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Is the Coming Seaport
of the Great Southwest.
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Has the Finest Climate
in the United States.
VOL. I. NO. 35.
The Practical Plan Advocated hy Mr-
M. A. Skidmore.
fl GRAND PEOPLE'S JOINT STOCK COMPANY
Citizens of the Southwestern States Will
Do the Work Promptly.-Our Busi-
ness Men Urged to Act.
Son Antonio Express, October 5.
Editor Express : The general
government has appropriated $6,000,-
000 to obtain deep water at Galveston,
which unfortunately is to be used
under the old dribbling system, and
will, I believe, leave the harbor in but
little better condition than at present.
The mouth of the Brazos has seven-
teen feet of water with the hope ol ob-
taining twenty feet; Sabine Pass has
about thirteen with the hope of twenty
sometime. All of those places are
subject to overflow. Sabine Pass and
the Brazos are in malarial regions.
Capital will always be afraid of over-
flow at Galveston. Aransas Pass is
free from overflow. The population
around and in front of it is purely
Caucasian; the soil rich (alluvial) and
productive. The climate is pleasant
the year round, swept by the benign
trade winds for more than a hundred
miles inland during summer, and
almost springlike the balance of the
year.
The landscape over same territory
would challenge the pen of a Homer
to describe. The annual rainfall is
thirty-six inches, which will ever
insure average crops, but the natural
advantages of the section will justify
irrigating with water taken from
under ground by wind mills, steam
pumps, artesian wells and by the rain-
fall caught and held in tanks until
needed. Should the rainfall at any
time prove insufficient these waters can
be used—thereby forcing a full yield of
the great variety of products adapted
to this section, such as cotton, corn,
tree and vine fruits, and vegetables.
All these products maturing much
earlier here than farther north will
find an open market with the millions
of people.
The invalid of all climes can here
find the elysium of health he is sigh-
ing for. This is the border land south-
ward in one union, where these splen-
did advantages are found. It borders
upon the shores of the mighty sea,
that not only bears the trade winds
laden with freighted rain clouds,
balmybreezes and healthful influences,
but mothers the land-locked harbor
of Aransas Pass that can (the govern-
ment engineers’ report to the contrary
notwithstanding) support a commerce
as large as that of Liverpool or any
other commercial emporium of the
world.
There is just inside the Aransas
Pass the safest and best harbor from
Pensacola to Vera Cruz. Two million
dollars at the outside will permanent-
ly open this pass to a depth of thirty
feet of water on this bar. The trade
of 40,000,000 or more of people, inside
and outside, will pour through this
port. Other points with twenty or
less feet of water will have some trade
but here will be the chief port of the
South.
Thirty feet of water at Aransas will
plat this grand section with trunk
line railroads and numerous feeders.
Then all that follows in the wake of a
splendid and grand progress will come
to stay. Then our rich, salubrious,
healthful, beautiful, well-drained and
fertile plains will bloom as the rose,
and our peerless lands will leap into
fabulous prices.
Then the question of the hour is,
how shall we proceed to open this
pass ? I believe it can be done in this
way : Let Southwest Texas organize
a joint stock company and sell shares
throughout the territory interested in
deep water (not less than thirty feet)
at Aransas. Let them also solicit
guaranteed free-will donations, paya-
ble when thirty feet of water is ob-
tained. This company should have
the general government’s consent to
open the pass.
When the thirty feet is obtained the
general government will readily step
in and pay off the debt thus assumed
by the people of Texas and the North-
west. I believe 20,000,000 people in the
Northwest and Southwest will take
hold of this stock with avidity. I in-
sist that the live business men of
Southwest Texas should hold a mass
meeting, organize such a company,
and put their best talent in the field
to raise sufficient capital to perform
this great work. AVhen the $2,000,000
is secured the work can be pushed to
completion in a few months. This is
an age of enterprise. Our possibilities
are only limited by our action. Then
let us honor ourselves and our posteri-
ty by doing our duty. While we stand
still other sections with less advan-
tages will inroad upon our matchless
opportunities.
I hope every newspaper in South-
west Texas will ring this matter
through the land. Every property
owner should put his best efforts into
the dissemination of these views until
our combined efforts end in fruition.
M. A. Skidmore.
Bf.rville, Texas, October 1.
THE NEXT CONVENTION.
Chicago's Superior Hall and Hotel Accom-
modations Considered.
Washington, October 6.—The place
of holding the next presidential con-
vention is being discussed and the
members of the National committee
are thinking on the subject. One of
them is of the opinion that Chicago
will be chosen as the place, because
only there are to be found adequate
hall and hotel accommodations. The
same gentleman tells of the last con-
vention held there, in which the heads
of the Republican party were mixed
up in a row with the city bosses, and
Clarkson had an umbrella broken over
his head, besides having his face
ARANSAS HARBOR, TEXAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1891.
$2.00 A YEAR
commirt a few times- He and the
were arrested and guarded
to hoi'n m <Uilno a session, preparatory
to being carted off1. Had it not been
ufv!vh )u!]1dozhl- manner of Sam
Raymond who stood the officers off,
the committee would have been locked
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the TEXAS EXHIBIT CARS.
What Major W. B. Slosson Says of the
Trip.
Fort Worth Gazette.
