills
back of this city, and the subse-
quent entry of the conquering
army into Valparaiso, the fall of
the capital was only a question of
time. The insurgent leaders in-
tended to make it a question of
very short time, too, for active
preparations were being made to
send a force of men sufficient to
overcome all possible opposition
at Santiago, as soon as the rail-
road conld be repaired and ar-
rangements made for the trans-
portation of troops.
All this proved unnecessary,
however, for early this moruing
word was received from represen-
tatives of Balmaceda at the capi
tal asking for a conference with a
view to surrender. The request
was readily granted and General
Baquedane, who was formerly the
co mmander-in chief of the Chili-
an army, whs designated to act
for the congressionalists. The
meeting was held and terms of
surrender were arranged. To all
intents the capital is now in the
possession of the junta, aud in a
few hours will actually be in
charge of their officers. A few
days more and the junta will form
a provisional government, which
they insist must be recognized as
the only legitimate government of
Chili, and so the work of reorgan-
izing and rehabilitation of the
country can proceed.
COL. THOMAS R. BONNOR.
Tjler, Tex., Aug. 30.—Col.Tbos.
r. Bonnor, senior member of the
banking honse of Bonnor & Bon-
nor and one of the receivers of
the International and Great
Norrhern railroad company, died
at his residence in this city at 1:20
o'clock this afternoon, after an ill-
ness of a few days. Colonel Bon-
nor had been in poor health for
the past year, bvt it was not sup-
posed until almost the iast mo-
ment that his long and useful life
was drawing to a close.
A native of Mississippi and a
resident of Texas from his boy-
hood, he was known to the people
of every portion of the state as a
man of fine ability. He served
the cause of the confederacy dur-
ing the war as colonel. He was
speaker of the house of the six-
teenth legislature, having prev-
iously served one or more terms
as a member of that body. For a
number of years, with his brotherj
J. H. Bonner, her conducted the
banking-house of Bonner & Bon-
ner, one of the soundest and beat
known banking institutions of the
state.
Startling Facts.
The American people are rapid
ly becoming a race of nervous
wrecks, and the following sug-
gests the best remedy: Alphouso
Hempfiing, of Butler, Pa., swears
that when his son was speechless
from St. Vitus dance Dr. Miles'
great Restorative Nervine cured
him. Mrs. j. R. Miller, of Valpa-
raiso, and J. D. Taylor, of Logans-
port, Ind., each gained twenty
pounds from taking it. Mrs. H.
A. Gardner, of Vistulo, Ind., was
cured of forty to fifty convulsions
a day, and much headache dizzi-
ness, back ache and nervous pros-
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fo
The popular and direct route between aU
popular points in Teias and Kansas City, St,
Louis, Chicago, Kansas, Oolora lo, California,
and all points in the
NORTH, EAST AND WEST.
Tnrongh sleeping cars and'day coaches,
GAINESVILLE
KANSAS CITY AND GALVESTON.
Connecting in Kansas City anion depots with
ast service to
CHICAGO AND EASTERN POINTS.
rhronrhtickets. baggage checks. Sleeping
Car Berths, and all travel information fur-
nished on application to any Sant Ke agent,
H. O. THOMPSON,«. P. 4 T. A., OalvesUu,
Texas.
r. J. GATES, AOEWT, - GMVK8VILLE.
Dr. G. L. Spurlock
OFFICE OVER POST-
OFFICE.
OFFICE HOURS—
10 TO 12 A. M.
3 TO 4 P. M.
Cheatham's Tasteless Ohill
Tonic has gradotUy made its way
into almost every southern state;
we might say, every southern fam-
ily. It could not have .done this
had it not been a medicine of rare
merit. When yon have chills
give it an honest trial and it wil
sorely core you. Price 60 and 75
INCORPOATION ELECTION.
Collinsville, Tex,, Aug. 30.—An
election was held here today to
decide whether the city should be
incorporated or not, the result be-
ing teu majority in favor of incor-
poration. Greater interest was
manifested in tberf-esult than any
election ever held here. Every
vote in the limits was polled with
the exception of one. In one case
an old nirk gentleman was hauled
to tbe polls.
A NEGRO WOMAN'S WORK.
Oklahoma, O. T.. Aug. 30.—Tbe
town is thoroughly excited to-
night over an aet-ault committed
by a burly negro woman this j
morning npon Mrs. Mary Bryant,
white woman, and her little
daughter. Mrs. Bryant is a poor
woman and supports herself and
two children by taking in wash-
ing. A week ago she was taken
sick and the neighbors employed
the negro woman, Carrie Howlitt,
to act as nurse. This moruing
the little Bryant girl spilled some
water on the nurse, who flew into
a violent passion and, grabbing a
heavy stick of wood, beat the gir
savagely. Mrs. Bryant staggered
from the bed and went to the as-
sistance of her daughter, and she
in turn was assailed by the now
thoroughly infuriated negress,this
time with a hatchet.
The instrument was a blunt one
but the force of the blows was so
great that both of Mrs. Bryant's
arms were broken and two deep
i
d
gashes were inflicted on her back.
By this time sn officer made his
appearance, and the negress made
a rush at him with a butcher knife,
but the policeman threw her down
snd took the kuife sway. To the
officer the woman expressed the
regret that she had not succeeded
in killing her victims.
CHARCOAL FURNACE DESTROYED.
Birmingham, Alabama, Aug. 30.
—Charcoal furnace No. 2 of tbe
Woodstock Iron Company at An-
niston, burned yesterday. Loss,
¥30,000: insurance, *2f>.000. About
one hundred thousand bushels of
charcoal took fire and is still burn
<ng.
