The Decatur News. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1899 Page: 2 of 8
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TEXANETTES.
Rev. B. T. Logan, on trial at Fort
Worth oa a Mgmy charge, vaa given
a three-rear sentence.
Some boys dragged the town tanks
of Granger and succeeded in securing
about M0 pounds of fish.
Engineer W. C- Coleman, charged
with killing Us fireman H. . Lagow. at
Marshall, has been placed under $50to
bond.
James and George Ballentine, charged
at Rockwall with the killing of Will
Sullivan, colored, were admitted to ball
in $25» each.
William L. Lowe of Texas has been
promoted from $900 to $1000 ia the of-
e auditor for the treasury de-
William Terrell of Texas has been
appointed to a $1000 position in the of-
fice of the auditor for the postoffice de-
partment.
J. W. Carpenter, a farmer residing
near Elmo, killed in his barn in one
day 33$ rata, fifty of them coming out
of one hole.
The annual report of City Treasurer
Ball of Sherman shows on hand in cash
and approved securities to the credit
Of the city $83,611.99.
In a partial canvass of four hours at
San Angelo a self-constituted commit-
tee collected over $100 for Buckner
Orphans* home near Dallas.
The body of the man found drowned
at Fort Worth several days ago has
been identified as that of John Mc-
Gee, a painter, whose home was Car-
row. Ind.
W.D. Bateman va. Italy Oil company
ts the style of a damage suit filed in
the district clerk's office at Waxahach-
ie. Plaintiff sues for $10,317, alleging
that he was hurt in a gin.
The new Matthew's Memorial church
at Albany has been dedicated, the ser-
mon being preached by Dr. H. S. Lit-
tle. D. D.. of Denison, assisted by the
local pastor, Rev. French McAfee.
Plans have been made for recon-
atrncting the Mallory sheds at Galves-
ton. There ia to be one great shed
1000 feet long and 175 feet wide and
the floor space will be increased one-
third.
R. C. Mitchell and Miss Bessie Wood-
ard of Muddig. Hunt county, were mar-
ried at Greenville. The groom, who
Imus just entered upon his fifth matro-
monlal alliance, ia 72 yean old, while
the bride ia 23.
Henry Norwood and his wife, charged
at Gonzales with causing the death of
an orphan boy 11 yean of age who
made his home with them, were on
their examining trial placed under $500
mad $75O bond respectively, the wife
being placed under the larger sum.
The trustees of the Jacksboro public
school met with a full board and pro-
ceeded to elect Prof. J. K. Wester su-
perintendent of the Jacksboro public
achool for the neat scholastic year and
Prof. Lewis Johnson principal of the
Ugh school.
T A. T. Stevens of Dallas and N. D.
Williams of Washington. D. C., were
married at the Hotel Worth, at Fort
Worth. Miss Williams is jhe daughter
of the late Hon. Joseph L. Williams,
for mgny terms congressman from the
.Knoxville, Tenn., district.
t The Waco Central Labor council is
getting ready for a dinner bucket cele-
bration in May, which will eclhme all
’former events in Waco, given by the
'working men. There will be a dinner,
parade and oratory. Among ocher
speak en Eugene V. Debs is expected.
Mr. Debs has been invited and the
committee has reason to believe he will
accept.
BteewaaMI AwLTrta Bill.
The special order, the Davidson anti-
trust bill, was laid before the senate
1 Tuesday oa second reading.
Davidson offered an amendment to
make the Uli effective after Jan. L
I 1900.
Stafford wanted more time to con-
sider the bill and moved that it be post-
poned until Wednesday.
Burns stated he wanted this a mend -
I meat adopted. He said the Arkansas
law is being tested in the courts of Ar-
kansas and that as a decision on the
. constitutionality of the law will be
handed down on Wednesday, he moved
as a substitute, that the bill be made
; a special order for Friday, tn order to
await the Arkansas decision.
Atiee stated that this bill is very im-
portant and it had been sprung very
suddenly and therefore pleaded for or-
li be ration. He said the Arkansas law
had driven the insurance companies
from that state and deplored any such
condition existing in Texas and de-
clared the questions too great, the
I problems to intricate and the facts too
numerous to act hastily in the matter,
and favored postponement.
Stafford withdrew his motion and ac-
cepted Senator Burn's substitute.
Burn's motion prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas—Atiee, Bums, Dib: ell. Gies.
Gough. Greer. Hanger. James. Kerr.
i Linn, McGee. Neil, Odell. Ross. Staf-
ford. Stone. Tumey, Wayland—18.
Nays—Davidson. Grlnnan. Johnson.
