The Abilene Reporter. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 1894 Page: 4 of 8
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The Abilene Reporter
PUBLISHED AT
HBILENE TEXKS.
AfclLENE PftlNTlNG COMPANY.
FRltiAV JUNE aa 1894.
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Office (n REPORTOt Building on Second Street.
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Jtmerod at the Abilene Txa Postotrico a
Becond-CluM Maq dinner.
Subscription Sates
Oh year........ ..$1.50
k month...... 75
Three months... .............. 40
Ttxat and Pacific Local TIm Table.
KAST-BOUND rASSENGKR.
ArriTca.. ..................... 10:40 A. M.
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'VSST-BOlJND PASSENGER.
Arrives.... 4:08 r. M.
Departs.... 4:30 p.m.
The Texas Press association meets
in Fort Worth next week.
There seems to be a delay about
that ground swell that is very chilling
to the spinal column of the Reagan
boom.
It is the duty of every patriotic citi-
zen to do that which is best for his
own interests and the best interest of
his town and country at all times.
The report comes from Washington
that the pending tariff legislature is
near at hand. l.et her come the peo-
ple have beea waiting a long time.
The pops are holding their state
convention at Waco this week.
Nugent and Martin are to be nomi-
nated for the first and second places
on the ticket.
The Reporter prints the news
and the best oi all the local news.
The Baptist convention being the big-
gest thing in Abilene this Week we
S?ve our readers a full report of the
proceedings.
When there is no conflict between
personal interests and the betterment
of the general condition of things in the
community there should be no trouble
about what position to take in a matter
that affects the business interests of
Abilene.
The press of the state extends to
Col. B. C Murray editor of the Deni-
son Gazetter the heartfelt sympathy of
Its members to him in the loss of his
wife who died at their home in Deni-
son of Pulmonary consumption on last
Sundaay. Mrs. Murray was greatly-
beloved by all members of the press
who knew her.
This is the time when all patrotic
public spirited citizens of Abilene
should stand shoulder to shoulder for
every enterprise and every movement
that promises good for our city and
county. The turning point in the
leng lane of bus ness depression and
disaster is near at hand and Abilene
must be ready to go out with the first
ship of prosperity.
The federal court at Graham is in
one of the most inaccessible places
that it could be located. It is 60 miles
from railroad communication which
makes it very inconvenient for every
one having business with this court.
It is to be hoped that this district will
be represented in the next congress by
some one who will recommend the lo
cation of aeourt on the line of theForl
Worth and Denver railway add one on
the line of the Texas & Pacific. Both
these sections are entitled to a branch
of this court and it would be a gieat
deal easier for the officers of the court
to go from one place to the other to
bold court than for the witnesses
jurors ' and others having business
with the court from this section to go
up on the Denver or for the Denver
people to come dswnon the T. & P
In the bill creating a branch of the
federal court at Laredo this same argu
ment was used with regard to San An"
tonio and the court was created.
AHerrfblB Crime.
FtORESViiXE Tex. June t8-Lat
jjMght a young negro man named
George Kelman was lodged in lhe
WBson county jail on the charge of
murder. The murder occurred in the
extreme eastern portion of the county
and the victim was a negro woman
named Parsella Netlums. The mur-
derer chopped the woman's head off
one arm off and struck her several
other blows about the body with an a
after which he subbed the body sever-
al tunes wth a butcher knife. The
monster cut his own throat with the
knife dut did not end his worthless
eaisteace. He our die but probably
wi Mt. No examination has yet been
Ooltego President Xeswnt.
GuTitrtiu O. T. June 18 Hon.
R. Jf. Baker presideht of the Oklahoma
Agricultural college has resigned nd
Major D. J. Alford of Washington D.
C.t has been elected to the place.
A Fatal Accident.
Mount VfettKONi Tkx. June 17.
Yesterday S. O Loving while running
a drive of wild horses in the edge of
town fell from his horse and received
injuries from which he died this morn-
ing at 6 o'clock. He leaves a wife and
two small children. He has relatives in
different parts of the state.