Major w. B. Slosson, director of the
exas car exhibit, or the enterprise
known as “Texas on wheels,” is in the
city on business connected with the
exhibit. He was seen by a Gazette
reporter, who was told something of
the ^ success which has attended the
exhibit and is still attending it. Mr.
Slosson knows intimately every move
made by the exhibit, the number of
miles traveled, the time spent at each
place and the amount of advertising
done in each place. In response to
some solicitations to furnish some in-
formation, he said :
I he exhibit left Fort Worth on July
l and has traveled over four thousand
miles, going first to Virginia, Illinois,
and three other towns in Illinois; then
proceeded to Chicago and was sta-
tioned on the lake front’ for eight days,
hour policemen were furnished us
and from 8,000 to 12,000 people visited
the exhibit every day. We were often
visited by the World’s Fair Commis-
sioners, the Lady Managers, the city
officials and the most prominent citi-
zens of the city, and there were as
many visitors on the last day as on
the first.
From Chicago the exhibit went to
Waukesha, Wis., where a side track
was built into the fair grounds for our
accommodation. Here we stayed two
days and then returned to Chicago,
and from here went to Des Moines,
where the State fair was in progress.
There were present at the fair on
“Texas day” over 50,000 people, and
wherever the exhibit was during fairs,
“Texas day” always had by far the
largest crowd.
Omaha was next visited for two
days, and then the State fair at Lin-
coln, Neb., was visited. Here on
“Texas day” between 65,000 and 70,000
people were present, all of whom vis-
ited the exhibit and manifested much
interest and wonderment at the size
of Texas fruits, the quality of Texas
grain; and, in fact, were surprised at
the development of all Texas products.
At Hiawatha, Kan., a royal reception
was given the exhibit on the day it
was there. Atchison, Kan., was 'the
next town. Here we remained two
days and the same interest was taken
here as was shown in every other
place we visited. The State fair at
Topeka was the next place, and the
exhibit and “Texas day” were again
the principal features.
The exhibit was then taken into
Missouri, and St. Joseph was the first
city. Here we remained two days and
distributed an abundance of advertis-
ing matter, as had been done all along
our route. We then halted at Leaven-
worth, my former home, and from
here proceeded to Kansas City, Kan.,
and over the line into Kansas City,
Mo. We arrived here September 28,
and remained three days. While the
exhibit car was here an excursion
train for Texas arrived and we were
kept busy accommodating and answer-
ing the questions of the 4,000 people
who thronged the cars to get an idea
of the products of the country they
were about to visit. The three Texas
lines, the Missouri Pacific, the Santa
Fe and the Katy, that run out of Kan-
sas City, were overcrowded with these
excursionists and home-seekers, every
one running two or three sections.
The men worked hard till 2a.m., until
every passenger had a package of ad-
vertising matter. This is only the be-
ginning of the influx of the harvest
excursionists in Texas, and they will
be coming for thirty days more. The
car next stopped at Sedalia and will
be in St. Louis to-morrow when the
great fair commences. It will remain
there during the week and be inspect-
ed by the thousands from Missouri
and the adjoining States who visit the
fair and exposition. Advertising mat-
ter showing the wonderful resources
of Texas will be distributed to as
many as enter the exhibit car.
From October 1 all Eastern roads in
connection with the Texas roads have
made excursion rates to Texas the
same as those which are in effect for
the harvest excursions, and the tick-
ets can be purchased at any time till
the tickets are ordered off sale. Tick-
ets are good for thirty days after they
are purchased, and no doubt this op-
portunity to visit Texas will be em-
braced by thousands.
While the exhibit car was absent we
distributed over four and a half tons
of Texas advertising matter, and the
write-ups in the metropolitan papers
amounted to over 6,500 lines which
has been preserved, and a great deal
that we missed. This advertising
alone would have been attended with
more expense than the entire cost of
the expedition that has been taken. It
has been demonstrated beyond a
doubt that the eyes of thousands are
turned toward Texas, and that people
everywhere are hungry for any kind
of news or information concerning
lexas. Why, they stand in line to
get it precisely as at a post office, and
it is a fact that more desire to know of
lexas than of any other State in the
Union.
H^ilway companies, as a rule, trans-
ported the exhibit free of charge. The
Santa I e, the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincjq the Jacksonville and South-
eastern, the Wisconsin Central the
Cotton Belt, the Texas Pacific ’ the
Missouri Pacific, the Internationa] and
Great Northern and the Southern Pa-
cific all extended courtesies.
The best work is being done in the
smaller towns where a stay of a day or
two is made. The car will probably
run into Dallas during the State fair
to replenish the exhibit, and after this
is done it is proposed to take a trip to
the Southeast through the Atlantic
States, and to work there during the
winter. We have been invited to visit
Nashville, Memphis, Atlanta, Norfolk,
Va., Raleigh, N.C., and other places.
Now'would be a good time for out-
side towns to send in exhibits to fur-
nish the exhibit at Dallas, and contri-
butions from the people to help pay
up expenses would be acceptable. A
good number gave notes payable on
demand to help out the enterprise,
and collectors are now out gathering
these in. Money is needed to push
forward to success this scheme that
already has been, and will continue to
be of vast importance to Texas.
Public Building for 'Frisco.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 7.—The
commission selected the corner of
Seventh and Mission streets, San
Francisco, as the site for the public
building. Price, $1,040,000.
Frost at Navasota.
Navasota, Texas, Oct. 7.—A slight
frost fell here last night, but not suf-
ficient to cause damage.
Only chance to huy 100 acres best land, well
located, near bay and station, for $750 cash;
balance five years. Three hundred acres at
sacrifice. Must be sold, Oulf Coast Land Co.
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Affairs of the Week in Sharpsburgh
and San Patricio.
GREAT SUCCESS OF THE WORLD’S FAIR FESTIVAL
The Pleasant and Well-Attended Enter-
tainment at Mr. Radial's.—Good
San Patricio Crops.
Special Correspondence of The Hekat.d.
Siiarpsburgh, October 5.—The
festival for the benefit of the Texas
World’s Fair Exhibit Association, at
Mr. E. R. Raehal’s, was a grand suc-
cess, socially and financially. Despite
the rain, a most delightful evening
was passed.
Bright were the anticipations of all
when the announcement was made that
the en tertainment for the benefit of the
Texas World’s Fair Exhibit Associa-
tion, would be given at the lovely
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Radial;
for a delightful time and an entertain-
ment there, are synonomus.
Tuesday evening, the time appointed
for the festival, dark clouds appeared
and in a short time the heaviest rain
of the season was falling. The ladies
in charge would, now and anon, look
out at it and think how indifferently
it seemed to blast all their hopes of
making this first effort for the World’s
Fair Exhibit Association a success.
Their drooping spirits were revived,
however, when at 4 o’clock the rain
ceased, the sky cleared, and even old
Sol condescended to show bis face for
a little while and let them know that
be wished them well after all. Car-
riages soon began to arrive laden
with guests, apparently little dis-
turbed by the unpropitious weather.
Mrs. Rachal, assisted by Mrs. Hunter
and Mrs. Frank Rachal, received and
welcomed each one, and in their charm-
ing manner made all feel quite at
home. Soon, then, there were many
groups formed here and there—play-
ing the piano, singing, chatting over
what “might have been” had it not
ceased raining. At 7:30, the guests
began to repair to the dining room and
verandas, where the principal attrac-
tion offered was to be served—the
oyster supper. Ob, but they were ex-
cellent, served in every palatable
manner, by charming ladies, and eaten
to the strains of some of Favella’s
sweetest music! Oyster-lovers will
long remember the occasion with
pleasure.
Then there was ice-cream, lemonade,
coffee and delicious cake. So the ladies
endeavored for different tastes to have
different refreshments.
During the evening, dancing was
indulged in by lovers of the Terpsi-
chorean art,while Favella’s band furn-
ished beautiful music.
At 12 p. m. the guests began to dis-
perse, all delighted with the evening’s
entertainment; all with their brightest
anticipations realized.
The ladies feel encouraged by the
liberal patronage and good will shown
them by all who participated.
The writer is unable to state the
exact amount cleared, but think it
will be about $40. I. S.
SAN PATRICIO.
Special Correspondence of The Herald.
San Patricio, Octobers.—The rain
for which we have been sighing so
long, has fallen in torrents, and the
country is as beautiful as in spring-
time. It will also benefit the cotton;
a good fall crop will be gathered if
Jack Frost postpones his visit until
late in the Autumn.
Miss Leila Heany, a beautiful and ac-
complished young lady, has opened a
music school in San Patricio. This
school was much needed and will be
highly appreciated here.
Mrs. G. J. Brown has been very ill
during the week, but we are glad to
learn that she is now convalescent.
Dr. D. M. Thurston, of Beeville,
made two professional visits to Mrs.
Brown last week. He attended the
festival at Mr- E. R- Rachal’s, last
Tuesday and reported having had a
most delightful time.
Dr. Harris, of Mathis, was called
last Saturday,to see Mrs. R. K. Lynch,
who was quite ill. Thanks to her skill-
ful physician, she is much better.
Joseph Mahoney left a few days ago
for St. Mary’s College, San Antonio.
Joe is a studious young man and we
predict success for him.
James R. Dougherty left for Austin
to enter the State University. We
have learned since that he passed suc-
cessfully the examination and was ad-
mitted to the Freshman Class.
Miss Nettie Sullivan and Miss Lida
Dougherty are visiting their aunt, Mrs.
Borden, in Sharpsburgh.
Rt. Rev. P. Verdageur will arrive in
San Patricio to-morrow, Tuesday.
Confirmation will be administered
Wednesday. O. R.
PARNELL IS DEAD.
A Great Man Whose Good Work Suffered
From a Great Mistake.
Houston Post.
The news of the death of Mr. Charles
Stewart Parnell came like a thunder
clap upon the American people yester-
day afternoon.
Mr. Parnell bad been for so many
years the acknowledged leader of the
home rule party that Irish-Americans,
and lovers of constitutional liberty
generally without regard to national-
ity, looked upon him as one of the
great disciples of personal freedom
and local self government, regardless
of the crown or any restrictive statutes
that might be enacted.
Neither Frederick the Great, Bona-
parte, George Washington the patriot,
nor any of the conspicuous characters
of history ever held a higher place in
the estimation of the people of two
hemispheres than did Charles Stewart
Parnell when he stood at the head of
the Irish party and battled bravely
for Irish independence.
The Irish-Americans stood to him
loyally, honored and almost worshiped
him, and when he made one misstep
condoned his offense and simply
wished that he might retire from ac-
tive leadership of the party, content
to rest upon the laurels he had already
won.
The Parnellites were willing to for-
give and forget, but they were not
willing to lend their countenance or
support to what the world would call
immorality. They appreciated the
past services of Mr. Parnell and had
great respect for his ability, but when
he failed to interpose a plea of inno-
cence which should shield “the woman
in the case,” to say nothing of the
respondent, the Irish sentiment felt
abused and outraged, for honor and
chastity are held above ail price and
all other considerations by the Irish
people.
Mr. Parnell was a great man. As
to this proposition there can be no
divergence of opinion. But he was
not equal to a great occasion when the
liberites and independence oi Ireland
depended on his own personal sacri-
fice. If he could have followed the
advice of Lord Wolseley,to throw away
ambition, give up his own leadership
and allow Mr. Gladstone to point the
way, succeeding ages would have rung
his praises and Ireland to-day might
have been enjoying all the 'beuefiits
that it is supposed would accrue from
home rule.
Instead, however, Mr. Parnell want-
ed to vindicate himself and the mere
handful of followers who clung to him
and in doing so he divided the Irish
party, estranged Mr. Gladstone and
the English liberals'and seriously in-
terfered with the consummation of the
ends which he started in to accomplish.
TEXAS AND THE WORLD’S FAIR.
The Status of Texas Counties.—Work for
Teachers and Scholars.—Notes.
Several counties in the State appear
to be under the impression that unless
they succeed in raising the entire
amount of 15 cents per capita assessed
against them for a Texas exhibit at
the World’s Fair, they will be debar-
red representation in the Texas build-
ing, and that the entire amount sub-
scribed is to be devoted to the con-
struction of the Texas building.
Both these impressions are incorrect.
While, of course, every county in the
State is expected to do its full share
in this work the movement is in the
interest of Texas, and it is expected
that every patriotic citizen in Texas
will participate in it, but in the event
that any county is unable to meet the
full measure of what is expected and
shows a disposition to contribute to
the movement to the extent of its
financial ability, as determined by the
local committee of the county, the in-
terest of such counties will be ’pro-
tected by the directors, and they will
be given representation in the Texas
exhibit, but they cannot hope, under
these circumstances, to be favored as
to desirability of location and promi-
nence of display in the same manner
as will he the counties that contribute
the full quota of their assessments.
Every county that contributes toward
the success of the movement will be
properly looked after, and those coun-
ties that contribute the full quota of
their assessment will be given choice
of location in the Texas building in
the order in which they send in the
full amount of their subscriptions.
The only counties that will be barred
from a participation in the exhibit,
being those that absolutely refuse to
contribute in any way to promote the
success of the enterprise in the way of
contributing towards the construction
and mantaineuance of the building
and the providing of a fund for stock-
ing the building, when completed,
with exhibits.
Upon the assessment as fixed of 15
cents per capita, it is hoped to raise
$350,000. Of this amount, $100,000 will
be used in the construction of the
buildings the remainder to he used in
the maintenance of the building and
the stocking of it with exhibits, the
State association hoping to be able to
provide for the exhibits to and from
Chicago and for their proper handling
and display in the building, etc.
THE SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST.
The World’s Fair association, among
numerous other prizes offered to teach-
ers and pupils doing the most active
work in collecting subscriptions for
the World’s Fair, has made the follow-
ing magnificent offer .-
To the male and female scholars in
the State having the best individual
records in amount of subscriptions
obtained, a four years’ scholarship in
any university in the United States
that may be selected.
This contest, like all the others in
which the teachers and pupils are en-
gaged, except the word contest which
closes November 1, 1891, will close at
the end of the present scholastic term,
June, 1892.
Collections for scholarship contest
may be sent in either by the pupils
making them, or their teachers, or by
any individual who desires to place
his subscription to the credit of any
pupil in the contest, but they must be
so designated in order that the proper
credit may be given.
Those engaged in the contest may
solicit and collect subscriptions in
whatever way may be most conven-
ient to him. By applying to the
World’s Fair office at Fort Worth,
they will be furnished subscription
blanks, but they must report all col-
lections as soon as made so that stock
may be issued to those who subscribe,
the stock goiug to the subscribers and
not to the one collecting it, unless so
directed.
No definite idea can be given as to
the approximate amount that a pupil
will be expected to collect in order to
secure one of these university scholar-
ships. They will be expected to col-
lect all they can, and from present in-
dications this contest will be very
active.
The rewards will be made as soon as
the returns can be canvassed after the
close of the contest in June, 1892.
In all of these World’s Fair contests
the money must be sent in as collected
so that the stock may be issued as the
money is subscribed, and the money
sent in for these contests must he so
designated to insure proper credit.
EDUCATIONAL WORK.
Now, that the schools are organized,
we trust that the teachers will at once
begin to discuss with the children, the
question of the World’s Fair, Let qs
not forget the work that the associa-
tion, the State, the world is expecting
of us, for it has already been given
out to the world that the teachers and
school children of Texas would erect
the Texas building at Chicago. Let
each teacher begin to raise the money
for her room by inducing the children
to solicit and the friends of the chil-
dren to assist by giving entertain-
ments, etc. The dollar raised by each
child and invested in World’s Fail-
stock will in after years give him more
pleasure, more satisfaction, than any
other he has ever spent.
The school that makes the best gen-
eral average in collecting subscriptions
will be entitled to the choicest place
in the Texas educational exhibit at
Chicago. Which one will it be?
Which section of the State is to have
the honor ? Will it be South Texas,
North Texas, East Texas or West
Texas ? Far off El Paso writes that
her teachers will complete t-heir work
by October 30. Let other cities, towns
and counties look to their lambs.
Who are competing for the superin-
tendent’s prize, the principal’s prize,
the scholarships ? Send in your names.
Lefus hear from every teacher in the
State in regard to the work in his
district. Mrs. Ed. F. Warren.
Chief Educational Department.
TEXAS WORLD’S FAIR NOTES.
Counties subscribing to the World’s
Fair fund will be given choice of loca-
tion in the Texas building in the order
in which they send in the full amount
of their subscriptions.
Friday, October 30, will be World’s
Fair day at the Dallas fair, upon
which occasion a World’s Fair conven-
tion will be held and a State board of
lady managers for Texas will be or-
ganized.-
Governor R. B. Hubbard has con-
sented to he present at the Texas
World’s Fair convention to be held at
Dallas on October 30, and deliver an
address upon the importance of Texas
being represented at the World’s Fair.
The department of agriculture for
the World’s Fair urges upon the farm-
ers of Texas to plant some special crop
next year with a view of being able to
make a most, creditable exhibit of
Texas resources and farm products.
Apropos of the World’s Fair a Texas
editor remarks : ‘ ‘The man who takes
his children to the World’s Fair in
1893 and takes time to thoroughly ex-
amine every branch of exhibit, giving
to each one the time and study it de-
serves, will return to.his home with a
key to the learning of the world and
with a family of generous cosmop-
olites.”
The directors of the Dallas State
Fair association have agreed that on
Friday, October 30, which will be
World’s Fair day at the Dallas State
Fair, all persons holding certificates
of stock in the Texas World’s Fair
association will be admitted free to
the Dallas Fair grounds simply upon
presenting said certificates.
The young ladies of Texas should
not forget the elegant prizes of $100,
$50 and $25, offered by Secretary Dick-
inson to the three young ladies of
Texas selling the greatest amount of
Texas World’s Fair stock up to Octo-
ber 30, the award to be made on that
day at the Dallas Fair. Several young-
ladies have already entered the con-
test.
The department of promotion of the
Texas World’s Fair association, in
charge of Chief C. S. Hardy, is ap-
pointing World’s Fair canvassers in
all parts of the State to solicit funds
for the Texas building and exhibit,
co-operating with local committees.
Five hundred canvassers are to go to
work at once. The canvassers are
paid good commissions and they must
be recommended and give reasonable
bond.
Senator Call Confident.
Washington, October 7.—Senator
Call of Florida is here and does not
seem alarmed as to the final success
of his contest for a return to the sen-
ate. In speaking of it he said: “lam
not the least bit disturbed, and have
no fears that the senate will refuse to
confirm my title. The point was
clearly made in a bill introduced by
Reverdy Johnston in 1866, which pro-
vided that a majority of both branches
of the legislature acting in one body
was requisite to the election of a United
States senator. I got this majority,
which made my election valid. At
least eight cases of a similar nature
have been passed on by the senate
and all the precedents established the
impregnability of my position.”
Aransas Harbor Business Directory.
ARCHITECTS.
Eyres & Boyce (Austin),
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Summerlin, Wise & Haltom (Sau Antonio).
Peeler & Peeler (Austin and Rockport).
CARRIAGES, WAGONS, ETC.
McCaughan & Roberts (Rockport).
CIVIL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS.
John Lackey.
M. Gill (San Patricio).
CONTRACTORS, CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.
E. W. Emmons.
C. W. Sbowaker.
DRESSMAKING.
Miss Lizzie Hastings.
fencing .
Alamo Fence Factory (San Antonio) .
HOTELS.
Hotel Hoyt
Hamilton House.
Hotel Maverick (San Antonio) .
LUMBER.
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II. W. Morgan.
physicians and surgeons.
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Aransas Harbor Real Estate Co.
Gulf Coast Land Co.
McCulloch, Headen & Co. (Corpus Cliristi.)
A. M. Knight.
Dr. T. W. Scott.
Howard M. Dwyer.
restaurants.
Star Restaurant.
retail liquor dealers.
Frels & Co., “The Harbor.”
steam laundries.
Aransas Steam Laundry.
tin roofing, etc.
Shannon Brothers.
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The Recent Disastrous Fires.—Work of
the County Court.—Items of Interest
About People and Things.
Special Correspondence of The Herald.
Rockport, Texas, October 7.—In
undertaking to write the news from
the metropolis of Aransas county, I
fear there will be an absence of any-
thing startling or very interesting to
chronicle ; at least for the present.
It is also with reluctance that I
write for your excellent paper—its col-
umns being always so fall of interest-
ing matter—for fear that my best ef-
forts will only appear as a blot upon its
neat and beautiful pages. However,
not being- willing for you to go on your
mission week after week, portraying
the excellencies of this section, silent
as to your nearest neighbor. I will
endeavor to make at least partial
mention of what is passing here.