Parasols repaired and re-cover
ed at Hayden's. West California
street.
Scissors and knives ground,
locks repaired and keys made. f.
T. Haydeu, West California street.
Sudden Deaths.
Heart disease is by far the most
frequent cause of sudaen death,
which in three out of four cases is
unsuspected. The symptoms are
not generally understood. These
are: a habit of lying on the right
side, short breath, pain or distress
in the side, back or shoulder, ir-
regular pulse, asthma, weak and
hnngry spells, wind in stomach,
swelling of ankles or dropsy, op-
pression, dry cough and smother-
ing. Dr. Miles' illustrated book
on heart disease free at Garner &
Williams', who sell and guarantee
Dr. Miles' unequalled New Heart
Cure and his Restorative Nervine,
which cures nervousness, head-
ache, sleeplessueas, effects of
drinking, etc. It contains no a
BRIGHT BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
New York, Aug. 30.—The old
saving, "either a feast or a fam-
ine," can well be applied to Wall
street. During the past week
speculation was all one way, and
the bulls who only a little while
ago were in a state bordering
closely on demoralization, have
become absolute masters of the
situation. They are now practi-
cally dictating the course of the
markets from day to day, and the
changes in the financial aud com-
mercial world are running so
much in their favor that will be
difficult for the bears to wrest the
control from their bauds.
The great underlying cause for
the rapid recovery in the market
is of course the crop situation.
The shortage in Europe and the
phenomenal yield of wheat and
other small grains in the United
States are both established facts.
The heavy receipts of wheat at
distributing cities here, the large
earnings of tbe railroads aud the
vast amount of ocean tonuage ac-
tively employed in transporting
food supplies all attest these con-
ditions. But it is not the crop
business alone that hac kindled
the fires of speculation after the
dullness that overspreads finan-
cial circles for several years.
Capitalists have in a compara-
tively short time had their fears
allayed on other highly important
matters. The silver question has
for souid time been an awful bug-
bear to men holding conservative
views. They were apprehensive
that the free coinage advocates
would carry their point at the
uext session of congress and the
stability of the currency so dis-
turbed thereby that a financial
disaster might suddenly overtake
the country. President Harri-
son's recent expression as to his
attitude on the silver question
showed clearly that if congress
passed and absolute free coinage
measure it would have to be over
his veto.
Iu the meantime such a demand
has arisen lor our grain aud the
necessities of Europe have be-
come so apparent that instead of
there being any likelihood of
gold shipments from this side
there are strong probabilities of
an early returujof some of the spe
cie sent from here during the first
half of the year. Exchange has
taken a suddeu tumble and an-
other drop of a cent or so iu tbe
rates will start the yellow metal
on its way hither. It is difficult
to see how Great Britain, France
and Germany will avoid paying
back to us at least a part of the
gold we have lost.
tration by one bottle. Trial bot-
tles and fine book of marvelous
cures free at Garner, Williams &
Co., who recommends and guaran-
tees this uneqnaled remedy. 3
Excursion
to Summer
Tickets
Resorts.
Tbe Santa Fe railway have on
sale excu8ion tickets to the princi-
pal points north and east, also to
California and Oregon, at reduced
rates. The quickest time from
Gainesville to Chicago, the east
and the Pacific slope is made via
this line. All information as to
rates, routes and sleeping car ac-
commodations mruished on appli-
cation to
f. j. Gates,
Ticket Agent.
Is it not wonderful why Morge-
son's Tasteless Chill Tonic has
such a sale! Because of its being
tasteless, pure vegetable and a
dollar bottle for 60 cents; also
every bottle guaranteed
A lady was so reduced in flesh
last summer by the chlls that she
actually had to wear suspenders
to hold her corset up. Some
friend advised her to take Cheat-
ham's Tasteless Chill Tonic—she
did so. That pair of suspenders
for sale cheap. She now tips the
beam at 140 lbs.
Lost his grippe—the man who
took Cheatham's Tasteless Chill
Tonic, but he
says it's a lulu-
ess.
ain't kicking, and
—Cheatham's Taste-
THE MIND CURE.
The theory of one of the
cure niav do for some
cases, but for chronic bowel
mind
hysterical
trou-
bles, croup, colic, diarrlwea and
dysentery, Dr. Biggers' Huckle-
berry Cordial is the surest and
best cure for it. Keep it.
As a mild, pleasant and reliable
cathartic Cheatham's Tasteless
Castor Oil is without a parallel.
No trouble to take it; no trouble
to administer to children. It is
simply great. Price 25 cents.
In Cheatham's Tasteless Chill
Tonic will be found a sweet with-
out its bitter. Pleasant to the
taste, without a parallel as a reme-
dy for chills and fever. It is the
production of the well known A,
B. Richards Med. Co. of Sherman.
Tex., and guaranteed to cure.
If you feel weak
and all worn out take
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
T
terrific STORMS AT MT. calm.
ML Calm, Tex., Aug. 30—A
terrific storm passed over here at
5 o'clock this evening, demolish-
ing the meat market, part of the
depot, tile town hail and oue resi-
dence. Services at the Baptist
church wis interrupted, and bug-
To live or not to live Is a ques-
tion which annually confronts the
residents of our low grounds and
swampy districts. Take Cheat-
ham's Chill Tonic and live to die
a nobler death than by a common-
place chill. For sale by all drug-
gists.
Come and see "The Flower of
the Family" at the Cumberland
church Friday evening, Septem-
ber 5. Admission 25 cents.
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