The Stephenville Empire. (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, May 18, 1894 Page: 1 of 4
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EAGLE SPRINgTrIP "CULTIVATOR.
TXTTTV n Bwiuh It la the almuleat ana moat Curable Cultivator made It haa ateel aaddlea Instead of the alware break
W H Y V In* oaat Iron eaddlee uaed by all othere It haa eitm heavy ahenke with ea ety bolt In eaddle that enablea It lo
** ** * • alwara look ont for ltaelf. It haa Ua beat spring trip. II la eaaUj and qutokljr adjusts J to all wldtha of rowa and
^for rultlratln* corn and cotton either flat or bedded
It has thi only foot lift for raising shovels out of ths ground when turning without use of hands or levers
THERE ARE OTHER GOOD POINTS ABOUT...
THIS CULTIVATOR THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
TERMS: OCTOBER lrr WITHOUT INTEREST.
,W. A. BASSELL.
rh*y Held a Caeeue, Were Wined and
Dined But Did Not Agree Upon a 1'lao
of Aetloa—donator Alien Waata Vasts
About the TarlK
COME AND SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.
BUSINESS 1 CHANGE
.................. . . ... .•.....|,.......Vfwsrtrsr.
I bog leave to announce to the people©! Stephenville
and Erath county that T fiave purohasod the Book and
Stationery stock of Mrs. Ellon lUedso, and will con-
tinue the business under the management of W. H.
Fooshee, an old and experienced hook and stationery
man, will always treat you right. Give h‘m c call.
1 m-
tM
i
,
I have also bought out the stock of goods
known as the Leader stock, consisting of
GENTS’FURNISHING GOODS,
QUEENSWARE, GLASSWARE,
LAMPS, TOYS, NOTIONS, Etc.
Which I bought at a bargain and am selling
at remarkably low prices.
LEE YOUNG.
E. N. CURTIS,
... DEALKR IN . . .
Drugs and Medicines,
Pure Chemicals, Toilet Articles and Fancy Goods-
Prescriptions Carefully Compounded, Day or Night.
South Side Square, -------
STEPHENVILLE, : : : TEXAS.
PROFESSIONAL oards. **■
M. W. MARTIX. ». C. <1*0*0*
MARTIN & GEORGE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
STEPHENVILLE, TkVAS.
Dr. J.H. STEWART
DENTIST,
Offlc# : Over : Oity : Drug : 8tor«.
All Work Guaranteed First-Class.
L. N. FRANK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS.
THOS. B.KINC,
Lav, Laud anfl Loan Dice,
STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS.
Iroan* made on Land; Vendor’s Lien
Note* extended for 5 or 10 years on partial
payment plan. Particular attention given
to business of Administrators and Guardi*
ans, and settling differences without suit.
F. A. SCHNABEL’S
sSl* the Place You are Ituntlng to Get Your55
Groceries, t.
Queensware, Glassware, Etc.
EVERYTHING THE BEST.
North Sid* of the Square, Stephenville.
J. W. JARROTT,
Attorney at Law.
Office In Oi l Postoffioe Building,
8. W. Corner Square,
STEPHENVILLE, ; : : TEXAS.
Loans Negotiated on Farm and Ranch
Property in any amount. Vendor Lien
Notes extended. No delay.
J. D. BERRY,
Fire, Life, Accident Wind,
STORM, CYCLONE, TORNADO
And Plate Class
INSURANCE AGENT.
Office: In the Couft House.
KNIGHT St RUSSELL,
Real Estate, Loan&Coliectin£
ACENTS.
Graham St,, Stephenville, Texas.
Plenty ot Money to Loan on Reel Estate 8s-
curlty; will also buy or take up and extend
good vendor * lean notes If yon wsnt to bor-
row any amount from $Y0 up. on 6 yesrs’
time, on land, or If vou want to bur or sell a
farm or town property, give us a cull.
KNIGHT A RUSSELL.
Stephenville College.
* *_ ._
- SECOND Tk TM—FIRST YEAR
will begin IHuaAay, January 1, f8B4, anil will Continue Fire Scholastic Months.