I will write whether it be news or
not, with the request that you use the
pencil freely should anything objec-
tionable appear.
I will have to refer occasionally to
the Beacon and New Era, published
here, and to them I will be indebted
to some extent for items and for in-
spiration.
The Beak, you know, is the Deep
Water advocate, and has been trying
for years to obtain deep water at the
Pass. The effort appears to have been
to accomplish the object by mere at-
trition, so to speak ; but so far neither
tlie Pass nor the Beak are perceptibly
worn ; consequently the contest prom-
ises to be of long duration.
The New Era lias been very dili-
gent in reporting current news and
keeping the wheels of progress neatly
oiled. It has also served as a kind of
fortress in which a large portion of the
alphabet—to-wit: I.C.U., O.I. C. and
X.Y. Z.—have been bombarding the
city council for several weeks, for
something about “bonds,” “plowing
up the streets,” “midnight sessions,”
etc.
It did seem that the council had
been completely annihilated, or that
the alphabet had gone to Velasco, as
hostilities ceased and the mayor was
on hand to entertain the Southwest
Texas Press Association. • But not so ;
another boom labeled “plowed streets
and bonds” came from O.I.C., and the
only relief for the council now is
through tlie directors of the Deep
Water Company. The guns are being
trained, and unless deep water is ob-
tained in less than a month, look out!
(I will have to write “continued” after
my letter unless I come down to news.)
Rockport seems to bein a stateof “in-
nocuous desuetude.” The steamship
project has failed from lack of support.
At a meeting Friday night the com-
mittee, Messrs. Belcher and Mathis,
reported that the only vessel they
could secure was pronounced unsea-
worthy by the underwriters, and
therefore the committee did not wait
for the report of the government in-
spectors. At this meeting the stock-
holders present passed a resolution re-
questing the directors to refund all
money paid in, less five per cent re-
tained to cover the expenses already
incurred. This failure to secure a
steamship line will prove a sad disap-
pointment to the people, and especial-
ly to some of the projectors of the
scheme. The committee labored earn-
estly and more than gratitude is due
them for their zeal. I would like to
write much that has come to me in
hearing this matter discussed, but
space forbids. I will say this, how-
ever; that the impression prevails
with some of our people that unless
some commerce is built up through
Aransas Pass, government aid will not
be so readily obtained to remove the
bar ; that Congress will look to custom
house reports to determine the neces-
sity for a deep water port.
The meeting called to hear tlie re-
port of tlie steamship committee re-
solved itself into a railroad meeting,
and appointed Captain T. FI. Mathis,
Major R. FI. Wood and Captain J. E.
Elgin to meet the committee of the
South American Railroad at Victoria
Monday night, the 5th inst., to see
what would be required to secure the
road through this county.
The schooners Emma Clara, Cleo-
patra and C. H. Moore left Rockport
last week for Velasco, taking Pollard’s
stock of furniture, the Bank saloon,
Merriman’s barber shop and a dozen
Mexicans.
The high tide is very naturally in-
terfering with the fish and oyster
trade, as the water is too deep for suc-
cessful fishing.
The Aransas Pass depot is receiving
a neiv coat of paint.
TheLemen Brothers’ Circus is billed
for this city on the 10th inst.
Dr. J. H. Johnson, having disposed
of his stock of goods to Mr. Charles
Crossman, of Garland, Texas, left
Sunday for his former home in George-
town.
Dr. Irion, from the quarantine sta-
tion, came in on the 1st inst., casting
a halo of sunshine around liis path.
Come again, doctor.
Mr. J. C. F’ulton, the enterprising
secretary of the Coleman-Fulton Pas-
ture Company, left here last Monday
on a business trip to San Antonio.
Tlie postoffice having been raised to
the presidential class, and the post-
master’s salary increased to $1,700,
they will add another “Box” to the
office. Fd. Box, the assistant, will be
married to-night.
The Rockport Bulletin was at a loss
for headlines, and the devil suggested
“shucks.” Shucks it was.
Owing to the numerous fires lately,
tlie underwriters threaten to with-
draw from the city.
The report that the schooner C. H.
Moore, which left Rockport last week
for Velasco, was Avrecked near Quin-
tana, proves to he untrue. She ran
into the jetty during a storm, and sus-
tained slight injury. Passengers and
cargo saved.
Archie and Fred Benliam, who have
been quite ill, show little signs of im-
provement at this writing.
The Central Hotel Avas entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the 1st inst. In-
sured for $1,000.
Tuesday morning a fire originated
in the Millington building, and de-
stroyed the entire bay front from the
First National Bank down, including
tlie office and residence of Mr. Milling-
ton, the residence and tin shop of Mr.
Bludworth, the residence of Mr.
Thompson, and the Orleans Hotel.
Very little was saved. Mr. Milling-
ton had $2,000 insurance on his proper-
ty and Mr. Bludworth had $1,500. No
insurance on the other buildings or
their contents. Mr. Bludworth’s new
yacht was saved by putting it in the
bay.
The county court is now in session,
and the following cases have been
disposed of: ■
CIVIL DOCKET.
G. S. Barlow vs. John A. McKay.
Judgment by default.
F. A. Millington vs. The City of
Rockport. Dismissed, and. costs as-
sessed to defendant.
C. F. BaiUy vs. John Love. Contin-
ued, to make parties to the suit. .
C. H. Brewster, successor to Brews-
ter del Bondo, vs. Norfleet & Co.
Judgment by Norfleet for $209.63,
against Mr. Norfleet and Ed. C. Irnly.
B. Merchant vs. Fred Millington.
Dismissed at plain tiff’s cost.
The State of Texas vs. B. McDer-
mott. Bond forfeited.
The State of T'exas vs. Jeff". McLe-
more. Plea of guilty; fined $25.
The State of Texas vs. William Cur-
tis. Mistried.
Captain Jack Elgin has returned
from the railroad meeting at Victoria,
but your correspondent has not yet
learned what was accomplished on
that occasion.
Joan of Arc.
AN EXCEPTIONAL NEWSPAPER.
Tlie Herald is Selected as a Reader in tlie
Public Scliools.
Mrs. Collins, an able and experi-
enced teacher, and principal of the
public schools in this city, writes:
“We have adopted your excellent jour-
nal, The Aransas FIarbor Herald,
as our ‘reader,’ for two days in the
week. F may add there are very few
local papers in the land that F would
be willing to put into the hands of
school children, hut The Herald is
an exception; its tone is so pure, and
the contents—both original and se-
lected—so able and chaste, that F re-
gard it an educator. I wish it were
profitable to you to introduce a‘Young
People’s Column.’ ”
LOCAL PERSONAL NOTES.
Capt. E. P. Miller, the enterprising
manager of Hotel Hoyt, visited Rock-
port yesterday.
Mr. Martin Quinn returned this
Aveek from a visit to his former home
in Massachusetts.
Judge T. P. McCampbell is expected
in from Goliad Saturday, and Avill
spend a few days here.
Dr. J. F. Morris returned home Tues-
day night, after an absence of four or
five weeks in Louisiana.
Manager B. H. Wilson, of the Aran-
sas Harbor City and Improvement
Company, is absent on business.
Mr. Charles M. Carpenter, of New
York, arrived in the city last night
and is a guest at Hotel Hoyt.
Judge M. J. Hathaway, one of Rock-
port’s most prominent attorneys, was
in the city this morning on professional
business.
Mr. Harry D. Sykes will probably
return to tlie Harbor in a few days,
from his trip to Kansas, where he lias
been for several weeks.
Mr. John C. Emery, after several
weeks’ absence, returned to Aransas
Harbor Tuesday night; and, just as we
predicted some time ago, Mrs. Emery
accompanied him.
Gov. T. B. Wheeler went to San An-
tonio Wednesday morning on import-
ant business of the Aransas Harbor
City and Improvement Company, hut
returned Thursday night.
Mr. W. V. Atha, proprietor of Hotel
Hoyt, informs The Herald that he
is looking for Mr. J. T. Younkers,
and other prominent Denver capital-
ists, who will probably arrive here
within the next fifteen days.
Hon. A. L. Matlock will arrive in
the city Saturday night, and will
doubtless remain over "to attend the
meeting of the stockholders of the
Aransas Harbor City and Improve-
ment Company, on the 15th.
Mr. Charles Goodnight, one of the
most prominent citizens of the Texas
Panhandle country, and a large stock-
holder in the Aransas Harbor City and
Improvement Company, is expected to
attend the meeting on the 15th.
Mrs. Marie R. Wright, representing
the New York World, spent yesterday
in our city, leaving on early train this
morning. While here she was the
guest of the Hotel Hoyt, and expressed
herself as being highly pleased with
her visit to the city.
It is announced that Mrs. C. A.
Saunders left Columbus, Kansas, a
few days since, for Aransas Harbor,
where she expects to build a neat little
cottage and make this her permanent
home in future. The Herald unites
with her many friends here in extend-
ing a cordial welcome.
Miss Mary L. Pickens, daughter of
Mrs. J. W. Pickens, has accepted a
position in the public school at Rincon.
Miss Pickens is highly accomplished
and the people of Rincon are to be con-
gratulated. In addition to her other
duties she will teach music and paint-
ing in the family of Mr. G. W. Fulton,
Jr., and her home will be with them.
Dr. T. W. Scott is uoav at his former
home in Adamsville, Tenn. In a pri-
vate letter to the editor of The Her-
ald the doctor says the people of that
section are deeply interested in Aran-
sas Harbor, and eagerly seek informa-
tion in regard to the city and surround-
ing country. He has a dozen families
booked for this point; and will locate
them on the rich land’s near the city.
Col. T. P. Lenoir, of Fort Worth,
one of the incorporators of the Aransas
Harbor City and Improvement Com-
pany, arrived in the city last night
and is registered at the Hotel Hoyt.
Col. Lenoir said he was pleased to get
back to the coast again, and remarked
that Aransas Harbor seemed to be
getting along quite as Avell as any
place he has visited; that it is as
dull, proportionately, in many of the
North Texas towns as it is here.
IK! till IS IIS VICINITY
Mrs. Wright, of tlie New York World,
Visits Aransas Harbor.
SHE SAYS WE WERE MALICIOUSLY SLANDERED
Progress of the Dredge Boat.—Sales of
Adjoining Garden Lands.—Gen-
eral Local News.
Mrs. Marie R. Wright, a represen-
tative of the New York World, visited
Aransas Harbor yesterday in the in-
terest of that journal. While here she
made a careful and thorough investi-
gation of affairs, that she might get at
the facts. With that keen perception
of a bright and cultivated mind
trained to newspaper work, Mrs.
Wright quite readily gained a correct
understanding of the situation.
After looking over the town site and
interviewing Gov. Wheeler, Dr. Frick,
and other prominent citizens, a party
was formed to visit the Terminal
Railway and dredge boat. This
party was composed of Gov. Wheeler,
Dr. Frick, Capt, E. P. Miller, and
Mrs. Wright.
On her return to Hotel Hoyt, a
representative of The Herald met
Mrs. Wright, and asked for her im-
pressions of Aransas Harbor. She
replied:
“lam delighted with your young
city and though I have been here but
a short time, I feel a sincere personal
interest in the city and i ts people. I
have spared no effort to acquaint
myself with the facts, and as a repre-
sentative of the New York World, I
unhesitatingly say it is my firm belief
that Aransas Harbor and the officers
of the Aransas Harbor City and
Improvement Company have been
slandered; yes, maliciously and out-
rageously slandered.”
Continuing, Mrs.Wright said : “This
afternoon we visited tlie Terminal
Railway and the dredge boat. The
former is as fine apiece of trestle work
as I have seen in Texas or elsewhere.
The dredge boat is working beautiful-
ly, and the engineer in charge assured
us to-day that lie would complete the
channel to the shore within three
weeks from this date. I was im-
pressed with the excellent character
of the work on both the railroad and
channel.”
“Mrs. Wright, what do you think
of the location of Aransas Harbor?”
asked the reporter.
“I am charmed with the location.
In all sincerity, I think this the most
beautiful site that I have ever seen on
a flat coast. The many strong points
of this location were explained to me
by the gentlemen of our sailing party,
and to my mind it seems perfectly
clear that a great commercial city
must, in the near future, be built up
in the vicini ty of this Pass. And why
not at Aransas Harbor? Certainly,
there is no location more favorable.
“I want to say, farther : I have en-
joyed my visit to Aransas Harbor
more than I can express. I shall cher-
ish pleasing recollections of my so-
journ here, and the agreeable people
whom I have met. Nor do I believe
that these people or the officers of the
Aransas Harbor City and Improve-
ment Company are unprincipled
schemers, as a recent letter in the
World represented. Far from it! I
believe in their honesty of purpose;
and, moreover, in view of the great
natural advantages of this point, as
well as the high standing and charac-
ter of the gentlemen connected with
the enterprise, it is not unreasonable
to predict the successful accomplish-
ment of their plans and purpose. And
surely none can more heartily or sin-
cerely rejoice in their success than I.
“As a representative of that paper,
I assure you that the World people
very much regret that they were thus
imposed on. A great wrong has been
done—a wrong for which our people
will gladly made the proper amends.”
BEATING THE RECORD.
The Dredge Boat Making Its Best Time
Near the End of Its Work.
The work upon the channel is pro-
gressing in a manner highly satisfac-
tory to all concerned. At no previous
period from the day the dredge boat
came into the bay has this work 1 acy
pushed so vigorously. Not a &£igle
accident has occured to interrupt or
delay, but hour by hour the powerful
machinery of the immense dredge does
efficient service in scooping out the
channel while using the soil thus raised
for building the embankment for the
Terminal Railway; and in this way
performing a double duty.
Day by day the distance to the shore
is perceptibly lessened, and the road-
bed, of the Terminal makes a corres-
ponding gain in length. But a few
short weeks are required to bring the
channel to the shore—a channel deep
enough to accommodate all vessels
which can cross the outer bar. The
engineer in charge of the boat says
that it will reach the shore before the
close of this month. The completion
of this channel will insure deep-
water rates on freight to Aransas
Harbor; quite an advantage in itself.
THE SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE.
Hotel Hoyt and Aransas Harbor are in the
Center of It.
This superb hotel offers to the trav-
eling public accommodations not
surpassed anywhere on the coast.
The furniture is new, the equipment
in every department is first class, and
the service excellent.
The country in the vicinity of Aransas
Harbor abounds in game of every
variety common to this region: Deer,
wild turkeys, quail, and other small
game. The season is now opening for
wild ducks, geese, brant, and other
species of birds. To the sportsman
who wants to spend a few weeks on
the coast, hunting or fishing, we say:
Come to Aransas Harbor—come to
Hotel Hoyt. While enjoying the
hunting you can get first class hotel
accommodations.
This is the center of the section
which Prof. Attwater, the distin-
guished naturalist, says may rightly
be termed the “Sportsman’s Para-
dise.”
THE NEIGHBORING FARMS.
Mr. Spreigel Increases Tlielr Number, and
More Will Follow.
Mr. R. L. Spreigel, a well known
citizen of Aransas Harbor, who
identified himself with the fortunes
of our fair youfig city soon after it
was founded, and who lias never for
even a day been a drone in the hive,
has recently bought a lovely tract of
land which lie intends to transform
into a fruit and vegetable farm. These
lands were purchased from tlie Aran-
sas Harbor City and Improvement
Company, through the agency of
Messrs. Mackey & Campbell
Mr. Spriegel is a very enterprising
gentleman, and it goes without say-
ing that he will find handsome
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