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1 ■JIOOTING
IN NAVARRO COUNTV
Jfr&iT
i VwjBfllra in m Hunting Parky H*v»
m Various Difficulty.
CohsTTana. Dec. 1&—At the house 4fJo1.i,
in, nu»r Kerens In this county, VtJYwCan-
afrot C’hrrley Donley. Ga»uotty*Jud Cuu
were two of a party of XOuK.vfco were
tring to go hunting the next4*'morning.
ty, It isnaid, bad beep imbibing fret ly
tsy-ong drink, and y'onley, who had been
xfeg Up lullquace for suveT&l days, is alleged
.h^J&hounFS^^ - P^rty his ln-
utftfri ^UL.^iw»>twasji,r?t.
scrips,onek, but Conley
rent into the bouse, drew his plsti4, remark*
ag to Cannon that he was going to shoot
lim, and commenced fixing. ^ Conley fired
MMHt'io
__________ was about to lire ^he. third thua
cn Cannon discharged one barrel ofa^hbt-
, striking Conley. under the right affix
ley is thought to be very seriously wound
l»utj,'an notify as not hurt. x„
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Uv f* In. .A® !,
’x ark ana, Dec. 18.—A countryman from
mr Point*'twenty m let spuili of hero,
icpto tonir-Tcccntly, sold bis cotton, and
iftcr butciiasing some supplies-set out’wlth
remainder q| tlgg jnroeweds, about #28, to
yia the town; but like many others be-
thim./paid too much attention to bar
Mans and was himself “taken iufc”___A sharp
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.Mr Dibble. of^feouth Carolina, lntro<luced a
•joint resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment providing that in case of the re-
moval from office, Jeath, resignation or con-
•titntional'luahllitv both of the President and .
Vice President, the offige of Vice l"rcsldent
shall jievqlje on a second Vice, President, who
shall be voted for in distinct ballots At the
•aide time and In like Manner and for the
same term as for President and Viee President,
hy electois appointed by}th$ several states;
seriate in the abeence Of the Vice President,
or in case the office bfTrcsklent shall devolve
on the President
Tbo resolution was referred to the commit-
tee on constitutional amendments, and wlll^
heard.from in duc^eason.
.» la/toiiiulin
and i
er dtjtbe Iron Mountain railway Den-
ied the grmn i
Ifmntryman to wear Ms one hun-
dollar gold wsteh untfUhe should return
twenty dollars which bo borrowed from him,
id promised io n-tirn within or hour. The
>ur passed but the butcher failed to show up,
rhen the verdant youth concluded the wateh
■kompllwnce with,*£e»*tp resolution, In-
troduced by Mr. Hale, the Postofflce -Depait*
rat-dt is having prepared a Mat of -the"i$#t-
masters vfao ware recommended by Me. brown,
of Maine. The list will comprise inofrc^tnAi a
hundred naraes of postmasters whose" papers
-bear his endorsement, but it *WU1'’be stated
that the /ippoidtineut of these! postmasters
was not'due to the fact of their having £lr.
Brow'rtfa indorsement. ***'
- The presidential succession bill passed by
the Senate provides that when there is a va'
cancy in the offices of v both the-President and
Vice President of the" Chi ted States thniOah*
4net offlrinsiiwll sttec^jd to the presidency In
the follwimf order:- /Secretary of State;
f the Treasure
t * A TRIAS MEASURE.
gcnatfw Cakg introduced the following bill »
A bill to establish a nat crhal lj[v»«tnek high-
way and to propipjte. oQpunerce in Jive stock
.between- the Stitch- V r
Section 1.—Tout Uljy*|nibTic(lands iu Range
41, along thewaft line of ;tb»■ State-of Colorado
it being- a fractional range averaging aboih
•wo miles in width, and is hereTif* reversed
from sale, sctu«fuj^nt, prq-einption--or location
for any purpose it lulu /er under any lawj of
the U ulteil Stages for the period often'years'
and is hereby set apart am national live
stock highway for such purple. *
See: 2-—That fori the period aforesaid, said*,
trlgtiwiy may be qSfdfof-the purpose M a
national highway for‘dive Mock passing f*ocn.
dne Stale or 1'miUwy ‘o another or to mar-
ket...• r i
Tne object of t^h*.—bill is to overcome the
difficulty bcprt*tlf!rtf encountered by tl^; J'*n|jia^-
cut tic weUm’securing the privilege of driv4ng
fcattle throw-tli tne State of Cdh>ra-.to!' vliy the
the%general land
<»fficewthe lands designated in Senator Coke’s
bill are to lx; witbdrd.vu from sale ordovatPm
mitil Congress acta upon the pending bill.