Workman Klllod.
San Antonio Tex. June 17. C.
Ressc. a German bridge builder em-
ployed on the Southern Pacific rail-
road was found dead near the board-
ing cars west of here tins morning.
There is a bullet in the back of his
head and other evidence that he was
murdered.
Firo at Yoakum.
Yoakum Tex. June 17 Fire early
this morning destroyed two adjoining
drug stores in the Youugkin building.
Losses are as follows: Dr.Youngkin
on building $4000 insurance $2000;
R. J. J. Fielder drugs $2500 insur-
ance $1000; J. G. Pace drugs $2500
insurance $18000. Adjoining build-
ings were partially damaged by water.
Grand Stand Foils.
Perry Oki-a June 1 7. During a
game of base ball at Jerome park
near here this morning between an
Indian team and a team here the
grand stand gave way under the heavy
load of 500 people and went down in
heap. Many were injured the little
daughter of A. C Potter fatally.
Haifa Century Old.
Fort Delaware O. June 17.
This city is crowded with visitors at
the Ohio Wesleyan university. The
college is fifty years old tqday. Pres-
ident Bashford delivered the baccal-
aUrate. The semi-centenniel love feast
was conducted this afternoon by
Bishop Walden of Cincinnati. Tonight
the sermon before the Christian asso-
ciations was delivered by Bishop Fos-
ter of Boston. Gov. McKinley will
be here Monday.
DB. MABY WATYKEB.
8ae Applies to the Officers for Protec-
tion. Springfield Mass. Jane 17 Dr.
Mary Walker clad in Prince Albert
coat black trousers and a silk hat
walked into police headquarters in this
city last evening and applied to Ma-
tron Mallery for protection. She
stated she was on her way to Lebanon
N. H. to see about the final adjust-
ment of the 2500 reward for the capt-
ure of Frank H. Almy the murderer of
Christie Warden and that emissaries
of the Warden family were folk wing
her with evil intent. She lodged at
police headquarters last night and
today called on Sheriff Clark to ask
that a deputy accompany her to Le-
banon where the reward case is to
come up for final settlement before
the superior court tomorrow. Sheriff
Clark did not provide the deputy and
Dr. Walker returned to headquarters
where she held an informal reception
until she left to take the 8:15 train for
Lebanon. She claims that Almy is
still alive and that it was Frank Ab-
bott that was hune in his stead.
Kay Besolt in a Strike.
Chicago June 17. It is said that
one expected result of the convention
of the American Railway union now
holding in this city will be the demand
in the near future for a restoration of
pay on several roads running into Chi-
cago. The convention has under ad-
visement several plans for a system
of mediation and adjustment of griev-
ances and after the adoption of one
it will be put almost immediately to
practical use. The local unions com-
posed of employes of the Cleveland.
Cincinnati. St. JLouis and Chicago rail
way ana those ot the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois roads on both di
which the men have had their wages
reduced during the present year have
been holding daily meetings with a
view to concerted action. The men are
thoroughly organized on both lines
having grown better acquainted during
the convention and have no doubt ol
their ability to secure their demand
lor a return to the wage scale of 1893
without the necessity for "striking.
During the entire convention the eve
sings of the delegates have been occu.
pied in many cases with the work of
organization which stimulated by the
presence of so many leaders in the city
proceeding with unexpected rapidity
farUuu-frt 9terM Croat.
London June 17 Parkhurst and
Richard Croker were in London at
about the same hour yesterday but
he Doctor did not know of Croket's
p csencc until after the farmer leader
of Tammany Hail had left' for Pali?.
Dr. Parkhurst sailed from ftew Yotk
two days before Crokcr and did not
learn of the tatter's departure until he
reached London.
llI consider his flight a good thing'
said Dr. Parkhurst. "He run away
while under fire. This shows that the
fire has been heavy He realizes
that he has got about as much plunder
as he can get. "He thinks it time to
quit before the ship sinks Croker
was terrified at the idea' of being cross-
examined by the Lexow Committee in
regard to the revelations connected
with the police. Shrewd and silent as
he is the most damning confessions
would have been wrung from him
during a week's misery as a witness."
Dr. ParkhUist said there would be
no boss to succeed Croker. ''We
don't want bosses" he said vehement-
ly. "People are tired of them. How-
ever it would be much better to have
a democratic boss than a republican
one. Even Croker is better than
Piatt. It is always safer to have a
boss entirely devoid of moral sense.
Municipal reform is hammered by re-
publicans declining to fuse with moral
democrats. The Tribune and Mail
and Express the old fogy element of
the republican party in New York
say that fusion means confusion. I
don't think though that any deal has
been made so far between the repub-
licans and Tammany. As for the re-
formers instead of getting together
and shouting .they' are in different
camps sqeaklng. Each faction is
clamoring for the honor of finding a
municipal Messiah."
"You have been placed in nomina-
tion for the Mayoralty by a New York
newspaper" Dr. Pari hirst was told.
Are jou a candidate!"
"That is out of the question" he
replied. "I am not in politics."
'Do you think woman suffrage
would clear the political atmosphere
in America Doctor?''
"Hang woman suffrage! It would
make the 'situation worse. The better
class of men won't vote; neither would
the better class of women. All the
saloon element bad men and ward
heelers would make their wives vote.
As a result an organization like Tam-
many would have bigger majorities
than ever.
"I do not attach much importance
to the dropping of Croker from the
Manhattan Club It does not show
any moral awakening on the part of
anybody. Tammany's higher bosses
have b;en flaunting boodle so openly
that the jealousy of the smaller thieves
has been aroused.
'What links Tammany together is
not sympathetic fellowship but simply
a desire to plunder. When Croker
surrenders the reigns his fellows throw
him ovir. When the shark is put hors
de combat other sharks eat him up."
From London Dr. Parkhurst will go
to Switzerland where he will spend the
summer in mountain climbing.
Took Hia Own life.
New York. June 17 A well dres-
sed young man who came this afternoon
to Smith & McNeill's hotel registering
as S. J. Ottey of Augusta Ga. com-
mitted suicide tonight by shooting him-
self through the heart. In the room
were found some bits of paper and the
police put them together sufficiently to
find that they referred to some case in
in the courts at Charleston. Si G The
connection of the suicide with the case
was not learned. There Were 2 1 cents
in the clothing.
The San Antonio Express says of
the reported attack upon it by Judge
Reagan: "For years our daily Austin
budget has scarcely been considered
complete if it did not contain some-
thing Judge Reagan desired to spread
before the people and every time he
felt like relieving his oratorical reser-
voir an Express reporter has been on
hand to give the dear public the ben-
efit of whatever might befall. To say
Judge Reagan is angry with the Ex
press were to accuse him of ingratitude;
it were equivalent to saying that he
fears that all his grand theories and
peculiar polices all the might and
strength of his official record may be
knocked into choas by the edverse
newspaper squib. Is the great Rea
gan standing on a foundation so un-
secure that he cannot abide criiicismT
That policy or principle which can nbt
stand searching analysis should be
carfcfullybotUed.upand burried; that
jjomician wno can be overwhelmed
by a mwjpaper squib drowned uader
a penful of ink should be kept uader
cover. The man whose conscience is
clear who feels that his cause is just
does not easily lose his temner. An
ger 11 ad evdence of weakneis; abuse
the argument of idiots."
Dr. frk'a CrMw iafctegPewfer
" f Ml mU WyteM.
WEST TEXAS EXHIBIT
A Move to Advertlao the West by n
Fort Worth Exhibit.
Editor Gazette.
Sweetwater Tex. June 18 I
hand you with this a notice I have
mailed to Several of the real estate inert
west of Fort Worth.
Webb & Webb of Baird hi reply
say; "This Is a move in the right di
rection and we will be glad (o co-operate
in the good work! We can furnish
a splendid exhibit from Callahan
county within thirty or sixty days. A
meeting of real estate men at some
central place nt an early date to or-
ganize and perfect plans would we
think be the proper move."
I have a reply from Abilene saying:
"I appiove ol your proposed method
of advertising the country and it ought
to be taken hold of by all interested in
this country and I will do all I can in
that direction. J A. POLK."
I would be glad to have your assis-
tance in this direction as it is a matter
of moment to the country from El Paso
to Fort Worth orTexarkana.
D. S. ARNOLD.
AN IMTORTANT NOTICE.
Gentlemen It is a recognized fact
that the exhibit collected from counties
along the Fort Worth and Denver rail-
road kept near 'the Union depot in
Fort Worth is and has been the means
of more people going to the Panhandle
country than any other one thing.
The land and immigration agents along
the Texas and Pacific railroad know
this better than any other class. We
have worked as hard and had as good
plans systematically executed as any
class of agents for the settlement of the
coantry and have seen them all par'
tially fail that when prospectors see
the Panhandle exhibit they take the
Fort Worth and Denver road to the
northwest where they would make in-
vestments and return or write back to
the states delighted with Texas when
if they had visited the Texas and Pacific
road country the same results would
have followed. Our creat difficulty
has been to get people to know exactly
what our country is and what can be
done in this section and we can more
effectually and at less cost do this by
an exhibit at Fort Worth than in any
other way. We are offered one-lhird
the space in the exhibit hall at the
Union depot Fort Worth for this pur-
pose and it can be taken care of at
little cost. Each county can collect
and ship its exhibit. We can have
such printed matter kept in the hall as
we may prepare of the whole country
or each county have individual matter;
but as to these details they can be ar-
ranged to suit the exhibitors here-
after. Let us go to work at once so
as to meet the tide of immigration and
investors that will be on the move
this summer and fall. Let everyone
send me a reply of some kind so as
to know whether you are in the move
or not; and if in it suggestions will be
in order for maturing the plans of
work. D. S. ARNOLD.
Sweetwater Nolan county Texas.
Take Your Choice.
Prosperity is very much like any
other commodity. It has a price
and that price mut be paid if we
would possess it and enjoy it. It is
a commodity that no man has a right to
enjoy until he has paid for it. It makes
no difference what the business may
be farming trade manufacturing or
Unproductive professional those who
would have prosperity must pay the
ruling price or do without. There is
no compulsion about this so that a
man peed not buy unless the terms
suit him. The great army of "com-
monwealers" and the many thousands
who resemble them in their condition
of poverty are men who were not wi I
ing to pay the price of thrift and" con.
sequently "they beg bread and are not
filled." Many bring into the world
with them or imbibe soon after the
idea that the world is their debtor and
owes them a' living' and useless
lives are spent in the vain attempt to
iuucci a irauuient claim. This is the
theory of the train robber and highway-
man. They levy their "prestimos"
but the world they have defrauded bv
way ot reprisal takes them by the neck
or consigns them to a felon's cell. Thp
world may-not-be-in all "respects a
model paymaster but it is a prudent
one refusing absolutely to pay that
which does not owe; requiring value
received for every favor. The price
is within the ability of every man to
paj nc may ue unwilling but not un
able. It conSiu nf JnTr" '. I"
and self deniatlnrt..t.
Labor alone Is not sufficient for nni
cannot both eat his pie and have it."
No man ever honestly acquired a com-
petence without self denial added 10
in ingusirj and thousands are suffer-
ing for bread who have earned enough
to give them abundance but they ate
their pie" and now they have it not.
..- xxum nc 10 impress t upon
every youi.e man that thf wnrM ..
after all eminently just but ha- it has
certain laws and customs altf that
poverty or the nenitentiarv .. r.
those who are not willing to obVcrvc
MicmAcxai rarm and Ranch
DARE YOU TO READ THIS
... . 1 l.1 .
we have 24 rcs ' ;
Wall County Texas 150 acres nrsi c. .- ...... h- mo l0fte
deep and balance good grazing or pasture land 40 acres fenced and in
vation small be house. ;.h.
Icne Texas we win give you a ...
$coo Do you want a home ot your
TiTrM unhr i!nl-nts' as an investment
do you ever expect to beat this. We
vestigate this special offer at once
Or A. M. ROBERTSON Owner COMPERE BRO'S.
Abilene Texas
Activity m tho Southwest.
Governor Hogg's party will dissemi-
nate useful information about Texas
in quarters where it will sprout into
fruitfulness. Texas has room for capi-
tal and immigrants.
Incidentally the trip of the Texans
will benefit all the. southwestern states.
It is well timed. Bussmess has had
enough of political talk and is looking
for good business news from the places
where the revival will be healthiest
when the polit'cians at Washington
finish their procrastinations.
The southwest is ready to support
a great many branch of railroads lines
The biggest part of the next era of
railway construction ought to be in
the south and will be tljere unless the
signs fall. Cotton mills are to be butlt
Lands are to be more thoroughly cul-
tivated. Hundreds of southern towns
are ready for public improvements.
Texas and the rest of the southwest
are less burdened with debt than any
other part of the country. The peo-
do not intend to incur heavy debts but
they can give invested capital a sure
return in patronage and friendship.
Population is steadily increasing and
property has added value to itself
through the ears Of depression else-
where. The southwest holds out the best re-
turns for capital and the cheapest liv
ing for immigrants now available any-
where. The visit of the Texas Gov-
ernor and his party to the north and
east the movement for immigration
started at Augusta and the general
activity among the progressive citizens
of the southern and southwestern states
all help to prove that the places where
development promises the most are
conscious of their advantages and will
be prepared to receive the benefit of
revival in investment and migration
Republic.
Hot and Dry.
While bountiful and seasonable rain
in Texas and notably the heavy rains
during the past week have made "as-
surance doubly sure that this year's
cropsof all kinds will break all pre
vious records for Texas" reports from
Mississippi and Missouri valley are to
the effect that those and other sections
are suff ring from a severe drouth.
Speaking of the crop and weather con-
ditons of those sections the Chicago
Breeders Gazette says:
The week opens with a "hot wave"
sweeping over the entire country and
with a still further extension of the
drouth. The MississiDni and Mirsonri
valleys and contiguous terrttory are
for the roost part suffering badly from
lack of rain. As far north as Winni-
peg farmers are complainng.of fields
under bassy skies. Hay is cut short
and small grains are not in especially
good condition. Corn has yet ample
time to rally if rainj come latar on.
The speculative marks are beginr ing
to rtspond to the prevailing conditions
wneai corn ana oats all having regis-
tered an advance in value. At the
Stock-Yards Monday and Tuesday the
effect of the extreme heat Were visible
l( the number of dead hogs taken out.
Shippers should have a care about
overloading at this season of the year
as two or three defunct porkers may
absorb all the profits on the load.
The Editor Not in it.
The poet Tennyson could take a
worthless sheet of paper and by writing
a poem on it make it worth $65000
tnat.s genius. Vanderbilt can write
a few words on a sheet of paper and
make it worth $5.oooooothat's
capital. The United States can take
an ounce and a quarter of gold and
imp upon it an "eagle bird" and
a" " WH" othat's
make
money.
the mechanic
can take material worth
$5 and make it into a watch worth
$100 that's skill. A merchant can
take an article worth 75 cents and
sell it for $1 that's business. A lady
can purchase a very comfortable bon.
netfor$37a but she prefers one that
costs ?a7 that foolishness. The
oitcli digger works to hours a day and
shovels three or four tons of earth for
$3 th-t's labor. The editor ot this
paper can write a check for $8opoo.
ooo but it wouldn't be worth a dime
that's roughYoung Lutheran
inline Knt1lftW04t nf PnvriAf .'.. is
TIVJ.Tir::" " h IfTZ'V " atifci
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own. wruu you wain 10 double a
quick ? If so when and where oimL
urge you to write or call on us and 1
Koal Estate AgontJ
lhc' slow steady and widespi
rciA
rains of last week have to all appjj j
nc cMttprl llii mtpctinn nf ... I
Texas for the season. The season
turougnoui nas occn proputous. Jt
the southern portion of ihe state con
is laid by and the same work is neaA
completed all over the state and
unusuauy large yieia is expectei
Wheat is being harvested one of tit
heaviest crops ever raised in this state.
The oat crop is assured and vv til be
very large. Cotton has been retarded
by cool weather but it is a question
11 una iciiuuuuuu win 1101 uo more
good than harm by strengthening the
underground growth for early j
heavy frujting when real cotton gro.
ing weather sets in. The situation
may be summed up thus: There
never was a better outlook for abuni
ant crops the first week in June thu
un-. present year anu larmers are
merrily whistling the hours aw a) a
they are killing the weeds and gnu
that offend them. Our farmers are
learning better farming and with simi-
lar seasons their crops will be betta
than before; they are diversifying crow
and raising improved Stock and are
prospering as they never did before
1 e.xas came oui 01 me nnanciai lhsu
unscathed but wiser than before and
the smiles of Providence still tight un
the landscape with promise of plenty.
It is strange how easily congress-
men can be infected with an intense
desire for economy in expenditures
pertinently remarks Texas Farm and
Ranch. They can ote away unnum-
uerea mousanas 01 dollars on eiery
conceivable and many almost incoa-
ceivable schemes without a conscies.
tious qualm. But let some member
so far forget himself as to propose
some measure for the relief of farmers
and behold how suddenly there ap
pears a desire for economy. The
pusi omce appropriation carries a
item of $10000 for experimenting Viti
free rural mail delivery while more
than $r 00000 are required to trans-
port matter of a character that should
be txcluded from the mails and the
electioneeing documents of congress
men cost more than that. Costly im
provements in city man service are
agreed to without division. It is whea
measures in the interests of agriculture
are suggested that members recollect
that they were elected on a platfora
demanding economy in public expends
tures.
Market Reports.
These market reports arc corrected ererjl
Thursday evening before going to prets.
GRAIN. HAY AND FKKD
Wheat per bushel......... . 5810 6$:
Oati per bushel.. 50c
Corn per bushel.. . 5Sto6b
Sorghum per bushel. ....... r as 1 5"
Hay.perton $11 to$u.oo
Bran per hundred lbs $1 oolo$l is
Cotton seed meal per 100 lb. $110
Millet... 601075:
Cotton Seed .. 30 to JJ
limes.
UeelmUes 04
Fallen a
This is the wholesale pnee list for smaller
quanuties. a shade higher will be charged.
Flour High Patent 3 00 to $3 J$
First straight grade t... 1 6oto$i &
Good common. 1 jo to Si 50
Sugar Granulated
55r
SugarV. C.........
Sugar brown .........
Coffee Aroma 1 lb roasted
Arbuckle 1 Ik roasted nrfi . .
Green prime to choice ....
Molassas choice La ..
Molasses prime La.....
Molasses fair La.......
Bacon S.C.
Bacon dry salt......
4tto4i
4
S3
aij iojK
45 5
40 to 45'
30 to 35c
8Jto9
7to8
ta to ill
55 to 60c
Hams.. .
Meal per sack 40 lbs
Salt too lb sacks steam re-
fined. ....
Salt 300 lb tacks steam re-
fined. .
Dried fruit fancy mljen 50 lb
boxes ....
Brfghtand barre.
4)
a
to I
5
8 to 8)
New Potatoes ... $i jjtojt J
"er .......... I5
Eggs ...yt) ........ rotolic
COTTON.
Cotton basis middling M 5
1-8 up for each ! grade. 14 down
for cacti t-a grade below mUkittag.
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