Lloyd, Miller. Morriss. Sebastian, T«r-
I rell. Yett—9.
Yett secured consideration of his bill
more clearly defining ths powers of
commissioners’ courts so as to prevent
conflicts between county and state au-
thorities In quarantine matters. The
bill was ordered engrossed and pissed
finally under a suspension of the rules.
Johnson secured consideration of his
bill granting a laud certificate and pen-
sion to Mary E. Batchelor, widow of
j James W. Batchelor, a Texas veteran.
The bill passed finally under a suspen-
sion of the rules.
Hanger s new Cotton Belt rail to® C
consolidation bill was ordered engross-
ed and passed finally under a suspen-
sion of the rules.
Mr. Collins offered a resolution pro-
viding for night sessions to consider
the appropriation bill by the house.
Mr. Frost as a substitute moved that
the morning sessions of the house be-
gin at 8 o’clock and the afternoon ses-
sions at 2 o'clock.
The substitute was lost and the orig-
, Inal resolution was adopted.
A resolution by Mr. Schluter was
adopted providing that the portion of
the appropriation bill relating to the
univesity and the medical branch,
which was the next in order for consid-
eration be passed over, and that it be
ronsidered at the night sessions. ,*
The appropriatlo bill was then taken
up, the court of civil appeals for the
first district being the first in order.
Several amendments were defeated.
frw C«a>r<r*ll«r.
Austin, Tex.. April 26.—The follow-
ing has been issued by Comptroller
Finley as a circular letter:
Comptroller’s Office, Austin. Tex..
April 26.—Dear Sir: Conforming to a
suggestion of the governor I respect-
fully direct your attention to an act
approved April 20. the full text of
which is given below, providing for the
investment of the permanent school
fund in county and city bonds. This
law will not become operative until
ninety days after the adjournment of
the legislature, but in view of the fact
that this fund is increasing it is hoped
that the county and city officials who
are contemplating the issuance of
bonds will keep this law in mind.
There is now in round numbers $1.-
800,000 cash in the state treasury to
the credit of the permanent school
fund that should be invested in inter-
est-bearing securities and the earnest
co-operation of county and city olfirtata
is invoked to secure this end. The
interest om these bonds goes back to
Tke Lavxkart.
tn the senate Monday the Dallas
charter passed.—16 to 9.
On motion of Stafford the senate
concurred in bouse amendments to
Lewis* bill providing for the leasing of
the water flowing from the sulphur
artesian weh located on the ground*
of the Southwestern insane asylum at
San Antonio. „
Hanger secured final passage of his
bill amending the Fort Worth city
charter.
Gough called up hts new Missouri.
Kansas and Texas-Sherman. Shreve-
port and Southern railway consolida-
tion bill and it was ordered engrossed
and passed finally. 18 yeas to 4 nays
—Grannan. Lloyd. McGee and Terrell
voting in the negative.
Tumey secured final passage of his
bill providing for the better preserva-
tion of personal property belonging to
the state. \
On motion of Greer the senate con-
curred in the bouse amendments to his
bill amending the law relating to the
sales of timbered lands.
The general appropriation bill was
laid before the house Monday in the
beginnning of the morning session,
with the portion of the bill relating to
the supreme court being first under
consideration.
An amendment by Mr. Wheless to
provide for an additional porter was
defeated, as were other amendments.
An amendment by Mr. Savage to
limit the indicental expenses of the
department of education to $100 was
adopted, as also was one by Dr. Der-
den to provide as to the $12,000 appro-
priated for the pay of experts and
other expenses of the railroad commis-
sion, that only so much may be used
aa may be necessary.
The speaker laid before the house
the house bill to define and regulate
fraternal beneficiary societies, orders
or associations, to prescribe the terms
and conditions on which such societies
organized under the laws of other
states or those doing-business in other
states may be permitted to d^ busi-
ness in Texas, and to define the duties
of the commissioner of insurance of
this state in relations thereto, provid-
tagfor the incorporation of such socie-
ties.
A number of perfecting amendments
were adopted, among them one by
Messrs. Kittrell, Dorroh and Marsh,
exempting from the provisions of the
act the Order of Railway Conductors.
Order pf Locomotive Engineers, Order
of Locomotive Firemen. Brotherhood
I of Railway Trainmen and Order of
I Railway Telegraphers, which issue pol-
- icies of insurance or benefit certifl-
)' cates only to members of their re-
spective organizations.
The bill then passed.
Mr. Greenwood called up the ped-
dlers’ occupation tax bill and moved to
concur in the senate amendments
striking out the portion of the bill ex-
empting from the provisions of the bill
peddlers who exchange goods and
wares for poultry and country produce
exclusively. Adopted.
win Att«w.