This practically sethres thy trail for some
time being.
Mr. Miller willintrotluce a similar bill in the
Uousa. • —- ' . 'v4»
Senator MaXty intfoduced a bill to rrtm-x
bursi‘ cx-Uniked States Marshal Tho.aasF.
PurnelPfbr $UXX) imld by Purnell MTiuo as a
regard fiwtta arrest of Veter .McCartney,
under
JVATOINAI. SYSTEM Of TEtWlBAl^HY.
An l8t«nt«w Wlth OyMM W. Fi*ld.* Hea-
ions Why »hw Ooviynment Mhonld
r ' . Take Cltargenl tfiw Eiectrle Syaiwffia
' Ntyl Yosk, December 21.—Cyrus W.-wSiu,
who owns tlu^flail and Express, had himself
interviewed the other day about govermuout
co ntrol of the tCtegraph. This Is the inter-
view: 4_
- “What is your opinion,-Mr. Field, of tho
Edmunds Xeleffraph
“I oikcle'arly pf tjie opinion tii.it the time
has arrived when| the United States govern-
ment should purchase all tire telegraph linos,
in the country.' All the telegraph line# of the
Old \Vorld belong to the governments of the
countries in whic^i they are located, it would
te a great (*dhvenlenc<t to tjie public if every
tclcuraph office
^Vjftoffice was a
are sent to all and every r>art
St»U*8 for ?? rents, and pa|4*rs and. maga.-dues
Health is Wealth!
..........
understanding, between the Texas Congress- *» * cwa> ftw^try. four ognof, if kho#M i,
nu n ami Cominiknioucrs of thekgro*Tal land telegraplwnesaag® l>e sent to any part of ^tha
Dn E. e.Tlmr'-n Nms an»
kSiNr, a iricirarwoed sjycihe for. .
ness. ConvuT^lons. lots. Nervous . _
The oU
v pcj>«r pr<
eat up ba
epon
■ outuberet
.. .dtl oiosi
ixm ~ti ^nqn'ets
loativo'lx
i ' 'V <-
**cjtfiirao
" the oniii
‘loiin
i»1f£ ilp, B»*—,-•» —
A^wfcdJurraiiicSH. J.a?ss of p.-wer
....... -avolTntary Loanes RndBperm«=T
^jpp^ caufcxl by •iter-oxortion of 14Kn>ttin^iC*»
!>U<1 .>lu|
, 4 to vo ais©
f.
vremati»ro 014
cither oos. Jnvo!
<Mae or
iCM month’.
oveir-iuduitfpuoeir- Jineh ixjx wrtiun*
.. ., a, 4 iiii/ii.)i’.,;routsn<!Ut. $1/0 a box. or six tiyses
w as a'-rpOStoillcc, anil ex*tx to/ri>5.(JU,sent by mail propuidyu receipt of nnew
telegraph^office. As'RflCers ^ #VJS CiL’AIIAXTril^X^BOXRa
nd every part of tli« L’nited TkcuronTprcuss. Withceefiottlerreceivedbxyj
for six box*
l'ntte»l States at the lowest price whlth ex;»-
rlencc has showu'it poaslhlS th<U ml* sornp can J
Ije dona,-»The press, wdjtCh^Aeiuls long tubs- !