Ending May IS, 1804.
RATES OF TUITION PER MONTH.
STEPHENVILLE L{BI WORKS
The old granger, W. T. Long, still
makes IImo. C»U at Csmeroh's lum-
ber yard. Barrelled, (1.26; lnibulk,
contractor's risk, at 90 cents. Pat-
ronize him if you need good lime.
auglS.
J. H. GAGE,
-dealer in—
Collegiate
Preparatory ............
Flemontarf. ............
Primary.
Bookkeeping, Commercial Law, eto........
Elocution, lesson* every other day.........
Matriculation foe, for the five months......
|4 00
................... 8 00
2 60
2 00
......... 1 60
... t.... 1 00
.................. 2 60
Tuition fees are payable monthly in advanoe.
Matriculation fee for the term (not for the month) must be paid at the be-
ginning of the term, or when the student enters school. Vo one will be
enrolled till be pays this fee.
MARSHALL McILHANEY, President.
ERATH GROCERY HOUSE
—18 THE PLACE TO GET—
Good Fresh Groceries.
^ FULL WEIGHT AND REASONABLE PRICES.
General Merchandise,
Groceries, Hardware,
Mitchell’s Wagons
—AND-
Barb Wire.
FT. WORTH 4 RIO GRANDE
Railway Company.
Shortest and most direct route from Stephen,
rllle vie Ft Worth to point,
north, west and east
The beet route for live stock shipments
either to the Indies Territory
or market.
nmm dblivery to any part os’ thb city
8. HARRISON & CO.
Opr______
Worth, Tax as.
Pfj--
Cash paid for
BUTTERandEGGS
AtT. & P. COAL CO.’S General Store,
Tliurtoor, Texas
MT W F. 8. CRONK, Storekeeper.
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uk
BUSS.
8. D. NAYLOR. M. D.
Blue&jBuck .
*‘a“~A ~~ a An** .
rill, on i
m
Washington, May 16.—It baa con-
fidently expected that the caucus held
by the Republican senators at the
house of Senator Sherman Monday
night would clear the *ky to some ex-
tent. But tbi* was a mistake. The
caucus waa held, a good dinner eaten
and good punch drunk. But when the
affair waa over the condition* In the
senate remain as they were be-
fore. with no prospect of a
change proceeding from the action
of the caucus. The meeting lasted
four hour*. The entire time was de-
voted to the discussion of what should
bo the course of the Republicans.
There are three distinct alements
among the Republican senator*. One
element believes the bill can be
whipped by a determined filibuster to
last till next March. Another ele-
ment wants the filibustering to last
four or five weeks—till after the wool,
coal and iron schedules are discussed
—and then if it is found that the
Democrats have enough votes to pass
the bill to allow it to come to a vote.
Another element wants the bill to
come to a vote now and let the Demo-
crats shoulder the responsibility.
Another M#*>»*«.
Washington, May 11 —The som-
bre elements of mourning covered
the desk of Representative Robert F.
Brattan of Maryland, on which lay a
bunch of roses, when the house mot
yesterday. The message of the pres-
ident transmitting Hawaiian corre-
spondence, received Wednesday, was
laid before the house. Some routine
business was transacted and Mr. Kem
of North Dakota called up the house
bill for a resurvey of Grant and
Hooker oountles, Nebraska, and asked
unanimous consent for its considera-
tion. The house bill granting the
railroad companies in the Indian ter-
ritory additional poworB to obtain
yight of way for depot grounds Was
passed. Mr. s Talbott, Democrat, of
Maryland, briefly announced the death
of his colleague, Mr. Brattan. and
offered the customary resolutions.
The resolutions were adopted and the
speaker appointed the following com-
mittee to attend the funeral: Messrs.
Talbott of Maryland, Jones of Vir-
ginia, Causey of Delaware, Berry of
Kentucky, Meyer of Louisiana, Hop-
burn of Iowa and Hudson of Kansas,
and the house then adjourned.
WrSU lW» Facts.
Washington, May 16.—Attheopen-
ing of the session of the senate yes-
terday Mr. Allen (Populist) of Nebras-
ka introduced and Asked for the
immediate consideration of a resolu-
tion calling upon the secretary of the
treasury for information as to the
total number of persons engaged in
protected industries, the number of
such persons whose wagos are not
affected; also the proportion of the
population of the United States de-
pendent upon the foreign market (or
the sale of their products; also the
the number of persons engaged in
protected industries who are native
citizens; the number naturalized and
the number who are aliens; also the
proportion of native or naturalized
citizens who are being displaced by
aliens. The resolution, meeting with
objections, went over , -jnji
Short Tr^iu ----
Washington, "May 14—Representa-
tive Patterson of Tennessee has lntro-
dueed in the house a bill providing
among other things for the issue of
short term 8 per cent bonds, redeem-
able in coin, the proceeds to be used
for maintaining a parity between gold
and silver, for abolishing the tax on
the circulating notes of state banks,
making the tax'on national bank
notes one-quarter of 1 per cent, allow-
ing national banks to issue circula-
tion equal to the value of the bonds
deposited with the treasury and to
coin into standard dollars (166,166,687
out of the silver bullion now in the
treasury under the Sherman act. The
coinage is to become a part of the
general cash in the treasury.
After Carnegie.
Washington, May 16__The trouble
between the government and the Car-
negie steel company over the allegod
defect# in the armor plates and bolts
for the government was brought be-
fore congress yesterday by Represen-
tative Dunphy of New York, who In-
troduced a resolution providing for a
joint oommlttee of three members of
the house and two senators who shall
investigate the conditions of all armor
plates and bolts furnished to the gov-
ernment by the Carnegie steel com-
pany during the entire period of their
contract
Slow Progress.
Washington, May 14—The snail
pace in the sena^B continues, and the
"era of business” is still a broken
promise. Tuesday, after two days’
debate, the duty on acetlo acid was
agreed to. Friday, after seven, hours
of work, the fate of boracic acid,
ohromlc and citric acids were decided
and Saturday after five hours of
work the rates on tannic and tartaric
aolds and alcoholic perfumery, in-
cluding cologne and other toilet
waters, were fixed.
Tssm Commission Cases.
Washington, May 16—The Texae
commlealon oases wore not decided in
the supreme oourt yesterday, though
it was confidently expected that they
would be disposed of. There were a
great number of cases decided. The
oourt will not meet until the 26th of
May, when it will then adjourn till
the 2d of October. It is supposed the
commission oases will be disposed of
op the 26th of this month,
Stas's s*4 Tarns
Washington, May I«—After some
business of no general Importance had
< j i the tariff bill walk
The question
is Hta
of alum six-tenths Instead
‘ ofai ‘
trlct of Columbia business waa taken
up in the house yesterday the even
tenor of proceedings was Interrupted
by a burley negro In the center of the
gallery arrislng in his place and
shouting: "Mr. Speaker of the house
of representatives.” Instantly the
house was in confusion and all eyes
were turned on the new orator in the
gallery. The speaker, who was the
first to regain bis composure, directed
the door-keeper to remove the
offender. The man was of
powerful physique, however, and the
doorkeeper was unable to oust him
for some time, the negro endeavoring
to deliver' his alleged divinely in-
spired message, to the effect that the
Lord had commanded him to come to
the speaker of the house and order
him to pass the Coxey bills. Other
portions of his message referred to
(he capitol, the white house and the
treasury building. The exact purport
could not be learned in the confusion.
The interloper was finally ejected and
when the confusion which he had ex-
cited had subsldod business was re-
sumed.
A New Rule Scheme.
Washington, May 14.—An Interest-
ing question will bo presented to the
house this week when the committee
on rules, of which Speaker Crisp is
chairman, reports on the resolution of
Representative Breckinridge of Ar-
kansas for a new rule submitting a
tariff amendment on sugar as a rider
to one of the appropriation bills. The
committee has not yot acted on the
resolution, but Mr. Breckinridge has
no doubt the rule will be framed. Ho
says there has been no hurry about
it, as the legislative, judicial and
executive appropriation bill will
not bo presented for several days.
It is on this bill that It is purposed to
attempt to engraft the sugar amend-
ment. The rule, after being framed
by the committee, will have to bo
passed by the house. The Louisiana
delegation in congress are alive to the
importance of the new rule. They do
not want the rules committee to ro-
port, and if roportod, they will seek
to defeat it in the house. They will
urge that a tariff rider to an appro-
priation bill is without precedent;
that It is an unjustifiable confusion of
tariff with appropriations, and that
such a ridor at the present time would
be a reflection by tho houso on the
senate.
quay Made a Play.
Washington, May 12.—Mr. Harris
almost despaired of making progress
with the tariff bill yesterday when
Mr. Quay introduced in tho senato
"A bill to establish a code of laws in
the District of Columbia.'' and asked
for Its reading in full, which could
scarcely have been completed by the
end of tho legislative day. Demo-
cratic senators objected. Mr. Vest
saying the evident purposo of Mr.
Quay was to delay the tariff bill. The
District of Columbia bill was returned
to Mr. Quay, who intimatod that ho
might bring it up again to-day. Mr.
Allen tried in vain to obtain con-
sideration for his Coxey resolution
and after a very brief discussion of
Mr. I’effer’s industrial depression res-
olution, the senate resumed consider-
ation of the tariff hill. The proposed
duty on boracic acid was disoussed at
considerable length by Messrs. Per-
kins and others. Tho pending
amendment was that of Mr. Perkins
to tho amondmont of Mr. Jones of
Arkansas to change tho duty on bora-
cic acid. Mr. Jones’ amendment in-
creased tho duty from 20 per cant ad
valorem to 2 cents per pound. Mr.
Perkins' amendment was to increase
it to the present rate. 5 cents Sev-
eral othor amendments were also dis-
cussed.
Mora Pension..
Washington, May 12.—After £tion ;
on some minor bills the house at l'j27 j
p. m. yesterday went into commltftftJ
of the whole to consider general I
propriation bills, Mr. Richardson
Tennessee, in the chair, and the nav.2.'
appropriation bill was taken up. Mr.
Boutelle advocated liberality toward
the navy to continue the good work
commenced under Secretary Chand-
ler. The debate continued for some 1
time, taking on a very acrimonious
character, and charges and countor
charges of "colonization” In tho navy
yards were frequently passed between
Mr. Rood, Mr. Boutelle and Mr. Cum- I
mings. At 6 o’clock, being Friday, |
tho houso, according to custom, took I
a recess until 8 o'clock, the evening
session to be devoted to private bills |
on the calendar. At the night session
six private pension bills wero favor- j
ably acted upon and at 10:27 the 1
house adjourned.
"District Day."
Washington, May 16.—Yesterday
was "district day” In the house and
several unimportant bills were passed.
The only important bill passod was
one giving the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon Electric Rail-
way eompany an entrance Inlb Wash-,
ington. The resignation of Repre-
sentative Barnes Compton of Mary-
land was laid before the house, after
which a bill was passed authorizing
the Braddock and Homestead Bridge
company to build a bridge over the
Monongahela river at Homestead, Pa.
Dallas, Tex., May 16.—.Dallas was
thrown into u fever of excitemenn yes-
terday by ti o report, which upon In-
quiry proved to be tl-ue, that Mrs.
Lou Williams, wife of Lewis E. Wil-
liams, upholster, 242 McKinney ave-
nue, had been murdered and her re-
mains interrod under the window of
her bedroom. The news of the crime
was on everybody's lips, and thero
were tho usual rumblings of quick
vengeance that proceeded from out-
raged public sentiment before the
storm of anger cools down. Lewis E.
Williams and his wife came to
Dallas about three years ago from
Minnesota and Ipcatod in a two-story
frame building at 242 McKinney
avenue. The ground floor of the
building Williams used for a work-
shop, and he and his vvife slept in tho
uppor story. Williams was a steady
worker und his wife raised fancy
breeds of chickens. Both wero fairly
educated and seemed to have seon
better days. Their neighbors knew
but little of thorn except that they
frequently drank and quarreled often.
To assist him in his work Williams
had employed Dick Johnson, a
negro residing close by. Last Wed-
nesday night the elements were at
war. Thunder roared, lightning
flashed and rain streamed down In
torronts. It was a terrible night, but
no more terrible than the tragedy
that was boing enacted in the Wil-
liams house. Next day Williams was
seen on the streets, but not his wife,
and tho chickens were crying for
food. Thursday and Friday and Sat-
urday caino, but Mrs. Williams was
not around, and it was noticed that
Dick Johnson, the negro, was no
longer working. Neighbors inquirod
of Williams where his wife was,
and he told them that siio
had gono to Dakota on a
visit. This partially quieted their
apprehensions. Last Saturday Dick
Johnson went to Mark Sopor's meat
market, and while talking about tho
disappoaranco of Mrs. W illiams said
ho had observed stains on the side of
the houso under Mrs. William’s bed-
room window that looked like blood.
Mr. Soper went across the street and
looked at tlie stains, but they in the
distance did not look like blood. Days
passed on, and Mrs. Williams' disap-
pearance continued to be tho talk of
the neighborhood, a majority of tho
neighbors thinking she had gone to
Dakota, but some believed from the
jars in tlie family that a foul deed
had been committed. Nobody scorned
to attach any importance to tho
stains on tho house, but under tho
window was a patch of ground which
the chickens had scratched until it
bore the outlines of a grave. This
furnished a strong cause for suspicion
and parties infi/rinod Nherif ( aboil
last Monday evening that they be-
lieved Mrs. Williams had been foully
dealt with. Tho sheriff at once went
to work on the case, devoting Monday
evening and a good part of Monday
night to diligent inquiry. Yesterday
morning he wont to the house and
found Williams on tho ground floor
bottoming a chair. He asked him
where his wife was, and Wil-
liams replied that she had
gono to Dakota. The sheriff
asked Williams to accompany him up-
stairs and Williams did so. There on
tho floor was a pool of blood that had
dripped through tiio bed behind the
pillow; the pillow was saturated with
blood and so was a counterpane. The
sheriff then examined the stains on
Ig^jing outside of the window
hut they were made with
A t'hurcU Kpltodc.
Houston, Tex., May 14.—Yesterday
evening there was a good deal of talk
among persons who attended the ser-
vices at tho Episcopalian church,
growing out of the fact that a colored
minister assisted In conducting the
services, which was the cause of sev-
eral of tho congregation leaving tho
church. One of the gentlemen who
loft with his sister stated that there
wero a dozen who left up to the time
of hid departure. Those who re-
ferred to the participation of the
colored preacher In the conduct ol
the services were rather sharp
in their condemnation. One gentle-
men said, howover, that be did not
see why others should take offense
as the canons of the church recogniz-
ed no distinction of color in members.
Others said it was contrary to the
usage here and to the spirit of the
laws of the state as manifested in re-
gard to railroads, schools and mar-
riage. One man recalled the fact
that two colored ministers assisted
In the ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the now church here. The
incident created much talk In social
circles.
Kl*l.l With Kohl,firs.
Farmers' Branch, Tex., May 15.—
Sunday night about 9 o'clock an at-
tempt was made to rob Dr. H. A.
Lewis at his residence at this place p^.TcuV'oMTolmo'rburg'who lime"
(Dallas county), ho being alone. tolJ mo thal , fa locomolor
I here were three persons, all white. | ....... * j__
Dr. Lewis was sitting on his gallery
(A,«m Ms PMadt'phio rtteori.)
Very little Is hoard by the general
public of tho great discoveries in
medicine, and the ooudtleas scores
of lives that are saved by tho advanc-
ing knowledge of medical science.
Diseases, which a few years ago
bathed tho most eminent physician#
and were believed to be absolutely
incurable, succumb to-day as readily
as the most trifling ailment. Nor
l>erhaps. has better cause to
nalo tins than Richard A. Willi^
BusUeton. 1'a. Mr. WLlllMljkj
tired calico print manufaotq
before hi* health began
him he carried oli an extensive
ness, both in- Bustleton and Holraes-
burg. He is fifty-three years i
age, has traveled widely! and
a man of more than ordinary
ucatlon and' intelligence. A
porter VrTib visited him lound hV
strolling leisurely through the grounds
surrounding his pleatant home. Mr.
VYillian was at first decidedly averse
to the unwelcome publicity which he
felt would follow the story of his case
In the newspapers. Realizing, how-
ever, that it might bo the means ol
bringing relief to others who were
suffering as he had suffered he finally
consented.
"If it had not been for one of ths
recent discoveries of medical science,
I believe 1 would bo lying helpless in
bed instead of enjoying this stroll,1'
be began. "My troubles really date
back to soveral severe falls I received
when a young man, but I suffered no
great inconvenience until 1888. My
first sensation was great difficulty 1.1
walking. As this feeling grew mors
intense I finally called in a well-known
L
M
ataxia, and placed mo under active
treatment. Instead of getting better
1 seemed to grow worse, and I was
scarcely able to get around. A year
after 1 became his patient he told mu
that he would have to give me up. He
gave me to understand that I must
„ , , , , , . . . j resign myself to a condition of uttcr
Bodilo and James Longmire rushed to ,lel V-ssness until death 'came to my
the scene and the robbers left In a r„,£f At la8t j gQi 80 thal j coulJ
urr^'______ not walk at all; my limbs went back
on mo entirely, and I was just able to
A nor- !iil UP- * then called in Dr. Bull, then
tion of this county was visited Thurs- i m * hiladdphia. and now a resident
day night with tho most destructive {-’hlcago. Ho recommended sun-
hail storm known in the country. It b‘th*'and 1 had a sOn-parlor erected lor
hailed about twenty minutes, the Pur»>ose. hut my trouble did not
track being about ten miles in length 10 8,u,:h treatment, and finally I
and about one mllo in width. The i ‘handoned it In April last, 1 re-
ceived a letter from a Mr. (irantier, a
when tho robbers slipped up behind
and jerked tho chair from under him,
throwing him to the floor. A desper-
ate fight began, pistols being used all
around. None of the would-be rob-
bers were shot as far. as known. I)r.
Deitructlvfi Storm.
Ai.k.xanukh, Tex.. May 12.-
a—
damage is ^reat, all vegetation in its
: path bointf destroyed. The shingles
on some farm houses were so split up
as to require new rooting. Wheat,
oats, corn, cotton ami orchards are
all destroyed. It was followed by a
heavy rain, almost a waterspout.
llo.lv KiInline I.
Corsicana, Tex., May 15.—Ally
Hell, colored, is in jail here, charged
with killing .lack Haney on the 9th
instant. Tho gun he borrowed has
been found, with only one barrel
loaded, and that with buckshot.
Haney’s body has been exhumed and
the shot extracted from it correspond
with those in tho gun. The pajror
wadding used in loading and that
found near the body also corresponds.
*Vp
ms,’’ said ho,
CR< >P_-—0<1.
is ilu.1-
countcrpano an<
it is your wife’s blood, i;.
on tho wall . where
down her
buried by
under tho
your wife
"thero
du the
IIuntIt,x for Treasure.
N'avasota, Tex., May 12.—A
party
friend of mino in Elmira, N. Y., tell-
ing mo how a now medicine called Dr.
Williams’ Pink Pills was performing
astonishing cures in the severest
nerve diseases, and advising me to
give them a trial. Not knowing the
scientific nature of Dr. Williams’
remedy, nnd believing that It was an
ordinary medicine, 1 was at' first In-
clined not to bother with it. But 1
reflected that in my miserable condi-
tion it could do me no harm at least,
and i sent to the drug store and pur-
chased one box. After the third box
I began to feol some benefit. My
whole system seemed better. I kept
taking the pills, and one day to my
great joy 1 discovered that I could
walk u little. From that time on my
recovery has been rapid. Now, after
using Pink Pills for live months, from
a condition of,utter helplessness I am
! able to walk one mile every day with-
/
window. You murdered
Williams, on being thus
confronted, made no reply. Uospoke
afterward, but what he said the
sheriff declined to disclose. Ho had
Williams quiotly removod to the jail.
Tho burial of Mrs. Williams had been
skillfully accomplished. Tho grave
was graded on a level with the sur-
rounding ground, and thero was
nothing to indicato it except the
scratching of the chickens, which
gave the first clew to the erlmo. Tho
chickens, whilo looking food, wore
revealing tho murder of their mis-
tress. Dick Johnson, the negro, was
jailed us an accomplice.
Catay Hx.ol Utlim.
Washington, May 11.—In the sen-
ate yesterday the resolution to inves-
tigate the police dubbing of Coxey
came up, and after dtsousslon by (Sen-
ators Gordon, Teller, Stewart, Hoar,
Harris and Gray, It went over and the
tariff bill was taken up and a running
debate followed until 2:40 p. m.. when
the debate was Interrupted In order
to allow Mr. Patton, the new senator
from Michigan, to be sworn In. The
debate then continued on tho chem-
ical schedule until 6:16 p. m,, when
the senato adjourned.
Caaat*rS»ll Crntada
Washington, May 11.—Chief Ha-
zen of the secret service bureau of
the treasury department has begun
an active crusade against persons who
are using counterfeit reproductions
of World's fair medals and diplomas
for advertising purposes.
Favors aa lavastltatlon.
Washington, May 18.*—-Chairman
MoGann of the house committee on
bor has completed the report favor-
to an investigation by a special
m'tteo of the eenate and tba
of the depressed condition of
The Coxey (iprsinont.
Dropped i)Md.
McKinney, Tex., May 12.—Nows
has just reached here of the sudden
death of A. J. Cooonaughor, a German
farmer near Weston, this county. He
hal just returned from work In the
field and was sitting in his house whon
he dropped dead.
* Tlirousli the Drain.
Bio Si'Rings. Tex.. May 11.—L. R.
Hutchinson, a telegraph operator
from 8t. Louis reached here about
three weoks ago suffering from con-
sumption. Ho dally grew worse and
yosterday shot himsolf through the
brain.
Negro I’roaohar Klllail.
Houston, Tex., May 12.—U. L.
Johnson, a negro job wagon driver,
was assassinated on his way homo
and his body found early yesterday
morning. Roth he and bis supposed
assassin were preachers.
Hrok« III* M«fk.
Longview, May 14.—In a difficulty
between Will Howard and George
Hubbard, colored, Howard was shot
through the nebk. breaking it. The
party charged with the shooting
escaped,
lilt tan hj a Mule.
McKinney, Tex., May 14—J. W.
Blanton was attacked and bitten by a
vicious mule Friday evening a few
mile* northeast of McKinney and Is
seriously injured. Mr. Blanton is •
Aa Inlihi las
Wo* HAM, To*,, MV
has been organized here to seek fora out inconvonienco. ! tako my ono-
gi cat quantity of gold said to have mile gpin around the houso eve'„ day
" “ now. I haven't walked that distance
before for three years. I find that I
can ascend tiio hilly road which
leads to our houso with ease. I
noticed a general improvement In
my hoalth from week to week.
and*my feet no longer feel aa though
they wero weighed down with lead.
I ascribe this wonderful change solely
to Pink Pills. My mother is very en-
thusiastic over the pills, and thinks
Dr. Williams ought to liavo his great
■h [discovery proclaimed from the house-
An an.lyS^nimri^
11s shows that they o
been sunk some sixty years ago in
slough about twenty miles above hero
by a party of Santa Fe tranders, who
wero hard pressed by a band of In-
dians and. to savo their lives were
forcod to got rid of the large quantity
of coin which they had tied in buck-
«kiris on the back* o( burros.
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---M* limn.
Bluff Dale, May 18. Ed.
body, which nowstill they come- the candidate*,, . .'
the Ride of tho holh'of B E Cook, in roinp.'imL
“umber of candidates
alias «rtlc(»s, were seen on —
ton, wanted W ONAWo'-eotruty. The
sheriff of Cooke county camo after his
man and after identification took him
back on tbo charge of concealing
on
stolen horses. The charge is of six
years’ standing. Ho was born and
raised in this county.
fctriM’k by Lightning.
Dallas, Tex.. May 11.—The resi- j
(lence of John Will, 631 North Har- |
wood street, was struck by lightning
at 1 o’clock yosterday morning. The
electric fluid hit the chimney like a pile
driver and drovo it into the ground.
Mr. Fid Nichols and his bride wero
sleeping in the room in which the
chimney was situated and were badly
shocked. --------,
Brok* tho Rcnntllng.
Terrell, Tex., May 14.—Saturday
night as Ben Patterson, colored, and
wife wero walking along Francis
stroet. Patterson was struck on the
head with a piece of scantling, break-
ing the scantling and one end hitting
Patterson’s wife, knocking them both
down. George Williams, colored,
was arrested, charged with tho deed.
Freak of Lightning.
Smithvillk, Tox., May IV.— At2:60
o'clpt'k yesterday tho colored school
bunding * was struck by lightning.
Jotephine Burleson was killod in-
stantly, Annie Pendergrass was
fatally burned, Jam6t Rowland and
Collie Scott received injuries. Prof. T,
11. Roland was disabled in one leg,
having hts shoe torn from his foot.
Wound*.
May 16.—George
Dl*tl fror
Denison, Tex.,
Paynter, who was shot somo time
ago whilo running a passenger
train on the Mexican National
railway, died here and his remains
wore sent east for burial SuAday
night. A widow and child survive
him.
Shat HU Wlfk aaS HlmaalE
Houston, Tex., May 11.—Yester-
day morning at an early hour J.
White, who shot himself la the lei
sido of the bead with a pli'o). died
the infirmary. Mrs White, w
shot lour time*. Is reaMng unds
influence of opiate* and it I* I
Mini w ni i
^illiams’ Pink
Pills shows tliat they <*>“ f
condensed form, all the element^ne!f*w^^Tw
essary to give new life and richness to
the blood and restore shattered nerves.
They are an unfailing specific for such
diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial
paralysis, St. Vitus' dance, sciatica,
neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous head-
ache, the after effect of la grippe, pal-
pitation of tho heart, pale and sallow
complexions, all forms of weakness
either in male or female, and all dis-
eases resulting from vitiated humors
in the blood. Pitik Pills arc sold by
all dealers, or will be sent postpaid on
receipt of price, (50 cents a box, or six
boxes-ioc 42rM--tboy are-never sold
in bulk or by the To(1) by addressing
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Schenec-
tady, N. Y., or Brockvillo, Ont.
The harbor of Rio de Janeiro Is ons
of tho finost on tho globe. It has
fifty miles of anchorage, sufficient to
float tho navies of the world.
- \ >
Afl*r t he rr«acher,
Some of tho parishioners uf a Port-
land (Me.) Methodist clergyman have
formulated charges against him.
Among other things, they say that he
once went to a picnic wearing a pais
of "white pants,” that he played bass
ball while at the ptcnlo in a way thal
indicated his enjoyment of the game,
und that he onoo drank half a Dottls
of ginger ale and remarked that hf
would like torao more. The accusa-
tion of wearing "pmnts” is n most
serious one, and It Is to be hoped thal
the matter will be sifted to the bottom.
j
fcv.
p
i l
Maktkf Hohlkri.
More than fifty army officer* art
now stationed at various state agri-
cultural college* It. tructing stud
In military tactics. ‘It eften I
at the fresh water collages that til
military instructor is the only ni
officer ever seen the Tilings,
detail is not d l.agreeable, h<
it gives ao officer n
from garrison llfo.
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