Waco, Tex., April 25.—The China
Springs camp will attend the reunion
to take place here on the 2d proximo,
at which the United Confederate Vet-
erans will hold memorial exercises,
decorate the soldiers' graves and listen
to addresses by Gov. Sayers and Hon.
S. W .T. Lanham. The attendance of
Confederate veterans will probably be
large. Capt. Gid J. Adkisson, com-
mander at the China Springs camp,
says the veterans in the country pre-
cincts will be present- in crowds. The
local committees are working hard to
make the 2d proximo the banner dec-
oration day of central Texas.
Austin. Tex.. April 25.—A number of
members of the legislature had unfort-
unate experiences with pickpockets on
their way to San Antonio. A gang
foR at Abilene from the fort that sever-
al dogs supposed to he affected with
labies have been seen in town. It is
danmed that a number of dogs in have
been bitten and the mayor and city
Mounsfl tnsned an order directing the
marshal and any number of deputies
he may choose to employ to shoot all
dtegs faual running at large without
* The heaviest rain since 19K fell in
the people for the support of the public
tree schools, hence every taxpayer and
citizen of the state is vitally interested
in this matter. Very respectfully,
R. W. FINLEY.
of these light-fingered gentry were on
the excursion train and they reliev'd
many of their pocketbooks and watet-
08.
Hon. A. J. Lloyd of Ellis county
was robbed of $16; Hon. W. A. Wright
of San Angelo was the victim of a rob-
bery to the amount of $»; Hoa. Oscar
F. McAnally made an involuntary con-
tribution of $11 to the gang, and Hon.
Themm P. Wells of Grayson county
was touched to the extent of $2.
Danis. Tex.. April 25,—A Mexican
named FWp Agneflaao was last night
removed from a heap of bottles ia a
dying ecmdttfcm. AgueUaao ism sited
John Lockhart with a knife and the
shots took effect tat the Mexkaa’s body,
latter opened fire with a revolver. Six
CM«bMU4 b*
San Jacinto day was observed at
several cities, hmosp them the follow- '
tag:
’ Austin.—This city celebrated the ]
sixty-third anniversary of the battle |
of San Jacinto by a grand parade of j
the firemen and civic organizations.
Beaumont.—The day was celebrated
by a flag- raising by the public schools.
Dallas.—Public schools and poetoffice
were closed in honor of the day.
Piano.—San Jacinto day was ob- ■
served by the bank, postoffice and the
I schools giving the students a holiday.'
McKinney.—The banks and post of-
fice observed San Jacinto day here by |
closing. The schools were also bus- ,
pended.
i Hillsboro.—The postoffice and the
banks celebrated the day by closing.
Appropriate patriotic exercises were
held in the city public schools.
Greenville.—San Jacinto . day was
only observed by closing of the banks |
i and postoffice. Burleson college has
also celebrated the day by public ex-1
ercises.
Gainesville.—The banks and postof-
flee wer? closed in honor of San Jacin-
to day. The public schools also gave
a vacation and had arranged for a pa- j
triotic and public demonstration at
j Kanatoea park, but the weather—rain
and wind—interfered.
Galveston.—Labor council celebrated
Tfca? the warning between
the lines. What is that warn-
ing) It is of the danger from
accumulation of badness in
the blood, caused by the
usual heavy living of the
Winter months. Spring is
Never D sapputnts
the clearing, cleansing time
of the year; the forerunner of
the brightness and beauty of
glorious Summer.
Follow the principle that Nature layo
down. Etart in at once and parity your
blood with that great specific, Hood a
Sarsaparilla. It never Sunppointt.
Poor Blood-** The doctor said there
were not seven drops of rood blood In my
body. Hood’s Sarsaparilla built ate up and
made me strom and well.” Scats E. Baowx,
16 Astor Hill, Lynn. *•*•-
Female Troubles-’* I £
mv that I was entirely cured of female
troubles by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It helped
my husband's catarrh greatly. Mas. J. E.
Wbiogixs, 703 S. 6th Street, Camden, Ji. J.
Hood’s nilseare Hvevills; the Boolnitsttns and
Mjcttbir’Tclo laks with IlooJ7? far•»p*£iba.
San Jacinto -lay.
Battle of Flowers.
San Antonio, Tex., April 22.—The
annual flower carnival of San Antonio,
commemorative of the battle of San
Jacinto, took place here yesterday.
The railroads Thursday night and yes-
terday brought in between 14,000 and
15,000 people, from over the entire
state, Mexico and Indian Territory.