sages, should b'^eharged half the ratt& paid
by the general public*^
Withcict_... ,
e«, ftcoompgni<Hl with vror
..rcha^er orv'written guamxitee to
jyfi 1 \ K^jw^niny jif - trie troutrnant clucb ^vtc*it'C4
a cure. Cmijn*r*te,'a ir>*uvl otilyby
JOHN ..cr. WEST & CO.,
862 W. MADISON drTrriCHiCAGO,’ILLS..
> rei* w - ,V •
kola 1‘rup’a Yfost’. Liver Mai*
\ “Biit hoyy^o you think IhW purgbkse ought
iiocretarv^f the Treasubor ;Attorhey (ieneral;
Postrasst^General;fleeretary of the Navy;
J^tecretaty of the Interior. The Cabinet officer
thus acting ks President Is td bold office until
the disability of the President or Vie
iblllty of the President or Vice Presi-
dent Is removed, or until a now President Is
elected Ur succeed him at the end of the
term of the President or the Vice -vPresldent,
whofri be succeeds. The bill also authorises
UieTcting President to call an ext ft session
forfeltejd. IniUs favor and began, to boast to: ot Congress within twenty davsTrom the time
[•olbe acquaintances-Ae had made during the
[day ofihls great hargafn. They exardlued tho
[property and Informed him that It was brass
and worth only a^out two dollar^. Becoming
[convinced of this, toe countryinnvexpressed,
[ the determination to get even by duplicating
the trick on soitte^otjmMjA), asJTc expressed
\ with as little sense as blmerlf. This effort
[ resulted in s signal failure, and he concluded
In wreak vcugcauce-von the head of his evil
[doer. So, with s huge pocket knife open up
I his sleeve, a little before train Mine; he went
to the depot In yrtler to obtain an intervlew
witli Mr. Ncivfibutclirr. FhoTatle^ however,
f being warhear^‘'K^t'1 himself, got In
•way ol bl^j recept victim, heard In full Ids'*
story and Vpluuteeted U> \help him find the
imposter. Of course hp failed utterly to And
himself and when Ills trulu 'pulled out for
SL Louis quietly stepped aboard and was
gOUC. .. ■ Wkt-.VC —i ^ w. u».M wW. WWvW.
he asqptnes the duties of hls ofllce, should the
regular meeting of Congress not occurowlthlu
that time. . ; .
Mr. Butler’irresolution, calling for a corff*
inlttee to Inquire Iiito the alleged organi/.a-
tlon of a State government in Dakota wa« ta-
ken up.
Mr.M»t^»bU thought a committee was un:
neceessary for that purpose*. ' The efforts of -
Dakota were perfectly respectful, to the
United.States. It's new*constitution fully dec*
ognized the authority of the UnitedLState®
and stayed the hands of tho uew state’organ-
ization until the now constitution should. be
indictment for passing* counteifcit
money, who escaped frtiut the officers having
hlminjuharge. -A^'7"'^ ■, ~
Ue also introduced a bill to pay Francis (Ill-
beau $2,000 for rent of bulljitirgs in (laivestou
and Ban Antonio iu 1805 aud 1805Tor govern-,
ment uses.
In the BeBfite, Mr. Vest offrrtqi the follow-
ing preamble 4hd resolution md moved tbetr
rcforiAee to tbc committee oa foreign rela-
tions.
Whereas, The correspondence lietween tBV
Governments of the United,. States and
Austria-IIuugary, which* has been transmitted,
to the Sehate by the President^shows that the
Hon. Anthony M. Kelly, of Virginia, was, on
April 20,- 18S3, appointed Mtnlsfcr of Austria-
Hungary ;tiiat on May 0, 1885, the (Jovewn^
inent of the Untied States' was oIlk-fall^
notified , by thu GuxgrnmtiiTlj? Austria-
Hungary that the “position of a foreign
envoy, weddedto-*4e\Vcss by ctvu . niarrluge,
would be untenable and „yven 1ibjKis*jble in
VienuaJ’ aHd Aji August 4, 18*3, the Govern-
ment of Anstm^Hungan-declare^ I^s deter-
mibatjiin not to radatjc_^Ir. Kelly as .NUnistcr
from the Unitcvl States;
-'pklpclple. that fbe^wkook- of^the company,
rhjch Dltdeaihed S per ce^St«^»^t over'
to be_umde?”
*‘A’ Uw should be passed by Qongress msk
ing all the purchases so thit every c.o$ipony-*,4
should select an arbitrator, - and the govern*
ineutodioosc i^ptWt. If these two disagreed
they'.ought tocBbbse a third, wriio should bo a
man thoroughly experienced and regarded as
an'expert In the r>ostnes8.. These arbitrator
should have power to ekamine all reports am)
Oeeountsas to arrive at the fact as the ac-
tual net profit the line or lines had earned
during the year 1885* « Z
‘*The government should then establish as
ir
Which
and above expense mint be rated at" par in*
making the purchase.” -
“But where Is the United States govern-
rpen’t to get the money to make these pur-
chases!” • , __ ____
the issue of a cent bond*. It BILK
thus be enabled to reap thfi^proilton the Iq-J iaid Medicine Dusiora o^rvwhVro.
vestment as between .1 and 5 per cent, and
also gain dn the results of the Constantly In-
creasing business aud-tlu* great taring of rcut
of offices. This ‘2 per cent* surplus would
form a sinking fund for the redemption and
payment of ,the. bonds. _ These bonds should
have fifty years to run. There wjjl be no
trouble ip raising the money,/as irrrHviduals
ande8tatcs would.be glad.to invest in snch
securities! Umler this, prlhciplo th« d’uliod
tes government would iu uiut-h less than
■v
Ouut Biuoussfesa. Ovspcpsia. Wck HEAOACKT,
1 orrrroLiver, Malaria, iNOiacaTTON.Soun Stow*
ach, Bad Breath.Vertiqo, Jaundice. Dysentery,
Spleen. Onowsiuass aster Meals. Ac.
UriA
Enlarged 8r
WITHOUT Criwmc, Sickening otLlffakenino the SmcM*
rO^R. OTTB E1CAN. PRICK.SB CBNT8. t> 1
i Kwkititnt®. Muil^a' *,
txk HoM hy-PrunfiaA
ro. Soad for Circalu* -■
a-.—!.;-—3.-.
''
J. F. SMITH A CO., Bole Prop* «t* Louis.
Pamaglng Fire at Clai
CUAHKsvii.i.B, B^peuiber 18.—A fire broke
ut fast
•ut last.night at 9:40 in The rear end of John
fS^Ung’s store, on the eatt-ajde qf the square,'
and spreading north destroyed fire frame
buildings and neccssitatedT-foe tearing down
of another, noon the corner, which checked
Its further progress. On the south side oX the
r were four two-story <tguek buildings that
iped undamaged, wlthtBe exception of the
[< adjoining wall, which is somewhat crumbled.
The fire Jtmrned (lowly, as the night was still,
and more than a hundred persons in the Opo
ra bouse, rushing from one . “Hot TimfiN-'to
another, saved a great many goous. The losses indicate that -V r. Morrison'S achciue of dcvldr
Mr.. Butler inquired by wbat authority
United States Senators had been ejected.
Mr. Harrison rcpliedjvitli earnestness that
he could show thof Senators bad hcretoXocic
been elected uudei-similar circurustauecs in
Tennessee, California and Michigan. . , .
SI?. Butler remarked that'If the proceedings
In Dakota were regular ami proper no one
would more quickly recognize tbc fact than
himself) He thought the Senator front Jmli-
auh had been working himself^into a passion
Up necessarily. — --w—?-1----*
Mr. IlarrU^A roplhwl that he JEas__llQLiD_l_
passion. *^The Senator,"’he said, “has never
seen tne in a passion or.he would be able to
discriminate.” Mr. Harrison thi!n briefly re-
viewed the question of the admission of ter
ritories, saying Democrats, at any rate, ought
not to question the propriety of the action of
Dakota. .............i&
The votes so far bad jp the Hmrsc would
Resolved bv-thq Senate ami l]<.)U*c q| J«ep- Lgpites
ressentalives, That thut*.»iUou asaamed hy/fifty y
this Government and the uriacltdea, affirmed ! couhtry, and actually without cost to the* gov-
in said correspondence by the Secretary of j eminent or the people. This principle was
State most wltb-our,unqualified approbation. 4adopted by the Euylisb governim^t and was
The constitution of the United States provides f found toiie just to all.” ' -ii?
that “ndl-eligious test shall b^ ever reqiltred j “But would there not be d*wger from the
as a qimllfit-aflHuto any office or public trust ■ constant changcdti our government ?”
under the UnltedT'H.nWr,” and wl^ile sincer<‘1y . •T'his measure woulXTieTorthe good of all.
anxious to' maintain friendly relations with The government telegraph lines would-ba In
Austria-Hungary and all.pt'u-r GoyernmenK i m> greater danger^than Uie post^ll^*. Tin;
SAVETHECg|C%ENfr
- BASS’ Celebrated
CHICKEN CHOLERA
Cure-.
,. you ■y
CHICKEKf
TURKEYS.
DUCKS,&:
-u, ■
the /people oF the Unltivb Statues- deny the ! overturn or changyqjgihe fflivCrnment does
right of au7 foreign Goycrnme*nt to assert | not destroy the atl.nlnistratloa of the poat-
______that Breeder* of
end death
ix lioum.
near a Bpecifto for
in for the intermittent
or Moulting, Dynentor*,
_ _______i per sent, to BOG production.
H«n*Mor OimiUr* contninina tent imon lain of>»oih-
tent Poultry Pr«««iern In the T7.8., who hnveaned it,
free on receipt of price. Addren*
BASS BROS., TwreQ, Texas.
areas follows: Joseph Britton, fourDtiild-
tng*,ipsa $3000; insurance $1400. Carter &
Reed, one building, loss $1200; insurance $800.
J. E. King, groceries, lose $2500; insurance
$1500. £. W. Bateman, dry goods and notions,
lots $500; no insurance. Katx fit Kllnper.
hmch room, lpsi $100; no insurance. H. D,.
Hickson, confections, loss $100; covered bj*
*«surancc.
ing the appropriation bills and distributing
to different committees, would be adopted.
Mr. Randal), of PcnsyWants, is making a
.determined light to retain the appropriations
for^ils-committee, but is doomed to defeat.
Mr, Ingallsintroduced a bill into the 8cnate
tu^breaent unldft ful Inc'.osure of publh- lands.
It provides thatnf
rovldes thatMf aay jmmwoO shall unlawfully
Ine’ose pf cause to be luctosed by fencing or
cation for office by reason of ids religious
belief or that of his. family.
Mr. Vest strongly commended tho course of
Secretary Bayard iu this matter.
. Mr. Plumb thought the iucideoT showed
{Iiat the diplomatic service was merely an
ornamental one, if It ,eould lie caifcl even
ornamental'. He thought the whole diploma-
tic arrangement of the present day antiquat-
ed and unnecessary, a ad he hoped tbc Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, to which this
resolution wpuld-go, would recommend that,
it be abolished!’!/, ^ *v,
The resolution wae referred tp the Commit
tee on Foreign Relatiqus. *
Mr. Townsend, of Illinois.: To organize tbc
Territory of Oklahoma; also for the allotment
_ __ _ . uxeiL.”;
—‘‘Uow long wouid it. beLbefpgs the iieople
would enjoy the benefits oi reductnl tciegrapb
rates'
-M If the United State* government entered
in the business the jrcduction of expense in
running the tclegrar»h lines would begin at
once. There would Jan no necessity for so
many telegraph offices, with their^itRtendsnt
exj»ense for rent andattnche*. life postofllcc
should also be the telegraph office. This re-
duction of cost alone would he one of the "
nfPhns for enabling messages to be sent
far lower price -than at the prasoat tlinq. ’ It
would, therefore, be only a short time before •
the public w.Quld be reaping the advantage of
1he change iu system. As I said before, the
United States government would have posses-
ctd e o © a, a
of lands in severalty to Indians; also incrfli-* gton and complete control over the telegraph
A Mississippi Monstir.
■ Laurel, December 19.—This morning Sain*
Wilson, a negro aged 23, went to the house of
Celia Perryman, colored, and attempted to
outrage her 10-year-old child who was aloue,_
Failing he brained her with an ax. He then
MliNfi her little brother , Into The house and
murdered him, after which he broke open the
woman? trunk god took what money, jewelry
and otberwaluatrfes it contained. Celia came
In while be wqfi engaged in the rifling and
was also attacked and brained by the monster
Wilson then set fire to the bouse but it was
discovered in time to rescue the bcylles. The
villain was caotured and lynched by a mot
sundown.
otherwise nuy tract of public lands, upon,
which he has no act ual settlement, or to which
he has u« claim of right or title under tic laws
of the United States; or shall maintain any
unlawfnUnclosure of, or u;-ou public lands,
shall iMttlable to a fine of $UX) a day for each
and evvry dav such inckisure shall be main-
tained from and after tbe passage of thH aek
ing the pension of widows of soldiers of the
late war to~’$l2 a^nionth, and providing that
the fact qf re-eATtStmcut shall be prlnsa facie
evidence of soundness at the time of Whilst-
inept; also proposing a constitutional amend-_
inent for the election of Senators by the
B&
. treuit ami territorial court* o tit, | BvVr 'Vc.rcr, of low,. For tbc Mtabli.h
Uni :sd* States are given jurUdlctlon to enforce TneirtVjf q postal telegraph; also for the free
vW iuMfiss,
Supervising Architirct Bell Is endeavoring to
la an additional appropriation for the
buildings ki Dallas and Galveston.
i two-aiory affair now ib process of liuild
the a^t and Uuited Btate* Attorneys are re-
quired to prosecute on information.
The presidential succession bill, which
pasacil toe 8e-oatoy|oes to tire House, but wilt
not likely he takeu up there until after the
holidays. Jts chances of passing tbe House
are good, although it will be antagonized
there by two or three rival measures, among
them one fathered by Mr. Randall, pfovidJng
for elretlonin case of a vacancy! of a tempo-
rary President by tue Electoral College.
Speaker Carlisle will renuda in Washington
time to make up the House comml^teca-. ffc
hppes to be able to sum.unee them as soon as
and unrestricted coinage df the silver dollar;
also to provIdf Xor the issue of silver certifi-
cates on deposits of standard silver dollars;
also instructing tbe Secretary of the Treasury
to apply the surplus money in tbe treasury to
tbe payment of tbe interest bearing public
debt.
At 5:90 both branches of Congress adjourn-
,ed until Jan.uary 5. v r~
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the House reasserobir* after the recess.
Mr. Hamilton introdiiotl a bill making It
to an taftult to tbc ptogrcM of ,M11|,.ful for tsemben. of Conjh., w n-con,.
Texas and especially Dallas.
Unfortunate Tramp.
TaVLOH, December 19.—Last night a tramp
4 comfortable quarters for hlm.«eif in tho
at this place. Building a fire in
tho pits and stretching a board atros*
himself down and was soon lost to hb
lings. ' His (.lumbers were rudely and
disturbed by the hostler, who, igno-
i of the sleeper** presence, |n moving an
loe tcockcd him TfiTO llll.'fcll* uli.
ite was badly fiur^ied before be
itctL His name waa not aa-
meud or rollcit appolhimepti to office.
“Consideration of Mr. Butler’s resolution of
inquiry relstiug to the ^alleged organization
of the Territory of Ihikola into a State was
again discussed In the House. / , -
Mr. Vest, a- a lavVyer, regarded this Dakota
organisation n4 revolutionary. Me had no
doubt that the intent of the men concerned
was to organize a' Slate government in case,
this Congress should adjourn without recog-
ntxlna: the so-caile^ State.
Snsideloqa. ’
19.—The yonng mnn
€. Foster, of Montgomery
by Deputy Sheriff Swan
fllll in A
“ ‘ wjtb
Mr. Harrison—'There ia no»snch thing as
breaking into or breaking out of thia * union.
Mr. Vest remarked that he was not leaving the
matter to tbe Secfitor from Indiana, and added:
“Heaven help me If Jic had the deciskfirof this
question.” Mr. Vest argued thp question of
admlscion fromi|i*gal point of vlfiw, and In-
sIstcdAhst Uhder "a decision of tbe United
IterWi
Stfitei
preme Court m a former case of ad-
h)
mi-'skai tbe recent action of Dakota was revo-
lution. He offered an independent resolution
• Gold fmr 1* 1’cnnnylvanla.
The Hsrt ran ft. farm near ^Tamaqua, hat
tieen b ased bv Taylor A Co., of Binghampton,
N. Y., who-are backing Martin Johnson, a
gold dlgge?who professes to have made re-
markable discoveries, over which there is
great excitement. An old drift is to tie o|ien_
cd, and tbe gold fever ot,years ago is again
Ukely to spread in Ibis seetlon. The Hart-
ranfi farm is composed of thirty acres of go d
red shale. Mr. Johnson has mined gold iu
Australia, Sweden and other places, lie says
• un ^specimens of pre found assayed $54 to
the ton. '-BHv’er om has rflso been foiled, as-
saying $06 to the ftn. A furnace will be
erected and other lands leased, and tho
“mines” worked to greater extent than ever.
Oflutnrnit to Texan*.
qtox, Dec- 34.—ii^d Texas „bocn
reached lh the call of states Mr. Cralti * wollld
ftave presentetl a bill t° amend tbe act of
Mav3\ 1888, for the erection of a public
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Armttml on Suspicion.
Richmond, Dec. —'To-day L. B. Smith
one of Sheriff Uarvcjr** deputies, arrested two
white men who bad a suspicious loosing
bundle and who acted auspiciously, on search-
ing them aysgular bouausa silver mine was
discovered. knives, spoons and
Various other articles of silverware, * lady’s
new satin skirt, never wokt* lady’s hnt, Ixmts,
(«tc. ..They would not give their natues. but
ra id ttr
HWHffFWf
of thsspfions
systems of the country, and actuail? without
cost to the people.”
- “Why do not all telegraph companies suc-
ceed I” ■ ( ^ - 'V
* ‘For tbe simple reason of tbe expensed en-
tailed in opiating the lines. Two orthrek
o)Ilces belonging to tbc different companies
will be located in a small place. Thofe is not
business enough for all of them to live upon.
They will be fighting for business and rates
will be cut so as not to pay operafjjgg ex-
penses in that district for either of them.
ThJ*.is ho benefit to the nubile ’-at Ity-ge . aqd
UjrvcotnpaniPs are unable matutain theiiw
selves during tbe conduct of the useless ware
fare.” *
“Would the telegraph tiftmpanics agree to
sell tnelr lines to the guverlfhientT’
“It was found to be a good plan in England
and proved to be fair to all parties.”
' *rwt ■
WASHlxt
pachefi in
tmtidlhg at Galveston Ivy tucreaslng the THni
of cost for the bulldtug ami site to the sum o
$2r/4.<K*>, being an addition of fillO.UUO to the
original appn>pflsiion: Mr. Crain’s object in
the Introduction of ibls blil in to comply wj.tli
lining archltei t.
the riwMilrements of the ndper
whdTln an lutervlew with Mr. Crain on the
subject several days ago. expreaned Ids dis
InclinatioH to commence the construction of
the building fbr*th« rea*HH» that the LaUincs
of tbe oHilnnl appmurlstion subject to hit -
disposal is Insufileieut to erect oue iu accord*'
ante with the requirements oJ the law pro-
viding for it. He- said that thf sum available
would not-provlde a building, Either fireproof
or otherwise, ade*iuate ror the uses for which
it is designed. In his report ""to Congress
Ire hw* stated that thailiatatiee. iu Ida lumda la
not enough to Ipstify him in beginning
Wn/k.
,-Mr; Crain has already a bill to ^pproprUto
$50,000 to purchase land and erect thereqn a
custom bouse, postofllce and Federal court
building at Brownsville. .
Among nmnfnajtlon* safit to tbe Senate
welV the follow I uv for Texas office* i.
R. b. Reagan to be AUtahai ol the Eastern
Di*lrirl. . . K
John K. McCoffib to bw District Attorney
for the K.astern District. v
Kudrilph Klebffftf, to -be Dlatrlct Attornev
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