The day was an ideal one, sunny and
‘ yet cool. The procession was review-
ed by Gov. Sayers and staff In front of
the Alamo. The parade consisted of
a battalion of th® sixth infantry, num-
bering 300 men. and a battalion of vol-
unteers and cadets.
A section composed of ninety-four
elaborately decorated carriages, bar-
ouches, landaus, phaetons and carts, a
cavalcade of horsemen and horsewo-
men. a pony cavalcade and a donkey
brigade, a bicycle corps of 120 decor-
ated wheels and a section of the fire
department, decorated by the ladies of
the city, composed the parade.
The United Commercial Travelers in
state convention here participated en
masse.
The battle took place before Gov.
Sayers’ reviewing stand and lasted an
*»our and thirty minutes.
Fleet*®.
Denison. Tex.. April 22.— The
Woman’s Relief corps elected follow-
ing officers:
Helen C. Clark of Denison, senior
rice department president; Mrs. Delia
B. Deibl of Galveston, junior vice de-
partment president: Mrs. Minnie Mc-
Clain of Waco, re-elected treasurer:
“Mother” O’Conner of San Antonio,
chaplain: Mrs. H. C. Rush. Denison,
delegate at large to the national re-
lief corps meeting in Philadelphia next
September: Mrs. Kate Farrell. Hous-
ton. alternate; Mrs Selma Grabs. Gal-
veston. delegate to national meeting:
Mrs. Medora Crowell of Waco, altern-
ate. Executive board. Mrs. Natabe
Perkins of Galveston. Mrs. Julia Ta-
bor of Dallas. Mrs. Marie LiMoreax.
Forth Worth. Mrs Mary L. Ricker of
Austin.
Dallas. Tex.. April 22.—The third
day's session of the Methodist
Woman’s Home Mission society was
the busiest of those yet held. Not-
withstanding the extremely inclement
weather a full quorum of the dele-
gates were in their seats at the hour
of 9. though the attendance by the
usually large congregation of onlook
ers was percepts bl y reduced. Ther?
was an ugly, fine mist flying through
a raw atmosphere out of doors, and
this fact, together with a portentous
threat of aeavy rain later tn the fore-
noon served to keep many of the in-
terested spectators tn their comfort-
homes.
Miss Bennett was re-ei?rted presi-
dent
Bata Batar®*®.
Denison. Tex_ April 22.—San Jactnto
day. and the second day of the state
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Rapabne of Texas were to have been
combined and made a feature of the
A
liABABTTNB is th®
and only durable wall ®°*l’ag'
entirely different from all kal-
■ominee. Ready
white or twelve beautiful tints
by adding cold water.
ADIES naturally vnittr ALA-
BA8TINE for wane and cell-
inge. becauee It U pure, clean,
durable. Put up In dry pow-
dered form, In Sve-Douad pack-
ages, with full dlrtUio®®.
EWARE of the dealer who
LL kalsomine# are cheap, tem-
porary preparation# mad# from
whitlag, chalk#, «!•£*■ «*£•
and #tuck on wal^ wlth de-
cayin< animal glue. AT A BAS-
1# either not poated or is try-
ing to deceive you.
KD IN OFFERING BOTDtthlng
he ha# bought «d trim
to #eil on ALABASTIhiE S de-
mand#, he may not realise th®
damage you will suffer by a
kalsomine on your walla.
EN BIBLE dealers will not bay
a lawsuit. Dealers risk one by
selling and consumer® by ustn*
infringement. Alabartine Co.
own right to make wall coat-
ing to mix with cold water.
he interior walls Of
every schoolhouse should b®
coated only with pure, durable
ALABA8TINE It safeguard#
health. Hundreds of tons ar®-
used annually for this work.
N
N BUYING ALABABTINE, se®
that package# are properly la-
beled. Beware of large
>oa*d package light kalso-
mine offered to customers as
\1.9^ £
can be used on plastered walls,
wood cetlinga brick or can-
vas. A chill can brush it on.
It doe# not rub or seal# off.
STABLISHEO in favor. Shun
all imitation# Aak paint dealer
or druggist for tint card. Writ®
for “Alabaatina Era.’’ free, to
ALABASTINE CO, Grand
Rapids. Michigan.
encampment, bet the weather prophet
that blew up and the ckrads that hung
dull and threatentag throughout the
flay changed to rata cloads and from
1:29 afidoek till sight and mamtaff
Itoia.
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Tyler, L. W. The Decatur News. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1899, newspaper, April 28, 1899; Decatur, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1193866/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .